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391 Amendments of Sergio Paolo Francesco SILVESTRIS

Amendment 1 #

2013/2184(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Express its deepest regret at the recent tragedy in Lampedusa in which over 350 migrants lost their lives; calls on the EU and Member States to establish a single European immigration strategy and to facilitate access to protection in Europe in accordance with the laws applicable in this respect for people fleeing war, internal conflicts and persecution; highlights the fact that expulsions can have irreparable consequences if people are returned to countries where their lives or freedom would be at risk;
2013/11/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 3 #

2013/2184(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of enhancing tailored approaches to assisted voluntary return programmes, which should explicitly and primarily answer reintegration needs at economic, social and psycho-social levels; calls on the EU and Member States to improve all dimensions of return management through use of the concept of integrated management based on common standards showing solidarity and shared by all Member States, allowing persons to be returned in a humane manner, fully respecting their fundamental rights and paying special attention to vulnerable groups such as women, children and disabled persons;
2013/11/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 3 #

2013/2183(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the European Union already coordinates its action through comprehensive policies in the field of equality and non-discrimination through the ‘Framework strategy for non- discrimination and equal opportunities for all’, in the field of gender equality through the ‘Strategy for equality between women and men 2010- 2015’, in the field of disability through the ‘European Disability Strategy 2010-2020’, and in the field of equality for Roma persons through the ‘EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies up to 2020’;
2013/11/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 6 #

2013/2179(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Demands that imports of canned tuna and other fish products from Thailand be subject to the greatest possible extent to the same competitive conditions as those for EU fish products; this implies in particular that an ambitious trade and sustainable development chapter must be part of the Agreement, whereby Thailand undertakes to respect, promote and implement internationally recognised labour standards, as embodied in the fundamental ILO conventions, including those on forced labour and child exploitation;
2013/11/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 8 #

2013/2179(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls, in the case of sensitive fish products, for both human and animal food, for strict rules of origin to be maintained, and for cumulation to be strictly limited in that of products such as canned tuna, for which Thailand is mainly a processing country rather than a fishing country;
2013/11/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 5 #

2013/2134(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets, however, that despite the strong evidence on the importance of the Single Market in overcoming the crisis, the 2013 country-specific recommendations do not address the growth, consumer confidence and jobs potential of the proper implementation and enforcement of the Single Market rules to a sufficient extent;
2013/07/11
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 14 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas despite being the world’s second-largest producer, the EU is also the second-largest importer of F&V and whereas demand in this sector is growing and currently exceeds supply;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 39 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of promoting the EU horticulture sector andthrough innovation and internationalisation, thus enabling it to compete in the global marketplace;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 51 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages the promotion of F&V consumption in Member States through educational activities such as the oil in schools scheme and the Grow Your Own Potato and Cook Your Own Potato industry schemes in the UK;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 60 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the measures in the EU F&V regime which are intended to increase market orientation among EU growers, encourage innovation and increase growers’ competitiveness through the provision of support to POs and inter- branch organisations; promoting the formation of clusters on which to focus resources and tax incentives that will generate new income streams to be channelled into new investments;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 143 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the renewed emphasis on apprenticeships in workforce training but notes with concern that the numbers of people completing horticulture apprenticeships in some Member States remains worryingly low, restricting the openings for young people with an interest in this sector;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 63 #

2013/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Expresses its concernNotes that, as things stand, the global plant-breeding market is dominated by just a few large multinational undertakings which invest only in a limited number of varieties, with the aim of promoting the use of their own chemicals, while in Europe seed and PRM companies remain highly diversified, according to their size, crops portfolio, geographical area covered and activities carried out;
2013/12/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 97 #

2013/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to establish appropriate financial instruments, for example in the shape of microcredits, subsidised interest rates on loans, financial leasing, first instalment repayments or credit guarantees; takes the view, furthermore, that regional and local authorities should be involved in the process of providing such support;
2013/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 102 #

2013/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for: free advice to be better tailored to the needs of smallholdings; procedures relating to information, training, risk assessment and health surveillance to be simplified; information campaigns to be mounted; the sharing of best practices where the short food supply chain is concerned; and technical assistance to be provided to help those applying for EU funding;
2013/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 119 #

2013/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that the monetary policy tools that the ECB has used since the beginning of the crisis, while providing a welcome relief in distressed financial markets, have revealed their limits as regards stimulating growth and improving the situation on the labour market; considers, therefore, that the ECB could investigate the possibilities of implementing new unconventional measures aimed at participating in a large, EU-wide pro-growth programme, including soft loans aimed directly at small and medium-sized enterprises or the use of the Emergency Liquidity Assistance facility to undertake an ‘overt money financing’ of government debt in order to finance tax cuts targeted on low-income households and/or new spending programmes focused on the Europe 2020 objectives;
2013/07/12
Committee: ECON
Amendment 81 #

2013/2045(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on Member States, in agreement with the Commission, to establish a tax incentive scheme to promote youth employment and support under-35 undertakings, by means of incentives for undertakings, particularly SMEs, to recruit young people on permanent contracts; to this end, proposes that, as suggested by the Commission in the employment package, the Member States could use the instrument of employment subsidies and reduction of the tax wedge, particularly to meet the cost to employers of social security and health insurance contributions;
2013/04/30
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 82 #

2013/2045(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on Member States, in agreement with the Commission, to establish measures and concessions for apprenticeship contracts and bonuses for business start-ups by young people aged under 35; considers, in particular, that Member States should provide greater and better support services for start-ups, organise awareness-raising campaigns concerning the opportunities and prospects involved in self-employment, arrange more cooperation between employment services, and provide support for businesses, including with the aid of (micro-) financing;
2013/04/30
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 2 #

2013/2024(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the fact that the principle of universality applies to fundamental rights and equal treatment; urges the Council therefore to adopt the Anti-Discrimination Directive proposal1; Given especially that women are often the victims of multiple discrimination, we need to strengthen all fundamental rights through the adoption of joint strategies for the protection of victims and the criminal prosecution of offenders, while promoting equality between men and women; ; 1 Or. it COM (2008)426 final
2013/07/17
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 37 #

2013/2020(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Special Representatives of the EU for the Sahel and for human rights to develop joint actions to ensure women’s rights in the region more effectively; urges that the European Commission, the EEAS and partner states make women’s rights and gender equality a priority for bilateral aid programmes. and express particular condemnation of violence as the principal obstacle to enjoyment by women of social and economic freedom;
2013/07/17
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 54 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2a (new)
(2a) In addition to information on the intrinsic features of Union's agricultural and food products, the eligible measures should not exclude communication on consumers-friendly messages, such as those focusing on nutrition, taste, tradition and culture, notably in third countries.
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 80 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) In order to guarantee the impact of the information provision and promotion measures that are implemented, these should be developed in the context of information and promotion programmes. Such programmes have hitherto been submitted by professional or inter- professional organisations representing the sector(s) concerned. In order to increase the number and raise the quality of the measures proposed, the range of beneficiaries should be widened to include producer organisations. Moreover, the Commission must be able to supplement programmes by implementing measures at its own initiative, particularly with a view to contributing to the opening-up of new markets.
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 133 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 - point b a (new)
(ba) Measures to guarantee the protection and authenticity of protected designation of origin, protected geographical indication and traditional specialities guaranteed.
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 218 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Proposing organizations shall be, whenever possible, representative of the relevant sector in one or more Member States.
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 233 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) for simple programmes, of atwo calls for proposals indicating, notably the conditions for participation and the main assessment criteria;
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 234 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) for multi programmes, of atwo calls for proposals in accordance with Title VI of Part I of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/201223. __________________ 23 Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1).
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 247 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The Union's financial contribution to simple programmes shall not exceed 560 % of the eligible expenditure. Member States may finance up to 20% of the costs. The remaining expenditure shall be borne exclusively by proposing organisations.
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 267 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The percentage referred to in paragraph 1 shall be increased to 670 % for:
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 283 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) information and promotion measures on fruit and, vegetables and olive oil specifically targeting children in Union educational establishments,.
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 304 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18
The maximum rate of co-financing shall be set at 670 % of the total eligible costs for the multi programmes, including the multi programmes targeting third countries. The remaining expenditure shall be borne exclusively by proposing organisations.
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 11 #

2013/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) Financing for projects, regarding transport infrastructure,, communications and sustainable energy generation or distribution infrastructure, social infrastructure (housing or hospitals), roll- out of new technologies and systems that reduce use of resources and energy or the further growth of non-listed companies, especially SMEs, can be scarce. As the financial crisis has shown, complementing bank financing with a wider variety of financing sources that better mobilise capital markets could help tackle financing gaps. ELTIFs can play a crucial role in this respect.
2013/11/20
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 44 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The minimum requirements shall be transparent, non-discriminatory, objective and relevant to the category and nature of port services concerned and must not be used implicitly to introduce market barriers.
2013/11/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 140 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 98, amending Section 1 of Annex IV on measures to manage the risks of quarantine pests, as regards the measures targeting prevention and elimination of infestation of cultivated and wild plants, measures targeting consignments of plants, plant products and other objects, measures targeting other pathways for quarantine pests, and amending Section 2 of that Annex on principles for the management of the risks of pests, as regards principles for the management of the risks of pests, taking into account the developments of technical and scientific knowledge, as well as International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs), issued under the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC).
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 246 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 98, amending Annex III on elements to identify plants for planting which pose phytosanitary risks for the Union territory, as regards the characteristics and origin of those plants for planting, to adapt to the developments of technical and scientific knowledge., as well as to adapt to new or amended international standards for phytosanitary measures (ISPMs)
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 268 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 2
2. Where applicable, the phytosanitary certificate shall specify under the heading ‘Additional Declaration’, and in accordance with the implementing acts adopted pursuant to Articles 41(1) and (2) and 50(1) and (2), which specific requirement is fulfilled, where there is a choice between several options. This specification shall include the text of, or a reference to the relevant option provided in those acts.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 213 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) uniform specific requirements for the performance of official controls having regard, in addition to the criteria referred to in Article 8(1), to the risks to the health, identity, quality and traceability of certainall categories of plant reproductive material or of specific genera or species;
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 250 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By derogation from point (e) of Article 36(4), competent authorities may designate the following as official laboratories, or laboratories acting under official supervision, irrespective of whether they fulfil the condition provided for in that point:
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 251 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) laboratories carrying out analyses or tests to verify compliance with the rules on pests of plants as referred to in point (g) of Article 1 (2) and plant reproductive material referred to in point (h) of Article 1(2);
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 324 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point 2
(2) 'official description' means a variety description that has been produced by a competent authority, includes the specific characteristics of the variety and makes the variety identifiable by examination of its distinctiveness, uniformity and stability, identified further to the technical examination referred to in Article 71.1;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 343 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point 9
(9) 'standard material' means plant reproductive material other than pre-basic, basic or certified material; (According to the reclassification in Mr Silvestris’s report,, provided that one or more of the following conditions are met: - it belongs to a variety having an officially recognised description pursuant to Article 57; - it is heterogeneous material pursuant to Article 15b4.3; - it is niche market material pursuant to Article 15a.)36.1; Or. it
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 370 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 140may submit legislative proposals in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, amending Annex I in order to adapt it to the developments of technical knowledge, scientific knowledge and economic data, with the exception of scientific reclassification, for which the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts pursuant to Article 140.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 569 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) it meets the requirements of proper agronomic practice;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 579 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – title
Plant reproductive material of varieties whose registration is pendingin the process of being registered
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 582 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. By way of derogation from Article 14(1), competent authorities may authorise professional operators, for a specified period of time, to make available on the market for tests and trials, on farms or other production premises, maximum quantities of plant reproductive material belonging to a variety notin the process of being registered in a national variety register pursuant to Article 79 or the Union variety register pursuant to Article 94(1).
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 912 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 2
2. The application for registration of a variety in a national variety register shall be accompanied by the submission of a sample of sufficient quality and quantity of the variety, as specified by the competent authority.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 935 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
In order to carry out the technical examination referred to in paragraph 1, the applicant shall provide a sample of sufficient quality and quantity of the variety, as specified by the competent authority.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 973 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 74 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Those delegated acts shall take into account the available technical and scientific protocols, including international ones.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 979 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The provisional examination report, where requested, shall be incorporated into the assessment of the value for cultivation and use.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1047 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 90 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the provisions on the content of applications as set out in Article 67;deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1052 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) the name and address of the breeder;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1060 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the provisions referring to varieties provided with an officially recognised description;deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1062 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the provisions on exemptions from the payment of registration fees, set out in Article 89(2) and (3).deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1089 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 2
2. By 31 March of each year, each competent authority shall notify to the other competent authorities, the Agency and the Commission any amendments of the respective national variety registers which took place during the preceding year.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 263 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Operators, farmers, animal professionals and pet keepers shall:
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 269 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
b) take appropriate biosecurity measures, bearing in mind the differences in health statuses among countries and regions and in the distribution of the disease, while safeguarding traditional forms of animal husbandry, and taking into account the risks involved, to ensure the health of those kept animals and products and to prevent the introduction into, development and multiplication within and spread between and from such kept animals and products under their responsibility of diseases, except where that is specifically authorised for scientific purposes, as appropriate for:
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 317 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In order to ensure the competent authority for animal health, be it European or national, has the capability to take the necessary and appropriate measures, and carry out the activities, required by this Regulation, the Member States shall ensure that it has:
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3 #

2013/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) Pending the entry into force of ICCAT Recommendation 12-03 and its comprehensive implementation, which provides for a plan to monitor the phenomenon of incidental catches, possibly considering the use of observers on vessels; in order to ensure effective conservation of the bluefin tuna stock, to provide legal certainty as to the fishing seasons concerned and, finally, to allow Member States to properly define their fishing, capacity and inspection plans and other reporting obligations, it is necessary to modify the provisions on fishing seasons in Regulation (EC) No 302/2009 as soon as possible and to apply those modifications from the beginning of 2013.
2014/01/16
Committee: PECH
Amendment 4 #

2013/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Considering the possibility of providing for an increase in the quota for incidental catches of bluefin tuna and the exceeding of the quota for each year, in which any excess quantity should be deducted the following year, in addition to the development of an appropriate system for the marketing of any bluefin tuna caught accidentally.
2014/01/16
Committee: PECH
Amendment 32 #

2013/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
(22) To ensure the success of investigations and prosecution of currency counterfeiting offences, those responsible for investigating and prosecuting such offences should have access to the investigative tools used in combating organised crime or other serious crime. Such tools include, for example, the interception of communications, covert surveillance including electronic surveillance, the monitoring of bank accounts and other financial investigations, taking into account, inter alia, the principle of proportionality and the nature and seriousness of the offences under investigation, in addition to the right to protection of personal data.
2013/07/17
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 112 #

2012/2043(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that the Commission, and in particular the Food and Veterinary Office, must be given increased resources to adequately control animal welfare inspections carried out by the Member States and to address breaches, a proportion of which should be unannounced checks; Calls on the Member States to ensure that there are sufficient animal welfare inspectors who are adequately trained, with harmonised performance measures in place to ensure consistent checks across all Member States;
2012/04/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 130 #

2012/2043(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that harmonised guidelines should accompany EU animal welfare legislation to explain how the rules should be interpreted and applied for example covering issues such as fitness for transport and the provision of water before and during transport, at rest stops and at destination;
2012/04/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 178 #

2012/2043(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point c
c. Harmonised, species-specific guidelines for staff from public authorities, including social services and healthcare personnel, on how to and private premises dealing with animals, on how to identify and deal with ill or injured animals in the course of their duty;
2012/04/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2 #

2012/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 1
1. Notes that, although the Commission’s action plan goes in the right direction, it does not go far enough to contain the rising global threat from antimicrobial resistance;
2012/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 49 #

2012/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission to take all the actions to ensure a broad and effective diagnostic system at Member State level which can ensure the timely delivery of results in case bacteriological examinations are performed;
2012/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 169 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Insists on a reconsideration of the issue of limiting the transport time of animals destined for slaughter to eight hours, with some exceptions based on geographic conditions, and the option of longer transport of some animal species confirmed by scientific research results, provided that the r. This travel time could possibly be increased or reduced, depending on the species or the physiological state of the animal, in accordance with resulets on animal welfare are complied withf scientific research, validated by EFSA;
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 273 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Stresses the key role to be played by retailers, food service companies, or food manufacturers to ensure that in their private standards, meat is originating from animals which have been reared and slaughtered locally and have been transported in conditions respecting their welfare;
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 11 #

2012/2016(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Voices its concern about the continuing problems in the fruit and vegetable sector owing to adverse weather conditions, and points, therefore, to the need to earmark additional resources for PO-led crisis prevention and management measures; notes that this sector has already faced severe problems in certain Member States since 2011 as a result of the handling of the EHEC outbreak; points out the important role that promotion measures can play in improving the sector’s health;
2012/05/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 30 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) In relation to the fixing of maximum yields, it might be necessary and appropriate at a later date to adapt the yields fixed or to fix maximum thresholds for emissions, taking into consideration scientific developments and international standards when assessing their toxicity or addictiveness.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 50 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
(23) In order to ensure the integrity and the visibility of health warnings and maximise their efficacy, provisions should be made regarding the dimension of the warnings as well as regarding certain aspects of the appearance of the tobacco package, including the opening mechanism. The package and the products may mislead consumers, in particular young people, suggesting that products are less harmful. For instance, this is the case with certain texts or features, such as ‘low-tar’, ‘light’, ‘ultra-light’, ‘mild’, ‘natural’, ‘organic’, ‘without additives’, ‘without flavours’, ‘slim’, names, pictures, and figurative or other signs. Likewise, the size and appearance of individual cigarettes can mislead consumers by creating the impression that they are less harmful. A recent study has also shown that smokers of slim cigarettes were more likely to believe that their own brand might be less harmful. This should be addressed.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 71 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 38
(38) In order to make this Directive fully operational and to keep up with technical, scientific and international developments in tobacco manufacture, consumption and regulation, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission, in particular in respect of adopting and adapting maximum yields for emissions and their measurement methods for emissions, setting maximum levels for ingredients that increase toxicity, addictiveness or attraddictiveness, the use of health warnings, unique identifiers and security features in the labelling and packaging, defining key elements for contracts on data storage with independent third parties, reviewing certain exemptions granted to tobacco products other than cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco and smokeless tobacco products and reviewing the nicotine levels for nicotine containing products. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and Council.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 81 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) 'additive' means a substance contained in a tobacco product, its unit packet or any outside packaging with the exception of tobacco leaves and other natural or unprocessed parts of tobacco plants;
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 102 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19
(19) 'maximum level' or 'maximum yield' means the maximum content or emission, including 0, of a substance in a tobacco product measured in grams;
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 198 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) cover 750 % of the external area of both the front and back surface of the unit packet and any outside packaging;
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 204 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) be positioned at the bottopm edge of the unit packet and any outside packaging, and in the same direction as any other information appearing on the packaging;
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 212 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) for unit packets of cigarettes, respect the following dimensions: (i) height: not less than 64 mm; (ii) width: not less than 55 mm.deleted
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 222 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) define the position, format, layout, design, rotation and proportions of the health warnings;deleted
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 228 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) by way of derogation from Article 7(3), lay down the conditions under which health warnings may be broken during unit packet opening in a manner that ensures the graphical integrity and visibility of the text, photographs and cessation information.deleted
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 252 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Prohibited elements and features may include but are not limited to texts, symbols, names, trade marks, figurative or other signs, misleading colours, inserts or other additional material such as adhesive labels, stickers, onserts, scratch-offs and sleeves or relate to the shape of the tobacco product itself. Cigarettes with a diameter of less than 7.5 mm shall be deemed to be misleading.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 24 #

2012/0337(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – paragraph 19
19. Protecting, conserving and enhancing the EU’s natural capital therefore also requires tackling problems at source through, inter alia, better integration of natural capital objectives into other policies, ensuring that policies are coherent and deliver co-benefits. The greening elements set out in the Commission’s reform proposals, notably for EU agriculture, fisheries and cohesion policy, are backed by the proposals for greening the EU budget under the Multi-Annual Financial Framework 2014-2020 (MFF) are designed, which will therefore have to make provision for a budget that is sufficient to support these objectivesm. For instance, aquatic ecosystems in rural areas should benefit from the linking of farm payments to compliance with relevant requirements of the WFD as set out in the Commission's proposals for the reform of the CAP. Greening of the CAP will also promote the environmentally beneficial agricultural practices of crop diversification, the protection of permanent grassland, and permanent crops and the establishment and maintenance of ecologically valuable farmland and forest areas.
2013/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 56 #

2012/0337(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – paragraph 50
50. Climate change will further aggravate environment problems by causing prolonged droughts and heat waves, floods, storms and forest fires, and new or more virulent forms of human, animal or plant disease. Dedicated action should be taken to ensure that the EU is adequately prepared to face the pressures and changes resulting from climate change, strengthening its environmental, economic and societal resilience. Since many sectors are and will be increasingly subject to climate change impacts, adaptation and disaster risk management considerations need to be further integrated into EU policies. At the same time it is important to provide businesses in the most affected sectors, such as farmers, with more accurate information on the climate risks resulting from bad practices, in addition to workable adaptation solutions.
2013/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 96 #

2012/0295(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 12
(12) Member States and beneficiaries shall choose the food products and the goods on the basis of objective criteria. The selection criteria for the food products, and where appropriate for goods, shall also take into consideration climatic and, environmental aspects, in particular with a view to reduction of food wastend nutritional aspects, through a wider basket of products. With a view to reduction of food waste it would be desirable to increase support also through measures to recover food that is still perfectly edible but can no longer be sold by the industry, retailers and catering outlets.
2013/03/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 50 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) Based on forecasts of biofuel demand provided by the Member States and estimates of indirect land-use change emissions for different biofuel feedstocks it is likely that greenhouse gas emissions linked to indirect land use change are significant, and couldwill negate some or all of the greenhouse gas savings of individual biofuels. This is because almost the entire biofuel production in 2020 is expected to come from crops grown on land that could be used to satisfy food and feed markets. In order to reduce such emissions, it is appropriaFurthermore, increased use of biofuels produced from food crops contributes to distinguish between crop groups such as oil crops, cereals, sugars and other starchfood price volatility and could have negative impacts on for global food security. This has had significant negative social impacts on livelihoods and the ability to realise human rights incl. the right to food or access to land for local communities living in poverty in countaining crops accordinglyries outside the European Union In order to reduce such emissions and such negative social impacts, it is appropriate to in particular, focus on reducing the projected use of biofuels grown on land..
2013/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 54 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
(6) Liquid renewable fuels are likely to be required by the transport sector in order to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Advanced biofuels, such as those made from wastes and algae, provide high greenhouse gas savings with lowno risk of causing indirect land use change and do not compete directly for agricultural land for the food and feed markets. After prior scientific assessment about their merits and their true sustainability. It is appropriate, therefore, to encourage greater production of such advanced biofuels as these are currently not commercially available in large quantities, in part due to competition for public subsidies with established food crop based biofuel technologies. Further incentives should be provided by increasing the weighting of advanced biofuels towards 10% target for transport set in Directive 2009/28/EC compared to conventional biofuels. In this context, only advanced biofuels with lowhich meet sustainability criteria, which do not compete with food for land, water or other resources and which have no estimated indirect land use change impacts and high overall greenhouse gas savings should be supported as part of the post 2020 renewable energy policy framework.
2013/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 85 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – subpoint b a (new)
Directive 98/70/CE
Article 7a – paragraph 6a new
(6a) Member States shall ensure that the maximum contribution of biofuels produced from cereal and other starch rich crops, sugars and oil crops or dedicated energy crops for the purpose of compliance with the target referred to in the first subparagraph shall not exceed an energy quantity corresponding to 5%, the estimated share at the end of 2011, of the final consumption of energy in transport in 2020.
2013/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 131 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 5 – subpoint -a new
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 17 – paragraph 1
(- a) in paragraph 1, the following subparagraph is added after the last subparagraph: "Energy from biofuels and bioliquids produced from cereal and other starch rich crops, sugars and oil crops or dedicated energy crops taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) shall be no more than 5%, the estimated share at the end of 2011, of the final consumption of energy in transport in 2020."
2013/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 39 #

2012/0278(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) It is important to define, in accordance with the Nagoya Protocol, that the use of genetic resources refers to research and development on the genetic or biochemical composition of samples of genetic material, which includes research and development on isolated compounds extracted from genetic material that was accessed in a Party to the Nagoya Protocolgenetic resources.
2013/04/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 43 #

2012/0278(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) With a view to ensuring an effective implementation of the Nagoya Protocol, all users of genetic resources and traditional knowledge associated with such resources should have to exercise due diligence to ascertain that the genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge used were accessed in accordance with applicable legal requirements and to ensure that, where relevant, benefits are shared. However, given the diversity of users within the Union it is not appropriate to oblige all users to take the same measures for exercising due diligence. Therefore, only minimum features of due diligence measures should be set out. The specific choices taken by users on the tools and measures applied for exercising due diligence should be supported through the recognition of best practiis is the case in particular for subsequent users where the due diligence obligation should only apply in the case such users access as well as complementary measnd use genetic resources in support of sectoral codes of conduct, model contractual clauses, and guidelines with a view to increasing legal certainty and reducing coststhe form as originally accessed by the initial user. The obligation on users to keep information relevant for access and benefit-sharing should be limited in time, consistent with the time-span for an eventual innovation.
2013/04/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 47 #

2012/0278(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation establishes rules governing compliance with access and benefit-sharing for genetic resources and traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources, in accordance with the provisions of the Nagoya Protocol on access to genetic resources and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from their utilisation to the Convention on Biological Diversity (the Nagoya Protocol).
2013/04/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 50 #

2012/0278(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – subpoint 3
(3) the source from which the resources or the knowledge were directly obtained as well as subsequent users of genetic resources or traditional knowledge associated with such resources;
2013/04/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 54 #

2012/0278(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
(e a) The obligation referred to in paragraphs (1) to (3) of this Article shall only apply to subsequent users in case such users access and use genetic resources in the form as originally accessed by the initial user.
2013/04/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 59 #

2012/0278(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The competent authorities shall exchange information on the organization of their checking system for monitoring user compliance with this Regulation and on serious shortcomings detected through checks referred to in Article 9(1) and on the types of penalties imposed in accordance with Article 11 with the competent authorities of other Member States and with the Commission.
2013/04/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 60 #

2012/0278(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. A Union platform on access to genetic resources and traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources is hereby established. Member States which envisage adopting access rules as regards their genetic resources shall first conduct an impact assessment of these rules and submit the result of this assessment to the Union platform for consideration pursuant to the procedure laid down in paragraph 5 of this Article.
2013/04/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 22 #

2012/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) Within the context of the World Trade Organisation and through its bilateral relations the Union advocates an ambitious opening of international public procurement markets of the Union and its trading partners, in a spirit of reciprocity and mutual benefit, by broadening the outlook of the common market, which is becoming more competitive, and thus achieving the aims of the EU economic policy.
2013/07/11
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 5 #

2011/2307(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that our natural heritage is a major ecological asset which contributes to human wellbeing; takes the view that all EU Member States should cooperate and coordinate their efforts to ensure a more effective use of natural resources and limit damage to the biodiversity both of rural and of urbanised areas;
2012/02/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 47 #

2011/2307(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to support initiatives by European citizens, NGOs and the academic world to protect biodiversity and encourage their participation, e.g. through the introduction of a civilian biodiversity and environmental volunteering scheme to identify basis procedures and good practices which could be subsequently applied at European level;
2012/02/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 97 #

2011/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that full and effective respect for the freedom of religion (at individual, collective, public, private and institutional level) should be identified as a priority, particularly for all religious minorities present in the region, together with the need to provide specific assistance for these groups;
2011/10/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 1 #

2011/2113(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the ongoing process of transformation of the Southern Mediterranean, triggered by the ‘Arab Spring’, holds an uncertain outcome for the countries involved and unknown repercussions for the wider region and the EU; underlines that the promotion of and support for sustainable and inclusive economic growth in the region would be decisive in securing democracy and bringing about political stability; points to the importance of agriculture, which employs over a third of the active population in the countries of the southern shore of the Mediterranean, and rural development in the stabilisation process, given that they contribute, especially under conditions of increased volatility in the world markets, to the advancement of food security, more equitable income generation and distribution, job creation, and the integration of women and smallholders in the economy;
2012/02/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 7 #

2011/2113(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the EU to support both the development of healthy agricultural production and rural development in the region, in the fight against poverty, a persistent evil in the countryside, and in order to strengthen the stabilisation process; stresses, to that end, the importance of institutional and infrastructural (e.g. irrigation, handling, storage, packaging, transportation, marketing systems and access to services) improvements, in addition to the technological ones, as well as the significance of education and training programmes, especially for women, includingsituations where producers are poorly organised and civil society is weak, which also slow down the development of an efficient agri-food system; emphasises the role of extension services in facilitating diffusion of knowledge; underlines that global environmental and climate change concerns should direct the support to the promotion of sustainable uses of natural resources and energy, and compatible methods of production;
2012/02/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 54 #

2011/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to increase the level of support for honeybee-health- related research under the next financial framework (FP8) and to focus the research on technological developments, disease prevention and control, particularly the impact of environmental factors on bee colony immune systems, defining sustainable agricultural practices and, increasing non-chemical alternatives and further supporting integrated pest management techniques, and the development of veterinary medical products for current EU honeybee-disease- causing agents, especially Varroa destructor mites, Nosema ceranae endoparasites and other opportunistic diseases; calls on the Commission to rule out overlaps in the use of funds and to create new financial opportunities where needed;
2011/08/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 72 #

2011/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
(1) Calls on the European Commission to support a European Network of "reference hives" to monitor bee health in relation with environmental conditions and beekeeping and agricultural practices;
2011/08/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 91 #

2011/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission actively to encourage a greater degree of information- sharing among Member States, laboratories, the plant protection industry and beekeepers on ecotoxicological studies and other factors affecting honeybee health so as to make possible informed, independent scientific scrutiny;
2011/08/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 135 #

2011/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. CStresses the importance of sustainable farming for the healthy development of honeybee colonies and calls on the Member States to transpose and fully implement, as soon as possible, Directive 2009/128/EC on the sustainable use of pesticides and, in particular, to promote low-pesticide-inputintegrated pest management and integrated pest management; and bee-friendly practices;
2011/08/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 145 #

2011/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to consider chronic, larval and sub-lethal toxicity, and substance-pathogen and substance- substance synergies in the risk assessment of pesticidesensure correct implementation of the Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 on the placing on the market of plant protection products in application since 14 June 2011 introducing chronic, larval and sub-lethal toxicity in the risk of assessment of pesticides; invites the Commission to promote research on the potential interactions between substance-pathogen and substance-substance; calls on the Commission to pay special attention to the use of specific pesticides, such as those of the family of the neonicotinoide family (Clothianidin, Thiacloprid, Imidacloprid, Thiamethoxam), phenyl-pyrazoles (Fipronil) and pyrethroids, or active substances such as Chlorpyrifos or Dimethoat, as these active substances in pesticides have a provencould have adverse effect on bee and colony health; application methods such as seed coating should also be considered;
2011/08/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 22 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas a sustainable, productive and competitive European agriculture makes a significant contribution to the EU 2020 Strategy and to meeting new political challenges such as security of supply of food, energy and industrial raw materials, climate change, the environment and biodiversity, health and demographic change in the EU and whereas in this context the situation brought about by the Lisbon Treaty must be taken into account,
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 28 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas a strong CAP is crucial for the preservation, environmental sustainability and economic development of the EU rural areas against the threat of land abandonment and rural depopulation,
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 45 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the CAP reform of 2003 and the Health Check of the Common Agricultural Policy of 2008 have substantially increased the transparency and efficiency of the CAP and farmers’ own responsibility and market orientation; whereas this process must be continued and, as a counterpart, the administration of the CAPCAP instruments and procedures must be significantly further simplified in order to reduce the burden on farmers and administrations,
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 70 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas the European Union must still have sufficient instruments to be prepared for market and supply crises and market and price fluctuations in the agricultural sector in the future;future, given the importance of the agricultural sector in terms of both economic growth and employment,
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 79 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas the incorporation of general objectives into the CAP, particularly relating to the production of public goods by farmers who are not remunerated by the market, consumer protection, environmental protection, climate protection, animal welfare and regional cohesion, is in principle to be welcomed but this must not jeopardise the competitiveness of European farmers; having regard to the upgrading of the role of farmers as food producers,
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 85 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
G a. having regard to farmers' input in improving traditional production methods and to their contributions to the adjustments provided for in the CAP, which increases the quality, competitiveness and sustainability of European agriculture,
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 96 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas according to the latest Eurobarometer poll, 90% of EU citizens surveyed consider agriculture and rural areas to be important for Europe's future, 83% of EU citizens surveyed are in favour of financial support to farmers and, on average, they believe that agricultural policy should continue to be decided upon at European level,
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 101 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas the European Parliament has often expressed its opposition to a renationalisation of the CAP and an increase in cofinancing, which could detract from fair competition on the EU internal market, and therefore advocates that direct payments be wholly financed by the EU budget, looking ahead to the forthcoming reform, once again rejects any attempt to renationalise the CAP by means of the co-financing of direct payments or a transfer of funds to the second pillar,
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 105 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas the first pillar has to remain the core of the CAP as it is the main tool to help farmers be competitive in an open market,
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 114 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L
L. whereas there should not be any differentiation in the treatment of farmers according to size of holding and legal form for the purpose of direct payments, although the possibility of introducing a basic allowance for small farmers should not be excluded,deleted
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 133 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas effective measures should be taken to ensure a fair and equitable distribution of profits in the food chain and legal conditions need to be established to enable farmers to manage short, transparent supply chains,
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 134 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas effective measures should be taken to ensure a fair and equitable distribution of profits in the food chain, with supply chain integration measures to foster competitiveness on the markets and the promotion of exports,
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 139 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission have identified an imbalance between the powers of the various operators in the food chain, and whereas a number of reports and resolutions have recommended measures to foster greater concentration among producers in an effort to increase their share of the added value generated by the food chain and strengthen their position vis-à-vis other actors; whereas cooperatives and other producer groupings can play a key role in achieving these objectives,
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 204 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Insists that the costs of supporting a strong CAP are more than justified if compared to the costs to society of not supporting European agriculture;
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 418 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. In the case of direct farm payments, advocates moving away from historical and individual reference values and calls for a transition tointroducing a uniform area-based regional or national premium for decoupled payments, on a gradual basis, in the next financing period; recognises, however, that the situations in the individual Member States are very disparate, requiring special measures per region or per sector;
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 425 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. In the case of direct farm payments, advocates moving away from historical and individual reference values and calls for a transition to a uniformbasic area-based regional or national premium for decoupled payments, tied to agricultural land in use, plus an additional premium based on other criteria (for example, gross saleable production per hectare, the permanent and casual labour used, and purchasing power in each Member State) in the next financing period; recognises, however, that the situations in the individual Member States are very disparate, requiring special measures per region;
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 440 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Considers that single farm payment entitlements should be increased for all young people setting up in farming and joining bodies involved in the grouping of supply (cooperatives, producer organisations, companies), on condition that they increase the size of the farm by merging with or acquiring other farms; takes the view that this instrument should apply during the first few years spent in farming;
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 446 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that Member States which currently apply the simplified Single Area Payment Scheme (SAPS) should switch to the single farm payment system with entitlements; calls for support in making the conversion;deleted
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 484 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for a further simplification of the direct payment system, for example simplified transfer rules for payment entitlements in the event of non-activation, merging of minimum payment entitlements, simplification of the rules governing the national reserve and changes to gear them more to young farmers or reduce them, depending on the transition to the regional/national single area payment, abolition of handwritten cattle registries, an effective and unbureaucratic monitoring system for both pillars and uniform penaltierocedures for establishing reductions and exclusions; considers that administrative systems which can be proven to be operating well should be looked upon favourably in the light of the scale of monitoring prescribed;
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 489 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Notes that measures to target generational renewal in the agricultural sector are needed given that only 6% of European farmers are younger than 35, and at the same time 4.5 million will retire in the next 10 years; Recognizes that young farmers have obstacles to start up such as high investment costs, access to land and credit. The measures for young farmers contained in pillar II have proved to be insufficient in stopping rapid ageing in the agricultural sector. Thus, it is necessary to call for the possibilities of increasing the amount of direct payments for young farmers within pillar I in order to attract young people to the farming sector and support them in the first years of business, when they are the most vulnerable;
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 492 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls, with a view to simplifying the CAP, for Member States to be given the option of not making payments in respect of claims smaller than a given overall amount, to be set by the Member States; takes the view that that amount should not be higher than a threshold set in the Council regulation;
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 512 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that decoupling has essentially proved its worth, given the increased effect on income and greater autonomy in decision-making on the part of farmers and the associated simplification of the CAP, and calls for this also, in general, to apply to suckler cow and sheep premiums; recognises, however, that in certain sectors and regions such as mountain regions, where there are no alternatives to relatively labour-intensive livestock farming,; recognises, however, that in certain sectors and regions there may be considerable economic and environmental drawbacks which cannot be reconciled with the aims of the Treaty; acknowledges, therefore, that production-based premiums might be defensible within a narrowly defined framework for a limited period even after 2013;
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 521 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that decoupling has essentially proved its worth, given the increased effect on income and greater autonomy in decision-making on the part of farmers and the associated simplification of the CAP, and calls for this also, in general, to apply to suckler cow and sheep premiums; recognises, however, that in certain sectors and regions such as mountain regions, where there are no alternatives to relatively labour-intensive livestock farming, or regions where ancient-growth plants are still used in farming, there may be considerable economic and environmental drawbacks which cannot be reconciled with the aims of the Treaty; acknowledges, therefore, that production-based premiums might be defensible within a narrowly defined framework for a limited period even after 2013;
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 537 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls – without casting any doubt on the results of the 2008 Health Check of the CAP – for appropriations under Article 68 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 primarily to be allocated for measures to promote territorial coherence and boost key sectors (e.g. the dairy and sheep sectors and suckler cows)mitigate the impact of decoupling in specific areas and sector that are economically, environmentally and socially sensitive, for action to promote territorial coherence and boost key sectors, for area-based environmental measures (e.g. organic farming) which to date have not been included in the second pillar, and for quality improvement measures; considers that the budget for Article 68 could – subject to contrary results of an impact assessment – cover up to 10% of direct payments;
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 538 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls – without casting any doubt on the results of the 2008 Health Check of the CAP – for appropriations under Article 68 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 primarily to be allocated for measures to promote territorial coherence and boost certain key sectors (e.g. the dairy and sheep sectors and suckler cows), identified as such by the Member State concerned, for area-based environmental measures (e.g. rotation, organic farming) which to date have not been included in the second pillar; considers that the budget for Article 68 could – subject to contrary results of an impact assessment – cover up to 10% of direct payments;
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 546 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls – without casting any doubt on the results of the 2008 Health Check of the CAP – for appropriations under Article 68 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 primarily to be allocated for measures to promote territorial coherence and boost key sectors (e.g. the dairy and sheep sectors and, suckler cows, olive oil, durum wheat, table and wine grapes), for area-based environmental measures (e.g. organic farming) or environmental measures relating to support for the use of ancient-growth plants which to date have not been included in the second pillar; considers that the budget for Article 68 could – subject to contrary results of an impact assessment – cover up to 10% of direct payments;
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 564 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Observes that, for historical reasons, farms in the European Union have a very diverse structure as regards size, employment arrangements and legal form; is aware that direct payments are moving away from a historical basis to area-based payments and that the provision of public goods is independent of farm size; rejects, therefore, measures which discriminate against particular types of farm, but endorses the Commission’s proposal to introduce different support arrangements for labour-intensive farms, with reference to employment volumes;
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 573 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to submit by 30 June 2016 a report setting out comprehensively how livestock farming in Europe can be safeguarded in the long term with regard to multifunctionality and regional aspects (such as mountain areas, Nordic regions and extremely remote areas) and also dealing with the question of how far the aims of the CAP can be realised in a more efficient, targeted way by means of decoupled, indirect support, e.g. premiums for extensive grassland or pasture land;deleted
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 578 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to submit by 30 June 2016 a report setting out comprehensively how livestock farming in Europe and the growing of olives, durum wheat and table and wine grapes can be safeguarded in the long term with regard to multifunctionality and regional aspects (such as mountain areas, Nordic regions and extremely remote areas) and also dealing with the question of how far the aims of the CAP can be realised in a more efficient, targeted way by means of decoupled, indirect support, e.g. premiums for extensive grassland or pasture land;
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 600 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Considers that direct payments should be made only to active farmers; realises that, under the system of decoupled direct payments, each farmer who uses, i.e. to farms that are market-oriented and operate through faormland for production or who tes of concentration ands it in order to maintain GAEC should receive direct payments; calls on the Commission therefore to devise a definition of ‘active farmer’ which the Member States can administer without additional administrative effort, while it should be ensured that traditional farming activities (full-time and various degrees of part- time) are classified as active farmingntegration, and which, through their activities, create income and produce food, having a positive impact on society; realises that, under the system of decoupled direct payments, each farmer who uses farmland for production or who tends it in order to maintain GAEC should receive direct payments;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 632 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that better resource protection is an central element in sustainable farming, which should involve separate support for environmental measures going beyond the requirements of Cross Compliance (CC), which already entail many environmental measures, and being geared to multiannual applications, as a result of which greater environmental benefits can be attainedjustifies, within the framework of the new challenges and objectives of the EU 2020 strategy, special support for environmental measures going beyond the requirements of Cross Compliance (CC) and beyond the already existing agri-environmental programs; welcomes in this regard the proposed greening of the CAP, which meets this goal by effectively recognizing the environmental services delivered by farmers; considers that this greening should be applied through simple measures, widespread and accessible to as many farmers as possible, as a result of which greater environmental benefits can be attained; demands that the implementation of such measures is accompanied by a simplification of the cross-compliance rules; considers that farmers already participating to a great extent in agri-environmental programs should not be discriminated under the new system;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 652 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Considers therefore that resource protection should be directly linked to the granting of direct payments in order to attain these environmental objectives to the maximum without the need to introduce new, bureaucratic environmental conditions into the first pillar; considers thatas far as possible, should simplify the SPS scheme, avoid duplication of controls and the introduction of additional administrative procedures; also considers that the possibility of a flat- rate income payment, as envisaged in a top-up model in the first pillar, must cover costs and income losseunder the greening component, should be studied; stresses that these measures will have to balance environmental and economic performance, be relevant from an agronomic point of view and provide appropriate incentives for farmers;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 660 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that resource protection should be directly linked to the granting of direct payments in order to attain these environmental objectives to the maximum without the need to introduce new, bureaucratic environmental conditions into the first pillar; considers that a flat-rate income payment, as envisaged in a top-up model in the first pillar, must cover costs and income losses;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 672 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Consideralls therefore that any environmental advantages can be attained more effectively and directly by means of second-pillar measures adopted by the Member States, which should ideally build on existing agrienvironmental measures or should supplement measures which take into account climatic and geographical differences in the Member States; observes that resource protection programmes should be pursued everywhereon the Commission to submit, as soon as possible, both the details of its proposed new scheme of direct payments as well as an impact assessment of the administrative and bureaucratic conditions related to the implementation of the greening component; observes that the greening should be pursued across Member States by means of a priority catalogue of area- based measures in the second pillar which are subject to basic requirements, particularly in the fields of climate, environment and innovation (Annex I), and are 100% EU-financed; regards the greening of direct payments in the first pillar as lying in the fact that any recipient of direct payments in the EU must implement at least two priority area- based resource protection programmes in order to be eligible for the complete farm payment; believes that the administration involved in these measures can be minimised by managing them in accordance with the system of the existing agrienvironmental programmes, thus avoiding duplication of monitoring and additional application and administration proceduresthat are 100% EU- financed; considers that any recipient of these particular payments must implement a certain number of greening measures, chosen from a national or a regional list established by the Member State on the basis of a broader EU list; demands, in order to streamline the administrative procedures associated with these measures that all agricultural controls are, as far as possible, operated concomitantly;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 682 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Considers therefore that anyat the environmental advantages can be attained more effectively and directly by means of second-pillar measures adopted by the Member States, which should ideally build on existing agrienvironmental measures or should supplement measures which take into account climatic and geographical differences in the Member States; observes that resource protection programmes should be pursued everywhere by means of a priority catalogue of area-based measures in the second pillar which are subject to basic requirements, particularly in the fields of climate, environment and innovation (Annex I), and are 100% EU-financed; regards the greening of direct payments in the first pillar as lying in the fact that any recipient of direct payments in the EU must implement at least two priority area- based resource protection programmes in order to be eligible for the complete farm payment; believes that the administration involved in these measures can be minimised by managing them in accordance with the system of the existing agrienvironmental programmes, thus avoiding duplication of monitoring and additional application and administration proceduresof the CAP can be better attained through specific measures under the second pillar;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 691 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Considers therefore that any environmental advantages can be attained more effectively and directly by means of second-pillar measures adopted by the Member States, which should ideally build on existing agrienvironmental measures or should supplement measures which take into account climatic and geographical differences in the Member States; observes that resource protection programmes should be pursued everywhere by means of a priority catalogue of area-based measures in the second pillar which are subject to basic requirements, particularly in the fields of climate, environment, energy production from renewable sources in sufficient quantities to meet farm requirements, a more rational use of water by encouraging the greatest possible re-use of waste water purified through systems that take account of the crop water balance, and innovation (Annex I), and are 100% EU- financed; regards the greening of direct payments in the first pillar as lying in the fact that any recipient of direct payments in the EU must implement at least two priority area-based resource protection programmes in order to be eligible for the complete farm payment; believes that the administration involved in these measures can be minimised by managing them in accordance with the system of the existing agrienvironmental programmes, thus avoiding duplication of monitoring and additional application and administration procedures;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 705 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Calls for the resources allocated to greening to be reserved for recipients of direct payments and only disbursed in connection with greening;deleted
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 707 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Calls foronsiders that the resources allocated to greening to be reserved for recipients of direct payments and only disbursed in connection with greeningwill be inextricably linked to the level of budgetary resources allocated to the CAP as a whole;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 719 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Regards this model as making a substantial contribution to the simplification of the direct payments system and to the attainment of new compulsory environmental objectives; observes that, under this model, there is no need to step up the current rate of monitoring and the current monitoring capacities, as existing checks can be used, and that checks in the second pillar can be combined in the basic and regeneration programme; considers also that no new systems of payments or penalties need be introduced;deleted
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 731 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Regards this model as making a substantial contribution to the simplification of the direct payments system and to the attainment of new compulsory environmental objectives and the achievement of energy self-sufficiency for farms which produce energy from renewable sources; observes that, under this model, there is no need to step up the current rate of monitoring and the current monitoring capacities, as existing checks can be used, and that checks in the second pillar can be combined in the basic and regeneration programme; considers also that no new systems of payments or penalties need be introduced;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 734 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Realises that resources from the first pillar (as for a top-up model) should be used to pay for this environmental component; believes, however, that Member States where direct payments lie below the EU average should be given the option of making the payment by means of cofinancing from the first pillar or instead by means of financing entirely from the second pillar; observes that the Member States must notify the Commission of their decision on the financing by 31 July 2013; notes that individual Member States’ modulation resources should be used;deleted
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 739 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Realises that resources from the first pillar (as for a top-up model) should be used to pay for this environmental component; believes, however, that Member States where direct payments lie below the EU average should be given the option of making the payment by means of cofinancing from the first pillar or instead by means of financing entirely from the second pillar; observes that the Member States must notify the Commission of their decision on the financing by 31 July 2013; notes that individual Member States' modulation resources should be used;deleted
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 816 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Could envisage a modest adaptation of the requirements to maintain GAEC with regard to altered environmental and production conditions (for example,climate change, biomass, etc.), if the introduction of the new requirements in a comparable way throughout Europe were guaranteed;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 825 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Considers that the general market orien, owing to the limitations of the CAP should be maintained and that the general structure of market management instruments should likewise be retained; existing instruments, which have proved inadequate in dealing with the continual market crises, the general structure of market management instruments needs to be reviewed so that they may provide an effective safety net capable of meeting a number of new farming-sector requirements, and first and foremost the need for income stability;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 826 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Considers that the general market orientation of the CAP should be maintained and that the general structure of market management instruments should likewise be retmarket instruments need to be restructured, not least in order to give producer organisations a more prominent role in order to ensure that farmers receive a fairer share of the added value generated along the food chained;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 840 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. Considers that the health check approach should be pursued further, as, owing to the limitations of these existing market instruments have also demonstrated their value as a safety net; takes the view that these market measures, and in particular intervention, should only be used as a safety net in case of price crises and potential market disruptio, which have proved inadequate in dealing with the now continual market crises, measures which provide an effective safety net without creating distortions need to be laid down;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 844 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. Considers that the health check approach should be pursued further, as these existse market measures, and in particular intervention, should be suitably adjusted, with due account being taken of, above all, the specific features of the farming mcarket instruments have also demonstrated their value as a safety net; takes the view that these market measures, and in particular intervention, should only be used as a safety net inried out in the Member States, and used as a safety net in case of price crises and potential market disruption; takes the view that, unless a satisfactory arrangement is arrived at in this matter, alternative instruments providing adequate compensation for the damage cause of pricd by the criseis and potential market disruptionwill need to be called for;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 850 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. With a view to giving farmers a stronger contractual position in the food chain, instruments that will help farmers to run short production chains that are transparent and efficient and ensure a low environmental impact, quality and information for consumers, fewer intermediaries and fair and transparent price formation mechanisms need to be introduced;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 860 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Considers that, in view of the anticipated environmental and climate dangers and the risk of epidemics and considerable price fluctuations on agricultural markets, additional risk prevention is of vital importance, particularly at individual farm level, more effective risk prevention aimed at guaranteeing and protecting incomes is of vital importance (for example, measures to improve marketing on domestic markets and market penetration in non-EU countries, with a view to providing new outlets for EU products);
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 878 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
35. Recalls that market-orientated production and direct payments are at the heart of any insurance against risk, and that it is farmers who are responsible for risk prevention; supports the Member States, in this context, in making national risk insurance instruments available to bodies involved in the sector’s economic organisation (cooperatives, limited liability companies controlled by farmers, producer organisations, inter-branch organisations and, in general, all bodies involved in the grouping of supply) and to farmers;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 886 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
36. Considers that a multi-stage safety net comprising private storage, supply planning and management, measures to promote the consumption of products of which there is temporarily a surplus, non- primary uses of crops (for example, for biomass energy purposes, targeted distribution of goods in places such as schools and hostels, public intervention, market disruption instruments and an emergency clause would confer the greatest possible benefit; calls for private storage and public intervention to be permitted for specific sectors where market disruptions are of limited duration; calls furthermore for a market disruption instrument and an emergency clause to be established for all sectors in common, making it possible for the Commission, under certain circumstances, in the event of crises to take action over a limited period which goes beyond the existing instruments;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 907 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
37. Considers that the use of these instruments which have been described should be triggered only by a political assessment by the EU legislatureafter careful monitoring of the market by the Commission;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 916 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
38. Considers that, in view of the completely different conditions which exist in the individual sectors, differentiatedas well as the need for comprehensive cover for risks of damage to agricultural products, both sectoral solutions are preferable tond across- the-board approaches are possible, as currently provided for in Articles 70 and 71 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 924 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
39. Continues to support the Commission’s proposal to lower the intervention thresholds for market crops to zero, maintaining a – possibly reduced – intervention threshold only in the case of wheat;deleted
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 940 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
40. Considers that private-sector insurance schemes, such as multi-hazard insurance (covering incomes and natural disasters), must be developed and subsidised in view of increasing risks; is aware of the fact that, without public contributions to the financing (from the EU and Member States), this would be difficult; supports the adoption of an EU- wide and WTO- compliant environment to ensure that no distortions of competition occur among Member States; rejects, however, the introduction of EU-wide insurance systems;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 959 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
41. Considers rather that these measures should be promoted optionally, by decision of the Member State, in the first pillar (now Article 69) within the existing financing ceiling of the Member State concerned and that Member States should be allowed, initially, on the basis of national and regional needs, to use up to 2% of direct paymentthe necessary and appropriate resources for risk management, stabilisation and prevention measures; considers, furthermore, that, in justified cases, Member States should be allowed to make additional resources available from national funds;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 964 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 b (new)
41b. Considers that, with a view to diminishing price volatility and achieving a better balance between supply and demand, a properly financed 'crisis fund' for all sectors, based on common European measurement parameters and methods and involving supply management instruments, should be set up,
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 978 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
42. Calls on the Commission to examine the extent to which producer groups or sectoral associations can be extended to all production sectors and incorporated into the risk prevention schemes, with additional support being provided for the taking out of collective insurance policies;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 979 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
42a. Considers it appropriate, in this connection, to extend the operational programme approach (fruit and vegetables CMO model), which focuses on producer organisations, quality and operational programmes co-funded by the beneficiaries;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 980 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
42a. Calls on the Commission to propose, as part of the CAP reform, specific measures to encourage the establishment of new producer organisations and the concentration and merging of existing organisations, in order to strengthen their market position;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 982 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
42 a. Considers also that legislative initiatives are needed to promote efficient contractual relationships between the different operators in the food chain to avoid the abuse of power and to ensure better functioning of the food chain;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 990 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
43. Takes the view, therefore, that the Commission should devise common rules on support from Member States for risk management systems, possibly by creating common rules in the common market organisation, in order to keep to a minimum any distortion of competition and trade; calls, furthermore, on the Commission to notify all measures to introduce risk management and to submit an appropriate impact assessment with the legislative proposal; points out that mutual funds, which were already provided for in Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, provide another means of sharing risks; takes the view that, given that climate and financial risks are systemic risks whose management requires large amounts of capital, a network of capital and/or reassurance providers should be established and developed at European level in order to provide agricultural operators with the security and continuity they require when an adverse event occurs;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1035 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
46 a. Considers that management systems should be reinforced in fruit and vegetables (citrus and all the products concerned), wine and olive oil; a more efficient crisis fund in fruits and vegetables, better crises management in the wine sector, and an updated private storage system for olive oil are needed;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1074 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
48. Is aware of the importance of the second pillar, in view of its environmental, modernisation and structural improvement achievements, but also for attaining political objectives, which should also benefit farmers; calls therefore for second- pillar measures to be better suited to their objectives, so that the effectiveness of growth, employment and climate measures and measures for the benefit of rural areas can be increased; considers that, in this context, particular attention should be devoted to assisting young farmers; in face of the rapid ageing farming population in Europe, attractive measures for young farmers are urgent; as a supply to pillar I it is necessary to strengthen and improve existing supportive measures for young farmers in pillar II, in particular support for innovation and modernizing investments on the farm; encourages educational and training programmes to be developed for young farmers.
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1118 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
49. Advocates therefore introducing targeted measures, to be decided by the Member States in the second pillar, to attain priority objectives of the EU (2020 « Strategy); observes that these measures should be applied in addition to the basic programmes for greening of direct payments in the first pillar and that and applying a reduced national cofinancing rate of 25% should apply;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1125 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 a (new)
49a. Observes that the adoption of targeted measures requires more flexible rural development policies to take account of the different conditions applying to specific regions and Member States regarding innovation, competitiveness, response to major challenges and the diversification of production; calls on the Commission to make every effort simplify as far as possible the administrative formalities to be completed by the recipient undertakings;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1239 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56 a (new)
56a. Stresses that rural development must promote commercial investments, the prime objective being the introduction of technological and organisational innovations and measures designed to consolidate, promote and enhance production quality, seeking also to achieve improvements in these sectors in terms of speed, efficiency and transparency;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1248 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57
57. Observes that there is a need for action with regard to national tax law applicable to farms in order to distribute the tax burden more evenly over a period of years;deleted
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1260 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57 a (new)
57a Calls for the adoption of a European regulatory framework encompassing issues such as contractual transparency and upstream and downstream competition rules, particularly regarding organised distribution;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 7 #

2011/2033(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for unbiased and successful prosecutions and court rulings in combating corruption, including in high- profile cases, in order to enhance citizens’ trust in the rule of law and public institutions; invites the relevant authorities to improve interinstitutional cooperation, raise public awareness and develop capacities for planning, enforcing and monitoring anti-corruption rules and activities, as well as to cooperate closely with the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) and to engage closely with state independent bodies, such as anti-corruption agencies; calls for the implementation of strategies to prevent and combat corruption nationally and internationally, by determining and promoting appropriate methods for developing such strategies;
2013/07/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 14 #

2011/0402(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 1 – point 1.2. – paragraph 2
Social sciences and humanities are also mainstreamed as an essential element of the activities needed to tackle each of the societal challenges to enhance their impact as well as to contribute to solutions through more participative research. This includes: understanding the determinants of health and optimising the effectiveness of healthcare systems, support to policies empowering rural areas and promoting informed consumer choices, robust decision making on energy policy and in ensuring a consumer friendly European electricity grid, supporting evidence based transport policy and foresight, support to climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies, resource efficiency and sufficiency initiatives and measures towards a green and sustainable economy.
2012/06/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 44 #

2011/0402(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.1 – point 2.1.2
Agriculture and forestry are unique systems delivering commercial products but also wider societal public goods (including cultural and recreational value and landscape aesthetics) and important ecological services such as functional and in-situ biodiversity, pollination, water regulation, landscape, erosion reduction and carbon sequestration / GHG mitigation. Research activities will support the provisions of these public goods and services, through the delivery of management solutions, decision- and policy support tools and the assessment and impact measurement of their non- market value. Specific issues to be dealt with include the identification ofand development of diverse farming/forest systems and landscape patterns likely to achieve these goals. Shifts in the active management of agricultural systems - including the use of technologies and change of practices - will increase GHG mitigation and the adaptive capacity of the agriculture sector to the adverse effects of climate change.
2012/06/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 22 #

2011/0401(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part II – point 1 – point 1.2.3 – point c
Focusing on governance of nanotechnology for societal benefit taking into account the precautionary principle. Assessing the social acceptability of specific different applications of nanotechnology in addition to risk assessment.
2012/06/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 53 #

2011/0401(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.3 – point b
The aim is to meet the requirements of citizens for safe, healthy and affordable food, and to make food and feed processing and distribution as well as food consumption more sustainable and the food sector more competitive. The activities shall focus on healtha broad diversity of healthy, authentic, high quality and safe foods for all, informed consumer choices, and competitive food processing methods that use less resources and additives and produce less by-products, waste and green- house gases.
2012/06/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 58 #

2011/0401(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part IV – point 3 – point 3.3 – point e – introductory part
(e) Climate action, resource efficiency and conservation, and sustainable use of raw materials
2012/06/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 79 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) To ensure the sustainable development of rural areas, it is necessary to focus on a limited number of core priorities relating to knowledge transfer and innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural areas, the competitiveness of all types of agriculture and farm viability, food chain organisation, short supply chains and risk management in agriculture, restoring, preserving and enhancing ecosystems dependant on agriculture and forestry, resource efficiency and the shift towards a low carbon economy in the agricultural, food and forestry sectors, and promoting social inclusion, poverty reduction and the economic development of rural areas. In doing so account must be taken of the diversity of situations that affect rural areas with different characteristics or different categories of potential beneficiaries and the cross-cutting objectives of innovation, environment and climate change mitigation and adaptation. Mitigation action should relate to both limiting emissions in agriculture and forestry from key activities such as livestock production, fertilizer use and to preserving the carbon sinks and enhancing carbon sequestration with regard to land use, land use change and the forestry sector, rewarding farmers and forest holders for the service they provide and the public interest which they serve. The Union priority for rural development relating to knowledge transfer and innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural areas should apply horizontally in relation to the other Union priorities for rural development.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 83 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) The Union's priorities for rural development should be pursued in the framework of sustainable development and the Union's promotion of the aim of protecting and improving the environment as set out in Articles 11 and 19 of the Treaty, taking into account the polluter pays principle and the principle that whoever contributes to improvements should be rewarded. The Member States should provide information on the support for climate change objectives in line with the ambition to devote at least 20% of the Union budget to this end, using a methodology adopted by the Commission.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 101 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) The evolution and specialisation of agriculture and forestry and the particular challenges faced by micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (hereinafter "SMEs") in rural areas require an appropriate level of technical and economic training as well as an increased capacity to access and exchange knowledge and information including in the form of diffusion of best agricultural and forestry production practices. Knowledge transfer and information actions should take not only the form of traditional training courses but be adapted to the needs of rural actors. Workshops, coaching, demonstration activities, information actions but also short-term farm exchange or visit schemes should therefore also be supported. Knowledge and information acquired should enable farmers, forest holders, persons engaged in the food sector and rural SMEs – provided that they can be directly linked to farming, food production or forestry with a positive economic impact on farming and forestry – to enhance in particular their competitiveness and resource efficiency and improve their environmental performance while at the same time contributing to the sustainability of the rural economy. In order to ensure that knowledge transfer and information actions are effective in delivering these results it should be required that the providers of knowledge transfer services have all the appropriate capabilities.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 108 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) Farm advisory services help farmers, forest holders and agricultural and agro- food SMEs in rural areas to improve the sustainable management and overall performance of their holding or business. Therefore both the setting up of such services and the use of advice by farmers, forest holders and SMEs should be encouragedagricultural and agro- food SMEs should be encouraged in order derive positive benefit from them. In order to enhance the quality and effectiveness of the advice offered, provision should be made for the minimum qualifications and regular training of advisors. Farm advisory services, as provided for in Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) No HR/2012 of […] should help farmers assess the performance of their agricultural holding and identify the necessary improvements as regards the statutory management requirements, good agricultural and environmental conditions, agricultural practices beneficial to the climate and the environment set out in Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) No DP/2012 of […], requirements or actions related to climate change mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity, protection of water, animal disease notification and innovation at least as laid down in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No HR/2012. Where relevant, advice should also cover occupational safety standards. Advice mayust also cover issues linked to the economic, agricultural and environmental performance of the holding or enterprise. Farm management and farm relief services should help farmers improve and facilitate management of their holding.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 182 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
(37) Farmers are exposed today to increasing economic and environmental risks as a consequence of climate change and increased price volatility. In this context, effective management of risks has an increased importance for farmers. For this reason a risk management measure should be set up to assist farmers in addressing the most common risks faced by them. This measure should therefore support farmers or groups of farmers to cover the premiums they pay for crop, animal and plant insurance as well as the setting up of mutual funds and the compensation paid by such funds to farmers for losses suffered as a result of the outbreak of animal or plant diseases or environmental incidents or adverse climatic events. It should also cover an income stabilisation tool in the form of a mutual fund or insurance contract to support farmers facing a severe drop in their income. In order to ensure that there is equal treatment among farmers across the Union, that competition is not distorted and that the international obligations of the Union are respected, specific conditions should be provided for the granting of support under these measures. In order to ensure the efficient use of EAFRD budgetary resources the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of defining the minimum and maximum duration of commercial loans to mutual funds.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 238 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point t
(t) "short supply chain": a supply chain involving a limited number of economic operators, who have direct relations with consumers or are committed to co- operation, local economic development, and close geographical and social relations between producers and consumers;
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 247 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point u
(u) "young farmer": farmer who is less than 40 years of age at the moment of submitting the application, possesses adequate occupational skills and competence and is setting up for the first time in an agricultural holding as head of the holding and/or who possesses adequate occupational skills and competence;
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 299 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) a balanced territorial development of rural areas based on achieving growth in the agricultural and forestry sectors through business development.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 412 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a a (new)
(a a) Secure and improve the income in some areas by favouring the access at the water ´s resource and irrigation;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 417 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
(b) increasing efficiency in water and energy use in agriculture and food processing;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 469 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Member States with regional programmes may also submit for approval a national framework containing common elements for these programmes without a separateingle national budgetary allocation.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 477 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) EU quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs and quality schemes recognised by Member States as referred to in Articles 17 (1)a and 17(1)b.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 492 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) irrigators in Mediterranean area;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 540 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. The support rates laid down in Annex I may be increased by 120 percentage points for operations supported in the framework of thematic sub-programmes concerning small farms and short supply chains. In the case of young farmers and mountain areas, the maximum support rates may be increased in accordance with Annex I. However, the maximum combined support rate shall not exceed 90%.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 559 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Member States shall implement the rural development measures through programmes set up at national or local level.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 560 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph -1 a (new)
–1a. The ‘Risk management’ measure referred to in Articles 37, 38, 39 and 40 of this Regulation shall be implemented solely through national programmes.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 661 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The national organisations representing agricultural businesses and the training or other knowledge transfer and information action provider shall be the beneficiaryies of the support.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 681 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) help farmers, and forest holders and SMEs in rural areas benefit from the use of advisory services for the improvement of the economic and environmental performance as well as the climate friendliness and resilience of their holding, enterprise and/or investment;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 682 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) help farmers, forest holders and agricultural and agro-food SMEs in rural areas benefit from the use of advisory services for the improvement of the economic and environmental performance as well as the climate friendliness and resilience of their holding, enterprise and/or investment;. The advice provided for SMEs should be geared towards securing positive economic benefits for the agricultural and agro- food sector.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 694 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) promote the setting up of farm management, farm relief and farm advisory services, as well as forestry advisory services, including the Farm Advisory System referred to in Articles 12 to 14 of Regulation (EU) No HR/2012;deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 701 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. The beneficiaryies of support provided in paragraph 1(a) and (c) shall be the provider of advice or trainingfarmer and silviculturist. Support under paragraph 1(bc) shall be granted to the authority or body selected to set up the farm management, farm relief, farm advisory or forestry advisory serviceprovider of services, advice or training.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 703 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. The beneficiary of support provided in paragraph 1(a) and (c) shall be the providerfarmer, silviculturist ofr advice or traininggricultural or agri-food SME. Support under paragraph 1(b) shall be granted to the authority or body selected to set up the farm management, farm relief, farm advisory or forestry advisory service.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 710 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The authorities or bodies selected to provide advice shall have the appropriate resources in the form of regularly trained and qualified staff and advisory experience and reliability with respect to the fields they advise inat least in all business consultancy fields referred to in Articles 12, 13 and 14 of Regulation (EU) No HR/2012. The beneficiaries shall be chosen through calls for proposals. The selection procedure shall be objective and be open to public as well as to private bodies.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 793 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Support shall be granted as an annual incentive payment, the level of which shall be determined according to the level of the fixed costs arising from participation in supported schemes, for a maximum duration of five years. Payments are granted annually upon presentation of due documentation, but the validity of the application of the beneficiary is multiannual.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 807 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17a 1. Support under Article 20(c)(i) shall offset some of the costs in terms of lost profits to farmers required to implement environmental protection, public health, animal and plant health, animal welfare and occupational safety standards. These standards must have been recently introduced under national legislation for the implementation of EU law and impose fresh obligations or requirements in respect of farm practices with a significant impact on operating costs and affecting a significant number of farmers. 2. Support shall be granted in the form of uniform temporary and degressive payments on an annual basis for a maximum period of five years from the date on which the provision becomes compulsory under EU law. Support shall be limited to the maximum amount set out in the annex.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 878 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Support under paragraph 1(a) shall be granted exclusively to agricultural holdings. In the case of investments to support farm restructur, including combined holdings. Support under paragraphs 1(b), (c) and (d) shall as a rule be granted to agricultural holdings, only farms not exceeding a certain size, to be defined by the Member States in the programme based on the SWOT analysis carried out in relation to the Union priority for rural development “enhancing competitiveness of all types of agriculture and enhancing farm viability”, shall be eligibleincluding combined holdings. Regarding beneficiaries other than farmers, the Member State authorities shall make the granting of support conditional on quantitative and other verifications of the benefits to the holdings generated by the investment requiring support.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 909 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) investments for the restoration of agricultural land and production potential damaged by natural disasters, adverse ambient conditions and catastrophic events.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 952 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) pension entitlements for farmers who permanently transfer their holding to a young farmer.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1000 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5 a (new)
Support under paragraph 1(ca) shall be granted to farmers who have practised farming for at least 10 years, are not less than 65 years old and commit to permanently transfer their entire holding with the corresponding payment entitlements to a young farmer and to stop all commercial farming activity definitively.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1139 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. Both agricultural and non-agricultural land shall be eligible; however, with regard to agricultural land, provision shall be made for set-aside for a maximum period of one year between two successive plantings on the same land. Species planted shall be adapted to the environmental and climatic conditions of the area and answer to minimum environmental requirements. No support shall be granted for the planting of short rotation coppice, Christmas trees or fast growing trees for energy production. In areas where afforestation is made difficult by severe pedo-climatic conditions support may be provided for planting other perennial woody species such as shrubs or bushes suitable to the local conditions.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1164 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – title
Prevention and restoration of damage to forests from forest fires and natural disasters and catastrophic eventof forest fire risks
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1184 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) restoring forest potential damaged or destroyed from fires and other natural disasters including pests, diseases as well as catastrophic events and climate change related events.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1207 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 4
4. No support under this measure shall be granted for loss of income resulting from the natural disaster. Member States shall ensure that overcompensation as a result of the combination of this measure and other national or Union support instruments or private insurance schemes is avoided.deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1208 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – title
IRepair of damage to forests caused by forest fires and other disasters and investments to improvinge the resilience and environmental value of forest ecosystems
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1219 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. Investments shall be aimed atin particular at: (a) restoring forest potential damaged by fires and other natural disasters, including those caused by pests, diseases and climate change, and catastrophic events; (b) the achievement of commitments undertaken for environmental aims or providing ecosystem services and/or which enhance the public amenity value of forest and wooded land in the area concerned or improve the climate change mitigation potential of ecosystems, without excluding economic benefits in the long term.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1223 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Support under paragraph 2(a) shall be subject to the formal recognition by the competent public authorities of Member States that a natural disaster has occurred and that this disaster, or measures adopted in accordance with Directive 2000/29/EC to eradicate or contain a plant disease or pest, has caused the destruction of at least 30% of the relevant forest potential. This percentage shall be determined on the basis of either the average existing forest potential in the three-year period immediately preceding the disaster or of the average of the five- year period immediately preceding the disaster, excluding the highest and the lowest entry.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1269 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Support shall be granted to producer groups which are officially recognised, under Article 106 of the Single CMO Regulation, by the Member States' competent authority on the basis of a business plan. It shall be limited to producer groups coming under the definition of SMEs.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1279 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall verify that the objectives of the business plan have been reached within fiveten years after recognition of the producer group.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1375 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. Support to farmers, linked to Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC, shall only be granted in relation to all disadvantages resulting from requirements that go beyond the good agricultural and environmental condition provided for in Article 94 and Annex II of Council Regulation (EU) No HR/2012the implementation of those Directives.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1381 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) go beyond the statutory management requirements and the good agricultural and environmental condition provided for in Chapter I of Title VI of Regulation (EU) No HR/2012 and the obligations established under Chapter 2 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012;deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1395 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 a (new)
Article 31a Permanent crops Without prejudice to ordinary requirements relating to investment and renovation of facilities, farmers shall ensure that they maintain permanent crops.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1456 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Areas other than those referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 shall be eligible for payments under Article 32 if they are affected by specific constraints and where land management should be continued in order to conserve or improve the environment, maintain the countryside or wetlands, conserve water resources, and preserve the tourist potential of the area or in order to protect the coastline.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1509 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) horizontal and vertical co-operation among supply chain actors for the establishment of logistic platforms to promote short supply chains and local markets, especially for quality products as referred to in Articles 17 (1)a and 17(1)b;
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1512 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) promotion activities in a local context relating to the development of short supply chains and local markets, especially for quality products as referred to in Articles 17(1)a and 17(1)b;
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1554 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) financial contributions, paid directly to farmers, and producers of forestry products to premiums for crop, animal and pl, plant and forest stantd insurance against economic losses caused by adverse climatic events, fires and animal or plant diseases or pest infestation or costs of reforestation;
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1573 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) an income stabilisation tool, in the form of contributions for the payment of insurance premiums and/or of financial contributions to mutual funds, providing compensation to farmers who experience a severe drop in their income.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1578 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) an income stabilisation tool, in the form of financial contributions to mutual funds or insurance premiums, providing compensation to farmers who experience a severe drop in their income.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1579 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) an income stabilisation tool, in the form of financial contributions to mutual funds, providing compensation to farmers who experience a severe drop in their income or of financial contributions paid directly to farmers for the payment of insurance premiums to cover the risk of a severe drop in income.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1618 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the amounts paid by the mutual fund as financial compensation to farmers. In addition, the financial contribution may relate to capital or interest on commercial loans taken out by the mutual fund for the purpose of paying the financial compensation to farmers in case of crisis.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1634 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 37(1)(c) may only be granted where the drop of income exceeds 30% of the average annual income of the individual farmer in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period excluding the highest and lowest entry. Income for the purposes of Article 37(1)(c) shall refer to the sum of revenues the farmer receives from the market, including for any form of production relating to activities connected with agriculture and any form of public support, deducting input costs. Payments to farmers by the mutual fund to farmersor under insurance claims or arising from the insurance contract taken out by the fund shall compensate for not more than 70 % of the income lost.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1635 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 37(1)(c) may only be granted where the drop of income exceeds 30% of the average annual income of the individual farmer in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period excluding the highest and lowest entry. Income for the purposes of Article 37(1)(c) shall refer to the sum of revenues the farmer receives from the market, including for any form of production relating to activities connected with agriculture and any form of public support, deducting input costs. Payments to farmers by the mutual fund to farmeror under insurance claims shall compensate for not more than 70% of the income lost.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1645 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall define the rules for the constitution and management of the mutual funds and of the insurance contracts, in particular for the granting of compensation payments to farmers in the event of crisis and for the administration and monitoring of compliance with these rules.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1651 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The financial contributions referred to in Article 37(1)(c) may only relate to the amounts paid by the mutual fund to farmers as financial compensation tor as a share of the cost of insurance policies that may be taken out by farmers. In addition, the financial contribution may relate to interest on commercial loans taken out by the mutual fund for the purpose of paying the financial compensation to farmers in case of crisis. or to the insurance premiums for the policies taken out by the mutual fund. As an alternative to those amounts, the financial contributions may be used as capital stock for mutual funds, up to a maximum level of 65% of the contributions paid by the farmers.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1652 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The financial contributions referred to in Article 37(1)(c) shall only be granted for insurance policies covering the losses of income referred to in paragraph 1 or, alternatively, may only relate to the amounts paid by the mutual fund as financial compensation to farmers. In addition, the financial contribution may relate to interest on commercial loans taken out by the mutual fund for the purpose of paying the financial compensation to farmers in case of crisis.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1660 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
No contribution by public funds shall be made to initial capital stock of the mutual fund.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1687 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1
1. In order to be eligible for EAFRD support investment operations shall be preceded by an assessment of the expected environmental impact in accordance with legislation specific to that kind of investment where the investment is likely to have negative effects on the environment.deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1697 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) Member States shall guarantee priority access to investment incentives and a 20% higher contribution to financing to farms which, through farmland consolidation, become larger-scale production units.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1714 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 3
3. In the case of irrigation, onlynew investments that lead to a reduction of previous water use by at least 25%, including the modernisation of existing systems for the improvement of water use efficiency, shall be considered as eligible expenditure. By way of derogation, in the Member States tshat adhered to the Union from 2004 onwards investments in new irrigation installations can be considered eligible expenditure in cases wherell establish minimum requirements for water use efficiency and environmental analysis provides evidence that the investment concerned is sustainable and has no negative environmental impacperformance of irrigation equipment.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1721 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 4
4. In the case of agricultural investments, the purchase of agricultural production rights, payment entitlements, animals, annual plants and their planting shall not be eligible for investment support. However, in case of restoration of agricultural production potential damaged by natural disasters and adverse climatic events in accordance with Article 19(1)(b), expenditure for the purchase of animals may be eligible expenditure.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1952 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) 80% for the measures referred to in Articles 15, 28 and 36, for the LEADER local development referred to in Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012] and for operations under Article 20(1)(a)(i) and for operations receiving assistance through thematic sub-programmes. It may be increased to 90% for the programmes of less developed regions, the outermost regions and the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93;
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2003 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) non-recoverable VAT, when it is genuinely and definitively borne by the ultimate beneficiaries.
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2004 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3
3. ContribWork carried outi ons in kind in the form of provision of works, goods, services, land and real estate for which no cash payment supported by invoices or documents of a ‘time and materials’ basis as part of rural development measures by the ultimate beneficiaries using the manpower, materials and equivalpment probative value has been made, may be eligible for support provided that the conditions of Article 59 of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012] are fulfillwhich a firm has to hand shall be eligible for an EAFRD contribution; in such cases, the amount of expenditure eligible for a EAFRD contribution shall be calculated on the basis of a price list for the various works performed.
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2105 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
ANNEX III – Thematic sub-programme 1– point 1 a (new)
- Participation in quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (articles 17(1)a and 17(1)b)
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2121 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
ANNEX III – Thematic sub-programme 4 a (new)
Agricultural products quality schemes (art. 17(1)a and 17(1)b) Business start-up aid for farmers committing to quality schemes Investments in physical assets Knowledge transfer and information actions Advisory services, farm management and farm relief services Co-operation Investments in non-agricultural activities Setting-up of producers groups Leader
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 530 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 94 a (new)
(94a) However, the implementation of international agreements should not depart from the principle of reciprocity, particularly with regard to tariffs, plant health and the environment, and it should be carried out so as to ensure strict compliance with the mechanisms for entry prices, specific additional duties and compensatory levies.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 623 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) as regards the olive oil sector: (i) EUR 2540/tonne for extra virgin olive oil; (ii) EUR 2330/tonne for virgin olive oil; (iii) EUR 1524/tonne for lampante olive oil having two degrees of free acidity; this amount shall be reduced by EUR 36.70/tonne for each additional degree of acidity.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 643 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a Prices, production costs and margins reporting systems The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, set up an information system on prices, production costs and margins in the commodities market, including a system for the publication of price levels, production cost and margin indicators for the commodities market. The system shall be based on information submitted by operators involved in the commodities trade. This information shall be treated with confidentiality. The Commission shall ensure that the information published does not permit the identification of individual operators.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 834 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, restrict the granting of private storage aid or fix the private storage aid per Member State or region of a Member State on the basis of recorded average market prices. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2). As regards the olive oil sector, the activation price for private storage for each category of olive oil shall reflect the real market situation, in particular taking into account the production costs. A periodic review should also be put in place. The aid provided must cover all storage costs as well as the financial implications of production being left in storage. The Commission shall automatically activate the private storage when all the conditions are fulfilled.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 889 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 f (new)
Article 20f Target group Aid programmes aimed at improving access to food and improving children’s eating habits are intended for children who regularly attend primary or secondary-level educational establishments and nurseries, pre-school or other establishments offering extracurricular activities which are managed or approved by Member States’ competent authorities. Products shall be supplied exclusively by local farms or their associates (at the most, in the area of the region in question) and shall be supported by measures to inform and promote products and local areas, to be taken by the authorities responsible.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 955 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 j (new)
Article 26 j The European Commission is urged to design, within one year after the entry into force of this Regulation, a similar program to the ones promoting consumption of dairy and fruit and vegetable products in schools. Member States will be able to decide voluntarily to join this program, and thus benefit from EU financing of the same order that the above-mentioned existing programs.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 967 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) the dissemination of information on measures carried out by operators’ organisations and on traceability and certification systems to improve the quality of olive oil and table olives;
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 970 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) the commercial promotion of products;
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 973 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
(cb) the modernisation and restructuring of production systems;
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 985 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 a (new)
Article 27 a National programmes to support olive oil and table olives 1. The European Union will finance national programmes in the field of olive oil and table olives with the following objectives: a) improve the competitiveness of the sector through the modernization of the productive potential; b) increase consumption of olive oil and olives in and outside the European Union. c) improve the quality of the production systems of olive oil and table olives;
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1104 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) green harvesting in accordance with Article 45;deleted
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1124 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 a (new)
Article 43a A support system similar to existing one for the wine sector should be implemented for the olive sector, on the basis of national programmes financed through the single CMO. This urges the Commission to design, within one year after the entry into force of this Regulation, the scheme that would frame the National Support Programme in the olive sector, measures that could be included and need for co-financing.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1240 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Fruit and vegetables that are intended to be sold to consumers as fresh products may be marketed only if they are of sound, fair and marketable quality and if the country of origin is indicated.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1274 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) the interest of consumers to receive adequate and transparent product information, including the place of farming to be determined on a case by case approach at the appropriate geographical levelby providing for the indication of the place of production;
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1650 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point vii b (new)
(viib) implementing policies designed to strengthen producer organisations and associations of producer organisations from an organisational, commercial and financial point of view.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 175 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) In order to evaluate the new CAP, a review of the reforms and their impact on the environment and agricultural production should be carried out by the Commission by the end of 2017.
2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 179 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) Due to the successive integration of various sectors into the single payment scheme and the ensuing period of adjustment granted to farmers, it has become increasingly difficult to justify the presence of significant individual differences in the level of support per hectare resulting from use of historical references. Therefore direct income support should be more equitably distributed between Member States, by reducing the link to historical references and having regard to the overall context of the Union budget. To ensure a more equal distribution of direct support, while taking account of the differences that still exist in wage levels and input costs, the levels of direct support per hectare should be progressively adjusted. Member States with direct payments below the level of 90 % of the average should close one third of the gap between their current level and this level. This convergence should be financed proportionally by all Member States with direct payments above the UnThe redistribution of direct payments should comply with the basic principles of Europa 2020, while highlighting the need to use Union resources for economic growth. To that end, direct payments should be redistributed on the basis of appropriate, objective and non-discriminatory criteria such as the value of agricultural production, averagedded value, labour and purchasing power. In addition, all payment entitlements activated in 201922 in a Member State or in a region should haveapproximate to or reach a uniform unit value following a convergence towards this value that should take place during the transition period in linear steps. However, in order to avoid disruptive financial consequences for farmeproductive sectors, Member States having used the single payment scheme, and in particular the historical model, should be allowed to partially take historical factors into account when calculating the value of payment entitlements in the first year of application of the new scheme. The debate on the next Multiannual Financial Framework for the period starting in 2021 should also focus on the objective of complete convergence through the equal distributionmay retain an element of differentiation in relation to direct support in order to take account of differecnt support across the European Union during that periodtypes of land use.
2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 232 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
(26) (26) One of the objectives of the new CAP is the enhancement of environmental performance through a mandatory "greening" component of direct payments which will support agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment applicable throughout the Union. For that purpose, Member States should use part of their national ceilings for direct payments to grant an annual payment, on top of the basic payment, for compulsory practices to be followed by farmers addressing, as a priority, both climate and environment policy goals. Those practices should take the form of simple, generalised, non- contractual and annual actions that go beyond cross-compliance and are linked to agriculture such as crop diversification, maintenance of permanent grasslandpastures and grassland, of perennial crops associated with appropriate agronomic practices and of ecological focus areas. The compulsory nature of those practices should also concern farmers whose holdings are fully or partly situated in "Natura 2000" areas covered by Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora and by Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds, as long as these practices are compatible with the objectives of those Directives. Farmers who fulfil the conditions laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 should benefit from the "greening" component without fulfilling any further obligation, given the recognised environmental benefits of the organic farming systems. Non-respect of the "greening" compThe same should apply to farmers who sign up for agri-environmental programmes as an aspect of rural development or take part in a national certification scheme of recognised environmental value, or to farmers who comply with the environment should lead to penalties on the basis of Article 65 of Regulation (EU) No […] [HZR]al guidelines applicable to sustainable operational programmes under the Single CMO and receive the corresponding payments, or who comply with agri-environmental schemes approved at national level.
2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 270 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
(30) In order to promote the sustainable development of agriculture in areas with specific natural constraints and abandoned areas, Member States should be able to use part of their national ceilings for direct payments to grant an annual area-based paymentpayment based on new criteria such as gross marketable output, added value or the number of workers employed, on top of the basic payment, to all farmers operating in such areas. That payment should not replace the support given under rural development programs and should not be granted to farmers in areas which were designated in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) but have not been designated in accordance with Article 46(1) of Regulation (EU) No […] of the European Parliament and of the Council of …. on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) [RDR].
2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 274 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
(31) The creation and development of new economic activityIn order to address the challenge of inter-generational renewal in the agriculturale sector by young farmers is financially challenging and constitutes an element that should be considered in the allocation and targeting of direct payments. This development is essential for the competitiveness of the agricultural sector in the Union and, for that reason, where only 7% of the population is aged under 35 years of age, an income support to young farmers commencing their agricultural activities should be established in order to facilitate the initial establishment of young farmers and the structural adjustment of their holdings after the initial setting up. Member States should be able to use part of their national ceilings for direct payments to grant an annual area-based payment, on top of the basic payment, to young farmers. That payment should only be granted during a period of maximum five years, since it should only cover the initial period of the life of the business and should not become an operating aid.
2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 329 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) a scheme that is compulsory for Member States and voluntary for farmers and involves a payment for farmers observing agricultural practisces beneficial for the climate and the environment;
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 414 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) "permanent grassland" and permanent pastures” means land used to grow grassfor forage herbaceous plants, shrubs and/or trees or any other herbaceous foragespecies suitable for grazing, naturally (self-seeded) or through cultivation (sown), and that hais not been included in the crop rotation of the holding for five years or longer; it may include other species suitable for grazing provided that the grasses and other herbaceous forage remain predominant;
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 536 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The adjustment rate determined in accordance with Article 25 of Regulation (EU) No […] [HZR] shall only apply to all direct payments in excess of EUR 5 000 to be granted to farmers in the corresponding calendar year.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 647 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to farmers who received less than EUR 51 000 of direct payments for the previous year.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 661 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall establish appropriate objective and non- discriminatory criteria to ensure that no direct payments are granted to a natural or legal person: (a) whose agricultural activities form only an insignificant part of its overall economic activities. Checks on whether or not agricultural activity is predominant shall be made by assessing the tax returns of the previous two years; and (b) whose principal business or company objects do not consist of exercising an agricultural activity. Entities such as transport companies, airports, real estate companies, companies managing sport grounds, campsite operators and mining companies may not, a priori, be regarded as active farmers or be the beneficiaries of any direct payments whatsoever unless they can prove that they are not covered by the criteria set out in the first subparagraph, points (a) and (b). After having duly notified the Commission, the Member States may decide to add other types of entity to those listed in the second subparagraph.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 688 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) where the total amount of direct payments claimed or due to be granted before the reductions and exclusions provided for in Article 65 of Regulation (EU) No […] [HZR] in a given calendar year is less than EUR 1500;
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 692 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) where the eligible area of the holding for which direct payments are claimed or due to be granted before the reductions and exclusions provided for in Article 65 of Regulation (EU) No […] [HZR] is less than onetwo hectares.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 703 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11
Article 11 Progressive reduction and capping of the payment 1. The amount of direct payments to be granted to a farmer under this Regulation in a given calendar year shall be reduced as follows: by 20 % for the tranche of more than EUR 150.000 and up to EUR 200.000; by 40 % for the tranche of more than EUR 250 000 and up to EUR 200.000; by 70 % for the tranche of more than EUR 250 000 and up to EUR 200.000; by 100 % for the tranche of more than EUR 300 000. 2. The amount referred to in paragraph 1 shall be calculated by subtracting the salaries effectively paid and declared by the farmer in the previous year, including taxes and social contributions related to employment, from the total amount of direct payments initially due to the farmer without taking into account the payments to be granted pursuant to Chapter 2 of Title III of this Regulation. 3. Member States shall ensure that no payment is made to farmers for whom it is established that, as from the date of publication of the Commission proposal for this Regulation, they artificially created the conditions to avoid the effects of this Article.deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 793 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. All amounts deducted by way of implementation of this Article shall remain in the Member State or region where it was deducted, and may, at the discretion of the Member State or region, be used for the purpose of the national reserve or for rural development programming. Where a Member State or region chooses to allocate funds from capping to rural development programming, co-financing rules shall apply.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 829 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Before 1 August 2013, Member States may decide to make available as additional direct support under this Regulation up to 10 % of their annual national ceilings for rural development. As a result, the corresponding amount shall no longer be available for measures under rural development programming financed under the EAFRD as specified in Regulation (EU) No […] [RDR].
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 870 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph -1 (new)
- 1. In order to evaluate the new CAP, a review of the implementation of the reforms and their impact on the environment and agricultural production should be carried out by the Commission by the end of 2017.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1308 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to have three different crops on their arable land where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 3 hectares and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivwhere in excess of 70% of the land is not dedicated withto crops under waterthat can be submerged for a significant part of the yearir cultivation cycle;
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1420 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Farmers shall be entitled ipso facto to the payment referred to in this Chapter when they come within the following categories: – farmers complying with the requirements laid down in Article 29(1) of Regulation (EC) No° 834/2007 as regards organic farming shall be entitled ipso facto to the payment referred to in this Chapter, or – beneficiaries of agri-environment- climate payments established pursuant to Article 29 of Regulation (EU) No [...] [RDR], or – farmers with crops of particular environmental and landscape importance.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1545 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 3 hectares and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivin excess of 70% of the land is not dedicated withto crops under waterthat can be submerged for a significant part of the yearir cultivation cycle, cultivation on the arable land shall consist of at least three different crops. None of those three crops shall cover less than 5 % of the arable land and the main one shall not exceed 70 % of the arable land.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1557 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The first paragraph shall not apply to farms: – where the arable land is mainly used for grass production or other forage, mainly left fallow, mainly cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the growing cycle, or a combination of these, or – where the arable land of the farmer covers up to 50 hectares and more than 80% of the eligible agricultural area of the holding is covered by permanent grassland and historical pastures, or by permanent crops.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1681 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 a (new)
Article 31a Permanent crops Without prejudice to routine investment and equipment replacement needs, farmers shall ensure that the permanent crops on their holdings are retained.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1706 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. FWhere the eligible agricultural area covers more than 5 hectares, farmers shall ensure that at least 73 % of their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2), excluding areas under permanent grassland and historical pastures, crops under water and permanent crops, is ecological focus area such as land left fallow, terraces, landscape features, buffer stri such as hedges or stone walls, buffer strips, land planted with nitrogen-fixing crops and afforested areas as referred to in article 25(2)(b)(ii).
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1977 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
When applying the first subparagraph, Member States shall respect the following maximum limits in the number of activated payment entitlements that are to be taken into account:fix a limit which may be up to a minimum of 50 hectares, granting flexibility to Member States to increase it above this, to reach at least 2% of the national envelope.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2023 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Coupled support may be granted to the following sectors and productions: cereals, oilseeds, protein crops, grain legumes, flax, hemp, rice, nuts, starch potato, milk and milk products, seeds, sheepmeat and goatmeat, beef and veal, olive oil, silk worms, dried fodder, hops, sugar beet, cane and chicory, fruit and vegetables and short rotation coppice. to be determined by each Member State among those listed in Annex I of the Treaty ;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2065 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2
2. Coupled support may only be granted to sectors or to regions of a Member State where specific types of farming or specific agricultural sectors undergo certain difficulties and are particularly important for economic and/or social and/or environmental reasons. Member States shall pay particular attention to those sectors vulnerable due to the suppression of past EU coupled or specific payments.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 30 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
(33) In order to improve the quality and design of each programme, and verify that objectives and targets can be reached and are consistent in terms of programme aims and financial allocations, an ex ante evaluation of each programme should be carried out that draws on prior experiences.
2012/05/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 35 #

2011/0269(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) In compliance with the Communication on ‘A Budget for Europe 2020’, and given that the Commission should refrain from making concessions which might adversely affect European agriculture, the scope of the EGF should be broadened to facilitate the adaptation of farmers to a new market situation resulting from international trade agreements in the agricultural sector and leading to a change or a significant adjustment in the agricultural activities of the affected farmers so as to assist them to become structurally more competitive or to facilitate their transition to non-agricultural activities.
2012/10/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 64 #

2011/0269(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 — paragraph 3
3. As regards farmers, when, after a trade agreement is initialled (this being a measure to be taken in the last resort where asymmetric negotiations with non- member countries have proved impossible to bring about) and on the basis of the information, data and analyses available to it, the Commission considers that the conditions for support in accordance with Article 2(c) are likely to be met for a significant number of farmers, it shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 24 designating the eligible sectors or products, defining the affected geographical areas where appropriate, setting a maximum amount for potential support at Union level, setting reference periods and eligibility conditions for farmers and eligibility dates for expenditure as well as establishing the deadline by which applications must be submitted and, if necessary, the content of these applications in accordance with Article 8(2).
2012/10/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 24 #

2011/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c a (new)
(ca) which may have been the object of alcohol addition, colouring and/or sweetening under the conditions laid down in Annex I;
2012/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 27 #

2011/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 3 – subpoint c a (new)
(ca) which may have been the object of colouring and/or sweetening under the conditions laid down in Annex I;
2012/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 29 #

2011/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 4 – subpoint d a (new)
(da) which may have been the object of colouring and/or sweetening under the conditions laid down in Annex I;
2012/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 37 #

2011/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) indication of the area of production;
2012/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 17 #

2011/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) Section II of Title II of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 lays down rules for a voluntary beef labelling system which provide for the approval of certain labelling specifications by the competent authority of the Member State. The administrative burden and the costs incurred by Member States and economic operators in applying this system are not proportionate to the benefits of the system. That Section should therefore be deleted.
2012/04/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 22 #

2011/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) In order to ensure that the necessary rules for the proper functioning of the identification, registration and traceability of bovine animals and beef are applied, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of requirements for alternative means of identification of bovine animals, special circumstances in which Member States may extend the maximum periods for the application of the means of identification, data to be exchanged between the computerised databases of the Member States, the maximum period for certain reporting obligations, the requirements for means of identification, the information to be included in the passports and in the individual registers to be kept on each holding, the minimum level of official controls, the identification and registration of movements of bovine animals when put out to summer grazing in different mountain areas, rules for labelling certain products which should be equivalent to the rules laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000, the definitions of minced beef, beef trimmings or cut beef, the specific indications that may be put on labels, the labelling provisions related to the simplification of the indication of origin, the maximum size and composition of certain groups of animals, the approval procedures related to labelling conditions on packaging of cut meat It is of particular limportance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing-up such delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council.
2012/04/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 52 #
2012/04/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 54 #

2011/0229(COD)

b) the specific indications that may be put on labels;deleted
2012/04/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 56 #

2011/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 — paragraph 1 — point 15
Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000
Article 19 — letter c
c) the labelling provisions related to the simplification of the indication of origin;deleted
2012/04/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2 #

2011/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) The unprecedented global financial crisis and economic downturn have seriously damanged economic growth and financial stability and provoked a strong deterioration of financial and economic conditions of several Member States. In particular, certain Member States experience serious difficulties or are threatened with such difficulties, notably with problems in their economic growth and financial stability and with a deterioration in their deficit and debt position and increasing problems for governments in raising loans on the markets, also due to the international economic and financial environment.
2011/11/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3 #

2011/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) The unprecedented global financial crisis and economic downturn have seriously damanged economic growth and financial stability and provoked a strong deterioration of financial and economic conditions of several Member States. In particular, certain Member States experience serious difficulties or are threatened with such difficulties, notably with problems in their economic growth and financial stability and with a deterioration in their deficit and debt position, as well as with the undeniably painful task of reducing the debt itself, also due to the international economic and financial environment.
2011/11/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 10 #

2011/0092(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) Therefore, provision should be made for energy taxation to consist of two components, CO2-related taxation and general energy consumption taxation. In order for energy taxation to adapt to the operation of the Union scheme under Directive 2003/87/EC Member States should be required to explicitly distinguish between those two components. This would also allow distinct treatment of fuels that are biomass or made from biomass in view of the advantages they offer as a source of renewable energy that is cheap and almost greenhouse-gas neutral.
2011/12/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 174 #

2010/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Stresses the need for fairness in the CAP, which should ensure a balanced distribution of support to farmers from all Member States, greater territorial cohesion, and the phasing-out of export subsidies, in full parallelism with the phasing out of all forms of export subsidies by the EU's trading partners and the imposition of disciplines on all export measures with equivalent effect;
2010/11/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 17 #

2010/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas the 4th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control will be held in November 2010; whereas a public consultation has been launched on the possible revision of the Tobacco Products Directive (Directive 2001/37/EC1); whereas several WTO Members have raised the issue of the conformity with the TBT Agreement of the Canadian Bill C-32, which essentially leads to the ban of all traditional blended tobacco products, except the ones using solely Virginia tobacco, the single variety produced in Canada and used in the manufacturing of Canadian tobacco products,
2010/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 124 #

2010/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Stresses that, while tobacco products must be governed by a strict regulatory framework, the regulation of ingredients in tobacco products at the EU and at the international level must follow a proportionate, risk-based approach on the basis of scientific evidence; warns against any non-science based ban on all ingredients, leading essentially to the ban of European traditional blended tobacco products, which would have severe socioeconomic repercussions for EU tobacco growers (of oriental and burley varieties), without a benefit for public health;
2010/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1 #

2010/2106(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Advocates the creation of a genuine forest policy designed to improve the management and conservation of forests, taking into account the fundamental role that they play in combating climate change, which is having an increasing impact in natural disasters; considers that such a policy should be directed towards both forest protection and the sustainable use of timber resources;
2010/11/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 10 #

2010/2106(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Points out that forests represent the main carbon sink and therefore play a crucial role in the fight against climate change; therefore considers it vitally important for the European Union to launch a common strategy to combat factors that cause forest deterioration, such as fires and air pollution;
2010/11/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 18 #

2010/2106(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that agriculture is vulnerable to climate change, the manifestations of which have been increasing in number, frequency and intensity, deforestation having been taking place in numerous regions of Europe; forests also play an important role in terms of watercourse regulation, water quality standards and the protection of vital springs, contributing indirectly to prevent forest fires as well as drought, desertification and soil erosion, all of which are of relevance to agriculture; ,
2010/11/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 38 #

2010/2106(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that agriculture and forestry can be made to function as an integrated whole; while the aspects relating to production are essential, they are not inconsistent with the protection of forests or the other benefits deriving from them; it is necessary to strike the correct balance between the two and ensure interaction between them, for example through the more efficient allocation of available funding; European forestry policy, particularly under the second pillar of the CAP, must be continued with an adequate level of funding under the post-2013 CAPpoints out that forestry protection goes beyond the CAP, serving multiple policy objectives, and that therefore EU funding, currently insufficient under the second pillar of the CAP, should also be sought through other instruments;
2010/11/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 44 #

2010/2106(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Stresses the need for an adequate EU financial framework in order to strengthen actions towards preventing and combating forest fires; calls for enhanced flexibility and effectiveness in the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund;
2010/11/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 50 #

2010/2106(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Highlights, likewise, the crucial role played by farmers in preventing fires; therefore considers it necessary to ensure that farming remains a viable activity in order to curb the cessation of production and depopulation of rural areas, given that this would considerably aggravate the situation with regard to fires;
2010/11/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 80 #

2010/2106(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Advocates the wider application of Article 68 of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 of 19 January 2009 in respect of forests;deleted
2010/11/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 109 #

2010/2106(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Draws attention to the added difficulties faced by islands and the outermost regions in tackling fires; asks for special treatment to be provided for those regions through the various financial instruments available, including the Solidarity Fund;
2010/11/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2 #

2010/2100(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication on an EU policy framework to assist developing countries in addressing food security challenges; considers, however, that the world food crisis represents not only a humanitarian disaster on an unprecedented scale but also a major threat to peace and security worldwide, and that, even though credit should be given to the Commission's commitment to seeking out solutions that could lift a billion people out of extreme poverty, the Member States must, as a matter of urgency, raise their awareness at once with a view to making new investments in agriculture and rural development, guaranteeabove all in view of the new CAP text, introducing dedicated mechanisms for building sufficient levels ofly large world stocks of basic foodstuffs, removing their own barriers to trade, and reducing the debt of the countries most affected;
2010/10/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 17 #

2010/2100(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that agricultural development must be grounded in the right to nourishment and the right to produce food; stresses that the simple fact that food is available does not guarantee equal access to it, and that food security therefore cannot be ensured solely by stepping up production; insists that the EU must recognise and defend the developing countries' right to food sovereignty;
2010/10/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 29 #

2010/2100(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Takes the view that, in the light of FAO population projections indicating that, by 2025, more than half of the developing world’s population (some 3.5 million people) will be living in urban areas, a policy of support for urban horticulture could offer a pathway out of poverty, given the low start-up costs, short production cycles and high yields per unit of time, land and water, and could make the new cities greener;
2010/10/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 32 #

2010/2100(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Considers, furthermore, that in order to foster a form of subsistence farming that can provide sustainable livelihoods and development, aid should focus primarily on setting up new farming systems with facilities for generating energy from renewable sources such as wind and sun, so as to guarantee the autonomy and self-sufficiency of those systems, even in areas where there is as yet no electricity supply or where energy supply costs would prohibit or hamper the use of advanced technological systems;
2010/10/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 40 #

2010/2100(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out that, in developing countries, there are major disparities in terms of food security between urban and rural areas, with the latter accounting for the vast bulk of food production yet still suffering from the greatest nutritional problems;
2010/10/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 60 #

2010/2100(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Considers it essential to establish more sustainable and less energy-hungry forms of production at world level by channelling aid to developing countries into measures to create new farming capacity that has its own facilities for generating energy from renewable sources and is therefore energy self- sufficient;
2010/10/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 71 #

2010/2100(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Believes it is not desirable to over- emphasise non-food uses of agricultural products (e.g. biofuels), to avoid a situation of competition between food supplies and the current fashion for renewable energy production, which should be based exclusively on the use of crop residues (post-harvest waste, processing industry waste, animal manure), and under no circumstances on the use of primary agricultural products;
2010/10/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 83 #

2010/2100(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Points out that the development of the farming sector requires long-term investment throughout the entire value chain, from producer to consumer, which means providing the necessary infrastructure, such as roads, market linkages and information on the markets themselves and on the scope for product diversification;
2010/10/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 94 #

2010/2100(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Insists on the need to reinforce research on a basis of public funding and to transmit know-how in the field of sustainable agriculture, which, among other things, must be characterised by energy self- sufficiency achieved by building facilities for generating energy from renewable sources such as wind and sun, for use in all agricultural production systems.
2010/10/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 14 #

2010/2004(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that youth is tremendously important both now and for the future of the EU, and that it should be given particular attention in the course of defining our mid-and long-term priorities; points out that youth, in all its related aspects, represents a key resource for EU and should be seen as a cross-policon which the EU should focus and which should be seen as a cross-sectoral and multidisciplinary theme;
2010/02/26
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 17 #

2010/2004(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that youth policyies must be defined broadly, encompassing the ability of individuals to cha and take the following concerns into account: a) mobility, in the form of freedom of movement for young people throughout the European Union and the possibility of varyinge positions and status several times throughout their lives, switching without restriction amongbetween different settings such as apprenticeships, and academic or professional environand working environments; b) formal, non-formal and peer learning, including via agreed methodologies for the assessments and vocational trainingalidation of these tools; c) the development of new professional skills, and particularly those linked to research and technological innovation;
2010/02/26
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 20 #

2010/2004(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11a new
11a. Believes that instruments promoting the study of languages and intercultural dialogue must be introduced and form the centrepiece of public sector youth measures; these could generate an increase in awareness of European issues among the public, aimed at the acquisition of an increasingly rooted European identity;
2010/02/26
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 33 #

2010/2004(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines that mobility, as a freedom enshrined in the treaties and an essential condition for the functioning of a genuine internal market within the EU, must be regarded as aone of the prerequisites for all support actions in favour of youth; considers innovation and research to be empty shells if mobility is not fully granted, and is determined to shape the EU budget as a lever for increasedstresses, therefore, the importance of structuring the EU budget to reflect, inter alia, the increase in youth mobility;
2010/02/26
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 35 #

2010/2004(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Is of the opinion that support for entrepreneurship and SMEs is a cornerstone of EU policy on youth and innovation; recalls that it has put forward; moreover, despite recalling the relevance of the several pilot projects and preparatory actions in recent yearsconducted with the aim of supporting young entrepreneurs, promotingbelieves that suitable budgetary resources must be channelled towards further projects in support of youth enterprise start-ups and entrepreneurial creativity, developing in particular the culture of entrepreneurship, not least in view of the change in the global economic environment, encourages interconnections between SMEs and, calls for enhancinged worker mobility, and underlines that it will closely monitor the legislative proposals to be presented following the completion of these projects and actions;
2010/02/26
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 79 #

2010/2004(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a new
32a. Emphasises that the continuing process of ageing in agriculture dictates that efforts be made towards generational turnover, with a view to keeping agriculture competitive and able to meet the new environmental challenges post-Copenhagen;
2010/02/26
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 89 #

2010/2004(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a new
35a. Believes it essential, as part of furthering an Area of Freedom, Security and Justice, to strengthen the policy on immigration and support for the integration of immigrants. To that end, considers that action to harmonise the immigration policies of individual Member States must be viewed as a political priority for EU action, with a view to firmly balancing security demands and the defence of fundamental human rights;
2010/02/26
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 98 #

2010/2002(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
37. Takes note, in this respect, of the Commission's communication on an Action Plan to implement the Stockholm Programme, and welcomes, in the field of immigration and support for the integration of immigrants, the proposed increase in CA for the External Borders Fund (254 million, +22 %) and the European Return Fund (114 million, + 29 %); this requires the Commission to reinforce all programmes aimed at dealing with migration issues in the countries of origin;
2010/05/12
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 126 #

2010/2002(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 a new
50a. Stresses the need to increase the Community budget for funding measures designed to address migration phenomena, with a view to improving the management of legal migration, slowing down illegal migration and optimising the impact of migration on development;
2010/05/12
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 16 #

2010/0364(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 834/2007
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall, by means of delegated acts pursuant to Article 38a(1), decide on measures implementing the prohibition on the use of GMOs and products produced from or by GMOsFor the purpose of the prohibition referred to in paragraph 1, the vendor declaration confirming that the products supplied have not been produced from or by GMOs shall be drawn up using the model established by the Commission, by means of delegated acts pursuant to Article 38a(1).
2011/04/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 19 #

2010/0364(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 27
Regulation (EC) No 834/2007
Article 38a – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In order to better take account of the expectations of consumers regarding the quality of organic products and to ensure the adequate application of rules by the authorities, bodies and operators concerned and the proper functioning of the single market and trade, the Commission shall, by means of delegated acts, adopt specific rules, measures and conditions necessary for the application of this Regulation, including the specific definitions related to its scope, subject to the objectives and principles laid down in Title II, for the following:
2011/04/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 127 #

2010/0362(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 113d a (new)
1a) The following Article 113da is inserted: Article 113da Rules seeking to improve and stabilise the operation of the common market in milk products 1. In order to improve and stabilise the operation of the market in dairy products with a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, producer Member States may lay down marketing rules to regulate supply, particularly by way of implementing decisions taken by the inter- branch organisations referred to in Article 123 or decisions taken by the groups of operators managing the PDOs or PGIs referred to in Regulation (EC) No 510/2006. 2. Such rules shall be proportionate to the objective pursued and: (a) may only cover the regulation of supply and shall aim to bring the supply of the product in line with demand; (b) shall not be made binding for more than a (renewable) period of five years of marketing; (c) shall not relate to any transaction after the first marketing of the product concerned; (d) shall not allow for price fixing, including where prices are set for guidance or recommendation; (e) shall not render unavailable an excessive proportion of the product concerned that would otherwise be available; (f) shall not have the effect of preventing an operator from starting production of the product concerned; 2. The rules referred to in paragraph 1 must be brought to the attention of operators by publication in extenso in an official publication of the Member State concerned. 3. The decisions and measures taken by the Member States in year n in accordance with this article shall be notified to the Commission before 1 March of year n+1. 4. The Commission may ask a Member State to withdraw its decision if it finds that that decision excludes competition in a substantial part of the internal market, compromises the free movement of goods or contravenes the objectives of Article 39 of the TFEU.
2011/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 140 #

2010/0362(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 123 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) are made up of representatives of economic activities linked to the production of, trade in, or processing ofand the processing of and the trade in products of the milk and milk products sector. Member States shall take the measures necessary to involve all interested economic groups, from dairy farmers, processors to traders;
2011/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 155 #

2010/0362(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 123 – paragraph 4 – point c – subpoint iii
(iii) drawing up standard forms of contract compatible with Union rules; for the sale of raw milk to dairies and the supply of processed products to distributors and retailers in an integrated approach, taking into account the need to achieve fair competitive conditions and to avoid market distortions, in the interests of all members of the industry, Member States agreeing on the modalities of use of standard contracts in transaction within the sector;
2011/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 160 #

2010/0362(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 123 – paragraph 4 – point c – subpoint vi
(vi) developing methods and instruments for improving product quality at all stages of production and marketing;, with particular reference to products of protected denomination of origin, and also through the adoption of tools to manage supply and economic participation by the producers in programmes which aim to improve quality in accordance with market demands.
2011/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 181 #

2010/0362(COD)

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 126 a – paragraph 1
1. Contracts for the delivery of raw milk by a farmer to a processor of raw milk, or to a collector within the meaning of the second subparagraph of Article 185f(1), may be negotiated by a producer organisation in the milk and milk products sector which is recognised under Article 122, on behalf of its farmer members for part or all of their joint production, provided that the proportion in question is not less than 75%..
2011/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 183 #

2010/0362(COD)

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 126 a – paragraph 2 – point (a)
(a) whether or noprovided that there is a transfer of ownership of the raw milk by the farmers to the producer organisation,
2011/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 250 #

2010/0362(COD)

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 185 f – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. If a Member State decides that eEvery delivery of raw milk by a farmer to a processor of raw milk must be covered by a written contract between the parties, such contract shall fulfil the conditions laid down in paragraph 2.
2011/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 256 #

2010/0362(COD)

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 185 f – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
In the case described in the first subparagraph, the Member State concerned shall also decide that if the delivery of raw milk is made through one or more collectors, each stage of the delivery must be covered by such a contract between the parties. To this end, a "collector" means an undertaking which transports raw milk from a farmer or another collector to a processor of raw milk or another collector, where the ownership of the raw milk is transferred in each case.
2011/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 270 #

2010/0362(COD)

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 185 f – paragraph 2 – point c – subpoint i – indent 2
– vary only on factors which are set out in the contract, in particular the production cost trend and the development of the market situation based on market indicators, the volume delivered and the quality or composition of the raw milk delivered,
2011/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 17 #

2010/0354(COD)

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 112 b - paragraph 3
3. A product shall be considered as conforming to the general marketing standard where the product intended to be marketed is in conformity with an applicable standard, as appropriate, adopted by any of the international organisations listed in Annex XIIb.deleted
2011/05/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 20 #

2010/0354(COD)

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 112 c
In order to address changes in the market situation, taking into account the specificity of each sector, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, adopt, modify and derogate from requirements related to the general marketing standard referred to in Article 112b(1), and rules concerning the conformity referred to in paragraph 3 of that Article , only for a limited period and in exceptional cases, or in response to market crises.
2011/05/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 23 #

2010/0354(COD)

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 112 e - paragraph 1
1. In order to take account of the expectations of consumers and to contribute to the improvement of the economic conditions for the production and marketing of agricultural products as well as to their quality, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, adopt marketing standards by sector or product referred to in Article 112a, at all stages of the marketing, as well as derogations and exemptions from the application of such standards in order to adapt to the constantly changing market conditions, to the evolving consumer demands, as well as in order to take account of developments in relevant international standards and avoid creating obstacles to product innovation, only for a limited period and in exceptional cases, or in response to market crises.
2011/05/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 63 #

2010/0354(COD)

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 112 e - paragraph 3 - point c
(c) the interest of consumers to receive adequate and transparent product information, includingwhich specifies the place of farming to be determined on a case by case approach at the appropriate geographical level;
2011/05/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 68 #

2010/0354(COD)

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 112 e - paragraph 3 - point e a (new)
(ea) fair distribution of added value throughout the agri-food industry;
2011/05/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 72 #

2010/0354(COD)

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 112 e - paragraph 3 - subparagraph 1a (new)
The place of farming, as referred to in point (c) of the first subparagraph, means the place of cultivation or rearing, namely the country of provenance of the agricultural product, whether unprocessed or for use in preparing or producing a foodstuff.
2011/05/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 79 #

2010/0354(COD)

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 112g
In order to take into account the specificity of each sector, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, adopt a tolerance for each standard beyond which the entire batch of products will be considered as not respecting the standard may be adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure.
2011/05/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 85 #

2010/0353(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 6 a (new)
(6a) 'production step' means one of the following: production, processing or preparation and labelling;
2011/05/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 88 #

2010/0353(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a – subpoint iii
(iii) the production, processing and preparation steps of which all take place in the same defined geographical area;
2011/05/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 104 #

2010/0353(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5a With a view to ensuring that consumers are properly informed, in respect of protected geographical indication products the place of provenance of the agricultural product shall be specified, at least in cases where the place of provenance is not the same as the place in which processing took place.
2011/05/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 119 #

2010/0353(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Designations of origin and geographical indications pertaining to products of third countries that are protected in the Union under an international agreement to which the Union is a contracting partyChapter IV of Title V of this Regulation may be entered in the register. Unless specifically identified in the said agreement as protected designations of origin under this Regulation, such names shall be entered in the register as protected geographical indications.
2011/05/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 128 #

2010/0353(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. In the case of products originating in the Union, marketed under a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication registered in accordance with the procedures laid down in this Regulation, the indications ‘protected designation of origin’ or ‘protected geographical indication’ or the Union symbols associated with them shall appear on the labelling. In addition, the corresponding abbreviations "PDO" or "PGI" may appear on the labelling. The name or business name or registered trade mark of the producer or at least one of the persons subject to official controls shall also appear on the labelling.
2011/05/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 130 #

2010/0353(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. In the case of products originating in third countries marketed under a name entered in the register in accordance with Chapter IV of Title V of this Regulation, the indications referred to in paragraph 3 or the Union symbols associated with them may appear on the labelling.
2011/05/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 134 #

2010/0353(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) any direct or indirect commercial use of a registered name in respect of products not covered by the registration insofar as those products are comparable to the products registered under that name or insofar as using the name exploits the reputation of the protected name, including in cases where they are used as ingredients;
2011/05/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 135 #

2010/0353(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) any misuse, imitation or evocation, even if the true origin of the product or service is indicated or if the protected name is translated or accompanied by an expression such as ‘style’, ‘type’, ‘method’, ‘as produced in’, ‘imitation’ or similar, in so far as those products or services are comparable to the products registered under that name or in so far as the misuse, imitation or evocation of the name exploits the reputation of the protected name, including when used as an ingredient;
2011/05/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 139 #

2010/0353(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall take the appropriate administrative and judicial steps to prevent or stop the unlawful use of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications, as referred to in paragraph 1, in particularas a matter of regular procedure as well as at the request of a producer group as provided for in point (a) of Article 42.
2011/05/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 198 #

2010/0353(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The costs of such verification of compliance with the specifications mayshall be borne by the operators subject to those controls. The Member States may also contribute to the costs.
2011/05/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 219 #

2010/0353(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) take measures to enhance the value of products and, where necessary, take steps to prevent or counter any measures which tarnish, or are likely to tarnish the image of those products.
2011/05/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 230 #

2010/0353(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 2
2. Operators preparing and storing a traditional speciality, protected designation of origin or protected geographical indication or who places such traditional speciality guaranteed, protected designation of origin and protected geographical indication on the market for the first time shall also be subject to the system of controls as referred to in Chapter I of this Title.
2011/05/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 29 #

2010/0267(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
2a. In the second subparagraph of Article 6(1), the introductory phrase is replaced by the following: "The standards listed in the third column of Annex III shall be optional except where national rules addressing the standard are applied in a Member State".
2011/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 30 #

2010/0267(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. In order to ensure that measures are taken to maintain the land under permanent pasture at the level of farmers, the Commission shall, by means of delegated acts, adopt provisions including individual obligations at the level of farmers to be respected where it is established that the share of land under permanent pasture is decreasing."
2011/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 32 #

2010/0267(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Article 12 – paragraph 5
5. In order to guarantee the proper functioning of the farm advisory system, the Commission may adopt, by means of delegated acts, provisions aiming at rendering such system fully operational. These provisions may relate, amongst others, to the scope of the farm advisory system and the accessibility criteria for farmers.
2011/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 36 #

2010/0267(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 14
Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Article 27 a – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) rules on any further measurwhich enable the Member States to be taken by the Member Stat any further measures for the proper application of this Chapter as well as arrangements for any mutual assistance needed between Member States.
2011/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 38 #

2010/0267(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 15 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Article 29 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(15a) The following paragraph is added after Article 29(3): 3a. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt rules relating to the payment of advances.
2011/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 39 #

2010/0267(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 16
Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt rules relating to the payment of those advances.deleted
2011/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 40 #

2010/0267(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 28
Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Article 45 a – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) rules on the definition given in the national legislation for ‘inheritance’ and ‘anticipated inheritance';
2011/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 42 #

2010/0267(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 35 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Article 64 – paragraph 2
(35a) In Article 64, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: "However, where a farmer in a sector concerned does not hold any payment entitlement, he shall be allocated payment entitlements: (a) the number of which shall be equal to the number of hectares he declares in accordance with Article 35(1) in respect of the year of integration of the coupled support scheme into the single payment scheme, and in any case not higher than the number of hectares for which the coupled aid was received; (b) the value of which shall be established by dividing the amount resulting from the application of paragraph 1 by the number established in accordance with point (a) of this subparagraph."
2011/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 43 #

2010/0267(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 38 – point a a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Article 68 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(aa) In paragraph 3, the following subparagraph is inserted after the third subparagraph: "For the purposes of the aid application under paragraph 1(d) of this article, concerning insurance premiums, the Member States shall adopt rules to establish the calculation of the producer's average annual distribution referred to in Article 70(2)."
2011/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 44 #

2010/0267(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 38 – point d
Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Article 68 – paragraph 9 – point b
(b) rules on the calculation of the destruction of the average annual production of a farmer in accordance with Article 70(2) for the support referred to in paragraph 1(d) of this Article, including rules on the obligation for farmers to inform the Member State of their insurance policy;
2011/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 48 #

2010/0267(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 76 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Article 149 – point c
76a. In Article 149, point (c) is replaced by the following: "(c) the standard on establishment of buffer strips along water courses, as provided for in Annex III, shall apply from 1 January 2010 at the earliest and by 1 January 2014 at the latest."
2011/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 13 #

2010/0266(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 29 – point b a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005
Article 71 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
(ba) The following paragraph is added after paragraph 3: ‘3a. Work done on a time and materials basis as part of rural development measures by the ultimate beneficiaries using manpower, materials and equipment which a firm has to hand shall be eligible for an EAFRD contribution; in such cases, the eligibility of expenditure shall be calculated on the basis of a price list for the various works performed.’
2011/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 8 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the share of agricultural value added from the food supply chain has dropped from 31% in 1995 to 24% in 2005 in the EU-25, and whereas preliminary figures for the following years show a further decrease of the share returning to farmers, against a constant increase of profits by processors and retailers, retailers and economic operators outside the food supply chain,
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 14 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas the food supply chain involves farmers, food processing industries, wholesalers, retailers, catering, restaurants, direct supply from subsistence and private production, but also economic operators from outside the food supply chain, such as communications and promotions companies, suppliers of transport and logistics, energy and utilities, packaging, technical resources, additives, technologies and suppliers of consultancy services; whereas this complexity and high diversity must be taken into account in order to improve the sustainability of the whole chain,
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 36 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission and Member states to urgently address the problem of unfair distribution of profits within the food chain, including the profits of operators from outside the food supply chain, especially with regard to fair incomes for farmers;
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 68 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to submit a legislative proposal for introducing mandatory annual reporting by the top 20 traders, processors, wholesalers and retailers on their market shares (with data on private labels) for key food items and on, retailers and operators from outside the food supply chain on their market shares (with data on private labels) in relation to key food items and to the labour costs borne by those involved in the food supply chain, the external costs paid for transport, logistics, packaging, energy and technical resources, taxes, social security charges and insurance costs, the cost of red tape, volumes and prices of imports of food products from third countries; the report should also include their monthly sales volumes, so as to allow all market partners to estimate trends in demand, supply and price developments in the food chain;
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 124 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to amend European competition law so as to prevent damage caused by concentration and resultant buyer power abuse in the food chain, for example through late payments to farmers, forced discounts, resale at loss, high volume requirements and unjustified listing fees, not to mention dominant positions stemming from the abnormal functioning of labour markets, of transport and logistics, energy and utilities, packaging, technical resources, additives, technologies and consultancy services;
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 163 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the competences of European commodity exchange authorities so as to limit and prevent speculation on food commodities and to work towards the implementation of adequate EU measures preventing speculation on non-agricultural commodities to influence agricultural futures; calls on the Commission, furthermore, to facilitate the creation of specific product organisations by extending membership opportunities also to persons other than farmers, also by overcoming the concept of 'minimum commitment to supply a product';
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 165 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Urges the Commission, likewise, to develop decisions and measures to enable the quota of commodities that are imported to and processed in EU countries to be reduced, to guarantee genuine price regulation for agricultural commodities and greater severity with regard to compliance with health and hygiene standards by third countries exporting to the EU, to draw up agreements for international consignments at reduced rates and with improved services and to implement a specific public intervention policy to improve infrastructure; calls on the Commission, moreover, genuinely to facilitate agricultural investments in the wind-energy and solar-energy sectors and to promote Community policies which encourage the opening up of the markets in technical resources and the formation of collective purchasing groups;
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 196 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to adapt EU hygiene standardrules on hygiene and health protection, on the fight against adulteration and price support for farms which voluntarily comply with production rules in relation to local or distance marketing and the shelf life of products, to decentralise and simplify certification and control systems, and to promote direct producer-consumer relations and short food supply chains, the sustainability benefits of which have been documented by EC research projects; urges the Commission, moreover, to adopt appropriate rules for the selection of a list of products of excellence to be protected by specific labels and recognised by the WTO, and to provide for indications of origin of the agricultural commodity on labels;
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 157 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the recognition of the multi- functional role of farmers in delivering public goods such as preserving our environment, high-quality food production, good animal husbandry, shaping and improving the diversity and quality of valued landscapes in the EU, and the move to more sustainable farming practices by not only meeting the basic requirements for maintenance of the land in a Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC) but also achieving even higher standards through agri-environmental schemes, precision farming and, organic production and all other forms of sustainable agricultural practices;
2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 334 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Recalls, therefore, that unless farming activity is preserved and economically viable across the EU, no provision of social nor environmental public goods will be possible;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 343 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Points out that, through measures such as active ecosystem management, farmers have the potential to deliver additional environmental benefits that match societal demands, in particular soil preservation and restoration, sound water management and quality improvement and farmland biodiversity preservation, and that they must be encouraged to do so;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 414 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
36. Believes that there has to be a minimum safety netmechanisms contributing to the stability of farm incomes should remain in place within the future framework of the CAP in order to manage extreme market price volatility and provide rapid and efficient responses to economic crises arising in the sector;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 465 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40 a. Considers CAP should encourage the diffusion of knowledge and good agricultural practices to further increase the efficiency and sustainability of European agriculture;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 467 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 b (new)
40 b. Recommends to this end the active presence of agronomic advisors in the regions to guide farmers in their attempts to deliver environmental public goods;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 493 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
44. Believes that the new CAP must be simple to administer and reduce red tape and administrative burdens on farmers by moving towards the use of delivery tools such as outcome agreements and simple contractsetting the goals and empowering farmers to choose their own farming systems to meet the objectives;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 621 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
54. Considers that there should be no return to coupled payments as a guiding principle of the CAP; however, given the move from a historical to an area support model, takes the view that a limited margin for flexibility should be left to Member States to respond to the specific needs of their territory, in the form of capped coupled payments for vulnerable grassland livestock areacontinued agricultural activity in economically vulnerable or environmentally sensitive sectors, in compliance with WTO requirements;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 701 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59
59. Believes that the CAP needs to further incentivise biodiversity and environmental protection measures by providing the opportunity for the vast majority of agricultural land to be covered by agri- environmental schemes to reward farmers for the delivery of additional eco-system services, while other measures beneficial to the environment such as organic farming projects, development of high natural value farming, the sustainable use of forests, water and soil, and the development of high natural value farmingall other forms of sustainable intensive agricultural practices should also be encouraged; considers that all these rural development measures should remain co- financed, with an increased budget if necessary;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 11 #

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the objective should be to reduce the costs of the CAP, both direct and indirect, by facilitating the work of the administrative authorities, but above all by enabling farmers to spend more time working their land,
2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 100 #

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that yearly CC controls for statutory management requirements (SMR) should be reduced, or even abolishedreplaced by random checks, if there have only been a few infringements in recent years;
2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 125 #

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that the number of CC requirements should not steadily increase where there is no need for them to do so and that, on the contrary, the requirements in question should be clearly defined in a single regulatory framework;
2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 145 #

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses that in the first year of application the farmer needs to state the codes for the land used; that if the application is for the whole area, no further information regarding area is required; if the application is for part of the area, the farmer needs to specify the areause to which each part of the area is put; and for the second and subsequent years the farmer need only specify changes in the use of his land;
2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 177 #

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Believes that the lack of transparency regarding penalties and obligations on farmers should be eliminated, and that there is a need for more precise and readily comprehensible obligations for farmers;
2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 275 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the amounts of fat, saturates, carbohydrates, sugars, natural antioxidants (i.e. those found in the original raw material), protein and salt.
2011/03/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 369 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – point 1
1. The name of the food shall include or be accompanied by particulars as to the physical condition of the food or the specific treatment which it has undergone (for example, powdered, freeze-dried, quick-frozen, concentrated, smoked, deodorised) in all cases where omission of such information could mislead the purchaser.
2011/03/23
Committee: ENVI