13 Amendments of Peter JAHR related to 2014/0100(COD)
Amendment 386 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The risk of non-compliance with the organic production rules is considered higher in agricultural holdings which include units not managed under organic production rules. Therefore, after an appropriate five- year conversion period, all agricultural holdings in the Union which aim to become organic should be entirely managed in compliance with the requirements applicable to organic production. Organic agricultural holdings should undergo the same conversion period in all Member States, irrespective of whether they have previously adhered to agri-environmental measures supported by Union funds. However, no conversion period is necessary in the case of fallow land. In order to ensure quality, traceability and compliance with this Regulation and adaptation to technical developments, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of establishing rules supplementing the general conversion rules or supplementing and amending the specific conversion rules.
Amendment 437 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) In the absence of specific Union rules on the measures to take when non- authorised substances or products are present in organic products, different approaches have been developed and implemented across the Union. This situation creates uncertainties for operators, control authorities and control bodies. It may also entail a different treatment of operators in the Union and affect consumers' confidence in organic products. It is therefore appropriate to lay down clear and uniform provisions to prohibit marketing as organic those products in which any non-authorised products or substances are present beyond given levels. Those levels should be established taking account in particular of Commission Directive 2006/125/EC31 on processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young childrenlevels which are a third lower than those for conventional products. __________________ 31 Commission Directive 2006/125/EC of 5 December 2006 on processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children (OJ L 339, 6.12.2006, p. 16).
Amendment 652 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Farmers and operators producing seaweed or aquaculture animals shall respect a five-year conversion period. During the whole conversion period they shall apply the rules on organic production laid down in this Regulation and, in particular, the specific rules on conversion set out in Annex II.
Amendment 742 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) as plant protection products; throughout the European Union or in one or more of the zones defined in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009;
Amendment 751 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) as non-therapeutic medicines and products which contribute to animal health and animal welfare.
Amendment 759 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point ii a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point ii a (new)
(iia) zonal authorisation of products is possible only if, through a reduction in the use of other products and substances, a positive ecological effect can be achieved and, otherwise, an unacceptable deterioration in traditionally organic- quality crops in the zone concerned is likely;
Amendment 781 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. Products in which the presence of products or substances that have not been authorised in accordance with Article 19 is detected beyond the maximum levels established taking account in particular of Directive 2006/125/EC, which shall be one third of the maximum level permitted for conventional products, shall not be marketed as organic.
Amendment 950 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 35 – paragraph 1 a (new)
By 31 December 2016, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on organic pig farming and organic poultry farming. That report shall include stocking density criteria and requirements in terms of the farming, feeding, healthcare, sick care and management of each species. In particular, the impact on animal welfare and the development of the holdings concerned should be investigated. When needed, the Commission shall draft proposed amendments to Annex II Part II points 2.3 and 2.4 of this Regulation, together with EGTOP and organic pig farmers/organic poultry farmers from the relevant Member States (Member States accounting for a minimum of 5 % of organic pigs or organic poultry farmed in the EU as a whole), based on that report.
Amendment 1018 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part I – point 1.4.2 – paragraph 1
Annex II – part I – point 1.4.2 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.7.6
Annex II – part II – point 1.7.6
1.7.6. Tethering or isolation of livestock shall be prohibited, unless for individual animals for a limited period of time, and in so far as this is justified for veterinary reasons. Competent authorities may authorise cattle in micro-enterprises to be tethered if it is not possible to keep the cattle in groups appropriate to their behaviour requirements, provided they have access to pastures during the grazing period, and at least twice a week access to open air areas when grazing is not possible.
Amendment 1145 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.7.11
Annex II – part II – point 1.7.11
1.7.11. Physical castration shall be allowed in order to maintain the quality of products and traditional production practices but only under adequate anaesthesia or analgesia and by carrying out the operation only at the most appropriate age by qualified personnel. Alternative non- hormonal means or methods that prevent or reduce the application of physical castration, such as immunological inhibition of pheromones through use of certain genetic selections with less pronounced pheromones or feed additives, are permitted.
Amendment 1177 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 2.3
Annex II – part II – point 2.3
Amendment 1197 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 2.4
Annex II – part II – point 2.4