2515 Amendments of Peter JAHR
Amendment 64 #
2023/2720(RSP)
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the continued need to better protect pollinators from risks resulting from pesticides and biocides, and regrets the delay in taking action to protect pollinators through the authorisation procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) 1107/20097and Regulation (EU) 528/20128; _________________ 7 Regat effective pest control can ensure the yields and qualities of agricultural products and that trade- offs resulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1). 8 Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (OJ L 167, 27.6.2012, p. 1).ng from the protection of pollinators must be weighed up and met with practical solutions;
Amendment 139 #
2023/2720(RSP)
Paragraph 19
19. Highlights the essential role of farmers in maintaining habitats for pollinators and fostering sustainable agricultural practices that prioritise the well-being of these crucial species and contribute to the preservation of biodiversity and to the protection of crops in terms of security of supply of food and feed;
Amendment 155 #
2023/2720(RSP)
Paragraph 23
23. Recognises the importance of citizen scientists and taxonomistfarmers, who need to be supported further so that they can strengthen their expertise and good practices and share them across Member States; appreciates the successful work of Pollinator Ambassadors in motivating citizens and businesses;
Amendment 159 #
2023/2720(RSP)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Amendment 162 #
2023/2720(RSP)
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support education programmes for beekeepers and agronomy students in order to build capacities in the management and promotion of biodiversity and pollination as an ecosystem service; stresses that incentive schemes for measures promoting pollinator populations are necessary and that farmers and other land users should be financially supported, and that cooperation with and the voluntary involvement of land users should be emphasised in the promotion of pollinators in the agricultural landscape;
Amendment 7 #
2023/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the European Parliament is the only EU institution directly elected by EU citizens; whereas Parliament has long been at the forefront of the development of the petitions process internationally and has the most open and transparent petitions process in Europe, allowing petitioners to participate fully in its activities;
Amendment 13 #
2023/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas when adopting its meeting agenda, the Committee on Petitions should pay attention to petitions and topics with significant relevance for discussion at EU level and to the need to maintain an equitable geographical coverage of topics according to the petitions receivedall admissible petitions, independently of the topic of the petition or its origin;
Amendment 25 #
2023/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls the European dimension of the Committee on Petitions, which can be addressed by citizens from all 27 Member States on issues that fall within the scope of the EU Treaties and EU law; believes that the Committee has a special responsibility to uphold this European dimension and to demonstrate the added value of European unity and integration to citizens; is of the opinion that the treatment of petitions should be geographically balanced and proportionate to the size of each Member State; believes, in this respect,believes that the European Parliament should increase its efforts to promote the role and work of its Committee on Petitions and raise awareness among all EU citizens of the possibility to address a petition to the European Parliament; urges the political groups represented in the Committee on Petitions to seek consensus and balance with regard to selecting and treating petitions;
Amendment 33 #
2023/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to raise awareness among its staff about the need to use plain, simple and empatheticappropriate language, in order to convey clearly understandable responses to the petitioners; encourages the Commission to delegate the role of presenting the Commission’s positions in the meetings of the Committee on Petitions to more senior and high- ranking staff;
Amendment 35 #
2023/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Finds it worrying that the Commission does not provide updated information on petitions related to infringement procedures and on their state of play; deplores, in this regard, the lack of systematic follow-up in the communication with the Committee on Petitions; reiterates its call on the Commission to regularly update the Committee on Petitions on developments in infringement proceedings and to ensure that the Committee on Petitions gets access to the relevant Commission documents on infringement procedures which were launched based on the petitions received, and on EU Pilot procedures; is of the opinion that increased transparency and regular feedback on the handling of ongoing infringement procedures by the Commission would be beneficial for the Committee’s follow-up of open petitions;
Amendment 50 #
2023/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes that environmental issues remained an area of serious concern for petitioners in 2022; regrets that environmental rules are not always highlights that numerous petitions describe alleged incorrectly implemented ination by the Member States, as described in numerous petitions raising complaints of EU legislation about air quality, noise pollution, waste management and the deterioration of natural ecosystems, among other things; points to the work the Committee on Petitions continued to carry out in 2022 on the impact of mining activities on the environment, putting a number of petitions received on this topic on the agenda; draws attention to citizens’ concerns about the environmental impacts of renewable energy, especially relating to wind farms, and to the public hearing of 15 June 2022 on the social and environmental impacts of renewable energy;
Amendment 61 #
2023/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Highlights the need to provide sign language interpretation services and easy- to-readunctually provide International sign language translinterpretations for committee meetings, plenary meetings and all other Parliamentmajor events and meetings, in order to make them accessible for persons with disabilities;
Amendment 63 #
2023/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Acknowledges the European Ombudsman’s regular contributions to the work of the Committee on Petitions throughout the year; firmly believes that the Union’s institutions, bodies and agencies must ensure consistent and effective follow-up toadequate follow-up to and discussions on the recommendations of the Ombudsman;
Amendment 7 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes note of the EUR 53,76 mbillion in commitments and EUR 52,58 mbillion in payment for agriculture; nonetheless calls for an increase of the budget considering the challenges that the agri-food sector has faced in 2023 and still needs to tackle in 2024;
Amendment 10 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the role that agriculture plays in achieving the Union objectives of food security, sustainable growth, social inclusion, and combating climate change, therefore insists that there should be no cuts to the agricultural budget, especially given the fact that the agricultural sector is frequently affected by crises that require a budgetary response;
Amendment 30 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out the negative effects of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine on food securEuropean and global food security as well as food affordability;
Amendment 44 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for additional support for Member Statefarmers with the lowest direct payments in order to strengthen their capacity to withstand inflationary pressures and increased input prices;abilise their income
Amendment 50 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is committed to ensuring that generational renewal must remain a high priority in the future CAP programming period; calls for the strengthening of support measures for young farmers and for the improvement of their access to land and credit, stresses the need for targeted measures aimed at supporting start-ups by young farmers, easing their entry into farming and facilitating the takeover of farms by young people and by women as they play a fundamental role in maintaining the economic resilience of rural areas;
Amendment 54 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. calls for the levels of support for young farmers to be increased and for the improvement of their access to land and credit;
Amendment 67 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of funding research and innovation in the agri-food sector; retherefore calls on the importance of ensuring that research results reach farm levelCommission to provide sufficient financial support for further uptake of smart and innovate solutions in the agricultural sector given their proven environmental benefits and greater agricultural efficiency is required; considers that precision farming and the use of digitisation should be further analysed and promoted;
Amendment 72 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Recalls the importance of ensuring that research results reach farm level; stresses that obstacles such as lack of standardisation of data formats must be eliminated so that agricultural data can be used efficiently and to its full potential;
Amendment 74 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the acceleration of the digital transformation in agriculture and rural areas, which is crucial for ensuring resilience and stemming the depopulation of these areas; stresses that digital transformation in rural needs more support, especially as those involved in the agri-food chain are confronted with the growing impact of the Russian war in Ukraine;
Amendment 90 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Insists that any revenue to the Union budget deriving from any assigned revenues or repayments of irregularities from agriculture in previous years should remain under Heading 3;
Amendment 92 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Believes that the Union can make a vital contribution to the promotion of healthy eating habits, especially among children, and therefore considers it essential to make full use of the ceilings provided for in relation to the Union school schemes; therefore calls on the Member States to strengthen their national programmes to ensure full utilisation of the maximum available allocations by establishing less bureaucratic programmes;
Amendment 94 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. stresses the importance of the agricultural reserve to assist the agricultural sector in the event of market developments or crises that affect agricultural production or distribution; underlines that the exceptional measures adopted so far in 2023 amount to EUR 530,5 million, which will be partially covered by the 2024 agricultural reserve; calls on the Commission to ensure that sufficient funding will be available in the event of new crises in 2024, while ensuring that direct payments to farmers are not affected and, where appropriate, exploring the possibility of mobilising funds outside the CAP;
Amendment 25 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) There is less and less general awareness of food waste prevention. That is why targeted and regular campaigns and information are needed for every age group.
Amendment 28 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Having regard to the Union’s commitment to the ambition set out in SDG Target 12.3, the setting of food waste reduction targets to be achieved by Member States by 2030 should provide a strong policy impulse to take action and ensure a significant contribution to global targets. However, given the legally binding nature of such targets, they should be proportionate and feasible, and take into account the role of different actors in the food supply chain as well as their capacity (in particular micro and small enterprises). In addition, a distinction must be made between avoidable and unavoidable food losses. The establishment of legally binding targets should thus follow a step- wise approach, starting with a level which is lower than the one set under the SDG, with a view to ensuring a consistent response of Member States and tangible progress towards Target 12.3.
Amendment 31 #
2023/0234(COD)
(10 a) Having regard to the work of the European Economic and Social Committee and the European Food Security Crisis preparedness and response Mechanism, whereby the contribution of packaging in reducing food waste and ensuring food supply and security has been recognised;
Amendment 48 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14 a) In order to ensure that actors in the food supply chain and Member State authorities consistently interpret food waste data and reporting monitoring, the Commission shall issue guidelines on the methodology for the measurement of food waste;
Amendment 79 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 Directive 2008/98/EC on waste
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 Directive 2008/98/EC on waste
(d a) supporting innovation in packaging, taking into account the important role of food packaging in the food value chain to prevent the generation of food waste and ensure food safety;
Amendment 81 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2008/98/EC on waste
Article 9, paragraph 1
Article 9, paragraph 1
(d b) fostering the cooperation among all the actors along the food supply chain to identify tools to achieve a better balance between production and demand;
Amendment 92 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2008/98/EC on waste
Article 9a, paragraph 3
Article 9a, paragraph 3
3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 38a to supplement this Directive as regards laying down a common methodology and minimum quality requirements for the uniform measurement of food waste levels. When developing these delegated acts, the Commission should take into account scientific or other available technical information, including relevant international standards such as the Food Loss and Waste Accounting and Reporting Standard of the World Resources Institute.
Amendment 96 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2008/98/EC on waste
Article 9, paragraph 3
Article 9, paragraph 3
3 a. The Commission shall facilitate the harmonised food waste measurement, by issuing relevant guidelines to help actors along the supply chain, as well as Member State authorities, to consistently interpret food waste data and reporting requirements;
Amendment 113 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2008/98/EC on waste
Article 9a, paragraph 5
Article 9a, paragraph 5
5. Where a Member State can provide data for a reference year prior to 2020, whichFood waste may include components that include parts intended for human consumption and parts not intended for human consumption. Food waste from food intended for human consumption is referred to as avoidable food waste. Food waste from food not intended for human consumption is referred to as unavoidable food waste. For Member States that can demonstrate that they have carried out different measurements of food waste in relation to avoidable and unavoidable parts of food waste, the use of avoidable food waste as a unit of measurement for monitoring the food waste reduction target should be allowed, provided that the data have been collected using methods comparable to the methodology and minimum quality requirements for the uniform measurement of levels of food waste as set out in the Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/1597, an earlier reference year may be used. The Member State shall notifyinform the Commission and the other Member States of its intention to use an earlier reference yearvoidable waste as a unit of measurement within 18 months of the entry into force of this Directive and shall provide the Commission with the data and measurement methods used to collect them. Member States shall assess the amount of food waste composted in households, the amount of food waste fed to domestic animals and the amount of food disposed of as or with waste water, using an appropriate procedure in accordance with the uniform measurement methods laid down in Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/1597.
Amendment 50 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Soil is a vital, limited, non- renewable and irreplaceable resource that is crucial for the economy, the environment, food security and the society.
Amendment 56 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Healthy soils are in good chemical, biological and physical condition so that they can provide ecosystem services that are vital to humans and the environment, such as safe, nutritious and sufficient food, biomass, clean water, nutrients cycling, carbon storage and a habitat for biodiversity. However, 60 to 70 % of the soils in the Union are deteriorated and continue to deteriorate.
Amendment 82 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The Commission’s Communication on safeguarding food security and reinforcing the resilience of food systems47 stressed that food sustainability is fundamental for food security. Healthy soils make the Union food system more resilient by providing the basis for nutritious and sufficient food. The Common Agricultural Policy provides a harmonised framework to ensure food supply security. __________________ 47 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, Safeguarding food security and reinforcing the resilience of food systems, COM (2022) 133 final.
Amendment 91 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Soils host more than 25% of all biodiversity and are the second largest carbon pool of the planet. Due to their ability to capture and store carbon, healthy soils contribute to the achievement of the Union’s objectives on climate change. Healthy soils also provide a favourable habitat for organisms to thrive and are crucial for enhancing biodiversity and the stability of ecosystems. Biodiversity below and above ground are intimately connected and interact through mutualistic relationships (e.g. mycorrhizal fungi that connect plant roots).
Amendment 96 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Soil degradation impacts fertility, yields, pest resistance and nutritional food quality. Since 95 % of our food is directly or indirectly produced on soils and the global population continues to increase, it is key that this finite natural resource remains healthy to ensure food security in the long-term and secure the productivity and profitability of Union agriculture. Sustainable soil management practices, as laid down in the Common Agricultural Policy, maintain or enhance soil health and contribute to the sustainability and resilience of the food system.
Amendment 101 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The long-term objective of the Directive is to achieve healthy soils by 2050. As an intermediate step, in light of the limited knowledge about the condition of soils and about the effectiveness and costs of the measures to regenerate their health, the directive takes a staged approach. In the first stage the focus will be on setting up the soil monitoring framework and assessing the situation of soils throughout the EU. It also includes requirements to lay down measures to manage soils sustainably and regenerate unhealthy soils once their condition is established, but without imposing an obligation to achieve healthy soils by 2050 neither intermediate targets. This proportionate approach will allow sustainable soil management and regeneration of unhealthy soils to be well prepared, incentivised and set in motion. In a second stage, as soon as the results of the first assessment of soils and trends analysis are available, the Commission will take stock of the progress towards the 2050 objective and the experience thereof, and will propose a review of the directive if necessary to accelerate progress towards 2050.
Amendment 120 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
Amendment 134 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 34
Recital 34
Amendment 136 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 36
Recital 36
Amendment 139 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
Recital 37
Amendment 161 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 48
Recital 48
Amendment 163 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 49
Recital 49
Amendment 165 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 50
Recital 50
Amendment 180 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. The objective of the Directive is to put in place a solid and coherent soil monitoring framework for all soils across the EU and to continuously improve soil health in the Union with the view to achieve healthy soils by 2050 and maintain soils in healthy condition, considering technical feasibility and economic proportionality, and maintain soils in healthy condition, while taking into account all sol functions, so that they can supply multiple ecosystem services and fulfil as well its utilisation functions at a scale sufficient to meet equally environmental, societal and economic needs, prevent and mitigate the impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss, increase the resilience against natural disasters and for food security and that soil contamination is reduced to levels no longer considered harmful to human health and the environment.
Amendment 182 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
(1) The objective of the Directive is to put in place a solid and coherent soil monitoring framework for all soils across the EU and to continuously improve soil health in the Union with the view to achieve healthy soils by 2050 and maintain soils in healthy condition, taking account of technical feasibility and economic proportionality, so that they can supply multiple ecosystem services at a scale sufficient to meet environmental, societal and economic needs, prevent and mitigate the impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss, increase the resilience against natural disasters and for food security and that soil contamination is reduced to levels no longer considered harmful to human health and the environment.
Amendment 192 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
This Directive applies to all soils in the territory of Member States. This Directive shall not apply to activities or installations that are already subject to other specific national legislations insofar as these already cover issues of soil protection, soil monitoring, soil resilience or soil remediation.
Amendment 193 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
This Directive applies to all soils in the territory of Member States with the exception of soils subject to Regulations (EU) 2021/2115, (EU) 2021/2116, (EU) 2021/2117 of the European Parliament and of the Council and acts based on those Regulations.
Amendment 195 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘soil’ means the top layer ofrooting zone of plants in the Earth’s crust situated between the bedrock and the land surface, which is composed of mineral particles, organic matter, waterliquid components, air and living organisms, excluding groundwater, aquifers, water beds and raw material deposits;
Amendment 205 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘soil health’ means the physical, chemical and biological condition of the soil determining its capacity to function as a vital living system and to provide ecosystem services, and its ability to produce, taking into consideration the land use and its purpose;
Amendment 207 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
4. ‘soil health’ means the physical, chemical and biological condition of the soil determining its capacity to function as a vital living system and to provide ecosystem services, taking account of land use and the purpose thereof;
Amendment 217 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
(4a) “Heavily modified soils” means soils where the provision of ecosystem services is almost completely hampered to such a degree that it is almost impossible to restore.
Amendment 262 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Amendment 292 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Amendment 296 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall, subject to agreement from Member States concerned, carry out regular soil measurements on soil samples taken in-situ, based on the relevant descriptors and methodologies referred to in Articles 7 and 8, to support Member States’ monitoring of soil health. Where a Member State provides agreement in accordance with this paragraph, it shall ensure that the Commission can carry out such in-situ soil sampling only with the express permission of the landowner and land manager.
Amendment 298 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 6
Article 6 – paragraph 6
Amendment 301 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 7
Article 6 – paragraph 7
Amendment 302 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 8
Article 6 – paragraph 8
Amendment 315 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Amendment 323 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall determine sampling points by applying the methodology set out in part A of Annex II taking into account risk assessments based on existing monitoring systems.
Amendment 326 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 331 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that new soil measurements are performed at least every 510 years.
Amendment 332 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 335 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Amendment 338 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Amendment 345 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall ensure that soil health assessments are performed at least every 510 years and that the first soil health assessment is performed by … (OP: please insert the date = 510 years after date of entry into force of the Directive).
Amendment 349 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 360 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
By way of derogation, artificial and heavily modified soils, as defined within Article 3, shall be excluded from meeting the conditions for healthy soils as referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article.
Amendment 361 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
By way of derogation from the subparagraph 1, soils shall also be considered healthy if individual values do not fulfil the established criteria due to the natural heterogeneity of the soils or natural influences.
Amendment 365 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 366 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Soil is unhealthy where at least one of the criteria referred to in subparagraph 1 is not met (‘unhealthy soil’) and this is not attributable to the natural heterogeneity of the soils or natural influences.
Amendment 381 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 391 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 6
Article 9 – paragraph 6
Amendment 398 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Amendment 409 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) defining sustainable soil management practices respecting the sustainable soil management principles listed in Annex III to be gradually implemented on all managed soils and, on the basis of the outcome of the soil assessments carried out in accordance with Article 9, regeneration practices to be gradually implemented in situations where soil is unhealthy, and insofar as the intended type of land use is unaffected, on the unhealthy soils concerned in the Member States;
Amendment 436 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall duly categorise the practices and measures referred to in this paragraph with regard to the intended type of land use. Member States shall identify synergies with the programmes, plans and measures set out in Annex IV. The soil health monitoring data, the results of the soil health assessments, the analysis referred to in Article 9 and the sustainable soil management measures shall inform the development of the programmes, plans and measures set out in Annex IV.
Amendment 440 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Member States shall ensure that the process of elaboration of the practices referred to in the first subparagraph is open, inclusive and effective and that the public concerned, in particular landowners and managers, are involved and are given early and effective opportunities to participate in their elaboration.
Amendment 453 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Amendment 504 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall lay down a mandatory conservation requirement for agricultural and forest land to secure the supply of food, feed and renewable raw materials and in the interest of the bioeconomy;
Amendment 506 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Member States shall take all necessary measures to achieve net zero in the use of agricultural and forest land for settlement or transport measures in 2030.
Amendment 511 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
(1) Member States shall manage the risks for human health and the environment of potentially contaminated sites and contaminated sites, and keep them to acceptable levels, taking account of the environmental, social and economic impacts of the soil contamination and of the risk reduction measures taken pursuant to Article 15 paragraph 4. Human health risk assessments should always be based on type of land use.
Amendment 513 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Additional funding shall be provided to finance implementation of risk reduction measures of potentially contaminated sites and contaminated sites, and to compensate the losses of farmers who are not responsible for soil contamination”.
Amendment 514 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 517 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point c
Amendment 523 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
(1) Member States shall systematically and actively identify all sites where a soil contamination is suspected based on evidence collected through all available meanppropriate means and set procedures (‘potentially contaminated sites’).
Amendment 526 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Amendment 531 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
(1) Member States shall ensure that all potentially contaminated sites identified in accordance with Article 13 are subject to soil investigation, where appropriate and in order of priorities.
Amendment 535 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Amendment 539 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
(3) For each contaminated site identified pursuant to Article 14 or by any other means, the responsible competent authority shall carry out a site-specific assessment for the current and planned land uses to determine whether the contaminated site poses unacceptable risks for human health or the environment. Member States may, where appropriate, consider assessments carried out in accordance with Directive 2011/92/EU and/or Directive 2010/75/EU and/or Directive 2012/18/EU sufficient.
Amendment 543 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 5
Article 15 – paragraph 5
(5) The risk reduction measures may consist of the measures referred to in Annex V. When deciding on the appropriate risk reduction measures, the competent authority shall take into consideration the costs, benefits, effectiveness, durability, and technical feasibility of available risk reduction measures. The competent authority shall also take into account the measures already implemented or planned under Directive 2012/18/EU and/or Directive 2010/75/EU.
Amendment 545 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Upon assessment of the risk and risk remediation measures as referred to in the previous paragraph, the competent authority shall assess the impact of those measures on productive agricultural, forestry, or horticultural soils and their conventional and organic practices.
Amendment 547 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. The competent authorities shall ensure that all risk remediation and risk reduction measures which could take place on agricultural, forestry, or horticultural carry the full financial burden of implementation, as well as potential financial losses from the disturbing of permanent crops, removal of inputs listed in the contaminants list from active practice, and the potential loss in land value from identification and registration of a land plot as contaminated.
Amendment 549 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16
Article 16
Amendment 554 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Given the priority inherently attached to the establishment of soil monitoring and sustainable management and regeneration of soils, the implementation of this Directive shall be supported by existing Union financial programmes in accordance with their applicable rules and conditions, as well as from national financing.
Amendment 568 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point i
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point i
Amendment 571 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point ii
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point ii
Amendment 574 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Amendment 575 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The first reports shall be submitted by … (OP: please insert date = 510 years and 6 months after entry into force of the Directive).
Amendment 576 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – point c
Amendment 579 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall make public the data generated by the monitoring carried out under Article 8 and the assessment carried out under Article 9 of this Directive accessible to the public only with the express permission of the landowner and land manager and in an aggregated and anonymized form, in accordance with the provisions under Article 11 of Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council80 for geographically explicit data and Article 5 of Directive (EU) 2019/1024 for other data. __________________ 80 Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2007 establishing an Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community (INSPIRE) (OJ L 108, 25.4.2007, p. 1).
Amendment 584 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall ensure that soil health data made accessible through the digital soil health data portal referred to in Article 6 is available to the public only with the express permission of the landowner and land manager and in an aggregated and anonymised form in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council81 and Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council82 . __________________ 81 Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39). 82 Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on the application of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters to Community institutions and bodies (OJ L 264, 25.9.2006, p. 13).
Amendment 586 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that the information referred to in Article 18 of this Directive is available and accessible to the public only with the express permission of the landowner and land manager and in an aggregated and anonymized form in accordance with Directive 2003/4/EC, Directive 2007/2/EC and Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the Parliament and of the Council83 . __________________ 83 Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on open data and the re-use of public sector information (OJ L 172, 26.6.2019, p. 56).
Amendment 603 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22
Article 22
Amendment 609 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23
Article 23
Amendment 619 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
(1) By (OP :please insert the date = 610 years after the date of entry into force of the Directive), the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of this Directive to assess the progress towards its objectives and the need to amend its provisions in order to set more specific requirements to ensure that unhealthy soils are regenerated and that all soils will be healthy by 2050. This evaluation shall take into account, inter alia, the following elements:
Amendment 656 #
Amendment 697 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV
Annex IV
Amendment 57 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation sets out rules concerning the production and marketing of forest reproductive material (‘FRM’) and in particular requirements for the approval of basic material intended for the production of FRM, the origin and traceability of that basic material, FRM categories, requirements for FRM identity and quality, certification, labelling, packaging, imports and exports, professional operators, the registration of basic material, requirements for controls and the national contingency plans.
Amendment 60 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation applies to FRM of the tree species and artificial hybrids thereof, listed in Annex I with a view to be marketed.
Amendment 65 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point c
Amendment 71 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – introductory part
(1) ‘forest reproductive material’ (‘FRM’) means cones, infructescenses, fruits and seeds intended for the production of aseed units and planting stock, that belong to tree species and artificial hybrids thereof listed in Annex I to this Regulation and used for afforestation, reforestation and other tree planting for any of the following purposes:
Amendment 77 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
(b) conservation of forest genetic resources and biodiversity conservation;
Amendment 80 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point f
Amendment 84 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘seed unit’ means cones, infructescenses, fruits and seeds intended for the production of a planting stock or for direct seeding;
Amendment 89 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
(7) ‘production’ means all stages in the generation of the seed and plants, theFRM including harvest, storage, preparation and conversion ofrom seed unit to seed, and the rs and growing, multiplying, maintaisning of plants from a, storage and harvest of planting stock, with a view for the respective FRM to be marketed;
Amendment 93 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8
(8) ‘seed source’ means the trees within an defined area, from which a seed unit is collected;
Amendment 97 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15
(15) ‘unit of approval’ means the entire area or individuals of basic material for the production of FRM that has been authorised by the competent authorities;
Amendment 101 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 17
(17) ‘seed lot’ means uniformly processed FRM, in case of a) seed unit: a set of seed units collected from approved basic material and processed uniformlyor a permitted mixture; b) plant unit: a set of planting stock that has been grown from a single seed unit or a vegetatively propagated planting stock which has been raised in a delineable area;
Amendment 109 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 19
(19) ‘lot numbercode’ means the identification number of the seed lot or plant lot, as appropriate;
Amendment 115 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 30
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 30
(30) ‘marketing’ means the following actions conducted by a professional operator: sale, holding or offering for the purpose of sale or any other way of transferring, distribution within,(including dispatching) within, or export out of the Union or import into the Union, whether free of charge or not, of FRM;
Amendment 121 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 31 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 31 – point c
Amendment 123 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 41
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 41
Amendment 125 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 42
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 42
Amendment 129 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 43
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 43
Amendment 132 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 45
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 45
(45) ‘natural regeneration’ means the renewal of athe forest by trees that develop from seeds which have fallen and germinated in situnatural processes
Amendment 143 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. FRM derived from approved basic material shall be marketed in accordance with the following rules only by official operators:
Amendment 146 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) it is of the ‘selected’, ‘qualified’ or ‘tested’ categories, and
Amendment 151 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point h – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point h – introductory part
(h) In the case of seeds, FRM of the tree species and artificial hybrids listed in Annex I, may only be marketed, if in addition to compliance with points (a) to (g), information is available as regards:
Amendment 154 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point h – point iv a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point h – point iv a (new)
(iva) If the germination capacity test has not yet been completed, delivery is permitted. In this case, the supplier shall communicate the information to the purchaser immediately after the test is completed.
Amendment 157 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6
Article 6
Amendment 177 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Professional operators shall make available to the users of their FRM all necessary information concerning its suitability for current and projected future climatic and ecological conditions. That information shall, prior to the transfer of the FRM concerned, be provided to the potential purchaser through websites, planters’ guides and other appropriate meansabout the identity of FRM.
Amendment 181 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The professional operator has to nominate a responsible natural person.
Amendment 185 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) type of basic material;
Amendment 186 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point h a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point h a (new)
(ha) further information if available should be described;
Amendment 190 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. That list shall reflect the details given in the national lists referred to in Article 12(1) and show the area of utilisation.
Amendment 193 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13a Production from basic material (1) Traceability shall be ensured from the collection of FRM up to the marketing to the end user. (2) The professional operator shall notify the competent authority of his intention to harvest forest reproductive material at least 3 business days prior to harvesting with the appointment of a responsible person in order to allow the competent authority to organise controls. (3) Professional operators shall supply the competent authority with records documenting the harvest of the FRM. (4) The removal from the place of harvest is only permitted with a master certificate. (5) In the interest of the highest possible genetic diversity within the entire seed lot, the seed harvester shall ensure that the seed lot undergoes intensive mixing prior to marketing or seeding.
Amendment 197 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The competent authorities shall issue, upon application of a professional operator, before FRM is removed from the place of harvest after harvesting the FRM from approved basic material, a master certificate of identity (‘master certificate’), showing the unique register reference of basic material, for all FRM that has been harvested.
Amendment 200 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The master certificate shall attest compliance with the requirements of Article 4(2)that it is deriving from approved basic material.
Amendment 203 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point c a (new)
(ca) Model master certificate for FRM that is derived from a mixture.
Amendment 204 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In case of a mixture the professional operator has to announce at least 3 business days prior the mixing in order to allow the competent authority to supervise the mixing process.
Amendment 209 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 6 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 6 – point b
(b) establishment of a centralised platform that connects all the Member States and the Commission, to facilitate the processing of, access to and use of those records. Each Member State shall establish and update a national list of issued master certificates and make it available to the Commission and national authorities.
Amendment 210 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
FRM shall, during all stages of production, be kept separated by reference to individual units of approval of basic materialthe master certificate to ensure traceability of the FRM to the approved basic material from which it has been harvested. FRM shall be harvested from those individual units of approval and marketed in lots that shall be sufficiently homogeneous and identified as distinct from other lots of FRM.
Amendment 215 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) purpose;
Amendment 217 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point e
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point e
(e) type of basic material;
Amendment 218 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point i
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point i
(i) in the case of seed units, the year of ripening; purity, germination percentage of the pure seed, weight of 1000 pure seeds, and the number of germinable seeds per kilogram (Article 5 (1)(h)) and name of the seed test station;
Amendment 234 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. An official supplier label shall be issued by the competent authority for every lot of FRM attesting compliance of that FRM with the requirements referred to inresponsible natural person of the professional operator for every lot of FRM attesting that FRM is deriving from a lot (according to Articles 5 and 15).
Amendment 236 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Amendment 244 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) names of the supplying professional operator (including address and registration number of professional operator) and of the recipient (including address);
Amendment 247 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The information provided must be kept permanently and forgery-proof. To this end, the information on the label must be included in full in the invoice. The invoice must be kept for at least 10 years. The period begins at the end of the year in which the documents to be retained were created or incurred. Revisions-proof documentation of all FRM goods processes as well as the filling of all other documents that are necessary for the competent authority to check compliance with the provisions of this regulation.
Amendment 256 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18
Article 18
Amendment 287 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31
Article 31
Regulation (EU) 2017/625
Article 1
Article 1
Amendment 273 #
2023/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 35 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 35 a (new)
(35 a) Breeding means all activities, practices and transfers involved in developing new plant varieties and their selection prior to application for registration.
Amendment 588 #
2023/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f
(f) where the varieties are tolerant to herbicides, they are subject to submitting a plan for cultivation conditions for the production of PRM, and for any other purpose, adopted pursuant to paragraph 3 or, in the case they have not been adopted, as adopted by the competent authorities responsible for registration, to avoid the development of herbicide resistance in weeds due to their use; when a plan for cultivation conditions has already been submitted the application for registrations of subsequent varieties with similar characteristics would adhere to that same plan.
Amendment 614 #
2023/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point g a (new)
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point g a (new)
(ga) would strengthen the economic and social sustainability of a given terroir, impacting positively on the conservation and preservation of the traditional landscape.
Amendment 687 #
2023/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) it concludes, on the basis of any new evidence, that the requirements for registration, as set out in Article 47(1) (a- e) are no longer fulfilled;
Amendment 65 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Category 1 NGT plants and products should not be subject to the rules and requirements of the Union GMO legislation and to provisions in other Union legislation that apply to GMOs. For legal certainty for operators and transparency, a declaration of the category 1 NGT plant status should be obtained prior to deliberate release, including the placing on the market. NGT plants that could also occur naturally or be produced by conventional breeding techniques and their progeny obtained by conventional breeding techniques (‘category 1 NGT plants’) should be treated as plants that have occurred naturally or have been produced by conventional breeding techniques. The biological material of plant breeding, which may also occur in nature, must be widely available for plant breeding. Category 1 plants, their derived seed, their plant material, associated genetic material such as genes and gene sequences, and plant traits should be excluded from patentability.
Amendment 110 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and the Council on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) 834/2007(47 ) prohibits the use of GMOs and products from and by GMOs in organic production. It defines GMOs for the purposes of that Regulation by reference to Directive 2001/18/EC, excluding from the prohibition GMOs which have been obtained through the techniques of genetic modification listed in Annex 1.B of Directive 2001/18/EC. As a result, category 2 NGT plants will be banned in organic production. However, it is necessary to clarify the status of category 1 NGT plants for the purposes of organic production. The use of new genomic techniques is currently incompatible with the concept of organic production in the Regulation (EC) 2018/848 and with consumers’ perception of organic products. The use of category 1 NGT plants should therefore be also prohibited in organic production, apart from category 1 NGT plants. _________________ 47 Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 (OJ L 150, 14.6.2018, p. 1).
Amendment 145 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) For reasons of proportionality, after a first renewal of the authorisation, the authorisation should be valid for an unlimited period, unless decided differently at the time of that renewal based on the risk assessment and the available information on the NGT plant concerned, subject to reassessment when new information has become availableAfter successful authorisation of a NGT-plant based on scientific criteria, the authorisation should be valid for an unlimited period.
Amendment 200 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) ‘NGT plant’ means a genetically modified plant obtained by targeted mutagenesis or cisgenesis, or a combination thereof, on the condition that it does not contain any genetic material originating from outside the breeders’ gene pool that temporarily may have been inserted during the development of the NGT plant;
Amendment 266 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) Category 1 NGT plants are subject to the same legal framework as conventionally bred plants, in particular with regard to plant breeders’ rights and to self-propagation;
Amendment 267 #
2023/0226(COD)
Amendment 289 #
2023/0226(COD)
3 a. By way of derogation, category 1 plants and their derived seeds cannot be patented.
Amendment 290 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Category 1 NGT plants shall not be patentable.
Amendment 397 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10
Article 10
Amendment 70 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas prices on global agricultural markets had already risen prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, partly due to climate impacts and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic;
Amendment 73 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, according to the FAO, the concept of food security is not limited to the provision of food, but also encompasses the internationally recognised human right to food and access to healthy diets for all, yet no human right is so frequently violated; whereas a nutrition- sensitive transformation of agriculture and food systems will enable safe, affordable and nutritious food to be made available to people of all ages at all times;
Amendment 83 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas healthy and balanced nutrition makes a positive difference to the lives of individuals and enables the equitable and sustainable development of society;
Amendment 116 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Amendment 119 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
F b. whereas the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) estimates that around 20% of global production of food is lost due to diseases in farmed animals, while reducing the incidence of these diseases is therefore one of the priorities to be considered in order to feed the world;
Amendment 130 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the future food security of the European Union is directly linked to the ambitions of the Farm to Fork Strategy and the Green Deal; whereas the cumulative effect of Green Deal related legislation must not lead to a decline in EU food production or to increase in dependence on imports from third countries that could jeopardise food security in the EU;
Amendment 180 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
I a. whereas the current geopolitical challenges proves that food security is not a permanent achievement and that European food production should be considered as a strategic sector and should be preserved and strengthened in this respect as well;
Amendment 275 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the European Green Deal could be a milestone in the EU transition to a greener and more sustainable economy, while pointing out that many of the resulting measures might have adverse effects, which have not yet been properly assessed, on EU farms and food security; calls on the Commission to carry out a comprehensive assessment of the cumulative impact of Green Deal legislative proposals on the EU farming sector; calls on the Commission to reconsider the ambitious targets, if necessary, with a view to ensuring food and nutrition security;
Amendment 297 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Notes that due to increasing urbanization and global population growth there is an enormous reduction of land available for agriculture, and that it is possible to produce significantly more on less land in the sense of sustainable intensification or urban farming;
Amendment 356 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Notes that the impact of climate change on agricultural production is becoming more evident, with crop farmers' harvests and yields being negatively impacted with increased frequency by droughts, floods, and other extreme weather conditions;
Amendment 362 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Points out that new technical achievements in the field of plant breeding can enable crops to become more resilient to climatic and environmental influences and more resistant to pathogens and harmful organisms;
Amendment 366 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5 d. Calls on the Commission to advocate for the targeted use and further development of new breeding methods in agriculture and to initiate an objective and science-based impact assessment to clarify the potentials and risks of NGT;
Amendment 367 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5 e. Calls on the Commission to promote a Europe-wide dialogue on the opportunities offered by new breeding methods with regard to climate change and to educate the public about the differences between transgenic plants and the new breeding methods;
Amendment 431 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Notes that alternative sources of nutrients and nutrient cycles to reduce dependence on chemical fertilisers should be fully exploited as soon as possible in order to reduce dependence on fertiliser imports, in particular by further supporting research and new innovations at EU level;
Amendment 481 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Reiterates that food losses and food waste can be avoided if measures are taken to prevent and manage animal diseases and to reduce the presence of pathogens in food, for example by ensuring proper hygiene and the use of improved technologies along the entire value chain, as well as the regular publication of information regarding these interrelated factors;
Amendment 512 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. reiterates that only clear and consistent framework conditions can increase the attractiveness of the agricultural sector and rural areas by encouraging innovative new entrants and alternative agricultural business models, as well as attracting skilled labour and providing greater support for farmers' education and training;
Amendment 28 #
2022/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Strongly believes that citizens’ access to all documents of the European institutions is the basis of a participatory democracy; welcomes the Ombudsman’s efforts to improve public participation in and the legitimacy ofthe access of the public to the EU decision- making process; points out that the right to refer a matter to the Ombudsman increases citizens’ engagement with and trust in the EU institutions, as it promotes transparency and the good administration of the EU institutions and bodies;
Amendment 33 #
2022/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Strongly believes that citizens’ access to all official documents of the European institutions is the basis of a participatory democracy; welcomes the Ombudsman’s efforts to improve public participation in and the legitimacy of the EU decision- making process; points out that the right to refer a matter to the Ombudsman increases citizens’ engagement with and trust in the EU institutions, as it promotes transparency and the good administration of the EU institutions and bodies;
Amendment 41 #
2022/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that one of the ways to improve citizens’ perception of the EU is by making it more understandable and transparent to them; calls on the Commission to take the necessary steps to guarantee full transparency; deeply regrets that despite the several calls by the Parliament and by the Ombudsman, the Council’s current work is still marred by a lack of transparency;
Amendment 45 #
2022/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights that 2021 marked the twentieth anniversary of the Transparency Regulation coming into force; welcomes the special focus of the Ombudsman’s Office on this matter throughout the year 2021; notes with concern that the current legislation on public access to EU documents is severely obsolete due to technological advances in access to documentation in recent decades; considers it a priorityacknowledges the need to revise the Transparency Regulation in order to place the EU at the forefront of public access to EU documents and democratic transparency for citizens; welcomes the Ombudsman’s input in relation to the Transparency Regulation and invites the Commission, the Council and the relevant committee in Parliament to take the initiative on its revision;
Amendment 48 #
2022/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights the fact that the Ombudsman has launched a strategic initiative into how the administration records text and instant messages sent/received by staff members in their professional capacity; supports the Ombudsman’s commitment to improving the way the EU administration deals with text and instant messages and other new technologies in the context of its transparency obligations; recalls that text messages whose content relates to the policies, activities and decisions falling within the institution’s sphere of responsibility, are considered EU documents under the Transparency Regulation;
Amendment 55 #
2022/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Reiterates its call for the EU institutions to ensure that informal trilogues are more transparent by holding the meetings in public; reiterates its call also to publish the relevant documentation including calendars, agendas, minutes, documents examined, amendments, of decisions taken, and information on Member State delegations and their positions and minutes, in a standardised and easily accessible online environment, by default and without prejudice to the exemptions listed in Article 4(1) of the Transparency Regulationin accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
Amendment 65 #
2022/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Points out that, following an inquiry into Frontex’s complaints mechanism, in which the Ombudsman drew attention to the agency’s delays in fulfilling its new obligations under the mechanism itself and those of the Fundamental Rights Officer, the Ombudsman has opened an own-initiative inquiry into how Frontex complies with its fundamental rights obligations and ensures accountability in relation to its enhanced responsibility; highlights that this inquiry seeksed to clarify matters related to the accountability of Frontex’s joint operations, to activities related to returns of migrants and to migration support in screening at EU external borders; welcomes the fact that no further inquiries were necessary;
Amendment 70 #
2022/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. WelcomesTakes note of the opening of an inquiry into the Commission’s role in assessing the sustainability of gas projects listed as projects of regional significance by the Energy Community – which brings together the EU, countries in the Western Balkans, countries in the Black Sea Region, and Norway – as the gas projects might not have been covered by an adequate sustainability assessment before being included on the list; recalls that these projects were evaluated according to a methodology formerly used by the Commission for its list of Projects of Common Interest, which is currently inadequate and no longer used; considers that, particularly in the current geopolitical energy context, energy projects promoted or financed by the EU should be evaluated in the most transparent, consistent and participative way possible;
Amendment 76 #
2022/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises the importance of the adoption of an updated statute for the Ombudsman’s Office in June 2021; recalls that the new statute codifies many of the Office’s working practices over recent years; welcomes the fact that the revised statute provides a strengthened legal framework for the Office and introduces new safeguards that further guarantee its independence; strongly believes that the Office of the Ombudsman must be awarded an increased budget to provide it with the necessary resourcesappropriate budget to effectively handle the overall workload and ensure it is able to continue to work competently at the service of European citizens;
Amendment 14 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses that the agricultural and forestry sectors can play a significant role in this process, given that they have the capacity to remove and store carbon through carbon reservoir use and management; underlines that the agricultural and forestry sector contribute to the overall EU goal to be the first climate-neutral continent;
Amendment 18 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Stresses that each sector must first and foremost reduce its own CO2 emissions independently and only use the storage capacity of other sectors, such as agriculture and forestry, for emissions that cannot be reduced;
Amendment 23 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the importance of carbon farming as a new business model for EU agriculture which should be additional and voluntary, and which aims to upscale climate mitigation by paying farmers to implement climate-friendly farm or forest management practices, with a view to allowing the sector’s active contribution to the green transition toby provideing new sources of income and business development opportunities;
Amendment 33 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses that carbon farming should be market-based; calls on the Commission to create a genuinely new business model for farmers and foresters; notes that financing from the value chain or through the creation of a voluntary carbon market is possible; stresses that the CAP is not a viable source of funding, as the CAP is not a business model;
Amendment 45 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. stresses the importance, in this context, of public money only being used for research, knowledge transfer and training for farmers;
Amendment 53 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need for Member States to establish new incentives at the level of land managers, especially farmers and foresters, to accelerate the uptake of carbon farming;
Amendment 58 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Underlines the requirement to take into account preliminary work on this issue, Member States’ different starting points and conditions, and the effects of climate change on carbon when evaluating climate change mitigation practices;
Amendment 74 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses the importance of ensuring the social, environmental, and economic integrity of carbon farming, not least with regard to food security, ensuring a decent income for farmers and limiting environmental impact to acceptable levels;
Amendment 87 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Stresses that carbon farming must be regulated in line with the current CAP and be seen as a complementary and additional topping-up option; underlines, however, that in the longer term carbon farming should be market-based;
Amendment 89 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. stresses the importance of additional funds outside the CAP for a successful carbon farming initiative;
Amendment 96 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the biogenic carbon cycle is naturalsubject to natural processes and must be used in a sustainable way to substitute fossil carbon as soon as possible;
Amendment 101 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Stresses that financial incentives should come primarily from private sources, and reward land managers for their management practice or the actual amount of carbon sequestered, or for increasing the storage of atmospheric carbon; underlines that public funding under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and other Union programs, such as the LIFE programme, the Cohesion Fund, the Horizon Europe programme, the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the Just Transition Fund, can already support carbon sequestering and biodiversity-friendly approaches in forests and agricultural lands and should be increased and coherent with the EU CAP's food security;
Amendment 105 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the availability of natural raw materials (food and biomass) is the primary objective of agriculture and forestry;
Amendment 109 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas a distinction must be made between biogenic and fossil greenhouse gases, since biogenic greenhouse gases can be recaptured by natural processes in a relatively short period of time;
Amendment 112 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas a sustainable, long-term and market-based funding model needs to be created so that CAP funds are not used, as this is not considered appropriate;
Amendment 113 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the commitment to ensure transparency and accountability by establishing a robust science-based EU regulatory framework for the accounting and certification of carbon removals; asking the Commission to expand the scope to soil-related GHG abatement through adopting carbon farming friendly practices;
Amendment 116 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Underlines that the new certification framework for carbon farming should be as simple as possible in its design and not result in disproportionate administrative burdens for land and forestry managers and owners; emphasises that the future Union certification framework will need to take into account already existing national and private initiatives with the same objective provided that they qualify in line with the required criteria;
Amendment 121 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. stresses the need for a credible certification system for the quantification and certification of carbon removals that can be applied at farm level and that avoids greenwashing and carbon leakage; underlines the need to promote high- quality carbon certificates that can ensure the achievement of the criteria of additionality, permanence, no double counting, sustainability and authenticity to ensure credibility and prevent fraudulent payments and to incentivise improved land management practices, thus resulting in enhanced carbon capture;
Amendment 125 #
2022/2053(INI)
7 c. Emphasises the need for the Commission to also, in parallel with the regulatory framework for certification of carbon removals, reflect upon – as requested by the European Parliament in its October 2020 position on the EU Climate Law –, options for future market design for trading of agriculture sequestration and mitigation credits that count towards EU reduction and removal targets;
Amendment 130 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the establishment of a robust methodology allowingthat ensures that the resources invested in carbon farming reaches farmers and foresters, includes also their emissions reduction, does not allow for speculative trading and allows the objective measurement and certification of carbon removals among sectors in order to create harmonised bases for the calculation, capture, use and storage of carbon dioxide;
Amendment 144 #
2022/2053(INI)
8 a. calls on the Commission to start developing such a methodology first for forests followed by wet- and peatland;
Amendment 145 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Underlines the importance of creating a robust governance structure that instils trust by defining harmonised rules across EU Member States and preferably beyond, accredits validators and verifiers of carbon removals and emission reductions, operates a removal registry to avoid double counting, and ensures transparency.
Amendment 157 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. welcomes all actions undertaken by the Member States that enhances knowledge through science and on-field- research activities;
Amendment 159 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Emphasises the importance of establishing a results-based carbon farming policy that is inclusive to all farmers, allows them access to the necessary climate smart tools and practices, enables them to implement the integrated cropping systems and delivers the desired climate mitigation performance together with other co- benefits;
Amendment 162 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that no unrealistic expectations must be generated with regard to the storage capacity of agriculture and forestry; emphasises that it must be considered that naturally bound greenhouse gases are not bound indefinitely;
Amendment 163 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the role of Bio-Energy Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) through the combustion or fermentation of biogenic carbon, with the aim of providing funding under the CAP tools as an additional means of removing carbon from the atmosphere;
Amendment 168 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that fossil emissions can only be offset to a very limited extent through carbon farming; points out that the use of biogenic raw materials is a first step towards starting a natural cycle;
Amendment 173 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for the use of innovative, sustainable, circular and long-lasting bio- based carbon products to be incentivised, including, if relevanthat mitigate climate change by trapping carbon in the circular bioeconomy, to be incentivised, through appropriately amendingments to the relevant EU legislative framework.;
Amendment 175 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that sustainable food production, maintenance of security of supply and the availability of renewable raw materials remain the primary objective of agriculture and forestry; underlines that both sectors are themselves being massively affected by climate change;
Amendment 178 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Calls for advisory services in agriculture, such as the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System (AKIS), to make a decisive contribution in supporting sustainable carbon practices and to ensure easy access for farmers to this information;
Amendment 181 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Amendment 196 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recognises that the Commission communication on sustainable carbon cycles sets out the first steps towards regulating carbon sinks, carbon removal, carbon markets and recycling;
Amendment 219 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Invites the industry sectors involved in carbon cycling to come forward with innovative solutions and initiatives aiming to gradually replace fossil carbon with sustainable streams of recycled and biogenic carbon;
Amendment 243 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that carbon farming can be a new business model which should be additional and voluntary, and which aims to upscale climate mitigation by paying farmers to implement climate-friendly farm or forest management practices, by tapping into the potential of blue and green carbon ecosystems and by streamlining the industrial use of carbon sequestered for different purposes; calls therefore upon the Commission to broaden its definition of carbon farming practices to include on farm mitigation measures in addition to on field sequestration measures;
Amendment 287 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Acknowledges that a balanced level of soil fertilization, including both mineral and organic sources, plays a crucial role in carbon sequestration;
Amendment 296 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines that CO2 storage is already being usactively implemented in many areas through the implementation of the common agricultural policy (CAP); emphasises that the land and forestry sector have a natural maximum storage capacity; stresses that, except for storage, the conservation of carbon in the soil and emissions avoided and mitigated on farms should be considered valuable contributions to addressing ongoing climate change;
Amendment 303 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Points out that carbon sequestration is subject to many external factors that are not always within the control of the farmers; points out that there is still a need for research into the highly complex processes involved;
Amendment 364 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Recognises that via the construction sector (both new build and renovation) carbon can be stored in the built environment through nature-based materials, such as wood and wood fibre, and that such materials also substitute for more carbon intensive conventional materials;
Amendment 407 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Emphasises the need to develop a robust new framework for the quantification and certification of carbon removals that must at the same time avoid greenwashing and carbon leakage; underlines the need to promote high- quality carbon certificates that can ensure the achievement of the criteria of additionality, permanence, no double counting and authenticity in order to incentivise improved land management practices, thus resulting in enhanced carbon capture; underlines the need for carbon storage practices not to lead to productivity losses and for food security not to be threatened;
Amendment 422 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Reminds the Commission that the certification framework needs to be designed as cost-effectively as possible and needs to avoid administrative or consultancy costs;
Amendment 431 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Emphasises the need for the Commission to reflect, in parallel with the regulatory framework for certification of carbon removals, also upon options for future market design for trading of agriculture sequestration and mitigation credits that count towards EU reduction and removal targets;
Amendment 437 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 d (new)
Paragraph 16 d (new)
16d. Calls on the Commission to start developing such a methodology for forests and for wet- and peatlands;
Amendment 449 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that carbon farming should be market-based and financed by public and/or private funds; calls on the Commission to create a genuinely new business model for farmers and foresters; notes that financing from the value chain or through the creation of a voluntary carbon market is possible; stresses that the CAP is not a viabln adequate source of funding, as the CAP is not a business model;
Amendment 484 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Welcomes the Commission's initiative to establish the expert group on carbon removals to contribute with expertise on drafting the legislative proposal on the voluntary certification of carbon removals and to share the best practices and monitoring, verification and reporting methodologies of using the funds for carbon farming;
Amendment 39 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Approves ofWelcomes the simplifications introduced in the CAP for 2023-27, facilitating management by national authorities alongside their responsibilities for audit and control; points out that these simplifications should also reduce staffing costs in the Member States;
Amendment 45 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Reiterates the need to better balance the further simplification of rules and procedures with better controls over the most repeated areas of irregular spending, develop training sessions and practical information for applicants, in particular new applicants, and improve the assistance and guidelines for SMEs;
Amendment 56 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Acknowledges that the Commission proposed to make the use of a single data-mining and risk-scoring tool mandatory for funds under shared management and RRF; notes that this has not been retained in the adopted texts due to resistance in the Council.
Amendment 60 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Underlines strong and repeated requests to the Commission to ensure the protection of the Union budget by making global and systematic use of digital and automated systems for reporting, monitoring and audit; remarks that this should include the establishment of a mandatory digital interoperable database containing information on beneficiaries and their beneficial owners of funds from all Union programmes building on but not limited to existing tools, such as ARACHNE, EDES and national databases;
Amendment 88 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas most recent data gathered under Article 17 of the Habitats Directive indicates that only 4920 % of forests habitats have a good conservation statusare not in good conditions and need to be improved; whereas focusing solely on aggregated data might be insufficient to identify and address key information on the most urgent issues and it is therefore necessary to consult more specific indicators on trends in condition and pressures; whereas these indicators do not support an overall negative assessment of the state of the EU’s forests, but show both positive and negative trends that require nuanced responses;
Amendment 149 #
2022/2016(INI)
2. Recognises that in line with Sustainable Forest Management the maintenance and protectionstrengthening of healthy and resilient forests is aone of the fundamental goals of all actors in forestry and the forest-based value chain, as well a key priority for people in the EU;
Amendment 165 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is concerned by the quickly increasing climate related pressure on the EU’s forests and their habitats and stresses the urgent need to increase forest adaptation to climate change and ecosystem resilience;
Amendment 187 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises the complexity of assessing the state of forests, as well as the uneven availability and qualgiven the diversity of data available and therefore stresses the need for continuous policy and scientific dialogue at all levels to improve data collection and if possible its harmonisation;
Amendment 195 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines that the strategy and its implementation must align with the work undertaken inat pan-European level by FOREST EUROPE and other international forums, such as FOREST EUROPE andganisations, such as the Food and Agriculture Organization, and should avoid duplicating work; further believes that, given the EU’s strong commitment to promoting the sustainable production and use of resources globally, the strategy should be implemented in such a way as to serve as a model of best practices;
Amendment 213 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recognises the key role of forests in protecting the climate and biodiversity; uUnderlines that the multi-functional role of forests comprises multiple socioeconomic functions, such as the, climate and environmental functions, such as the conservation of biodiversity, climate change mitigation and provision of renewable raw materials, which leads to jobs and economic growth in rural areas, the provision of clean water and air, protection against natural hazards and recreational value; stresses that the implementation of the strategy must ensure a balanced provision of all services and maintain and enhance competitiveness and innovation; underlines that the successful provision of services requires sustainable active management;
Amendment 226 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that forests contribute to climate change mitigation via carbon sequestration, carbon storage and the substitution of wood and wood products for fossil fuels and derivefossil resources by wood and wood products; notes that on substitution the strategy has a particular focus on storage in the construction sector and believes its implementation should support a broader use of different options for substitution, in line with the goals of the bioeconomy strategycluding short-lived wood products, in line with the goals of the EU climate policy, the EU bioeconomy strategy and the reality of forest management;
Amendment 238 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights that for wood-based products to contribute optimally to climate change mitigation and a circular economy requires that they be used in the most efficient and sustainable way; believes that the cascading principle8 iscould be a good guideline for efficient use, but must not use a static approach and therefore must be adjusted regularly to reflect innovative uses and should be decided on economic basis and on operational level; stresses that a well-functioning, un-distorted market incentivises the efficient use of wood- based resources; _________________ 8 As outlined in the Commission’s ‘Guidance on cascading use of biomass with selected good practice examples on woody biomass’.
Amendment 255 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the importance of a reliable supply of wood, wood-based products and forest-based biomass to achieve the EU’sa sustainability goals andle bioeconomy; notes that the demand is expected to continue to grow and that the sustainable use of locally produced wood should be encouraged to meet this demand; believes that the EU’s forestry sector provide the most sustainably sourced raw materials; calls on the Commission to consider displacement effectleakage effects and substitution effects of fossil and non-renewable materials and monitor any effects on the availability of wood following the implementation of measures under the strategy;
Amendment 280 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Takes note of the Commission’s announcement on developing additional voluntary indicators and threshold values for sustainable forest management; underlines the need to align the Commission’s work with that of FOREST EUROPE and the Food and Agriculture Organization, as well as to engage with the Member States and forest owners and managers to ensure that indicators and value ranges are fit-for-purpose for their application at the local level under specific bio-geographic conditions; reminds that FOREST EUROPE has set a think tank on sustainable forest management as part of the ongoing four-year working program and that any EU work related to this subject should be aligned with this ongoing work since the Commission and all EU Members States are among Forest Europe signatories;
Amendment 303 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Highlights that pressure on forests from natural disasters and other natural disturbances is being increasingly intensified by climate change and that strengthening forests’ resilienceadaption and resilience by active management is a matter of urgency; notes the role that restoration and afforestation can play in strengthening resilience and enhancing biodiversity; notes that sustainable forest management consists of a broad array of actions and adaptive practices, many of which can play a key role in climate mitigation;
Amendment 332 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Takes note of the ongoing work on guidance for ‘closer-to-nature’ forestry by the Working Group on Forests and Nature; believes that to ensure added value, guidance on this concept should incorporate results-oriented, scientifically and locally proven sustainable forest management practices to give forest owners and managers the tools to yield connections and cooperation on better integrating biodiversity protection with improved management practices;
Amendment 340 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Reiterates its call for the protection of primary and old-growth forests and stresses the need to create aset a commonly agreed definition for what constitutes old-growth forests with Members States and forest owners and managers before any designation; welcomes the ongoing work of the Working Group on Forests and Nature and underlines the need to consider a diverse set of attributes and ensure flexibility to account for specific conditions in bio- geographic regions and forest types; stresses the need to duly respect the ”prior and informed consent” principle in the process of designation for protection;
Amendment 355 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Welcomes that the Commission guidance on new protected areas acknowledges the need for certain ongoing activities, for example, ungulate management through hunting to protect a wide range of forest habitat types;
Amendment 389 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that the European agricultural fund for rural development is the main source of support for forestry measures; further notes that between 2014 and 2020, Member States only spent 49 % of the available funds, and that the Commission has identified administrative burden, insufficient attractiveness of the premiums and a lack of advisory services as reasons for this low usage and that this should be taken into account when adopting the new CAP strategic plans; highlights the need to include concrete and attractive interventions and measures to enhance sustainable forest management and the multifunctional role of forests in EU in the CAP strategic plans;
Amendment 407 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Points out that the forestry sector operates primarily as a market-based sector; stresses that putting a stronger emphasis on other ecosystem services should not lead to an increased dependency on subsidies and encouragesupports the Commission and Member States to further pursue the development of voluntary market-based payment for ecosystem services schemes, such as carbon farming;
Amendment 418 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Acknowledges the important contribution of existing certification schemes to the further uptake of sustainable forest management; takes note of the Commission’s announcement on developing a voluntary ‘closer-to-nature’ certification scheme; encourages the Commission to cooperate with existing certification schemes and believes that to create added value, the voluntary certification must offer forest owners a sufficient price premium for the provision of ecosystem services;
Amendment 427 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Highlights that to unlock the full potential of forests to contribute to climate and circular economy targets, further research, innovation and development in the field of forest management, in particular adaptation to climate change and bio-based alternatives to fossil-based products are required and should be incentivised; underlines that a predictable and stable regulatory environment is a precondition to attracting investments;
Amendment 438 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that the implementation of the strategy must focus on enabling small- holders to continue delivering on the multiple forest functions and calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that support programmes, voluntary payment for ecosystem services schemes and research funding are attractive and easily accessible;
Amendment 471 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that in order to ensure the availability of high-quality data, remote sensing technologies must be combined and proof checked with data acquired by ground-based monitoring and must be interpreted in close cooperation with local experts and that EU legislation should be based in situ on national and regional forest inventories and should encompass appropriate financial means to get access to data and to contribute to their acquisition;
Amendment 480 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Takes note of the idea to introduce strategic plans for forests under the framework on forest observation, reporting and data collection; further notes that several Member States already have national strategies for forests in place and that this proposal could increase administrative burden and costs; highlights that the ultimate goal and need of preparing such plans should be clarified; stresses that such plans must remain under the entire decision making of Members States or competent regional authorities;
Amendment 493 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Believes that due to the multi- functional contribution of forests to high- level EU goals and the different administrative levels and stakeholder groups involved, the cornerstones of the strategy’s implementation must be close cooperation and the exchange of best practices with national and regional experts, stakeholders, forest owners and managers, scientists and civil society; underlines that governance must take EU and Member State engagement in international processes into account;
Amendment 501 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Highlights the importance of the Standing Forestry Committee as athe main forum for discussing EU policies that impact the forestry sector; believes that to achieve policy alignmentcoherence, the Commission should increase dialogue between the Standing Forestry Committee and other expert groups;
Amendment 506 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Highlights the importance of the Civil Dialogue Group on Forestry and Cork to properly involve stakeholders in the development and implementation of EU forest-related policies;
Amendment 511 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Notes the extensive overlap and sometimes contradicting objectives among policies and legislation that impact forests and the forestry sector and stresses the importance of aligning themcoherence;
Amendment 519 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Expresses its concern about reportthe global problems of illegal logging and land use change and calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase their efforts to effectively implement relevant national and EU legislation;
Amendment 521 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Underlines that the achievement of the Strategy’s goals depends on measures that are adapted to local conditions and challenges; therefore, calls on the Commission and Member States to facilitate the exchange of best practices at all levels and to strengthen stakeholder dialogue, particularly including forest owners and managers, science and civil society groups;
Amendment 236 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. In addition to the labelling requirements laid down in Article 11, Member States may provide for further labelling requirements, for the purpose of identifying the extended producer responsibility scheme or a deposit and return system other than those referred to in Article 44(1). This does not apply to micro-enterprises as defined in Article 22(3), first half-sentence.
Amendment 357 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
For reusable packaging, the assessment of compliance with the requirements set out in paragraph 1 shall take into account the function of reusable packaging as referred to in Article 10. Micro-enterprises as defined in Article 22(3) first half-sentence are exempt from the obligations in this paragraph.
Amendment 360 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Compliance with the requirements set out in paragraph 1 shall be demonstrated in the technical information concerning the packaging referred to in Annex VII. Micro-enterprises as defined in Article 22(3) first half-sentence are exempt from the obligations in this paragraph.
Amendment 369 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Where Union legislation requires information on the packaged product to be provided via a data carrier, a single data carrier shall be used for providing the information required for both the packaged product and the packaging. The obligations referred to in paragraphs 1 to 3 shall not apply to micro-enterprises as defined in Article 22(1), first half- sentence.
Amendment 372 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 9 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 9 a (new)
(9a) The obligations referred to in paragraphs 1 to 9 shall not apply to micro-enterprises as defined in Article 22(3), first half-sentence.
Amendment 375 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the manufacturer and the importer have complied with the requirements set out in Article 13(5) and (6) and Article 16(3) respectively. These inspection obligations do not apply to micro- enterprises as defined in Article 22(3), 1st half-sentence.
Amendment 555 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2
Article 39 – paragraph 2
2. Producers shall be obliged to register in the register referred to in paragraph 1. They shall, to that end, submit an application for registration in each Member State where they make packaging available on the market for the first time. Micro-enterprises as defined in Article 22(3) first half-sentence 1 are exempted. Where a producer has appointed a producer responsibility organisation as referred to in Article 41(1), the obligations set out in this Article shall be met by that organisation, unless otherwise specified by the Member State in which the register is established.
Amendment 584 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(3a) Micro-enterprises as defined in Article 22(3) first half-sentence are exempt from the obligations set forth in paragraphs 1 to 3.
Amendment 145 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Carbon removal activities have a strong potential to deliver win-win solutions for sustainability, even if trade- offs cannot be excluded. Therefore, it is appropriate to establish minimum sustainability requirements to ensure that carbon removal activities have a neutral impact or generate co-benefits for the sustainability objectives of climate change mitigation and adaptation, the protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems, the sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources, the transition to a circular economy, and pollution prevention and control. Those sustainability requirements should, as appropriate, and taking into consideration local conditions, build one consistent with the technical screening criteria for Do Not Significant Harm concerning forestry activities and underground permanent geological storage of CO2, laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/213928 , and on the sustainability criteria for forest and agriculture biomass raw material laid down in Article 29 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council29 . Practices, such as forest monocultures, that produce harmful effects for biodiversity should not be eligible for certification. __________________ 28 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2139 of 4 June 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing the technical screening criteria for determining the conditions under which an economic activity qualifies as contributing substantially to climate change mitigation or climate change adaptation and for determining whether that economic activity causes no significant harm to any of the other environmental objectives (OJ L 442, 9.12.2021, p. 1). 29 Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82).
Amendment 215 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) quality criteria for carbon removal activities that take place in the Union;
Amendment 234 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘carbon removal’ means either the storage of atmospheric or biogenic carbon within geologicallithospheric carbon pools, biogenic carbon pools, long-lasting products and materials, and the marine environment, or the reduction of carbon release from a biogenic carbon pool to the atmosphere;
Amendment 237 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ‘carbon removal activity’ means one or more practices or processes carried out by an operator resulting in permanent carbon storage, enhancing carbon capture in a biogenic carbon pool, reducing the release of carbon from a biogenic carbon pool to the atmosphere, or storing atmospheric or biogenic carbon in long- lasting products or materials;
Amendment 254 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) ‘permanent carbon storage’ means a carbon removal activity that, under normal circumstances and using appropriate management practices, stores atmospheric or biogenic carbon for several centuries, including bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, biochar carbon removal and direct air carbon capture and storage;
Amendment 260 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) ‘carbon farming’ means a carbon removal activity related to coastal or land management that results in the increase of carbon storage in living biomass, dead organic matter and soils by enhancing carbon capture and/or reduc that can also prevent carbon release, e.g. ing the release of carbon to the atmosphercase of improved land management practices in peatland rewetting or mineral soils; as well as GHG abatements (both non- biogenic CO2 and non-CO2 GHGs) through practice change;
Amendment 281 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o a (new)
(o a) ‘biochar carbon removal’ means a process, where rather labile organic molecules are thermo-chemically transformed into an inert form, collectively called biochar, and safely stored in a permanent manner.
Amendment 284 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o b (new)
(o b) ‘biochar’ means a stable, porous, carbonaceous material produced through the pyrolytic treatment of organic feedstocks.
Amendment 322 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. The baseline shall correspond to the standard carbon removal performance of common current practices of comparable activities in similar social, economic, environmental and technological circumstances and take into account the geographical context. The respective methodologies shall differentiate between static or dynamic baselines where necessary.
Amendment 361 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) it takes place due to the incentive effect of the certification and creation of carbon removal units.
Amendment 365 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. For Carbon Farming activities, it goes beyond Union and national statutory requirements, allowing for stacking of public and private incentives for practice change so long as resulting environmental benefits are uniquely claimed
Amendment 375 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) they shall monitor and mitigate any risk of release of the stored carbon occurring during the monitoring period; or provide sound scientific evidence, that a reversal of a solid form (e.g. carbonates or biochar) of carbon to CO2 is prevented.
Amendment 383 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. For carbon farming and carbon storage in products, the carbon stored by a carbon removal activity shall be considered released to the atmosphere at the end of the monitoring period. This does not apply if the carbon is bound permanently in a mineral matrix (concrete) or in soil from which it cannot be separated or released.
Amendment 434 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 to establish the technical certification methodologies referred to in paragraph 1 for activities related to permanent carbon storage, carbon farming and carbon storage in products. Certification schemes may develop new methodologies or adjust their existing methodologies in line with the criteria in Articles 4-7 if they want to be recognised under the EU certification framework. The certification schemes are free to submit their methodologies at any time to the responsible public authority for recognition. Those certification methodologies shall include at least the elements set out in Annex I.
Amendment 449 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. When preparing those delegated acts for technical certification methodologies or recognising certification methodologies, the Commission shall take into account the following elements:
Amendment 461 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. To apply for a certification of compliance with this Regulation, an operator or a group of operators shall submit an application to a certification scheme. Upon acceptance of that application, the operator or a group of operators shall submit to a certification body a comprehensive description of the carbon removal activity, including the certification methodology applied to assess compliance with Articles 4 to 7, the expected total carbon removals and net carbon removal benefit. Groups of operators shall also specify how advisory services on carbon removal activities are provided, in particular to small-scale carbon farming operators. For operators or groups of operators involved in cross- border and/or multi-country carbon farming projects, allowing the certification scheme to appoint a single certification body for all cross-border and multi-country carbon farming projects.
Amendment 104 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
–
–
The Committee on [Agriculture and Rural Development] calls on the Committee on [the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety], as the committee responsible, to propose rejection of the [The sustainable use of plant protection products and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2115].
Amendment 274 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
–
–
– The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.
Amendment 2638 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1
Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. The methodology for calculating progress towards achieving the two Union 2030 reduction targets and the two national 2030 reduction targets until and including 2030... [OP: please insert the date – 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation] reduction targets and the two national ... [OP: please insert the date – 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation] corridor targets until and including ... [OP: please insert the date – 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation] is laid down in Annex I. This methodology shall be based on statistical data collected in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009.
Amendment 2648 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2
Article 34 – paragraph 2
2. Using the methodology set out in Annex I, the Commission shall calculate the results of progress towards achieving the two... Union reduction and two national 2030 reduction targets annually until and including 2030... [OP: please insert the dates – 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation] corridor targets annually until and including ... [OP: please insert the date – 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation] and publish those results on the website referred to in Article 7.
Amendment 2676 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1
Article 36 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall evaluate the results of each calculation of (a) progress towards achieving each of the two national 2030 reduction... [OP: please insert the date – 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation] corridor targets as referred to in Article 34 and (b) harmonised risk indicators at Member State level, as referred to in Article 35, each time the calculations are performed.
Amendment 131 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
–
–
The Committee on [Agriculture and Rural Development] calls on the Committee on [the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety], as the committee responsible, to propose rejection of the [Commission proposal].
Amendment 191 #
Amendment 35 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Those objectives can be attained only by means of a Union network for the collection of farm sustainability data (hereinafter referred to as ‘data network’), based on data collectors existing in each Member State, enjoying the confidence of the parties concerned. Member States or responsible national authorities should endeavour to modernise data collection modes as far as possible. In order to reduce the administrative burden for farmers and data collectors, with the aim to avoid the duplication of data requests and data collection and to enrich the FSDN data set, the principle of collecting data once and re-useing it multiple times should be applied for the purposes of this Regulation. Therefore, all existing relevant data collected in accordance with other relevant Union legal acts should be relied on and reused, such as data collected on the basis of Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council26a. The Open Data Directive 27 will be considered. The use of digital solutions should be promoted, including re- use of data and data sharing with other sources. It should be provided for that the system based exclusively on farm accountancy offices may be extended in view of collecting environmental and social variables and that the data collection may be based both on regular and special surveys depending on the informative needs. _________________ 27 Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on open data and the re-use of public sector information. PE/28/2019/REV/1.
Amendment 81 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The competent authority for FSDN may useIn order to limit the administrative burden on farmers and other relevant stakeholders, the competent authority for FSDN shall, where possible, use and rely on other data sources in order to collect and re-use relevant existing or already- collected data to feed the FSDN surveys.
Amendment 85 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009
Amendment 79 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) It is therefore appropriate for Directive 2010/75/EU to address the right for compensation for damages suffered by individuals. To ensure that individuals can defend their rights against damages to health caused by violations of Directive 2010/75/EU and thereby ensure a more efficient enforcement of that Directive, non-governmental organisations promoting the protection of human health or the environment, including those promoting the protection of consumers and meeting any requirements under national law, as members of the public concerned, should be empowered to engage in proceedings, as the Member States so determine, either on behalf of or in support of any victim, without prejudice to national rules of procedure concerning representation and defence before the courts. Member States usually enjoy procedural autonomy to ensure an effective remedy against violations of Union law, subject to the respect of the principles of equivalence and effectivity. However, experience shows that while there is overwhelming epidemiologic evidence on the negative health impacts of pollution on the population, in particular as regards air, it is difficult for the victims of violations of Directive 2010/75/EU under the procedural rules on the burden of proof generally applicable in the Member States to demonstrate a causality link between the suffered harm and the violation. As a result, in the majority of cases, victims of violations of Directive 2010/75/EU do not have an effective way to obtain compensation for the harm caused by such violations. To strengthen the rights of individuals to obtain compensation for violations of Directive 2010/75/EU and to contribute to a more efficient enforcement of its requirements throughout the Union, it is necessary to adaptfacilitate the burden of proof applicable to such situations. Therefore, when an individual can provide sufficiently robust evidence to give rise to a presumption that the violation of Directive 2010/75/EU is at the origins of the damage caused to the health of an individual, or has significantly contributed to it, it should be for the defendant to rebut that presumption in order to escape his liability.
Amendment 138 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The European Green Deal announced a revision of Union measures to address pollution from large industrial installations, including reviewing the sectoral scope of the legislation and how to make it fully consistent with climate, energy and circular economy policies. In addition, the Zero Pollution Action Plan, the Circular Economy Action Plan and the Farm to Fork Strategy also call for reducing pollutant emissions at source, including sources not currently within the scope of Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council69 . Addressing pollution from certain agro- industrial activities thus requires their inclusion within the scope of that Directive. __________________ 69 Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control); OJ L 334, 17.12.2010, p. 17-119.
Amendment 160 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Rearing of pigs, poultry and cattle cause significant, while contributing to food security, cause pollutant emissions into the air and water. In order to reduce such pollutant emissions, including ammonia, methane, nitrates and greenhouse gas emissions and thereby improve air, water and soil quality, it is necessary to lower the threshold above which pigs and poultry installations are included within the scope of Directive 2010/75/EU and to include also cattle farming within that scope. Relevant BAT requirements take into consideration the nature, size, density, design like free- ventilated stables, trade-offs with animal welfare and complexity of these installations, including the specificities of pasture based cattle rearing systems, where animals are only seasonally reared in indoor installations, and the range of environmental impacts they may have. The proportionality requirements in BATs aim to incentivise farmers to implement the necessary transition towards increasingly environmentally friendly agricultural practices.
Amendment 234 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) In order to ensure that Directive 2010/75/EU continues meeting its objectives to prevent or reduce emissions of pollutants and achieve a high level of protection of human health and the environment, while not affecting sustainable European farming, based on the principles of respecting animal welfare, healthy and sustainable food production and promotion of small-scale and family farming, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission to supplement that Directive in order to establish operating rules containing requirements for activities relating to rearing of poultry, pigs and cattle, and to amend Annexes I and Ia to that Directive by adding an agro-industrial activity to ensure that it meets its objectives to prevent or reduce pollutants emissions and achieve a high level of protection of human health and the environment and pigs. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 201677 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. __________________ 77 Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on Better Law-Making; OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1–14.
Amendment 247 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 32
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 32
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 79a – paragraph 4
Article 79a – paragraph 4
4. Where there is a claim for compensation in accordance with paragraph 1, supported by evidence from which a causality link may be presumed between the damage and the violation, Member States shall ensure that the onus is on the person responsible for the violwho made the allegation to prove that the violation did not cause or contribute to the damage.
Amendment 253 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) It is therefore appropriate for Directive 2010/75/EU to address the right for compensation for damages suffered by individuals. To ensure that individuals can defend their rights against damages to health caused by violations of Directive 2010/75/EU and thereby ensure a more efficient enforcement of that Directive, non-governmental organisations promoting the protection of human health or the environment, including those promoting the protection of consumers and meeting any requirements under national law, as members of the public concerned, should be empowered to engage in proceedings, as the Member States so determine, either on behalf orf or in support of any victim, without prejudice to national rules of procedure concerning representation and defence before the courts. Member States usually enjoy procedural autonomy to ensure an effective remedy against violations of Union law, subject to the respect of the principles of equivalence and effectivity. However, experience shows that while there is overwhelming epidemiologic evidence on the negative health impacts of pollution on the population, in particular as regards air, it is difficult for the victims of violations of Directive 2010/75/EU under the procedural rules on the burden of proof generally applicable in the Member States to demonstrate a causality link between the suffered harm and the violation. As a result, in the majority of cases, victims of violations of Directive 2010/75/EU do not have an effective way to obtain compensation for the harm caused by such violations. To strengthen the rights of individuals to obtain compensation for violations of Directive 2010/75/EU and to contribute to a more efficient enforcement of its requirements throughout the Union, it is necessary to adaptfacilitate the burden of proof applicable to such situations. Therefore, when an individual can provide sufficiently robust evidence to give rise to a presumption that the violation of Directive 2010/75/EU is at the origins of the damage caused to the health of an individual, or has significantly contributed to it, it should be for the defendant to rebut that presumption in order to escape his liability.
Amendment 279 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘installation’ means a stationary technical unit within which one or more activities listed in Annex I, in Annex Ia or in Part 1 of Annex VII are carried out, and any other directly associated activities on the same site which have a technical connection with the activities listed in those Annexes and which could have an effect on emissions and pollution;;
Amendment 338 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point e
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23 b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23 b
Amendment 343 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point e
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23 c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23 c
Amendment 417 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 602 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Without prejudice to Union competition law, information considered as confidential business information or commercially sensitive information shall only be shared with the Commission and with the following individuals having signed a confidentiality and non-disclosure agreement: civil servants and other public employees representing Member States or Union agencies, and representatives of non-governmental organisations promoting the protection of human health or the environment. The exchange of information considered as confidential business information or sensitive commercial information shall remain limited to what is required to draw up, review and, where necessary, update BAT reference documents, and such confidential business information or sensitive commercial information shall not be used for other purposes..
Amendment 1230 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24
Directive 2010/75/EU
Chapter VIa – title
Chapter VIa – title
SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR INTENSIVE REARING OF POULTRY, AND PIGS AND CATTLE
Amendment 1246 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70a – paragraph 1
Article 70a – paragraph 1
This Chapter shall apply to the activities set out in Annex Ia which reach the capacity thresholds set out in that Annex. intensive rearing of poultry and pigs: (a) with more than 40000 places for poultry, (b) with more than 2000 places for production pigs (over 30 kg), or (c) with more than 750 places for sows.
Amendment 1250 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70b
Article 70b
Amendment 1254 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70b – title
Article 70b – title
Amendment 1259 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70b – paragraph 1
Article 70b – paragraph 1
Amendment 1272 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70c – title
Article 70c – title
Permits and simplified registration
Amendment 1275 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that no installation falling within the scope of this Chapter is operated without a permit and that its operation complies with the operating rules referred to in Article 70i. In case of stables on family farms or free-ventilated stables or pasture, permits are not needed.
Amendment 1282 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70c – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 70c – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 of this Article, Member States may provide for a specific procedure for the registration of farms rearing animals covered in this Chapter. The procedure for registration referred to in the first subparagraph shall be laid down in a binding act and include at least a requirement for a notification to the competent authority by the farmer of the intention to operate its activity. Member States shall use any similar pre-existing procedure for the registration in order to avoid creating an administrative burden.
Amendment 1285 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 70c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the installationfarm, its building and its activities
Amendment 1288 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 70c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) the capacity of the installationbuilding where the rearing takes place;
Amendment 1292 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
(d) the sources of emissions from the installationbuilding where the rearing takes place;
Amendment 1295 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Article 70c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) the nature and quantities of foreseeable emissions from the installation into each mediumbuilding where the rearing takes place, into each medium under normal operating conditions.
Amendment 1313 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70c – paragraph 4
Article 70c – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall take necessary measures to ensure that the operatofarmer informs the competent authority, without delay, of any planned substantial change to the installationsfarm and farm buildings where the rearing takes place, falling within the scope of this Chapter which may have consequences for the environment. Where appropriate, the competent authority shall reconsider and update the permit.
Amendment 1319 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70d – number
Article 70d – number
Amendment 1322 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 70d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1323 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70d – paragraph 1– subparagraph 2
Article 70d – paragraph 1– subparagraph 2
Amendment 1325 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70d – paragraph 2
Article 70d – paragraph 2
Amendment 1329 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70d – paragraph 3
Article 70d – paragraph 3
Amendment 1392 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70i – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 70i – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall establish operating rules containing requirements consistent with the use of best available techniques for the activities listed in Annex Ireferred to in Article 70a, which shall include the following:
Amendment 1407 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70i – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 70i – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The operating rules shall take into account inter alia the nature, type, size and density of these installations and the specificities of pasture based cattle rearing systems, where animals are only seasonally reared in indoor installations.
Amendment 1542 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 32
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 32
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 79a – paragraph 2
Article 79a – paragraph 2
Amendment 1558 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 32
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 32
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 79a – paragraph 4
Article 79a – paragraph 4
4. Where there is a claim for compensation in accordance with paragraph 1, supported by evidence from which a causality link may be presumed between the damage and the violation, Member States shall ensure that the onus is on the person responsible for the violation to prove that the violation did not cause or contribute to the damage. This shall not apply to violation related to activities referred to in Article 70a.
Amendment 1581 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 34
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 34
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex Ia
Annex Ia
Amendment 1652 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II
Annex II
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex Ia – number
Annex Ia – number
Amendment 1659 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II
Annex II
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex Ia – paragraph 1
Annex Ia – paragraph 1
Amendment 1678 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II
Annex II
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex Ia – paragraph 2
Annex Ia – paragraph 2
Amendment 158 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) In light of commercial practices and Union jurisprudence clarity is required on the use of a geographical indication in the sale name of a processed product of which the product designated by the geographical indication is an ingredient. It should be ensured that such use is made in accordance with fair commercial practices and does not weaken, dilute or is not detrimental to the reputation of the product bear, if there is no misuse, evocation or imitation withing the geographical indication. A consent of a large majority of the producers of geographical indications concerned should be required to allow such a usemeaning of Article 27(1).
Amendment 176 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) The procedures for registration, amendment and cancellation of geographical indications, including the scrutiny and the opposition procedure, should be carried out in the most efficient way. This can be achieved by using the assistance for the scrutiny of the applications provided by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). While a partial outsourcing to EUIPO has been considered, the Commission would remain responsible for registration, amendment and cancellation, due to a strong relation with the Common Agricultural Policy and to the expertise needed to ensure that specificities of wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products are adequately assessed.
Amendment 179 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39 a (new)
Recital 39 a (new)
(39a) According to the Special Report drafted by the European Court of Auditors1a, since the signature of the Memorandum of Understanding in 2018 between the Commission and the EUIPO, there has been no improvements in the length of the procedures regarding the analysis of GI product. _________________ 1a Special report 06/2022: EU intellectual rights - Protection not fully waterproof
Amendment 200 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
Recital 56
(56) In order to supplement or amend certain non-essential elements of this 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 respect of defining sustainability standards and laying down criteria for the recognition of existing sustainability standards; clarifying or adding items to be supplied as part of accompanying information; entrusting the EUIPO with the tasks related to scrutiny for opposition and the opposition procedure, operation of the register, publication of standard amendments to a product specification, consultation in the context of cancellation procedure, establishment and management of an alert system informing applicants about the availability of their geographical indication as a domain name, scrutiny of third country geographical indications other than geographical indications under the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications34, proposed for protection pursuant to international negotiations or international agreements; establishing appropriate criteria for monitoring performance of the EUIPO in the execution of the tasks entrusted to it; laying down additional rules on the use of geographical indications to identify ingredients in processed products; laying down additional rules for determining the generic status of terms; establishing the restrictions and derogations with regard to the sourcing of feed in the case of a designation of origin; establishing restrictions and derogations with regard to the slaughtering of live animals or with regard to the sourcing of raw materials; laying down rules for determining the use of the denomination of a plant variety or of an animal breed; laying down rules which limit the information contained in the product specification for geographical indications and traditional specialities guaranteed; laying down further details of the eligibility criteria for traditional specialities guaranteed; laying down additional rules to provide for appropriate certification and accreditation procedures to apply in respect of product certification bodies; laying down additional rules to further detail protection of traditional specialities guaranteed; laying down for traditional specialities guaranteed additional rules for determining the generic status of terms, conditions for use of plant variety and animal breed denominations, and relation to intellectual property rights; defining additional rules for joint applications concerning more than one national territory and complementing the rules of the application process for traditional specialities guaranteed guaranteed; complementing the rules for the opposition procedure for traditional specialities guaranteed to establish detailed procedures and deadlines; supplementing the rules regarding the amendment application process for traditional specialities guaranteed; supplementing the rules regarding the cancellation process for traditional specialities guaranteed; laying down detailed rules relating to the criteria for optional quality terms; reserving an additional optional quality term, laying down its conditions of use; laying down derogations to the use of the term ‘mountain product’ and establishing the methods of production, and other criteria relevant for the application of that optional quality term, in particular, laying down the conditions under which raw materials or feedstuffs are permitted to come from outside the mountain areas. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making35. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. _________________ 34 https://www.wipo.int/publications/en/detail s.jsp?id=3983 35 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.
Amendment 205 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
This Regulation lays down the rules on the following quality schemes:
Amendment 208 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) geographical indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products.
Amendment 235 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ‘traditional’ and ‘tradition’, associated with a product originating in a geographical area, means proven historical usage of the name by producers in a community for a period that allows transmission between generations; this period is to be at least 30 years and the said usage may embrace modifications necessitated by changing hygiene and safety practices;
Amendment 241 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) ‘product certificationdelegated bodies’ means bodies within the meaning of Title II, Chapter III, of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 which certify that products designated by geographical indications or traditional specialities guaranteed comply with the product specification.
Amendment 253 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission and the Member States shall process and make public the personal data received in the course of the procedures for registration, approval of amendments, cancellation, opposition, granting of transitional period and control pursuant to this Regulation, Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and Regulation (EU) 2019/787, in accordance with Regulations (EU) 2018/1725 and (EU) 2016/679.
Amendment 271 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) to promote and strengthen traditional local and regional products and the preservation of known-how
Amendment 275 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. This Title covers wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products, including foodstuffs and fishery and aquaculture products, listed under Chapters 1 to 23 of the combined nomenclature set out in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/8743 , and the additional agricultural products under the combined nomenclature headings and codes set out in Annex I to this Regulation. _________________ 43 Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).
Amendment 285 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘geographical indication’, unless otherwise stated, means designations of origin and geographical indications of wine, as defined in Article 93 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, designations of origin and geographical indications of agricultural products, as defined in Article 48 of this Regulation and geographical indications of spirit drinks, as defined in Article 3(4) of Regulation (EU) 2019/787, that are applied for or entered in the Union register of geographical indications referred to in Article 23;
Amendment 291 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 315 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The Member State shall scrutinise the application for registration in order to check that it meets the conditions for registration of the respective provisions for wine, spirit drinks or agricultural products as appropriate.
Amendment 326 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 332 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. A producer group may agree on sustainability undertakings to be adhered to in the production of the product designated by a geographical indication. Such undertakings shall aim to apply a sustainability standard higher than mandated by Union or national law and go beyond good practice in significant respects in terms of social, environmental or, economic or animal health and welfare undertakings. Such undertakings shall be specific, shall take account of existing sustainable practices employed for products designated by geographical indications, and may refer to existing sustainability schemes.
Amendment 354 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Amendment 361 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 366 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
Amendment 381 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall scrutinise anyconduct the examination of the application for registration that it receives pursuant to Article 16(1). Such scrutiny shall consist of a check that there are no manifest errors,. The Commission shall verify that the information provided in accordance with Article 15 is complete and that the single document referred to in Article 13 is precise and technical in nature. It shall take into account the outcome of the national procedure carried out by the Member State concerned. It shall focus in particular on the single document referred to in Article 13.
Amendment 388 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4
Article 17 – paragraph 4
4. Where, based on the scrutiny carried out pursuant to paragraph 1, the Commission considers that the conditions laid down in this Regulation and in Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013 and (EU) 2019/787, as appropriate, are fulfilled, it shall publish in the Official Journal of the European Union the single document and the reference to the publication of the product specification.
Amendment 400 #
2022/0089(COD)
2. The Commission shall be exempted from the obligation to meet the deadline to perform the scrutiny referred to in Article 17(2) and toshall inform the applicant of the reasons for the delay where it receives a communication from a Member State, concerning an application for registration in accordance with Article 9(6), which:
Amendment 411 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. An opposition shall claim that the application could infringe the conditions laid down in this Regulation, Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013 or (EU) 2019/787, as appropriate, and give reasons. An opposition that does not contain the said claim shall be void.
Amendment 414 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4
Article 19 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall checkonduct the examination of the admissibility of the opposition. If the Commission considers that the opposition is admissible, it shall, within 5 months from the date of publication in the Official Journal of the European Union invite the authority or the person that lodged the opposition and the authority or the applicant producer group that lodged the application to engage in appropriate consultations for a reasonable period that shall not exceed 3 months. At any time during that period, the Commission may, at the request of the authority or the applicant producer group, extend the deadline for the consultations by a maximum of 3 months.
Amendment 420 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5
Article 19 – paragraph 5
5. The authority or the person that lodged the opposition and the authority or applicant producer group that lodged the application shall start appropriate consultations without undue delay. They shall provide each other with the relevant information to assess whether the application for registration complies with this Regulation, Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013 or (EU) 2019/787, as appropriate.
Amendment 430 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 10
Article 19 – paragraph 10
10. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 84 supplementing this Regulation by detailed procedures and deadlines for the opposition procedure, for the official submission of comments by national authorities and persons with a legitimate interest, which will not trigger the opposition procedure and by rules on entrusting its tasks set out in this Article to EUIPO.
Amendment 434 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the proposed geographical indication does not comply with the definition of the geographical indication or with the requirements referred to in this Regulation, Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 or Regulation (EU) 2019/787 as the case may be;
Amendment 448 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 6
Article 23 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission shall retain documentation related to the registration of a geographical indication in digital or paper form for the period of validity of the geographical indication, and in case of cancellation. In case of cancellation, the documentation is retained for 10 years thereafter.
Amendment 453 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. Where a producer group has been recognised by the national authorities in accordance with Article 33, or a third country authority, that group shall be identified as the representatives of the rights' holder of the geographical indication in the Union register of geographical indications and in the official extract referred to in paragraph (1).
Amendment 460 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Where a recognised producer group does not exist, a producer group or in exceptional and duly justified cases, an individual producer which is the only producer having a legitimate interest may apply for the approval of an amendment to the product specification of a registered geographical indication;
Amendment 464 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Where a recognised producer group does not exist, a producer group or in exceptional and duly justified cases, an individual producer which is the only producer having a legitimate interest may apply for the approval of an amendment to the product specification of a registered geographical indication.
Amendment 469 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 5
Article 25 – paragraph 5
5. A standard amendment shall be considered as a temporary amendment when it concerns a temporary change in the product specification resulting from the imposition of obligatory sanitary and phytosanitary measures by the public authorities or a temporary amendment necessary because the consequences of a natural disaster or, adverse weather condition, geopolitical event or any exceptional circumstances formally recognised by the competent authorities.
Amendment 474 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 7
Article 25 – paragraph 7
7. Applications for Union amendments submitted by a third country or by producers groups, or in exceptional and duly justified case an individual producer in a third country shall contain proof that the requested amendment complies with the laws on the protection of geographical indications in force in that third country.
Amendment 496 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 6
Article 26 – paragraph 6
Amendment 517 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Amendment 530 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
(1) Article 27 is without prejudice to the use of a geographical indication by operators in conformity with Article 36 to indicate that a processed product contains, as an ingredient, a product designated by that geographical indication provided that such if there is no unlawful misuse, is made in accordance with honest commercial practices and does not weaken, dilute or is not detrimental to the reputation of the geographical indicationmitation or evocation within the meaning of Article 27(1).
Amendment 532 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Amendment 533 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. The name of a geographical indication designating a productproduct used as an ingredient shall notmay be used in the food name of the related processed product, except in cases of an agreement with a producer group representing two thirds of the producers, labelling or packaging device or advertising of a processed product subject to the existence of authorisation and control provisions to allow the recognised producer group to ensure a fair use of the GI name.
Amendment 535 #
2022/0089(COD)
Amendment 547 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. A producer group shall be set up on the initiative of interested stakeholders, including farmers, farm suppliers, intermediate processors and finaland may be composed of producers or processors, as specified by the competent national authorities with regard to constitution rules, and according to the nature of the product concerned. Member States shall verify that the producer group operates in a transparent and democratic manner and that all producers of the product designated by theWithout prejudice to Article 32.2, national authorities may, in accordance with national laws, define the tasks, powers and responsibilities granted to a producer group. Member States may lay down rules to ensure that only one group can operate for each geographical indication enjoy right ofand that membership inof the group. Member States may provide that public officials, and other stakeholders such as consumer groups, retailers and suppliers, also participate in the works of the producer group. and participation in operating costs is compulsory for all GI producers. A producer group may be set up at the initiative of a Member State.
Amendment 554 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) take legal action, including but not limited to action before the civil and criminal courts, to ensure protection of the geographical indication and of the intellectual property rights that are directly connected with it;
Amendment 556 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) agree sustainability undertakings, whether or not included in the product specification or as a separate initiative, including arrangements for verification of compliance with those undertakings and assuring adequate publicity for them notably in an information system provided by the Commission;
Amendment 576 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(ca) to be consulted in regard to the protection of their name, in the context of international trade negotiations;
Amendment 616 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 7
Article 37 – paragraph 7
Amendment 625 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 3
Article 38 – paragraph 3
3. When performing the controls and enforcement activities provided for in this Title, the responsible competent authorities and product certificationdelegated bodies shall comply with the requirements laid down in Regulation (EU) 2017/625. However, Title VI, Chapter 1, of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 shall not apply to controls of geographical indications.
Amendment 626 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 3
Article 38 – paragraph 3
3. When performing the controls and enforcement activities provided for in this Title, the responsible competent authorities and product certificationdelegated bodies shall comply with the requirements laid down in Regulation (EU) 2017/625. However, Title VI, Chapter 1, of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 shall not apply to controls of geographical indications.
Amendment 635 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 39 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) one or more product certificationdelegated bodies to which responsibilities have been delegated as referred to in Regulation (EU) 2017/625, Title II, Chapter III.
Amendment 637 #
2022/0089(COD)
(b) one or more product certificationdelegated bodies.
Amendment 640 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – title
Article 40 – title
Public information on competent authorities and product certificationdelegated bodies
Amendment 641 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1
Article 40 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall make public the names and addresses of the competent authorities and product certificationdelegated bodies referred to in Article 39(3) and keep that information up-to-date.
Amendment 642 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 2
Article 40 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall make public the names and addresses of the competent authorities and product certificationdelegated bodies referred to in Article 39(4) and update that information periodically.
Amendment 643 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 3
Article 40 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission may establish a digital portal where the names and addresses of the competent authorities and product certificationdelegated bodies referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 are made public.
Amendment 644 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – title
Article 41 – title
Accreditation of product certificationdelegated bodies
Amendment 645 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 41 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The product certificationdelegated bodies referred to in Article 39(3), point (b) and Article 39(4), point (b) shall comply with and be accredited in accordance with:
Amendment 660 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2
Article 45 – paragraph 2
2. The proof of certificationompliance referred to in paragraph 1 shall be made available on request to enforcement authorities, customs or other authorities in the Union engaged in verifying the use of geographical indications on goods declared for free circulation or placed on the internal market. The producer may make the proof of certificationompliance available to the public or to any person who requests such proof in the course of business.
Amendment 688 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 48 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) products and/or products names that, without prejudice to the rules referred to in Article 5(2), are contrary to public policy or to accepted principles of morality and may not be placed on the internal market.
Amendment 690 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 5
Article 48 – paragraph 5
5. For the purposes of paragraphs (1), point (b) and (2), point (b), ‘other characteristic’ may include traditional production practices, traditional product attributes and farming practices that protect environmental value including biodiversity, habitats, nationally recognised environmental zones and landscape.
Amendment 693 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 48 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. In duly justified cases and in order to take into account natural constraints affecting agricultural production in certain mountain or disadvantaged areas, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt a delegated act laying down the conditions under which slaughtering can take place outside of the geographical area;
Amendment 742 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 1308/2013
Article 93 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 93 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In Article 93 the following paragraph is added: 1a. For the purpose of Article 93(1), point (a) and, point (b) ‘other characteristic’ may include traditional production practices, traditional product attributes and farming practices that protect environmental value including biodiversity, habitats, nationally recognised environmental zones and landscape.
Amendment 745 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 1308/2013
Article 94
Article 94
Amendment 752 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 1308/2013
Article 94 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 94 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The sustainability undertakings referred to in paragraph 1 shall be without prejudice to requirements for compliance with hygiene, safety standards and competition rules.
Amendment 756 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 1308/2013
Article 94 a (new)
Article 94 a (new)
Amendment 757 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Regulation (EU) 1308/2013
Article 94 b (new)
Article 94 b (new)
(2b) Article 94b is inserted as follows: 1. A producer group may agree on economic, environmental, or social sustainability undertakings to be adhered to in the production of the product designated by a designation of origin or a geographical indication. Such undertakings shall be specific, shall take account of existing sustainable practices employed for products designated by designations of origin or geographical indications, and may refer to existing sustainability schemes. 2. The sustainability undertakings referred to in paragraph (1) may be included in the product specification or developed in separate initiatives. 3. The sustainability undertakings referred to in paragraph (1) shall be without prejudice to requirements for compliance with hygiene, safety standards and competition rules.
Amendment 758 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Amendment 763 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 1308/2013
Article 103 – paragraph 2
Article 103 – paragraph 2
(3a) Article 103 paragraph 2 is modified as follows: 2. A protected designation of origin and a protected geographical indication, as well as the wine using that protected name in conformity with the product specifications, shall be protected against: (a) any direct or indirect commercial use of that protected name, including the use for products used as ingredients: (i) by comparable products not complying with the product specification of the protected name; (ii) in so far as such use exploits, weakens, dilutes or is detrimental to the reputation of a designation of origin or a geographical indication;
Amendment 766 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
Regulation (EU) 1308/2013
Article 103 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 103 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 767 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 3 c (new)
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 3 c (new)
Regulation (EU) 1308/2013
Article 103 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 103 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(3c) In Article 103 the following paragraph is added: 2a. Where a designation of origin or a geographical indication is registered under this Regulation, the application for registration of a traditional term the use of which would contravene Article 103(2) shall be refused.
Amendment 769 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 3 d (new)
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 3 d (new)
Regulation (EU) 1308/2013
Article 103 – paragraph 4
Article 103 – paragraph 4
(3d) In Article 103, paragraph 4 is modified as follows: 4. The protection referred to in paragraph 2 also applies with regard to: (a) goods entering the customs territory of the Union without being released for free circulation within the customs territory of the Union; (b) goods sold by means of distance selling, such as electronic commerce; (c) goods produced in EU and destined to be exported and commercialised in third countries. For goods entering the customs territory of the Union without being released for free circulation within that territory, the group of producers or any operator that is entitled to use the protected designation of origin or protected geographical indication shall be entitled to prevent all third parties from bringing goods, in the course of trade, into the Union without being released for free circulation there, where such goods, including packaging, come from third countries and bear without authorisation the protected designation of origin or protected geographical indication.
Amendment 770 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 3 e (new)
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 3 e (new)
Regulation (EU) 2013/1308
Article 103 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 103 – paragraph 4 a (new)
(3e) In Article 103,the following paragraph is added: 4 a. The name of a designation of origin or a geographical indication used by an operator to indicate that the product has been aged in casks, barrels or other containers where a designation of origin or a geographical indication aged shall be subject to the existence of authorisation and control provisions to allow the producer group to ensure a fair use of the name.
Amendment 772 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 3 f (new)
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 3 f (new)
Regulation (EU) 1308/2013
Article 103 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 103 – paragraph 4 b (new)
(3f) In Article 103 the following paragraph is added: 4b. The group of producers or any operator that is entitled to use the designation of origin or geographical indication shall been titled to prevent all third parties from bringing goods, in the course of trade, into the Union without being released for free circulation there, where such goods, including packaging, come from third countries and are in breach of paragraph (2).
Amendment 775 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 3 g (new)
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 3 g (new)
Regulation (EU) 1308/2013
Article 103 – paragraph 4 c (new)
Article 103 – paragraph 4 c (new)
(3g) In Article 103 the following paragraph is added: 4c. Each Member States shall take 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, that are produced or marketed in that Member State. To that end Member States shall designate the authorities that are responsible for taking these steps in accordance with procedures determined by each individual Member State.
Amendment 776 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 3 h (new)
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 3 h (new)
Regulation (EU) 1308/2013
Article 103 a (new)
Article 103 a (new)
(3h) The following Article 103a is added: Ingredients in processed products 1. The name of a designation of origin or geographical indication used as an ingredient in a processed product may be referred to in the list of ingredients, provided that such use is made in accordance with honest commercial practices and does not weaken, dilute or is not detrimental to the reputation of the designation of origin or geographical indication. 2. The name of a designation of origin or a geographical indication used as an ingredient may be used in the food name, labelling or packaging device of a processed product subject to the existence of authorisation and control provisions to allow the producer group to ensure a fair use of the GI name. 3. The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the use of a designation of origin or geographical indication to identify products aged in casks, barrels or containers.
Amendment 779 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 3 i (new)
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 3 i (new)
Regulation (EU) 1308/2013
Article 103 b (new)
Article 103 b (new)
Amendment 783 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 3 j (new)
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 3 j (new)
Regulation (EU) 1308/2013
Article 105 – paragraph 1
Article 105 – paragraph 1
(3j) Article 105, paragraph 1 is replaced with the following: 1. A recognised producer group may apply for the approval of an amendment to the product specification of a registered designation of origin or geographical indication. Where such a group does not exist, a producer group having a legitimate interest or, in exceptional and duly justified cases, an individual producer which is the only producer of the designation of origin or geographical indication may submit an application to amend a product specification. Producers may only submit an application to amend the specification for the designation of origin or geographical indication product they produce.
Amendment 784 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 3 k (new)
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 3 k (new)
Regulation (EU) 1308/2013
Article 105 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 105 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(3k) In Article 105 the following paragraph is added: 1a. Amendments to a product specification shall be classified into two categories as regards their importance: (a) Union amendments, requiring an objection procedure at Union level; and (b) standard amendments to be dealt with at Member State or third country level. For the purposes of this Regulation, an amendment shall be a Union amendment if it entails a change of the single document and: (a) includes a change in the name of the protected designation of origin or the protected geographical indication; (b) entails further restrictions on the marketing of the product. Any other amendment to a product specification of are registered geographical indication, that is not a Union amendment in accordance with this paragraph, shall be considered as a standard amendment. 'Temporary amendment’ means a standard amendment concerning a temporary change in the product specification resulting from the imposition of obligatory sanitary and phytosanitary measures by the public authorities or linked to the consequences of natural disasters or adverse weather conditions or the consequences of an exceptional geopolitical event formally recognised by the competent authorities.
Amendment 785 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 3 l (new)
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 3 l (new)
Regulation (EU) 1308/2013
Article 105 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 105 – paragraph 1 b (new)
(3l) In Article 105 the following paragraph is added: 1b. Union amendments shall be scrutinised and approved by the Commission. The approval procedure shall follow the procedure laid down in Article 94 and Articles 96 to 99, mutatis mutandis. Applications for approval of Union amendments submitted by third countries or by third country producers groups or in exceptional and duly justified case an individual producer in a third country shall contain proof that the requested amendment complies with the laws on the protection of designations of origin or geographical indications in force in that third country. Applications for approval of Union amendments shall relate exclusively to Union amendments. If an application for a Union amendment also relates to standard amendments, the parts relating to standard amendments shall be deemed as not having been submitted, and the procedure for Union amendments shall apply only to the parts relating to that Union amendment. The scrutiny of such applications shall focus on the proposed Union amendments.
Amendment 2 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
— having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 15 November 2017 on an Action Plan for nature, people and the economy;
Amendment 6 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 8 March 2022 on the role of cohesion policy in promoting innovative and smart transformation and regional ICT connectivity (2021/2101(INI));
Amendment 20 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
Citation 19 a (new)
— having regard to the "Bled Declaration for a Smarter Future of the Rural Areas in EU", signed on 13 April 2018 in Bled, Slovenia;
Amendment 84 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that policies and actions at EU level combined with national and regional ones are key to securing the prosperity and well-being of rural European citizens, as well as tackling the challenges they face, namely population decline and ageing, fewer quality job opportunities, a lack of access to high- quality services of general interest, climate and environmental pressures, lower connectivity, particularly lack of high- speed broadband, and limited access to innovation;
Amendment 95 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the central role rural areas can play in addressing societal challenges, by providing ecosystem services to mitigate climate change and environmental deterioration, ensuring sustainable food production, preserving rural heritage, and contributing to a just, green and digital transitionproviding unique cultural landscape for leisure and recreation purposes and contributing to a just, green and digital transition; stresses in this regard the synergies between rural communities, environmental protection, food security and animal welfare awareness;
Amendment 97 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the central role rural areas can play in addressing societal challenges, by providing ecosystem services to mitigate climate change and environmental deterioration, ensuring sustainable food production, preserving rural heritage, andproviding unique cultural landscapes for leisure and recreation purposes, as well as contributing to a just, green and digital transition;
Amendment 122 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that rural areas are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of crisis, such as the COVID pandemic and the war in Ukraine but are also capable of offering new opportunities in response to such crisis; emphasises that rural areas have a key role in ensuring food security as well as independence from fossil fuels or energy imports;
Amendment 126 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that rural areas are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of crisis, such as the COVID pandemic and the war in Ukraine but are also capable of offering new opportunities in response to such crisis, while ensuring more food self- sufficiency;
Amendment 154 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 179 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the importance of implementing a rural proofing mechanism for EU initiatives so as to assess their potential impact on rural areas; urges the Member States to promote the development and implementation of effective mechanisms for rural proofing at national level and calls on the Commission to assist them; emphasises that the rural proofing mechanism should be made mandatory, so that regional, national and EU authorities and institutions would be obliged to take into account the impacts of proposed legislation, which is particularly impacting rural areas, on such areas;
Amendment 202 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Underlines the need to support young people in order for them to remain in rural areas; stresses that particular attention should be paid to overcoming the challenges of young people in their access to capital, higher education, lack of business skills and insufficient succession plans; points our that encouraging farm succession, including young farmers in a policy mix, from housing, social security, health services to education should be a priority; stresses the need to maintain a high-quality agricultural education system, including vocational training;
Amendment 216 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines that the European Green Deal comes with challenges and can open up new opportunities in rural areas and a new dynamic for a more resilient future, whileprovided that it ensuringes a just and inclusive transition;
Amendment 226 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines the central role agriculture plays in rural areas; insists that sustainable agriculture in ensuring high-quality, diverse and sufficient food and biomass resources in a sustainable manner, in providing jobs and cultural landscape for recreational use; insists that sustainable agriculture, in its three pillars (economic, environmental, social), providing fair income to farmers, is crucial for the vitality of these territories;
Amendment 227 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines the central role agriculture plays in rural areas; insists that sustainable agriculture, providing faibetter income to farmers, is and facilitating access to investments, research and innovation are crucial for the vitality of these territories;
Amendment 240 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Urges to draw attention to the current situation of livestock producers, living in regions recently repopulated and colonised by large carnivore species and being constantly attacked or at risk of attack by large carnivores; calls the Commission to protect livestock producers, their livelihoods, homes and animals from Europe´s ever increasing population of large carnivores with effective population management measures; calls in this regard on need to guarantee the economic vitality and the harmonious balance of biodiversity and man;
Amendment 253 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Recalls that the coexistence of people and large carnivores, particularly wolves, can have important impacts on Europe’s rural areas, including traditional agriculture and other socio- economic activities; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take concrete measures to address these issues, while recognising the available flexibility within the Habitats Directive; calls on the Commission to develop an assessment procedure to enable the protection status of species in particular regions to be amended as soon as the desired conservation status is reached;
Amendment 266 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that diversification of and innovation in the rural economy based on local potential are crucial to drawing opportunities from the digital and green transition; calls on the Member States to put in place measures to support the fair transition and diversification of the rural economy; recalls that agriculture, forestry and fishery boost employment and farm diversification in rural areas; stresses in this regard the need to encourage and promote cooperatives in their role to bring social and economic benefits to farmers, consumers and businesses in rural areas;
Amendment 272 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that diversification of and innovation in the rural economy based on local potential are crucial to drawing opportunities from the digital and green transition; calls on the Member States to put in place measures to support the fair transition and diversification of the rural economy, as well as to support job creation in rural areas;
Amendment 287 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. RegretUrges that the work of rural women is still not properlybetter recognised; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take action to design and implement measures to fight gender gapclose gender gaps; stresses that gender awareness and monitoring should be applied in the definition, planning and implementation of policies for rural communities;
Amendment 293 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Regrets thatUrges the work of rural women is still not properlyto be better recognised; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take action to design and implement measures to fightclose gender gaps;
Amendment 310 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Highlights the central role of rural areas in the transition to a low-carbon and digital economy; stresses that initiatives in rural areas, such as renewable energy infrastructure,, investments in high-speed broadband infrastructure and bioeconomy must contribute effectively to the economic and social vitality of such areas;
Amendment 312 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Highlights the central role of rural areas in the transition to a low-carbon economy; stresses that initiatives in rural areas, such as renewable energy infrastructure, bioeconomy, must contribute effectively to the economic and social vitality of such areas;
Amendment 319 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Emphasized the need to further develop a dense road network and other infrastructures such as reliable electricity grid as important tool for rural vitality;
Amendment 330 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Highlights that rural areas suffer higher risks of social exclusion and energy poverty owing to longer distances to be covered and mobility constraints; points out that new and innovative rural mobility solutions and investments are needed to achieve equitable growth, in harmony with a sustainable energy transition;
Amendment 336 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Highlights the importance of access to basic services in rural areas; emphasises the need for innovative approaches in the field of mobility, education, child care and elderly care as well as by tackling the healthcare challenges;
Amendment 337 #
2021/2254(INI)
18a. Urges that rural areas need access to basic services via innovative rural- proofed solutions for mobility, education, training, healthcare services, child and elderly care;
Amendment 344 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that the digital transition brings about new opportunities for rural areas, which are only accessible if there is adequate, stable and accessible broadband coverage; highlights that the development of digital capacities in rural areas is, among other things, linked to an increase in their attractiveness; warns of the risks of the widening of the rural digital gap as a result of the lack of 5G coverage, and calls on Member States to mobilise all available instruments to prevent it; stresses the importance of the timely revision of the state aid guidelines for broadband which should allow for incentivising the roll-out of 5G networks in rural areas which are not served by the market;
Amendment 350 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that the digital transition brings about new opportunities for rural areas, which are only accessible if there is adequate, high-speed, stable and accessible broadband coverage across all rural areas; warns of the risks of the widening of the rural digital gap as a result of the lack of 5G coverage, and calls on Member States to mobilise all available instruments to prevent it;
Amendment 352 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Welcomes the objective of the 2030 Digital Policy Programme that by the end of the decade all populated areas in the EU should be covered by 5G; calls on the Commission to promote, as part of upcoming legislation, measures that ease the roll-out of 5G networks in rural areas in particular through reducing or removing burdensome and lengthy administrative procedures;
Amendment 358 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Draws attention to the fact that the comparative lack of digital skills in rural areas can preclude rural communities from benefiting from the opportunities of digitalisation; calls for measures that ensure digital inclusion and support an enabling environment for rural digital innovation and contribute to the further development of smart farming and smart villages;
Amendment 365 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Draws the attention to the situation of livestock producers who live in regions recently repopulated and colonised by large carnivore species and who are under constant attack and at risk of attack by large carnivores, in protecting their livelihoods and homes from Europe's ever increasing population of large carnivores; emphasises that effective population management measures are urgently needed in order to guarantee the economic vitality of affected regions, ensure biodiversity and prevent rural abandonment;
Amendment 391 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Emphasises the swift implementation of the Connecting Europe Facility as a key enabler of cross-border network deployment, which will in turn have a positive impact on connectivity in rural areas;
Amendment 392 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Urges Member States to address the specific challenges of rural areas during the implementation of the current multiannual financial framework programmes and to provide the investments needed for social inclusion and job creation, in order to foster competitiveness and enable a just digital and green transition; calls to focus in particular on the roll-out of smart villages post-2020 and rural innovation hubs to contribute to the digitalisation of rural areas;
Amendment 396 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Urges Member States to address the specific challenges of rural areas during the implementation of the current multiannual financial framework programmes and to provide the investments needed forand facilitate access to the investments needed to increase farm economic and environmental performance and social inclusion and job creation, in order to foster competitiveness and enable a just digital and green transition;
Amendment 402 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls for smart villages to be mentioned as a flagship project, rather than action under the “research and innovation for rural areas” flagship; underlines the importance of public - private partnerships within the smart villages ecosystem, as key opportunities for job creation, innovation, depopulation and rural attractiveness; believes that the Smart Cities Marketplace* digital platform, established by the Commission, could serve as a blueprint for further development of the smart villages ecosystem, therefore encourages the Commission to coordinate further development of smart villages in the same manner as was the case of the initiatives for smart cities; *https://smart-cities- marketplace.ec.europa.eu/
Amendment 407 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Amendment 411 #
2021/2254(INI)
23. Regrets the persistent obstacles to the multi-fund approach, which hamper the deployment of integrative approaches in rural areas; calls on the Commission to improve synergies and coordination between EU funding instruments, such as the regional and cohesion policy, the Common Agricultural Policy, and the Next Generation EU recovery instrument, and with national instruments, and to pursue simplification, in particular for smaller projects, which are key for rural areas;
Amendment 423 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses the role that all EU policies and funds, both shared and those under direct management, must play in supporting rural areas and underlines the need for policy coherence;
Amendment 428 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Highlights the Commission study’s conclusions on LEADER’s effectiveness in delivering solutions for sustainable rural development; calls on Member States to support LEADER/Community-Led Local Development (CLLD), thereby facilitating and promoting multi-fund approaches; stresses that the LEADER/CLLD funding tools should also be used for further development of smart villages; considers that the meaningful earmarking of assistance for CLLD under all relevant funds at EU level, including the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), would contribute to stronger and more sustainable territorial development; suggests that 35 % of the European Regional Development Fund and Cohesion Fund should be earmarked for rural areas, as well as 10 % of the EAFRD for CLLD in the post-2027 CAP reform;
Amendment 441 #
2021/2254(INI)
26. Stresses that empowering rural communities, which requires capacity building, particularly in the most remote and less populated areas, will promote greater social cohesion and a stronger sense of belonging; emphasises that strong and vital rural communities, as well as municipalities and regions that mainly cover rural areas, are crucial for the cohesion within the EU, therefore they should be supported in any way possible;
Amendment 452 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls for more community-based policy design, involving local actors, including farmers and agricultural cooperatives, authorities and civil society, and insists therefore that they must play an active role from decision-making to policy implementation and evaluation;
Amendment 99 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that Member States should engage all stakeholders, especially organic farmers and associations, the agri-food sector along the value chain, local and regional authorities, consumer and private sector representatives and the hospitality industry, including large-scale caterers, in a consultative process when adopting their national OAPs to achieve the best possible synergies;
Amendment 111 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Acknowledges that organic production often involves higher production costs and, therefore, needs higher market prices to recover those costs; points out that higher consumer prices may represent a barrier to expansion but that they are necessary to ensure the continuation of organic farming and its further uptake; notes that higher prices must be backed by corresponding performance, in this case process quality;
Amendment 224 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes the potential of short, local and seasonal food supply chains and direct marketing opportunities for organic producers and rural economies to deliver economic and environmental benefits by securing incomes and preserving and creating employment, while contributing to animal welfare, as well as environmental, biodiversity and climate protection; points out that market development holds a key to the sustainable development of the organic sector;
Amendment 265 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the need for research and innovation to overcome restrictions in organic agriculture, such as the availability of organic protein feed, vitamins, plant protection products, fertilisers and genetic resources, to further develop robust farming systems and to encourage meeting societal expectations on biodiversity, climate change or adaptation, animal welfare and efficient resource use; welcomes the Commission’s intention to earmark Horizon Europe funding in this respect; calls on the Commission to stimulate and foster cooperation between research communities working on organic and conventional food and farming;
Amendment 302 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Supports the Commission’s intention to extend the EU Market Observatories’ analysis to organic products; stresses the importance of intensifying collection and improving availability of accurate and timely data, including at regional level, on the organic sector, particularly on production, consumption, trade within the EU and with non-EU countries and delivery on sustainability, including farm gate and retail prices, consumer preferences, supply chain structures, added value and farmers’ share in supply chains, in order to shape and monitor EU policy on organic production, evaluate consumption and production trends and increase transparency and confidence in the organic sector through determining environmental, economic and social effects;
Amendment 11 #
2021/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the top three concerns in the inquiries closed by the Ombudsman in 2020 were transparency in environmental decision making, , accountability (access to information and documents) (25 %), culture of service (24 %) and proper use of discretionary powers, including in infringement procedures (17 %); whereas other concerns include ethical issues, respect for fundamental rights, sound financial management, whistleblowing, respect for procedural rights, recruitment and good management of EU personnel issues;
Amendment 14 #
2021/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the Ombudsman plays a key role in ensuring the full transparency, democratic accountability and integrity of the EU decision-making processes;
Amendment 16 #
2021/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas following an inquiry into the performance of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) during the COVID-19 crisis, the Ombudsman found serious shortcominggaps in the ECDC’s transparency practices, including on the data underlying its risk assessments and interactions with international partners, and made proposals aimed at improving the public scrutiny of the ECDC’s activities related to the COVID-19 vaccines; whereasthe Ombudsman considered that this was not a case of maladministration; whereas the suggestions of the Ombudsman were followed by the ECDC;
Amendment 20 #
2021/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the EU has planned a period of unprecedented levels of spending and investment under NextGenerationEU, which will also create significant links with the private sector, therefore making it even more crucial for the EU institutions to have a decision-making process founded on full transparency and on the most stringent ethical rules in order to prevent conflicts of interest and corruption cases;
Amendment 23 #
2021/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the Ombudsman launched an inquiry into the refusal by the Council to address the issue of corporate sponsorships of the Presidency of the Council of the EU; whereas the Ombudsman found maladministration in the Council’s inaction in relation to eliminating the reputational risks that such commercial sponsorships entail to the impartiality of its Presidency and for the image of the EU as a wholeCouncil accepted the Ombudsman’s recommendation;
Amendment 24 #
2021/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas the Ombudsman found that the Commission should have carried out a more criticalin-depth scrutiny of all risks of conflicts of interest before awarding a contract to carry out a study on integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) objectives into EU banking rules to BlackRock Investment Management, a company managing investments in the fossil fuel and banking sectors, which are areas that fall within the scope of the new rules on ESG; whereas the Ombudsman underlinconsidered that the EU rules on public procurement are not robust and clear enough to prevent conflicts of interestis was not a case of maladministration;
Amendment 26 #
2021/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas according to the Ombudsman, the Commission’s failure to finalise a ‘sustainability impact assessment’ (SIA) before concluding the negotiations on a trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur constituted maladministration; whereas the Ombudsman’s findings confre is no legal requiremed that the Commission had disregarded its own guidelines on the use of SIAs and violated the principles set out in Article 21 TEU, which also apply to trade policynt for the European Commission to finalise the SIA before the conclusion of the trade negotiations;
Amendment 29 #
2021/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas the Ombudsman found instances of maladministration in the decision by the European Banking Authority (EBA) to approve the job move of its then Executive Director as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME), a lobby organisation for the financial industry, failing to mitigate the risks of conflicts of interest, as well as continuing to give him access to confidential information; whereas EBA has accepted and started to implement the Ombudsman’s recommendations;
Amendment 30 #
2021/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas the Commission’s strategy in dealing with petitions refers to its 2016 Communication entitled ‘EU law: Better results through better application’, whose rules establish no administrative procedure or practice concerning petitions; whereas the Commission’s approach, resulting in its systematic refusal to take action on individual petition issues and on petitions concerning areas under Article 6 TFEU can amount to maladministration;
Amendment 34 #
2021/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas the Ombudsman is a potential redress mechanism for citizens facing problems in gaining access to documents held by the EU institutions; whereas a significant number of the Ombudsman’s inquiries in 2020 resulted in access being granted to documents of wider public interest, in spite of the fact that the applicable EU legislation is structurally inadequate, as it is outdated and no longer reflects the current practices adopted by the EU institutions;
Amendment 42 #
2021/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets the factNotes that the Commission did not provide adequate explanations to the Ombudsman’s requests on key elements of its work during the COVID-19 crisis; criticiseonsiders the fact that in relation to its decision-making on emergency public procurement, the Commission did not clarify its approaccould bring forth on how it ensured transparency on the appointments procedure of the members of the various committees, as well as on their independence, and on how it monitored the use of the negotiated procedure;
Amendment 44 #
2021/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission to ensure full transparency on all details of the research into, and the development, purchase and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, by publishing non-redacted versions of the Advance Purchase Agreements and the Purchase Agreement and by making the disclosure of all details in future contracts concerning COVID-19 vaccines and COVID-19 technologies mandatory; emphasises that any; emphasises that the lack of transparency in the framework of the COVID-19 pandemic is at odds with citizens’ right to information and fuels disinformation and distrust;
Amendment 52 #
2021/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 56 #
2021/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Deeply regrets the fact that the Council’s current practices with regard to its decision-making process are still marred by a lack of transparency; deplores the fact that the Council is persisting in preventing citizens from having direct and timely access to its legislative documents, while the legislative process is ongoing, in breach of citizens’ right to participate effectively in the decision-making process;
Amendment 61 #
2021/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Reiterates its call for the publication of all trilogue documents in order to uphold citizens’ democratic rights, as full transparency at all stages of the legislative process, including in the informal negotiations between the three main EU institutions, is crucial to enabling citizens to hold their elected representatives and governments accountableonce the procedures are closed, in order to uphold citizens’ democratic rights;
Amendment 66 #
2021/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Urges the Commission to refrain from approving ‘active substances’ used in pesticides in cases where critical areas of concern or no safe use have been identified, or when additional data confirming their safety is needed, given the already serious consequences which the use of pesticides has caused for human health and the environment;
Amendment 67 #
2021/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to ensure an approval process for ‘active substances’ in pesticides, which is fully transparent and free from conflicts of interest, committing to put an end to the use of all synthetic pesticides by 2035 at the latest, as well as immediately prohibiting the export of pesticides that have been banned in the EU and stopping the import of foodstuffs produced outside the EU using such unsafe chemicals; asks the Ombudsman to continue investigating the systems in place at EU level to make sure that the current policies and procedural safeguards in this field guarantee the highest levels of human health and environmental protection, and that the collection and examination of scientific evidence is fully transparent, accurate and free from conflicts of interest;
Amendment 72 #
2021/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 74 #
2021/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Strongly criticises the Commission for its failure to finalise the SIA before concluding the EU-Mercosur trade negotiations; underlines that this meant that the Commission concluded the negotiations without appropriate and updated information about the potential social, environmental and economic impacts of the proposed agreement and without properly taking into account the views of all stakeholders, which must represent an additional reason to stop the adoption ofRegrets that the SIA has not been published before concluding the EU- Mercosur trade agreementnegotiations;
Amendment 78 #
2021/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Criticises the decision ofonsiders that the Council should provide guidance to those Member States, which held the Presidency of the Council, on how to use corporate sponsorship, as it caused serious damages to the EU’s image, stressing the importance for the future to refrain from any sponsorship; considers paramount the adoption of the most stringent rules preventing such practices from taking place with a view to safeguarding; welcomes the decision of the Council to accept the Ombudsman’s recommendations; considers paramount the adoption of rules in order to preserve the reputation and integrity of the Council and of the EU as a whole;
Amendment 90 #
2021/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Asks the Commission to comply fully and in a timely manner with the Ombudsman’s recommendations made following her inquiry on the BlackRock case by adopting strengthened and clearer rules, including in the framework ofWelcomes the decision of the Commission to update its internal guidelines, aimed at preventing any conflicts of interest in all procedures related to public procurement with a view to, inter alia, safeguarding the integrity of the decision-making processes concerning the adoption of new rules on ESG issues at EU level;
Amendment 111 #
2021/2167(INI)
23. Welcomes the adoption of the new Statute of the Ombudsman, whose provisions reinforce the Ombudsman’s role, adding further competences on areas related to whistleblowing, harassment and conflicts of interest; considers it of the utmost importance to allocate an increasedadequate budget to the Ombudsman, in order to provide her with the necessary resources to effectively handle her overall workload;
Amendment 27 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that methane in the agricultural sector has been reduced by 22% since 1990;
Amendment 32 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes that innovative technologies in the area of animal feed are promising, but in some cases have not yet been authorised for use;
Amendment 38 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Notes that methane sources are diffuse and very variable across Member States;
Amendment 40 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Notes that that represents a significant challenge as regards measurement, reporting and verification and must be taken into account when mitigation actions are disseminated and reported on;
Amendment 46 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Notes that methane is a short-lived greenhouse gas;
Amendment 49 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Notes that, because atmospheric methane is short-lived, constant methane emissions do not cause additional warming, but, rather, maintain the existing warming effect;
Amendment 51 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 g (new)
Paragraph 1 g (new)
Amendment 52 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 h (new)
Paragraph 1 h (new)
1h. Notes that, with regard to methane, the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report gives different values for the 100- year warming potential (GWP100) for biogenic methane (GWP100: 28) and fossil methane (GWP100: 30) and that the values are presented differently in the IPCC report;
Amendment 68 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that research and investment in mitigation measures and technologies is of paramount importance; considers that there is great potential in adapting diet of and developing feed additives for ruminant and bovine species, which could reduce methane emissions without having negative effects on the livestock sector; highlights the need to screen all measures so as to establish whether they are compatible with the other objectives of a sustainable agricultural policy, such as, for instance, animal welfare;
Amendment 172 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights the fact that the overall strategy for reducing emissions from livestock farming must also take into account possible effects on international agricultural trade and the possible transfer of emissions to third countries;
Amendment 181 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Commission to take account of the difference between biogenic and fossil methane emissions in the design and implementation of the methane strategy;
Amendment 109 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a – point i
Amendment 124 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 127 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 160 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 22 a – paragraph 1
Article 22 a – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall endeavour to increase the share of renewable sources in the amount of energy sources used for final energy and non-energy purposes in the industry sector by an indicative average minimum annual increase of 1.1 percentage points by 2030.
Amendment 163 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 22 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 22 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall ensure that the contribution of renewable fuels of non- biological origin used for final energy and non-energy purposes shall be 50 % of the hydrogen used for final energy and non- energy purposes in industry by 2030. For the calculation of that percentage, the following rules shall apply:
Amendment 165 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 22 a – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 22 a – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) For the calculation of the denominator, the energy content of hydrogen for final energy and non-energy purposes shall be taken into account, excluding hydrogen used as intermediate products for the production of conventional transport fuels.
Amendment 167 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 22 a – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 22 a – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 187 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the amount of renewable fuels and renewable electricity supplied to the transport sector leads to a greenhouse gas intensity reduction of at least 136 % by 2030, compared to the baseline set out in Article 27(1), point (b), in accordance with an indicative trajectory set by the Member State; Member States shall require suppliers, for this reduction, to comply with the following intermediate targets: · 6 % by 31 December 2021, · 9% by 31 December 2024, · 10 % by 31 December 2025, · 11 % by December 2026 · 12 % by December 2027, · 13,5 % by December 2028, · 15 % by December 2029, · 16 % by December 2030.
Amendment 192 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the share of advanced biofuels and biogas produced from the feedstock listed in Part A of Annex IX in the energy supplied to the transport sector is at least 0,2 % in 2022, 0,51 % in 2025 and 2,26 % in 2030, and the share of renewable fuels of non-biological origin is at least 2,6 % in 2030.
Amendment 204 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a – point i
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
For the calculation of a Member State's gross final consumption of energy from renewable sources referred to in Article 7 and of the greenhouse gas intensity reduction target referred to in Article 25(1), first subparagraph, point (a), the share of biofuels and bioliquids, as well as of biomass fuels consumed in transport, where produced from food and feed crops, shall be no more than one percentage point higher than the share of such fuels in the final consumption of energy in the transport sector in 2020 in that Member State, with a maximum of other than high ILUC-risk feedstock, shall be no more than 7 % of final consumption of energy in the transport sector in that Member State.;
Amendment 232 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17 – point b a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 4 (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 4 (new)
(ba) The following subparagraph is added: Any addition to the list of feedstocks set out in Part A of Annex IX shall be accompanied by an increase of the targets set out in point b) of Article 25 (1), corresponding to the sustainable potential of these feedstock.
Amendment 237 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point ii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point ii
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
— (a) in the case of solid biomass fuels, in installations producing electricity, heating and cooling with a total rated thermal input equal to or exceeding 520 MW,
Amendment 247 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point b a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 29 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b a) The article 29 paragraph 3 point (c) point ii last sentence is replaced by the following: unless the removal of the harvested material is not prohibited in the protected area statutes and thus the production of that raw material did not interfere with those nature protection purposes;
Amendment 249 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point b b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point b b (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 29 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b b) The article 29 paragraph 3 point (d) point ii last sentence is replaced by the following: unless the harvesting of the raw material is necessary to preserve its status as highly biodiverse grassland.
Amendment 331 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Annex V – part C – point 18
Annex V – part C – point 18
18. For the purposes of the calculations referred to in point 17, the emissions to be divided shall be eec + el + esca + those fractions of ep, etd, eccs and eccr that take place up to and including the process step at which a co-product is produced. In the case of eccr CO2 from fermentation that is captured and re-used for replacing fossil- based CO2 shall be considered an emission saving that is entirely allocated to the biofuel and bioliquids resulting from fermentation. If any allocation to co- products has taken place at an earlier process step in the life-cycle, the fraction of those emissions assigned in the last such process step to the intermediate fuel product shall be used for those purposes instead of the total of those emissions. In the case of biogas and biomethane, all co- products that do not fall under the scope of point 7 shall be taken into account for the purposes of that calculation. No emissions shall be allocated to wastes and residues. Co- products that have a negative energy content shall be considered to have an energy content of zero for the purposes of the calculation. Wastes and residues including all wastes and residues included in Annex IX shall be considered to have zero life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions up to the process of collection of those materials irrespectively of whether they are processed to interim products before being transformed into the final product. Residues that are not included in Annex IX and fit for use in the food or feed market shall be considered to have the same amount of emissions from the extraction, harvesting or cultivation of raw materials, eec as their closest substitute in the food and feed market that is included in the table in part D. In the case of biomass fuels produced in refineries, other than the combination of processing plants with boilers or cogeneration units providing heat and/or electricity to the processing plant, the unit of analysis for the purposes of the calculation referred to in point 17 shall be the refinery;
Amendment 346 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point b a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point b a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Annex IX – part C
Annex IX – part C
(b a) c) Part C. Biomass fuel feedstocks for use in stationary installations outside the transport sector, including the following points: 1. Biomass fraction of residues and waste in the primary food processing industry: a) beet pulp (only self-use internal to sector) b) herbs& leaves from beet washing c) cereal husks and fruit shells d) biomass fraction of industrial waste not fit for use in the food and feed chain e) the fibrous fraction of sugar beet after extraction of the diffusion juice, leaves and tails and other liquors obtained after sugar extraction 2. Biomass fraction of sludge from waste water treatment in the primary food processing industry;
Amendment 36 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council32 ( ‘European Climate Law’), the Union has enshrined into legislation the target of economy-wide climate neutrality by 2050. That Regulation also establishes a binding Union domestic reduction commitment of net greenhouse gas emissions (emissions after deduction of removals) of at least 55% below 1990 levels by 2030. It ensures that sectors not covered by the ETS play their part in achieving the targets of the European Climate Law. There is therefore no need for further intermediate targets and legislative proposals. The proposals and other legislative initiatives of the ‘Fit for 55’ package are in line with the Paris Agreement. __________________ 32 Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 2021 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulations (EC) No 401/2009 and (EU) 2018/1999 (‘European Climate Law’) (OJ L 243, 9.7.2021, p. 1).
Amendment 66 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the Union’s economy and its level of emissions to a degree that cannot yet be fully quantified. On the other hand, the Union is deploying its largest stimulus package ever, also having a potential impact on the level of emissions. Regard should be had to ensuring that the targets of this Regulation do not cause food production to be relocated outside of Europe and that the sectors concerned remain internationally competitive. Due to those uncertainties, it is appropriate to review the emissions data in 2025 and, if necessary, readjust the annual emission allocations.
Amendment 72 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In addition to that flexibility, a limited quantity of net removals and net emissions from land use, land-use change and forestry (‘LULUCF’) may be taken into account for Member States’ compliance under Regulation (EU) 2018/842 (‘the LULUCF flexibility’). This will give the sectors concerned enough leeway to achieve the Regulation’s targets in a cost-effective manner. In order to ensure that sufficient mitigation efforts are deployed until 2030, it is appropriate to limit the use of the LULUCF flexibility by separating the use of such flexibility into two separate time periods, each capped by a limit corresponding to half of the maximum amount of total net removals set out in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2018/842. It is also appropriate to bring the title of Annex III in line with the amendment to Regulation (EU) 2018/841 carried out by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/268 of 28 October 202037 . As a consequence, there is no longer a need for Regulation (EU) 2018/842 to provide for a legal basis allowing the Commission to adopt delegated acts to amend the title of its Annex III. Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 should therefore be deleted. __________________ 37 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/268 of 28 October 2020 amending Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the forest reference levels to be applied by the Member States for the period 2021-2025 (OJ L 60, 22.2.2021, p. 21).
Amendment 80 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) Some Member States will face major challenges in meeting the Regulation’s targets. It is therefore important to ensure flexibility, anticipation and transferability. The introduction of minimum contributions by sector would not only place the targets at risk but also prevent them from being achieved.
Amendment 81 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 b (new)
Recital 18 b (new)
(18b) In setting the targets of this Regulation, account must be taken of the fact that Member States are not starting from a level playing field either between or within different sectors. Achieving the reduction targets must not compromise the agricultural sector's ability to ensure food security in Europe and the world.
Amendment 82 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 c (new)
Recital 18 c (new)
(18c) This Regulation calls on the Commission to establish a roadmap for determining the EU’s targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions after 2030 in the sectors covered by Article 2. The Commission is also invited to examine how the agricultural sector can be merged with the LULUCF sectors after 2030. A regulatory impact assessment must be carried out prior to the introduction of any legislative measure.
Amendment 84 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 1
Article 1
1. In Article 1, “30%” is replaced is amended as follows: ‘This Regulation lays down obligations on Member States with respect to their minimum contributions for the period from 2021 to 2030 to fulfilling the Union’s target of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by “40%” % below 2005 levels in 2030 in the sectors covered by Article 2 of this Regulation and contributes to achieving the objectives of the Paris Agreement. It also lays down rules on gradually aligning burden sharing between Member States, on determining annual emission allocations and for the evaluation of Member States’ progress towards meeting their minimum contributions.’;
Amendment 89 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 91 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
(2a) Article 3a is added: ‘Article 3a The classification of sustainability criteria for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels is governed by EU Directive 2018/2001.’
Amendment 109 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
(3a) Article 5(4) is amended as follows: ‘(4) A Member State may transfer up to 5 % of its annual emission allocation for a given year to other Member States in respect of the years 2021 to 2025, and up to 10 % in respect of the years 2026 to 2030. The receiving Member State may use that quantity for compliance under ArtMember States shall inform the Commission of any actions taken pursuant to this paragraph, and the transfer pricle 9 for the given year or for subsequent years until 2030. per tonne of CO2 equivalent.’ Or. de (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32018R0842&from=EN#d1e636-26-1)
Amendment 117 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(ba) In Article 7, paragraph 1a is inserted: ‘1a. After 2030, the LULUCF and agricultural sectors will be merged under a separate instrument. A thorough impact assessment should be conducted prior to this merger.’
Amendment 118 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b b (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
(bb) 5a. Paragraph 3 of Article 8 is replaced by the following: The Commission shall issue an opinion regarding the robustness of the corrective action plans submitted in accordance with paragraph 1 within four months of receipt of those plans. The Member State concerned shall take full account of the Commission’s opinion and shall revise its corrective action plan accordingly. If the Member State concerned does not to address a recommendation or a substantial part thereof, it shall provide its reasoning.
Amendment 121 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
(2) If the greenhouse gas emissions of a Member State in the period from 2021 to 2025 referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2018/841 exceeded its removals, as determined in accordance with Article 12 of that Regulation, the Central Administrator shall deduct from that Member State’s annual emission allocations an amount equal to those excess greenhouse gas emissions in tonnes of CO2 equivalent for the relevant years.’. If a Member State exceeds its emission allocations for two consecutive years, it shall provide reasoning in a report to the Commission and explain what changes it will make to its long-term national strategy.
Amendment 171 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Article 23 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union provides that equality between women and men must be ensured in all areas, including employment, work and pay, where Article 51 of the Charter emphasises the due regard for the principle of subsidiarity.
Amendment 230 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In order to remove obstacles for victims of gender pay discrimination to enforce their right to equal pay and guide employers in ensuring respect of this right, the core concepts related to equal pay, such as ‘pay’ and ‘work of equal value’, should be clarified in line with the case law of the Court. This should facilitate the application of these concepts, especially for small and medium-sizedmid-cap enterprises.
Amendment 276 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Member States should develop specific tools and methodologies to support and guide the assessment of what constitutes work of equal value. This should facilitate the application of this concept, especially for small and medium- sized enterprises.
Amendment 308 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Pay transparency measures should protect workers’ right to equal pay while limiting as much as possible costs and burden for employers, paying specific attention to micro and small enterprises. Where appropriate, measures should be tailored to the size of employers taking into account employers’ headcount.
Amendment 329 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Employers with at least 250 0 workers should regularly report on pay, in a suitable and transparent manner, such as including the information in their management report. Companies subject to the requirements of Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council52 may also choose to report on pay alongside other worker-related matters in their management report. _________________ 52 Directive 2013/34/EU, as amended by Directive 2014/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 as regards disclosure of non- financial and diversity information by certain large undertakings and groups (OJ L 330, 15.11.2014, p. 1).
Amendment 344 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) To reduce the burden on employers, Member States could decide to gather and interlink the necessary data through their national administrations allowing for a computation of the pay gap between female and male workers per employer. Such data gathering may require interlinking data from several public administrations (such as tax inspectorates and social security offices) and would be possible if administrative data matching employers’ (company/organisational level) to workers’ (individual level) data, including benefits in cash and in-kind, are available. Member States could decide to gather this information not only for those employers covered by the pay reporting obligation under this Directive, but also with regard to small and medium-sized enterprises. The publication of the required information by Member States should replace the obligation of pay reporting on those employers covered by the administrative data provided that the result intended by the reporting obligation is achieved.
Amendment 363 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) Joint pay assessments should trigger the review and revision of pay structures in organisations with at least 2500 workers that show pay inequalities. The joint pay assessment should be carried out by employers in cooperation with workers’ representatives; if workers’ representatives are absent, they should be designated for this purpose. Joint pay assessments should lead to the elimination of gender discrimination in pay.
Amendment 424 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) Litigation costs create a serious disincentive for victims of gender pay discrimination to claim their right to equal pay, leading to insufficient protection and enforcement of the right to equal pay. In order to remove this strong procedural obstacle to justice, successful claimants should be allowed to recover their procedural costs from the defendant. On the other hand, claimants should not be liable for successful defendant’s proceedings costs unless the claim was brought in bad faith, was clearly frivolous or if the non-recovery by the defendant would be considered unreasonable by the courts or other competent authorities under the specific circumstances of the case, for instance having regard to the financial situation of micro-enterprises.
Amendment 452 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) In implementing this Directive Member States should avoid imposing administrative, financial and legal constraints in a way which would hold back the creation and development of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. Member States are therefore invited to assess the impact of their transposition act, on small and medium-sized enterprisesmid-cap companies, excluding micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from any legislation concerning gender pay transparency or minimum wages, in order to ensure that they are not disproportionately affected. Moreover, giving specific attention to micro- enterprises, to alleviate the administrative burden, and to publis and SMEs, and due to the increasing administrative burden through current legislation, a thorough analysis must be published with the results of suchan assessments how micro-enterprises and SMEs can be sustainably relieved of 30% of their administrative workload.
Amendment 467 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive applies to employers in the public and private sectors with more than 500 employees. A presumption of appropriateness shall apply to companies that are bound by or apply collective bargaining agreements.
Amendment 481 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. This Directive applies to all workers who have an employment contract or employment relationship as defined by law, collective agreements and/or practice in force in each Member State with consideration to the case-law of the Court of Justice.
Amendment 542 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that employers have pay structures in place ensuring that women and men are paid equally for the same work or work of equal value.
Amendment 570 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The tools or methodologies shall allow assessing, in regard to the value of work, whether workers are in a comparable situation, on the basis of objective criteria regarding the requirements of the work which shall include educational, professional and training requirements, skills, effort and responsibility, work undertaken and the nature of the tasks involved and work undertaken. They shall not contain or be based on criteria which are based, whether directly or indirectly, on workers’ sex.
Amendment 572 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Amendment 593 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Amendment 599 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Applicants for employment shall have the right to receive from the prospective employer information about the initial pay level or its range, based on objective, gender-neutral criteria, to be attributed for the position concerned. Such information shall be indicated in a published job vacancy notice or otherwise provided to the applicant prior to the job interview without the applicant having toprovided upon request it.
Amendment 606 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Amendment 617 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
The employer shall make easily accessible to its workers a description of the criteria used to determine pay levels and career progression for worker, whereby Member States shall give specific attention to micro-enterprises and SMEs. These criteria shall be gender-neutral.
Amendment 632 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Workers in companies with more than 200 employees shall have the right to receive information on their individual pay level and the average pay levels, broken down by sex, for categories of workers doing the same work as them or work of equal value to theirs, in accordance with paragraphs 3 and 4. In the case of companies that are bound by and/or apply collective bargaining agreements, a reference to the applicable collective bargaining agreement shall suffice as information.
Amendment 646 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Employers shall inform all workers, on an annual basiswithin a reasonable time frame, of their right to receive the information referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 661 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Workers shall have the possibility to request the information referred to in paragraph 1 through their representatives or an equality body.
Amendment 676 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Employers with at least 2500 workers shall provide the following information concerning their organisation, in accordance with paragraphs 2, 3, and 5:
Amendment 721 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) the pay gap between female and male workers by categories of workers broken down by ordinary basic salary and complementary or variable components. In the case of companies that are bound by and/or apply collective bargaining agreements, reference to the relevant collective bargaining agreement shall suffice.
Amendment 747 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. The employer shall publish the information referred to in paragraph 1, points (a) to (f) on an annual basievery three years, collectively bargained companies every five years in a user-friendly way on its website or shall otherwise make it publicly available. The information from the previous four years, if available, shall also be accessible upon request. In addition, the employer shall share this information with the monitoring body referred to in paragraph 6.
Amendment 760 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Amendment 772 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Amendment 785 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 7
Article 8 – paragraph 7
7. Workers and their representatives, labour inspectorates and equality bodies shall have the right to ask the employer for additional clarifications and details regarding any of the data provided, including explanations concerning any gender pay differences. The employer shall respond to such request within a reasonable time by providing a substantiated reply. Where gender pay differences are not justified by objective and gender-neutral factors, the employer shall remedy the situation in close cooperation with the. Member States may foresee that workers’ representatives, the labour inspectorate and/or the equality body may be involved in this procedure.
Amendment 787 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 7
Article 8 – paragraph 7
7. Workers and their representatives, and labour inspectorates and equality bodies shall have the right to ask the employer for additional clarifications and details regarding any of the data provided, including explanations concerning any gender pay differences. The employer shall respond to such request within a reasonable time by providing a substantiated reply. Where gender pay differences are not justified by objective and gender-neutral factors, the employer shall remedy the situation in close cooperation with the workers’ representatives, the labour inspectorate and/or the equality body.
Amendment 801 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall take appropriate measures to ensure that employers with at least 2500 workers conduct, in cooperation with their workers’ representatives, a joint pay assessment where both of the following conditions are met:
Amendment 822 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. A presumption of appropriateness applies to companies that are bound by or apply collective bargaining agreements.
Amendment 851 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. If the joint pay assessment reveals differences in average pay for equal work or work of equal value between female and male workers which cannot be justified by objective and gender-neutral criteria, the employer shall remedy the situation, in close cooperation with the workers’ representatives, labour inspectorate, and/or equality body within a reasonable time frame. Such action shall include the establishment of gender-neutral job evaluation and classification to ensure that any direct or indirect pay discrimination on grounds of sex is excluded.
Amendment 853 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. If the joint pay assessment reveals differences in average pay for equal work or work of equal value between female and male workers which cannot be justified by objective and gender-neutral criteria, the employer shall remedy the situation, in close cooperation with the workers’ representatives, labour inspectorate, and/or equality body. Such action shall include the establishment of gender-neutral job evaluation and classification to ensure that any direct or indirect pay discrimination on grounds of sex is excluded.
Amendment 885 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13
Article 13
Amendment 902 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. The compensation or reparation referred to in paragraph 1 shall ensure real and effective compensation for the loss and damage sustained, in a way which is dissuasive and proportionate to the damage suffered.
Amendment 912 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 921 #
2021/0050(COD)
2. Member States shall ensure that, in any legal or administrative proceedings concerning direct or indirect discrimination, where an employer failed to comply with any of the rights or obligations related to pay transparency set out in Articles 5 through 9 of this Directive, it shall be for the employere to prove that there has been no such discrimination.
Amendment 923 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Amendment 936 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Amendment 947 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that the limitation periods for bringing claims are set at threone years at leamost.
Amendment 949 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Article 18 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that a limitation period is suspended or, depending on national law, interrupted, as soon as a claimant undertakes action by lodging a claim or bringing the claim to the attention of the employer, workers’ representatives, labour inspectorate or equality body.
Amendment 952 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19
Article 19
Amendment 967 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for shall be effective, and proportionate and dissuasive. Member States shall, without delay, notify the Commission of those rules and of those measures and of any subsequent amendment affecting them.
Amendment 975 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall ensure that fines are applied to infringements of the rights and obligations relating to equal pay for the same work or work of equal value. They shall set a minimum level for such fines ensuring real deterrent effect. The level of the fines shallmay take into account:
Amendment 1025 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 1031 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point c
Amendment 1057 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
This Directive shall not affect in any way the right to negotiate, conclude and enforce collective agreements and to take collective action in accordance with national law or practice. Collectively agreed pay regulations shall be subject to the presumption that discrimination on the basis of gender is excluded. Activities which are assigned to different remuneration groups on the basis of collective bargaining agreements shall not be regarded as equal or equivalent.
Amendment 1084 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 2
2. When informing the Commission, Member States shall also accompany it with a summary of the results of their assessment regarding the impact of their transposition act on small and medium- sizedmid-cap enterprises and a reference to where such assessment is published.
Amendment 8 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that agricultural productivity and resilience depend on biodiversity to guarantee the long-term sustainability of our food systems; underlines, furthermore, that much of the biodiversity across Europe has been created by farming and its survival is dependent on the continued active management of farmland and effective generational renewal in the sector; there is therefore a need to continue to promote the sustainable use of forest and agriculture ecosystems (taking into account economic, social and environmental aspects), in Europe and in the rest of the world;
Amendment 36 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the high level of ambition of the EU biodiversity strategy for 2030 in seeking to halt and reverse biodiversity loss in the EU; considers that this level of ambition encourages policy action at all levels is needed and promotes the development of research and innovative and implementable solutions to tackle biodiversity loss; stresses that the continuous decline in farmland biodiversity is a reality and that bold action is needed to counteract this trendnot only by rural areas but also urban areas and other economic and social sectors to counteract this trend while ensuring healthy, safe and affordable food security;
Amendment 79 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the strong link with the Farm to Fork strategy and the need for a holistic approach to the food system; calls on the Commission to establish an comprehensive evidence-based evaluation of the implementation of the strategy’slooking at all measures and targets combined and not in their singularity, in particular of the individual and cumulative impacts on the social and economic sustainability of agriculture and forestry in the EU, food security and prices, farmland availability and prices and the potential risks of displacing biodiversity losses abroad by the replacement of local agricultural and forestry production with imports;
Amendment 115 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that biodiversity conservation is a key societal goal, requiring a broad and inclusive debate, and the effective participation of everyone in society, in particular those more affected by the measures, such as the farming and forestry community, while at the same benefiting from their knowledge and experience, and creating a sense of ownership, vital for the successful implementation of the strategy;
Amendment 121 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Highlights the success of the Habitats Directive as an effective instrument for the conservation of biodiversity; stresses the need for more flexibility in protection measures to effectively protect humans and livestock if predators pose a danger and to the changes in conservation status;
Amendment 124 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Amendment 164 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the importance of maintaining and restoring high-diversity landscape features in agricultural landscapes for their value in terms of biodiversity, pollinators and the natural biological control of pests; highlights that agriculture and forestry do not contradict the conservation objectives of strict protection; calls on the Member States to develop the necessary measures under their CAP Strategic Plans to promote non- productive areas and features with the aim of achieving an area of at least 10% of high diversity areas beneficial for biodiversity at national level, promoting interconnectivity between habitats and thereby maximising the potential for biodiversity; highlights the need to assess potential trade-offs of non-productive areas and features on food security, land availability and prices;
Amendment 203 #
2020/2273(INI)
7. Welcomes the recognition of organic farming as a strong component on the EU’s path towards more sustainable food systems; underlines that the development of organic food production must be market-driven and accompanied by research, innovation and scientific transfer, market and supply chain development, and measures stimulating demand for organic food, ensuring both the stability of the organic products market and the fair remuneration of farmers;
Amendment 212 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Proposes to introduce a market- driven organic target corridor rather than a fix target after thorough and comprehensive impact assessment;
Amendment 227 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the importance of sustainable forest management for the health and longevity of forest ecosystems and the preservation of the multifunctional role of forests; highlights the potential of agroforestry to improve and boost ecosystem services and farmland biodiversity and for carbon sequestration, while enhancing farm productivity; notes that forest can only achieve their full potential for climate and environment when they are sustainably managed, stresses therefore the need to exclude forestry from the 10% strictly protected areas;
Amendment 274 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the importance of plant protection products and tools for the stability of agricultural production and, the sustainability of farmers’ incomes and food safety; considers that, although progress has been made, a substantial reduction in the use and risks of chemical pesticides is needed; stresses the key role of integrated pest management in reducing pesticide dependency, and urges the Member States to ensure it is applied and its implementation is assessed systematically; stresses that farmers need a bigger toolbox ofintegrated pest management requires a bigger toolbox of safe, effective and affordable crop protection solutions and methods, as well as bolstered training and advisory systems; stresses that any reduction target should be market-driven and suggests target corridors rather than fixed targets;
Amendment 59 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Supports the Commission in its efforts to better inform consumers on nutritional and ecological claims, and calls for labelling of residues present in food;
Amendment 64 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to invest in new circular economy initiatives in order to develop better infrastructure for the circular economy;
Amendment 68 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for prevention measures to be stepped up in the fight against food loss and waste; points out that sustainable food packaging tailored to needs prevents food from spoiling and resources being lost and thus help to reduce food waste;
Amendment 71 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Points out that food packaging serves important functions and improves hygiene, quality, shelf life and the provision of information about products; calls on the Commission to take account of these functions when taking steps to achieve the objectives of the New Circular Economy Action Plan;
Amendment 75 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to invest in new recycling technologies so that the technological development of sorting and recycling plants and their infrastructure, re-use procedures and techniques can be optimised and promoted;
Amendment 77 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Calls on the Commission to develop a uniform labelling scheme for recycling systems;
Amendment 79 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Calls on the Commission to carry out economic impact assessments of all the measures proposed under the New Circular Economy Action Plan, in order not to jeopardise firms' existing and future innovation initiatives;
Amendment 2 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Expects that under the future multiannual financial framework (MFF), the contribution to the agricultural and rural development domain will be maintained at current levels; insists that any additional measures relating to the green transition be financed with fresh money and additional EU own resources; points out that the additional measures under the European Green Deal and the Farm-to-Fork Strategy must not be financed at the expense of existing common agricultural policy (CAP) funding;
Amendment 41 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for increasing ecological requirements always to be offset financially; points out that unilateral conditions benefit neither European agriculture nor the environment if they result in the relocation of European food production to third countries;
Amendment 56 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 58 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that, under both the Farm-to-Fork Strategy and future climate policy, European agriculture is recognised as a sector of systemic importance and that security of supply, as a stability factor, is sufficiently taken into account and kept in mind at all times.
Amendment 36 #
2020/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls the important role of the Committee on Petitions in defending and promoting the rights of EU citizens and residents, within the committee competences, ensuring that petitioners’ concerns and complaints are examined in timely fashion and, wherever possible, resolved, through an open, democratic and transparent petition process;
Amendment 50 #
2020/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a more focused and active press and communications service and a more active social media presence, making the work of the committee more visible and responsive to public concerns;
Amendment 62 #
2020/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that petitions provide a valuable contribution to the Commission’s role as guardian of the Treaties; welcomes the commitment made by the Commission Vice-President for Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight, Maroš Šefčovič, during his hearing as commissioner- designate, to further improve the Commission’s handling of petitions and to ensure the submission of accurate answers within the three-month deadline; reminds that a faster answer from the European Commission is essential in the process of handling petitions; reiterates its call on the Commission for regular updates on developments in infringement proceedings and for access to relevant Commission documents on infringements and EU pilot procedures which relate to open petitions;
Amendment 73 #
2020/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Trusts that the petitions network is a useful tool for ensuring the follow-up of petitions in parliamentary and legislative work; believes that meetings of the petitions network are key for enhancing cooperation between parliamentary committees through exchange of information and sharing of best practices among the network members; stresses that a closer liaison between the committees may improve the efficiency in planning hearings and parliamentary studies on the same subjects;
Amendment 76 #
2020/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Considers it indispensable to conduct a closer examination of the permissibility of the amendments submitted by the Committee on Petitions – and preferably for these to be supported by petitions – in order to avoid competences being overstepped and conflicts of competences with other committees;
Amendment 94 #
2020/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Points to the important ongoing work by the Committee on Petitions to ensure the protection of animal welfare in the EU, as demonstrated by the significant number of petitions on this topic discussed in its meetings in 2019; draws attention to the public hearing on the ‘Revaluation of the wolf population in the EU’, which the Committee on Petitions held on 5 December 2019 jointly with the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and in association with the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, in order to give voice to citizens’ concerns about the legal framework for the protection of the wolf as well as the impact of the wolf, and other large carnivores, such as brown bear population on the environment and rural communities; emphasizes that in the framework of the Habitats Directive large carnivores belong to the protected species in most of the Member States; calls on the Member States to make better use of the tools under the existing EU legislation to address possible conflicts concerning the conservation of protected large carnivores; invites the Commission to present as soon as possible an updated EU guidance on species protection rules in order to achieve a satisfactory coexistence between people and large carnivores in affected areas;
Amendment 109 #
2020/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Congratulates the secretariat of the Committee on Petitions for handling petitions efficiently and with great care according to the committee’s guidelines and the petitions lifecycle in the EP administration;
Amendment 30 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission, in developing the Farm to Fork and Biodiversity strategies, to take practical steps to maintain the rural population in order to safeguard existing jobs and create new jobs and also to attract skilled workers, especially in structurally weaker regions;
Amendment 40 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the positive impact and successful results of cohesion policy in the EU be better communicated and publicised;
Amendment 63 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that promoting mobility and networking opportunities, as well as supporting innovative measures by SMEs and skilled crafts and trades, are seen as key success factors for rural areas;
Amendment 65 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls for the administrative burden on businesses and administrations to be reduced, with fewer requirements and greater legal certainty, thus improving the framework conditions for successful funding on the ground and reducing barriers to investment;
Amendment 16 #
2020/2006(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls for closer cooperation between governments, undertakings, producers and civil society to adopt policies and establish framework conditions to support private sector projects;
Amendment 17 #
2020/2006(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Amendment 25 #
2020/2006(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that voluntary measures alone will not stop deforestation; Calls on the EU to act against deforestation and damage to forests and the overexploitation of forest resources and to implement the provisions aimed at promoting forest protection and sustainable forestry in the framework of the Paris Climate Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
Amendment 31 #
2020/2006(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls therefore for the development of international alliances and the securing of international forest financing in the framework of global forest protection agreements, in close cooperation with European governments and international actors;
Amendment 97 #
2020/2006(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for a coherent legislative framework that brings together and develops existing systems, such as the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan and the Union timber regulation, guaranteeing participation of affected rights holders; calls for the improvement of legislation concerning forests and export regulations for wood and wood products;
Amendment 127 #
2020/2006(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Amendment 128 #
2020/2006(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Points out that forests play an important role in global food security and are an important source of income for many small farms; emphasises that forest conservation and reafforestation measures improve living conditions in rural areas;
Amendment 129 #
2020/2006(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Points out that a sustainable intensification of agricultural use, as well as planned land use and land management, are essential for many small-scale farms;
Amendment 47 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas properly funded high- quality research, innovation, collection of information, maintenance and development of databases, best practise and knowledge sharing are of utmost importance for the future of EU´s multifunctional forests and for the entire forest-based value-chain, in light of the increasing demands being placed upon them and the needs to meet the multiple opportunities and challenges facing the society;
Amendment 106 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the actions taken by the Member States and the Commission to meet the objectives of the EU Forest Strategy and the involvement of the Standing Forestry Committee, the Civil Dialogue Group on Forestry and Cork, the Expert Group on Forest Fires, the Expert Group on Forest-based Industries and Sectorally-related Issues and relevant stakeholders in the multiannual implementation of Forest MAP;
Amendment 110 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that the eight plus one priority areas of the strategy have been implemented with relatively few impediments, with the exception of ongoing challenges in the areas of ‘What forests do we have and how are they changing?’ and ‘Fostering coordination and communication’specifically concerning the public perception and information on the forestry sector and ‘Fostering coordination and communication’, specifically concerning forest-related policies;
Amendment 138 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that the EU’s forests are multifunctional and characterised by great diversity, including differences in ownership patterns, size, structure, biodiversity, resilience and challenges; points out, in addition, that forests offer society a wide variety of ecosystem services including raw materials, improved air quality, clean water, erosion control, and protection from droughts, floods and avalanches; points out that forests are a reservoir of carbon and unique ecosystems, species and genetic resources and nonetheless already absorb around 10% of the European Union´s greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 154 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that over the past decades EU´s forest resources have been increasing in terms of forest cover and volume, and currently forests and other wooded areas cover at least 43 % of the surface of the EU and; points out that the sector employs at least 500 000 people directly3 and 2.6 million indirectly in the EU4 and that maintenance of this workforce and the sector´s long-term competitiveness require constant efforts to attract skilled and trained workforce to the sector; _________________ 3 Eurostat database on forestry, available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/forestry/d ata/database 4European Parliament fact sheet of May 2019 on the European Union and forests.
Amendment 166 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that around 60% of the EU´s forests are privately owned; supports all measures improving the exchange of information and best practises as regards the implementation of sustainable forest management;
Amendment 175 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Reiterates that forests and the forest-based sector significantly contribute to the development of local, circular bioeconomies in the EU; stresses that in 2010 the bioeconomy represented a market estimated to be worth over EUR 2 trillion, providing 20 million jobs and accounting for 9 % of total employment in the EU; notes that every euro invested in bioeconomy research and innovation under Horizon 2020 will generate about EUR 10 in added value;
Amendment 178 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that over 10% of the EU's greenhouse gas emissions are stored by sustainably, actively-managed forests; larger areas of healthy forest mean increased CO2 sequestration, thus making them an effective instrument in the fight against climate change;
Amendment 184 #
2019/2157(INI)
8. Acknowledges the crucial climate benefits of forests and the forest-based sector; highlights the need to increase CO2 sequestration in forests, carbon storage in wood-based products and the substitution of fossil-based materials and energy; notes however the importance of avoiding unnecessary market distortions for wood- based raw-materials as it comes to support schemes for bioenergy;
Amendment 188 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges the crucial climate benefits of forests and the forest-based sector; highlights the need to further promote and increase CO2 sequestration in forests, and carbon storage in wood-based products and theby means of active, substitution ofainable forest management and to substitute fossil-based materials and energy;
Amendment 194 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Therefore calls for the promotion of the circular use of wood products in order to foster resource-efficiency, waste reduction and an extension of the carbon life cycle with the aim of creating a sustainable bioeconomy;
Amendment 195 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Amendment 202 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Underlines the importance of resilient and healthy forest ecosystems including fauna and flora, in order to maintain and enhance delivery of multiple ecosystem services forests provide such as biodiversity, clean air, water, healthy soils, wood and non-wood raw-materials; highlights that voluntary tools and legislations in place, such as the EU Birds and Habitats directives, affect land management decisions and must be respected and implemented appropriately;
Amendment 205 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Highlights the suitability and viability of the two-step approach to verify sustainability of forest biomass, as agreed in the recast of Renewable Energy Directive; notes that this should be achieved by continuing the halted development of non-end use specific sustainability criteria by the Standing Forestry Committee and the Commission;
Amendment 209 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Recognises the role of forests as regards provision of recreational values and forest-related activities such as harvesting of non-wood forest products e.g. mushrooms and soft fruits; takes note on the opportunities in enhancing biomass removals as forest fire prevention via grazing but also notes that wildlife grazing have a negative impact on seedlings and therefore notes on the needs for sustainable management of grazing fauna;
Amendment 344 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls therefore on the Commission and the Member States to set up an emergency mechanism to ensure that, after damage occurs, less-valuable wood can be used in such a way that it helps foresters as well as contributing to climate protection;
Amendment 354 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Recognises the role of biodiversity in ensuring that forest ecosystems remain healthy and resilient; highlights the importance of the Natura 2000 sites in which there is a possibility to provide the society with multiple ecosystem services, including raw materials; notes, however, that sufficient financial resources are needed to manage such areas;
Amendment 433 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Highlights the fact that global deforestation and forest degradation are serious problems; points out that policy initiatives should be developed to tackle issues outside the EU, with a focus on the tropics and the drivers of unsustainable practices in forests from outside the sector; stresses the need to foster the implementation of the EU Timber Regulation and the FLEGT (Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade) action plan in order to prevent the entry of illegally sourced wood into the EU market; calls for concrete requirements avoiding arbitrary interpretation of the EUTR due diligence system;
Amendment 439 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Notes that digitalisation and sustainable technologies play a key role in providing added value in the further development of the forest-based sector; calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage knowledge and technology transfer and sharing best practises on e.g. sustainable and active forest management;
Amendment 453 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses the need to develop an EU- wide Forest Information System for Europe under the shared responsibility of all of the relevant Commission Directorates-General; stresses the importance of providing real- time, science-based, and balanced information on European forest resources and aiming at forecasting the impact of natural disturbances and their consequences with socio-economic indicators for the development of any forest-related EU policy;
Amendment 1 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Insists that there should be no further cuts to the agricultural budget, especially given the fact that the agricultural sector is frequently affected by crises that require a budgetary response;
Amendment 13 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets the reduction in appropriations proposed by the Commission for producer organisations in the fruit and vegetable sector (- EUR 14,6 million), which could negatively impact their growing contribution to rebalance the bargaining power in the food supply chain; regrets the absence of appropriations for the poultry meat sector as it suffers from unfair trade distortion with Ukraine;
Amendment 16 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Commission proposal to allocate EUR 50 million to ‘Other measures for beef and veal’ in order to support the sector in case of market difficulties linked to the United Kingdom’s potential withdrawal from the Union; is concerned that that sector will face additional stress from the Union’s trade agreement with Mercosur;
Amendment 34 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Stresses the challenge to address the climate change goal also by supporting the 41 regions dependent on coal to decarbonize their economy and re- skilling and up-skilling workers on the coal sector and as such calls for flexibility in reprogramming, wherever necessary, with a view to allocating cohesion funding to this scope. In order to address a smooth transition for these regions, calls for the establishment of a Just Transition Fund, providing additional funding, within the Multi-annual Financial Framework 2021-2027;
Amendment 35 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that the Union can make a vital contribution to the promotion of healthy eating habits, especially among children, and therefore considers it essential to make full use of the ceilings provided for in relation to the Union school schemes in the current regulation; therefore calls on the Member States to strengthen their national programmes to ensure full utilisation of the maximum available allocations (EUR 250 million) by establishing less bureaucratic programmes;
Amendment 41 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to provide sufficient financial support for the further uptake of smart and innovative solutions in the agricultural sector, given their proven environmental benefits and need for greater agricultural efficiency; considers that precision farming and the use of digitisation should be further analysed and promoted;
Amendment 201 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34 a (new)
Recital 34 a (new)
(34a) In the event that a proposal for a Council regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 and the related proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council [CAP Strategic Plan Regulation] have not been adopted and published in the Official Journal of the European Union by 30 November 2020, the transitional period originally proposed in this Regulation ending on 31 December 2021 should be extended by a further year to 31 December 2022. In that case, the corresponding transitional rules and conditions applicable to the original transitional period should continue to apply during the extended transitional period and the budget allocations and applicable time frames should be adapted accordingly.
Amendment 206 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article -1 (new)
Article -1 (new)
Article -1 Transitional period For the purpose of this Regulation, ‘transitional period’ means the period starting on 1 January 2021 and ending on 31 December 2021. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 of this Article, and only in the event that the proposal for a Council regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 and the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council have not been adopted and published in the Official Journal of the European Union by 30 November 2020, the transitional period for the purpose of this Regulation shall be extended to 31 December 2022. In the event that the transitional period is extended in accordance with the first subparagraph, the corresponding transitional rules and conditions applicable to the original transitional period for the calendar year 2021 shall continue to apply during the extended transitional period in the calendar year 2022 and the budget allocations and applicable timeframes shall be adapted accordingly.
Amendment 207 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article -1 a (new)
Article -1 a (new)
Article -1a Technical extension of the period for implementation of CAP Strategic Plans If the proposal for a Council regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 and the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council have been adopted and published in the Official Journal of the European Union by 30 November 2020, the national strategic plans must be implemented by 31 December 2021. If, during the preparation of the national strategic plans, Member States conclude that the transitional period set is not sufficient for the preparation of the national strategic plans, Member States may decide at EU level to extend the transitional period by a further year to 31 December 2022. In the event that the transitional period is extended, the corresponding transitional rules and conditions applicable to the original transitional period for the calendar year 2021 shall continue to apply during the extended transitional period and the budget allocations and applicable timeframes shall be adapted accordingly.
Amendment 371 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 6 a
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 6 a
By 31 AugustDecember 2020, Member States may decide to make available, as additional support financed under the EAFRD in financial year 2022, up to 15 % of their annual national ceilings for calendar year 2021 set out in Annex II to this Regulation. As a result, the corresponding amount shall no longer be available for granting direct payments. That decision shall be notified to the Commission by 31 AugustDecember 2020 and shall set out the percentage chosen. Or. de (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013R1307- 20190301&from=EN)
Amendment 373 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 6 b (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 6 b (new)
Amendment 375 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 6 a
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 6 a
By 31 AugustDecember 2020, Member States which do not take the decision referred to in paragraph 1 for financial year 2022, may decide to make available as direct payments up to 15 %, or in the case of Bulgaria, Estonia, Spain, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Finland and Sweden up to 25 %, of the amount allocated to support financed under the EAFRD in financial year 2022 by Union legislation adopted after the adoption of Council Regulation (EU) [xxxx/xxxx]*[MFF]. As a result, the corresponding amount shall no longer be available for support financed under the EAFRD. That decision shall be notified to the Commission by 31 AugustDecember 2020 and shall set out the percentage chosen. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013R1307-Or. de 20190301&from=EN)
Amendment 377 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 6 b (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 6 b (new)
Amendment 32 #
2018/2110(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Deplores the fact that compliance with the regulation in the case of transport outside the EU is still poor, despite the Court of Justice’s rulings requiring transporters to abide by its provisions for the entire duration of journeys with destinations in third countries; urges the Commission and the Member States to set up coherent data collection systems on the number of animals arriving alive, sick or injured at the point of destination in third countries, on the inspections actually carried out, and on the authorisations of transporters and means of transportcalls for the harmonisation of animal population registers for transport to third countries;
Amendment 37 #
2018/2110(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urgently calls on the Commission, in the light of these systematic enforcement issues, to establish effective monitoring of the compliance with the regulation at all levels in all Member States, to immediately launch the necessary investigations into possible breaches of the regulation, and to open infringement procedures against the Member States responsible, where appropriates the Commission to draw up and publish a report on developments in animal welfare during animal transport in the EU every two years.
Amendment 11 #
2018/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 29 #
2018/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
Amendment 31 #
2018/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Amendment 34 #
2018/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
Amendment 43 #
2018/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Welcomes the efforts of the Ombudsman to present the staff of the EU institutions with the Award for Good Administration 2017; in particular that of the European Commission’s DG Health for their efforts on behalf of patients with rare diseases;
Amendment 47 #
2018/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the importance of full transparency and full public access to the documents held by the EU institutions; highlights the Ombudsman’s structural work in bringing specific secretive practices to light by adopting a case-by- case approach and launching an increasing number of own- initiative enquiries;
Amendment 49 #
2018/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Is grateful for the good cooperation – characterised by esteem and attention to detail – of the Ombudsman and her team with the Committee on Petitions;
Amendment 62 #
2018/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recognises the need for full transparency in the EU decision-making process and commends the Ombudsman’s inquiry into informal negotiations between the three main EU institutions (‘trilogues’); supports the publication of allthe trilogue documents upon conclusion of the trilogue;
Amendment 65 #
2018/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 68 #
2018/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls for the EIB Group’s disclosure policy to ensure an increasingly high level of transparency as regards the principles governing its pricing policy and governance bodies; welcomes, in this regard, the disclosure of the minutes of the meetings of the EIB Group’s Board of Directors of January 2017, the public register of documents, and the publication of project data via the International Aid Transparency Initiative(7); calls for the publication of the minutes of management committee meetings; "
Amendment 69 #
2018/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that the positions of the Member States in the EU legislative process must be recorded and made a matter of public knowledge in a timely and accessible manner, as in any system rooted in the principle of democratic legitimacy, co-legislators must be held accountable to the public for their actions; strongly criticises the fact that the Council’s legislative documents are not, to any significant extent, directly and proactively accessible to the public while the legislative process is ongoing; calls on the Council to revise its confidentiality policy in order to ensure the highest level of transparency in its work;
Amendment 81 #
2018/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 83 #
2018/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 87 #
2018/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 90 #
2018/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Takes note of the recommendations of the European Ombudsman of 15 January 2018 regarding the involvement of the President of the European Central Bank and the members of its decision-making bodies in the ‘Group of Thirty’; ; stresses that the members of the Executive Board of the ECB should in principle abstain from being simultaneous members of forums or other organisations which include executives from banks supervised by the ECB, unless such membership is in line with established practice at global level and the ECB participates alongside other central banks such as the United States Federal Reserve or the Bank of Japan; considers that in these cases the ECB should take appropriate measures to avoid possible interference with its supervisory role and should not participate in discussions regarding individual banks under its supervision;
Amendment 92 #
2018/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Ombudsman to continue her work on strengthening ethics rules within the EU institutions in order to solve revolving door issues and to ensure the swift publication of the names of all those EU officials involved, and to guarantee full transparency on all related information; lLooks forward to the Ombudsman’s analysis into how the Commission is implementing her guidelines and suggestions on how to improve the handling of revolving doors situations;
Amendment 96 #
2018/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Strongly believes that stricterclear and easily applicable moral and ethical rules and standards need to be applied throughout the EU institutions with a view to securing respect for the duty of integrity and discretion, as well as full independence from the private sector;
Amendment 103 #
2018/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 111 #
2018/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 114 #
2018/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 119 #
2018/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 124 #
2018/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Encourages the Ombudsman to continue her collaboration with national ombudsmen through the European Network of Ombudsmen; to document cases of police brutality, anti-Semitism, racism or extremism which have come to light;
Amendment 125 #
2018/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Encourages the Ombudsman, in her work, to monitor more closely the actions of the European institutions and of the authorities in the Member States as regards compliance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the associated respect for human dignity which is inalienable; she should pay particular attention to discrimination resulting from anti- Semitism and similar attitudes;
Amendment 137 #
2018/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Encourages the Ombudsman to monitor the protection of democratic and judicial rights of Union citizens particularly where they may be at risk owing to unrest or police brutality;
Amendment 41 #
2018/2104(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital U
Recital U
U. whereas 2017 saw four fact-finding visits, conducted pursuant to Rule 216a of the Rules of Procedure: one to Sweden on the difficulties encountered by EU citizens in obtaining the identification number required to access most of the services they needed when temporarily moving to Sweden; one to Spain on petitions addressing allegations concerning newborn babies stolen from hospitalsbabies allegedly abducted at birth by hospital personnel during and after Franco’s dictatorship, one to Taranto (Italy) on the impact of a local refinery on the environment and how it had been causing air, land and water pollution; and one to Larnaca (Cyprus) on the environmental and health impact of a newly-built industrial port in the city;
Amendment 56 #
2018/2104(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of a continuous public debate and wider information about the competences of the EU, its limits and its future in order to ensure that citizens are well informed about the levels at which decisions are taken; considers that a broader public debate about the EU, as well as better information and education and everyday media reporting would reduce the number of inadmissible petitions, as citizens would be better aware of the competences of the EU; emphasisnotes that the subject matter of an inadmissible petition can play an important role for policy making even though it falls outside the scope of the Committee;
Amendment 66 #
2018/2104(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points to the successful launch of the petitions network on 21 March 2017, attended by members from all parliamentary committees, at which the network’s guidelines were presented and its purpose and the role of its members outlined; points out that a second meeting of the petitions network took place on 10 October 2017; is convinced that the petitions network is a useful tool for a better follow-up of petitions in parliamentary and legislative work; emphasizes the importance of the network in awareness raising among the members about concerns of citizens submitted to the Parliament through petitions; stresses that a closer liaison between the committees may improve the efficiency in planning hearings and parliamentary studies on same subjects; underlines the fact that enhanced cooperation with parliamentary committees on issues raised by petitioners enables Parliament to respond much more swiftly and efficiently to citizens’ concerns, delivering added value to the lives of EU citizens, and to the activities of Parliament and Europe as a whole;
Amendment 78 #
2018/2104(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Repeats its call on the Commission for regular information on developments with regard to ongoing infringement procedures; asks the Commission to inform the Committee on Petitions about infringements procedures related to petitions which were closed in order to conclude properly the discussion in the committee; welcomes the centralised platform created by the Commission in 2014 on which infringement decisions are published1 ; demands access to the relevant Commission documents on infringements, and to EU pilot procedures pertaining to petitions, especially when they were fully or partly opened on the basis of petitions; _________________ 1 http://ec.europa.eu/atwork/applying-eu- law/infringements- proceedings/infringement_decisions/?lang_ code=en
Amendment 94 #
2018/2104(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Reiterates its opinion that a tominds that the expectations of most EU citizens submitting petitions go nfarrow and incoherent interpretation of Article 51 beyond the current scope of application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights alienates citizens from the EU; asks the Commission to come forward with measures that will take into account citizens' expectations and will ensure a coherent and extensive application of the scope of Article 51;
Amendment 98 #
2018/2104(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Emphasises that the European Citizens’ Initiative should be both transparent and effective in order to serve as an important instrument for active citizenship and public participation; welcomes the Commission’s proposal for the revision of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 on the European citizens’ initiative15 , published on 13 September 2017; highlights the most recent citizens’ initiative to be submitted, entitled ‘Ban glyphosate and protect people and the environment from toxic pesticides’; points to the public hearing on this initiative in Parliament on 20 November 2017; _________________ 15confirms the commitment of the Committee on Petitions to being proactively involved in organising public hearings for successful initiatives; undertakes to give priority, at institutional level, to the effectiveness of this participative process and to ensuring due legislative follow-up; _________________ 15 OJ L 65, 11.3.2011, p. 1. OJ L 65, 11.3.2011, p. 1.
Amendment 6 #
2018/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the European Parliament works with a high degree of transparency at all stages of thein its legislative procedure, including the committee stage, making it possible for citizens, the media and stakeholders to clearly identify different positions within Parliament and the origin of specific proposals, as well as to follow the processes leading to compromises and the adoption of final decisions;
Amendment 11 #
2018/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F (new)
Recital F (new)
Fa. whereas in order to create a genuine bicameral legislative system which is democratic and transparent in its decision-making Council decisions should be taken by one single legislative Council, while the existing specialised legislative Council configurations should be turned into preparatory bodies, similar to committees in the Parliament;
Amendment 23 #
2018/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Shares the view of the Ombudsman that ensuring that citizens are able to follow the progress of legislation is a legal requirement under the Treaties, as EU decisions must be taken “as openly and as closely as possible to the citizen”;
Amendment 30 #
2018/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that transparency at all stagesa high degree of transparency of the legislative process is essential to enable citizens, media, and stakeholders to hold their elected representatives and governments accountable;
Amendment 49 #
2018/2096(INI)
7. Deplores the fact that, unlike committee meetings in the European Parliament, meetings of the preparatory bodithe majority of the debates ofin the Council as well as the majority of debaspecialised legislative Council configurations , which should become preparatory bodies similar to committees in the CouncilEuropean Parliament, are held in camera; proposes that citizens, media and stakeholders should have access by appropriate means to the meetings of the Council and its preparatory bodies,specialised Council configurations including via webstreaming, in order to make all stages of the legislative process in both components of the European legislature fully transparent;
Amendment 57 #
2018/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers the Council’s practice of systematically classifying documents distributed in its preparatory bodies relating to legislative files as ‘LIMITE’ to be a violation of CJEU case law1 and of the legal requirementRecognises that the ruling of the ECJ should be fully implemented and that there should be the widest possible public access to legislative documents; __________________ 1 For the principle of the widest possible public access, see: Joint Cases C-39/05 P and C-52/05 P Sweden and Turco v. Council [2008] ECLI:EU:C:2008:374,till existing inconsistencies and divergent para 34; Case C-280/11 P Council v. Access Info Europe [2013] ECLI:EU:C:2013:671, para 27; and Case T-540/15 De Capitani v. Parliament [2018] ECLI:EU:T:2018:167, para 80ctices should be avoided.
Amendment 61 #
2018/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Deems it unacceptable that the positions taken in the preparatory bodies of the Council by individual Member States are neither published norWelcomes the Council’s practice regarding the disclosure of legislative documents containing Member States’ individual positions upon request, as a consequence of the ECJ’s judgement, as an important step for the legitimacy of EU legislation, however deems it insufficient. Recommends the systematically recorded, making it impossible for citizens, media and stakeholders to effectively scrutinise the behaviour of their elected governments;ing of the names of the Member States, where it is deemed appropriate, when expressing positions in preparatory bodies, allowing thus for greater transparency on the position taken by national governments on EU laws.
Amendment 82 #
2018/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Reiterates its call to transform the Council into a true legislative chamber, thus creating a genuinely bicameral legislative system involving the Council and Parliament, with the Commission acting as the executive; suggests involving the currently active specialised legislative Council configurations as preparatory bodies for a single legislative Council, meeting in public, similarly to the functioning of the committees in the European Parliament, and where all final legislative decisions must be taken;
Amendment 358 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the intention to simplify the CAP and to modernise the CAP, butit in order to move away from the current obsession with procedure towards rigorous result- orientation; emphasises, however, that the integrity of the single market and a truly common policy must be the overriding priorities of reform;
Amendment 392 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes in this context that granting voluntary coupled support payments can result in distortions of competition;
Amendment 397 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the Commission to amend the EU law on state aid so that the measures described in the programme will also be authorised to receive support (the ‘one window approach’);
Amendment 439 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that the European Commission in the process of assessing, approving and/or monitoring the implementation of the CAP by Member States, shall commit itself to strictly respect the political agreement and the objectives set by the co-legislators without adding extra layers of rules and policy objectives;
Amendment 454 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the efforts of the Commission to establish programme design, implementation and control of an output-based approach in order to foster performance rather than compliance, while ensuring adequate, risk-based monitoring via clearly defined, solid and measurable indicators at EU level, including an appropriate system of quality control and penaltiesanctions;
Amendment 466 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that, in the first pillar Member States can choose programmes from a priority catalogue established by the EU;
Amendment 486 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Amendment 578 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that the CAP budget should be adapted to future needs and challenges, like those derived from the impacts of Brexit and of free-trade agreements adopted by the EU with its main trading partners;
Amendment 591 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Considers that the development of new EU policies and objectives must not be to the detriment of the CAP resources;
Amendment 607 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that more targeted support for family farms is necessary and can be achieved by introducing a compulsory higher support rate for smallat Member State level for small and medium-sized farms; considers, moreover, that support for larger farms should be digressive, reflecting economies of scale, with the possibility for capping to be decided by the Member States, taking into account the number of workers normally employed, whilst retaining the funds liberated by capping and degression in the Member State / the region;
Amendment 609 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that more targeted support for family farms, irrespective of farm size and legal status, is necessary and can be achieved by introducing a compulsory higher support rate for small farms at Member State level; considers, moreover, that support for larger farms should be digressive, reflecting economies of scale, with the possibility for capping to be decided by the Member States, taking into account the social security payments made by farms’ employees;
Amendment 756 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Insists that payments received by beneficiaries under Pillar I must not exceed twice the EU average for per hectare direct payments;
Amendment 772 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that, provided that a level playing field in the single market can be guaranteed, voluntary coupled support (VCS) payments only voluntary coupled support (VCS) payments which are consistent with WTO rules and do not give rise to distortions of competition should be maintained, as a tool to counteract specific difficulties, particularly those arising from the structural competitive disadvantage of less- favoured and mountainous regions, as well as those which are more temporary in nature and arise from a shift away from the old entitlement scheme, for example;
Amendment 798 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Takes the view, therefore, that voluntary coupled support payments should not be made to commercial farms, with the exception of those cultivating protein crops;
Amendment 897 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines the importance of rural development, including the LEADER initiative, in supporting multi-functional agriculture and in fostering additional entrepreneurial activities and opportunities, in order to generate income from agri- tourism, and to secure community- supported agriculture and the provision of social services and strengthen the socioeconomic fabric in rural areas;
Amendment 914 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Emphasises that measures less closely related to farming must be subject to a higher co-financing rate;
Amendment 927 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to introduce a new andunder Pillar I a comprehensive legal framework which allows the integration of the various types of environmental actions at present, such asconstitutes a mandatory EU approach and at the same time, in the context of cross -compliance, allows the integration of greening and the good agricultural and environmental conditions (GAEC) standards, as well as agri-environment measures (AEMs) for rural development, so that farmers can deliver effectively and with less bureaucracy on environmental care, biodiversity and climate action, while ensuring that Member States have adequate control and taking into account local conditions;
Amendment 951 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Amendment 959 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls, in addition to farms which engage solely in organic agricultural production in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 and are exempt from the greening requirements laid down in Article 43 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, for farms which carry out agri-environmental measures within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 also to be exempt;
Amendment 1040 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Considers that support to direct investment, training and innovation should be better targeted to the dual demands of economic and environmental performance, and increased via national top-ups if farmers engage in this approach;
Amendment 1053 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls, without prejudice to a redefinition of the total amount of Union support for rural development, the current rural development programmes in accordance with article 10 (2) of (EU) 1305/2013 shall continue to apply until 2024 or until a new reform is adopted;
Amendment 1061 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls, in the context of the development of an EU protein plant strategy, for a single application of plant protection products over the period from before until shortly after sowing to be authorised for all land down to protein plants;
Amendment 1069 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Stresses that the CAP should promote the use of financial instruments and the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) to all farms and used to provide access to finance for bigger investments and projects;
Amendment 1070 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Calls for the introduction of targeted modernisation and structural improvement measures under Pillar II, with a view to achieving priority objectives such as Digital Farming 4.0;
Amendment 1077 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)
Paragraph 19 c (new)
19c. Emphasises, in that connection, that modernisation and investment measures must be drawn up in order to provide all farms in the EU irrespective of their size with digital equipment;
Amendment 1215 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls for the Commission to be able to adopt Europe-wide measures without compensation to reduce production in the event of extreme market disturbances in the milk market;
Amendment 1332 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission to propose, before the applicany substantial change in the design and/or the implementation of the NDMCAP, a transitional period long enough to ensure a soft landing and to avoid any delay in farmers’ annual payments and in the implementation of rural development programmes;
Amendment 4 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas consumers make an associative link between brand, agricultural or food product and quality and expect agricultural or food products of the same brand to be identical in quality whether they are sold in their own country or in another Member State;
Amendment 9 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas no European citizen should be treated as a second-class citizen in the single market and the allegations of double quality of products which would consist in selling products of lower quality under the same brand name in some Member States rather than others, if proven, must be taken seriously; whereas no proven case of double quality of products appears has been the subject of a court judgment in Europe at the moment;
Amendment 32 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas a robust European methodology accepted by all actors in the food supply chain is necessary to determine whether the problem is systemic or anecdotal; whereas the involvement of Member States, the agrifood industry and consumer associations is essential to ensure that test results are accepted by all;
Amendment 41 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
C c. whereas existing European legislation covers the practices mentioned, since it already protects consumers against deceptive practices which have or are likely to substantially alter the economic behaviour, in relation to the product, of the consumer whom it affects or to whom it is addressed;
Amendment 42 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
C d. whereas the European Union has already developed distinctive labels in order to meet the particular expectations of consumers and to take account of production specificities through the optional quality terms;
Amendment 43 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph –1 (new)
Paragraph –1 (new)
-1. supports the gradual approach of the European Commission, namely: a. the preparation and publication in September 2017 of guidelines to facilitate and improve the application of the EU legislation in force by the national authorities with a view to protecting European citizens; b. the development by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) of a robust European methodology accepted by all actors to test and compare agricultural and food products;
Amendment 72 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that, until that practice is stopped, and in order to raise the profile of manufacturers’ initiatives on the use of locSupports producer and manufacturer initiatives on specific product labelling and on the use of local recipes ; recalls that European legislation already allows the introduction of optional quality terms, such as 'protected designation of origin' (PDO) and 'protected geographical indication' (PGI) for products which have a specific link with a specific region, the 'traditional rspecipes, a system should be introduced for indicating, in a way thatality guaranteed' (TSG) for products characterized by a traditional production process or mountain products or products from the outermost regions of the EU; stresses that such systems respects both the consumer’'s right ofto an informed choice and consumer preferences, the local recipes used in the preparathe proper functioning of specific products; the single market;
Amendment 93 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 8 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) A lively public debate is taking place on summer-time arrangements and some Member States have already expressed their preference to discontinue the application of such arrangements. In the light of these developments, it is necessary to continue safeguarding the proper functioning of the internal market and to avoid any significant disruptions thereto caused by divergences between Member States in this area. Therefore, it is appropriate to put an end in a harmonized and well-coordinated way to summer-time arrangements.
Amendment 19 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) This Directive should apply from 1 April 20219, so that the last summer-time period subject to the rules of Directive 2000/84/EC should start, in every Member State, at 1.00 a.m., Coordinated Universal Time, on 3128 March 20219. Member States that, after that summer-time period, intend to adopt a standard time corresponding to the time applied during the winter season in accordance with Directive 2000/84/EC should change their standard time at 1.00 a.m., Coordinated Universal Time, on 2731 October 20219, so that similar and lasting changes occurring in different Member States take place simultaneously. It is desirable that Member States take the decisions on the standard time that each of them will apply as from 20219 in a concerted manner.
Amendment 23 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, Member States may still apply a seasonal change of their standard time or times in 20219, provided that they do so at 1.00 a.m., Coordinated Universal Time, on 2731 October 20219. The Member States shall notify this decision in accordance with Article 2.
Amendment 26 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to Article 1, if a Member State decides to change its standard time or times in any territory under its jurisdiction, it shall notify the Commission at least 618 months before the change takes effect. Where a Member State has made such a notification and has not withdrawn it at least 618 months before the date of the envisaged change, the Member State shall apply this change.
Amendment 31 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the implementation of this Directive by 31 December 20246 at the latest.
Amendment 34 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall adopt and publish, by 1 April 20219 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
Amendment 38 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
They shall apply those provisions from 1 April 20219.
Amendment 40 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Directive 2000/84/EC is repealed with effect from 1 April 20219.
Amendment 485 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 22 b (new)
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 22 b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 149 – paragraph 2 – point c – subpoint i
Article 149 – paragraph 2 – point c – subpoint i
(22b) In point (c) of Article 149(2), subpoint (i)is replaced by the following: ‘(i) the volume of raw milk covered by such negotiations does not exceed 3,5 4% of total Union production, ’ Or. fr (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308- 20180101&from=EN)
Amendment 96 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
Amendment 236 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall accredit, as paying agencies, departments or bodies which have an administrative organisation and an effective and efficient system of internal control which provide sufficient guarantees that payments are legal, regular and properly accounted for, provide the necessary guarantees concerning the outputs referred to in the performance report, and use an accounting system providing precise and complete data. To this end, paying agencies shall comply with minimum conditions for the accreditation with regard to the internal environment, control activities, information and communication and monitoring laid down by the Commission pursuant to point (a) of Article 10(1) on the basis of recognised standards for internal-control systems.
Amendment 324 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
A reserve intendedn agricultural reserve is set up at the beginning of each financial year in the EAGF to provide additional support forto the agricultural sector for the purpose of market management or stabilisation or in the case ofnaging or stabilizing markets or to be mobilized so that the Union can respond quickly and effectively to crises affecting theproduction or agricultural production or distribution (“the "agricultural reserve”) shall be established at the beginning of each year in the EAGF").
Amendment 332 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 339 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a (new)
(a) the measures partially financing the compensation paid as reinsurance for climate insurance referred to in Article 70 of Regulation (EU) ... / ... [CAP Strategic Plans Regulation] for recurring climate crises greater than 60 years;
Amendment 342 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b (new)
(b) measures to take over the income stabilization instruments referred to in Article 70 of Regulation (EU) ... / ... [CAP Strategic Plans Regulation] in the event of a market crisis having a frequency higher than a predefined threshold per sector;
Amendment 343 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c (new)
(c) market disturbance prevention and management measures provided for in Articles 219, 220 and 221 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 which will have to be proposed by the European Commission and implemented as soon as the arrangements referred to in Article 14 - paragraph 1 - subparagraph 2 - point b or Article 14 -paragraph 1 - subparagraph 2 - point c are implemented;
Amendment 374 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 100 to supplement this Article in defining the sectoral thresholds defined in Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b.
Amendment 432 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4
Article 29 – paragraph 4
4. Interest generated on the prefinancing shall be used for the CAP Strategic Plan or the Regional Intervention Plan concerned and deducted from the amount of public expenditure indicated on the final declaration of expenditure.
Amendment 433 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Interim payments shall be made for each CAP Strategic Plan or, where appropriate, for each Regional Intervention Program. They shall be calculated by applying the contribution rate for each type of intervention to the public expenditure effected pertaining to it as referred to in Article 85 of Regulation (EU) …/…[CAP Strategic Plan Regulation].
Amendment 438 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1
1. After receiving the last annual performance report on the implementation of a CAP Strategic Plan, the Commission shall pay the balance, subject to the availability of resources, on the basis of the financial plan in force at the level of the types of EAFRD interventions, the annual accounts for the last execution year for the relevant CAP Strategic Plan or where appropriate, Regional Intervention Program and of the corresponding clearance decisions. Those accounts shall be presented to the Commission no later than six months after the final eligibility date of expenditure provided for in Article 80(3) of Regulation (EU) No…/…[CAP Strategic Plan Regulation] and shall cover the expenditure effected by the paying agency up to the last eligibility date of expenditure.
Amendment 542 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 2
Article 43 – paragraph 2
2. The sums referred to in paragraph 1 shall be paid into the Union's budget and, in the event of reuse,budget of the Union and shall be used exclusively to finance EAGF or EAFRD expenditure respectively and shall predominantly cover the agricultural reserve established under the EAGF within the limits laid down in Article 14.
Amendment 556 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1
Article 46 – paragraph 1
Amendment 558 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 46 – paragraph 1 a (new)
When carrying out audits, the Commission and the certification bodies shall take due account of the principles of single audit and proportionality in relation to the level of risk to the budget of the Union. They shall avoid duplication of audits of the same expenditure declared to the Commission with the objective of minimising the cost of management verifications and audits and the administrative burden on beneficiaries. For programmes for which the Commission concludes that the opinion of the certification body is reliable, the Commission's own audits shall be limited to auditing the work of the certification body.
Amendment 615 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Where irregularities and other cases of non-compliance by beneficiaries with the conditions of the rural development interventions referred to in the CAP Strategic Plan or, where appropriate, in the Regional Intervention Program are detected, Member States shall make financial adjustments by totally or partially cancelling the Union financing concerned. Member States shall take into consideration the nature and gravity of the non-compliance detected and the level of the financial loss to the EAFRD.
Amendment 619 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amounts of the Union financing under the EAFRD which are cancelled and amounts recovered, and the interest thereon, shall be reallocated to other rural development interventions in the CAP Strategic Plan or, where appropriate, in the concerned Regional Intervention Program. . However, the cancelled or recovered Union Funds may be reused by Member States only for a rural development operation under the national CAP Strategic Plan and provided the funds are not reallocated to rural development operations which have been the subject of a financial adjustment.
Amendment 662 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) possibly an area monitoring system;
Amendment 690 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 74
Article 74
Amendment 692 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 74 – paragraph 1
Article 74 – paragraph 1
Amendment 693 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 74 – paragraph 2
Article 74 – paragraph 2
Amendment 694 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 74 – paragraph 3
Article 74 – paragraph 3
Amendment 695 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 74 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 74 – paragraph 3 – point a
Amendment 696 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 74 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 74 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 698 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 75
Article 75
Amendment 701 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76
Article 76
Amendment 704 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 77
Article 77
Access to commercial documents 1. The persons responsible for the undertaking, or a third party, shall ensure that all commercial documents and additional information are supplied to the officials responsible for the scrutiny or to the persons authorised to carry it out on their behalf. Electronically stored data shall be provided on an appropriate data support medium. 2. The officials responsible for the scrutiny or the persons authorised to carry it out on their behalf may require that extracts or copies of the documents referred to in paragraph 1 be supplied to them. 3. Where, during scrutiny carried out pursuant to this Chapter, the commercial documents maintained by the undertaking are considered inadequate for scrutiny purposes, the undertaking shall be directed to maintain in future such records as are required by the Member State responsible for the scrutiny, without prejudice to obligations laid down in other Regulations relating to the sector concerned. Member States shall determine the date from which such records are to be established. Where some or all of the commercial documents required to be scrutinised pursuant to this Chapter are located with an undertaking in the same commercial group, partnership or association of undertakings managed on a unified basis as the undertaking scrutinised, whether located inside or outside the territory of the Union, the undertaking shall make those commercial documents available to officials responsible for the scrutiny, at a place and time to be determined by the Member States responsible for carrying out the scrutiny. 4. Member States shall ensure that officials responsible for scrutiny are entitled to seize commercial documents, or have them seized. This right shall be exercised with due regard to the relevant national provisions and shall be without prejudice to the application of rules governing proceedings in criminal matters concerning the seizure of documents.rticle 77 deleted
Amendment 707 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 78
Article 78
Amendment 711 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 79
Article 79
Amendment 713 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 80
Article 80
Amendment 717 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81
Article 81
Amendment 719 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 82
Article 82
Access to information and scrutiny by the Commission 1. In accordance with the relevant national laws, Commission officials shall have access to all documents prepared either with a view to or following the scrutiny organised under this Chapter and to the data held, including those stored in the data-processing systems. That data shall be provided upon request on an appropriate data support medium. 2. The scrutiny referred to in Article 75 shall be carried out by the officials of the Member States. Officials of the Commission may participate in that scrutiny. They may not themselves exercise the powers of scrutiny accorded to national officials. However, they shall have access to the same premises and to the same documents as the officials of the Member States. 3. In the case of scrutiny taking place under Article 78, officials of the requesting Member State may be present, with the agreement of the requested Member State, at the scrutiny in the requested Member State and have access to the same premises and the same documents as the officials of that Member State. Officials of the requesting Member State present at scrutiny in the requested Member State shall at all time be able to furnish proof of their official capacity. The scrutiny shall at all times be carried out by officials of the requested Member State. 4. Without prejudice to the provisions of Regulations (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013, (Euratom, EC) No 2988/95 (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 and (EU) 2017/1939, where national provisions concerning criminal procedure reserve certain acts for officials specifically designated by the national law, neither the officials of the Commission, nor the officials of the Member State referred to in paragraph 3, shall take part in these acts. In any event, they shall, in particular not take part in home visits or the formal interrogation of persons in the context of the criminal law of the Member State concerned. They shall, however, have access to information thus obtained.rticle 82 deleted
Amendment 723 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 83
Article 83
Amendment 766 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – point a – paragraph 1
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – point a – paragraph 1
shall include rules on the application of administrative penalties in cases where the land is transferred during the calendar year concerned or the years concerned. These rules shall be based on a fair and equitable attribution of the liability for non- compliances among transferors and transferees. Point (a) of paragraph 2 excludes strict liability of an applicant where transfer takes place during the year;
Amendment 770 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) may decide, notwithstanding paragraph 1, not to apply a penalty per beneficiary and per calendar year when the amount of the penalty is EUR 1200 or less, at least for a first-time instance of non- compliance. The finding and the obligation to take remedial action shall be notified to the beneficiary;
Amendment 790 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 797 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 803 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 805 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 808 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 3
Article 86 – paragraph 3
Amendment 817 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 4
Article 86 – paragraph 4
Amendment 243 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) 'farmer' means a natural or legal person, or a group of natural or legal persons, regardless of the legal status granted to such group and its members by national law, whose holding is situated within the territorial scope of the Treaties, as defined in Article 52 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) in conjunction with Articles 349 and 355 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), and who exercises an agricultural activity in line with best practices as defined by Member States;
Amendment 259 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall provide in their CAP Strategic Plan the definitions of agricultural activity, agricultural area, eligible hectare, genuine farmer and young farmer: to be used in their requirements for an EU list in relation to CAP alignment: The Commission shall detail the specifics of this list for all Member States in line with best practices and exchange of experiences upon this Regulation’s entry into force.
Amendment 266 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) 'agricultural area' shall be defined in a way that it is composed of arable land, permanent crops and permanent grassland. Landscape features and/or mobile and stationary technical equipment, which are absolutely necessary for proper agricultural management, may hereby be included as components of the agricultural area. The terms 'arable land', 'permanent crops' and 'permanent grassland' shall be further specified by Member States within the following framework:
Amendment 269 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) 'arable land' shall be land cultivated for crop production or areas available for crop production but lying fallow, and include areas set aside in accordance with Articles 22, 23 and 24 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/199928 , with Article 39 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/200529 , with Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 or with Article 65 of this Regulation, including areas set aside as part of conditionality, areas set aside as part of measures by Member States, an obligation to convert arable land into grassland as part of measures by the EU or Member States, and all other fallow land or areas set aside which were used for crop production before being fallow or set aside, provided that Member States make provisions for this; __________________ 28 Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and amending and repealing certain Regulations (OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80). 29 Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (OJ L 277, 21.10.2005, p. 1).
Amendment 272 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) 'permanent crops' shall be non- rotational crops other than permanent grassland and permanent pasture that occupy the land for five years or more, which yield repeated harvests, including nurseries, including those in planters lined with plastic (if the Member State makes provision for this), and short rotation coppice;
Amendment 284 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) '‘permanent grassland and permanent pasture'’ (together referred to as '‘permanent grassland'’) shall be land not included in the crop rotation of the holding for five years or more, used to grow grasses or other herbaceous forage naturally (self-seeded) or through cultivation (sown). It may include other species such as shrubs and/or trees which can be grazed or produce animal feThe farmer shall still be able to convert individual areas of land, but under the condition that the farmer allocates the necessary replacement land or land to be exchanged;
Amendment 290 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
(c) for the purpose of types of interventions in the form of direct payments, 'eligible hectare' shall be defined in a way that it includes any agricultural area of the holding, including essential mobile and stationary technical equipment, particularly routes for agricultural vehicles, water troughs and by-products of harvesting such as silage bales or manure heaps:
Amendment 293 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) that, during the year for which support is requested, is used for an agricultural activity which also includes the temporary storage of harvesting by- products (silage bales) and manure heaps, which are a product of this land, for up to six months, or, where the area is also used for non-agricultural activities, is predominantly used for agricultural activities, and which is at the farmer's disposal. Where duly justified for environmental reasons, eligible hectares may also include certain areas used for agricultural activities only every second year.
Amendment 296 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii – paragraph 1 – indent 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii – paragraph 1 – indent 3 a (new)
– as part of environmental programmes, was rewetted and was used to grow crops through paludiculture.
Amendment 317 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Furthermore, a tolerance limit shall be set for reciprocal overuse, whether caused by fruit cultivation and/or several cultivators, within a topographical block designated as eligible hectares at 5% of the total block area, which must not exceed 0.5 ha. Overuse under this limit shall neither be sanctioned nor pursued.
Amendment 318 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. ‘eligible hectare’ shall be applicable for areas larger than 0.2 ha and shall be described by Member States in the format X.xx.
Amendment 453 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall take agri- environment-climate commitments from the EU list prepared by the Commission. The established EU list for agri- environment-climate commitments should take into consideration the differences in climate and geography across Member States and should be applied across the entire territory to take advantage of the country-specific environmental and climate benefits. The Member States shall grant payments for environmental and climate performance achieved.
Amendment 468 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall include in their CAP Strategic Plans a system of conditionality, under which an administrative penalty shall be imposed on beneficiaries receiving direct payments under Chapter II of this Title or the annual premia under Articles 65, 66 and 67 who do not comply with basic agricultural productivity, the statutory management requirements under Union law and the standards for good agricultural and environmental condition of land established in the CAP Strategic Plan, as listed in Annex III, relating to the following specific areas:
Amendment 475 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) basic agricultural productivity, the climate and the environment;
Amendment 481 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In order to simplify administration, minimum limits and/or tolerance levels shall be set for the respective areas/requirements of conditionality, which shall neither lead to reductions in payments nor sanctions.
Amendment 525 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In view of further improving the performance of the CAP, income support should be targeted to genuine farmers. In order to ensure a common approach at Union level for such a targeting of support, a framework definition for ‘genuine farmer’ displaying the essential elements should be set out. On the basis of this framework, Member States should define in their CAP Strategic Plans which farmers are not considered genuine farmers based on conditions such as income tests, labour inputs on the farm, company object and inclusion in registers. It should also not result in precluding support to pluri-active farmers, who are actively farming but who are also engaged in non-agricultural activities outside their farm, as their multiple activities often strengthen the socio-economic fabric of rural areas.
Amendment 568 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 575 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In order to foster a smart and resilient agricultural sector, direct payments keep on constituting an essential part to guarantee a fair income support to farmers, full members of cooperatives treated as farmers and farm workers. Likewise, investments into farm restructuring, modernisation, innovation, diversification and uptake of new technologies are necessary to improve farmers’ market reward.
Amendment 577 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shallmay reduce the amount of direct payments to be granted to a farmer pursuant to this Chapter for a given calendar year exceeding EUR 60 000 as follows:
Amendment 601 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 – point 1
Recital 16 – point 1
As many rural areas in the Union suffer from structural problems such as lack of attractive employment opportunities, skill shortages, underinvestment in connectivity, infrastructures and essential services, as well as youth drain, it is fundamental to strengthen the socio-economic fabric in those areas, in line with the Cork 2.0. Declaration, particularly through job creation and generational renewal, by bringing the Commission's jobs and growth to rural areas, promoting social inclusion, generational renewal and the development of ‘Smart Villages’ across the European countryside. With a view to stabilising and diversifying the rural economy, the development, establishment and retention of non-agricultural enterprises should be supported. As indicated in the Communication on ‘The Future of Food and Farming’, new rural value chains such as renewable energy, the emerging bio- economy, the circular economy, and ecotourism can offer good growth and job potential for rural areas. In this context, financial instruments and the use of the InvestEU guarantee can play a crucial role for ensuring access to financing and for bolstering the growth capacity of farms and enterprises. There is a potential for employment opportunities in rural areas for legally staying third country nationals, promoting their social and economic integration especially in the framework of Community-led Local Development strategies.
Amendment 603 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In the case of a cooperative, a comparable legal person or an association of individuals carries out the reduction according to paragraph 1 at the level of the members or individuals belonging to these cooperatives or associations, provided that the member or individual is involved in the operation.
Amendment 629 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15a Member States are obligated to adopt at least one measure according to letters (a), (b) and (c) of Article 15(1) or Article 15(1)(d) or according to Article 26 of this Regulation.
Amendment 668 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Member States may grant payments to small farmers as defined by Member Sintroduce a simplified scheme for small farmers requesting support of up to EUR 1 250 for a maximum area of 10 hectatres by way of a round sum. This scheme may consist of a flat-rate payment, replacing direct payments under this Section and Section 3 of this Chapter. Member States shall design the corresponding intervention in the CAP Strategic Plan as optional for the farmers, or a per-hectare payment, which may be different for different territories, defined in accordance with Article 18(2); Member States shall state in the CAP Strategic Plan that the corresponding intervention is voluntary for the farmers. The total surface area for flat-rate payments to small farmers should not exceed 15 % of a Member State’s total surface area.
Amendment 671 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shallmay provide for a complementary redistributive income support for sustainability ('redistributive income support') under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 677 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In order to ensure a fairer distribution of income support, the amounts of direct payments above a certain ceiling should be reduced and the product should either be used for decoupled direct payments and in priority for the complementary redistributive income support for sustainability, or be transferred to the EAFRD. In order to avoid negative effects for groupings of farms and cooperatives, full members of cooperatives and comparable groupings should be treated as individual farmers. In order to avoid negative effects on employment, labour should be taken into account when applying the mechanism.
Amendment 694 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 3 – chapter 2 – section 2 – subsection 4
Title 3 – chapter 2 – section 2 – subsection 4
SCHEMES FOR THE CLIMATE AND Schemes for the climate and the environment 1. support for voluntary schemes for the climate and the environment ('eco- schemes') under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAPUBSECTION 4 deleted THE ENVIRONMENT Article 28 Member Strategic Plans. 2. this type of intervention genuine farmers who make commitments to observe, on eligible hectares, agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment. 3. list of agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment. 4. to meet one or more of the specific environmental- and climate-related objectives laid down in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1). 5. Under ths shall provide Member States shall support under Member States shall establish type of interventions, Member States shall only provide payments covering commitments which: (a) go beyond the relevant statutory management requirements and standards of good agricultural and environmental condition established under Section 2 of Chapter I of this Title; (b) requirements for the use of fertiliser and plant protection products, animal welfare, as well as other mandatory requirements established by national and Union law; (c) established for the maintenance of the agricultural area in accordance with point (a) of Article 4(1); (d) are different from commitments in respect of whhe Those practices shall be designed go beyond the minimum go beyond the conditions Support for eco-schemes shall take payments additional to the basich payments are granted under Article 65. 6. the form of an annual payment per eligible hectare and it shall be granted as either: (a) income support as set out in Subsection 2 of this Section; or (b) beneficiaries for all or part of the additional costs incurred and income foregone as a result of tcompensating Member States shall ensure that The cCommitments as set pursuant to Article 65. 7. interventions under this Article are consistent with those granted under Article 65. 8. adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 138 supplementing this Regulation with further rules on the eco-schemes.ssion is empowered to
Amendment 703 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Union legislation should provide that Member States should set requirements in terms of minimum area for receiving decoupled payments in their CAP Strategic Plan. Such requirements should relate to the need to avoid the excessive administrative burden caused by managing numerous payments of small amounts and to that of ensuring an effective contribution of the support to the objectives of the CAP to which the decoupled direct payments contribute. In order to guarantee a minimum level of agricultural income support for all genuine farmers, as well as to comply with the Treaty objective in ensuring a fair standard of living for the agricultural community, an annual area- based decoupled payment should be established as the type of intervention ‘basic income support for sustainability’. In order to enhance better targeting of this support, the payment amounts can be differentiated, by groups of territories, based on socio-economic and/or agronomic conditions. In view of avoiding disruptive effects for farmers' income, Member States may choose to implement the basic income support for sustainability based on payment entitlements. In this case, the value of payment entitlements before any further convergence should be proportional to their value as established under the basic payment schemes pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, taking also into account the payments for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment. Member States should also achieve further convergence in order to continue to move progressively away from historical values.
Amendment 725 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) In view of the acknowledged need to promote a more balanced distribution of support towards small and/or medium- sized farmers and their groupings and cooperatives in a visible and measurable way, a specific decoupled payment per hectare, the complementary redistributive income support for sustainability, should be established at Union level. To allow for a better targeting of this complementary support and in view of acknowledging the differences in farm structures across the Union, Member States should have the possibility to provide different amounts of complementary support to different ranges of hectares. In that connection, full members of cooperatives and comparable agricultural groupings should be treated as individual farmers.
Amendment 733 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) The creation and development of new economic activity in the agricultural sector or decisions to become involved in existing activity by young farmers isare financially challenging and constitutes an element that should be considered in the allocation and targeting of direct payments. In that connection, due account should be taken of young farmers who are full members of agricultural cooperatives. This development is essential for the competitiveness of the agricultural sector in the Union and, for this reason, Member States may establish a complementary income support for young farmers. This type of interventions should be established to provide young farmers with an additional income support after the initial setting up.
Amendment 799 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – point b
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – point b
(b) payments compensating beneficiaries with an incentive component for all or part of the additional costs incurred and income foregone as a result of the commitments as set pursuant to Article 65.
Amendment 856 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) Young farmers and new entrants still face significant barriers regarding access to land, high prices and access to credit. Their businesses are more threatened by price volatility (for both inputs and produce) and their needs in terms of training in entrepreneurial and risk management skills are high. It is therefore essential to continue the support for the setting up of new businesses and new farms and the involvement on an equal footing of young farmers in existing businesses. Member States should provide for a strategic approach and identify a clear and coherent set of interventions for generational renewal under the specific objective dedicated to this issue. To this aim, Member States may set in their CAP Strategic Plans preferential conditions for financial instruments for young farmers and new entrants, and should include in their CAP Strategic Plan the ring-fencing of at least an amount corresponding to 2% of the annual direct payments' envelope. An increase of the maximum amount of aid for the installation of young farmers and rural business start-ups, up to EUR 100.000, which can be accessed also through or in combination with financial instrument form of support, should be established.
Amendment 961 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55
Recital 55
(55) In order to ensure a clear strategic nature of these CAP Strategic Plans, and to facilitate the links with other Union policies, and notably with established long- term national targets deriving from Union legislation or international agreements such as those related to climate change, forests, biodiversity, and water, it is appropriate that there should be one single CAP Strategic Plan per Member State. In the Member States, regional Strategic Plans are admissible. The Strategic Plan may thus include regionally-based rural development interventions which take account of the administrative structure of the Member States.
Amendment 963 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55
Recital 55
(55) In order to ensure a clear strategic nature of these CAP Strategic Plans, and to facilitate the links with other Union policies, and notably with established long- term national targets deriving from Union legislation or international agreements such as those related to climate change, forests, biodiversity, and water, it is appropriate that there should be one single CAP Strategic Plan per Member State. Taking into account the administrative structure of Member States, the Strategic Plan shall, where appropriate, include regionalised rural development interventions.
Amendment 1002 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 60
Recital 60
(60) Considering that flexibility should be accorded to Member States as regards the choice of delegating part of the design and implementation of the CAP Strategic Plan at regional level on the basis of avia Regional Intervention Programs in coherence with the national framework, in order to facilitate co- ordination among the regions in addressing nation-wide challenges, it is appropriate that the CAP Strategic Plans provide a description of the interplay between national and regional interventions.
Amendment 1004 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 60
Recital 60
(60) Considering that flexibility should be accorded to Member States as regards the choice of delegating part of the programming and implementation of the CAP Strategic Plan at regional level on the basis of a national framework, in order to facilitate co- ordination among the regions in addressing nation-wide challenges, it is appropriate that the CAP Strategic Plans provide a description of the interplay between national and regional interventions and sub-plans.
Amendment 1040 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) environmental, climateschemes for agriculture, the climate, the environment, and other management commitments;
Amendment 1048 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – title
Article 65 – title
Amendment 1053 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 1
Article 65 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may grant payments for environmental, climateschemes for agriculture, the climate, the environment, and other management commitmentobligations under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 1078 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) CAP Strategic Plans to be drawn up by Member States, States and,where appropriate, together with Regions setting targets, defining interventions and allocating financial resources, in line with the specific objectives and identified needs;
Amendment 1089 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. Chapter III of Title II, Chapter II of Title III and Articles 41 and 43Articles 25 to 28 of Regulation (EU) [CPR] of the European Parliament and of the Council26 shall apply to support financed by the EAFRD under this Regulation. _________________ 26 Regulation (EU) […/…] of the European Parliament and of the Council of [date] [full tittle] (OJ L ).
Amendment 1092 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) 'farmer' means a natural or legal person, or a group of natural or legal persons, regardless of the legal status granted to such group and its members by national law, whose holding is situated within the territorial scope of the Treaties, as defined in Article 52 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) in conjunction with Articles 349 and 355 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), and who exercises an agricultural activity as defined by Member States; By way of derogation, Member States may provide that connected undertakings are to be considered as a single farmer for all or individual interventions under conditions to be determined by them.
Amendment 1094 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) 'farmer' means a natural or legal person, or a group of natural or legal persons, regardless of the legal status granted to such group and its members by national law, whose holding is situated within the territorial scope of the Treaties, as defined in Article 52 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) in conjunction with Articles 349 and 355 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), and who exercises an agricultural activity in accordance with good farming practice as defined by Member States;
Amendment 1095 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 6
Article 65 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall compensate beneficiaries for costs incurred and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. Where necessary, they may also cover transaction costs and grant an incentive component. The payments and the incentive component may be staggered pursuant to objective criteria. In duly justified cases, Member States may grant support as a flat-rate or as a one- off payment per unit. Payments shall be granted annually.
Amendment 1119 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 a (new)
Article 65 a (new)
Article 65a Member States shall support under this type of intervention farmers who make commitments to observe, on eligible hectares, agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment. Member States shall choose agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment from a list supplied by the Commission. The established EU list for agri- environment-climate commitments should take into consideration the differences in climate and geography across Member States and should be applied across the entire territory to take advantage of the country-specific environmental and climate benefits. The Member States shall grant payments for environmental and climate performance achieved in accordance with Article 64(a). The means of achieving environmental and climate performance as per this Article must be up to 100% financed by the EU;
Amendment 1123 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – title
Article 4 – title
4 Member States shall provide in their CAP Strategic Plan the definitions of agricultural activity, agricultural area, eligible hectare, genuine farmer and young farmer:Definitions
Amendment 1124 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall provide in their CAP Strategic Plan the definitions of agricultural activity, agricultural area, eligible hectare, genuine farmer and young farmer: and young farmer, in order that their needs as regards the orientation of the common agricultural policy be incorporated in an EU catalogue. With the entry into force of this Regulation, the European Commission shall make that catalogue available to all Member States to promote best practices and the exchange of experiences.
Amendment 1125 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States and, where appropriate, in collaboration with Regions, shall provide in their CAP Strategic Plan the definitions of agricultural activity, agricultural area, eligible hectare, genuine farmer and young farmer:
Amendment 1150 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) 'agricultural area' shall be defined in a way that it is composed of arable land, permanent crops and permanent grassland. In this connection, landscape features and/or mobile and stationary technical installations which are essential for sound agricultural practice, may be deemed to form part of the agricultural area. The terms 'arable land', 'permanent crops' and 'permanent grassland' shall be further specified by Member States within the following framework:
Amendment 1158 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) 'arable land' shall be land cultivated for crop production or areas available for crop production but lying fallow, and include areas set aside in accordance with Articles 22, 23 and 24 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/199928, with Article 39 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/200529, with Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 or with Article 65 of this Regulation; as well as land set aside under conditionality, land set aside under measures adopted by the Member States, land subject to an obligation to convert arable land into grassland pursuant to EU or Member State measures and, where Member States so provide, any other land lying fallow or set aside, which was used for the cultivation of arable crops prior to being laid fallow or set aside. _________________ 28 Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and amending and repealing certain Regulations (OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80). 29 Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (OJ L 277, 21.10.2005, p. 1).
Amendment 1164 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) 'permanent crops' shall be non- rotational crops other than permanent grassland and permanent pasture that occupy the land for five years or more, which yield repeated harvests, including nurseries and – where the Member State so provides – crops planted in containers placed on foil, as well as short rotation coppice;
Amendment 1173 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) 'permanent grassland and permanent pasture' (together referred to as 'permanent grassland') shall be land not included in the crop rotation of the holding for five years or more, used to grow grasses or other herbaceous forage naturally (self-seeded) or through cultivation (sown). It may include other species such as shrubs and/or trees which can be grazed or produce animal feed; This paragraph shall not apply to grassland, which was leased as arable land, or to arable land, which had to serve as grassland for a period of more than five years owing to a contractual obligation. Such areas may be returned to their original status.
Amendment 1174 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) 'permanent grassland and permanent pasture' (together referred to as 'permanent grassland') shall be land not included in the crop rotation of the holding for five years or more, used to grow grasses or other herbaceous forage naturally (self-seeded) or through cultivation (sown). It may include other species such as shrubs and/or trees which can be grazed or produce animal feed; Member States may further define the term ‘crop rotation’, including criteria such as tilling the land or changing the crops cultivated from grasses or other herbaceous forage.
Amendment 1177 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) 'permanent grassland and permanent pasture' (together referred to as 'permanent grassland') shall be land not inpermanently excluded infrom the crop rotation of the holding for five years or more, used to grow grasses or other herbaceous forage naturally (self-seeded) or through cultivation (sown). It may include other species such as shrubs and/or trees which can be grazed or produce animal feed; This shall be without prejudice to arable land which was or is being temporarily farmed as grassland, but is registered as arable land in the land register.
Amendment 1184 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) 'permanent grassland and permanent pasture' (together referred to as 'permanent grassland') shall be land not included in the crop rotation of the holding for five years or more, used to grow grasses or other herbaceous forage naturally (self-seeded) or through cultivation (sown). It may include other species such as shrubs and/or trees which can be grazed or produce animal feed;Farmers shall continue to be able to convert individual areas on condition that they provide suitable substitute or replacement areas.
Amendment 1190 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii a (new)
iii) Member States may also consider under points (i), (ii) and (iii) landscape features to be further specified under conditions to be laid down by them, irrespective of whether or not they are to be maintained under conditionality.
Amendment 1194 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
(c) for the purpose of types of interventions in the form of direct payments, 'eligible hectare' shall be defined in a way that it includes any agricultural area of the holding:, including mobile or stationary technical installations, in particular farm roads and water troughs, as well as crop products such as silage bales or manure heaps,
Amendment 1196 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) that, during the year for which support is requested, is used for an agricultural activity, including the temporary storage for up to six months of crop products (silage bales) and manure heaps generated on that land or, where the area is also used for non-agricultural activities, is predominantly used for agricultural activities, and which is at the farmer's disposal. Where duly justified for environmental reasons, eligible hectares may also include certain areas used for agricultural activities only every second year.
Amendment 1203 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) that, during the year for which support is requested, is used for an agricultural activity or, where the area is also used for non-agricultural activities, is predominantly used for agricultural activities, and which is at the farmer's disposal. Where duly justified for environmental reasons, eligible hectares may also include certain areas used for agricultural activities only every seconthird year.
Amendment 1206 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii – paragraph 1 – indent 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii – paragraph 1 – indent 3 a (new)
- rewetted under environmental programmes and used for paludiculture.
Amendment 1210 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii – paragraph 2 a (new)
Furthermore, in the case of a topographical block designated as an 'eligible hectare', a tolerance limit of 5 % of the total topographical block, but not exceeding 0.5 ha, shall be set for reciprocal overuse, whether through the cultivation of fruit and/or use by several farmers. Any overuse below this limit shall not be sanctioned or pursued.
Amendment 1211 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii – paragraph 2 b (new)
‘Eligible hectares’ shall comprise at least 0.2 ha and shall be communicated by Member States in the format X.xx.
Amendment 1213 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 1268 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point ii
(ii) the conditions for being 'head of the holding' or 'employed co-entrepreneur';
Amendment 1301 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The indicative financial allocations for the coupled income support interventions referred to in Subsection 1 of Section 2 of Chapter II of Title III, shall be limited to a maximum of 105% of the amounts set out in Annex VII.
Amendment 1304 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to foster a smart, resilient, competitive, economically viable and diversified agricultural sector ensuring food security;
Amendment 1311 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 86 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Payments from the first pillar, including coupled support, shall be limited per hectare and beneficiary to the equivalent of twice the average of EU direct payments per hectare.
Amendment 1327 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to strengthen the socio-economic fabric of rural areas, including through the creation and maintenance of jobs.
Amendment 1349 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 1
Article 91 – paragraph 1
Member States shall establish CAP Strategic Plans in accordance with this Regulation and Article 4 of this Regulation in particular to implement the Union support financed by the EAGF and the EAFRD for the achievement of the specific objectives set out to in Article 6.
Amendment 1350 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 91 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall deliver their individual intervention strategies as set out in point (b) of Article 95(1) and Article 97 of this Regulation to the Commission, and the Commission shall convert these intervention strategies into an EU document.
Amendment 1353 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 4
Article 91 – paragraph 4
Each CAP Strategic Plan shall cover the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2027take effect two years after this reform enters into force.
Amendment 1354 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 91 – paragraph 4 a (new)
The Commission shall ensure that the intervention strategies compiled by the Member States under Article 95 b of this Regulation are given consideration in the EU document.
Amendment 1355 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 91 – paragraph 4 b (new)
The Commission shall ensure that the EU document is coherent, based on the intervention strategies proposed by the Member States in accordance with Article 95b to achieve the relevant goals of this Regulation.
Amendment 1454 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) promote employment, growth, social inclusion and local development in rural areas, including bio-economy and, sustainable forestry and ecologically sound / organic production;
Amendment 1464 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) support business start-ups and business development for small non- agricultural businesses to reinforce and diversify the rural economy;
Amendment 1466 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h b (new)
(hb) increase the vitality of rural areas as places to live and pursue an economic activity, and create equivalent living conditions, including by providing public services and sustainable infrastructure.
Amendment 1480 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) improve the response of EU agriculture to societal demands on food and health, including safe, nutritious and sustainable food, food waste, as well as animal welfare.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 1493 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 – paragraph 1
Article 121 – paragraph 1
1. By 15 February 2023 and 15 February30 June 2023, or delayed accordingly in the event of a delay to the Regulation coming into effect, and 30 June of each subsequent year until and including 2030, the Member States shall submit to the Commission an annual performance report on the implementation of the CAP Strategic Plan in the previous financial year. The report submitted in 2023 shall cover the financial years 2021 and 2022. For direct payments as referred to in Chapter II of Title III, the report shall cover only financial year 2022.
Amendment 1504 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. When pursuing the specific objectives Member States and the Commission shall ensure simplification and performance of the CAP support.
Amendment 1513 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) result indicators relating to the specific objectives concerned and used for the establishment of quantified milestones and targets in relation to those specific objectives in the CAP Strategic Plans and assessing progress towards the targets. The indicators relating to environment- and climate-specific objectives may cover interventions included in relevant national environmental and climate- planning instruments emanating from the Union legislation listed in Annex XI;
Amendment 1535 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 140 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 140 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
However, without prejudice to Annexes IX and IXa to this Regulation, Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 shall continue to be applicable until 2023 to: (a) operations implemented within rural development programs approved by the Commission under this Regulation, and (b) rural development programmes approved in accordance with Article 10(2) of this Regulation before 1 January 2023.
Amendment 1549 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Member States and, where appropriate, Regions shall pursue the objectives set out in Title II by specifying interventions based on the types of interventions set out in Chapters II, III and IV of this Title in accordance with the common requirements set out in this Chapter.
Amendment 1553 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Member States and, where appropriate, in collaboration with regions, shall design the interventions of their CAP Strategic Plans in accordance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the general principles of Union law.
Amendment 1556 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall derive obligations relating to the agricultural environment and climate from a list supplied by the Commission. The list of obligations relating to the agricultural environment and climate that is adopted should take account of climatic and geographical differences in the Member States and should be applied across the board in order to attain appropriate environmental and climate benefits. Member States shall make payments for environmental and climate services provided.
Amendment 1557 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Member States and, where appropriate, in collaboration with regions, shall ensure that interventions are set out on the basis of objective and non-discriminatory criteria, are compatible with the internal market and do not distort competition.
Amendment 1563 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Member States and, where appropriate, in collaboration with regions, shall establish the legal framework governing the granting of Union support to beneficiaries on the basis of the CAP Strategic Plan and in accordance with the principles and requirements set out in this Regulation and Regulation (EU) [HzR].
Amendment 1591 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall include in their CAP Strategic Plans a system of conditionality, under which an administrative penalty shall be imposed on beneficiaries receiving direct payments under Chapter II of this Title or the annual premia under Articles 65, 66 and 67 who do not comply with the basic agricultural productivity standard, the statutory management requirements under Union law and the standards for good agricultural and environmental condition of land established in the CAP Strategic Plan, as listed in Annex III, relating to the following specific areas:
Amendment 1596 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the basic agricultural productivity standard, the climate and the environment;
Amendment 1598 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) public health, animal health and plant health;
Amendment 1606 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States may decide to implement parts of the statutory management requirements under Union law and the standards for good agricultural and environmental condition of land listed in Annex III in the specific fields mentioned in paragraph 1 by means of targeted measures under Article 28 (schemes for the climate and the environment, 'eco-schemes').
Amendment 1610 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. For purposes of administrative simplification, de minimis thresholds and/or tolerance thresholds shall be defined for the various fields/requirements of conditionality, which shall not result either in deductions or in penalties.
Amendment 1636 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that all agricultural areas including land which is no longer used for production purposes, is maintained in good agricultural and environmental condition. Member States shall define, at national orand, where appropriate, at regional level, minimum standards for beneficiaries for good agricultural and environmental condition of land in line with the main objective of the standards as referred to in Annex III, taking into account the specific characteristics of the areas concerned, including soil and climatic condition, existing farming systems, land use, crop rotation, farming practices, and farm structures.
Amendment 1752 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point e
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point e
Amendment 1811 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 1843 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shallmay reduce the amount of direct payments to be granted to a farmer pursuant to this Chapter for a given calendar year exceeding EUR 60 000 as follows:
Amendment 1911 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
In the case of a cooperative, a similar legal person or a group of natural persons, the reduction provided for in paragraph 1 shall take place at the level of the members or natural partners of those cooperatives or groups in those cases where the members or natural partners are involved in the holding.
Amendment 1989 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
In the case of a cooperative, a similar legal person or a group of natural persons, the reduction provided for in paragraph 1 shall take place at the level of the members or natural partners of those cooperatives or groups in those cases where the members or natural partners are involved in the holding.
Amendment 2007 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a Member States are required to apply at least one measure pursuant to article 15 (1) (a), (b), (c) or article 15 (1) (d) or pursuant to article 26 of this Regulation
Amendment 2020 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall set an area threshold and only grant decoupled direct payments to genuine farmers whose eligible area of the holding for which decoupled direct payments are claimed goes beyond this area threshold.
Amendment 2026 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
When setting the area threshold, Member States shall aim at ensuring that decoupled direct payments may only be granted to genuine farmers if:
Amendment 2044 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. Without prejudice to Articles 19 to 24, the basic income support shall be granted for each eligible hectare declared by a genuine farmer.
Amendment 2055 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Amendment 2072 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. Where Member States having applied the basic payment scheme as laid down in Section 1 of Chapter I of Title III of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 decide not to grant the basic income support based on payment entitlements, the payment entitlements allocated under Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 shall expire on 31 December 2020. Member States which have already completed the internal alignment of payment entitlements may decide to waive the payment entitlements earlier.
Amendment 2095 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 5
Article 20 – paragraph 5
5. For the purposes of paragraph 4, Member States shall ensure that, for claim year 2026 at the latest, all payment entitlements have a value of at least 75% of the average planned unit amount for the basic income support for claim year 2026 as laid down in the CAP Strategic Plan transmitted in accordance with Article 106 (1) for the Member State or for the territories as defined in accordance with Article 18(2).
Amendment 2100 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. No payment entitlement may be worth less than 75% of the average value of payment entitlements within a Member State.
Amendment 2103 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall finance the increases in the value of payment entitlements needed to comply with paragraphs 4 and 5 by using any possible product resulting from the application of paragraph 3, and, where necessary, by reducing the difference between the unit value of payment entitlements determined in accordance with paragraph 1 and the average planned unit amount for the basic income support for claim year 2026 as laid down in the CAP Strategic Plan transmitted in accordance with Article 106 (1) for the Member State or for the territories as defined in accordance with Article 18(2).
Amendment 2109 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 7
Article 20 – paragraph 7
7. The reductions referred to in paragraph 6 shall be based on objective and non-discriminatory criteria. Without prejudice to the minimum set in accordance with paragraph 5, such criteria may include the fixing of a maximum decrease that may not be lower than 30%.
Amendment 2114 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall grant genuine farmers holding owned or leased-in payment entitlements basic income support upon activation of those payment entitlements. Member States shall ensure that for the purpose of the activation of payment entitlements genuine farmers declare the eligible hectares accompanying any payment entitlement.
Amendment 2122 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that payment entitlements from the reserve be only allocated to genuine farmers.
Amendment 2136 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 5
Article 22 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall allocate payment entitlements to, or increase the value of the existing payment entitlements of genuine farmers who are entitled by virtue of a definitive court ruling or by virtue of a definitive administrative act of the competent authority of a Member State. Member States shall ensure that those genuine farmers receive the number and value of payment entitlements established in that ruling or act at a date to be fixed by the Member State.
Amendment 2150 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. Except in the case of transfer by actual or anticipated inheritance, payment entitlements shall be transferred only to a genuine farmers.
Amendment 2159 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Member States may grant payments to small farmers as defined by Member States by way of a roundintroduce a simplified scheme for small farmers requesting support of up to EUR 1 250 for an area of no more than 10 hectares. This arrangement may comprise a lump sum, replacing direct payments under this Section and Section 3 of this Chapter. Member States shall design the corresponding intervention in the CAP Strategic Plan as optional for the farmers or aid per hectare, which can be differentiated among territories according to Article 18(2); Member States shall indicate in the CAP Strategic Plan that the corresponding intervention is voluntary for farmers. The total area for lump-sum payments to small producers must not exceed 15% of the total area of a Member State.
Amendment 2189 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shallmay provide for a complementary redistributive income support for sustainability (‘redistributive income support’) under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 2201 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure redistribution of support from bigger to smaller or medium-sized farms by providing for a redistributive income support in the form of an annual decoupled payment per eligible hectare to farmers who are entitled to a payment under the basic income support referred to in Article 17. In that connection, full members of cooperatives and comparable agricultural groupings should be treated as individual farmers.
Amendment 2252 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. As part of their obligations to contribute to the specific objective to ‘attract young farmers and facilitate business development in rural areas’ set out in point (g) of Article 6(1) and to dedicate at least 2% of their allocations for direct payments to this objective in accordance with Article 86(4), Member States may provide a complementary income support for young farmers who have newly set up for the first time or who are involved in a holding as full members of cooperatives and comparable agricultural groupings and who are entitled to a payment under the basic income support as referred to in Article 17.
Amendment 2280 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 3 – chapter 2 – section 2 – subsection 4
Title 3 – chapter 2 – section 2 – subsection 4
Amendment 2325 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall support under this type of intervention genuine farmers who make commitments to observe, on eligible hectares, agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment.
Amendment 2450 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – point b
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – point b
(b) payments compensating beneficiaries with an incentive component for all or part of the additional costs incurred and income foregone as a result of the commitments as set pursuant to Article 65.
Amendment 2459 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 8
Article 28 – paragraph 8
Amendment 2475 #
2018/0216(COD)
1. Member States may grant coupled income support to genuine farmers under the conditions set out in this Subsection and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans. If they decide to grant coupled income support, they must ensure that this does not result in distortions of competition in the Internal Market.
Amendment 2478 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may grant coupled income support to genuine farmers under the conditions set out in this Subsection and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 2510 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Coupled income support may only be granted to the following sectors and productions or specific types of farming therein where these are important for economic, social or environmental reasons: ricereals, oilseeds, protein crops, grain legumes, flax, hemp, rice, nuts, starch potato, milk and milk products, seeds, sheepmeat and goatmeat, beef and veal, olive oil, silkworms, dried fodder, hops, sugar beet, cane and chicory, fruit and vegetables, short rotation coppice and other non-food crops, excluding trees, used for the production of products that have the potential to substitute fossil materials.
Amendment 2530 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Coupled income support may only be granted to the following sectors and productions or specific types of farming therein where these are important for economic, social or environmental reasons: 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, silkworms, dried fodder, hops, sugar beet, cane and chicory, fruit and vegetables, short rotation coppice and other non-food crops, excluding trees, used for the production of products that have the potential to substitute fossil materials.
Amendment 2553 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Coupled income support will not be granted for market crops, with the exception of protein crops.
Amendment 2569 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 4
Article 33 – paragraph 4
4. With regard to the oilseeds concerned by the Memorandum of Understanding referred to in the first subparagraph of paragraph 1, Member States shall inform the Commission of the total number of hectares for which support has been actually paid in the annual performance reports referred to in Article 121.
Amendment 2571 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1
Article 34 – paragraph 1
Member States shall grant a crop-specific payment for cotton to genuine farmers producing cotton falling within CN code 5201 00 under the conditions laid down in this Subsection.
Amendment 3147 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a – point vi
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a – point vi
(vi) animal health, protection and welfare;
Amendment 3259 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) environmental, climateregulations for agriculture, the climate, the environment, and other management commitments;
Amendment 3268 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) investments; including measures to diversify the rural economy, support investments in non-agricultural activities and to improve site conditions for small and medium enterprises;
Amendment 3270 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) installation of young farmers and both agricultural and non-agricultural rural business start-up;
Amendment 3301 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – title
Article 65 – title
Amendment 3311 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 65 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 3369 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 6
Article 65 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall compensate beneficiaries for costs incurred and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. Where necessary, they may also cover transaction costs and include an incentive component. Payments, including any incentive component, may be scaled on the basis of objective criteria. In duly justified cases, Member States may grant support as a flat-rate or as a one- off payment per unit. Payments shall be granted annually.
Amendment 3440 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 2
Article 66 – paragraph 2
2. These payments shall be granted to genuine farmers in respect of areas designated pursuant to Article 32 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013.
Amendment 3556 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall limit the support to a maximum of 750% of the eligible costs.
Amendment 3588 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) ‘non-productive (or at most indirectly productive) investments’ in measures relating to land-use development or rural road construction as well as accompanying nature protection measures and other land development measures. For projects within the framework of IRD plans or in IRD regions, there may be a supplement of 10 per cent.
Amendment 3608 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – title
Article 69 – title
69 Installation of young farmers and, rural business start-up and introduction of digital technologies
Amendment 3615 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 1
Article 69 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may grant support for the installation of young farmers, the involvement of young farmers in existing businesses on equal terms, and rural business start-up under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans with the view of contributing to the achievement of the specific objectives set out in Article 6.
Amendment 3618 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 1
Article 69 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may grant support for the installation of young farmers and, rural business start-up and the introduction of digital technologies under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans with the view of contributing to the achievement of the specific objectives set out in Article 6.
Amendment 3652 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) the EU-wide introduction of digital technologies to support and expand comprehensive precision farming for all farms within the EU
Amendment 3662 #
2018/0216(COD)
4. Member States shall grant support in the form of lump sums. Support shall be limited to the maximum amount of EUR 1200 000 and may be combined with financial instruments.
Amendment 3672 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1
Article 70 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall grant support for risk management tools in the sense of multi-risk insurance under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 3692 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 2
Article 70 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall grant support under this type of interventions in order to promote risk management tools, which help genuine farmers manage production and income risks related to their agricultural activity which are outside their control and which contribute to achieving the specific objectives set out in Article 6.
Amendment 3698 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 70 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) financial contributions to premiums for insurance schemes; relating to crops, animals and plans that cover losses caused by adverse weather phenomena, by outbreaks of animal or plant disease, by parasite infestations, by an environmental incident or by a measure adopted pursuant to Directive 2000/29/EC to eradicate or contain a plant disease or pest;
Amendment 3704 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 70 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) financial contributions to mutual funds, including the admini with a view to payment of financial compensation to farmers for losses resulting from adverse weather phenomena, from outbreaks of animal or plant disease, from parasite infestrative cost of setting upons, from an environmental incident or from a measure adopted pursuant to Directive 2000/29/EC to eradicate or contain a plant disease or pest;
Amendment 3840 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The national and, where appropriate, the regional Managing Authority of the CAP Strategic Plan or other designated intermediate bodies shall define selection criteria for interventions relating to the following types of interventions: investments, installation of young farmers and rural business start-up, cooperation, knowledge exchange and information, after consultation of the Monitoring Committee referred to in Article 111. Selection criteria shall aim to ensure equal treatment of applicants, better use of financial resources and targeting of the support in accordance with the purpose of the interventions.
Amendment 3869 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 78
Article 78
Amendment 3887 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 80 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The provision of agri-environment and climate services in accordance with Articles 64(a) and 65 shall be 100 % EU financed.
Amendment 4088 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The indicative financial allocations for the coupled income support interventions referred to in Subsection 1 of Section 2 of Chapter II of Title III, shall be limited to a maximum of 105% of the amounts set out in Annex VII.
Amendment 4133 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 86 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The per hectare payments which a beneficiary receives under the first pillar may not be more than twice the EU average for per hectare direct payments.
Amendment 4134 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 86 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Payments from first pillar, including coupled support, shall be limited per hectare and beneficiary to the equivalent of twice the average of EU direct payments per hectare;
Amendment 4143 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 87
Article 87
Amendment 4182 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 88 – paragraph 1
Article 88 – paragraph 1
1. Member States and, where appropriate, regions shall set out, in their CAP Strategic Plan, an indicative financial allocation for each intervention. For each intervention, the multiplication of the planned unit amount, without the application of the percentage of variation referred to in Article 89, and the planned outputs, shall equal this indicative financial allocation.
Amendment 4193 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 90 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 90 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
As part of their CAP Strategic Plan proposal referred to in Article 106(1), Member States ), Member States and, where appropriate, Regions may decide to transfer:
Amendment 4200 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 90 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 90 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) up to 15% of the Member State's allocation for EAFRD in financial years 2022 – 2027 to the Member State's allocation for direct payments set out in Annex IV for calendar years 2021 to 2026. Member States may only make this transfer if at least 20% of their total EAFRD allocation remains unspent.
Amendment 4207 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 90 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 90 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Amendment 4211 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 90 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 90 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States may transfer up to 15% of their allocation for direct payments to their EAFRD allocation for EAFRD-financed interventions addressing the specific agri- environmental- and climate-related objectives referred to in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1);
Amendment 4215 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 1
Article 91 – paragraph 1
Member States and, where appropriate, together with regions shall establish CAP Strategic Plans in accordance with this Regulation to implement the Union support financed by the EAGF and the EAFRD for the achievement of the specific objectives set out to in Article 6.
Amendment 4217 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 1
Article 91 – paragraph 1
Member States shall establish CAP Strategic Plans in accordance with this Regulation and Article 4 of this Regulation to implement the Union support financed by the EAGF and the EAFRD for the achievement of the specific objectives set out to in Article 6.
Amendment 4220 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 91 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall be responsible for submitting their intervention strategies drawn up in accordance with Articles 95(1)(b) and 97 of this Regulation to the Commission, which shall implement them as an EU list.
Amendment 4223 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 2
Article 91 – paragraph 2
Based on the SWOT analysis referred to in Article 103(2) and an assessment of needs referred to in Article 96, Member State and, where appropriate, regions shall establish in the CAP Strategic Plans an intervention strategy as referred to in Article 97 in which quantitative targets and milestones shall be set to achieve the specific objectives set out to in Article 6. The targets shall be defined using a common set of result indicators set out in Annex I.
Amendment 4231 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 4
Article 91 – paragraph 4
Each CAP Strategic Plan shall cover the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2027take effect two years after the entry into force of this reform.
Amendment 4234 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 91 – paragraph 4 a (new)
The Commission shall ensure that the intervention strategies drawn up by the Member States in accordance with Article 95b of this Regulation are included in the EU list.
Amendment 4235 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 91 – paragraph 4 b (new)
The Commission shall guarantee the coherence of the EU list, which shall be based on the intervention strategies put forward by the Member States in accordance with Article 95b with a view to achieving the relevant objectives of this Regulation.
Amendment 4240 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – title
Article 92 – title
Amendment 4247 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – paragraph 1
Article 92 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall aim to make, through their CAP Strategic Plans and in particular through the elements of the intervention strategy referred to in point (a) of Article 97(2), a greater overall contribution to the achievement of the specific agri-environmental- and climate- related objectives set out in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1) in comparison to the overall contribution made to the achievement of the objective laid down in point (b) of the first subparagraph of Article 110(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 through support under the EAGF and the EAFRD in the period 2014 to 2020.
Amendment 4255 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 93 – paragraph 1
Article 93 – paragraph 1
Each Member State shall establish a singlein collaboration, where appropriate, with regions shall establish national or regional CAP Strategic Plans for its enrespectirve territory.
Amendment 4262 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 93 – paragraph 2
Article 93 – paragraph 2
Where elements of the CAP Strategic Plan are established and implemented at regional level via Regional Intervention Programmes, at regional level, the Member State shall ensure the coherence and the consistency with the elements of the CAP Strategic Plan established at national level.
Amendment 4304 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 95 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 95 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) target and financial plans; including, where appropriate, the target and financial plans found within the Regional Intervention Programs;
Amendment 4324 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 95 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 95 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) Annex VI on the Regional Intervention Programs
Amendment 4375 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 99 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 99 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The description of each intervention specified in the strategy referred to in point (d) of Article 95(1) shall include (if funding is provided under LEADER (Article 71(1), the provisions of this article, if relevant, shall be incorporated into the local development strategies):
Amendment 4396 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 100 – paragraph 1
Article 100 – paragraph 1
1. The target plan referred to in point (e) of Article 95(1) shall consist of a recapitulative table showing the targets as referred to in point (a) of Article 97(1), indicating the break-down in annual milestones. In Member States with fully or partially regionalised strategic plans referred to in Article 93, subparagraph two, the targets can be broken down either fully or partially by region.
Amendment 4445 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 103 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Annex VI to the CAP Strategic Plan referred to in Article 95, paragraph 2, point (f) shall include the Regional Intervention Programmes.
Amendment 4476 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Depending on the results of the assessment referred to in paragraph 2, the Commission may address observations to the Member States and, where appropriate, to the regional managing authority within three months of the date of submission of the CAP Strategic Plan.
Amendment 4483 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The Member State and, where appropriate, the regions shall provide to the Commission all necessary additional information and, where appropriate, revise the proposed plan.
Amendment 4504 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Article 106 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
In duly justified cases, the Member State may also ask the Commission to partially approve a CAP Strategic Plan which does not contain all elementsonly relates to the categories of intervention referred to in Title III, Chapters II, III or IV. In that case the Member State concerned shall indicate the partscategories of intervention of the CAP Strategic Plan that are missing and provide indicative targets and financial plans as referred to in Article 100 for the whole CAP Strategic Plan in order to show the overall consistency and coherence of the plan. The missing elementscategories of intervention of the CAP Strategic Plan shall be submitted to the Commission as an amendment of the plan in accordance with Article 107.
Amendment 4523 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 107 – paragraph 1
Article 107 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may submit to the Commission requests to amend their CAP Strategic Plans. where appropriate, the regional management authority may also submit to the Commission requests to amend the regional intervention programs
Amendment 4569 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 110 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
In Member States where paying bodies are established under Article 8 of EU Regulation ... (horizontal regulation) on a regional level, Managing Authorities may, in derogation from Clause 1, be established on a regional level. If more than one Managing Authority is established, then the Member State shall appoint a coordination body to promote the consistent application of EU provisions, and which shall act as a go- between for the Commission and the Managing Authorities, and which shall also guarantee their consistency and compliance with the sections of the CAP Strategic Plan drawn up on a national level in accordance with Article 93, Clause 2.
Amendment 4580 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 – paragraph 2 – point h
Article 110 – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) relevant follow-up actions on Commission's observations on the annual performance reports are taken;
Amendment 4589 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 – paragraph 4
Article 110 – paragraph 4
4. When a part of its tasks is delegated to another body, the Managing Authority shall retain full responsibility for the efficiency and correctness of the management and implementation of those tasks. If the tasks of the Managing Authorities are carried out on a regional level in Member States, then this body shall coordinate said activity, specifically the efficiency and correctness of both the management and implementation of these tasks, in accordance with paragraph 1. The Managing Authority shall ensure that appropriate provisions are in place to allow the other body to obtain all necessary data and information for the execution of those tasks.
Amendment 4604 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 111 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
The Monitoring Committee shall meet at least once a year and shall review all issues that affect the CAP Strategic Plan and, where appropriate, the Regional Intervention Programs progress towards achieving its targets.
Amendment 4607 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 111 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
The Member State and, where appropriate, the regions shall publish the rules of procedures of the Monitoring Committee and all the data and information shared with the Monitoring Committee online.
Amendment 4608 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 111 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
The Member State shall publish the rules of procedures of the Monitoring Committee and all the data and information shared with the Monitoring Committee onlineits opinions.
Amendment 4615 #
2018/0216(COD)
The Member State and, where appropriate, regions shall decide the composition of the Monitoring Committee and shall ensure a balanced representation of the relevant public authorities and intermediate bodies and of representatives of the partners referred to in Article 94(3).
Amendment 4619 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 111 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
The Member State and, where appropriate, the regions shall publish the list of the members of the Monitoring Committee online.
Amendment 4621 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 111 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. TAccording to its territorial scope, the Monitoring Committee shallmay examine in particular:
Amendment 4622 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 111 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) progress in CAP Strategic Plan and, where appropriate, in Regional Intervention Programs implementation and in achieving the milestones and targets;
Amendment 4624 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 111 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) any issues that affect the performance of the CAP Strategic Plan and, where appropriate, of the Regional Intervention Programs and the actions taken to address those issues;
Amendment 4635 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 111 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. The Monitoring Committee shallcan give its opinion on:
Amendment 4640 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 111 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) the annual performance reports;
Amendment 4646 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 112 – paragraph 1
Article 112 – paragraph 1
1. At the initiative of a Member State or, where appropriate, regions, the EAFRD may support actions which are necessary for the effective administration and implementation of support in relation to the CAP Strategic Plan, including the establishing and operating of the national CAP networks referred to in Article 113(1). The actions referred to in this paragraph may concern previous and subsequent CAP Strategic Plan periods.
Amendment 4681 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 115 – paragraph 1
Article 115 – paragraph 1
1. Member States and, in the case of Regional Intervention Programs, the regional managing authorities shall establish a performance framework which shall allow reporting, monitoring and evaluation of the performance of the CAP Strategic Plan during its implementation.
Amendment 4685 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 115 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 115 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) a set of common context, output, result and impact indicators, including those referred to in Article 7 which will be used as the basis for monitoring, evaluation and the annual performance reporting;
Amendment 4699 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 115 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 115 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the content of CAP Strategic Plans including, where appropriate, the Regional Intervention Programs;
Amendment 4702 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 115 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 115 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 4720 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 119 – paragraph 1
Article 119 – paragraph 1
The Managing Authority and the Monitoring Committee shall monitor, according to their territorial competence, the implementation of the CAP Strategic Plan and progress made towards achieving the targets of the CAP Strategic Plan and, where appropriate, of the Regional Intervention Programs, on the basis of the output and result indicators.
Amendment 4728 #
Amendment 4730 #
Amendment 4735 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 – paragraph 1
Article 121 – paragraph 1
1. By 15 February 2023 and 15 February30 June 2023, or later if the Regulation is delayed coming into force, and 30 June of each subsequent year until and including 2030, the Member States shall submit to the Commission an annual performance report on the implementation of the CAP Strategic Plan in the previous financial year. The report submitted in 2023 shall cover the financial years 2021 and 2022. For direct payments as referred to in Chapter II of Title III, the report shall cover only financial year 2022.
Amendment 4736 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 – paragraph 1
Article 121 – paragraph 1
1. By 15 February 2023 and 15 February of each subsequent30 June 2023, or later if the Regulation is delayed coming into force, and 30 June every five years until and including 2030, the Member States shall submit to the Commission an annual performance report on the implementation of the CAP Strategic Plan in the previous five financial years. The report submitted in 2023 shall cover the financial years 2021 and 2022. For direct payments as referred to in Chapter II of Title III, the report shall cover only financial year 2022.
Amendment 4754 #
2018/0216(COD)
Amendment 4766 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 – paragraph 7
Article 121 – paragraph 7
7. The Commission shall carry out an annual performance review and an annual performance clearance referred to in Article [52] of the Regulation (EU) [HzR] based on the information provided in the annual Performance reports.
Amendment 4772 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Article 121 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
In the annual performance review, the Commission may make observations on the annual performance reports within one month from their submission. Where the Commission does not provide observations within that deadline, the reports shall be deemed to be accepted.
Amendment 4785 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 – paragraph 10
Article 121 – paragraph 10
10. The annual performance reports, as well as a summary for citizens of their content, shall be made available to the public.
Amendment 4790 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 – paragraph 11
Article 121 – paragraph 11
11. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts laying down rules for the presentation of the content of the annual performance report. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 139(2).
Amendment 4793 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 122 – paragraph 1
Article 122 – paragraph 1
1. Member States and, where appropriate, regions shall organise each year an annual review meeting with the Commission, to be chaired jointly or by the Commission, which will take place not earlier than two months after the submission of the annual performance report.
Amendment 4817 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 123
Article 123
Amendment 4845 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 124
Article 124
Attribution of the performance bonus 1. of the year 2026, the performance bonus withheld from a Member State’s allocation following the second paragraph of Article 123 shall be attributed to this Member State if the result indicators applied to the specific environmental- and climate-related objectives set out in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1) in its CAP Strategic Plan have achieved at least 90% of their target value for the year 2025. 2. months of the receipt of the annual performance report in the year 2026 adopt an implementing act without applying the Committee procedure referred to in Article 139 to decide for each Member State whether the respective CAP Strategic Plans have achieved the target values referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. 3. Where the target values referred to in paragraph 1 are achieved, the amount of the performance bonus shall be granted by the Commission to the Member States concerned and considered to be definitely allocated to financial year 2027 on the basis of the decision referred to in paragraph 2. 4. in paragraph 1 are not achieved, the commitments for financial year 2027 relating to the amount of the performance bonus of the Member States concerned shall not be granted by the Commission. 5. bonus, the Commission may take into consideration cases of force majeure and serious socio-economic crises impeding the achievement of the relevant milestones. 6. implementing acts laying down the detailed arrangements to ensure a consistent approach for determining the attribution of the performance bonus to Member States. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 139(2).rticle 124 deleted Based on the performance review The Commission shall within two Where the target values referred to When attributing the performance The Commission shall adopt
Amendment 4864 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 125 – paragraph 1
Article 125 – paragraph 1
1. Member States and, where appropriate, regions shall carry out ex- ante evaluations to improve the quality of the design of their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 4871 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 126 – paragraph 1
Article 126 – paragraph 1
1. Member States and, where appropriate, regions shall carry out evaluations of the CAP Strategic Plans shall be carried out by theincluding, where appropriate, the Regional Intervention Programs to improve the quality of the design and implementation of the plans, as well as to assess their effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, coherence, Union added value and impact in relation to their contribution to the CAP general and specific objectives set out in Articles 5 and 6(1).
Amendment 4873 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 126 – paragraph 2
Article 126 – paragraph 2
2. Member States and, where appropriate, regions shall entrust evaluations to functionally independent experts.
Amendment 4874 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 126 – paragraph 3
Article 126 – paragraph 3
3. Member States and, where appropriate, regions shall ensure that procedures are in place to produce and collect the data necessary for evaluations.
Amendment 4875 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 126 – paragraph 4
Article 126 – paragraph 4
4. Member States and, where appropriate, regions shall be responsible for evaluating the adequacy of the CAP Strategic Plan interventions for the purpose of achieving the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1).
Amendment 4876 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 126 – paragraph 5
Article 126 – paragraph 5
5. Member States and, where appropriate, regions shall draw up an evaluation plan providing indications on intended evaluation activities during the implementation period.
Amendment 4877 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 126 – paragraph 6
Article 126 – paragraph 6
6. Member States and, where appropriate, regions shall submit the evaluation plan to the Monitoring Committee no later than one year after the adoption of the CAP Strategic Plan.
Amendment 4924 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 140 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 140 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
However, without prejudice to Annexes IX and IXa to this Regulation, Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 shall continue to apply, until 2023, to: (a) operations implemented within rural development programmes approved by the Commission under this Regulation, and (b) rural development programmes approved in accordance with Article 10(2) of this Regulation before 1 January 2023.
Amendment 5153 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 7 – Requirements and standards
Annex III – GAEC 7 – Requirements and standards
No bare soil in most sensitive period(s), except for harvest preparation periodswhere appropriate
Amendment 5209 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – SMR 7
Annex III – SMR 7
Amendment 5212 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – SMR 8
Annex III – SMR 8
Amendment 5215 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – SMR 9
Annex III – SMR 9
Amendment 5219 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – SMR 10
Annex III – SMR 10
Amendment 5224 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – SMR 11
Annex III – SMR 11
Amendment 40 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 115 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATIONDIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on minimum requirements for water reuse (Text with EEA relevance)
Amendment 117 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The water resources of the Union are increasingly coming under pressure, leading to water scarcity and quality deterioration. In particular, climate change and droughtNumerous challenges are contributing significantly to the strain on the availability of freshwater, arising from urban development and agriculture. Climate change is particularly contributing to the extreme weather events which have uneven consequences across the EU: while southern and western European countries are facing droughts, the northern European countries have to deal with significant environment and economic damages caused by floods.
Amendment 124 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The Union’s ability to respond to the increasing pressure on water resources could be enhanced by wider reuse of treated waste water. Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council15 mentions the reuse of waterefficiency and reuse measures, inter alia, promotion of water-efficient technologies in industry and water-saving irrigation techniques as one of the supplementary measures Member States may choose to apply to achieve the Directive’s objectives of good qualitative and quantitative water status for surface waters and groundwaters. Council Directive 91/271/EEC16 requires that treated waste water be reused whenever appropriate. __________________ 15 Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1). 16 Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste water treatment (OJ L 135, 30.5.1991, p. 40).
Amendment 147 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Health standards in relation to food hygiene for agricultural products irrigated with reclaimed water can be achieved only if quality requirements for reclaimed water destined for agricultural irrigation do not differ significantly in Member States. Harmonisation of requirements will also contribute to the efficient functioning of the internal market in relation to such products. It is therefore appropriate to introduce minimum harmonisation by setting minimum quality requirements for water quality and monitoringreclaimed water, monitoring requirements and key risk management tasks. Those minimum requirements should consist of minimum parameters for reclaimed water and other stricter or additional quality requirements imposed, if necessary, by competent authorities together with any relevant preventive measures. In order to identify stricter or additional requirements for water quality, the reclamation plant operators should perform key risk management tasks. The parameters are based on the technical report of the Commission Joint Research Centre and reflect the international standards on water reuse.
Amendment 157 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Member States shall ensure the necessary protection for waters used for the abstraction of drinking water, or intended for such use, from the use of reclaimed water, in order to avoid deterioration in their quality. For this purpose, Member States may establish safeguard zones for those bodies of water.
Amendment 169 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to effectively protect the environment and human health, reclamation plant operators should be primarily responsible for the quality of reclaimed water at the point of compliance. For the purposes of compliance with the minimum requirements and any additional conditions, set by the competent authority, reclamation plant operators should monitor the quality of reclaimed water. It is therefore appropriate to establish the minimum requirements for monitoring, consisting of the frequencies of the routine monitoring and the timing and performance targets for validation monitoring. Certain requirements for routine monitoring are specified in accordance with Directive 91/271/EEC.
Amendment 177 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Supply and storage of reclaimed water as well as its use by end-users constitute the integral part of the water reuse system. Within the process of supply and storage the reclaimed water can suffer changes that can negatively affect its chemical and biological quality. Reclaimed water intended for agricultural irrigation should be appropriately used with respect to the classes of reclaimed water, the crops characteristics and irrigation methods. Key risk management tasks should take into account the potential adverse effects on health and environmental matrices associated with the supply, storage and intended use of reclaimed water. In this respect European Commission should establish Guidance documents to assist the competent authorities to fulfil the control and monitoring of the supply, storage and use of the reclaimed water.
Amendment 185 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Regulation (EC) 852/2004 lays down general rules for food business operators and covers the production, processing, distribution and placing on the market of food intended for human consumption. That Regulation addresses the health quality of food and one of its main principles is that the primary responsibility for food safety is borne by the food business operator. That Regulation is also subject to detailed guidance, of particular relevance being the Commission Notice on guidance document on addressing microbiological risks in fresh fruits and vegetables at primary production through good hygiene (2017/C 163/01). The performance targets for reclaimed water laid down in this Regulation do not preclude food business operators from obtaining the water quality required to comply with Regulation 852/2004 using at a subsequent stage several water treatment options alone or in combination with other non-treatment options.
Amendment 193 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) Education and training of the end- users involved in agricultural irrigation are of principal importance as components of implementing and maintaining preventive measures. End- users shall be fully informed on the appropriate use of reclaimed water, as they are especially vulnerable. A range of human exposure preventive measures should be implemented (use of personal protective equipment, handwashing and personal hygiene). The monitoring of proper application of these measures should be a part of the key risk management tasks.
Amendment 197 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
Amendment 200 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Competent authorities should verify compliance of the reclaimed water with the conditions set out in the permit. In cases of non-compliance, they should require the reclamation plant operator to take the necessary measures to ensure compliance. The operators of reclamation plants should immediately suspend any supply of the reclaimed water when non-compliance causes a significant risk to the environment or to human health. Competent authorities should monitor and control the supply, storage and use of the reclaimed water taking into account the relevant health and environment risk.
Amendment 203 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
Amendment 206 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) It is necessary to provide for sufficient time for Member States to set up the administrative infrastructure necessary for the application of this Regulation as well as for operators to prepare for the application oftranspose this Directive as well as for actors of the water reuse system to comply with the new rules,
Amendment 242 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
3. ‘end-user’ means a natural or legal person who uses reclaimed water for agricultural irrigation in the course of their professional activities, including operators, technicians, contractors, employers and self-employed people in farming sector;
Amendment 246 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
3a. ‘reclaimed water storage infrastructure’ means storage reservoirs or other facilities for the temporarily- unused reclaimed water to enable its exploitation during agricultural irrigation periods and in periods where the consumption exceeds its production;
Amendment 247 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
3b. ‘reclaimed water supply infrastructure’ means system of dedicated pipelines and pumps or other dedicated transporting facilities to supply the reclaimed water from reclamation plant to reclaimed water storage infrastructure or to the place of use;
Amendment 278 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11
11. ‘preventive measure’ means anyppropriate action or activity that can be used to prevent or eliminate a health and environmental risk, or reduce it to an acceptable level.
Amendment 282 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)
11a. ‘point of compliance’ means the point at the outlet of the reclamation plant at which the minimum quality requirements for the reclaimed water subject to Annex I Section 2 are to be controlled and monitored;
Amendment 309 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a (new)
Amendment 314 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. For the purposes of producing and, supplying and storage of reclaimed water risk management shall be undertaken by the reclamation plant operator in consultation with the following actors:
Amendment 321 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the operator of the urban waste water treatment plant(s) supplying a reclamation plant with urban waste water, if different from the reclamation plant operator;
Amendment 323 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) reclaimed wastewater storage operator;
Amendment 327 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
(ab) reclaimed waste water supply operator;
Amendment 391 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In the event of contamination of soil or agricultural products by reclaimed water resulting in health and environmental hazards, the reclamation plant operator responsible shall be held responsible and liable for damages.
Amendment 404 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Amendment 414 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16 a Transposition 1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by … [3 years after entry into force of this Directive]. 2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
Amendment 415 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Amendment 421 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Amendment 422 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17 a Addressees This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Amendment 453 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 1
Annex II – point 1
1. Describe the water reuse system, from the waste water entering the urban waste water treatment plant to the pointlace of use, including the sources of waste water, the treatment steps and technologies at the reclamation plant, the supply and storage infrastructure, the intended use, the place of use, and the quantities of reclaimed water to be supplied. The aim of this task is to provide a detailed description of the entire water reuse system.
Amendment 7 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that thea mordernised and well-funded common agricultural policy (CAP), making full use of sustainable and innovative techniques, plays a crucial role in delivering key EU objectives such as food security; points out that the rules with which farmers must comply governing food, health and environmental protection have increased, while the relative share of agriculture in the EU budget keeps declining;
Amendment 44 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Disagrees with the Commission’s proposal for the next MFF, which would entail substantial cuts to the CAP; highlights the fact that the extent of the cuts varies according to the parameters used for the comparison; disagrees withcalls on the Commission’s approach of providing two calculation methods for the MFF (current vs constant), for the sake of better comparability, from now on to present the MFF only at current prices;
Amendment 62 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls to transfer 25 % of the budget of the Structural Reform Support Programme (SRSP) to the Structural Funds to be directed towards additional support for carbon-dependent regions affected by the transition of jobs due to the necessary structural transition to a low-carbon economy. These regions shall have access to this additional support for the PO2 objectives of the Regional Development Fund and the Cohesion Fund in order to facilitate a just transition. The aim is to support such regions, in particular those which are not already qualified for support under the Modernisation Fund under Directive 2003/87/EC, by promoting the redeployment, re-skilling and up-skilling of workers, education, job-seeking initiatives as well as development of new jobs, for example through start-ups, in close dialogue and coordination with the social partners."
Amendment 97 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to allow the carry-over of crisis reserve funds to the following year; regrets the fact that the initial amounts to be used to constitute the fund will not be sourced from outside the CAP budget but will instead be taken from direct payments in 2020 and will not be paid back to farmers.
Amendment 79 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Food safety is a sensitive matter of prime interest for all Union citizens. While maintaining the principle that the burden is on the industry to prove compliance with Union requirements, it is important to establish an additional verification tool to address specific cases of high societal importance where there is a controversy on safety issues, namely the commissioning of additional studies with the objective of verifying evidence used in the context of risk assessment. Considering that it would be financed by the Union budget and that the use of this exceptional verification tool should remain proportionate, the CommissionAuthority should be responsible for triggering the commissioning of such verification studies. Account should be taken of the fact that in some specific cases the studies commissioned may need to have a wider scope than the evidence at stake (for example new scientific developments becoming available).
Amendment 94 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34 d (new)
Recital 34 d (new)
(34 d) whereas the situation on the EU internal honey market has been worsened due to the continuous import of adultered honey according to representatives of European and national beekeeper organisations; whereas the EU is not supposed to tolerate this situation anymore and it should take the right step forward which is the correction of the labelling section of the Directive 2001/110/EC on honey;
Amendment 95 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34 e (new)
Recital 34 e (new)
(34 e) whereas current rules do not take account of fraudulent practices affecting processed products such as biscuits, breakfast cereals, confectionery, etc.; whereas the label ‘honey’ can mislead consumers in regard to the real content of the given product, as it is often used when much less than 50 % of the sugar content of the product originates from honey; whereas the food labelling rules has to be corrected also in this field;
Amendment 114 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a – point c
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a – point c
(c) fourive members with the right to vote representing civil society and food chain interests namely, one from consumers organisations, one from environmental non-governmental organisations, one from farmers organisations and one from industry organisations, one from the agrochemical industry and one from the food industry. Those members shall be appointed by the Council in consultation with the European Parliament on the basis of a list drawn up by the Commission which includes more names than there are posts to be filled. The list drawn up by the Commission shall be forwarded to the European Parliament, together with the relevant background documents. As quickly as possible and within three months of notification, the European Parliament may submit its views for consideration to the Council, which shall then appoint those members.
Amendment 127 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 32 a
Article 32 a
The Authority shall publish a guidance document including a list of questions and answers regarding the administrative and scientific requirements of an application for authorisation. At the request of a potential applicant for a food law authorisation, the staff of the Authority shall advise lso offer consultation sessions the relevant provisions and the required content of the application for authorisation. The advice provided by the staff of the Authority shall be without prejudice and non-committal as to the subsequent assessment of applications for authorisation by the Scientific Panelso explain what information is required and how the various tests and studies necessary to prove the quality, safety and efficacy of the planned product are to be carried out. The information provided by the staff of the Authority shall be without prejudice and non-committal as to the subsequent assessment of applications for authorisation by the Scientific Panels. The Authority shall ensure that those staff members who handle and provide information to an applicant are not be members of the team or the Scientific Panel assessing the application for authorisation for which they have provided information. In order to ensure the objectives are adhered to internally, the Authority shall register each request and the content of the information provided by the Authority in response thereto.
Amendment 154 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 32 e
Article 32 e
Without prejudice to the obligation of applicants for authorisations under EU food law to demonstrate the safety of a subject matter submitted to a system of authorisation, the Commission, in exceptional circumstances, may request the Authority toAuthority may, in the event of conflicting scientific findings, commission scientific studies with the objective of verifying evidence used in its risk assessment process. The studies commissioned may have a wider scope than the evidence subject to verification.;
Amendment 177 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 39 – paragraph 3
Article 39 – paragraph 3
3. The list of information referred to in paragraph 2 shall be without prejudice to any specific Union food law. The Authority shall mark as confidential all features treated as confidential, e.g. quantitative composition.
Amendment 184 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 39 b – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 39 b – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) make public any additional data and information for which the confidentiality request has not been accepted as justified not earlier than two weeks and no later than four weeks after the notification of its decision to the applicant has taken place, pursuant to point (d), and after expiry of the period for appeal to the ECJ. If the applicant takes legal action, publication shall be suspended until the judgment enters into force. The definitive ruling shall be delivered by the ECJ.
Amendment 212 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a (new)
Directive No 2001/110/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 4 a Amendments to Directive (EC) No 2001/110 on honey Directive (EC) No 2001/110 is amended as follows: (1) Article 2 is amended as follows: (a) Article 2, paragraph (4) point a) is replaced by the following text: “The country or countries of origin where the honey has been harvested shall be indicated on the label by which country or countries the honey used in the final product come from, and that these shall be listed in the order which corresponds to the percentage proportions used in the final product additionally stating the percentage by country in a given product.” (b) Article 2 is completed by the following paragraph (6): “The use of the word ‘honey’ or the terms ‘containing honey’ or ‘made with honey’ in the designation of processed food products, or in any graphic or non- graphic element indicating that the product contains honey may only be used if at least 50 % of the sugar- content of the product originates from honey.”
Amendment 70 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The number and size of operators vary across the different stages of the agricultural and food supply chain. Differences in bargaining power relate to the different levels of concentration of operators and can enable the unfair exercise of bargaining power by using unfair trading practices. Unfair trading practices are in particulareven more harmful for small and medium-sized operators in the agricultural and food supply chain. Agricultural producers, who supply primary agricultural products, are largelyoften small and medium- sized. sized, but all suppliers irrespective of size are susceptible to unfair trading practices.
Amendment 83 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) A minimum Union standard of protection against certain manifestly unfair trading practices should be introduced to reduce the occurrence of such practices and to contribute to ensuring a fair standard of living for agricultural producers. It should benefit all agricultural producers or any natural or legal person that supplies agricultural and food products, including producer organisations and, associations of producer organisations, provided that all those persons meet the definition of micro, small and medium- sized enterprises set out in the Annex to Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC12 . Those micro, small or medium suppliers are particularly vulnerable to unfair trading practices and least able to weather them without negative effects on their economic viability. As the financial pressure on small and medium-sized enterprises and cooperatives. The financial pressure caused by unfair trading practices often passes through the chain and reaches agricultural producers, and therefore rules on unfair trading practices should also protect small and medium- sized intermediary suppliers at the stages downstream of primary production. Protection of intermediary suppliers should also avoid unintended consequences (notably in terms of unduly raising prices) of trade diversion away from agricultural producers and their associations, who produce processed products, to non- protected suppliers. _________________ 12. OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 36.
Amendment 94 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
Amendment 126 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) When deciding whether an individual trading practice is considered unfair it is important to reduce the risk of limiting the use of fair and efficiency- creating agreements agreed between parties. As a result, it is appropriate to distinguish practices that are foreseen in clear and unambiguous terms in supply agreements between parties from practices that occur after the transaction has started without being agreed in advance in clear and unambiguous terms, so that only unilateral and retrospective changes to those relevant terms of the supply agreement are prohibited. However, certain trading practices are considered as unfair by their very nature and should not be subject to the parties’ contractual freedom to deviate from them. In addition, suppliers should not be put under duress when agreeing to a supply agreement.
Amendment 139 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to ensure an effective enforcement of the prohibitions laid down in this Directive, Member States should designate an authority that is entrusted with their enforcement. The authority should be able to act either on its own initiative or by way of complaints by parties affected by unfair trading practices in the agricultural and food supply chain. Where a complainant requests that his identity remain confidential because of fear of retaliation, the enforcement authorities of the Member States should honour such a requestguarantee the complainant's anonymity.
Amendment 147 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Complaints by producer organisations or associations of such organisations can serve to protect the identity of individual members of the organisation who are small and medium- sized suppliers and consider themselves exposed to unfair trading practices. Enforcement authorities of the Member States should therefore be able to accept and act upon complaints by such entities while protecting the procedural rights of the defendant.
Amendment 167 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) To facilitate effective enforcement, the Commission should helpcoordinate and organise meetings between the enforcement authorities of the Member States where best practices can be exchanged and relevant information can be shared. The Commission should establish and manage a website to facilitate those exchanges.
Amendment 171 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) In the interest of an effective implementation of the policy in respect of unfair trading practices in business-to- business relationships in the food supply chain, the Commission should review the application of this Directive and submit a report to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. The review should also pay particular attention to whether protection of small and medium-sized buyers of food products in the supply chain – in addition to the protection of small and medium sized suppliers – in the future would be justified,
Amendment 189 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Directive applies to certain unfair trading practices which occur in relation to the sales of agricultural and food products by a supplier that is a small and medium-sized enterprise to a buyer that is not a small and medium-sized enterpriseo a buyer.
Amendment 198 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Directive applies to certain unfair trading practices which occur in relation to the sales of food products by a supplier that is a small and medium-sized enterprise to a buyer that is not a small and medium-sized enterprisepurchase of agricultural and food products by a buyer from a supplier and the subsequent sale of these products.
Amendment 246 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) “supplier” means any agricultural producer or any natural or legal person, irrespective of their place of establishment, who sells agricultural and food products. The term “supplier” may include a group of such agricultural producers or such natural and legal persons, including producer organisations and, associations of producer organisations and cooperatives;
Amendment 289 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) “perishable food products” means fresh agricultural or food products that will become unfit for human consumption or intended use unless they are stored, treated, packaged or otherwise conserved to prevent them from becoming unfit.
Amendment 306 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that at the minimum the following unfair trading practices are prohibited:
Amendment 347 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) a buyer unilaterally and retroactively changes the terms of the supply agreement concerning the frequency, timing or volume of the supply or delivery, the quality standards or the prices of the food products, or the terms of payment;
Amendment 357 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) unilateral termination of supply contracts in response to falling prices.
Amendment 359 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
(cb) discount schemes and listing fees.
Amendment 360 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c c (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c c (new)
(cc) mergers to form retail and wholesale purchasing groups.
Amendment 361 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c d (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c d (new)
(cd) provisions laid down by the buyer regarding environmental protection and animal welfare standards which are more stringent than the relevant legal provisions in force.
Amendment 363 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) a supplier pays for the wastage of food products that occurs owhen the agricultural and food products are in the buyer's premisesownership and that is not caused by the negligence or fault of the supplier.
Amendment 375 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) A buyer sells certain products at a loss as a marketing mechanism and the loss or cost is ultimately borne by the supplier;
Amendment 393 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d d (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d d (new)
Amendment 402 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d c (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d c (new)
(dc) A buyer shares with third parties or misuses, intentionally or otherwise, confidential information relating to the supply agreement, including sensitive trade information shared by the supplier with the buyer;
Amendment 459 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall ensure that the following trading practices are prohibited, if they are not agreed in clear and unambiguous terms at the conclusion of the supply agreement:
Amendment 591 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to initiate and conduct investigations on its own initiative or based on a complaint, including anonymous complaints or complaints from whistleblowers;
Amendment 596 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) With a view to improving the functioning of the agri-food supply chain, in the event of a dispute between a supplier and a buyer stemming from the employment of an unfair trading practice within the meaning of Article 2(a) Member States must offer all parties a mediation procedure or an alternative dispute resolution mechanism and the Commission should facilitate dialogue and exchanges of proven practice among all parties at Union level.
Amendment 603 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) to impose a pecuniary fine on the author of the infringement. The fineand if necessary other dissuasive sanctions on the natural or legal person found to have made an infringement of this Directive, in accordance with national law. The fine and, if necessary, the sanction shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive taking into account the nature, duration and gravity of the infringement as well as any previous and repeated infringements of this Directive;
Amendment 667 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. No soonlater than three years after the date of application of this Directive, the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of this Directive and present a report on the main findings to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions.
Amendment 669 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 18 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission Staff Working Document on Agriculture and Sustainable Water Management in the EU (SWD(2017) 153 final);
Amendment 33 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the directive is one of the Union’s most valuable tools to ensure that the environment, ecosystemsanimal and human health are well protected from hazardous substances in pesticides; whereas the failure to fully implementation of the directive makes it all but impossible to achieve the highest degree of protection and tocould be improved to achieve the transition towards a sustainable agricultural sector and non- toxic environment;
Amendment 41 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas it is important to promote the development of alternative procedures or techniques to reduce dependence on conventional pesticides and to deal with the rising threads of resistances to conventional plant protection products;
Amendment 71 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is concerned by the fact that the National Action Plans (NAPs) are notoriously inconsistent as regards the establishment of quantitative objectives, targets, measurements and timetables for the various action areas, making it impossible to assess the progress made; regrets the fact that just twoonly eleven Member States have produced a revised NAP to date, although the deadline for revision was at the end of 2017;
Amendment 73 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is concerned by the fact that the National Action Plans (NAPs) are notoriously inconsistent as regards the establishment of quantitative objectives, targets, measurements and timetables for the various action areas, making it impossiblemore difficult to assess the progress made; regrets the fact that just twoonly 11 Member States have produced a revised NAP to date;
Amendment 79 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets the fact that in many Member States there is no real commitment to IPM practices, which are the cornerstone of the directive; underlines the fact that rigorousStresses the importance of commitment from Member States to apply integrated pest management; regrets that one of the main challenges regarding the implementation of the principles of IPM, which are the cornerstone of the directive, seems to be the current lack of appropriate control instruments and methods to assess compliance in the Member States as well as clear rules and guidance; recalls that while IPM techniques are sustainable from a long- term perspective, IPM can mean a higher economic risk in the short-term; underlines the fact that implementation of IPM is one of the key measures to reduce dependency on pesticide use in sustainable agriculture, which is environmentally friendly, economically viable and socially responsible and contributes to Europe’s food security while strengthening biodiversity and human and animal health, boosting the rural economy and reducing costs for farmers by facilitating the market uptake of low-risk and non-chemical alternatives; stresses that additional financial incentives are needed to strengthen the uptake of IPM practices by individual farms;
Amendment 89 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Considers that IPM represents a valuable tool for farmers to combat pests and disease and to ensure production yields; notes that a more intensive effort is needed to encourage the uptake of IPM through research and Member States' advisory bodies; recalls that IPM is not a silver-bullet solution to combat all threats to plant health but can play an important role in reducing the quantities and varieties of pesticides used;
Amendment 116 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that the common agriculture policy (CAP), in its current form, is not capable of reducing farms’ dependency on pesticides; cConsiders that specific policy instruments in the post- 2020 CAP are required in order to help change farmers’ behaviour as regards pesticide use, such as fiscal measures at national level, cross-compliance between IPM and CAP direct payments etc.;
Amendment 125 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that most Member States use national risk indicators to assess, either entirely or in part, the adverse impact of pesticide use; recalls that in spite of the explicit obligation laid down in Article 15 of the directive, the Commission has not yet established EU-wide harmonised risk indicators, which makes it all but impossible to compare the progress made in different Member States and across the Union as a whole; hopes, however, that the harmonised risk indicators, whose establishment is now on the way, will be ready at the beginning of 2019;
Amendment 129 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 142 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises the fundamental importance of biodiversity and robust ecosystems, most notably bees and other pollinating insects, for ensuring a healthy and sustainable agricultural sector; underlines the need for Europe to switch to a more sustainable pesticide use and increase the number of low risk alternatives for farmers;
Amendment 159 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Highlights the need to focus on precision farming and digital agriculture, so as to prevent the dispersion of plant protection products in areas where they are not needed, for example by means of drone and GPS precision technology; considers that further investment and research into equipment and technology could play an important role in rendering plant protection products more efficient and reduce the potential exposure of professional users and the general public;
Amendment 179 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Member States to adhere to the established timelines for delivering revised NAPs; urges those Member States that have not yet delivered revised NAPs to do so without further delay, this time with the clear overall objective of an immediate and long-term reduction in pesticide use, expressed either through a quantity- or risk-based approach, including clearly defined annual reduction targets and with special attention for the possible effects on pollinators and the uptake of alternative techniques in thwhile promoting alternatives, low risk methods towards a more sustainable agricultural sectore;
Amendment 181 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Member States to adhere to the established timelines for delivering revised NAPs; urges those Member States that have not yet delivered revised NAPs to do so without further delay, this time with the clear overall objective of an immediate and long-term reduction in pesticide use, expressed either through a quantity- or risk-based approach, including clearly defined annual reduction targets and with special attention for the possible effects on pollinators and the uptake of alternative techniques in the agricultural sector;
Amendment 240 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Calls on the Commission to further develop guidance on the IPM principles and their implementation; asks the Commission in this regard to establish guidelines on the establishment of criteria for measuring and assessing the implementation of IPM in the Member States;
Amendment 244 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19 b. Calls on the Member States to ensure that professionally qualified and independent advisory services are available to provide advice on IPM to end- users;
Amendment 251 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 30 #
2017/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Supports the suggestions of the European Ombudsman on timeliness and transparency of “EU Pilot” pre- infringement cases; calls on the Commission to inform the Committee on Petitions of any significant new step in “EU Pilot” procedures of the investigation and ongoing dialogue with Member States when open petitions are concerned;
Amendment 72 #
2017/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to examine thoroughly the petitions, related to quality differences of the same brand food products in different Member States; urges the Commission to put an end to unfair practices and make sure that all consumers are treated equally;
Amendment 73 #
2017/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Welcomes the Commission’s active involvement in improving the monitoring of EU law application; underlines the importance of petition-based fact-finding missions to Member States, organised by the Committee on Petitions, whenever possible and reasonable to improve the investigation of petitioners’ claims and establishing of facts; calls on the Commission to take serious note of the mission reports thereof as an essential source of information for detecting possible breaches of EU law;
Amendment 78 #
2017/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Draws the attention of the Commission to the latest Parliament resolutions based on petitions; highlights the need for follow-up actions to remedy these specific cases of shortcomings in the application and implementation of the EU law in the Member States.
Amendment 23 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that farmers are aware of their particular responsibility for animal protection, animal health and food safety and ensure the proper use of antibiotics, which are necessary to keep animals healthy and treat sick animals as quickly as possible;
Amendment 28 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Notes that antibiotics can only be used in livestock farming following diagnosis and prescription by a veterinarian;
Amendment 29 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Stresses that comprehensive monitoring of antibiotics in farming has been developed in conjunction with veterinarians which comprehensively documents the use of antibiotics and further improves their application; regrets that there is as yet no comparable system in human medicine;
Amendment 66 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for a reduction in the use of antibiotics, particularly last-line antibiotics, to be the objective not only in livestock farming but across the whole of veterinary and human medicine;
Amendment 146 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses that, because of the great significance of antibiotics in veterinary and human medicine in fighting illnesses and viruses in humans and animals, there is a need for a factual, science-based debate both in politics and in the media;
Amendment 25 #
2017/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas the work of the Committee on Petitions has improved significantly since the introduction of the administrative procedure in 2014 that covers the entire life cycle of a petition with the objective of delivering an efficient and transparent written reply to the petitioner within nine months;
Amendment 26 #
2017/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
Ib. whereas, to ensure an efficient work of the Committee on Petitions, the unfounded or inadmissible petitions should be closed rapidly and justified to the petitioner in order not to burden the work of the Committee; whereas the administrative procedure to deal with petitions should always be based on the best interest of the petitioners;
Amendment 39 #
2017/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital U a (new)
Recital U a (new)
Ua. whereas the role of the working groups in the Committee on Petitions is to allow for a speedy and efficient processing of the petitions by reporting to the Committee on the progress made; whereas, in that context, their mandate should be very clear and limited in terms of objectives and timing in order not to delay the work of the Committee;
Amendment 75 #
2017/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 77 #
2017/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers it essential for the admissibility of amendments submitted in the Committee on Petitions to be scrutinised more precisely and preferably justified by means of petitions so that excesses and conflicts of competences with other committees can be avoided.
Amendment 111 #
2017/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 17 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the fall in the error rate for rural development to 4,9 % from 6 % in 2015, and 6 % in 2014; recognises that rural problems require complex investment programmes, and that the error rate springs from the different objectives for addressing economic, rural infrastructure, environmental, and animal health challenges, contrasting with the EAGF rate of 1,7 %; believes also that rural development investments are a core part of the policy to be maintained alongside proven sound and beneficial risk management models; is concerned at falling employment in agriculture and believes that Pillar 2 investments are key for rural development and infrastructure; stresses that the method for calculating the error rate for CAP payments (in particular rural development programmes) can be improved by i.e. simplification and less bureaucracy as presented with the ELER Reset initiative.
Amendment 22 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that there is a significant difference in types and scale of error, and regrets that, even if the investment was effective, expenditure is still judged 100 % ineligible by the ECA in the event of public procurement errors; stresses therefore that further rationalisation in the error calculation method is desirable.; stresses that, for the purposes of error calculation, a distinction must be made between errors with financial implications and those without;
Amendment 24 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Encourages the Commission to keep moving towards a single audit scheme, that would allow for a reduction in administrative burden at all levels brought by controls, while maintaining efficient control on the legality and regularity of payments;
Amendment 30 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Reiterates the request of the European Parliament of 8 September 2015 (Resolution A8-0240/2015) that the Commission, the Member States and the Court of Auditors further develop risk- based audit strategies factoring in all relevant data;
Amendment 31 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Stresses that there is a significant difference in types of errors, i.e. between unintentional omissions and cases of fraud, and that omissions do not as a rule cause any financial damage to the taxpayer, which should also be taken into account while estimating the actual error rate; reminds the Commission that the risk of unintentional errors owing to complex regulation is in the end borne by the beneficiary;
Amendment 35 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to commit itself to fundamentally reviewing the young farmers’ and greening schemes in light of the findings of the Court of Auditors (the “Court”) beforewith regard to the next financing period;
Amendment 70 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Points out that the Commission notes in its AMPR a deterioration of the financial management indicators in terms of AARs reservations and explained it by the difficulties of putting in place new and more demanding schemes, notably greening77 ; whilst the Court points out a clear amelioration in this very precise policye determination of eligible agricultural areas; _________________ 77 2016 AMPR, p/. 82, DG AGRI, annual activity reports annex 10, p.140.
Amendment 75 #
2017/2136(DEC)
28. Is surprised by the divergentNotes the views expressed by the Court and the Commission as to financial management of the first pillar of the CAP; expresses doubts as toin particular the assertion made by the Court that in expenditure the error is not “pervasive” (ECA annual report paragraph 1.8) sinceand the director general of Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI), in his AAR, issued a reservation in direct payments concerning 18 paying agencies comprising 12 Member States while still having an error rate below materiality;
Amendment 80 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Points out in particular that for more than three quarters of 2016 expenditure, Commission directorates- general base their estimates of amount at risk on data provided by national authorities, whilst it appears from the AARs of the concerned Commission directorates-general (in particular DG AGRI and DG REGIO) that while the reliability of Member States’ control reports reflect the error detected by the Member State, the reliability of some management and control systems remains a challenge;
Amendment 84 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
Amendment 94 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Endorses the reservations issued by the directors general of DG REGIO, MARE, HOME, DEVCO and AGRI, in their annual activity report; is of the opinion that those reservations demonstrate that the control procedures put in place in the Commission and the Member States cannot give the necessary guaranteesallow for a reasonable assurance concerning the legality and regularity of all the underlying transactions in the corresponding policy areas;
Amendment 327 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 199
Paragraph 199
Amendment 330 #
2017/2136(DEC)
200. Reiterates its viewPoints out that direct payments may not fully play their role as a safety net mechanism for stabilising farm income, particularly for smaller farms given the unbalanced distribution of paymentplay an essential role in stabilising farm incomes;
Amendment 334 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 205
Paragraph 205
205. Notes that the greening payments have been a source of errors impacting 17% of the level of error estimated by the Court and that the errors were found mainly to be related to the ecological focus area requirements, although the error rate for EAGF was below materiality; welcomes in this regard the fall in the error rate for EAGF to 1.7%;
Amendment 336 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 207
Paragraph 207
207. Points out that the positive trend in the error rates issued by the Court is not corroboratedand whereas by the evolution of the amounts at risks reported by DG AGRI in its AARs, namely from 1.38% in 2015 to 1.996% in 2016 (the market measures with an error rate of 2.85% being not included) and 4% for both financial years in rural development; show some fluctuations from one year to another, with the error rate for direct payments remaining below materiality;
Amendment 342 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 213
Paragraph 213
213. Points out that since the error rates reported by the Member States for each paying agency are not always reliable, DG AGRI adjusts that level of errormanagement and control system of some Member States are affected by deficiencies, DG AGRI adjusts the reported control statistics based mainly on the Commission's and the Court's audits carried out in the last three years as well as on the opinion of the Certification Body for the financial year in question;
Amendment 348 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 222
Paragraph 222
Amendment 351 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 224
Paragraph 224
224. Points out with concern that according to the Commission: “ the actual impact (of the greening schemes) on environmental outcomes depends on the choices made by Member States and farmers and that so far few Member States made use of the possibilities to limit the use of pesticides and fertilisers in the ecological focus areas”;
Amendment 354 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 226
Paragraph 226
226. Deplores the fact that greening adds significant complexity to the CAP due to overlaps with the CAP’s other environmental instruments (cross- compliance and the Pillar II environmental measures), which creates the risk of double funding;
Amendment 355 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 232 – point a
Paragraph 232 – point a
Amendment 362 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 232 – point h
Paragraph 232 – point h
Amendment 363 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 233 – point a
Paragraph 233 – point a
(a) Farmers should only have access tobenefit from CAP payments if they meet a single set of basic environmental norms including GAECs and greening requirements which are both meant to go beyond the requirements of environmental legislation; welcomes in this regard the logic of the Commission's "budget focused on results" approach, a future delivery system should thus be more result-driven;
Amendment 367 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 233 – point b
Paragraph 233 – point b
(b) Specific, local environmental and climate-related needs can be appropriately addressed through strongertargeted programmed action regarding agriculture;
Amendment 7 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the evaluation of the implementation of the Regulation revealed that the health and environmental protection objectives are not being achievedshowed its objectives to be relevant while identifying areas for improvement;
Amendment 9 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the evaluation of the implementation of the Regulation should be considered in conjunction with the EU’s overarching pesticide policy including regulations: Sustainable Use Directive 2009/128/EC, Biocides Regulation EU 528/2012 Maximum Residue Level EC 396/2005, and General Food Law 178/2002;
Amendment 14 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the implementation of the Regulation is notshould be in line with related EU policies, including in the field of pesticides;
Amendment 18 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the available evidence shows that the practical implementation of the three main instruments of the Regulation – approvals, authorisations and enforcement of regulatory decisions – is unsatisfactoryleaves room for improvement and does not ensure the complete fulfilment of the purposeobjectives of the Regulation;
Amendment 25 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas there are concerns associated with the evaluation approach, as established by law, in particular as regards who should produce the evidence forscientific studies and evidence for the active substance evaluations and the use of the hazard- based approach during these evaluations;
Amendment 29 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas there are concerns associated with the practical implementation of the establishedtwo-tier evaluation approach; whereas in particular there are major concerns associated with the incomplete harmonisation of data requirements and methodologies used in some scientific fieldduring evaluations of the products that may hinder the evaluation process and thus may lead to direct negative effects on public health and the environmentelays in the approval process;
Amendment 30 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the performance of national competent authorities was found to be a major factor influencing the evaluation of active substances; whereas there are substantial differences among Member States as regards available expertise and staff; whereas the Regulation and relevant supporting legal requirements are not uniformly implemented across Member States with relevant health and environment implications;
Amendment 34 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas transparency inat all stages of the approval procedure is insufficient and leads to negative effects on health and the environment and provokes public mistrustcould be improved; increased transparency may help to encourage public confidence in the system regulating pesticide substancelant protection products; whereas the transparency of the authorisation related to the activities of competent authorities is also unsatisfactorcan be further developed; whereas the European Commission has proposed changes to the General Food Law with an aim to address concerns relating to the data and evidence supplied during the evaluation process and to increase transparency;
Amendment 52 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas the non-application of plant protection products in crop production can also lead to health consequences for example build-up of mycotoxins; whereas plant protection products play a role in food safety;
Amendment 55 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
Ib. Whereas a wide variety of safe and effective tools are needed to protect plant health;
Amendment 56 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I c (new)
Recital I c (new)
Ic. Whereas there has been no new active substances put forward for approval since May 31st 2016; whereas innovation and development of new products, particularly low-risk products, is important;
Amendment 57 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I d (new)
Recital I d (new)
Id. Whereas the availability of counterfeit pesticides on the market is of real concern; whereas counterfeit pesticides can be harmful to the environment and also damage the effectiveness of the Regulation;
Amendment 61 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the EU is the appropriate level at which regulatory action in the field of pesticides should continue to take place; notes that the EU plant protection products approval process is one of the most stringent in the world;
Amendment 61 #
2017/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of a science-based approach in authorising any active substance, in line with the EU’s risk analysis principles and the precautionary principle as established in the General Food Law (Regulation (EC) No 178/2002); calls therefore for an adequate and sufficient funding as well as for the appropriate amount of staff of the relevant agencies such as for example EFSA, ECHA, etc. in order to ensure an independent, transparent and timely authorization process;
Amendment 77 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is concerned by the fact that the Regulation has not been effectively implemented and that as a result its objectives are not being achieved in practicehas led to significant delays in the approval process;
Amendment 88 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the objectives and instruments of the Regulation and its implementation are not inshould be line with EU policies in the fields of agriculture, food security, climate change, sustainable use of pesticides and maximum residue levels of pesticides in food and feed;
Amendment 97 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned by the steadily increasing use and identified cases of misuse of emergency authorisations granted under Article 53; notes that some member states use Article 53 significantly more than others; notes the Commission’s decision to mandate EFSA to investigate Member States' use of emergency authorisations in 2017 in light of the 2013 restrictions on the three neonicotinoids;
Amendment 112 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned that the incomplete harmonisation of data and testing requirements in some scientific fields may lead to direct negative effects on health, the environment and agricultural productionthe evaluation of products has not yet been fully implemented;
Amendment 114 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets the limited public availability of information on the evaluation and authorisation procedure, as well as the limited access to information; regrets that the level of transparency of the rapporteur Member States is low (acting in the framework of the approval procedure), suggests that accessibility and user friendliness of information at the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) stage is problematiccould be improved, and that transparency at the risk management stage seems to be lacking and is also considered problematic by stakeholders; welcomes efforts by ECHA to increase transparency and user friendliness through its website and considers this could be a model employed in the future to improve transparency;
Amendment 121 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights the importance of continuous training for users to ensure the proper and appropriate use of plant protection products; considers it fitting to distinguish between professional and amateur users; notes that plant protection products are used in private gardens, railways and public parks;
Amendment 125 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises that the Regulation should better reflect the need to promote agricultural practices based on integrated pest management as appropriate, including by stimulating the development of low- risk, high-efficacy, substances;
Amendment 141 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Is concerned that the harmonisation of guidelines in fields like ecotoxicology or environmental fate and behaviour isare not yet complensolidated;
Amendment 145 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. 13. Welcomes the concept of the zonal system and its aim to facilitate the efficient authorisation of plant protection products; considers the mutual recognition procedure as vital for sharing the work load and to encourage compliance with deadlines;
Amendment 147 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Regrets the lack of trust between Member States in the zonal system leading to significant delays in the approval process; calls on the Commission to improve the functioning of the zonal system.
Amendment 159 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. CThe purpose of this Regulation is to ensure a high level of protection of both human and animal health and the environment and at the same time to safeguard the competitiveness of Community agriculture; calls on the Commission and the Member States to acknowledge that plant health and environmental protection objectives should take priority over the objective of improving plant protection; plays an important role in meeting our health and environmental protection objectives;
Amendment 165 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on industry to provide all data and scientific studies in a uniform electronic and machine readable format to the Rapporteur Member States and the EU agencies; calls on the Commission to develop a harmonised model for data inputs to facilitate easier data exchange between member states at all stages of the process; acknowledges that this data must be handled within the parameters of EU data protection and intellectual property laws;
Amendment 204 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to limitconsider how to address concerns regarding the use of the confirmatory data procedure and notes that complete dossiers are important for active substance approvals;
Amendment 225 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls for an awareness campaign on the availability of counterfeit pesticides on the market and the damage they pose to the effective implementation of the Regulation, urges action to combat their use;
Amendment 1 #
2017/2127(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the Committee on Petitions (PETI) receives a considerable number of petitions each year referring to the difficulties encountered by people with disabilities across the EU in relation to all areas identified in the European Disability Strategy, in particular access to work and employment, education and transport, and participation in political, public and cultural lifetheir everyday activities in relation to the eight main areas of action identified in the European Disability Strategy, in particular access to healthcare and social protection, education and training, labour market, built environment and transport, goods and services, information and communication, cultural and sports events;
Amendment 8 #
2017/2127(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the protection role played by the Committee on Petitions through the petition process in the context of the EU framework for the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), and stresses that the petitions received by the Committee illustrate the need to adopt an effective, horizontal, non-discriminatory and human rights based approach toin order to put into practice the disability policies;
Amendment 14 #
2017/2127(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises, in particular, that accessibility is a core principle of the UNCRPD, and a precondition for the exercise of other rights enshrined in the Convention; stresses that the right to accessibility, as defined in Article 9 of the UNCRPD, must be implemented in a comprehensive manner to ensure that persons with disabilities can access their environment, transportation, public facilities and services, as well as information and communications technologies; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that accessibility is a high priority and is better integrated in all disability policy areas;
Amendment 33 #
2017/2127(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the centrality of the right of all persons with disabilities to live independently, and calls on the Commission to enhance the optimal use of ESIFs by Member States, with a view to developing high-quality social services for people with disabilities, and realising the deinstitutionalisation process., raising awareness about disability issues and promoting equal opportunities at regional, national and EU level;
Amendment 333 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. InviNotes the Commission and Member States to consider rural development measures to protect herds from attack from predators and look inat species that are designated as requiring special protection in the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) have in some regions of Europe attained a good conservation status and could thus endanger the pasture farming of domestic animals, particularly sheep and goats; calls on the Commission to rdeviewing the Habielop an assessment procedure to enable the protection status Directive, with the aim of controllingof species in particular regions to be amended as soon as the spdesiread of predators in certain grazing areasconservation status is reached;
Amendment 354 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Notes that coexistence between people and large carnivores, particularly wolves, can have negative impacts on the sustainable development of settled rural areas such as the Alpine region, particularly in connection with traditional pasture farming; calls on the Commission to take concrete measures to address these issues, so as not to endanger the sustainable development of rural areas, while recognising the available flexibility within the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC);
Amendment 3 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas, historically, the European deficit in protein crops dates back to old international trade agreements, especially with the United States, which allowed the European Community to protect its cereal production but in return allowed duty-free imports of protein crops and oilseeds into the Union (GATT and 1992 Blair House Agreement); whereas this was accompanied by significant progress in the efficiency of protein crop production in third countries, leading to a competitive disadvantage for EU farmers, for whom protein crop production is not sufficiently attractive from an economic point of view;
Amendment 4 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A a (new)
Recital -A a (new)
-Aa. whereas, consequently, the Union devotes only 3% of its arable land to protein crops and imports more than 75% of its vegetable protein supply, mainly from Brazil, Argentina and the United States;
Amendment 5 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A b (new)
Recital -A b (new)
-Ab. whereas total European production of protein-rich matter rose from 24.2 to 36.3 million tonnes (+50%) between 1994 and 2014, but whereas at the same time consumption increased from 39.7 million tonnes to 57.1 million tonnes (+44%); whereas the Union’s overall deficit (20.8 tonnes in 2014) is therefore increasing;
Amendment 6 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A c (new)
Recital -A c (new)
-Ac. whereas livestock sectors in the Union are extremely sensitive to price volatility and distortion of competition and are dependent on imports of affordable and high quality vegetable protein, which poses a real challenge for European farms;
Amendment 34 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas proteins are at the core of the challenges of food safety, animal feed, renewables, environmental protection and global warming; whereas they are essential to life and are present in all foods consumed by both humans and animals;
Amendment 48 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas in recent years China has become the world’s largest importer of soya and has launched a genuine and non- transparent security of supply strategy for itself which could threaten our own supplies tomorrow and endanger the stability of the markets of the Union;
Amendment 67 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the production of protein crops, particularly soya, in many regions outside Europe is a major driver of global deforestation and whereas increased European protein crop growing could provide an important complement to measures to promote agricultural commodity supply chains without deforestation;
Amendment 83 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas there is a need today for a strategic, effective and ambitious protein supply plan to be implemented for the sustainable development of European agriculture; whereas such a plan requires the mobilisation of several EU policies, first and foremost the CAP; whereas legal certainty and the stability and coherence of European public policies are essential parts of any credible long-term protein strategy;
Amendment 86 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas in recent decades the Union has used three main levers to support the objective of European protein independence, namely voluntary coupled aid for protein and oilseed crops, EU biofuel policy and the conditionality of 30% of direct support introduced by the last reform of the Common Agricultural Policy in relation to the implementation of greening measures, including the obligation to devote 5% of arable land to ecological focus areas (EFAs) and the decision to allow nitrogen-fixing crops and catch crops;
Amendment 90 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
Ib. whereas over the period 2000-2013 the measures introduced by the CAP did not by themselves succeed in reversing the declining trend or stagnation in protein production in Europe, but whereas since 2013 the combination of such support together with the ‘greening’ measure authorising the cultivation of protein crops in ecological focus areas has been a decisive factor in a return to growth in the area and production of proteins in Europe;
Amendment 93 #
2017/2116(INI)
Ic. whereas protein crop cultivation can participate fully in the circular economy by producing, on the one hand, meal used in animal feed and, on the other hand, vegetable oils or other by- products used in biofuels; whereas the production of rapeseed meal has doubled since 2004, with 9.3 million tonnes being directly attributable to biofuel production in the EU;
Amendment 95 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the proteins research policy should be stepped up and extended over the, owing to the small share of protein crop cultivation in the EU, the number of vegetable protein research programmes is falling, matched by a decline in training, innovation and the acquisition of practical experience in the EU; whereas the proteins research policy should be stepped up but would only succeed if it is backed by medium- to long -term political commitments;
Amendment 120 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that it is time to implement a major strategic European vegetable protein supply plan based on the sustainable development of all the crops grown throughout the EU; further takes the view that this change implies a substantial alteration of our production systems to meet the requirements of the circular economy and of agroecology; sustainable farming production;
Amendment 139 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that the EU’s earlier protein strategy, under the second CAP pillar, was not taken up by farmers, as protein crops were financially unattractive compared with other crops;
Amendment 144 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Points out that protein crops, as well as being a source of protein, also benefit soil and biodiversity;
Amendment 145 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Is of the opinion that a European protein strategy cannot succeed unless it is linked to other policy issues, for example the recast of the Renewable Energy Directive, and that, in particular, the dual use of rape as a feed protein and an energy source should be taken into account; calls, therefore, for the proportion of first-generation biofuels to be set at 7%;
Amendment 167 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recommends supporting the cultivation of soya, new varieties of which are currently opening up fresh possibilities, but notes that this should not overshadow interest in other grain protein crops (lupins, faba beans, peas, chickpeas, etc.); deplores the fact that the delegated act on greening, which prohibits the use of pesticides in ecological focus areas under peas and beans, was not rejected; to that extent considers it unfortunate that a costly protein strategy should now have to be put in place in order to achieve the same effect;
Amendment 179 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Maintains that parts of carcasses unfit for human consumption – primarily on account of their appearance – should be considered for use as feed for monogastric animals under a new European protein strategy;
Amendment 211 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 251 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls for heavy investment in research, including varietal research, to improve the technical performance of these crops and solve the pressing agronomic issues that are limiting protein crop cultivation, such as the stabilisation of yields in the face of changes in climatic conditions;
Amendment 261 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Takes the view that this plan calls for the mobilisation and coordination of several EU policies: the CAP, research policy, environmental and climate action policy; the neighbourhood policy and trade policy;
Amendment 268 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers it important for the CAP to support protein crop cultivation by means of the voluntary coupled payment (which, if not restricted to crops and regions in difficulty, would give scope for more action) and the greening payment, and by means of the second pillar, particularly through agro-environmental measures on organic farming, investment quality, advice, training and of course innovation via the EIPNotes that the voluntary coupled payment for protein crops is part of the European protein strategy; believes, however, that transferring financial support schemes to the second pillar is an option that should be considered;
Amendment 286 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Believes that useful lessons should be learnt from the recent ban on the use of pesticides in Ecological Focus Areas, even though, in 2016, they accounted for15 % of Europe’s arable land (8 million hectares) and almost 40% of these areas are used for nitrogen-fixing or catch crops; stresses that farmers are now faced with a dilemma between bearing the cost of starting and continuing to grow these crops without the assurance of being able to react to pest invasions, or reducing the share of ecological focus areas to what is strictly required under the rules, or choosing to leave them uncultivated;
Amendment 289 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Welcomes the fact that, in the context of the omnibus revision of the Common Agricultural Policy, Parliament obtained a revaluation of the conversion coefficient for nitrogen-fixing crops from 0.7 to 1 in compensation for the ban on the use of pesticides in Ecological Focus Areas;
Amendment 290 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 d (new)
Paragraph 18 d (new)
18d. Stresses that biofuels form part of a circular economy when they are manufactured from by-products, waste or residues, take up a small proportion of farmland, are beneficial with regard to crop rotation and diversification and to making use of fallow land in accordance with the green measures under the CAP and do not, on their own, cause food prices to go up;
Amendment 295 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Feels it is relevant to the future of the CAP to: consider additional proposals to support proteins, such as those for three- year-minimummultiannual rotation systems ; create an ecosystem payment that is more flexible than the greening payment so as to encourage sustainable agricultural practices; provide risk-taking mechanisms for innovators; and open up a proteins sub- priority in the rural development policy;
Amendment 319 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Takes the view that it is necessary to secure our soya supplies by cooperating more closely with our neighbourhood, in particular with Ukraine, which has opted for Europe and which produces soya that could be brought into the EU via the Danube – breeding being among the areas to explore further – instead of importing supplies from overseas;
Amendment 16 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the importance of pollination in the EU is not sufficiently recognized because this service is taken for granted, while for example in the United States 2 billion euros are spent per year for artificial pollination;
Amendment 22 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas on 11 May 2015, Slovenia initiated at the meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council the official recognition of 20 May as the World Bee Day to be declared by the UN, which idea was widely supported by all Member States; whereas it was agreed there that particular attention should be paid to the apiculture sector in terms of agriculture, plant protection and sustainable farming, because bees have a large impact on ecological balance in the World;
Amendment 31 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the National Apiculture Programmes provides participants with the opportunity to undertake research and development projects; whereas successful projects can contribute a lot to strengthen the apiculture sector and its capability to resist better to natural and market crises; whereas there is a need to support beekeepers' request on sharing know-how on projects between Member States;
Amendment 83 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas in many cases the competent EU agencies, such as the European Food Safety Authority, do not have the results of the expected number of field tests related to certain challenged pesticide active substances;
Amendment 178 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AF a (new)
Recital AF a (new)
AFa. whereas beekeepers and farmers alike have an interest in maintaining the bee population, so that any potential conflicts between beekeeping and agriculture should be avoided by means of adequate communication;
Amendment 208 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Understands that financing of beekeeping must be increased in future agricultural policy preferably from 2021;
Amendment 248 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. calls on the Member States to adequately ensure the basic and vocational training of beekeepers; feels that beyond the agricultural and other economic aspects of apiculture the teaching material should contain a knowledge related to pollination and other environmental services such as maintaining the ecological balance and preserving biodiversity;
Amendment 253 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to adopt recommendations in order to introduce a uniform, high-quality basic and vocational beekeeping education programme in the EU; calls on the Member States to introduce appropriate training programmes for beekeepers;
Amendment 300 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to support applied research into the breeding of Varroa resistant honey bee-stocks possessing the behavioural trait of Varroa sensitive hygiene (VSH), in order to ensure optimal use of VSH knowledge and resources and to integrate and exchange materials, techniques and methods at an European scale and level;
Amendment 348 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. In accordance with the EU precautionary principle asks the Commission to suspend the authorization of those pesticide active substances which, according to suspicion based on field tests, endangers bee health, until the publication of the EFSA's detailed impact assessment; calls on the European Parliament to follow this scientific assessment in its decision making process;
Amendment 369 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Calls on the Member States to clearly stand by (in the appropriate process) the prohibition of the use of those pesticide active substances which have been proved being dangerous on bee health;
Amendment 10 #
2017/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that an increasing number of petitions submitted to Parliament after the entry into force of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in December 2009 invoke the Charter as the legal basis for the alleged violation of their fundamental rights as EU citizens; notes that these petitions armight be evidence of a serious structural lack of a fundamental rights- based approach in the drafting of legislation and policymaking both at EU level and in the implementation of legislation in Member States;
Amendment 16 #
2017/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. DeplorAcknowledges the fact that the Charter of Fundamental Rights only applies in Member States when implementing EU law; reiterates that many citizens have found its implementation to be unclear and unsatisfactory;
Amendment 22 #
2017/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the expectations of most EU citizens submitting petitions in relation to the rights conferred on them by the Charter go far beyond their current scope of application; stresses that an excessively narrow or incoherent interpretation of Article 51 alienates citizens from the EU; urges the Commission to take steps to ensure that the interpretation of the scope of Article 51 is as coherent and wide as possible;
Amendment 36 #
2017/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Insists that it is of paramount importance in the interests of EU citizens to guarantee the effectiveness of the protection granted them under the current system, particularly in the field of social rights, but also with regard to civil liberties and democratic participation, by broadening the application of the Charter; calls on the Commission, in this regard, to introduce a fundamental rights impact assessment in all relevant new legislative proposals for the purposes of mainstreaming fundamental rights in all relevant policy areaand this equally for all fundamental rights;
Amendment 43 #
2017/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. welcomes the work carried out by the European Commission in the area of fundamental rights, especially with a view to its strategy to monitor the implementation of the rights and freedoms mentioned in the Charter and the annual reports on the application of the Charter.;
Amendment 51 #
2017/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that Member States themselves can, and have the moral obligation to, implement the provisions of the Charter in their legislation, even when they are not directly transposing EU law;
Amendment 56 #
2017/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission, the other EU institutions and Member States’ national and regional governments to regularly consult the Fundamental Rights Agency when fundamental rights are at stake; calls, furthermore, for the introduction within the framework of the European Semester of a compulsory assessment and review of Member States’ adherence to the provisions of the Charter;
Amendment 65 #
2017/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Strongly differs withNotes the differences between the Committee on Petitions and the Commission on witsh restrictivgard to the interpretation of Article 51(1) when assessing a number of petitions submitted to Parliament, in particular those on related to alleged breaches of Article 28 of the Charter on the right to collective bargaining and collective action, and reiterates strongly that the EU institutions need to respect the Charter under all circumstances and in whichever role they play, for instance within the Troika, including when implementing adjustment programmes that are not based on primary EU law, as stated in its resolution of 13 March 2014 on the role and operations of the Troika with regard to the euro area programme countriesfundamental rights of EU citizens submitted to the Parliament;
Amendment 70 #
2017/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recalls that the Charter of the fundamental rights cannot extend the competences of the EU;
Amendment 78 #
2017/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Invites the different EU institutions to consider an enhancement of the scope of application of the Charter, including the deletion of its Article 51, in the next revision of the Treaty.
Amendment 254 #
Amendment 294 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Points out that, for smallholder farming and rural areas to develop further in a sustainable way, a generational change is required;
Amendment 299 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Stresses that creating new jobs and safeguarding them, promoting innovation, and digitisation in the area of agricultural training are essential for the competitiveness of European farming;
Amendment 308 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Notes that strong support for young farmers and the development of new economic activities in the European agricultural sector are essential for the future of rural areas and must be furthered as part of the new, post-2020 CAP;
Amendment 312 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 d (new)
Paragraph 18 d (new)
18d. Calls for a new dialogue with society about the future of the agrifood industry so as to produce a realistic picture of what farming involves and improve knowledge of what it means to be a farmer and how food is produced.
Amendment 6 #
2017/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 14 #
2017/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the report of the High Level Group on Own Resources (HLGOR) put forward new proposals, including reforming the VAT own resource and the EU emissions trading system, a CO2 levy, transport taxation, electricity taxation and revenues deriving from the digital single market; emphasises that the introduction of new ORs could lead to greater policy coherence between the revenue and expenditure sides of the budget and stresses that, in spite of these proposals, the Member States’ contributions must remain a key own resource;
Amendment 17 #
2017/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that the EU needs a stable form of own resources and notes that punitive duties, for example, cannot therefore be foreseen as income and are not, for the same reason, suitable as predictable sources of income;
Amendment 32 #
2017/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that these new types of ORs are essential to finance more recent Union prioritienew Union tasks such as migration, internal security and defence and to offset the expected loss in revenue of EUR 9 to 12 billion a year which could result from Brexit; notes also that new ORs are needed to avoid the potential spending cuts to the common agricultural policy (CAP) presented in the Commission’s ‘Reflection Paper on the Future of EU Finances’;
Amendment 60 #
2017/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that an indirect boost to income is also possible through simplification of, and reducing red tape in, the common agricultural policy;
Amendment 61 #
2017/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls for the funding which was allocated via the financial discipline mechanism in the agricultural sector but was not used to be made available in its entirety in the coming budgetary year as direct payments;
Amendment 22 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Notes that the CAP primarily provides around 500 million European citizens with high-quality, affordable food every day; notes further that this costs each EU citizen only EUR 0.32 per day; stresses that the CAP, as the only fully integrated EU-level policy, contributes the highest European added value and that a nationally-financed agricultural policy would be considerably more expensive;
Amendment 14 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that administrative costs have to be secured for the Common Agricultural Policy, especially to guarantee timely payments and to maintain adequate levels of effective control; insists that further cuts in administrative staff numbers can lead to higher delays an unbureaucratic, transparent management system can lead to a significandt risks of erroreduction in administrative costs;
Amendment 30 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. points out in particular that agriculture policy is a common policy and any cuts to the CAP budget would have disproportional effects as they cannot be substituted by national funds due to state aid rules;
Amendment 51 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Stresses that storage programmes have proved effective in times of crisis and that a reduction in the financial resources earmarked in the planning process would be counter-productive;
Amendment 54 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Highlights the importance of supporting the necessary generational shift in agriculture, for which region- specific programmes are essential;
Amendment 55 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9 c. Welcomes the introduction of the school milk and fruit schemes as a successful measure;stresses that the schemes contribute to young people eating healthily and that the funds for them should therefore remain in perpetuity;
Amendment 3 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of agriculture and rural development in delivering a number of EU objectives, such as in the areas of food security, job creation, the environment and territorial balance, and the fact that agriculture and rural development constitute an important part of the overall EU budget; recalls that spending on agriculture has declined in relative terms and now accounts for around 38 % of the EU budget; insists that there should be no further cuts to the agricultural budget, especially given the fact that the agricultural sector is frequently affected by crises that require a budgetary response;
Amendment 21 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Urges the Commission to take action to improve the transparency of prices and margins in the food supply chain; highlights Parliament's position on unfair trading practices
Amendment 26 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. UrgesHighlights the continuing imbalances in the food supply chain with primary producers considerably weaker than other actors in the chain; urges therefore the Commission to incentivise the creation of producer organisations as one of several means of tackling unfair trading practices in the food supply chain, and recalls its repeated requests for EU legislation in this regard;
Amendment 45 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Believes that financial support for further uptake of smart and innovate solutions in the agricultural sector given their proven environmental benefits and greater agricultural efficiency is required;
Amendment 57 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights the importance of pilot projects to the Committee and the agricultural sector in recent years and asks for continued support, especially for those ongoing projects that have proved very successful;
Amendment 65 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Points out that Brexit could have a significant financial impact on the future MFF; moreover, points out that the CAP, which is a common European policy mainly financed from the EU budget, could face a greater financial impact than other policies, bearing in mind that state aid is only allowed to a very limited extent; demands therefore a review of the CAP budget, including the possibility of an increase in the CAP budget to take account of market failures and market crises;
Amendment 30 #
2017/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas incoherencesynergy between other high- level EU policy instruments and the EAP is undermining the achievementof Union policy and the EAP needs to be improved in order to achieve the objectives of the programme’s objectives;
Amendment 74 #
2017/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Cconsiders that coherence and synergies with other high-level EUuropean policy instruments is fundamentalneeds to be improved in order to achievinge the objectives of the 7th EAP;
Amendment 88 #
2017/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recognises that the cCommon aAgricultural pPolicy (CAP) presents challenges to has progressively integrated environmental objectives by ensuring that its rules are compatible withe achievement of the EAP’s objectives, particularly as regards resource-intensive production and biodiversitynd farmers comply with the environmental requirements laid down in Union legislation (cross- compliance) and by promoting the development of farming practices that preserve the environment (greening and agro-environmental measures);
Amendment 96 #
2017/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Underlines the substantial financial contribution of the CAP to the environmental objectives of the Union; recalls that 30% of the CAP direct payments (73 billion EUR for the period 2014-2020) are conditioned to greening requirements, while around half of rural development funds are dedicated to improving the eco-systems (46% of funds - 56 billion EUR for the period 2014- 2020) or to promote resource efficiency and transition to a low carbon agricultural activities (8% of funds - 9.7 billion EUR for the period 2014-2020);
Amendment 97 #
2017/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Considers that farmers and national administrations bear the burden of highly prescriptive green provisions, which makes it difficult to prove what results have been achieved; stresses that this situation has led to increased demands from environmentalist stakeholders to reinforce the green orientation of the CAP, often disregarding the other challenges faced by the sector and often overlooking the fact that the CAP has done already a lot for the environment; underlines that only economically healthy farms will be capable to work in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way and that without economic sustainability, it is illusory to believe that farmers will continue farming and stay being the environmental wards;
Amendment 103 #
2017/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. UnderlinStresses that improtectingving food security and enhancsuring food security in the long term by preventing environmental damage should be aupply at a reasonable price for consumers while preserving natural resources are key priorityies of the CAP;
Amendment 108 #
2017/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls that in the context of climate change and a growing world population, the rising demand for diets rich in animal protein is are exerting significant environmental pressures on agricultural land and increasingly fragile ecosystems; underlines that diets with excessive amounts of animal fat are increasingly linked to the non- communicable disease burdenstresses that the CAP must continue to accompany the farming sector to face those challenges while contributing to Union’s environmental objectives ;
Amendment 24 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Whilst recognising thIt is essential that Member States should continue to have primary responsibility of Member States for preventing, preparing for and responding to natural and man-made disasters, the Union Mechanism promotes solidarity between Member States in accordance with Article 3(3) of the Treaty on European Union.
Amendment 30 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The Union and individual Member States of the European Union are facing an increasing number of disasters. Above all, the refugee and migration crisis has made it clear that pan-European cooperation in crisis situations is sensible and necessary. Especially in cross-border areas, good coordination of activities makes sense and is important. The exchange of best practices between Member States is enormously important. Uniform standards for capacities and equipment are essential for increased cooperation in the European Union. In this context, it is essential to take into account and integrate the work, experience and proposals of the voluntary organisations in the regions and municipalities in the Union civil protection mechanism.
Amendment 44 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Prevention is of key importance for protection against disasters and requires further action. To that effect, Member States should share risk assessments on a regular basis as well as summaries of their disaster risk management planning in order to ensure an integrated approach to disaster management, linking risk prevention, preparedness and response actions. In addition, the Commission should be able to require Member States to provide specific prevention and preparedness plans in relation to specific disasters, notably with a view to maximising overall Union support to disaster risk management. Administrative burden should be reduced andIt is essential to reduce the administrative burden and to strengthen prevention policies strengthened, including by ensuring necessaryreinforcing links towith other key Union policies and instruments, notably the European Structural and Investment Funds as listed in recital 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/201313. _________________ 13 Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 ( OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 320).
Amendment 54 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) There is a need to reinforce the collective ability to prepare and respond to disasters notably through mutual support in Europe. In addition to strengthening the possibilities already offered by the European Emergency Response Capacity ('EERC' or 'voluntary pool'), from now on referred to as "European Civil Protection Pool", the Commission should also establish rescEU. The composition of rescEU should includand joint exercises of the Membergency response capaciti States to prespond to wildfires, large-scale floods and earthquakes, as well as a field hospital and medical teams in line with World Health Organisation standards, that can be rapidly deployedpare for a disaster in Europe.
Amendment 56 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) There is a need to reinforce the collective ability to prepare and respond to disasters notably through mutual support in Europe. In addition to strengthening tThe possibilities already offered by the European Emergency Response Capacity ('EERC' or 'voluntary pool'), from now on referred to as "European Civil Protection Pool", the Commission should also establish rescEU. The composition of rescEU should include emergency response capacities to respond to wildfires, large-scale floods and earthquakes, as well as a field hospital and medical teams in line with World Health Organisation standards, that can be rapidly deployshould be extended.
Amendment 59 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The role of regional and local authorities in disaster prevention and management is of great importance and their response capacities need to be appropriately involved in the activities carried out under this Decision, in accordance with Member States' institutional and legal framework. These authorities can play an important preventive role and they are also the first to react in the aftermath of a disaster.
Amendment 71 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to strengthenTraining, research and innovation are essential aspects of cooperation in the civil protection field. The efficiency and effectiveness of training and exercises and enhance, the promotion of innovations and the dialogue and co-operation between Member States' national civil protection authorities and services it is necessary to establish a Union Civil Protection Knowledge Network that isshould be strengthened on the basedis onf existing structures.
Amendment 72 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to strengthen efficiency and effectiveness of training and exercises and enhance co-operation between Member States' national civil protection authorities and services it is necessary to establish a Union Civil Protection Knowledge Network that is based on existing structures. Due account shall be taken of the expertise available in the Member States.
Amendment 76 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
Recital 10
Amendment 91 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14
Recital 14
Amendment 94 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 15
Recital 15
Amendment 98 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) Steps should be taken to ensure that the European Union's role is limited in primary legislation to supporting, coordinating and supplementing national civil protection measures. It is essential that the change in the current civil protection mechanism does not lead to a centrally managed European Union system, but continues to function as a system of solidarity and subsidiarity.
Amendment 99 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 15 b (new)
Recital 15 b (new)
(15b) The protection of the population is a top priority in the European Union. This task is a matter for each individual Member State. Prevention, preparedness and disaster management require detailed knowledge of local conditions and can therefore only be tackled with the help of national, regional and local authorities.
Amendment 105 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) take action to improve the knowledge base on disaster risks and facilitate the dialogue, sharing of knowledge and cooperation, the results of scientific research and innovation, best practices and information, including among Member States that share common risks.
Amendment 116 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 6 – point a
Article 6 – point a
(a) develop risk assessments at national or appropriate sub-national level and make them available to the Commission by 22 December 2018 and every three years thereafter and, in this context, existing national information systems should be used;
Amendment 128 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 6 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – subparagraph 2
A summary of the relevant elements of the risk management planning shall be provided to the Commission, including information on the selected prevention and preparedness measures, by 31 January 2019 and every three years thereafter. In addition, the Commission may require Member States to provide specific prevention and preparedness plans, which shall cover both short- and long-term efforts. The Union shall duly consider the progress made by the Member States with respect to disaster prevention and preparedness as part of any future ex-ante conditionality mechanism under the European Structural and Investment Funds. In this context, the additional administrative burden at national and sub-national levels shall be kept as low as possible.
Amendment 131 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 6 – subparagraph 3
Article 6 – subparagraph 3
(e) The Commission may also establish specific consultation mechanisms to enhance appropriate prevention and preparedness planning and coordination among Member States prone to similar type disasters. In addition, the Member States concerned should also be given the opportunity to initiate such a consultation.
Amendment 132 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 6 – subparagraph 3
Article 6 – subparagraph 3
(e) TIn consultation with the competent authorities and the emergency response organisations of the Member States, the Commission may also establish specific consultation mechanisms to enhance appropriate prevention and preparedness planning and coordination among Member States prone to similar type disasters.
Amendment 139 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. On the basis of identified risks, the Commission shallneeds and risks identified on the ground, the Commission shall, in cooperation with the competent authorities of Member States, define the types and the number of key response capacities required for the European Civil Protection Pool ("capacity goals"). The Commission shall monitor progress towards the capacity goals and remaining gaps and shall encourage Member States to address such gaps. The Commission may support Member States in accordance with Article 20, point (i) of Article 21(1) and Article 21(2).
Amendment 140 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. On the basis of identified risks, the Commission shallrisks and needs identified on the ground, the Commission shall, in cooperation with the competent authorities of Member States, define the types and the number of key response capacities required for the European Civil Protection Pool ("capacity goals"). The Commission shall monitor progress towards the capacity goals and remaining gaps and shall encourage Member States to address such gaps. The Commission may support Member States in accordance with Article 20, point (i) of Article 21(1) and Article 21(2).
Amendment 148 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 11 – paragraph 7
Article 11 – paragraph 7
7. Response capacities that Member States make available for the European Civil Protection Pool shall be available for response operations under the Union Mechanism following a request for assistance through the ERCC, unless Member States are faced with an exceptional situation substantially affecting the discharge of national tasks or a technical and personal need exists.
Amendment 152 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 11 – paragraph 8
Article 11 – paragraph 8
In the event of deployment of such response they shall remain under the command and control of the Member States making them available and may be withdrawn when Member States are faced with an exceptional situation substantially affecting the discharge of national tasks preventing themprevented from keeping those response capacities available. In such cases, the Commission shall be consultinformed.
Amendment 155 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 12
Article 12
Amendment 156 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 12
Article 12
Amendment 222 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 Decision No 1313/2013/EU
The Commission shall establish a network of relevant civil protection and disaster management actors and institutions, forming together with the Commission a Union Civil Protection Knowledge Network. Due account shall be taken of the expertise available in the Member States and the organisations active on the ground.
Amendment 228 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Amendment 240 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point c
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Amendment 251 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. Synergies and complementarity shall be sought with other instruments of the Union such as those supporting cohesion, rural development, research, health, as well as migration and security policies. In the case of a response to humanitarian crises in third countries the Commission shall ensure the complementarity and coherence of actions financed under this Decision and actions financed under Regulation (EC) No 1257/96. The final say in the use of national experts must remain with the Member State concerned, however.
Amendment 9 #
2017/0004(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Directive 2004/37/EC aims to protect workers against risks to their health and safety from exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at the workplace and lays down minimum requirements to that effect including limit values, on the basis of the available scientific and technical data. Limit values should be laid down in accordance with a uniform approach to assessment of the health risks arising from exposure to carcinogens and mutagens.
Amendment 10 #
2017/0004(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Directive 2004/37/EC aims to protect workers against risks to their health and safety from exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at the workplace and lays down minimum requirements to that effect including limit values, on the basis of the available scientific and technical data. In accordance with the principles of better law-making, a uniform appraisal approach on the basis of a risk assessment should be adopted at EU level.
Amendment 37 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recognises the importance of preserving the rainforest and biodiversity, but stresses that this preservation should be combined with rural development policy instruments to prevent poverty and promote employment in the concerned areas;
Amendment 64 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes the palm oil exploitation is not the only cause of deforestation, also the expansion of the illegal logging is responsible for this situation;
Amendment 84 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 98 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recognises some gaps of existing certification schemes, which should be improved constantly to ensure the sustainability of palm oil production;
Amendment 102 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission to step up dialogue with governments of palm-oil- producing countries in orderthe frame of bilateral agreements to encourage the introduction of effective environmental legislation in palm oil producing countries to prevent land use changes and to increase environmental, land tenure and human rights standards, as well as transparency on land tenure and corporate ownership;
Amendment 122 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish a regulatory framework of strong and enforceable measures to guarantee that all actors throughout the supply chain, including EU financial institutions and the investments and loans they provide, pare not involved in deforestationticipate in sustainable projects and contribute to economic and social development in the concerned regions to ensure the protection of the rainforest and biodiversity;
Amendment 142 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the phasing-out of all land-based biofuels, such as palm oil biodiesel, that drive deforestation and compete against food production for land orbiofuels based on palm oil, as these drive deforestation and therefore do not significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 155 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Highlights that palm oil biodiesel can be replaced by biodiesel made from European raw materials, especially in land that is not currently being used;
Amendment 164 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls to support the EU's biofuel policy of the first-generation biofuels made from European raw materials generating animal feeding stuff for the European market;
Amendment 165 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Call for the permanent reintroduction of support for butter fat for use in ice cream and bakery products, with the aim of permanently replacing palm oil, which is imported from third countries and sometimes produced under environmentally questionable conditions;
Amendment 9 #
2016/2151(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes the publication of DG AGRI’s 2015 activity report, which clearly shows the contribution made by the common agricultural policy to the competitiveness of European farming, the agri-food sector and the strengthening of rural areas; calls, therefore, for the CAP to be placed on a sound financial footing in the future too, so that it can continue to work towards the objectives enshrined in the Treaties while also making its own contribution to conserving the environment and coping with climate change;
Amendment 17 #
2016/2151(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Urges that a clearer distinction be made between different types of error, since some errors detected in relation to direct payments in particular do not have any negative financial implications, for example incorrect declarations of area resulting from overuse, and these errors can be classified in four categories: 1. errors with no negative financial implications, 2. negligence (where compensation can be claimed for the financial damage), 3. gross negligence, 4. corruption (a criminal offence);
Amendment 31 #
2016/2151(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Acknowledges the increasing level of suspension and interruption of payments by the Commission, which ensures that corrective actions are systematically carried out in cases where deficiencies are identified;
Amendment 51 #
2016/2151(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls, in relation to national payment agencies in the Member States that have fallen short of expectations in the past three years, for EU officials who are already in post rather than nationals of the Member State concerned to be responsible in those payment agencies;
Amendment 52 #
2016/2151(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Draws attention to the multi- annuality of the agricultural policy management system and emphasises that the final evaluation of irregularities related to the implementation of the directive will be possible only at the end of the programming period;
Amendment 53 #
2016/2151(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Welcomes the new rules for the planning period 2014-2020, including measures such as the designation of audit and certifying authorities, the accreditation of audit authorities, financial analysis and the recognition of accounts, financial corrections and net financial corrections, proportional control, ex ante conditionalities that aim to further contribute to the reduction of the level of error; welcomes also the definition of serious deficiencies and the anticipated increased level of corrections for repeated deficiencies;
Amendment 72 #
2016/2151(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Notes that 2015 is the first year being audited in which greening measures were fully mandatory, which led to an anticipated increase in the error rate;
Amendment 9 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that the European Structural and Investment Funds should contribute to the development of infrastructure in rural areas, and in particular to promoting the expansion of broadband, developing and modernising the agri-food sector, and improving access to funding for SMEs in this sector; takes the view that many of the current CAP instruments should be used to implement targeted investments successfully and efficiently;
Amendment 21 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that the new EAFRD builds on the previous programming periods by providing flexibility to better address specific territorial needs and broadening the objectives to six EU priorities for rural development divided into 18 focus areas, all of which contribute to the three cross-cutting objectives of innovation and environment/climate change mitigation and adaptation; also stresses that the ESIF should first and foremost target investments that are likely to boost the business cycles;
Amendment 57 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to guarantee easier and geographically balanced access to funding, according particular priority to undertakings and cooperatives in rural and structurally disadvantaged areas, and to projects seeking to promote territorial cohesion and the networking of rural areas;
Amendment 93 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses that, in order to improve the environment for investment in the EU, the necessary structural reforms must be carried out and bureaucracy reduced;
Amendment 4 #
2016/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the number of petitions received is modest when compared to the EU’'s total population, which indicates that the vast majority of EU citizens are not yet aware of the right to petition, or of its possible usefulness as a means of drawing the attention of the EU institutions and the Member States to matters which affect and concern them, and come within the Union's field of activity;
Amendment 12 #
2016/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas petitioners tend to be citizens engaged in the improvement and future well-being of our societies; whereas the experience of these citizens in regard to the processing of their petitions may determine their perception of the EU institutions and respect for the right to petition contained in EU law;
Amendment 19 #
2016/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the right to petition has to be a key element for a participatory democracy; whereas petitions enable the European Parliament to listen to and help to solve problems affecting its citizens, and whereas the impact of EU legislation on the daily life of those living in the EU shouldEU citizens can be assessed also through said petitions;
Amendment 25 #
2016/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas confidence in the system and in the European project as a whole has been dented by recent events in the United Kingdom, the humanitarian refugee crisis, the social and economic impact of the financial crisis, and the rise in xenophobia and racism throughout Europe; whereas the Committee on Petitions has the responsibility and the huge challenge of maintaining dialogue with EU citizens;
Amendment 34 #
2016/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the Committee on Petitions is best able to show citizens what the European Union does for them and what solutions it can provide at European, national or local level; whereas the Committee on Petitions can do excellesignificant work explaining the successes and benefits of the European project;
Amendment 38 #
2016/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the right to petition should enhance the European Parliament’'s capacity to react, helping to resolve problems relating mainly to how EU legislation is appliedapplication of EU law, as petitions constitute a valuable source of information in detecting deficiencies in how EU legislation is applied; whereas petitions are a basic tool in the early detection of those Member States lagging behind in transposition of EU law; whereas, through petitions, EU citizens can complain about shortages in implementation of EU law and help detect breaches of EU law;
Amendment 42 #
2016/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas, therefore, petitions are very important for the legislative process as they provide other Parliament committees with useful and direct input for their legislative work in their respective fields; whereas petitions are not solely the responsibility of the Committee on Petitions, but should rather be a shared endeavour of all Parliament committees;
Amendment 44 #
2016/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
Amendment 50 #
2016/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the Committee on Petitions has made greater use of the specific committee tools at its disposal, such as oral questions and short resolutions, so as to give visibility to the different issues of concern to citizens, or the sending of questions and resolutions to the plenary of Parliament, such as the resolutions on mortgage legislation and risky financial instruments in Spain or the best interests of children in Europe;
Amendment 51 #
2016/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas during 2015 petitions lodged by citizens were processed faster and with greater efficiency, the timespan involved in correspondence with petitioners having been reduced; whereas the Committee succeeded in reducing the accumulated petition backlog; whereas figures indicate that the revised administrative procedure of the Parliament has a positive impact on the work of the Committee on Petitions;
Amendment 56 #
2016/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas petitioners actively contribute to the work of the Committee, providing additional information to its members, the Commission and representatives of the concerned Member States who may be present; whereas petitioners, by taking part in these discussions and presenting their petitions along with more detailed information, contribute to establishing a fluid dialogue with Members of the European Parliament and with the European Commission; whereas in 2015, 191 petitioners attended and were involved in the Committee’s deliberations; whereas although this number seems relatively low, the meetings of the Committee on Petitions are broadcast, enabling petitioners to follow live discussions in real time by means of internet streaming;
Amendment 59 #
2016/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas a specific way of handling petitions relating to the welfare of children has been adopted and a special working group created on the issue, whereas the aim and wthereas the group was constituted on 17 September 2015, having elected Eleonora Evi as its chair added value of the working group should be to deliver adequate and prompt answers to the problems raised in petitions regarding children;
Amendment 65 #
2016/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas these petitions resulted in complaints on environmental issues; whereas the Commission sent a letter of formal notice to Finlandone Member State regarding the transposition of the Directive on public access to environmental information; whereas in a further five cases regarding the environment the Commission initiated bilateral talks with the Member States concerned; whereas the cases were related to shale gas, management of wolves, the incorrect application of the Directive on strategic environmental assessment and compliance of national legislation with the requirements of the Directive on public access to environmental information;
Amendment 67 #
2016/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
S. whereas petitions filed by citizens also deal with justice issuesissues regarding justice and judicial cooperation, in one instance motivating the Commission to initiate a bilateral dialogue with a Member State on its restrictions regarding change of name after marriage;
Amendment 75 #
2016/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital X
Recital X
X. whereas the key issues of concern raised in petitions pertain to a wide range of issues, such as environmental legislation (in particular, waste water treatment, waste management, gas and hydrocarbon prospection and extraction), fundamental rights (in particular the rights of the child and, of persons with disabilities and of minorities), the free movement of persons, discrimination, immigration, employment, animal welfare, the application of justice (in particular custody rights regarding minors) and breaches of consumer rights;
Amendment 83 #
2016/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AC
Recital AC
AC. whereas the European Citizens’' Initiative (ECI) has to be an important tool for enabling citizens to directly participate in the EU polidevelopment of EU policies, and its potentical decision-must be exploited fully; whereas the making process, and its potential must be exploited fully differences between the ECI and the right to petition should be better communicated to the citizens; whereas the Parliament has a specific responsibility in rendering this instrument a real success; whereas, as emerged from statements in the public hearing of 22 February 2015, there is a widespread feeling on the part of organisations processregistering an ECI that the administrative barriers need to be removed in order to obtain the best possible results in regard to participation by citizens;
Amendment 87 #
2016/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AE
Recital AE
AE. whereas in 2015, owing to the workload of the Committee on Petitions, only one fact-finding visit took place for petitions for which an inquiry was ongoing during 2015; whereas the fact-finding visit to the United Kingdom on 5 and 6 November 2015 on the issue of adoption without parental consent gave delegation members a deeper understanding of the situation as they were able to discuss the problem with representatives of the different UK institutions involved in the case;
Amendment 88 #
2016/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AF
Recital AF
AF. whereas in 2016, once the workload stabilised, three fact-finding visits were carried out with regard to petitions for which an inquiry was ongoing in 2016; whereas thefact-finding visits are a specific prerogative of the Committee and a fundamental part of its work, which entails interacting with petitioners and the authorities of the Member States concerned; whereas members of the Committee delegations take part in all activities, including the drafting of the final report, on an equal footing;
Amendment 90 #
2016/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AH
Recital AH
AH. whereas on 26 May 2015 Emily O’Reilly, the European Ombudsman, presented her Annual Report for 2014 to Martin Schulz,the President of the European Parliament. whereas on 23 June 2015 the Ombudsman presented her report at the meeting of the Committee on Petitions, the body responsible for relations with her institution.
Amendment 93 #
2016/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the right to petition should enhance the European Parliament’'s capacity to react, helping to resolve problems relating mainly to implementation and application of EU legislation, as petitions constitute a useful source of information in detecting breaches in the implementation of EU legislationpotential breaches of EU law; in this regard and to better respond citizens' needs emphasizes the importance of complying with the administrative reform of the Parliament in order to make the work of the Committee on Petitions more effective;
Amendment 99 #
2016/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the work that the Committee on Petitions carries out in listening to and helping to solvefinding solutions for problems affecting itsEU citizens; believes that petitions can help in assessing the impact that EU legislation has on their daily lives;
Amendment 103 #
2016/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the fact that the task of the Committee on Petitions ha, to maintain the dialogue with citizens is an opportunity and the hugea challenge of maintaining a dialogue with citizensin the same time as it has the possibility to bring the EU’s institutions and citizens together once again closer to its citizens;
Amendment 112 #
2016/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that petitions are veryalso important for the legislative process, as they detect deficiencies in the transposition of Community legislation and provide other Parliament committees with useful and direct input for their legislative work in their respective fields; applauds the setting up ofintention to establish an informal petitions network within Parliament, with the participation of Members representing every committee of Parliament, in order to ensure smooth and effective coordination of petitions work; considers that petitions are not solely the responsibility of the Committee on Petitions, but should be a shared endeavour of all of the European Parliament’s committees; urgbelieves that the network will enable a better understanding of the role of the petitions within the parliamentary work and strengthen the cooperation between the committees in matters raised by the petitioners; invites all parliamentary committees concerned to pay due attention to the petitions forwarded to them and to provide the information necessary for petitions to be processed properly;
Amendment 116 #
2016/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the fact that in 2015 the time taken to process petitions fellhas been reduced, maintains nonetheless that the Secretariat of the Committee on Petitions is in need of greater technical resources and personnel in order to guarantee a reduction in petitions processing should be digitalized, in particular through the introduction of new information and communication technologies in order to guarantee efficient and timely petitions treatment in compliance withe time taken to process petitionshe revised administration procedure;
Amendment 127 #
2016/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that, as mentioned by the First Vice- President Timmermansof the European Commission at his meeting with the Committee on Petitions on 5 May 2015, the Commission is involved with and committed to the petition process and responds as quickly as possible to new petitions forwarded to it by Parliament; points out that Commission replies are usually detailed and pertain to the petitions for which it has jurisdiction; recalls however that on many occasions the Commission does not bring any new information in its replies to petitions for which a review has been requested owing to a change in their status and context; reminds the Commission that petitions which raise a potential breach of EU law can only be closed after their proper analysis has been concluded; notes that the written responses are monitored, as are explanations given during oral debates held by the Committee on Petitions; notes that when the Commission cannot provide a detailed response to a request from the Committee on Petitions, it is because it has no jurisdictioncompetence in the matter; notes the Commission’'s commitment in sending generally competent officials to meetings of the Committee on Petitions; regrets that during public debates with petitioners and Members of Parliament the officials sent by the Commission do not provide any new or relevant information that might enable a solution to the issues raisedthe committee meetings the answers of the Commission are generally limited to the content of the official reply sent to the Committee;
Amendment 134 #
2016/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Confirms that, in the interests of transparency and in a spirit of faithful cooperation between the EU institutions, and pursuant to the Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission, upon request and where required the Commission will provide the European Parliament with a synthesis of the individual cases related to the EU Pilot procedures; notes that, according to confirmation from the Court of Justice, confidentiality requirements apply to dialogue between the Commission and Member States concerning open EU Pilot cases, and also notes that such information is confidential; reiterates its call on the Commission to inform the Committee on Petitions about the developments in infringement proceedings which are directly linked to petitions;
Amendment 137 #
2016/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers essential improving the cooperation with national parliaments and their relevant committees and with Member State governments; repeats its call for launching a structured dialogue with Member States in the form of regular meetings with the relevant national parliament committees; is pleased that a delegation from the Committee on Petitions of the German Bundestag was present at the Committee meeting held on 4 May 2015;encourages the representatives of Member States and of local and/or regional authorities concerned to attend the meetings; highlights the need for of the Committee on Petitions; reminds at the importance of the participation of Council and Commission representatives to be present at meetings and hearings of the Committee on Petitions;
Amendment 141 #
2016/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 143 #
2016/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Is pleased that in 2015 191 citizens presented their casepetitions directly to the Committee on Petitions; recalls and supports the increased use of videoconferencing or any other means that enables petitioners to become actively involved in the work of the Committee on Petitions when they cannot be physically present;
Amendment 145 #
2016/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. NotesTakes note of the restrictive and narrow interpretation of the European Commission in relation to Article 51(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights which states, inter alia, that the Charter is addressed to the Member States ‘'only when they are implementing Union law’'; notes that Article 51(2) of the Charter states that the Charter ‘'does not extend the field of application of Union law beyond the powers of the Union’'; notes, however, that this does not mean that citizens are unprotected if they believe that their fundamental rights have been violated in cases where EU law is not applied, as in such cases it is up to the Member States to ensure the protection of fundamental rights in accordance with their national legislation and international obligations; reminds that the expectations of EU citizens often go beyond the Charter; invites the Commission to consider a new approach that is more consistent with those expectations in line with the principle of subsidiarity;
Amendment 148 #
2016/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 158 #
2016/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Points to the important ongoing work carried out by the Committee on Petitions in the context of the application of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; duly notes that 2015 was a very significant year in that for the first time a United Nations agency reviewed the fulfilment of human rights obligations in the EU; is pleased to note that a United Nations committee had the opportunity to hear all the details regarding the protection provided by the Committee on Petitions; underscores that the Commission has begun to incorporate the concluding observations by the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities into the petition treatment process1 ; is pleased to note that the public hearing ‘Protecting the rights of people with disabilities, from the perspective of petitions received’ organised by the Committee on Petitions on 15 October 2015, was highly accessible; draws attention to the importance of the findings of the study commissioned by Policy Department C entitled ‘The protection role of the Committee on Petitions in the context of the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities’; considers it important that the Committee on Petitions continues to organise events focusing on petitions in the field of disability; calls for the capacity of the Committee on Petitions and its Secretariat to be enhanced to enable it to properly fulfil its protection role; calls for the establishment of a designated officer responsible for the processing of disabilities-related issues; notes the Committee’s significant follow-up action in 2015 with regard to disability with respect to more specific topics such as the ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty (petition No 0924/2011), the unlocking of the anti-discrimination Directive (petition No 0360/2009), exemption from customs duties for certain products designed to promote the cultural, educational or scientific advancement of persons with disabilities (petition No 0240/2015) or family caregivers (petition No 0098/2015)or family caregivers; __________________ 1 Adopted by the UN Committee at its 14nth session (17 August to 4 September 2015); see: http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatyb odyexternal/Download.aspx?symbolno=C RPD%2fC%2fEU%2fCO%2f1&Lang=en
Amendment 163 #
2016/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses the wide range of subjects raised in the petitions filed by citizens, such as fundamental rights, the rights of persons with disabilities, rights of persons belonging to different minorities, rights of children, the internal market, environmental law, labour relations, migration policies, trade agreements, public health issues, child welfare, transport, animal rights and discrimination;
Amendment 165 #
2016/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Emphasizes the sensitive character of the petitions related to children's rights as in such cases there is a need to urgently and adequately respond to petitioners' concerns while preserving children's best interests, with regard to the investigation nature of the PETI Committee, underlines that any working group should have a clear mandate in compliance with the revised petitions administrative procedure in the EP to deliver tangible results and to avoid any unjustified delay in the petitions treatment;
Amendment 171 #
2016/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that the organisation of public hearings is an important way of good way of better examining problems raised by petitioners; draws attention to the public hearings organised on 26 February 2015 with the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety in response to the ECI on ‘Water is a Human Right’, and with the Committee on Legal Affairs for the ECI entitled ‘One of Us’underlines the importance of the hearing organised on the Right to Petition on 23 June 2015; additionally draws attention to the public hearings organised together/jointly with other committees of the Parliament as the hearing on the European Citizens' Initiative with the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, the hearing on the Reform of the Brussels II Regulation with the Committee on Legal Affairs; the hearing in response to the ECI on 'Water is a Human Right' with the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, the hearing on the European Citizens' Initiative "Stop Vivisection" with the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the hearing for the ECI entitled 'One of Us' organized together with the Committee on Legal Affairs; also finds useful the workshop held together with the Committee on Legal Affairs on cross- border adoptions for identifying the possible solutions in specific matters;
Amendment 176 #
2016/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that the European Citizens’' Initiative (ECI) is a new politicalas the latest right forof EU citizens as well as a relevant agenda-setting tool for participatory democracy in the European Union, allowingshould enable interested citizens to play an active part in projects and processes that affect them, andrecalls that the potential of whichthe ECI instrument must unquestionably be exploited to the full and significantly enhanced in order to achieve the best results and to encourage as many EU citizens as possible to participate in the further development of the European integration process; likewise considers that it must be one of the EU’'s priority objectives to strengthen the democratic legitimacy of its institutions; reminds the European Commission of the need to follow up on all the recommendations made in the European Parliament resolution of 28 October 2015 on the European Citizens’' Initiative (2014/2257(INI) to ensure thereby that the right to present a European Citizens’ Initiative is properly implemented; reaffirms its commitment to being proactively involved in organising public hearings for successful initiatives; undertakes to give priority, at institutional level, to the effectiveness of this participative process and to ensuring due legislative follow-up;
Amendment 184 #
2016/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Deplores the fact that the Commission considers that it is too early to revise Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 of 1 April 2012 which entered into force three years ago; considers that it is necessary to thoroughly evaluate its implementation to identify possible deficiencies and propose workable solutions with a view to revising it soon; welcomes the Commission’s report of 31 March 2015 on the ECI, and the European Ombudsman’s Decision OI/9/2013/TN, and calls on the Commission to ensure, in its revision of this instrument, that all the appropriate legal measures are taken with a view to providing proper follow-up when an ECI is deemed to have been completed successfully; calls on the Commission, in view of the various weaknesses identified, to present a proposal for reform of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 as soon as possible;
Amendment 189 #
2016/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Draws attention to its resolution of 8 October 2015 on mortgage legislation and risky financial instruments in Spain in the light of the petitions received, concerning which Parliament issued a series of recommendations for the proper application of EU mortgage legislation; calls on the Commission to supervise closely the implementation in all Member States of Directive 2014/17/EU on credit agreements and to share best practices in order to improve protection ofor citizens in financial difficulties;
Amendment 192 #
2016/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 196 #
2016/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Urges the competent administrative bodies to expedite the steps still needed to conclude the introduction of the remaining project phases whereby petitioners will be able to receive information on the status of their petition, be and be automatically notified of changes in the processing procedure through automated e-mail messages and directly contact officials of the Committee on Petitions for clear, direct information on the evolution of the issue concerning them; underlines that the web portal is a crucial information source for EU citizens, therefore information on the lifecycle of the petition should be provided;
Amendment 202 #
2016/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Emphasises the important role of SOLVIT, a problem-solving network between the Member States which should be thoroughly developed to its full potential in collaboration with the States and their national SOLVIT centres under their national administrations, and requests that it be given more resources and, and requests that a more systematic analysis of the problems identified by SOLVIT be conducted as this network helps to give a realistic picture of the dysfunctions of the single market;
Amendment 205 #
2016/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 2 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the opinions of European citizens voiced by petitioning the European Parliament are fundamentally important in signalling to the European legislator issues that citizens feel concerned about, particularly inadequate distribution of medicines, the impact of the economic crisis on medical and pharmaceutical care, and issues regarding marketing procedures and patents for medicinal products; market failures resulting in restricted access to effective and affordable medicines, the impact of the economic crisis on patients' rights and Member States' healthcare systems, and issues regarding marketing procedures and intellectual property rights in the pharmaceutical sector;
Amendment 13 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls forPoints out that a high level of human health protection has to be ensured in the definition and implementation of all the Union’'s policies and activities, as enshrined in Article 168 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and required by Article 35 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;
Amendment 19 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes that the Conclusions of the Council on strengthening the balance in the pharmaceutical system in the EU and its Members States outline the most relevant challenges of the pharmaceutical sector and important actions towards a fairer and a more patient-centred healthcare system;
Amendment 26 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Deplores the fact that there is a large 18 million peoplenumber of EU citizens without proper access to health care or medicines, whose human rights are being violated on a daily basisthreatened; finds it alarming that there are 25 000 annual deaths in the EUthousands of victims due to lack of new effective antibiotics; and imprudent use of critical antibiotics;
Amendment 33 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises as key obstacles to access to medicinesthat the lack of affordability and availability of medicines, the budgetary cuts resulting fromimpact of the financial crisis, the high price of medicines and theresulting from monopolies of large companies in the market and the uncontrolled parallel trade constitute considerable obstacles to access to medicines;
Amendment 44 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the negative impact of Member States’ austerity policies and sStresses that budgetary cuts should not prevent any EU citizen from being able to access medicines;
Amendment 49 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to continue assessing the functioning of the European pharmaceutical system in order to deliver data and proposals for solutions to ensure the sustainability of the European pharmaceutical system and Member States' health systems, as well as the developments of new and innovative medicinal products;
Amendment 54 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Supports the intention of the Member States to improve the voluntary cooperation between the states and at EU level, especially in the area of pricing, reimbursements and information exchange;
Amendment 58 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. IdentifiesNotes that patent rights as a majornd other innovation promotion measures often create obstacles to access to medicines, and urges public policy makers to take proactive steps towards making generic and biosimilar medicines available in a timely manner, always taking into account the need to ensure the same beneficial effects, continuity of patient care and prevention of any risk of abuse or misuse of the regulatory framework;
Amendment 67 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to support research and development (R&D) that focuses on the unmet medical needs of all citizens and to guarantee affordable and non-discriminatory access to medical advances in the European Union; emphasizes the importance of further investments through the Horizon2020 and the Innovative Medicines Initiative, as well as the involvement of the European Medicines Agency in the development of innovative medicines;
Amendment 81 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines that free trade agreements such as TTIP and TiSA may seriously damage Member States’ healthcare systems, paving the way for wider liberalisation and privatisation in vital sectors and further undermining the principle of universal access to healthcare should be respected also by trade agreements;
Amendment 89 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls onInvites the Member States to consider the possibility of establishment of a pooled public platform for R&D financed by all states via a contribution of 0.01 % of their GDP.
Amendment 10 #
2016/2047(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes with regret that DB 2017 leaves a massively reduced unallocated margin of 0.64 billion under Heading 2; insists and notwithstanding any urgencies in other budgetary Headings that the allocated contingency margin of 0.65 billion must remain in Heading 2 to address the continuing crisis in agricultural markets and any possible forthcoming crises and frequently occurring price volatility; highlights that a foreign policy decision has led to the Russian embargo, which subsequently placed farmers to bear the brunt of that decision and trigged the crisis; insists therefore that the entire margin remains within Heading 2;
Amendment 49 #
2016/2047(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Disagrees with the Commission’s decision to increase the funds for voluntary coupled support, as this leads to market distortions amongst Member States in certain agricultural markets; disagrees also with the reduction in support for young farmers;
Amendment 59 #
2016/2047(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Demands that the Commission monitors the significant price volatility of agricultural products, which has adverse effects on farmers' incomes, and acts swiftly and effectively when needed;
Amendment 61 #
2016/2047(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Advocates that the objectives of increasing the competitiveness and sustainability of European agriculture are upheld, and asks for resources to be provided in order to fulfil these objectives;
Amendment 62 #
2016/2047(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Disagrees with the Commission's decision to delay the presentation of its draft budget for 2017 by more than a month, due to the UK referendum, as it severely disrupts the budgetary procedure;
Amendment 56 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas price volatility creates a climathigh degree of uncertainty, and puts a brake on investment, in farmingmong producers and consumers, with the former seeing their income and ability to invest and therefore the long-term viability of their activities as under threat when prices are low, whilst the ability of consumers to feed themselves and have access to basic goods might be compromised by high food prices, thereby giving rise to crisis situations;
Amendment 176 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Welcomes the establishment of market-economy based quantity controls by the profession as a substitute for state- organised quantity controls;
Amendment 180 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 d (new)
Paragraph 10 d (new)
10d. Is convinced that the Commission should have flexible and productive instruments in order to prevent and manage the very high levels of market risk which farmers cannot guard against by themselves;
Amendment 198 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that inter-branch organisations encourage dialogue among the various stakeholders and facilitate joint initiatives to understand markets and production better and to enhance their transparency, forecast production potential, help improve supply management and draw up standard contracts that are compatible with EU rules and regulations;
Amendment 209 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Call on the Commission to conduct an in-depth analysis of what is holding back optimal implementation of the CMO and the measures that would enable better use to be made of tools placed at the disposal of Member States and sectoral stakeholders;
Amendment 217 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that farmers must be permitted to come together in bodies, against a background of processing and distribution stakeholders becoming increasingly concentrated at both EU and national level, farmers must be permitted to come together in producer organisations or associations thereof that carry as much clout as those of the other stakeholders in the chain with whom they negotiate;
Amendment 266 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Believes that the guidance from the European Commission for the development of these tools, particularly the mutual funds and the income stabilisation tool, is particularly vague and must be made more accessible for farmers;
Amendment 282 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that price volatility adversely affects the income of farmers who have made investments, and that CAP tools should be put in place to prevent the impetus for investment being lost; is detrimental to the impetus for investment and to the establishment of young farmers and that sectoral tools for risk management should be developed that are adapted to the specific features of the different European agricultural sectors; notes by way of comparison that in its Farm Bill 2014 the United States has developed specific insurance policies for different agricultural sectors, including cereals (wheat, soya, maize, cotton), livestock and dairy production, beekeeping, fish farming and horticulture;
Amendment 294 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Considers that farmers and farmers' organisations should be better informed about and trained for the management of risk in order to take ownership of these tools; calls on the European Commission to adopt an awareness-raising plan and calls on the Member States and the local authorities to strengthen these aspects in their programme of agricultural education and vocational training;
Amendment 337 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21c. Notes that the Commission makes little or no use of the crisis reserve in the agricultural sector;
Amendment 339 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Notes that price volatility can also be generated at national level, and calls, therefore, on the Member States to take market volatility into account in their fiscal rules, in particular by providing for the constitution of crisis reserves outside national budgets;
Amendment 340 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Notes that the traditional CAP crisis management tools (public intervention and private storage) are no longer sufficiently effective in a globalised economy;
Amendment 342 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 e (new)
Paragraph 21 e (new)
21e. Notes that the budgetary rules which apply to the crisis reserve, in particular the annuality rule, and the discretion which the Commission enjoys when it comes to releasing funds from the reserve limit its use;
Amendment 343 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 d (new)
Paragraph 21 d (new)
21d. Points out that it called for a crisis reserve to be constituted outside the EU budget and for provision to be made for amounts to be transferred from one year to the next;
Amendment 344 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 f (new)
Paragraph 21 f (new)
21f. Calls on the Commission to propose the introduction of revised, effective crisis prevention and management tools;
Amendment 366 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Welcomes the Commission's decision to set up a meat market observatory along the lines of the European Milk Market Observatory, and points out that in the context of the last CAP reform Parliament had called for a price and margin observatory covering the agricultural sector as a whole to be established;
Amendment 3 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas petitions to Parliament serve as an important instrument for citizens to report alleged breaches of fundamental rights;
Amendment 6 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas almost a hundredover eighty petitions received by Parliament in 2015 concerned alleged breaches of fundamental rights referred to in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;
Amendment 16 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the joint-report of the Committee on Petitions onand the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs on the Special Report of the European Ombudsman’s in own-initiative inquiry OI/5/2012/BEH-MHZ concerning Frontex established that Frontex has a duty to uphold the EU’s standards on the fundamental rights of asylum seekers in its day-to-day operations; acknowledged Frontex’s efforts to enhance respect for fundamental rights and called on the same Agency to deal with individual complaints regarding infringements of fundamental rights in the course of its operations; whereas the respect and safeguarding of fundamental rights also applies to all the EU institutions, agencies and bodies;
Amendment 21 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that citizens’ expectatio the Charter to ens uregarding the protection of their fundamental rights under the Charter are often disappointed, which may aggravate theirby institutions and bodies of the Union and Member States when implementing Union law; notes that a lack of such protection and awareness would lead citizens to be disenchantmented with the European project; notes that the general public has a limited grasp of the field of application of the Charter; believes that the European Commission and the Member States could do more to promote knowledge of the Charter, in particular the effect of its Article 51 by means of targeted campaigns using both traditional and online media;
Amendment 33 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the portability of social security benefits, pensions, health care and recognition of professional qualifications and civil status documents is a guaranteedfreedom of movement and of residence is a fundamental right conferred on citizens in the Internal Market and by the Charter; notes that many citizens still encounter problems in asserting these righis right, including the portability of social security benefits, pensions, health care and recognition of professional qualifications and civil status documents;
Amendment 38 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the rights of people with disabilities, who strive to live a life as close to normal as possible to benefit from measures designed to ensure their independence, social and occupational integration and participation in the life of the community; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that these rights are properly respected and applied, notably the rights resulting from the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; is of the opinion that EU funds should not go towards projects that are in breach of this fundamental right, such as projects that aim to segregate people with disabilities from the community;
Amendment 53 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States to act, in accordance with the Charter, to ensure that citizens receive universal access to quality healthcare, justice, social services and education; underlines that asylum seekers who come into contact with Frontex should have their fundamental rights respected and should be offered full recourse to uphold those rights via an established complaints mechanismcommends the inclusion of an independent complaints mechanism as per the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Border and Coast Guard to monitor and ensure the respect for fundamental rights in all the activities of the Agency;
Amendment 63 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Deplores all instances of discrimination against minorities, immigrants and asylum seeker; calls on Member States to pay particular attention to discrimination against minorities and migrants, as well as restrictions on the freedom of the media regularly reflected in petitions; calls on the Member States to pay particular welcomes the unblocking of the Directive on implementation of the principle of equal treattmention to these issues; welcomes the unblocking of the anti-discrimination directive between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation in the European Council;
Amendment 75 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to guarantee the fundamental rights of citizens from non-EU countries, particularly asylum seekers, living in an EU country as laid down in the Charter of Fundamental Rights;
Amendment 86 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for special attention to the rights of children, in particular in the context of cross-border custody disputes and parental visitation rights; calls on the Commission to provide clear guidance on the concept of ‘best interests of the child’ in the context of the revisionew of the Brussels IIA Regulation;
Amendment 94 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the advances made in LGTBTI rights in 2015; remains concerned about ongoing discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and limits to the freedom of speech of LGTBTI people;
Amendment 100 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Encourages the Commission to take up stronglyeffectively take up the issue of national voting rights, particularly in cases where citizens are disenfranchised in national elections when they exercise their fundamental right to free movement and residence.
Amendment 102 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the institutions and bodies of the Union and Member States when they are implementing Union law to ensure a high-level of environmental protection and to adhere to the principle of sustainable development; regrets the over-development that is taking place in parts of the EU, which is having negative effects on the environment and the lives of European citizens and residents living in the areas affected.
Amendment 104 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Highlights the fundamental right to good administration; calls on Member States to lead by example by ensuring, amongst others, that their administrative processes are open, accountable, fair, transparent and proportionate.
Amendment 94 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 99 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The delegated acts referred to in points (a) and (b) of the first subparagraph shall be limited to meeting demonstrated needs resulting from evolving consumer demands, technological progress, developments in relevant international standards or needs for product innovation.
Amendment 102 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 104 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 45 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Without prejudice to adaptations of support schemes to bring them in line with State aid rules, renewables support policies should be stable and avoid frequent and retroactive changes. Such changes have a direct impact on capital financing costs, the costs of project development and therefore on the overall cost of deploying renewables in the Union. Member States should prevent the revision of any support granted to renewable energy projects from having a negative impact on their economic viability. In this context, Member States should promote cost-effective support policies, maintain a stable and transparent policy framework to advertise investment and ensure their financial sustainability.
Amendment 46 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Member States' obligations to draft renewable energy action plans and progress reports and the Commission's obligation to report on Member States' progress are essential in order to increase transparency, provide clarity to investors and consumeconsumers and investors and allow for effective monitoring. Regulation [Governance] integrates those obligations in the Energy Union governance system, where planning, reporting and monitoring obligations in the energy and climate fields are streamlined. The transparency platform on renewable energy is also integrated in the broader e- platform established in Regulation [Governance].
Amendment 52 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 55 a (new)
Recital 55 a (new)
(55a) It is important that Member States ensure a fair and non-distortionary allocation of networks costs and levies to all users of the electricity system. All network tariffs should be cost reflective.
Amendment 68 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall avoid any retroactive change to renewable energy support schemes. Therefore Member States shall also ensure legal certainty for consumers and investors to establish a strong and transparent legal framework.
Amendment 79 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Amendment 93 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) It is thus appropriate to establish a Union binding target-range of at least 27% to 33% share of renewable energy. Member States should define their contribution to the achievement of this target by setting up their indicative trajectories as part of their Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans through the governance process set out in Regulation [Governance]. The Commission should assist Member States in this process by setting up the indicative benchmarks to ensure the fair contribution of each Member State to the target on renewable energy in 2030.
Amendment 101 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that investors have sufficient predictability of the planned support for energy from renewable sources. To this aim, Member States shall define and publish a long-term schedule in relation to expected allocation for support, covering at least the following threfive years and including for each scheme the indicative timing, the capacity, the budget expected to be allocated, as well as a consultation of stakeholders on the design of the support.
Amendment 107 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The national targets and sub- targets set for 2020 should constitute Member States' minimum contribution to the new 2030 framework. Under no circumstances the national share of renewables in all sectors of the energy system, should fall below such contribution and, in case this happens, the relevant Member States should take the appropriate measures to ensure that this baseline is maintained as well as contribute to the financial instrument referred to in Regulation [Governance].
Amendment 153 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) In order to facilitate the use of renewable energy in the transport sector Member States shall jointly endeavour to gradually increase the share of renewable energy supplied for transport to at least 15% in 2030 at Union level.
Amendment 175 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 62
Recital 62
Amendment 181 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 62
Recital 62
(62) The European Strategy for a low- carbon mobility of July 2016 pointed out that food-based biofuels have a limited role in decarbonising the transport sector and should be gradually phased out and replaced by advanced biofuels. To prepare for the transition towards advanced biofuels and minimise the overall indirect land-use change impacts, it is appropriate to reduce the amount of biofuels and bioliquids produced from food and feed crops. In order to foster the uptake of advanced biofuels and ensure investors' confidence in the consistency of Union policies, it is appropriate to maintain at 7 % the share of biofuels and bioliquids produced from food and feed crops in the final consumption of energy in road and rail transport that can be counted towards the Union target set out in this Directive.
Amendment 189 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Without prejudice to adaptations of support schemes to bring them in line with State aid rules, renewables support policies should be stable and avoid frequent or retroactive changes. Such changes have a direct impact on capital financing costs, the costs of project development and therefore on the overall cost of deploying renewables in the Union. Member States should prevent the revision of any support granted to renewable energy projects from having a negative impact on their economic viability. In this context, Member States should promote cost-effective support policies and ensure their financial sustainability for consumers.
Amendment 195 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 63
Recital 63
(63) Directive (EU) 2015/1513 of the European Parliament and of the Council23 called on the Commission to present without delay a comprehensive proposal for a cost-effective and technology-neutral post-2020 policy in order to create a long- term perspective for investment in sustainable biofuels with a low risk of causing indirect land-use change and in other means of decarbonising the transport sector. An ambitious 15 % incorporation obligation on fuel suppliers can provide certainty for investors, ensure that decarbonisation in the transport sector is achieved, and encourage the continuous development of alternative renewable transport fuels including advanced biofuels, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin, and renewable electricity in transport. It is appropriate to set the obligation on fuel suppliers at the same level in each Member State in order to ensure consistency in transport fuel specifications and availability. As transport fuels are traded easily, fuel suppliers in Member States with low endowments of the relevant resources should be able to easily obtain renewable fuels from elsewhere. __________________ 23 Directive (EU) 2015/1513 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 September 2015 amending Directive 98/70/EC relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and amending Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (OJ L 239, 15.9.2015, p. 1).
Amendment 204 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 64
Recital 64
(64) ATogether with crop-based biofuels, advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non- biological origin, and renewable electricity in transport can contribute to low carbon emissions, stimulating the decarbonisation of the Union transport sector in a cost- effective manner, and improving inter alia energy diversification in the transport sector while promoting innovation, growth and jobs in the Union economy and reducing reliance on energy imports. The inclusion of those energy sources in the overall incorporation obligation of 15 % on fuels suppliers should encourage continuous development of advanced fuels, including biofuels, and it is important to ensure that the incorporation obligation also incentivises improvements in the greenhouse gas performance of the fuels supplied to meet it. The Commission should assess the greenhouse gas performance, technical innovation and sustainability of those fuels.
Amendment 209 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 65
Recital 65
Amendment 219 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 65 a (new)
Recital 65 a (new)
(65a) The Commission, together with the Member States, should work towards implementing a single cross-checking traceability database for all biofuels. Such a system is necessary to interlink national schemes and to have a verified and transparent traceability system at Union level.
Amendment 223 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 66
Recital 66
(66) FHighly sustainable crop-based feedstocks, as well as feedstocks which have low indirect land use change impacts when used for biofuels, should be promoted for their contribution to the decarbonisation of the economy. Especially feedstocks for advanced biofuels, for which technology is more innovative and less mature and therefore needs a higher level of support, should be included in an annex to this Directive. In order to ensure that this annex is up to date with the latest technological developments while avoiding unintended negative effects, an evaluation should take place after the adoption of the Directive in order to assess the possibility to extend the annex to new feedstocks.
Amendment 232 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) It is important to provide information on how the supported electricity is allocated to final customers. In order to improve the quality of that information to consumers, Member States should ensure that guarantees of origin are issued for all units of renewable energy produced. In addition, with a view to avoiding double compensation, renewable energy producers already receiving financial support should not receive guarantees of origin. However, those guarantees of origin should be used for disclosure so that final consumers can receive clear, reliable and adequate evidence on the renewable origin of the relevant units of energy. Moreover, for electricity that received support, the guarantees of origin should be auctioned to the market and the revenues should be used to reduce public subsidies for renewable energy.
Amendment 240 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point dd
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point dd
(dd) ‘food and feconventional biofuels means biofuels that are produced cfrops’ meansm starch- rich crops, sugars and oil crops produced on agricultural land as a main crop excluding residues, waste or ligno- cellulosic material;
Amendment 250 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 76
Recital 76
(76) To ensure that, despite the growing demand for forest biomass, harvesting is carried out in a sustainable manner in forests where regeneration is ensured, that special attention is given to areas explicitly designated for the protection of biodiversity, landscapes and specific natural elements, that biodiversity resources are preserved and that carbon stocks are tracked, woody raw material should come only from forests that are harvested in accordance with the principles of sustainable forest management developed under international forest processes such as Forest Europe and are implemented through national laws or the best management practices at the forest holding level. Operators should take the appropriate steps in order to minimise the risk of using unsustainable forest biomass for the production of bioenergy. To that end, operators should put in place a risk- based approach. In this context, it is apporopriate for the Commission to develop operational guidance on the verification of compliance with the risk based approach, following the consultation of the Energy Union Governance Committee, and the Standing Forestry Committee established by Council Decision 89/367/EEC24. __________________ 24 Council Decision 89/367/EEC of 29 May 1989 setting up a Standing Forestry Committee (OJ L 165, 15.6.1989, p. 14).
Amendment 263 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
'by-product' shall be defined as in Article 5(1) of Directive xx xx amending Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
Amendment 264 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 b (new)
'waste hierarchy' shall be defined as in Article 4(1) of Directive xx xx amending Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council;
Amendment 279 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 55 a (new)
Recital 55 a (new)
(55a) It is important that Member States ensure a fair and non-distortionary allocation of networks costs and levies to all users of the electricity system. All network tariffs should be cost reflective.
Amendment 303 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) ‘biofuels’ means liquid or gaseous fuel for transport produced from biomass;
Amendment 319 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d d
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d d
Amendment 320 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 78
Recital 78
(78) Biomass fuels should be converted into electricity and heat in an efficient way in order to maximise energy security and greenhouse gas savings, as well as to limit emissions of air pollutants and minimise the pressure on limited biomass resources. For this reason, public support to installations with a fuel capacity equal to or exceeding 20 MW, if needed, should only be given to highly efficient combined power and heat installations as defined Article 2(34) of Directive 2012/27/EU. Existing support schemes for biomass- based electricity should however be allowed until their due end date for all biomass installations. In addition electricity produced from biomass in new installations with a fuel capacity equal to or exceeding 20 MW should only count towards renewable energy targets and obligations in the case of highly efficient combined power and heat installations. In accordance with State aid rules, Member States should however be allowed to grant public support for the production of renewables to installations, and count the electricity they produce towards renewable energy targets and obligations, in order to avoid an increased reliance on fossil fuels with higher climate and environmental impacts where, after exhausting all technical and economic possibilities to install highly efficient combined heat and power biomass installations, Member States would face a substantiated risk to security of supply of electricity.
Amendment 324 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point dd a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point dd a (new)
(dda) ‘highly sustainable crop-based biofuels’ means biofuels that: – are produced from cereals, other starch-rich crops, sugars and oil crops, – save the GHG emissions in compliance with the criteria laid down in Article 26(7) when compared to fossil fuel in accordance with the methodology referred to in Article 28(1), – generate high value protein, other animal feed or cellulosic by-products, and – are produced from feedstocks obtained in accordance with the requirements and standards laid down in Article 93 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Amendment 338 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f f
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f f
Amendment 340 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f f
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f f
Amendment 342 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) ‘energy from renewable sources’ means energy from renewable non-fossil sources, namely wind, solar (solar thermal and solar photovoltaic) and, geothermal energy, ambient heat, tide, wave and other ocean energy, hydropower, biomass, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas and biogases, biomethane, and hydrogen and synthetic gas produced from renewable electricity;
Amendment 362 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point m m
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point m m
Amendment 362 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) 'geothermal energy' means energy stored in the form of heat beneath the surface of solid earth;
Amendment 367 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point mm a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point mm a (new)
(mma) ‘supply base level’ means the geographic region from which biomass feedstock originates;
Amendment 368 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point n n
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point n n
(nn) '‘biowaste'’ means biodegradable garden and park waste, food and kitchen waste from households, restaurants, caterers and retail premises, and comparable waste from the food processing industrywaste within the meaning of Article 3 of Directive 2008/98/EC;
Amendment 371 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point n n
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point n n
(nn) ‘biowaste’ means biodegradable garden and park waste, food and kitchen waste from households, restaurants, caterers and retail premises, and comparable waste from the food processing industrywaste as defined in point (4) of Article 3 of Directive 2008/98/EC;
Amendment 377 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) ‘biofuels’ means liquid or gaseous fuel for transport produced from biomass;
Amendment 379 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph – point uu a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph – point uu a (new)
(uua) ‘by-product’ means a by-product as defined in Article 5(1) of Directive 2008/98/EC, as amended by Directive XX/XX (COD 2015/0275);
Amendment 380 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point uu a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point uu a (new)
(uua) ‘waste hierarchy’ means the waste hierarchy defined in Article 4(1) of Directive 2008/98/EC, as amended by Directive XX/XX (COD 2015/0275)
Amendment 382 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall collectively ensure that: (a) the share of energy from renewable sources in the Union’s gross final consumption of energy in 2030 is at least 27%within the target-range of at least 27% (binding) and 33% (indicative); (b) the share of energy from renewable sources in all forms of transport in 2030 is at least 15 % of the final consumption of energy in transport at Union level; (c) the contribution from biofuels and bioliquids, as well as from biomass fuels consumed in transport, if produced from food or feed crops is no more than 7 % of the calculation of the Union’s gross final consumption of energy in transport in 2030; and (d) from 1 January 2021, the contribution from biofuels and bioliquids, as well as from biomass fuels consumed in transport, if produced from feedstock with land use emissions greater than 160 gCO2eq/MJ, is no more than 10 % of the total biofuel mix at Union level and is gradually reduced to 1 % by 31 December 2030.
Amendment 389 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point y
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point y
(y) 'waste heat or cold' means heat or cold which is generated as by-product in industrial, tertiary sector or power generation installations and which would be dissipated unused in air or water without access to a district heating or cooling system;
Amendment 393 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. Member States’ respective contributions to this overall 2030 target- range shall be set and notified to the Commission as part of their Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans in accordance with Articles 3 to 5 and Articles 9 to 11 of Regulation [Governance].
Amendment 395 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. By the end of 2019 the Commission shall set up an indicative benchmarks to ensure the fair contribution of each Member State to the target on renewable energy in 2030. Based on this indicative benchmark member States shall communicate their indicative trajectories.
Amendment 396 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. From 1 January 2021 onwards, the share of energy from renewable sources in each Member State’s gross final consumption of energy shall not be lower than that shown in the third column of the table in part A of Annex I. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure compliance with this baseline, which shall include: (a) support for the use of biofuels that are generated in the course of the processing of high-value protein concentrate, other feed or cellulosic by- products which support food security goals and the transition towards a biobased and circular economy in the Union; and (b) phasing out the use of vegetable oils in biofuels and bioliquids that drive direct and illegal land use changes, deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions from peatland.
Amendment 397 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point z
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point z
(z) ‘repowering’ means renewing power plants producing renewable energy, including the full or partial replacement of installations or operation systems and equipment, in order to replace or increase capacity or increase efficiency;
Amendment 405 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Support for electricity from renewable sources shall be designed so as to integrate electricity from renewable sources in the electricity market and ensure that renewable energy producers are responding to market price signals and maximise their market revenues. Member States my foresee exemptions for small- scale installations, where Member States can demonstrate that the administrative cost of directly or indirectly selling produced electricity in the market would be disproportionate, as well as for demonstration projects.
Amendment 408 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that support for renewable electricity is granted in anthrough open, transparent, competitive, non- discriminatory and cost-effective mannertenders, except for small-scale installations, demonstration projects, and where Member States can demonstrate that tenders cannot be made competitive or would lead to a sub-optimal outcome, i.e. higher support levels or/and lower project realization rates.
Amendment 411 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States may apply technology specific support on the basis of one or several of the following justifications, which shall be duly substantiated: (a) a long-term potential of a given technology; (b) diversification of the energy mix; (c) system integration costs; (d) grid stability; (c) environmental constrains.
Amendment 411 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a a
(aa) ‘renewable self-consumer’ means an active customer as defined in Directive [MDI Directive] who consumes and may store and sell renewable electricity which is generated within his or its premisesbehind the point of his or its connection to the grid, including a multi- apartment block, a commercial or shared services site or a closed distribution system, provided that, for non-household renewable self- consumers, those activities do not constitute their primary commercial or professional activity;
Amendment 413 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Amendment 424 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c c
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c c
(cc) ‘power purchase agreement’ means a contract under which a legal or natural person agrees to purchase renewable electricity directly from an energy generator;
Amendment 431 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
For the calculation of a Member State’s gross final consumption of energy from renewable energy sources, the contribution from biofuels and bioliquids, as well as from biomass fuels consumed in transport, if produced from food or feed crops, shall be no more than 7% of final consumption of energy in road and rail transport in that Member State. This limit shall be reduced to 3,8% in 2030 following the trajectory set out in part A of Annex X. Member States may set a lower limit and may distinguish between different types of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from food and feed crops, for instance by setting a lower limit for the contribution from food or feed crop based biofuels produced from oil crops, taking into account indirect land use change.
Amendment 433 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e e
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e e
(ee) ‘advanced biofuels’ means biofuels that are produced from feedstocks listed in part A of Annex IXbiomass other than food/feed crops while meeting the EU sustainability criteria under the legislation in force;
Amendment 446 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
From 1 January 2021, for the calculation of a Member State’s gross final consumption of energy from renewable energy sources, Member States may set a limit for the contribution from biofuels and bioliquids, as well as from biomass fuels consumed in transport, if produced from food or feed crops, shall be no more than 7% of final consumption of energy in road and rail transport in that Member State. This limit shall be reduced to 3,8% in 2030 following the trajectory set out in part A of Annex X produced from food or feed crops, as well as from biomass fuels consumed in transport in that Member State, in accordance with Article 3(1). Member States may set a lower limit and may distinguish between different types of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from food and feed crops, for instance by setting a lower limit for the contribution from food or feed crop based biofuels produced from oil crops, taking into account indirect land use change.
Amendment 449 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
For the calculation of a Member State's gross final consumption of energy from renewable energy sources, the contribution from biofuels and bioliquids, as well as from biomass fuels consumed in transport, if produced from food or feed cropscereals and other starch- rich crops, sugar plants, oil plants and plants grown as main crops primarily for energy purposes on agricultural land, shall be no more than 7 % of final consumption of energy in road and rail transport in that Member State. This limit shall be reduced to 3,8 % in 2030 following the trajectory set out in part A of Annex X. Member States may set a lower limit and may distinguish between different types of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from food and feed crops, for instance by setting a lower limit for the contribution from food or feed crop based biofuels produced from oil crops, taking into account indirect land use change.
Amendment 453 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point q q
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point q q
(qq) 'biogas' means gaseous fuels produced from biomass by digestion or thermal gasification, regardless of physical form (gas, liquefied gas, etc.);
Amendment 456 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point qq a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point qq a (new)
(qq a) 'solid fuels' are fuels other than liquid and gaseous fuels;
Amendment 458 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 464 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 475 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 482 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) at least 760 % for biofuelselectricity, heating and bicooliquids produceng production from gaseous biomass fuels injected in the gas grid in installations starting operation after 1 January 2021;
Amendment 483 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) at least 80 % for electricity, heating and cooling production from solid biomass fuels used in installations starting operation after 1 January 2021 and 85% for installations starting operation after 1 January 2026.
Amendment 522 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Subject to State aid rules, in order to reach the Union target set in Article 3(1), Member States may apply support schemes. Support schemes for electricity from renewable sources shall be designed so as tomarket- based and market responsive, thereby fostering market integration, avoiding unnecessary distortions of electricity markets, and ensureing that producers take into account the supply and demand of electricity as well as possible grid constraints.
Amendment 547 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – part Part A – point h
Annex IX – part Part A – point h
(h) Tall oil and tall oil pitch.
Amendment 550 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
With effect from 1 January 2021, Member States shall require fuel suppliers to include a minimum share ofset the fuel incorporation obligation and shall require fuel suppliers to increase gradually the share of renewable energy from biofuels, advanced biofuels and other, highly sustainable crop-based biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, from renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin, from waste-based fossil fuels and from renewable electricity to at least 15 % in 2030 in the total amount of transport fuels they supply for consumption or use on the market in the course of a calendar year.
Amendment 551 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that support for renewable electricity is granted in an open, transparent, competitive, non- discriminatory and cost-effective manner. Member States may opt for technology- specific support schemes to accommodate less mature technologies, to take into account the potential of local renewable energy resources, or to take account of system impacts of different technologies.
Amendment 557 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – part Part A – point q
Annex IX – part Part A – point q
(q) Other ligno-cellulosic material as defined in point (r) of the second paragraph of Article 2 except saw logs, and veneer logs and industrial pulpwood.
Amendment 572 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The minimum share of advanced biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, from renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin and from renewable electricity shall be at least equal to 1.53 % in 2021, increasing up to at least 6.88,3 % in 2030, following the trajectory set out in part B of Annex X. Within this total share, the contribution of advanced biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in part A of Annex IX shall be at least 0.5% of the transport fuels supplied for consumption or use on the market as of 1 January 2021, increasing up to at least 3.64,6 % by 2030, following the trajectory set out in part C of Annex X.
Amendment 573 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The minimum share of advanced biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, from renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin and from renewable electricity shall be at least equal to 1.53% in 2021, increasing up to at least 6.88.3% in 2030, following the trajectory set out in part B of Annex X. Within this total share, the contribution of advanced biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in part A of Annex IX shall be at least 0.5% of the transport fuels supplied for consumption or use on the market as of 1 January 2021, increasing up to at least 34.6% by 2030, following the trajectory set out in part C of Annex X.
Amendment 573 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 597 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point a
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point a
(a) for the calculation of the denominator, that is the energy content of road and rail transport fuels supplied for consumption or use on the market, petrol, diesel, natural gas, biofuels, biogas, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin, waste-based fossil fuels and electricity, shall be taken into account;
Amendment 602 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – subparagraph 1
(b) for the calculation of the numerator, the energy content of biofuels, biogas, biomass fuels, advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non- biological origin, waste based fossil fuels supplied to all transport sectors, and renewable electricity supplied to road vehiclesfor the transport sector, shall be taken into account.
Amendment 602 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States shall review the possible impact on the industrial sector from the financial model chosen for support schemes. This assessment shall include measures to preserve industrial global competitiveness.
Amendment 606 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Six months after the adoption of this Directive, the Commission shall review the Environment and Energy State Aid Guidelines (EEAG) for the period until 2030.
Amendment 611 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – subparagraph 1
(b) for the calculation of the numerator, the energy content of advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin, waste based fossil fuels supplied to all transport sectors, and renewable electricity supplied to road vehicles, shall be taken into account.
Amendment 619 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – subparagraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – subparagraph 2
For the calculation of the numerator, the contribution from biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock included in part B of Annex IX shall be limited to 1.74% of the energy content of transport fuels supplied for consumption or use on the market and the contribution of fuels supplied in the aviation and maritime sector shall be considered to be 1.2 times their energy content.
Amendment 622 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – subparagraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – subparagraph 2
For the calculation of the numerator, the contribution from biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock included in part B of Annex IX shall be limited to 1.74 % of the energy content of transport fuels supplied for consumption or use on the market and the contribution of fuels supplied in the aviation and maritime sector shall be considered to be 1.24 times their energy content.
Amendment 632 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. From 1st January 2021, Member States shall require fuel suppliers to reduce life cycle greenhouse gas emissions per unit of energy from fuel and energy supplied by up to 20 % by 31 December 2030, compared with the fuel baseline standard referred to in Directive (EU) 2015/652/EC1a. ____________________ 1a OJ L 107, 25.4.2015, 26-67
Amendment 632 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that support for at least 105% of the newly- supported capacity in each year between 2021 and 2025 and at least 150% of the newly-supported capacity in each year between 2026 and 2030 is open to installations located in other Member States.
Amendment 635 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States may temporarily set lower targets, or be exempt from the provisions of this paragraph on one or more of the following grounds: – insufficient interconnection capacity; – insufficient natural resources; – significant differences between national regulatory frameworks;
Amendment 647 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall assess by 2025 the benefits on the cost-effective deployment of renewable electricity in the Union of provisions set out in this Article. On the basis of this assessment, the Commission may propose to increasemodify the percentages set out in paragraph 2.
Amendment 652 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point a –sub paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point a –sub paragraph 2
However, electricity obtained from direct connection to an installation generating renewable electricity (i) that comes into operation after or at the same time as the installation producing the renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuel of non- biological origin and (ii) is not connected to the grid, can be fully counted as renewable electricity for the production of that renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuel of non-biological origin.
Amendment 655 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point b
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point b
(b) When biomass is processed with fossil fuels in a commonfeedstocks and fossil feedstocks are processed in the same process, the amountshares of biofuels in the productoutputs containing these and stemming from this process shall be established applying adequate conversion factors to the biomass input. In case the process yields more than one product, all products stemming from the process shall be assumed to contain the same share of biofuelfeedstock inputs. The same rules shall apply for the purposes of Article 27(1).
Amendment 660 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. From 1 January 2021, Member States shall put in place a database enabling tracing of transport fuels that are eligible for counting towards the numerator set out in paragraph 1(b), and require the relevant economic operators to enter information on the transactions made and the sustainability characteristics of the eligible fuels, including their life cycle greenhouse gas emissions, starting from their point of production to the fuel supplier that places the fuel on the market.
Amendment 662 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
By 31 December 2021, the Commission shall set up a dedicated single cross- checking traceability database scheme at Union level to ensure that national schemes are interlinked.
Amendment 674 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Ambient heat and geothermal energy captured by heat pumps shall be taken into account for the purposes of paragraph 1(b) provided that the final energy output significantly exceeds the primary energy input required to drive the heat pumps. The quantity of heat to be considered as energy from renewable sources for the purposes of this Directive shall be calculated in accordance with the methodology laid down in Annex VII.
Amendment 678 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(ba) For the purpose of complying with the target set out in Article 3(1), the contribution of fuels supplied in the aviation sector shall be considered to be 2 times the energy content
Amendment 716 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that investors have sufficient predictability of the planned support for energy from renewable sources. To this aim, Member States shall define and publish a long-term schedule in relation to expected allocation for support, covering at least the following threfive years and including for each scheme the indicative timing, the capacity, the budget expected to be allocated, as well as a consultation of stakeholders on the design of the support.
Amendment 734 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 4
Article 26 – paragraph 4
4. Biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from agricultural biomass taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 shall not be made from raw material obtained from land that was peatland in January 2008 unless evidence is provided to show that the cultivation and harvesting of that raw material does not involve drainage of previously undrained soil.
Amendment 740 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5
Article 26 – paragraph 5
Amendment 740 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall, in their building regulations and codes or by other means with equivalent effect, require the use of minimum levels of energy from renewable sources in new buildings and in existing buildings that are subject to major renovation, reflecting the results of the cost-optimal calculation carried out pursuant to Article 5(2) of Directive 2010/31/EU. Member States shall permit those minimum levels to be fulfilled, inter alia, through district heating and cooling produced using a significant proportion of renewable energy sources.
Amendment 741 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall, in their building regulations and codes or by other means with equivalent effect, require the use of minimum levels of energy from renewable sources in new buildings and in existing buildings that are subject to major renovation, reflecting the results of the cost-optimal calculation carried out pursuant to Article 5(2) of Directive 2010/31/EU. Member States shall permit those minimum levels to be fulfilled, inter alia, using a significant proportion of renewable energy sources and/or waste heat and cold.
Amendment 750 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point i
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point i
i) harvesting is carried out in accordance to the conditions of the harvesting permit or equivalent proof of the legal right to harvest within the legally gazetted boundaries;
Amendment 759 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point iii
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point iii
iii) areas of highdesignated, by law or by the relevant competent authority, for nature conservation valuepurposes, including wetlands and peatlands, are protected;
Amendment 761 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 9
Article 15 – paragraph 9
9. Member States shall remove administrative, regulatory and information barriers to corporate long- term power purchase agreements to finance renewables and facilitate their uptake, and ensuring that these are not subject to disproportionate charges that are not cost reflective.
Amendment 770 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point iv
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point iv
iv) the impacts of forest harvestingharvesting is carried out considering maintenance onf soil quality and biodiversity are minimised; and
Amendment 777 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point v
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point v
v) harvesting does not exceedmaintains or improves the long-term production capacity of the forests at country or regional level;
Amendment 780 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
4. The permit granting process referred to in paragraph 1 shall not exceed a period of three years, except for the cases set out in Article 16(5) and Article 17, and allowing for potential legal appeals that may arise.
Amendment 785 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – introductory part
(b) when evidence referred to in the first subparagraph is not available, the biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from forest biomass shall be taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 if management systems are in place at forest holdingadditional information of legality and forest management practices are provided at the supply base level to ensure that:
Amendment 786 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 5
Article 16 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall facilitate the repowering of existing renewable energy plants by, inter alia, ensuring a simplified and swift permit granting process, which shall not exceed one year from the date on which the request for repowering is submitted to the single administrative contact point. Without prejudice to Article 11(4) of the [Electricity Regulation], Member States shall ensure that access and connection rights to the grid are maintained for repowered projects at least in cases in which there is no change to capacity.
Amendment 792 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point i
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point i
i) the forest biomass has been harvested according to a legal permiharvesting is carried out in accordance with the conditions of the harvesting permit procedure or equivalent proof of the legal right to harvest;
Amendment 802 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. Demonstration projects and installations with an electricity capacity of less than 50 kWup to a value to be defined following an impact assessment by the distribution system operator shall be allowed to connect to the grid following a notification to the distribution system operator.
Amendment 809 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point iii
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point iii
iii) areas of highdesignated, by law or by the relevant competent authority, for nature conservation valuepurposes, including peawetlands and wepeatlands, are identified and protected;
Amendment 809 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Repowering shall be allowed following a notification to the single administrative contact point established in accordance with Article 16, where no singnificant negative environmental or social impact is expected, based on a pre-established list of criteria. The single administrative contact point shall decide within six months of the receipt of the notification if this is sufficient.
Amendment 815 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point iv
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point iv
iv) impacts of forest harvesting onharvesting is carried out considering maintenance of soil quality and biodiversity; are minimised; nd
Amendment 822 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point v
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point v
v) harvesting does not exceed themaintains or improves long-term productionvity capacity of the forests at country or regional level.
Amendment 836 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 843 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
When evidence referred to in the first subparagraph is not available, the biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from forest biomass shall be taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 if management systems are in place at forest holdingsupply base level to ensure that carbon stocks and sinks levels in the forest are maintained.
Amendment 867 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – point c
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – point c
(c) at least 760 % for biofuelselectricity, heating and bicooliquids produceng production from gaseous biomass fuels injected in the gas grid in installations starting operation after 1 January 2021;
Amendment 879 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – point d
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – point d
(d) at least 80 % for electricity, heating and cooling production from solid biomass fuels used in installations starting operation after 1 January 2021 and 85% for installations starting operation after 1 January 2026.
Amendment 906 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 3
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. Subject to their assessment included in the integrated national energy and climate plans in accordance with Annex I of Regulation [Governance], on the necessity to build new infrastructure for district heating and cooling produced from renewable energy sources and waste heat or cold in order to achieve the Union target referred to in Article 3(1) of this Directive, Member States shall, where relevant, take steps with a view to developing a district heating infrastructure to accommodate the development of heating and cooling production from large biomass, solar and geothermal facilities and waste heat or cold.
Amendment 923 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) are entitled to carry out self- consumption and sell, including through power purchase agreements, their excess production of renewable electricity without being subject to disproportionate procedures and without being subject to or benefitting from charges that are not cost- reflective;
Amendment 932 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. The Commission may decide that voluntary national or international schemes setting standards for the production of biomass products contain accurate data for the purposes of Article 26(7), and/or demonstrate that consignments of biofuels, bioliquids or biomass fuels comply with the sustainability criteria set out in Article 26(2), (3), (4), (5) and (6), and/or that no materials have been intentionally modified or discarded so that the consignment or part thereof would fall under Annex IX. When demonstrating that requirements set out in Article 26(5) and (6) for forest biomass are met, the operators may decide to directly provide the required evidence at the forest holdingsupply base level. The Commission may also recognise areas for the protection of rare, threatened or endangered ecosystems or species recognised by international agreements or included in lists drawn up by intergovernmental organisations or the International Union for the Conservation of Nature for the purposes of Article 26(2)(b)(ii).
Amendment 936 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) maintain their rights as consumers; , and;
Amendment 939 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Amendment 945 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. The Commission may, at any time, verify the reliability of the information relating to the fulfilment of the sustainability criteria or the greenhouse gas emission saving submitted by economic operators operating on the Union market or at the request of a Member State.
Amendment 954 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 960 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that renewable self-consumers living in the same multi-apartment block, or located in the same commercial, or shared services, site or closed distribution system, are allowed to jointly engage in self- consumption as if they were an individual renewable self-consumer. In this case, the threshold set out in paragraph 1(c) shall apply to each renewable self-consumer concerned.
Amendment 964 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
5. The Commission shall keep Annex V and Annex VI under review, with a view, where justified, to adding or, but not to revisinge, values for biofuel, bioliquid and biomass fuel production pathways. That review shall also consider the modification of the methodology laid down in part C of Annex V and in part B of Annex VI.
Amendment 966 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
In the event that the Commission's review concludes that changes to Annex V or Annex VI should be made, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts pursuant to Article 32shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council. The report shall be accompanied, where appropriate, by legislative proposals amending Annex V or VI.
Amendment 967 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 6
Article 28 – paragraph 6
6. Where necessary in order to ensure the uniform application of Part C of Annex V and Part B of Annex VI, the Commission may adopt implementing acts setting out detailed technical specifications including definitions, conversion factors, calculation of annual cultivation emissions and/ or emission savings caused by changes above and below-ground carbon stocks on already cultivated land, calculation of emission savings from carbon capture, carbon replacement and carbon geological storage. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 31 (2).
Amendment 973 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 2
Article 32 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 7(5), 7(6); 19(11), 19(14), 25(6) and 28(5) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from 1st January 2021.
Amendment 977 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The delegation of power referred to in Articles 7(5), 7(6); 19(11), 19(14), 25(6) and 28(5)
Amendment 984 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – Part C – paragraph 2 a (new)
Annex V – Part C – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. By derogation from point 2, for biofuels and bioliquids used in the transport sector, values calculated in terms of gCO2eq/MJ may be adjusted to take into account differences between fuels in useful work done, expressed in terms of km/MJ. Such adjustments shall be made only where evidence of the differences in useful work done is provided.
Amendment 985 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – Part C – paragraph 3 – point a – paragraph 1
Annex V – Part C – paragraph 3 – point a – paragraph 1
SAVING = (E F(t) – E B) /E F(t))
Amendment 987 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – Part C – paragraph 4
Annex V – Part C – paragraph 4
4. The greenhouse gases taken into account for the purposes of point 1 shall be CO2, N2O and CH4. For the purpose of calculating CO2 equivalence, those gases shall be valued as follows: CO2 : 1 1 N2O : 29865 CH4 : 25 8
Amendment 988 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – Part C – paragraph 5
Annex V – Part C – paragraph 5
5. Emissions from the extraction or cultivation of raw materials, eec, shall include emissions from the extraction or cultivation process itself; from the collection, drying and storage of raw materials; from waste and leakages; and from the production of chemicals or products used in extraction or cultivation. Capture of CO2 in the cultivation of raw materials shall be excluded. Estimates of emissions from agriculture biomass cultivation may be derived from the use of regional averages for cultivation emissions included in the reports referred to in Article 28 (4) and the information on the disaggregated default values for cultivation emissions included in this Annex, as an alternative to using actual values. In absence of relevant information in the before mentioned reports it is allowed to calculatet is allowed to calculate applying the methodology in the IPCC guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, Volume 4, Chapter 11(2006) 1a Tier 1, 2 or 3 averages based on local farming practisces based for instance on data of a group of farms, as an alternative to using actual values. calculated for smaller geographical areas than those used in the calculation of the default values, as an alternative to using actual values. __________________ 1ahttp://www.ipcc- nggip.iges.or.jp/public/2006gl/pdf/4_Volu me4/V4_11_Ch11_N2O&CO2.pdf
Amendment 990 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – Part C – paragraph 13 – subparagraph 2
Annex V – Part C – paragraph 13 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 992 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – Part C – paragraph 15
Annex V – Part C – paragraph 15
15. Emission saving from carbon capture and replacement, eccr, shall be related directly to the production of biofuel or bioliquid they are attributed to, and shall be limited to emissions avoided through the capture of CO2 of which the carbon originates from biomass and which is used in the energy or transport sectorto replace fossil-derived CO2 used in commercial products and services.
Amendment 993 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – Part C – paragraph 16
Annex V – Part C – paragraph 16
Amendment 994 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – Part C – paragraph 16 a (new)
Annex V – Part C – paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Emission saving from excess electricity from cogeneration (eee) shall be taken into account in relation to the excess electricity produced by fuel production systems that use cogeneration except where the fuel used for the cogeneration is a co-product other than an agricultural crop residue. In accounting for that excess electricity, the size of the cogeneration unit shall be assumed to be the minimum necessary for the cogeneration unit to supply the heat that is needed to produce the fuel. The greenhouse gas emission saving associated with that excess electricity shall be taken to be equal to the amount of greenhouse gas that would be emitted when an equal amount of electricity was generated in a power plant using the same fuel as the cogeneration unit.
Amendment 995 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – Part C – paragraph 17
Annex V – Part C – paragraph 17
17. Where a fuel production process produces, in combination, the fuel for which emissions are being calculated and one or more other products (co-products), greenhouse gas emissions shall be divided between the fuel or its intermediate product and the co-products in proportion to their energy content (determined by lower heating value in the case of co-products other than electricity and heat). The greenhouse gas intensity of excess useful heat or excess electricity is the same as the greenhouse gas intensity of heat or electricity delivered to the fuel production process and is determined from calculating the greenhouse intensity of all inputs and emissions, including the feedstock and CH4 and N2O emissions, to and from the cogeneration unit, boiler or other apparatus delivering heat or electricity to the fuel production process. In case of cogeneration of electricity and heat the calculation is performed following point 16.
Amendment 996 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – Part C – paragraph 18 – subparagraph 1
Annex V – Part C – paragraph 18 – subparagraph 1
For the purposes of the calculation referred to in point 17, the emissions to be divided shall be eec + e l + esca + those fractions of e p, e td , eccs, and eccr td that take place up to and including the process step at which a co- product is produced. If any allocation to co-products has taken place at an earlier process step in the life-cycle, the fraction of those emissions assigned in the last such process step to the intermediate fuel product shall be used for this purpose instead of the total of those emissions.
Amendment 997 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – Part C – paragraph 18 – subparagraph 3
Annex V – Part C – paragraph 18 – subparagraph 3
Wastes and crop residues, including tree tops and branches, straw, husks, cobs and nut shells, and residues from processing, including crude glycerine (glycerine that is not refined) and bagasse, shall be considered to have zero life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions up to the process of collection of those materials irrespectively of whether they are processed to interim products before being transformed into the final product.
Amendment 998 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – Part C – paragraph 19 – subparagraph 1
Annex V – Part C – paragraph 19 – subparagraph 1
19. For biofuels, for the purposes of the calculation referred to in point 3, the fossil fuel comparator E F(t) 94shall be the latest available actual average emissions from the fossil part of petrol and diesel consumed in the Community as reported under Directive 98/70/EC. Where these data are unavailable, this value shall be 94 gCO2eq/MJ.
Amendment 1002 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – Part B – paragraph 3 – point a – subparagraph 1
Annex VI – Part B – paragraph 3 – point a – subparagraph 1
SAVING = (E-F(t) – EB(t))/ E-F (t)
Amendment 1003 #
Amendment 1004 #
Amendment 1005 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – Part B – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Annex VI – Part B – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
5. Emissions from the extraction, harvesting or cultivation of raw materials, eec, shall include emissions from the extraction, harvesting or cultivation process itself; from the collection, drying and storage of raw materials; from waste and leakages; and from the production of chemicals or products used in extraction or cultivation. Capture of CO2 in the cultivation of raw materials shall be excluded. Estimates of emissions from agriculture biomass cultivation may be derived from the use of regional averages for cultivation emissions included in the reports referred to in Article 28 (4) of this Directive and the information on the disaggregated default values for cultivation emissions included in this Annex, as an alternative to using actual values. In absence of relevant information in the before mentioned reports it is allowed to calculatet is allowed to calculate applying the methodology in the IPCC guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, Volume 4, Chapter 11(2006) 1a Tier 1, 2 or 3 averages based on local farming practisces based for instance on data of a group of farms, as an alternative to using actual values. calculated for smaller geographical areas than those used in the calculation of the default values, as an alternative to using actual values. __________________ 1ahttp://www.ipcc- nggip.iges.or.jp/public/2006gl/pdf/4_Volu me4/V4_11_Ch11_N2O&CO2.pdf
Amendment 1008 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – Part B – paragraph 13
Annex VI – Part B – paragraph 13
13. Emissions of CO2 from fuel in use, eu, shall be taken to be zero for biomass fuels. Emissions of non-CO2 greenhouse gases (CH4 and N2O) from the fuel in use shall be included in the eu factor.
Amendment 1010 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – Part B – paragraph 15
Annex VI – Part B – paragraph 15
15. Emission saving from carbon capture and replacement, eccr, shall be related directly to the production of biomass fuel they are attributed to, and shall be limited to emissions avoided through the capture of CO2 of which the carbon originates from biomass and which is used to replace fossil-derived CO2 used in the energy or transport sectorcommercial products and services.
Amendment 1011 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – Part B – paragraph 16
Annex VI – Part B – paragraph 16
Amendment 1012 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – Part B – paragraph 16 a (new)
Annex VI – Part B – paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Emission saving from excess electricity from cogeneration (eee) shall be taken into account in proportion to the excess electricity produced by fuel production systems that use cogeneration except where the fuel used for the cogeneration is a co-product other than an agricultural crop residue. In accounting for that excess electricity, the size of the cogeneration unit shall be assumed to be the minimum necessary for the cogeneration unit to supply the heat that is needed to produce the fuel. The greenhouse gas emission saving associated with that excess electricity shall be taken to be equal to the amount of greenhouse gas that would be emitted when an equal amount of electricity was generated in a power plant using the same fuel as the cogeneration unit.
Amendment 1013 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – Part B – paragraph 17
Annex VI – Part B – paragraph 17
17. Where a biomass fuel production process produces, in combination, the fuel for which emissions are being calculated and one or more other products ("co- products"), greenhouse gas emissions shall be divided between the fuel or its intermediate product and the co-products in proportion to their energy content (determined by lower heating value in the case of co-products other than electricity and heat). The greenhouse gas intensity of excess useful heat or excess electricity is the same as the greenhouse gas intensity of heat or electricity delivered to the biomass fuel production process and is determined from calculating the greenhouse gas intensity of all inputs and emissions, including the feedstock and CH4 and N2O emissions, to and from the cogeneration unit, boiler or other apparatus delivering heat or electricity to the biomass fuel production process. In case of cogeneration of electricity and heat the calculation is performed following point 16.
Amendment 1013 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point e
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point e
(e) the community has not installed more than 185 MW of renewable capacity for electricity, heating and cooling and transport as a yearly average in the previous 5 year.
Amendment 1014 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – Part B – paragraph 18 – subparagraph 1
Annex VI – Part B – paragraph 18 – subparagraph 1
18. For the purposes of the calculations referred to in point 17, the emissions to be divided shall be eec + el + esca + those fractions of ep, etd, eccs and eccrtd that take place up to and including the process step at which a co-product is produced. If any allocation to co-products has taken place at an earlier process step in the life-cycle, the fraction of those emissions assigned in the last such process step to the intermediate fuel product shall be used for this purpose instead of the total of those emissions.
Amendment 1015 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – Part B – paragraph 18 – subparagraph 3
Annex VI – Part B – paragraph 18 – subparagraph 3
Wastes and crop residues, including tree tops and branches, straw, husks, cobs and nut shells, and residues from processing, including crude glycerine (glycerine that is not refined) and bagasse, shall be considered to have zero life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions up to the process of collection of those materials irrespectively of whether they are processed to interim products before being transformed into the final product.
Amendment 1016 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – Part B – paragraph 19 – subparagraph 4
Annex VI – Part B – paragraph 19 – subparagraph 4
For biomass fuels, used as transport fuels for the purposes of the calculation referred to in point 3, the fossil fuel comparator ECF(t) shall be the latest available actual average emissions from the fossil part of petrol and diesel consumed in the Community as reported under Directive 98/70/EC. Where these data are unavailable, this value shall be 94 gCO2eq/MJ.
Amendment 1018 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to State aid rules, when designing support schemes, Member States shall take into account the specificities of renewable energy communities., while ensuring a level playing field between all generators of electricity from renewable energy sources;
Amendment 1021 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – Part A – point a a (new)
Annex IX – Part A – point a a (new)
(aa) Pulp from sugar and other industries provided that industry standards for the feedstock processing have been respected;
Amendment 1022 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – Part A – point a b (new)
Annex IX – Part A – point a b (new)
(ab) Sugary liquids from extraction not fit for sugar crystallization after reprocessing and excluding feedstocks listed in part B of this Annex.
Amendment 1029 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – Part A – point g
Annex IX – Part A – point g
Amendment 1031 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – Part A – point g a (new)
Annex IX – Part A – point g a (new)
(ga) Residues from olive oil extraction provided that industry standards for the feedstock processing have been respected.
Amendment 1036 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. In order to facilitate the penetration of renewable energy and/or waste heat and cold in the heating and cooling sector, each Member State shall endeavour to increase the share of renewable energy and/or waste heat and cold supplied for heating and cooling by at least 1 percentage point (pp) every year, expressed in terms of national share of final energy consumption and calculated according to the methodology set out in Article 7.
Amendment 1037 #
Amendment 1043 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. In order to facilitate the penetration of renewable energy in the heating and cooling sector, each Member State shall endeavour todevelop an incentivizing framework aimed at increaseing the share of renewable energy supplied for heating and cooling by at least 1 percentage point (pp) every year, expressed in terms of national share of final energy consumption and calculated according to the methodology set out in Article 7.
Amendment 1050 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – Part A – point q
Annex IX – Part A – point q
(q) Other ligno-cellulosic material as defined in point (r) of the second paragraph of Article 2 except saw logs and, veneer logs and industrial pulpwood.
Amendment 1053 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – Part A – point q a (new)
Annex IX – Part A – point q a (new)
(qa) Animal fats classified as categories 1 and 2 in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1069/20091a; __________________ 1aRegulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (Animal by-products Regulation) (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 1).
Amendment 1054 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – Part A – point q a (new)
Annex IX – Part A – point q a (new)
(qa) Carbon capture and utilisation for transport purposes, if the energy source is renewable in accordance with point (a) of the second paragraph of Article 2.
Amendment 1055 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) physical incorporation of renewable energy and/or waste heat and cold in the energy and energy fuel supplied for heating and cooling;
Amendment 1058 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – Part A – point q b (new)
Annex IX – Part A – point q b (new)
(qb) Pulp from sugar and other industries provided that industry standards for the feedstock processing have been respected.
Amendment 1059 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – Part A – point q c (new)
Annex IX – Part A – point q c (new)
(qc) Sugary liquids from extraction not fit for sugar crystallization after reprocessing and excluding feedstocks listed in Part B of this Annex.
Amendment 1060 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – Part A – point q d (new)
Annex IX – Part A – point q d (new)
(qd) Biomass part of residues of the food and feed industry which are unsuitable for use in the food and feed chain or can only be used to noneconomic conditions.
Amendment 1061 #
Amendment 1061 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) direct mitigation measures such as installation of highly efficient renewable heating and cooling systems in buildings or renewable energy and/or waste heat and cold use for industrial heating and cooling processes;
Amendment 1063 #
Amendment 1064 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – Part B – point b
Annex IX – Part B – point b
Amendment 1065 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – Part B – point b a (new)
Annex IX – Part B – point b a (new)
(ba) Green juice from sugar beet processing provided that industry standards for the extraction of sugar have been respected.
Amendment 1066 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – Part B – point b b (new)
Annex IX – Part B – point b b (new)
(bb) Low grade starch slurry provided that industry standards for the extraction of starch have been respected.
Amendment 1070 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(ca) other policy measures with an equivalent effect to reach the increase set out in paragraph (1).
Amendment 1071 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – Part B – point c
Annex IX – Part B – point c
(c) Molasses that are produced as a byco- product from of refining sugarcane or sugar beets provided that the best industry standards for the extraction of sugar has been respected.
Amendment 1072 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – Part B – point c a (new)
Annex IX – Part B – point c a (new)
(ca) Green run-off provided that industry standards for the extraction of sugar have been respected.
Amendment 1073 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – Part B – point c b (new)
Annex IX – Part B – point c b (new)
(cb) Low grade starch slurry provided that industry standards for the extraction of starch have been respected.
Amendment 1079 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex X – part A
Annex X – part A
Amendment 1080 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) the total amount of renewable energy and/or waste heat and cold supplied for heating and cooling;
Amendment 1082 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex X – Part A
Annex X – Part A
Amendment 1087 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – point d
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – point d
(d) the type of renewable energy and/or waste heat and cold source.
Amendment 1089 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex X – Part A
Annex X – Part A
Amendment 1097 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 24 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Member States shall endeavour to increase the share of renewable energy and/or waste heat and cold in existing heating and cooling systems and, where feasible, the production should be done with high efficiency combined heat and power.
Amendment 1098 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex X – Part B
Annex X – Part B
Amendment 1102 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that district heating and cooling suppliers provide information to end-consumers on their energy performance and the share of renewable energy in their systems. Such information shall be provided on an annual basis in accordance with standards used under Directive 2010/31/EU.
Amendment 1103 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex X - Part B
Annex X - Part B
Part B: Minimum shares of energy from advanced biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, renewable transport fuels of non-biological origin, waste- based fossil fuels and and renewable electricity, as referred to in Article 25(1) Calendar year Minimum share 2021 1.53.0 % 2022 1.83.35 % 2023 2.23.70 % 2024 2.54.05 % 2025 2.94.40 % 2026 3.6 % 5.10 % 2027 4.4 % 5.90 % 2028 5.2 % 6.70 % 2029 6.0 % 7.50 % 2030 6.8 8.30 %
Amendment 1103 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that district heating and cooling suppliers provide information to end-consumers on their energy performance and the share of renewable energy and/or waste heat and cold in their systems. Such information shall be in accordance with standards used under Directive 2010/31/EU.
Amendment 1109 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex X – Part C
Annex X – Part C
Part C: Minimum shares of energy from advanced biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Part A of Annex IX as referred to in Article 25(1) Calendar year Minimum share 2021 0.5 % 2022 0.7 % 2023 0.9 % 2024 1.1 % 2025 12.3 % 2026 12.75 % 2027 23.2 % 2028 23.65 % 2029 34.1 % 2030 34.6 %
Amendment 1111 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex X - Part C
Annex X - Part C
Part C: Minimum shares of energy from advanced biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Part A of Annex IX as referred to in Article 25(1) Calendar year Minimum share 2021 0.5 % 2022 0.7% 2023 0.9 % 2024 1.1 % 2025 12.3 % 2026 12.75 % 2027 2027 23.2 % 2028 2028 2.65 % 3.65 % 2029 3.1 % 4.1 % 2030 34.6 %
Amendment 1115 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall lay down the necessary measures to allow customers of those district heating or cooling systems which are not 'efficient district heating and cooling' within the meaning of Article 2(41) of Directive 2012/27/EU to disconnect from the systemcancel their contracts with the District Heating or Cooling operator in order to produce heating or cooling from renewable energy sources themselves, or to switch to another supplier of heat or cold which has access to the system referred to in paragraph 4.
Amendment 1120 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 3
Article 24 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may restrict the right to disconnect or switch supplier to customers who can prove that the planned alternative supply solution for heating or cooling results in a significantly better energy performance. The performance assessment of the alternative supply solution may be based on the Energy Performance Certificate as defined in Directive 2010/31/EU.
Amendment 1127 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 4
Article 24 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall lay down the necessary measures to ensure non- discriminatory access to dthat there are no regulatory barriers for District hHeating or cand Cooling systems forto buy heat or cold produced from renewable energy sources and for waste heat or cold. This non- discriminatory access shall enable direct supply of heating or cooling from such sources to customers connected to when it is economically and technically feasible for the dDistrict hHeating or cooling system by suppliers other than the operator ofsystem operators and customers connected to the dDistrict hHeating or cooling sSystem.
Amendment 1132 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 5
Article 24 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1140 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 6
Article 24 – paragraph 6
Amendment 1145 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 7
Article 24 – paragraph 7
7. The right to disconnect or switch supplier may be exercised by individual customers, by joint undertakings formed by customers or by parties acting on the behalf of customers. For multi-apartment blocks, such disconnection may only be exercised at whole building level.
Amendment 1148 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 8
Article 24 – paragraph 8
8. Member States shall require electricity distribution system operators to assess at least biennially, in cooperation with the operators of district heating or cooling systems in their respective area, the potential of district heating or cooling systems to provide balancing and other system services, including demand response and storing of excess electricity produced from renewable sources and if the use of the identified potential would be more resource- and cost-efficient than alternative solutions.
Amendment 1150 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 9
Article 24 – paragraph 9
9. Member States shall designate one or more independcompetent authorities to ensure that the rights of consumers and the rules for operating district heating and cooling systems in accordance with this Article are clearly defined and enforced.
Amendment 1163 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
With effect from 1 January 2021, Member States shall require fuel suppliers to include a minimum share of energy from advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, from renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non- biological origin, from waste-based fossil fuels and from renewable electricity in the total amount of transport fuels they supply for consumption or use on the market in the course of a calendar year.
Amendment 1193 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 1
for the calculation of the numerator, the energy content of advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non- biological origin, waste based fossil fuels supplied to all transport sectors, and renewable electricity supplied to road vehicles, shall be taken into account.
Amendment 1199 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 1
for the calculation of the numerator, the energy content of advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non- biological origin, waste based fossil fuels supplied to all transport sectors, and renewable electricity supplied to road vehicles,all transport sectors shall be taken into account.
Amendment 1204 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 2
For the calculation of the numerator, the contribution from biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock included in part B of Annex IX shall be limited to 1.7% of the energy content of transport fuels supplied for consumption or use on the market and the contribution of fuels supplied in the aviation and maritime sector shall be considered to be 2 times and 1.2 times their energy content respectively.
Amendment 44 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The Union is committed to developing a secure, competitive and decarbonised energy system by 205012. To meet this goal, Member States and investors need milestones to ensure that buildings are decarbonised and that the overall energy efficiency of buildings is increased so that they comply with the most stringent low-energy standard by 2050. In order to ensure this highly energy-efficient, decarbonised building stock by 2050, Member States should identify the intermediary steps and corresponding concrete measures needed to achievinge the mid-term (2030 and 2040) and long-term (2050) objectives. _________________ 12 Communication on an Energy roadmap 2050, (COM(2011) 885 final).
Amendment 52 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The provisions on long-term renovation strategies provided for in Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council13 should be moved to Directive 2010/31/EU, where they fit more coherently. Financing mechanisms and financial incentives should be given a central position in the Member States’ long-term national renovation strategies and be actively promoted by the Member States. Furthermore, a strategy for promoting specialist support and advice for consumers and for training specialists should be included. _________________ 13 Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on energy efficiency, amending Directives 2009/125/EC and 2010/30/EU and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC (OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 1).
Amendment 56 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7 a) Ambitious goals for the deep, gradual renovation of existing building stock will create millions of jobs in the Union, in particular in small and medium-sized enterprises. The construction industry alone directly accounts for 18 million jobs in Europe and generates nine per cent of GDP. Energy efficiency measures in the building industry have the potential to accelerate the modernisation of that sector and its associated workforce. In that context, it is necessary for Member States to provide a clear link between their national long-term renovation strategies and suitable initiatives to promote skills and education in the construction and energy efficiency sectors.
Amendment 111 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) To ensure their best use in building renovation, financial measures related to energy efficiency should be linked to the depth of the renovation, which and should promote a holistic approach to building renovations with a view to securing high energy efficiency, improved indoor climates and improved well-being. Those renovations should be assessed by comparing energy performance certificates (EPCs) issued before and after the renovation or by use of similar appropriate processes.
Amendment 145 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The provisions of this Directive should not prevent Member States from setting more ambitious energy performance requirements at building level and for building elements, nor should they prevent the Member States from setting more ambitious requirements for indoor climates, as long as such measures are compatible with Union law. It is consistent with the objectives of this Directive and of Directive 2012/27/EC that these requirements may, in certain circumstances, limit the installation or use of products subject to other applicable Union harmonisation legislation, provided that such requirements should not constitute an unjustifiable market barrier.
Amendment 176 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 2a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 2a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
In their long-term renovation strategy referred to in paragraph 1, Member States shall set out a roadmap with clear milestones and measures to deliver on the long-term 2050 goal to decarbonise their national building stock, including technical building systems and in a highly energy-efficient manner, with specific milestones for 2030 and 2040.
Amendment 198 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b (new)
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 2a – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 2a – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(b a) to make available accessible and transparent advisory tools, such as single points of contact for consumers which provide information about the structuring and provision of finances for building renovations and support users in taking steps to improve energy efficiency in buildings; and
Amendment 280 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 10 – paragraph 6a
Article 10 – paragraph 6a
6a. When Member States put in place a database for registering EPCs it shall allow tracking the actual energy consumption of the buildings covered, regardless of their size and category. The database shall contain the actual energy consumption data of public buildings with useful floor area of over 250 m² and buildings frequently visited by the public with useful floor area of over 250 m² which shall be regularly updated.
Amendment 312 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 19
Article 19
9. in Article 19, 2017 is replaced by 20284;
Amendment 327 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Directive 2010/31/EU
Annex I – point 2 – subparagraph 1
Annex I – point 2 – subparagraph 1
The energy needs for space heating, space cooling, domestic hot water and adequate ventilation shall be calculated in order to ensure minimum health, expressed as delivered energy and primary energy, shall be calculated in order to maximise requirements for health, indoor air quality and comfort levels defined by Member States.
Amendment 66 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) National plans should be stable to ensure transparency and predictability of national policies and measures in order to ensure investor certainty. Updates of national plans should however be foreseen once during the ten-year period covered to give Member States the opportunity to adapt to significant changing circumstances. For the plans covering the period from 2021 to 2030, Member States should be able to update their plans by 1 January 2024. Targets, objectives and contributions should only be modified to reflect an increased overall ambition in particular as regards the 2030 targets for energy and climate. As part of the updates, Member States should make efforts to mitigate any adverse environmental impacts that become apparent as part of the integrated reporting.
Amendment 70 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
(23 a) The LULUCF sector is highly exposed and very vulnerable to climate change.At the same time, this sector has huge potential to provide for long-term climate benefits and to contribute significantly to the achievement of European and international long-term climate goals.It can contribute to climate change mitigation in several ways, in particular by reducing emissions, maintaining and enhancing sinks and carbon stocks, and providing bio- materials than can substitute fossil- or carbon-intensive ones.In order for measures aiming in particular at increasing carbon sequestration to be effective, the sustainable resource management and long-term stability and adaptability of carbon pools is essential.Long-term strategies are essential to allow for sustainable investments in the long run.
Amendment 78 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33 a (new)
Recital 33 a (new)
(33 a) Given the high global warming potential and relatively short atmospheric lifetime of methane, the Commission may consider policy options for addressing methane emissions, with the exclusion of enteric methane emissions which are naturally produced when rearing ruminants, and in line with the circular economy policy and the use of waste.
Amendment 108 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 1 – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 1 – point i
i. the Member State's binding national target for greenhouse gas emissions and the annual binding national limits pursuant to Regulation [ ] [ESR]; and not below the targets set in article 7 bis §2 of the Directive 98/70 EC [FQD] in 2020;
Amendment 117 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point ii a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point ii a (new)
ii a. trajectories for gradually increasing the blending obligation of crop-based biofuels and other low carbon fuels on fossil fuel suppliers;
Amendment 118 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point ii b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point ii b (new)
ii b. the standards for the fuel markets applicable to biofuel blends;
Amendment 133 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Member States shall collectively ensure that the contribution from biofuels and bioliquids, as well as from biomass fuels consumed in transport, if produced from cereal and other starch-rich crops, sugars and oil crops and crops grown as main crops primarily for energy purposes on agricultural land, shall be no more than 7% of the calculation of the Union's gross final consumption of energy in transport in 2030.
Amendment 150 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall only modify the targets, objectives and contributions set out in the update referred to in paragraph 2 to reflect an increased ambition as compared to the ones set in the latest notified integrated national energy and climate plan.
Amendment 179 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The Commission shall take into account, during its assessment of the integrated national energy and climate plans, legitimate national specific situations, proven through an assessment of competent authorities at national and European level, which could explain any delay in the contributions of Member States for the collective achievement of the Energy Union objectives and, in particular, for meeting its self-set targets.
Amendment 192 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. If, on the basis of its assessment of the integrated national energy and climate plans and their updates pursuant to Article 12, the Commission concludes that the targets, objectives and contributions of the national plans or their updates are insufficient for the collective achievement of the Energy Union objectives and, in particular, for the first ten-years period, for the Union's 2030 targets for renewable energy and energy efficiency, it shall take measures at Union level in order to ensure the collective achievement of those objectives and targets, taking into account the flexibility available to the Member States. With regard to renewable energy, such measures shall take into consideration the level of ambition of contributions to the Union's 2030 target by Member States set out in the national plans and their updates.
Amendment 200 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 27 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. If, in the area of energy efficiency, without prejudice to other measures at Union level pursuant to paragraph 3, the Commission concludes, based on its assessment pursuant to Article 25(1) and (3), in the year 2023 that progress towards collectively achieving the Union’s energy efficiency target mentioned in the first subparagraph of Article 25(3) is insufficient, it shalltake, if Member States do not take additional measures by the year 2024 in addition to those set out in Directive 2010/31/EU [version as amended in accordance with proposal COM(2016) 765] and Directive 2012/27/EU [version as amended in accordance with proposal COM(2016) 761], take further measures to ensure that the Union's binding 2030 energy efficiency targets are met. Such additional measures may in particular improve the energy efficiency of:
Amendment 221 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – Part 1 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Annex VII – Part 1 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) the estimated impact of the production or use of crop-based biofuels in the EU on the self-sufficiency on high concentrate proteins and other feeding stuffs;
Amendment 223 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – Part 1 – paragraph 1 – point h b (new)
Annex VII – Part 1 – paragraph 1 – point h b (new)
(hb) the estimated impact of the production or use of biofuels in the EU on the development of the EU bio-based economy;
Amendment 48 #
2016/0308(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
This Regulation shall enter into force on12 months after the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Amendment 52 #
2016/0308(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – table 1 – row 3
Annex I – table 1 – row 3
Amendment 54 #
2016/0308(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – table 1 – row 4
Annex I – table 1 – row 4
Amendment 61 #
2016/0308(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – table 1 – row 3
Annex II – table 1 – row 3
Amendment 64 #
2016/0308(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – table 1 – row 4
Annex II – table 1 – row 4
Amendment 99 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Article 62 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
As part of its risk assessment and in accordance with sector- specific rules, the Commission shall monitor the management and control systems established in the Member States. The Commission shall, in its audit work, respect the principle of proportionality and shall take into account the level of assessed risk in accordance with the sector-specific rules. The materiality threshold for a tolerable risk shall be 4%.
Amendment 238 #
2016/0282(COD)
–1. The following Article 9a is inserted: " Article 9a Materiality threshold Checks by paying agencies and certifying authorities shall allow for a materiality threshold for a tolerable risk of error. The materiality threshold shall be 4%."
Amendment 239 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 268 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 268 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Regulation (EU) No. 1306/2013
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
–1. In Article 9 (1), subparagraph 1 is replaced by the following "The certification body shall be a public or private audit body designated by the Member State. Where it is a private audit body, and the applicable Union or national law so requires, it shall be selected by the Member State by means of a public tendering procedure. It shall provide an opinion, drawn up in accordance with internationally accepted audit standards, on the completeness, accuracy and veracity of the annual accounts of the paying agency, on the proper functioning of its internal control system and on the legality and regularity of the expenditure for which reimbursement has been requested from the Commission. That opinion shall also state whether the examination puts in doubt the assertions made in the management declaration." The certification body shall only check compliance with Union law." Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1306&qid=1490106989808&from=DE)
Amendment 265 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 268 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 268 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013
Article 118a (new)
Article 118a (new)
5a. The following Article is inserted after the Article 118: "Article 118a Retroaction ban 1. Changes to the regulations as well as to the guidelines, working tools, or any other documents of the Commission with direct and indirect external effects, as well as previous interpretations of provisions by institutions and bodies of the European Union as well as of the certifying body and paying agencies of the Commission may have burdensome effect only for the future.
Amendment 327 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013
Article 46 – paragraph 9 – point b
Article 46 – paragraph 9 – point b
3b. In Article 46(9), point (b) is deleted.
Amendment 360 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Regulation (EU) N° 1307/2013
Article 52 – paragraph 2
Article 52 – paragraph 2
Amendment 385 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 6 b (new)
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 6 b (new)
Regulation (EU) No. 1307/2013
Article 53 – Paragraph 6
Article 53 – Paragraph 6
6b. in Article 53(6) is replaced by the following: “ Member States may, by 1 August 20168, review their decision pursuant to paragraphs 1 to 4 and decide, with effect from 2017:” 9,” Or. de (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1307&qid=1490103746550&from=EN)
Amendment 387 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 6 c (new)
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 6 c (new)
Regulation (EU) No. 1307/2013
Article 53 – paragraph 6 – point a
Article 53 – paragraph 6 – point a
6c. In Article 53(6), point a is replaced by the following: “to leave unchanged, increase or decrease the percentage fixed pursuant to paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 to 4, within the limits laid down therein where applicable, or to leave unchanged or decrease the percentage fixed pursuant to paragraph 4;” content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1307&qid=1490103746550&from=EN)Or. de (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
Amendment 388 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 6 d (new)
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 6 d (new)
Regulation (EU) no. 1307/2013
Article 53 – paragraph 6a (new)
Article 53 – paragraph 6a (new)
Amendment 405 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 269 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 269 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f
In Article 4 (1), this point is replaced by the following: “ “(f) “arable land” means land cultivated for crop production or areas available for crop production but lying fallow, including areas set aside in accordance with Articles 22, 23 and 24 of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999, with Article 39 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 and with Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, irrespective of whether or not that land is under greenhouses or under fixed or mobile cover;” it may include, where Member States so decide, all areas lying fallow and covered by grasses or other herbaceous forage that were agricultural areas but not permanent grassland at the time of being left to lie fallow for the first time;”“ Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1307&from=EN)
Amendment 407 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 269 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 269 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h
In Article 4(1), this point is replaced by the following: “ “(h) “permanent grassland and permanent pasture” (together referred to as “permanent grassland”) means land used to grow grasses or other herbaceous forage naturally (self-seeded) or through cultivation (sown) and that has not been included in the crop rotation of the holding for five years or more; it may include other species such as shrubs and/or trees which can be grazed provided that the grasses and other herbaceous forage remain predominant as well as, where Member States so decide, land which can be grazed and which forms part of established local practices where grasses and other herbaceous forage are traditionally not predominant in grazing areas;” , where Member States so decide, other sources of non-forage animal feed provided that the grasses and other herbaceous forage remain predominant as well as, where Member States so decide: (i) land which can be grazed and which forms part of established local practices where grasses and other herbaceous forage are traditionally not predominant in grazing areas, and/or (ii) land which can be grazed where grasses and other herbaceous forage are not predominant, or absent, in grazing areas; For the purpose of this definition Member States may decide that the following practices are crop rotations: (i) the seeding of grasses or other herbaceous forage on an area after removal of a prior cover of grass or other herbaceous forage if the new cover is established by species or a mix of species other than the prior cover, or (ii) the seeding of grasses or other herbaceous forage on an area directly or after removal of a prior cover of grass or other herbaceous forage;”“ Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1307&from=EN)
Amendment 25 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The transition to clean energy and the bio economy requires changes in investment behaviour and incentives across the entire policy spectrum. It is a key Union priority to establish a resilient Energy Union to provide secure, sustainable, competitive and affordable energy to its citizens as well as promoting bio-based resources to replace fossil resources. Achieving this requires continuation of ambitious climate action with this Regulation and progress on the other aspects of Energy Union as set out in the Framework Strategy for a Resilient Energy Union with a Forward-Looking Climate Change Policy.16 __________________ 16 COM(2015)80
Amendment 39 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Regulation [ ] [on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry into the 2030 climate and energy framework] lays down accounting rules on greenhouse gas emissions and removals relating to land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF). While the environmental outcome under this Regulation in terms of the levels of greenhouse gas emission reductions that are made is affected by taking into account a quantity up to the sum of total net removals and total net emissions from deforested land, afforested land, managed cropland, managed forest land and managed grassland as defined in Regulation [ ], flexibility for a maximum quantity of 280425 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent of these removals divided among Member States according to the figures in Annex III should be included as an additional possibility for Member States to meet their commitments when needed. Where the delegated act to update the forest reference levels based on the national forestry accounting plans pursuant to Article 8 (6) of Regulation [LULUCF] is adopted, the power to adopt acts Given the limited mitigation potential it has as a sector, agriculture should benefit first and foremost from the net removals granted under this Regulation, thereby also making accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of Article 7 to reflect a contribution of the accounting category managed forest land in the flexibility provided by that Article. Bef clear distinction between “green” biogenic greenhouse gas emissions from the LULUCF and agricultural sectore adopting such a delegated act, the Commission should evaluate the robustness of accounting for managed forest land based on available data, and in particular the consistency of projected and actual harvesting ratend those resulting from the burning of fossil fuels. In addition, the possibility to voluntarily delete annual emission allocation units should be allowed under this Regulation in order to allow for such amounts to be taken into account when assessing Member States’ compliance with requirements under Regulation [ ].
Amendment 48 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) This Regulation shall take into account the objective of contributing to the objectives of the EU Forest Strategy to promote a competitive and sustainable supply of wood for the EU bioeconomy, the Member States’ national forest policies, and bioeconomy strategies, and the EU Circular Economy Strategy.
Amendment 52 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to ensure efficient, transparent and cost-effective reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions and of other information necessary to assess progress with Member States’ annual emissions allocations, the requirements for annual reporting and evaluation under this Regulation are integrated with the relevant Articles under Regulation (EU) No. 525/2013, which should therefore be amended accordingly. The amendment of that Regulation should also ensure that progress of Member States in making emission reductions continues to be evaluated annually, taking into account progress in Union policies and measures and information from Member States. Every two years, the evaluation should include the projected progress of the Union towards meeting its reduction commitments and of Member States towards fulfilling their obligations. However, the application of deductions should only be considered at five-year intervals, so that the potential contribution from deforested land, afforested land, managed cropland, managed forest land and managed grassland taking place pursuant to Regulation [ ] can be considered. This is without prejudice to the duty of the Commission to ensure compliance with the obligations of Member States resulting from this Regulation or to the power of the Commission to initiate infringement proceedings for this purpose.
Amendment 62 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) This Regulation should be reviewed as of 2024 and every 5 years thereafter in order to assess its overall functioning. The review should take into account evolving national circumstances and be informed by the results of the global stocktake of the Paris Agreement and the goal of achieving net-zero emissions in the second half of this century in a manner that does not threaten food production and according to the European Council Conclusions of October 2014 that recognised the limited mitigation potential of agriculture and its multifunction character.
Amendment 89 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – title
Article 7 – title
Additional use of up to 280425 million net removals from deforested land, afforested land, managed cropland, managed forest land, and managed grassland according to each Member State’s potential.
Amendment 97 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. To the extent that a Member State’s emissions exceed its annual emission allocations for a given year, a quantity up to the sum of total net removals and total net emissions from the combined accounting categories of deforested land, afforested land, managed cropland, managed forest land and managed grassland referred to in Article 2 of Regulation [ ] [LULUCF] may be taken into account for its compliance under Article 9 of this Regulation for that year, provided that:
Amendment 105 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Amendment 107 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) actions that the Member State shall implement in order to meet its specific obligations under Article 4, that respect the lower mitigation potential of agriculture and food security, through domestic policies and measures and the implementation of Union action;
Amendment 114 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council by 28 February 2024 and every five years thereafter on the operation of this Regulation, its contribution to the EU’s overall 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction target and its contribution to the goals of the Paris Agreement, and may make proposals if appropriate. The report shall be accompanied by a cost- effectiveness assessment and an assessment on global food security and leakage effects due to climate legislation.
Amendment 122 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – title
Annex III – title
TOTAL NET REMOVALS FROM DEFORESTED LAND, AFFORESTED LAND, MANAGED CROPLAND, MANAGED FOREST LAND AND MANAGED GRASSLAND THAT MEMBER STATES MAY TAKE INTO ACCOUNT FOR COMPLIANCE FOR THE PERIOD 2021 TO 2030 PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 7
Amendment 55 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The conditions for making fertilisers available on the internal market have been partially harmonised through Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council15 , which almost exclusively covers fertilisers from mined or chemically produced, minorganiceral materials. There is also a need to make use of recycled or organic materials for fertilising purposes. Harmonised conditions for making fertilisers made from such recycled or organic materials available on the entire internal market should be established in order to provide an important incentive for their further use. The scope of the harmonisation should therefore be extended in order to include recycled and organic materials. __________________ 15 Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 relating to fertilisers (OJ L 304, 21.11.2003, p. 1).
Amendment 82 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Products with one or more functions, one of which is covered by the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, should remain under the control tailored for such products and provided for by that Regulation. Where such products also have the function of a fertilising product, it would be misleading to provide for their CE marking under this Regulation, since the making available on the market of a plant protection product is contingent on a product authorisation valid in the Member State in question. Therefore, such products should be excluded from the scope of this Regulation. Products containing components registered under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 can have one or more fertilising functions and therefore be covered by the scope of this Regulation.
Amendment 88 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) The traceability of products which are vulnerable to organic pollution from certain potentially problematic sources (or perceived as such) should be ensured back to the source of the organic material. This is necessary in order (a) to secure consumer confidence and (b) to limit damage if local contamination occurs. As a result, businesses which use fertiliser products containing organic material from these sources may be identified. This should be compulsory for products containing material from waste or from by-products which have not undergone any processing that destroys organic pollutants, pathogens and genetic material. The aim is not only to reduce risks to health and the environment but also to reassure public opinion and cater for the concerns of farmers regarding pathogens, organic pollutants and genetic material. In order to protect land owners against pollution for which they themselves are not to blame, Member States are called upon to establish appropriate liability rules.
Amendment 89 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 b (new)
Recital 17 b (new)
(17b) Untreated by-products of animal production should not be subject to the Regulation.
Amendment 161 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
A CE marked fertilising productmaterial that has undergone a recovery operation and complies with the requirements laid down in this Regulation shall be considered as a component material of a CE marked fertilising product thato complyies with the conditions laid down in Article 6(1) of Directive 2008/98/EC and shall, therefore, be considered as having ceased to be waste.
Amendment 205 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 1 – point 1 – point C – introductory part
Annex I – part 1 – point 1 – point C – introductory part
C. InorganicMineral fertiliser
Amendment 254 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C) - paragraph 1
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C) - paragraph 1
An inorganic mineral fertiliser shall be a fertiliser other than an organic or organo-mineral fertilisercontaining nutrients in a mineral form or processed into a mineral form. Urea and its condensation and association products shall be considered to contain nutrients in a mineral form.
Amendment 382 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 5 – point 1 – point b
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 5 – point 1 – point b
(b) Animal by-products of categories 2 and 3 according to Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 excluding manure and farm fertilizer;
Amendment 443 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 1 – point 2 – point e
Annex III – part 1 – point 2 – point e
(e) A description of all components above 51% by product weight in descending order of magnitude by dry weight, including an indication of the relevant component material categories ('CMC') as referred to in Annex II. and including the content as percentage by the dry matter;
Amendment 458 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C) – paragraph 1
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C) – paragraph 1
An inorganic mineral fertiliser shall be a fertiliser other than an organic or organo-mineral fertilisercontaining nutrients in a mineral form or processed into a mineral form. Calcium cyanamide, urea and its condensation and association products shall be considered as containing nutrients in a mineral form. Organic carbon (Corg) in the CE marked fertilising product shall not exceed 1% by mass. That excludes, by convention, carbon coming from coatings, agronomic additives and technical agents.
Amendment 696 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Animal by-products of categories 2 and 3 according to Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 excluding manure and farm fertiliser;
Amendment 770 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 1 – paragraph 2 – point e
Annex III – part 1 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) A description of all components above 51% by product weight in descending order of magnitude by dry weight, including an indication of the relevant component material categories (‘CMC’) as referred to in Annex II. and including the content as percentage by the dry matter;
Amendment 124 #
2015/2353(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses that the fixed ceilings for the CAP until 2020 entail much lower margins than in the previous MFF, while the sector faces more challenges; stresses in this regard, that any use of the margin must be exclusively to address the needs of the agricultural sector; warns that the current margin within the agriculture budget may prove insufficient, with market volatility, veterinary and phytosanitary risks and other unforeseen events making increasing demands on the budget to such an extent that the margin is expected to be depleted at the end of this planning period;
Amendment 164 #
2015/2353(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Insists that the amounts for direct payments in Heading 2 should be left untouched; points out that this is crucial for the income situation of many farmers, particular in times of crises, and that the absorption rate per year is almost 100%;
Amendment 180 #
2015/2353(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Insists that the current amount in Heading 2 as foreseen in the current MFF remains at least at the same level; refers in this respect to Art.2 of the MFF regulation, which clearly states that allocated national envelopes may not be reduced by the midterm revision; considers furthermore that other Union policies must have the necessary financial means to allow the Union to honour its legal obligations in accordance with the corresponding sectoral legislation;
Amendment 6 #
2015/2326(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges the impact of effective application of EU law on strengthening the credibility of the EU institutions; appreciates the importance attributed in the report to petitions submitted by citizens, businesses and civil society organisations as a means of monitoring the application of EU law through citizens’' direct expression of their views, a right enshrined in the Lisbon Treaty and an important element of European citizenship; emphasizes the role of petitions to draw the attention of the Parliament and Commission to shortcomings in the application of EU law by the Member States; notes that parliamentary questions and petitions serve as useful alerting tools addressed to the Commission indicating weaknesses in the application of the EU law;
Amendment 10 #
2015/2326(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Points out that the different implementation and transposition of EU law creates continuous burdens for citizens and businesses, namely for those citizens who want to benefit from the achievements of the internal market and live, work, do business or study in another Member State; stresses that delays in transposition have also negative impact on legal certainty; reiterates its position that the Commission should make compliance with EU law a true political priority through an effective cooperation with the institutions, with special regard to the Council in particular to systematic recourse to correlation tables, Member States and other interested parties; underlines the primary responsibility of the Member States to implement and apply EU law correctly;
Amendment 11 #
2015/2326(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Notes that in 2014 3715 new complaints were registered and the total number of complaints increased by 5.7%; notes the number of new EU Pilot files which was 1208 in 2014; acknowledges the number of processed complaints and EU Pilot files in 2014 and appreciates the 75% resolution rate of EU Pilot files as quick and effective problem solving method;
Amendment 12 #
2015/2326(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges the administrative guarantees granted to complainants, such as the provision of information, and notification, in respect of their complaints, as also requested by the Committee on Petitions in its 2015 opinion on the aforementioned report; welcomes the renewed 'Applying Union law' web section of the Europa portal which gives citizens relevant information about how EU law has been applied in the Member States and about how to file a complaint; welcomes the better on-line accessibility of the decisions on infringements; notes that some improvements are desirable in the practices of the Commission regarding the information delivered for citizens in processing their complaints;
Amendment 16 #
2015/2326(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the positive impact of EU Pilot on the exchange of information between the Commission and the Member States, and on the resolution of problems relating to the application of EU law at national level; stresses that this can also provide valuable information for pending petitions; welcomes the Member States' increasing efforts to settle infringement cases before the Court procedure stage; notes that preliminary rulings help clarify questions on application of the EU law and can prevent infringement procedures;
Amendment 19 #
2015/2326(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the commitment shown by Commission services to strengthening the exchange of information with the Committee on Petitions, and reiterates its requests for improved communication between the two parties, in particular with regard to the initiation and conduct of infringement procedures by the Commission, including the EU Pilot procedure, and for efforts to be made to provide the Committee on Petitions with information within a reasonable timeframe, thus allowing it to respond to citizens’' requests more effectively; recalls its repeated request to the Commission to take into account in its monitoring and legislative work the reports and findings of the Committee on Petitions;
Amendment 25 #
2015/2326(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets that petitions submitted by EU citizens refer to violations of EU law; considers that these petitions attest to the fact that there are still frequent and widespread instances of late or incomplete transposition, or of misapplication, of EU law, and stresses that the Member States should implement and execute EU law effectivelystresses that petitions mainly concern alleged breaches of EU law in the fields of fundamental rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities and persons with disabilities, discrimination, including discrimination based on nationality, internal market, free movement, transport, environment, education, employment and health care; considers that these petitions attest to the fact that there are still frequent and widespread instances of late or incomplete transposition, or of misapplication, of EU law, and stresses that the Member States should implement and execute EU law effectively and should legislate in full respect of fundamental values and principles enshrined in the Treaties and the Charter of the Fundamental Rights of the EU; calls the Member states for a substantive improvement on the quality of the information exchange with the Committee on Petitions and the clarifications provided; emphasizes the need for presence and balanced dialogue with the representatives of the Member States on concerned petitions during the meetings of the Committee on Petitions;
Amendment 36 #
2015/2326(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the importance of implementation plans adopted by the Commission with the aim of assisting and guiding Member States in the timely, clear and correct transposition of EU directives; welcomes the importance attributed to Better Regulation and to the monitoring of EU regulatory fitness, which form part of a greater effort to improve the quality of EU legislation and – it is to be hoped – should have a positive impact on the number of petitions submitted.reminds the Commission to apply the principles of equal treatment of Member States and impartiality when scrutinizing the application of EU law;
Amendment 38 #
2015/2326(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Welcomes the importance attributed to Better Regulation and to the EU regulatory fitness (REFIT); the REFIT programme should be strengthened and also include measuring and reducing administrative burdens faced by citizens; believes that this programmes form part of a greater effort to improve the quality of EU legislation and – it is to be hoped – should have a positive impact on the number of petitions submitted.
Amendment 7 #
2015/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that over-reliance on imported food should be replaced by establishing resilient domestic food production, given that climates and markets are increasingly volatile, and that emphasis has shifted from merely increasing the production of agricultural commodities to enabling countries to feed themselves;
Amendment 59 #
2015/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that the NAFSN must lead to the establishment of a regionally adapted agricultural structure in the primary and processing stages;
Amendment 109 #
2015/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – indent 6
Paragraph 6 – indent 6
- design policies which empower women in agriculture,nhance the social role of rural women;
Amendment 6 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
– having regard to its Motion for a Resolution of 14 December 2015 on patents and plant breeders' rights (2015/2981 (RSP)),
Amendment 103 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that agriculture has always developed new practices, techniques and production methods that have increased outputs and improved the adaptability of farming practices to new and changing circumstances; notes further that agriculture is a key part of our natural world which thus provides services - such as ecosystem services and protecting biodiversity and nature - that go beyond producing food and can be enhanced by fostering new developments; is convinced that innovation is a prerequisite for maintaining this progress;
Amendment 203 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Is concerned that the EU is highly dependent on the import of minerals for the production of artificimineral fertilisers such as phosphate and that the production of artificimineral fertilisers has a high ecological footprint; emphasises the possibility of processing animal manure into mineral concentrate that could be used to manufacture ‘green fertiliser’ that can reduce and eventually replace the need for artificimineral fertilisers, in the light of an efficiency level comparable to that of the latter; welcomes the fact that the production and use of mineral concentrates makes a significant contribution to the circular economy by closing the mineral loop, and asks the Commission to revise the EU fertiliser regulation and remove barriers in the nitrates directive so as to stimulate the development of mineral concentrate from animal manure;
Amendment 238 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for more efforts to be made to develop an integrated pest management system by supporting research into non- chemical alternatives and low-risk measures and pesticides which are more environment-friendly; calls on the Commission to come forward with an action plan and to set up an expert group in order to work towards a more sustainable pest management system; stresses that integrated pest management is designed to make smarter use of the interplay between chemical and biological measures; highlights the potential of a pest management that improves the interaction between plant breeding efforts, natural combat systems and pesticide use; notes that biological control mechanisms relating to pests and diseases could reduce the use of pesticides and may contribute to better plant resilience;
Amendment 252 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for a continuous development of innovative new breeding techniques for plants, as this is of vital importance for the efficient development of new varieties, contributing to the development of plants with higher yields, greater nutritional value and better resistance to pests, diseases and adverse weather conditions; believes that many new breeding techniques provide unprecedented opportunities to reduce the environmental impact of conventional agriculture; disapproves of the current administrative and regulatory burdens; urges the Commission to encourage new techniques and ensure access to biological materials for SMEs in the breeding sector, and expects it to give primacy to innovation in this respect; therefore disapproves of the current decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) of 25 March in Cases G2/12 and G2/13;
Amendment 292 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Considers that economic development and ecological sustainability are complementary provided enough room is left for innovation and entrepreneurship and provided action is taken to prevent the appearance of unjustified differences in national implementation, so as to ensure a genuine level playing field, also by exploring new and relevant techniques such as satellite imaging; calls on the Commission to ensure a genuine level playing field for the agricultural sector by actively monitoring relevant legislation such as the Birds and Habitats Directives and the implementation thereof and reporting back to Parliament every two years;
Amendment 93 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Emphasises that PF contributes to resource-efficient agriculture and should therefore be made available to all holdings, irrespective of their size;
Amendment 103 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
emphasises that PF cuts resource use by at least 15%;
Amendment 109 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Points out that the farming industry, like all other sectors of the economy, is undergoing a process of change; emphasises that modern farming was made possible only by the acceptance of scientific and technological progress and that digital 4.0 likewise offers the possibility of further development in the farming sector;
Amendment 1 #
2015/2154(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 10 #
2015/2154(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that DG AGRI did a considerable amount of work in 2014 to ensure that Member State authorities are increasingly able to prevent errors in agricultural spending and implement their Rural Development Programs, congratulates DG AGRI for the positive impact apparent in the 2014 ECA Annual Report, and believes it; notes, further, that DG AGRI’s actions should provide a good foundation for the key years in the 2014- 2020 spending period;
Amendment 13 #
2015/2154(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 17 #
2015/2154(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the improvements on the 2013 annual report figures and notes that the Court of Auditors has concluded that as far as agricultural policy is concerned, the proportion of tested transactions resulted in a reduced error rate compared to 2013, notes that the most likely error rate for 2014 is 2,9% (as compared to 3,6% in 2013) for EAGF audited in 17 Member States; and 6.2% (down from 7% for 2013) for Rural Development, environment and fisheries audited in 18 Member States and an average rate for the “Natural Resources” chapter as a whole of 3.6%;
Amendment 25 #
2015/2154(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that 2014 was a transitional year, involving significant payments for the last part of the 2007-2013 funding period and during which the final elements (the implementing and delegated acts) were put in place half way through the year for the CAP 2014-2020 funding period, and believnotes that the year 2015 should be considered as another transitional year in which greening had to be implemented in full for the first time;
Amendment 26 #
2015/2154(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the reduction in error rates compared to 2013 and acknowledges the major efforts and resources devoted to achieving this, particularly through information and technical support from the Commission for member state authorities on implementation, and believestakes the view, however, that a simple measure of error is not in itself a measure of performance or delivery;
Amendment 32 #
2015/2154(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes that the European Court of Auditors is exploring how to measure performance in its Annual Report, particularly as the Commission intends its spending to be focused on results, points nevertheless to the difficulty of judging delivery of multiannual funding programmes through a tool which examines a single year and inviturges the Court to explain its performance orientation specifically in relation to agricultural spending;
Amendment 37 #
2015/2154(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes the agreement between Commission and Court3 that rural development expenditure is governed by complex rules and eligibility conditions, partly due to the ambitious nature of the policy, notes furthermore that simplification and preventive measures are includedcalls for a further simplification in the 2014-2020 rules and calls, in addition, for that simplification to be delivered at Member State level in the new Rural Development programmes as an important means of reducing error; __________________ 3 ECA Annual Report 2014 - Para 7.10.
Amendment 59 #
2015/2154(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 61 #
2015/2154(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 72 #
2015/2154(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 75 #
2015/2154(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 81 #
2015/2154(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 82 #
2015/2154(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Wishes to beInsists on being informed about any improvements in terms of compliance, and particularly any feasibility work done on support payments being made conditional on compliance with environmental, animal welfare and food safety rules;
Amendment 86 #
2015/2154(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. BelievNotes that the 2014 ECA Annual Report shows good results, but nevertheless calls on the Court to inform the Parliament about the steps it intends to take to bring a more multiannual examination methodology to bear as it develops the more performance-oriented approach being envisaged.
Amendment 21 #
2015/2132(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls for the school milk and school fruit programmes to be moved to the second pillar of the Common Agricultural Policy so that their specific design can be better tailored on the ground to regional specificities and needs and the acceptance and user-friendliness of the programmes thereby increased;
Amendment 23 #
2015/2132(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Insists that any revenue accruing to the EU budget deriving from the super levy or any other assigned revenues from agriculture in 2014/2015 must remain under Heading 2;
Amendment 29 #
2015/2132(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Notes that European agriculture has increasingly been exposed to crises in recent years; calls therefore on the Commission to reconsider the system of contingency funding and to create a new instrument that allows rapid political intervention in the event of a crisis, without burdening the annual direct payments;
Amendment 43 #
2015/2132(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Underscores the importance of developing new markets for maintaining competitiveness and increasing the resistance of European agriculture to market crises such as in the case of Russia embargo; calls for the financial support of market development, inter alia through the use of funds from the superlevy;
Amendment 77 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the importance to treat energy efficiency as an energy source in its own right; therefore underlines that the Commission and the Member States shall embed the ‘Energy Efficiency First’ principle in all decision-making related to energy;
Amendment 126 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes that the EU building stock is responsible for approximately 40% of final energy consumption, for the consumption of approximately 60% of EU gas imports and for 36% of CO2 emissions in the EU and that heating and cooling is the largest single source of energy demand in the EU, therefore calls on the Commission to address the potential of reduction of energy demand and efficiency gains in the building sector;
Amendment 189 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Highlights the fact that in a true circular economy waste has to feed back into the economy as raw material in order to keep the added value in the product for as long as possible and therefore preparation for reuse and recycling have a much higher priority than incineration; points to the fact that many Member States already have an overcapacity of incineration plants, stresses the need for better planning and information sharing and preventing lock-in effects; urges the Commission to take the link between the Energy Union and the circular economy into account;
Amendment 26 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph a (new)
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph a (new)
Points out that school fruit and school milk programmes are not user-friendly, partly because of the administrative burden involved and that that their acceptance and implementation are falling short of the ideal, making it urgently necessary to simplify the bureaucratic procedures they entail;
Amendment 39 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph a (new)
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph a (new)
Calls for a substantial simplification of CAP bureaucratic procedures with a view to reducing the high error rates in the use of the funds; welcomes therefore the commitment made by the Commission to include simplification and subsidiarity among its priority objectives for the coming years;
Amendment 44 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph a (new)
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph a (new)
Notes that European agriculture has been increasingly exposed to crises in recent years (Russian embargo, milk crisis etc.); urges therefore the adoption of a new approach to CAP contingency funding and the provision of stable and adequate financial resources with a view to future crises, without prejudice to direct annual payments;
Amendment 66 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of Pilot Projects, such as the European Price Monitoring Observatory, to the committee and the agricultural sector and asks for continued support; emphasizes the importance of a pilot project in which obstructions for farming businesses, that arise from the accumulation of legislation, are being investigated.
Amendment 243 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 1 – point 4 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
From 2021 onwards, the share of allowances to be auctioned by Member States shall be 5744%.
Amendment 323 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part
Article 10a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part
The benchmark values for free allocation shall be adjusted in order to avoid windfall profits and reflect technological progress in the period between 2007-8 and each later period for which free allocations are determined in accordance with Article 11(1). This adjustment shall reduce the benchmark values set by the act adopted pursuant to Article 10a by 1% of the value that was set based on 2007-8 data in respect of each year between 2008 and the middle of the relevant period of free allocation, unless:e process emission benchmark shall remain unchanged.
Amendment 341 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point i
Article 10a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point i
Amendment 386 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point d
Article 1 – point 5 – point d
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 10a – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Member States shouldall adopt financial measures in favour of sectors or sub- sectors which are exposed to a genuine risk of carbon leakage due to significant indirect costs that are actually incurred from greenhouse gas emission costs passed on in electricity prices, taking into account any effects on the internal market. Such financial measures to compensate part of these costs shall be in accordance with state aid rules. The compensation shall ensure that costs incurred shall be fully reimbursed.
Amendment 200 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The EFSI should support strategic investments with high economic value added contributing to achieving Union policy objectives. The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), being a fully communitised policy area, applies across EU territory and is therefore a very well suited vehicle for carrying out EFSI projects with maximum reach. Many of the existing CAP instruments can be used to make targeted investments successfully.
Amendment 223 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Many small and medium enterprises, as well as mid-cap companies, across the Union require assistance to attract market financing, especially as regards investments that carry a greater degree of risk. This is particularly true of businesses in rural areas, where economic growth and job preservation are urgently needed. The EFSI should help these businesses to overcome capital shortages by allowing the EIB and the European Investment Fund ('EIF') to provide direct and indirect equity injections, as well as to provide guarantees for high-quality securitisation of loans, and other products that are granted in pursuit of the aims of the EFSI.
Amendment 241 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The EFSI should be established within the EIB in order to benefit from its experience and proven track record and in order for its operations to start to have a positive impact as quickly as possible. The work of the EFSI on providing finance to small and medium-sized enterprises, including in rural areas, and small mid- cap companies should be channelled through the European Investment Fund ('EIF') to benefit from its experience in these activities.
Amendment 264 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The EFSI should target projects delivering high societal and economic value. In particular, the EFSI should target projects that promote job creation, long- term growth and competitiveness, especially infrastructure measures (digital and transport). The EFSI should support a wide range of financial products, including equity, debt or guarantees, to best accommodate the needs of the individual project. This wide range of products should allow the EFSI to adapt to market needs whilst encouraging private investment in the projects. The EFSI should not be a substitute for private market finance but should instead catalyse private finance by addressing market failures so as to ensure the most effective and strategic use of public money. The requirement for consistency with State aid principles should contribute to such effective and strategic use.
Amendment 296 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The EFSI should target projects with a higher risk-return profile than existing EIB and Union instruments to ensure additionality over existing operations. The EFSI should finance projects across the Union, including in the countries most affected by the financial crisis, as well as in the many disadvantaged rural areas of Europe. The EFSI should only be used where financing is not available from other sources on reasonable terms.
Amendment 396 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Provided that all relevant eligibility criteria are fulfilled, Member States may use European Structural Investment Funds to contribute to the financing of eligible projects that are supported by the EU guarantee. Use should also be made of the CAP second-pillar policy instruments which have already generated particular added value in many parts of the European Union. The flexibility of this approach should maximise the potential to attract investors to the areas of investment targeted by the EFSI.
Amendment 408 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) In accordance with the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Iinfrastructure, research and project investments supported under EFSI should be consistent with State aid rules. To that end, the Commission has announced that it will formulate a set of core principles, for the purpose of State aid assessments, which a project will have to meet to be eligible for support under the EFSI. If a project meets these criteria and receives support from the EFSI, the Commission has announced that any national complementary support, will be assessed under a simplified and accelerated State aid assessment whereby the only additional issue to be verified by the Commission will be the proportionality of public support (absence of overcompensation). The Commission has also announced that it will provide further guidance on the set of core principles with a view to ensuring an efficient use of public funds.
Amendment 447 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Alongside the financing operations that will be conducted through the EFSI, a European Investment Advisory Hub ('EIAH') should be created. The EIAH should provide strengthened support for project development and preparation across the Union, by building on the expertise of the Commission, the EIB, national promotional banks and the managing authorities of the European Structural, agricultural and Investment Funds. This should establish a single point of entry for questions related to technical assistance for investments within the Union.
Amendment 572 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The purpose of the EFSI shall be to support investments in the Union and to ensure increased access to financing for companies having up to 3000 employees, with a particular focus on small and medium-sized enterprises, through the supply of risk bearing capacity to the EIB, with businesses in rural areas and in structurally weak and disadvantaged areas also being taken into account ('EFSI Agreement').
Amendment 699 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The EFSI Agreement shall provide for the creation of a European Investment Advisory Hub ('EIAH') within the EIB without, however, creating additional red tape or new control systems. The EIAH shall have as its objective to build upon existing EIB and Commission advisory services in order to provide advisory support for investment project identification, preparation and development and act as a single technical advisory hub for project financing within the Union. This shall include support on the use of technical assistance for project structuring, use of innovative financial instruments, use of public-private partnerships and advice, as appropriate, on relevant issues of EU legislation.
Amendment 715 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
To meet that objective, the EIAH shall use the expertise of the EIB, the Commission, national promotional banks and the managing authorities of the European Structural, agricultural and Investment Funds.
Amendment 995 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) infrastructure projects in the environmental, agricultural, natural resources, urban development and social fields;
Amendment 1 #
2014/2257(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation -1 a (new)
Citation -1 a (new)
-1a. having regard to the "Decision of the European Ombudsman closing her own- initiative inquiry OJ/9/2013/TN concerning the European Commission", of 4 March 2015,
Amendment 2 #
2014/2257(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation -1 b (new)
Citation -1 b (new)
-1b. having regard to Article 11 (4) of the Treaty on European Union and Article 24 (1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Amendment 3 #
2014/2257(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital -1 (new)
Recital -1 (new)
Amendment 4 #
2014/2257(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) to be the first direct democratic instrument to enable citizens to become actively involved in the framing of European policies and legislation; underlines the responsibility of the European Parliament, the only directly- elected institution in rendering this instrument a real success; invites the Commission to inform the Parliament on a regular basis about ECI registrations;
Amendment 36 #
2014/2257(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the review of the ECI regulation should be also used as an opportunity to enhance awareness of the petitions process, explain the distinctionunderline the main differences between the ECIs and petitions and promote a link between them,the right to petition, whereas this could be done via harmonised information on the European institutions’' websites and in their advertisement policies;
Amendment 41 #
2014/2257(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets the lack of clear information on the ECI instrument at the early stages, which led to a general misconception about its nature and generated some frustration when the first ECIs were rejected by the Commission; stresses that the ECI process should be improved in line with the experiences gathered in the practice; recalls that the instrument should be simple, clear and user-friendly;
Amendment 58 #
2014/2257(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to ensure transparency in the decision-making process and clarify the procedure for legal admissibility; invites the Commission to respond to successful ECIs with more concrete actions; calls on the Commission, in cases of only partial legal admissibility, not to rule the entire ECI inadmissible but to inform the applicants exactly which part of the ECI is admissible, thereby enabling them to register it, or even to do so itself automatically, as well as indicating which parts are inadmissible and why; asks the Commission to submit a suitable proposal as part of a review if it believes that a review is the only way in which this can be done;
Amendment 61 #
2014/2257(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls onEncourages the Commission to revise the ECI Regulation with the aim to ensure a transparency in thet and institutionally balanced decision-making process and clarify the procedure for legal admissibility; invites the Commission to respond to successful ECIs with more concrete act, especially with regard to the exclusive role of the Commissions;
Amendment 71 #
2014/2257(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Encourages the institutions to consider the possibility of debating the issues that were raised by not successful ECIs, taking into consideration that they were supported by a significant number of EU citizens;
Amendment 79 #
2014/2257(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 89 #
2014/2257(INI)
Draft opinion
Point 11 a (new)
Point 11 a (new)
11a. Welcomes the proposal of the European Economic and Social Committee to provide free translations of the ECIs texts in order to reduce burdens of organising an ECI;
Amendment 93 #
2014/2257(INI)
Draft opinion
Point 12
Point 12
12. Recalls that hearings concerning successful ECIs are currently organised by the competent committee, according to the subject of the ECI, with the Committee on Petitions associated; proposes that the Committee on Petitions should take over the role of organising hearings with the participation of interested stakeholders, as a neutral forum with the greatest experience in dealing with citizens.
Amendment 9 #
2014/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas rights inherent to Union citizenship are incorporated in the Treaties and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; whereas the Treaty of Lisbon has strengthened the enforceability of fundamental rights with respect to the implementation of EU law by Member States at national level; whereas Article 51 of the Charter states that the Member States and the Commission must respect theseinstitutions, bodies and agencies of the EU must respect these rights; whereas the accession of the European Union to the European Convention on Human Rights will strengthen its commitment to the protection of fundamental rights;
Amendment 14 #
2014/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the right to petition established a tight bond between the EU citizens and the Parliament; whereas the European Citizens' Initiative introduced a new direct link between the EU citizens and the EU institutions and can enhance the development of fundamental and citizens' rights;
Amendment 20 #
2014/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas almost one third significant number of petitions received by Parliament relate to alleged breaches of fundamental rights referred to in the Charter, touching on issues such as citizenship, the four freedoms, employment, economic circumstances, environmental and consumer protection, justice systems, voting rights, disability and children’s's rights, access to education and linguistic rights; whereas some of those petitions raise questions related to health issues and worsened access to health care and health care services as a direct consequence of the economic crisis; whereas petitions are usually the earliest indicators of the situation of the fundamental rights in the Member States and they serve as an instrument for guaranteeing citizens their fundamental rights;
Amendment 44 #
2014/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Deplores instances of discrimination against ethnic, religious and national minorities, on the grounds that human dignity is inviolable; calls foron the Anti-Discrimination Directive, which seeks to implement the principleMember States to implement properly the existing directives ofn equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, to be unblocked in the Council; underlines the fact that specific needs of the most vulnerable citizens such as minorities should be addressed in an appropriate way;
Amendment 51 #
2014/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Member States and the EU institutions to be fully engaged in the protection of children's rights in cross- border family disputes; emphasises the need to promote children's rights across EU policies in order to ensure that the best interest of the child is always taken into consideration;
Amendment 57 #
2014/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the role of Commission as the guardian of the Treaties is not limited to ensuring that legislation is transposed by the Member States, but also extends to the full and correct application of laws, in particular with a view to protecting citizens’' fundamental rights; reminds that the expectations of citizens go beyond the strict interpretation of the Charter and the objective should be to render these rights as effective as possible;
Amendment 76 #
2014/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to remove existing obstacles within the Internal Market for enabling the full exercise of the right of free movement;
Amendment 77 #
2014/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the portability of social securityunemployment benefits, pensions and health care rights and the recognition of professional qualifications is important in ensuring the full accomplishment of fundamental rights and civil liberties, including on the basis of the achievement of worker mobility;
Amendment 88 #
2014/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States and the Commission, when proposing legislation, to strike an appropriate balance between counter- terrorism measures and the protection of fundamental rights;
Amendment 97 #
2014/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure through their policies that fundamental rights are properly respected, guaranteed, appliprotected and developed further. within the European Union;
Amendment 12 #
2014/2253(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Also notes the need for a constructive dialogue with the Member States within the Committee on Petitions and asks the Member States concerned by the relevant petitions to send representatives to address the Committee during its meetings.
Amendment 36 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls, when use is made of the findings from checks and in the possible imposition of penalties, for a distinction to be drawn between unintentional omissions and cases of fraud, as omissions do not as a rule cause any financial damage to the taxpayer;
Amendment 109 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
b. firmly commit to the strict preservation of production and environment standards on food safety and human and animal health, in connection with, for instance, GMOs, the use of hormones in the beef sector, REACH and cloning, as defined under EU legislation, and ensure that fundamental values of the EU such as the precautionary principle are not undermined;
Amendment 116 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
ba. make every effort to ensure that agricultural imports are allowed into the EU only if they have been produced in a manner consistent with European consumer protection, animal welfare and environmental protection standards and minimum social standards;
Amendment 189 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 1 – point e
e. secure significantly improved protection of EU geographical indicationsappropriate legal protection on the US market for European geographical designations of origin, a mechanism for penalising improper use and better consumer information as an essential element of a balanced agreement, taking the relevant chapter of the CETA with Canada as a good example;
Amendment 13 #
2014/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas 1 887 petitions of which 1 070 petitions were inadmissible were closed in 2014, this is almost a 10% rise on the figure for 2013 where 1 723 petitions were closed;
Amendment 14 #
2014/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas 817 petitions were declared admissible and could be closed in 2014, which is almost 7 % raise on the figure for 2013 where 677 were declared admissible and could be closed;
Amendment 15 #
2014/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas these figures indicate that the revised administrative procedure by the Secretary-General of the European Parliament from 2014, have increased the efficiency of the work of the Committee of Petitions;
Amendment 30 #
2014/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas each petition is carefully assessed and dealt with and each petitioner has the right to receive a reply within a reasonable period of timein the clear administrative procedure for petitions that were put in place by the Secretary- General of the European Parliament in 2014 and cover the whole lifecycle of a petition in the European Parliament and finally ensure to deliver realistic results in 9 months in written form to citizens instead of keeping false hopes by leaving petitions open for 2 and more years, as it was the case in the past;
Amendment 37 #
2014/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas an additional criterion for the admissibility of petitions is whether the petitioner with the petition is directly affected; whereas, for this reason, Members of the European Parliament should refrain from submitting petitions for citizens and should instead make use of other parliamentary means.
Amendment 61 #
2014/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas the web portal of the Committee on Petitions was launched on 19 November 2014 to replace the Europarl site’s previous electronic platform for filing petitions; whereas this portal has been designed as an integrated solution covering the specific needs of the petition process and which gives EU citizens wishing to file a petition an Internet tool better suited to their needs; whereas the portal will help improve the service and its visibility for citizens and committee members, and will act as an electronic register (planned in Rule 216(4) of the Rules of Procedure) through which citizens may lend or withdraw their support for existing petitions and affix their electronic signature to their own petitions; whereas the new portal has been designed to make the petition procedure more transparent and interactive, and administrative aspects more efficient, in the interest of petitioners, Members and the general public; whereas there can be no question but that its launch in November 2014 has helped to promote EU citizenship; welcomes the launch of the web portal, that brought the Committee on Petitions even closer to the citizens and sensitized the citizens on the capacity and possibilities of the Committee on Petitions to help them to redress their situation; emphasises that the use of new information and communication technology shall be further on stimulated to bring the Committee work closer to citizens and also further lead to EU budget savings;
Amendment 63 #
2014/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas the web portal of the Committee on Petitions was launched on 19 November 2014 to replace the Europarl site’s previous electronic platform for filing petitions; whereas this portal has been designed as an integrated solution covering the specific needs of the petition process and which gives EU citizens wishing to file a petition an Internet tool better suited to their needs; whereas the portal will help improve the service and its visibility for citizens and committee members, and will act as an electronic register (planned in Rule 216(4) of the Rules of Procedure) through which citizens may lend or withdraw their support for existing petitions and affix their electronic signature to their ownfile and keep track of petitions; whereas the new portal has been designed to make the petition procedure more transparent and interactive, and administrative aspects more efficient, in the interest of petitioners, Members and the general public; whereas there can be no question but that its launch in November 2014 has helped to promote EU citizenship;
Amendment 75 #
2014/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
S. whereas it should be noted that owing to the workload of the Committee on Petition, no fact-finding visits took place for petitions for which an inquiry was ongoing during 2014, but fact-finding visits have been scheduled for 2015remarks that in the future, fact-finding visits in conjunction with appropriate petitions will be carried out;
Amendment 81 #
2014/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the fundamental role played by the Committee on Petitions in defending and promoting the rights of EU citizens and residents, ensuring that the concerns of petitioners are better recognised and their legitimate grievances are resolved wherever possible and within a reasonable timeframe;; points to the importance of complying with the administrative reform of the Secretary- General of the European Parliament of 2014, according to which admissible petitions requiring discussion should be discussed in the Committee within 9 months from the filing of the petition at the latest.
Amendment 106 #
2014/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it essential that cooperation with the parliaments and governments of Member States be strengthened and that Member State authorities be encouraged to be fully transparent in transposing and applying EU law; stresses the importance of collaboration with the Commission and the Member States and welcomes the presence of representatives of some Member States at meetingreiterates the call of the report on the activities of the Committee on Petitions 2013 (2014/2008 (INI)) for launching an enhanced structured dialogue with Member States namely by holding regular meetings with Members from national Committee on Petitions;
Amendment 111 #
2014/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the EU Member States to legally standardise the obligation to create petition committees in national parliaments, which would increase the effectiveness of the cooperation between the Committee on Petitions and the national parliaments.
Amendment 113 #
2014/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines the growing importance of the Committee on Petitions in the European Parliament as a scrutiny committee, which should be a point of reference for the transposition and implementation of the European legislation on the administrative level in the Member states; reiterates the call of the report on the activities of the Committee on Petitions 2013 (2014/2008 (INI)) for more political debates during the plenary sessions and a more vivid communication on the petitions of European citizens;
Amendment 118 #
2014/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Deplores the fact that the Charter of Fundamental Rights has not been adopted in all the EU Member States and that many people have found its implementation to be unclear and, to some extent, disappointing; deplordetermines the strict way in which the Commission has interpreted Article 51 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights with its stipulation that the provisions of the Charter are addressed to the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union with due regard for the principle of subsidiarity and to the Member States only when they are implementing Union law; recalls that the Commission has often said it is unable to act in the area of fundamental rights, when the Committee has so requested, citing Article 51 of the Charter; stresses the fact that the expectations of citizens are much greater than the Charter’s strictly legal provisions allow for; calls on the Commission to do more to meet citizens’ expectations and to find a new approach to the interpretation of Article 51;
Amendment 134 #
2014/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes the concerns of petitioners regarding alleged cases of injustice that have occurred during the administrative and judicial procedures for separation or divorce of parents and issues relating to the custody of young children; notes in this context that in the case of bi-national couples, discrimination on grounds of nationality may occur in favour of the spouseparent from the Member State in which proceedings take place and against the non- national of that state, with severe and often very dramatic repercussions on the rights of the child; notes that the Committee on Petitions will conduct a fact-finding visit to the United Kingdom in 2015 to investigate complaints of this nature in situ; stresses that it has been notified of other cases involving other countries: Germany (notably in cases concerning the work of the Child and Youth Welfare Office), France and the Netherlands;
Amendment 135 #
2014/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes the concerns of petitioners regarding alleged cases of injustice that have occurred during the administrative and judicial procedures for separation or divorce of parents and issues relating to the custody of young children; notes in this context that in the case of bi-national couples, discrimination on grounds of nationality may occur in favour of the spouse from the Member State in which proceedings take place and against the non- national of that state, with severe and often very dramatic repercussions on the rights of the child; notes that the Committee on Petitions will conduct a fact-finding visit to the United Kingdom in 2015 to investigate complaints of this nature in situ; stresses that it has been notified of other cases involving other countries: Germany (notably in cases concerning the work of the Child and Youth Welfare Office), France and, the Netherlands, Denmark and Norway;
Amendment 136 #
2014/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes the concerns of petitioners regarding alleged cases of injustice that have occurred during the administrative and judicial procedures for separation or divorce of parents and issues relating to the custody of young children; notes in this context that in the case of bi-national couples, discrimination on grounds of nationality may occur in favour of the spouse from the Member State in which proceedings take place and against the non- national of that state, with severe and often very dramatic repercussions on the rights of the child; notes that the Committee on Petitions will conduct a fact-finding visit to the United Kingdom in 2015 to investigate complaints of this nature in situ; ;stresses that it has been notified of other cases involving other countries: Germany (notably in cases concerning the work of the Child and Youth Welfare Office), France and the Netherlands;
Amendment 138 #
2014/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Welcomes the social dialogue ‘European Forum on the Rights of the Child’ annually organised at the Commission’s initiative since 2007, the aim of which consists in supporting children’s rights as part of internal and external EU measures. The participants of this dialogue are: Representatives of the EU Member States, children’s rights representatives, the Committee of the Regions, the European Economic and Social Committee, Europarat, UNICEF, NGOs.
Amendment 140 #
2014/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the wide range of the subjects raised in the petitions filed by citizens, such as fundamental rights, the internal market, environmental law, public health issues, child welfare, transport, the disabled and animal rights; calls for further specialising the work of the Committee on Petitions by nominating internal rapporteurs on the major policies to which petitioners refer;
Amendment 162 #
2014/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. AcknowledgEmphasises the important role of the SOLVIT network, which regularly uncovers and resolves problems linked to the implementation of internal market legislation; urges the Commission to upgrade this tool;
Amendment 169 #
2014/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Attaches great importance to the presence and active cooperation of representatives of the Member States during meetings of the Committee on Petitions; welcomes the presence of representatives from the public authorities of the Member State concerned, their participation and their active cooperation, with particular reference to the representatives of certain Member States such as Greece, Italy and Spain; encourages other Member States to follow their example; encourages all Member States to actively participate in the petition process;
Amendment 3 #
2014/2075(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls that other relevant Committees such as Committee on Regional Development or Committee on Development etc. also prepare a thorough discharge opinion; stresses that only through a proper discharge procedure the causes of error rates can be reduced.
Amendment 4 #
2014/2075(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Acknowledges that for the CAP a system is in place, where the Commission is imposing net financial corrections on Member States to claw back any ineligible expenditures and hence reduces the risk of irregular payments;
Amendment 10 #
2014/2075(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 11 #
2014/2075(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the move of all smaller programmes into the second pillar of the CAP;Notes that small programmes such as the school milk programme have persistently high error rates; therefore calls to simplify those programmes, as less bureaucratic programmes decrease error rates.
Amendment 12 #
2014/2075(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for a less bureaucratic CAP with a view to reducing the error rates; welcomes therefore the commitment taken by the Commission to make simplification and subsidiarity one of the top priorities in the next five years; calls in extreme cases, that persistent underperforming paying agencies being stripped of their accreditation.
Amendment 15 #
2014/2075(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for Union officials to be in charge of thegive extra supervision and monitor more closely national paying agencies within the respective Member States, instead of officials of that Member State, in particular for those paying agencies that continuously under-performed over the last three years ;
Amendment 18 #
2014/2075(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that the error rate indicated by the Commission differs significantly in some areas from the error rate identified by the European Court of Auditors; requests an explanation from the Commission in this respect;calls for greater harmonization in the methods for calculating error rates by the European Court of Auditors and the Commission in order to ensure a greater comparability.
Amendment 19 #
2014/2075(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes the new rules for the 2014- 2020 programmingfinancial period, including measures such as the designations of audit and certifying authorities, accreditations of audit authorities, audit examination and acceptance of accounts, financial corrections and net financial corrections, proportional control, ex-ante conditionalities that aim to further contribute to the reduction of the level of error; welcomes also the definition of serious deficiencies and the anticipated increased level of corrections for repeated deficiencies;
Amendment 2 #
2014/2040(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that, while the budget for direct payments and market measures under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) will be increased in 2015 by 0,2% relative to 2014, for both commitments and payments, the Commission must explain how to meet increased needs associated to the phasing-in of direct payments in the EU-12Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia and the creation of the fundreserve for agricultural crises;
Amendment 44 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) However, there may be situations where no suitable authorised veterinary medicinal product is available. In those situations, by way of exception, veterinarians should be allowed to prescribe other medicinal products to the animals under their responsibility in conformity with strict rules and in the interest of animal health or animal welfare only, whereby antimicrobial medicinal products for human use may be employed only subject to the issuing of a prescription by a vet and authorisation by the veterinary authority responsible for monitoring the work of the vet in question. In case of food-producing animals, veterinarians should ensure that an appropriate withdrawal period is prescribed, so that harmful residues of those medicinal products do not enter the food chain.
Amendment 63 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38 a (new)
Recital 38 a (new)
(38a) Prudent use of antimicrobials is a cornerstone in addressing antimicrobial resistance. The Guidelines for prudent use, drafted by the Commission, need to be considered by Member States.
Amendment 80 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 62
Recital 62
(62) Where medicinal products are authorised within a Member State and have been prescribed in that Member State by a member of a regulated animal health professioveterinarian for an individual animal or group of animals, it should in principle be possible for that veterinary prescription to be recognised and for the medicinal product to be dispensed in another Member State. The removal of regulatory and administrative barriers to such recognition should not affect any professional or ethical duty for dispensing professionals to refuse to dispense the medicine stated in the prescription.
Amendment 119 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) However, there may be situations where no suitable authorised veterinary medicinal product is available. In those situations, by way of exception, veterinarians should be allowed to prescribe other medicinal products to the animals under their responsibility in conformity with strict rules and in the interest of animal health or animal welfare only; in such cases antimicrobial medicinal products for human use may be employed only subject to the issuing of a prescription by a veterinarian and the granting of authorisation by the veterinary authority responsible for monitoring the work of the veterinarian in question. In case of food-producing animals, veterinarians should ensure that an appropriate withdrawal period is prescribed, so that harmful residues of those medicinal products do not enter the food chain.
Amendment 135 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) It is recognised that the potential effect of a product on the environment may depend on the volume used and the resulting amount of the pharmaceutical substance that may reach the environment. Therefore, where there is evidence that a constituent of a medicinal product for which a generic application for a marketing authorisation is submitted is a hazard for the environment, it is appropriate to require data on the potential effect on the environment in order to safeguard the environment. In such cases applicants should endeavour to join efforts in generating such data in order to reduce costs and to reduce testing on vertebrate animals. The current impact assessment system results in repetitive and potentially divergent assessments of substances' environmental properties. This can lead to divergent decisions being taken on products with similar effects on the environment, especially in the case of products authorised before the environmental impact assessment was carried out. The establishment of a single centralised assessment of the environmental properties of active substances for veterinary use by means of a monograph system could be a potential alternative. The Commission should therefore submit a report to Parliament and the Council examining the feasibility of monographs and potential alternative options as soon as possible.
Amendment 171 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) There is still a lack of sufficiently detailed and comparable data at Union level to determine the trends and identify possible risk factors that could lead to the development of measures to limit the risk from antimicrobial resistance and to monitor the effect of measures already introduced. Therefore it is important to collect data on the sales and use of antimicrobials in animals, data on the use of antimicrobials in humans and data on antimicrobial resistant organisms found in animals, humans and food. To ensure that the information collected can be used effectively, appropriate rules should be laid down concerning the collection and the exchange of data. Veterinarians are already required to meet comprehensive documentation requirements in connection with the use of antibiotics. In keeping with the ‘one health’ approach, similar documentation requirements should be introduced in the area of human medicine. The Member States should be responsible for collecting data on the use of antimicrobials under the coordination of the Agency.
Amendment 360 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 107 – paragraph 2
Article 107 – paragraph 2
2. PersoVeterinarians qualified to prescribe veterinary medicinal products in accordance with applicable national law shall retail antimicrobial products only for animals which are under their care and only after examination and diagnosis or recent animal health visit, and only in the amount required for the treatment concerned.
Amendment 375 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 – paragraph 2
Article 110 – paragraph 2
2. A veterinary prescription shall only be issued by a person qualified to do so in accordance with applicable national lawof a veterinary medicinal product shall only be issued by a veterinarian for animals which are under their care and only after examination and diagnosis or recent animal health visit.
Amendment 399 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 115 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
Article 115 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
(iii) a medicinal product for human use authorised in the Member State concerned in accordance with Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council30 or Regulation (EC) No 726/2004. Antimicrobial medicinal products for human use may only be employed, subject to the issuing of a prescription by a veterinarian and approval by the veterinary authority responsible for monitoring the work of the veterinarian in question, if treatment with a medicinal product as referred to in letter (a)(i) or (ii) is not possible; __________________ 30 Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use (OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 67).
Amendment 408 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 116 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 116 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) a medicinal product for human use authorised in the Member State concerned in accordance with Directive 2001/83/EC or under Regulation (EC) No 726/2004,. Antimicrobial medicinal products for human use may be employed, subject to the issuing of a prescription by a veterinarian and approval by the veterinary authority responsible for monitoring the work of the veterinarian in question, if treatment with a veterinary medicinal product as referred to in letter (a) or (b) is not possible; or
Amendment 426 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 118 – paragraph 1
Article 118 – paragraph 1
1. Antimicrobial medicinal products shall only be used in accordance with Articles 115 and 116 to treat conditions for which there is no other treatment available, and the proper use of which would not present a risk to public or animal health.
Amendment 479 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 51 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Within 24 months of the date of entry into force of this regulation, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the desirability and possible details of the creation of an environmental monograph system for the active substance to assess the environmental impact of veterinary medicinal products and potential alternatives, accompanied, if necessary, by a legislative proposal.
Amendment 518 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1
Article 68 – paragraph 1
1. A hHarmonised summary of product characteristicconditions of use and quality parts shall be prepared in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 69 for groups of essentially similar veterinary medicinal products, other than homeopathic veterinary medicinal products, which have the same qualitative and quantitative composition of their active substances and the same pharmaceutical form and for which national marketing authorisations have been granted in different Member States before 1 January 2004 (‘similar products').
Amendment 534 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 3
Article 69 – paragraph 3
3. Within 120 days of his appointment, the rapporteur shall present the coordination group a report regarding possible harmonisation of summaries of product characteristics for the similar veterinary medicinal products in the group and propose a harmonised summary of products characteristicproposing harmonisation of the conditions governing the use of the group of essentially similar veterinary medicinal products and of their quality parts.
Amendment 551 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 6
Article 69 – paragraph 6
6. In the event of an opinion in favour of adopting a harmonised summary of the product characteristicsation of conditions of use and of the quality part, each Member State shall vary athe marketing authorisations of the products in their territory so that the elements listed in paragraph 4, where they are already included in the summaries of characteristics for a product belonging to that group, and the quality part are in conformity with the agreement within 30 days of receipt of the information regarding the agreement from the rapporteur.
Amendment 554 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1
Article 70 – paragraph 1
1. By way of derogation from Article 69, the Committee may recommend to the Commission groups of similar veterinary medicinal products for which a scientific reassessment is necessary before a harmonised summary of the product characteristics isand quality part are prepared.
Amendment 559 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 1
Article 71 – paragraph 1
Upon request from the coordination group or the Agency, holders of the marketing authorisations foshall submit information concerning their products, included ing a gproup of similar products identifiedposal for a harmonisation of the quality part and summaries of the product characteristics shall submit information concerning their productsfor their medicines which belong to the group.
Amendment 819 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 115 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
Article 115 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
(iii) a medicinal product for human use authorised in the Member State concerned or another Member State in accordance with Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council30 or Regulation (EC) No 726/2004. Antimicrobial medicinal products for human use may only be employed, subject to the issuing of a prescription by a veterinarian and approval by the veterinary authority responsible for monitoring the work of the veterinarian in question, if treatment with a medicinal product as referred to in point (a)(i) or (ii) is not possible; __________________ 30 Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use (OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 67).
Amendment 829 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 115 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 115 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Homoeopathic veterinary medicinal products may be given to non-food producing animals by way of derogation from paragraph 1.
Amendment 849 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 116 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 116 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) a medicinal product for human use authorised in the Member State concerned in accordance with Directive 2001/83/EC or under Regulation (EC) No 726/2004, o. Antimicrobial medicinal products for human use may be employed, subject to the issuing of a prescription by a veterinarian and approval by the veterinary authority responsible for monitoring the work of the veterinarian in question, if treatment with a veterinary medicinal product as referred to in point (a) or (b) is not possible. Or
Amendment 864 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 116 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 116 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 to 3, homoeopathic veterinary medicinal products may be administered to treat food-producing animals under the responsibility of the veterinarian provided that they exclusively contain active ingredients listed in Table 1 of Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 as substances for which no maximum limit needs to be set.
Amendment 76 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Taking into account the serious public health risk posed by resistance to antimicrobials, it is appropriate to limit the use of medicated feed containing antimicrobials for food-producing animals. Preventive use or use to enhance the performance of food-producing animal. Prophylactic use of antibiotics should in particular not be allowed.
Amendment 82 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 b (new)
Recital 19 b (new)
(19b) In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, the ban on the use of antibiotics as growth promoting agents as of 1 January 2006 should be strictly adhered to and properly enforced.
Amendment 121 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point i e (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point i e (new)
(ie) 'preventive treatment (prophylaxis)': treatment of an animal or a group of animals before the emergence of clinical signs of a disease, in order to prevent the occurrence of a disease or an infection;
Amendment 126 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point i f (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point i f (new)
(if) 'control treatment (metaphylaxis)': treatment of a group of animals, after a diagnosis of a clinical disease in part of the group has been made, with the aim of treating the clinically sick animals and controlling the spread of disease to animals in close contact and at risk which may already be (sub-clinically) infected;
Amendment 131 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point i g (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point i g (new)
(ig) 'curative (therapeutic) treatment': treatment of an ill animal or group of animals, when a diagnosis of a disease or an infection has been made;
Amendment 218 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. The prescription shall contain the information set out in Annex V. The original prescription shall be kept by the manufacturer or, where appropriate, the distributor. The personveterinarian or another professional person qualified to do so in accordance with applicable national law issuing the prescription and the animal holder shall keep a copy of the prescription. The original and copies shall be kept for three years from the date of issuance. (N.B. horizontal amendment to replace relevant wording throughout the proposal)
Amendment 243 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – title
Article 16 – title
Use in food-producing and non-food producing animals
Amendment 272 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. Medicated feed containing antimicrobialbiotic veterinary medicinal products shall not be used tofor prevent diseases in food-producingive treatment (prophylaxis). Prophylaxis with antimals or to enhance their performanceicrobials shall never be applied routinely nor to compensate for poor hygiene or for inadequate husbandry conditions.
Amendment 386 #
2014/0100(COD)
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 #
2014/0100(COD)
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 #
2014/0100(COD)
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 #
2014/0100(COD)
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 #
2014/0100(COD)
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 #
2014/0100(COD)
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 #
2014/0100(COD)
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 #
2014/0100(COD)
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 #
2014/0100(COD)
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 #
2014/0100(COD)
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 #
2014/0100(COD)
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 #
Amendment 1197 #
Amendment 189 #
2014/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) 'breed' means a group of animals of sufficient genetic uniformity to be considered distinct from other animals of that species by one or more groups of breeders who, with the aim of improvement or preservation, manage them within a breeding programme and enter them in their breeding books;
Amendment 217 #
2014/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i – indent 1
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i – indent 1
Amendment 220 #
2014/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i – indent 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i – indent 2 a (new)
- the planning of crosses or of a new breed;
Amendment 271 #
2014/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Breed societies shall require that purebred breeding animals of the bovine species and male purebred breeding animals of dairy breeds of the ovine and caprine species are identified by analysis of their blood group or by any other appropriate method providing at least the same degree of certainty when they are used for:
Amendment 313 #
2014/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Annex 1 – section 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Amendment 1 #
2013/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
– having regard to the objectives of the common agricultural policy as laid down in Article 39 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the objectives of increasing 'agricultural productivity by promoting technical progress and by ensuring the rational development of agricultural production and the optimum utilisation of the factors of production, in particular labour' and ensuring ‘a fair standard of living for the agricultural community, in particular by increasing the individual earnings of persons engaged in agriculture’,
Amendment 23 #
2013/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas a broader approach is needed to address the problems of small agricultural holdings,; whereas support for possible alternative income and wthereas possibility of diversification and the creation of non- agricultural jobs in rural areas is vital for the development of those areas and for the future of small agricultural holdings and rural development;
Amendment 26 #
2013/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas small agricultural holdings are not treated fairlygiven sufficient consideration under the common agricultural policy, and whereas the reasons for this include: the fact that the structure of the policy is principally based on surface area and past production levels, rather than on employment and the level of income;and is therefore unable to respond suitably to the situation and function of these types of holding, the fact that some Member States place minimum funding thresholds in the second pillar; and the Member States’ failure to bring in implementing measures that meet the needs of small agricultural holdings;
Amendment 50 #
2013/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J c (new)
Recital J c (new)
Jc. whereas many smaller agricultural holdings cannot survive on farming alone and alternative sources of income are necessary to keep them afloat; whereas, at the same time, they should increasingly focus on the profitability and productivity of their operations;
Amendment 60 #
2013/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that simply reducing the number of small agricultural holdings ishould not be the main objective of restructuring, as this will not boost the competitiveness of larger holdingsEuropean agricultural policy restructuring measures, which is rather to assist these holdings as effectively as possible in adapting to structural change and the new challenges of agriculture; with this in mind, calls on the Member States to: come up with appropriate spolutions anditical framework conditions, particularly through national taxation and social policies, together with programmes for the development models forof smallholdings, that takinge account of the specific characteristics of farming in the country concerned and of regional variations; boost the competitiveness, viability and profitability of smallholdings; foster entrepreneurship; in smallholdings in order to create jobs; and curb rural depopulation;
Amendment 83 #
2013/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is very pleased that thea support scheme for small-scale farmers has been established under the first pillar of the CAP, but takes the view, nevertheless, that it is only the form of the transfer that has been simplified, whilst the low direct payment rates allow no room for development, and that these measures are still insufficient to improve the lot of smallholdings in the EU; therefore considers that the existing CAP measures might not meet adequately the needs of smallholdings in the EU and therefore calls for the creation of specific programmes adapted to the situation and particular function of smallholdings and the circumstances at regional level in the individual Member States, so as to support them more effectively;
Amendment 98 #
2013/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that even smallholdings are bound by the dictates of good agricultural practice and by European and national production and consumer protection requirements in particular, making it necessary for smallholders to possess minimum qualifications; calls on the Commission and Member States accordingly consider ways of ensuring that such qualifications can be generally acquired and adapted to the needs of smallholdings ;
Amendment 112 #
2013/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Takes the view that smallholdings in mountain areas, less-favoured areas and outlying regions should be able to benefit from coupled supportsupport under the second CAP pillar, e.g. for sheep- breeding, where they also fulfil specific environmental functions;
Amendment 118 #
2013/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls forSupports the Member States to include, in their pillar I and II programmes, subprogrammes and measures geared towards smallholdingin their efforts to take greater account of the role of smallholdings and of regional differences under CAP pillar II programmes;
Amendment 13 #
2013/2091(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that a clear, legally valiEU-wide standard definition of food fraud is essential in order to facilitate the effective combating of fraud in the food chain;
Amendment 15 #
2013/2091(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that standard EU-wide quality requirements for food control, in accordance with Regulation No 178/2002, are essential, and that the observance and enforcement of EU rules depend on the Member States carrying out official control activities;
Amendment 52 #
2013/2091(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recommends the introduction of an obligation for all research laboratories and their staff to notify the competent supervisory authorities of the results of all food and feed tests that suggest fraud may have occurred;
Amendment 58 #
2013/2091(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Proposes that consideration be given to binding EU rules stipulating the cases and circumstances in which the names of products and their manufacturers proven to be in breach of European food law will be made available to consumers at the earliest possible stage;
Amendment 36 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Permanent and temporary grasslands throughout the European Union - which are maintained by the efforts of the farming community and their grazing livestock - play an important role in the mitigation of climate change, given the fact that grasslands are major factors of carbon sequestration.1 a __________________ 1a Cf. Conant, R.T. (2010). Challenges and opportunities for carbon sequestration in grassland systems. A technical report on grassland management and climate change mitigation. Integrated Crop Management, 10, 20ff. (A technical report prepared for the Plant Production and Protection Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).)
Amendment 38 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 b (new)
Recital 8 b (new)
(8b) European farmers and farmlands contribute to the achievement of environmental and air quality objectives to a large extent. Farmers should be remunerated accordingly within the CAP for both their current as well as their future efforts in this regard.
Amendment 45 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) NH3 emissions in the Union were reduced by 27.9 % between 1990 and 2010.1a Hence the determination of emission ceilings for NH3 must entail the acknowledgement of previous efforts made by both individual Member States as well by the agricultural sector in the Union in general, whilst taking into account trade-offs with animal welfare. __________________ 1a Cf. Eurostat (2013). Agriculture, forestry and fishery statistics. 2013 edition. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 119.
Amendment 57 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to reduce atmospheric NH3 and PM2,5 emissions from the main contributors, national air pollution control programmes should include measures applicable to the agricultural sector. These measures should be cost-effective and should be based on scientifically obtained data and scientific conclusions whilst taking into account previous measures already implemented by Member States. Member States should be entitled to implement measures other than those set out in this Directive with an equivalent level of environmental performance owning to specific national circumstances.
Amendment 61 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Member States should establish and report emission inventories, projections and informative inventory reports for all air pollutants covered by this Directive, which should thenmust subsequently enable the Union to meet its reporting duties under the LRTAP Convention and its Protocols.
Amendment 67 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1
Article 1
This Directive establishes the limits for the Member States' atmospheric emissions of acidifying and eutrophying pollutants, certain ozone precursors, primary particulate matter and precursors of secondary particulate matter and other air pollutants and requires that national air pollution control programmes be drawn up, adopted and implemented and pollutant emissions and their impacts be monitored and reported.
Amendment 72 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point 2
Article 3 – point 2
2. ‘ozone precursors’ mean nitrogen oxides, and non-methane volatile organic compounds, methane, and carbon monoxide;
Amendment 73 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Member States should comply with the emission reduction commitments set out in this Directive for 2020 and 2030. So as to ensure demonstrable progress towards the 2030 commitments, Member States should meet intermediate emission levels in 2025, set on the basis of a linear trajectory between their emission levels for 2020 and those defined by the emission reduction commitments for 2030, unless this would entail disproportionate costs. Where the 2025 emissions cannot be so limited, Member States should explain the reasons in their reports under this Directive.
Amendment 78 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Between 1990 and 2010, NH3 emissions in the Union were reduced by 27.9% 1 a. When setting new emission commitments, measures taken previously by the Member States should be duly recognised. NH3 emissions of agricultural origin are subject to biological processes and can therefore only be minimised, but not completely eliminated. __________________ 1a See Eurostat (2013). Agriculture, forestry and fishery statistics. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, p. 119.
Amendment 81 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 b (new)
Recital 9 b (new)
(9b) In order to ensure the same market conditions in the EU, reductions in atmospheric NH3 emissions as a result of various measures should be taken into account in the national clean air programmes. These include Directives 91/676 / EEC1 a , and a 92/438 / EEC1 b. __________________ 1a Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources (OJ L 375, 31.12.1991) 1b Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 59, 8.3.1996)
Amendment 87 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to promote cost-effective achievement of the national emission reduction commitments and of the intermediate emission levels, Member States should be entitled to account for emission reductions from international maritime traffic if emissions from that sector are lower than the levels of emissions that would result from compliance with Union law standards, including the sulphur limits for fuels set in Directive 1999/32/EC of the Council21. Member States should also have the possibility to jointly meet their commitments and intermediate emission levels regarding methane (CH4) and of making use of Decision n°406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council22 for so doing. For the purpose of checking compliance with their national emission ceilings, emission reduction commitments and intermediate emission levels, Member States could adjust their national emission inventories in view of improved scientific understanding and methodologies regarding emissions. The Commission could object to the use of any of these flexibilities by a Member State, should the conditions set out in this Directive not be met. __________________ 22Decision European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the effort of Member States to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to meet the Community’s greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments up to 2020 (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 136).The Commission could object to the use of any of these flexibilities by a Member State, should the conditions set out in this Directive not be met. __________________ n°406/2009/EC of the 21 Council Directive 1999/32/EC of 26 April 1999 relating to a reduction in the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels and amending Directive 93/12/EEC (OJ L 121, 11.5.1999, p. 13).
Amendment 92 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) In order to monitor compliance with their national emission ceilings and their emission reduction commitments, Member States may amend their national emissions inventories by using improved, emission-related scientific findings and methods. If Member States fail to achieve their reduction targets in a given year due to unforeseen conditions, they should have the option instead to specify a three- year average of the respective year and the previous two years, where this average does not exceed their reduction target.
Amendment 94 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Member States should adopt and implement a national air pollution control programme with a view to meeting their emission reduction requirements and intermediate emission levels, and to contributing effectively to the achievement of the Union air quality objectives. To this effect, Member States should take account of the need to reduce emissions in zones and agglomerations affected by excessive air pollutant concentrations and/or in those that contribute significantly to air pollution in other zones and agglomerations, including in neighbouring countries. National air pollution control programmes should, to that end, contribute to the successful implementation of air quality plans enacted under Article 23 of Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council23. __________________ 23 Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air in Europe (OJ L 152, 11.6.2008, p. 1).
Amendment 109 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Regulatory duplication through Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources must be avoided in the national transposition of this Directive. Directive 91/676 / EC already includes very comprehensive and detailed rules on increasing fertilizer efficiency, on the storage and application of fertilisers and thus avoiding nitrogen losses that have indirect positive effects on air quality.
Amendment 111 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 b (new)
Recital 13 b (new)
(13b) The air pollution control programmes should not provide for any measures for the industrial sector that go beyond the best available techniques (BAT) set by Directive 2010/75 / EU of the European Parliament and of the Council1 a. __________________ 1a Directive 2010/75 / EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) (OJ L 334/17, 17.12.2010)
Amendment 114 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to draw up well informed and scientifically based national air pollution control programmes and any significant updates, Member States should make those programmes and updates subject to consultation by the public and competent authorities at all levels when all options regarding policies and measures remain open. Member States should engage in transboundary consultations in case where the implementation of their programme could affect air quality in another country, in accordance with the requirements set out in Union and international legislation, including the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo, 1991) and its Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment (Kyiv, 2003)24, as approved by the Council. __________________ 24 Council Decision 2008/871/EC of 20 October 2008 on the approval, on behalf of the European Community, of the Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment to the 1991 UN/ECE Espoo Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (OJ L 308, 19.11.2008, p. 33).
Amendment 123 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22 a (new)
Recital 22 a (new)
(22a) Under the provisions of this Directive, Member States should meet the emission reduction commitments laid down in Annex II of this Directive. However, Member States should be able to decide how they meet these commitments in the most cost-effective manner. The measures set out in Annex III of this Directive should therefore be regarded as guidelines.
Amendment 130 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
2. "ozone precursors" means nitrogen oxides, and non-methane volatile organic compounds, methane, and carbon monoxide;
Amendment 142 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall, as a minimum, limit their annual anthropogenic emissions of sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), volatile organic compounds other than methane (NMVOC), ammonia (NH3), and particulate matter (PM2,5) and methane (CH4) in accordance with the national emission reduction commitments applicable from 2020 and 2030, as laid down in Annex II.
Amendment 157 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In order to reduce ammonia emissions in the European Union by 2030 by a total of 20%, the Commission shall, by 31 December 2016, submit a proposal for burden-sharing between Member States with revised national reduction commitments for ammonia for 2030 that meets the criteria of proportionality, cost- effectiveness and balance.
Amendment 157 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The reports referred to in paragraph 1 may include an evaluation of the environmental andimpact and shall include an exhaustive evaluation of the socioeconomic impacts of this Directive.
Amendment 158 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall, by 31 December 2016, submit a new proposal with revised reduction commitments for NH3 for 2030. With its proposal, the Commission shall ensure that: a) the same market conditions apply in the Union, b) a further harmonisation of reduction levels is achieved within the Union.
Amendment 161 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12
Article 12
The Union and the Member States, as appropriate, shall pursue bilateral and multilateral cooperation with third countries and coordination within relevant international organisations such as the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), including through the exchange of information, concerning technical and scientific research and development, with the aim of improving the basis for emission reductions.
Amendment 162 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 176 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 186 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – part 1 – paragraph 1
Annex III – part 1 – paragraph 1
Where relevant, Member States shallould make use of the UNECE Guidance Document for Preventing and Abating Ammonia Emissions (Ammonia Guidance Document),1 and best available techniques set out in Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council2 as far as possible when implementing the measures set out in Part 1. __________________ 1 Decision 2012/11, ECE/EB/AIR/113/Add. 1 2 Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) (OJ L 334, 17.12.2010, p. 17).
Amendment 189 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Amendment 199 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Amendment 214 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may establish adjusted annual national emission inventories for SO2, NOx, NH3, NMVOC and PM2,5 in accordance with Annex IV where non- compliance with their national emission reduction commitments or their intermediate emission levels would result from applying improved emission inventory methods updated in accordance with scientific knowledge.
Amendment 216 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States may depart from the national emission reduction commitments applicable from 2030 onwards in accordance with Annex II to take account of the extent of the changes that have occurred in the technical and economic factors which provided the basis for the original calculation of these targets. Member States shall notify the reasons for departing from these targets to the Commission and apply for a transfer of credits. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 13 concerning the development of methods and criteria and the decision on the transfer of emission credits.
Amendment 217 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. If in a given year a Member State cannot meet its emissions reduction commitments as laid down in Annex II, it may instead state the average of its annual national emissions from the year in question and one or two preceding years, provided that this average value is broadly consistent with its reduction commitment.
Amendment 231 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – part 2 – point 1 – point a – point i
Annex III – part 2 – point 1 – point a – point i
(i) the policy priorities and their relationship to priorities set in other relevant policy areas, including agriculture, rural economic, industrial, mobility & transport, natural conservation and climate change;
Amendment 254 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) take account of measures pursuant to Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources.
Amendment 260 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Member States shallmay, to the extent necessary, include the emission reduction measures laid down in Part 1 of Annex III or measures having equivalent environmental effect, with a view to meeting the relevant national emission reduction commitments.
Amendment 272 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. The national air pollution control programme shall be updated every twofour years.
Amendment 275 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States may support the gradual elimination of the sources of low- level emissions by encouraging the replacement, in the transport and fuel supply sector, of porous hoses by emission-free hose technologies.
Amendment 277 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Without prejudice to paragraph 3, the emission reduction policies and measures contained in the national air pollution control programme shall be updated within 124 months in either of the following cases:
Amendment 300 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The emission inventories and projections referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall draw as far as possible on data compiled under existing environmental legislation and shall be accompanied by an informative inventory report, in accordance with the requirements set out in table D of Annex I.
Amendment 305 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Amendment 310 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensuremonitor, if practicable, the monitoring of adverse impacts of air pollution upon ecosystems in accordance with the requirements laid down in Annex V.
Amendment 314 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall, where appropriate, coordinate the monitoring of air pollution impacts with other monitoring programmes established by virtue of Union legislation, including Directive 2008/50/EC and Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council30. __________________ 30 Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1).
Amendment 325 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Amendment 335 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall, every fivthree years at least, report to the European Parliament and the Council on the progress on implementing this Directive, including an assessment of its contribution to the achievement of the objectives of this Directive and the reasons for non- achievement, where applicable.
Amendment 340 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall in any case report as above for the year 2025, and shall also include information on the achievement of the intermediate emission levels referred to in Article 4 paragraph 2emission reduction targets as from 2030 and the reasons for any non-achievement. It shall identify the need for further action also considering the sectorial impacts of implementation.
Amendment 341 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
If the report referred to paragraph 1 reveals that Member States are unable to achieve their emission reduction targets and that this non-achievement can be ascribed to the ineffectiveness of EU policies, the Commission shall consult the Ambient Air Quality Committee as referred to in Article 14 and submit new legislative proposals to revise the emission reduction targets laid down in Annex II. These legislative proposals must be based on an impact assessment and the latest scientific data.
Amendment 365 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive [eighteentwenty four months after the entry into force - date to be inserted by OPOCE] at the latest.
Amendment 391 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – table b – heading
Annex II – table b – heading
(b): Emission reduction commitments for ammonia (NH3), fine particulate matter (PM2,5) and methane (CH4). Fuels sold, base year 2005. An EU-wide target of 20% shall apply from 2030 for NH3 reduction compared with 2005.
Amendment 416 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 1 – paragraph 1
Annex III – section 1 – paragraph 1
Where relevant, Member States shallmay make use of the UNECE Guidance Document for Preventing and Abating Ammonia Emissions (Ammonia Guidance Document),33 and best available techniques set out in Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council34 when implementing the measures set out in Part 1. __________________ 33 Decision 2012/11, ECE/EB/AIR/113/Add. 1 34 Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) (OJ L 334, 17.12.2010, p. 17).
Amendment 442 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 3 – point b
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 3 – point b
Amendment 446 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 3 – point c
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 3 – point c
Amendment 491 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 2 – point 1 – point b
Annex III – section 2 – point 1 – point b
(b) the policy options considered to meet the emission reduction commitments for 2020 and 2030 onwards and the intermediate emission levels determined for 2025 and to contribute to further improve the air quality, and their analysis, including the method of analysis; the individual or combined impacts of the polices and measures on emission reductions, air quality and the environment; and the associated uncertainties;
Amendment 498 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 2 – point 1 – point d
Annex III – section 2 – point 1 – point d
(d) where relevant, an explanation of the reasons why the intermediate emission levels for 2025rom 2030 onwards cannot be met without measures entailing disproportionate costs;
Amendment 517 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – section 4 – point 1 – point d – point ii – subparagraph 1
Annex IV – section 4 – point 1 – point d – point ii – subparagraph 1
Amendment 145 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
(1) Information provision and promotion measures shall not be brand-oriented. Nevertheless, product brands may be visible during demonstrations or tastings and on information and promotional material, subject to compliance with specific conditions to be adopted pursuant to Article 6(a).the following conditions:
Amendment 146 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
(a) several brands must be mentioned,
Amendment 147 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b (new)
(b) each brand of the members of the proposing organisation may be shown,
Amendment 148 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c (new)
(c) each brand must be equally visible and
Amendment 149 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d (new)
(d) the graphic presentation of the brand must use a smaller format than the message of the measure.
Amendment 151 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
(2) Information measures shall not encourage the consumption of any product on grounds of its origin. Nevertheless, the origin of products may be visible on information and promotional material subject to compliance with specific conditions to be adopted pursuant to Article 6(b).the following conditions:
Amendment 153 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a (new)
(a) in the case of products registered pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2011, in the protected form,
Amendment 154 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b (new)
(b) in the case of measures for the internal market, the origin may only be presented in a graphically smaller format than the European information and
Amendment 155 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c (new)
(c) in the case of measures for third- country markets, the origin may be presented on an equal footing with the European information.
Amendment 211 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6
Article 6
Amendment 219 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The proposing organisation should represent the sector at national or European level. The proposed programmes should be implemented over a period of at least one and not more than three years and should be on a significant scale, which means at least nationwide.
Amendment 320 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – point a
Article 21 – point a
Amendment 98 #
Amendment 154 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 79
Recital 79
Amendment 211 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 2
Article 3 – point 2
(2) '‘plant reproductive material'’ means plant(s) capable of, and intended for, producing entire plants for commercial purposes;
Amendment 231 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 6 – introductory part
Article 3 – point 6 – introductory part
(6) '‘professional operator'’ means any natural or legal person carrying out, as a profession and commercially, at least one of the following activities with regard to plant reproductive material: Or. de (Clarification of the definition of ‘professional operator’)
Amendment 256 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 6 – point f
Article 3 – point 6 – point f
(f) making available on the market. (Clarification that the definit in accordance with the provisions of ‘professional operator’ also covers fulfilmentthis article. Or. de criteria under Article 3(5) on ‘making available ofn the market’)
Amendment 295 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Professional operators shall ensure that plant reproductive material is traceable at allthe stages of produentry and exit of goods in connection andwith making available on the market.
Amendment 308 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
In the case of plant reproductive material, other than forest reproductive material, professional operators shall keep records of the plant reproductive material referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 for three years after that material has been respectively supplied to or by them.
Amendment 313 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 369 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. This Title shall not apply if the genera and species listed in Annex I are produced and made available on the market for ornamental use.
Amendment 380 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Amendment 392 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Amendment 407 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – title
Article 13 – title
Amendment 478 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. Plant reproductive material shall be producedwhich has been officially registered and which is undergoing certification shall be made available on the market in accordance with the production requirements set out in Part A of Annex II and shall be made available on the market only if it fulfils the quality requirements set out in Part B of Annex II.
Amendment 484 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. During processing, packaging, storage, transport or at delivery, lots of plant reproductive material of different origins may be merged into a new lot. In that case the professional operator shall keep records including data about the origin of the individual components of the new lot.
Amendment 485 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. During processing, packaging, storage, transport or at delivery, lots of plant reproductive material may be split into two or more lots. In that case the professional operator shall keep records concerning the origin of the new lots.
Amendment 504 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. The official label and the operator's label shall contain the information set out in Part A of Annex III. (In some cases labelling is not possible, for example because the plant concerned is too small.)In duly substantiated cases the information may be contained in an accompanying document (e.g. delivery slip) provided by the operator. Or. de
Amendment 552 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 30 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 140, setting out rules for the post certification tests of plant reproductive material belonging to particular genera or species. Those rules shall take into account the development of scientific and technical knowledge. They may concern the following:
Amendment 553 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 30 – paragraph 4 – point a
Amendment 555 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 30 – paragraph 4 – point b
Amendment 559 #
Amendment 601 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) it is made available on the local market in small quantities by persons other than professional operators, or by professional operators employing no more than ten persons and whose annual turnover or balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 2 million; (A quantitative restriction for niche market varieties would be more appropriate and more effective.)limited quantities; Or. de
Amendment 646 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 36 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) criteria to be used to define the local market and modalities of making available on theat market.
Amendment 647 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 36 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(ca) criteria to be used to determine the maximum amount of produced and marketed reproductive material which may be sold as a niche market variety;
Amendment 691 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part III – title III
Part III – title III
Production and making available on the market of plant reproductive material not belonging to genera or species listed in Annex I or for use only as decorative plants
Amendment 692 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47
Article 47
This Title shall apply to the production and making available on the market of plant reproductive material belonging to genera and species other than the ones listed in Annex I or for use only as decorative plants.
Amendment 742 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) the official description of the variety, or, where, applicable, the officially recognised description of the variety with an indication of the region(s) where the variety has historically been grown and to which it is naturally adapted ("region(s) of origin");
Amendment 781 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 5
Article 56 – paragraph 5
Amendment 817 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 57 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 829 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 3
Article 57 – paragraph 3
Amendment 860 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61
Article 61
For the purposes of the official description, referred to in point (a) of Article 56(2) and (3), a variety shall be deemed to be uniform if, subject to the variation that may be expected from the particular features of its reproduction and type or to variation within the variety, it is sufficiently uniform in the expression of those characteristics which are included in the examination for distinctness, as well as in the expression of any other characteristics used for its official description.
Amendment 863 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62
Article 62
For the purposes of the official description referred to in point (a) of Article 56(2) and (3), a variety shall be deemed to be stable if the expression of those characteristics which are included in the examination for distinctness, as well as any other characteristics used for the variety description, remains fundamentally unchanged after repeated reproduction or, in the case of cycles of reproduction, at the end of each such cycle. Variations within a variety which constitute adaptations to changed environmental conditions shall be accepted in the official examination.
Amendment 897 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 3
Article 65 – paragraph 3
Amendment 905 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – point h
Amendment 908 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – point m
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – point m
Amendment 913 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 3
Article 67 – paragraph 3
Amendment 915 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68
Article 68
Amendment 917 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68
Article 68
Amendment 919 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 69 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The competent authority shall register each application for registration in the national variety register it receives, and shall carry out the formal examination of that application. The formal examination of the application shall examine whether the application complies with: meets the content requirements laid down in Article 67. Or. de (Follow-up amendment in line with the deletion of Article 68)
Amendment 920 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 69 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 923 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 69 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 924 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 69 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 926 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 2
Article 69 – paragraph 2
Amendment 928 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – title
Article 70 – title
Amendment 970 #
Amendment 1037 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 – paragraph 2
Article 89 – paragraph 2
2. AFor applicants employing fewer than 10 persons and whose annual turnover or annual balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 2 million shall be exempted from the payment of the fees provided for in Article 87 and Article 88 shall be reduced or not charged at all.
Amendment 1098 #
Amendment 1101 #
Amendment 1408 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part A – Title
Annex III – Part A – Title
Content of official label and operator'’s label and accompanying document as referred to in article 21(1) (In some cases identification by means of labelling is not possible, for example because theOr. de plant concerned is too small. In this case an accompanying document is required.)
Amendment 1409 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part A – introductory part
Annex III – Part A – introductory part
The official label and the operator'’s label and accompanying document shall contain the following: (In some cases identification by means of labelling is not possible, for example because theOr. de plant concerned is too small. In this case an accompanying document is necessary.)
Amendment 1422 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part A – point n a (new)
Annex III – Part A – point n a (new)
(na) details of the origin of the basic type
Amendment 1427 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part A – point n f (new)
Annex III – Part A – point n f (new)
(nf) details of the breeding method
Amendment 48 #
2013/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
(1) By way of derogation from Article 94 of Regulation (EU) No […] [RD], for the measures of Article 20(a)(ii), (iv) and (v), (b)(i) to (iii) and (v), and Article 36(a)(i) to (v) and (b)(iv) and (v) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, Member States may continue to undertake new legal commitments to beneficiaries in 2014 pursuant to the rural development programmes adopted on the basis of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 even after the financial resources of the 2007-2013 programming period have been used up, until the adoption of the respective rural development programme for the 2014- 2020 programming period. The expenditure incurred on the basis of these commitments shall be eligible in accordance with Article 3 of this Regulation.
Amendment 4 #
2013/0087(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The mechanism of the financial discipline, together with the modulation, was introduced with the 2003 CAP reform. BothThis instruments provideds for a linear reduction of the amount of direct payments to be granted to farmers. Taking into account the implications of the unequal distribution of direct payments between small and large beneficiaries, modulation has been applied to amounts in excess of EUR 5000 in order to achieve a more balanced distribution of payments. In respect of calendar year 2013, the adjustment of direct payments referred to in Article 10(a) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 continues to provide for the same exemption as the modulation. The financial discipline should be applied in a similar way to also contribute to achieving the objective of a more balanced distribution of payments; therefore, it is appropriate to provide for the application of the adjustment rate only for amounts in excess of EUR 5000, which means an equal treatment of all farmers and Member States.
Amendment 7 #
2013/0087(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The mechanism of the financial discipline, together with the modulation, was introduced with the 2003 CAP reform. BothThat instruments provideds for a linear reduction of the amount of direct payments to be granted to farmers. Taking into account the implications of the unequal distribution of direct payments between small and large beneficiaries, modulation has been applied to amounts in excess of EUR 5000 in order to achieve a more balanced distribution of payments. In respect of calendar year 2013, the adjustment of direct payments referred to in Article 10(a) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 continues to provide for the same exemption as the modulation. The financial discipline should be applied in a similar way to also contribute to achieving the objective of a more balanced distribution of payments; therefore, it is appropriate to provide for the application of the adjustment rate only for amounts in excess of EUR 5000, which means equal treatment for all farmers and Member States.
Amendment 9 #
2013/0087(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. The amounts of direct payments within the meaning of Article 2(d) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 to be granted to a farmer in excess of EUR 5000 for an aid application submitted in respect of calendar year 2013 shall be reduced by 4.981759[XXX] %.
Amendment 12 #
2013/0087(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. The amounts of direct payments within the meaning of Article 2(d) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 to be granted to a farmer in excess of EUR 5000 for an aid application submitted in respect of calendar year 2013 shall be reduced by 4.981759[xxx] %.
Amendment 13 #
2013/0087(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 12 #
2012/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points to the importance of gradually achieving a European energy market for renewables that would allowin which alternative energy sources to become competitive on a sustainable basis and economic in the medium term without public subsidies;
Amendment 21 #
2012/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that energy policy should not promote the production and use of renewable resources to the detriment of environmental sustainability and that resource efficiency, in particular, must therefore be one of the aspects taken into account;
Amendment 13 #
2012/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the overwhelming need to develop new energy production capacities in the EU; recognises that this cannot be done without some impact on the environment, and therefore urges the Union and the Member States to prioritise good landscaping post-productiontackle adverse environmental effects and to restore the used areas to its former condition once a project has been finished;
Amendment 18 #
2012/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that high standards of information and transparency concerning environmental legislation and the application of EU rules are essential to ensure that EU environmental policy meets with the citizens' consent; calls on the Commission, the Member States and the concerned regions to improve the flow of information and transparency through a more active and more frequent exchange among each other.
Amendment 19 #
2012/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. With regard to projects with a possible cross-border environmental impact, calls on the Member States to comprehensively inform the affected public and authorities in the Member States concerned as soon as possible and to take the measures necessary to ensure that they are appropriate consulted;
Amendment 5 #
2012/2092(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that savings can for example be made by phasing out export refunds, which currently constitute only a small parmeans of a phased reduction of export refunds to zero euros; takes the view that export refunds must be retained as budget headings, however, as they can be an important crisis and assistance instrument ofn the agriculture budget, but remain controversial and potentially harmful to the Common Agricultural Policy's (CAP) reputational market; notes that the future form and use of export refunds as a crisis and assistance instrument in the context of the WTO should be based on the principle of reciprocity;
Amendment 102 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Asks the Commission to take steps to encourage all Member States to place greater emphasis on the educational character of the School Fruit and School Milk Schemes and integrate the School Fruit and School Milk Schemes fully into the second pillar of agricultural support;
Amendment 17 #
2012/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the need to establish much more effective protection measures for farm animals which are exported from the EU to third countries for slaughter;
Amendment 19 #
2012/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points to the concern among European citizens, expressed through their petitions to Parliament, about abuse of the derogations for un-stunned slaughtering in EU; calls on the Member states to ensure more effective enforcement of the legislation while guaranteeing the derogation for un-stunned slaughter on religious ground, permitting un-stunned slaughter solely on demonstrably religious grounds and in accordance with stringent derogation provisions;
Amendment 22 #
2012/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for better information of consumers about the methods of production of animal products or animal by-products and their impact on the welfare of animals in the form of transparent and adequate labelling and package leafleidentification of products;
Amendment 27 #
2012/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 34 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Deplores that the Strategy has not received the financial backing which the Parliament requested in its resolution of 5 May 2010; Calls on the Commission to increase this backing and ensure a better integration of animal welfare in other EU policy areas, such as consumer policy, research programmes, and the CAP, as appropriate;
Amendment 115 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that the Commission, and in particular the Food and Veterinary Office, must be given increased resourcesufficient powers to adequately control animal welfare inspections carried out by the Member States and to address breaches; Calls on the Member States to ensure that there are sufficient animal welfare inspectors who are adequately trained;
Amendment 193 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point e
Paragraph 20 – point e
e) an obligation for Member States to submit to the Commission yearlybiennial reports on the implementation of EU animal welfare legislation, including a roadmap for the following two years, and the requirement for the Commission to publish, without delay, these reports together with an executive summary;
Amendment 5 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 32 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the transport of meat and other animal products is technically easier and financially more rational thanpreferable to the transport of live animals on animal welfare grounds;
Amendment 47 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas animal slaughter and meat processing at the closest possible proximity to the breeding location is important for thecan help stimulation ofng rural areas and their sustainable development, it should be recognised that there is not always a variety of appropriate slaughterhouses available in sufficient proximity;
Amendment 89 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 104 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that applicable legislation regarding animal transport is uniformly enforced throughout the Union. In that respect, sufficient national and regional controls are an important ingredient to avoid distortion of competition among the EU producers.
Amendment 134 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that during the 2005-2009 reporting period the number of animals transported increased significantly: cattle by 8 %, pigs by 70 %, sheep by 3 %, and only with horses was there a decrease of 17 %. The aim set out in Recital 5 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, namely that ‘for reasons of animal welfare the transport of animals over long journeys, including animals for slaughter, should be limited to the greatest extent possible’ has therefore not been achieved;
Amendment 12 #
2012/2000(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the European Union’s budget is one of the most important instruments ofwhere solidarity between Member States and between generations is being demonstrated, and that it provides a clear added value, given its extraordinary impact on the real economy and daily lives of European citizens; recalls that if the Union’s policies were to be financed solely by Member States, their costs would skyrocket and that, seen in this light, the European budget intrinsically represents a clear common saving for the wellbeing of all;
Amendment 39 #
2012/2000(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the fact that all the measures taken so far to combat the crisis should assist a return to the path of growth; stresses, in this regard, that the tailor-made austerity measures already taken need to be accompanied by targeted investments resulting in sustainable economic development; points out that the EU budget has a determining role to play in this context as a tool to ensure prompt and well coordinated action in all fields to mitigate the effects of the crisis on the real economy and to act as a catalyst to boost investment, growth and jobs in Europe;
Amendment 52 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) It is necessary to amend Directive 2011/92/EU in order to strengthen the quality of the environmental assessment procedure, streamline the various steps of the procedure and enhance coherence and synergies with other Union legislation and policies, as well as strategies and policies developed by Member States in areas of national competence. In many cases administrative procedures became too complicated and extended, causing delays and creating additional risks for the protection of the environment. In this respect, simplification and harmonization of the proceedings shall be one of the aims of the Directive. The suitability of creating a one-stop shop is to be taken into account with a view to allow coordinated assessment or joint procedures when several EIA's are required, for instance in cases of cross-border projects, as well as to define more specific criteria mandatory assessments.
Amendment 54 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) In the case of projects which may have a cross-border impact on the environment, the Member States involved should set up a joint one-stop shop where they should be represented on the basis of parity, which should be responsible for all procedural steps. For the final project approval, the consent of all Member States concerned must be obtained.
Amendment 55 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
(3b) The revised Directive 2011/92/EU should also ensure that environmental protection is improved, resource efficiency increased and sustainable growth supported in Europe. To this end, it is necessary to simplify and harmonise the prescribed procedures.
Amendment 59 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Over the last decade, environmental issues, such as resource efficiency, biodiversity, climate change, and disaster risks, have become more important in policy making and should therefore also constitute critical elements in assessment and decision-making processes, especially for infrastructure projects. As the Commission has not determined guidelines for the application of the Directive on conservation of Historical and Cultural Heritage, the Commission shall propose a list of criteria and indications with a view to a better implementation of the Directive.
Amendment 71 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Experience has shown that in cases of civil emergency compliance with the provisions of Directive 2011/92/EU may have adverse effects, and provision should therefore be made to authorise Member States not to apply that Directive in appropriate cases. In this respect, the Directive shall take into account the provisions of the Espoo Convention, which, in cases of cross- border projects, oblige the participating States to notify and consult each other. In such cross-border projects, the Commission shall, where and when appropriate and possible, play a more pro- active and facilitating role.
Amendment 91 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – introductory part
2011/92/EU
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – points f a and f b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – points f a and f b (new)
(b) in paragraph 2, the following definition iss are added:
Amendment 93 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
2011/92/EU
Article 1- paragraph 2 - point f a (new)
Article 1- paragraph 2 - point f a (new)
'joint procedures': under the Joint Procedure the competent authority shall issue one environmental impact assessment, integrating the assessments of one or more authorities without prejudice to other provisions of other relevant EU legislation.
Amendment 94 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
2011/92/EU
Article 1- paragraph 2 - point f b (new)
Article 1- paragraph 2 - point f b (new)
'simplification' means the reduction of forms, the creation of joint procedures and coordination tools in order to integrate the assessments made by the concerned authorities. Simplification also means to establish shared criteria, shorten deadlines for submitting reports and to strengthen objective and scientific evaluations.
Amendment 104 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
2011/92/EU
Article 3 – point c
Article 3 – point c
(c) material assets, cultural heritage and the landscape in accordance with Article 3 TUE;
Amendment 114 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
2011/92/EU
Article 4 – paragraph 6
Article 4 – paragraph 6
6. The competent authority shall make its decision pursuant to paragraph 2 within three months from the request for development consent and provided that the developer has submitted all the requisite information. Depending on the nature, complexity, location and size of the proposed project, the competent authority may extend that deadline by a furtherup to 3 months; in that case, the competent authority shall inform the developer of the reasons justifying the extension and of the date when its determination is expected.
Amendment 116 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
2011/92/EU
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
‘1. Where an environmental impact assessment must be carried out in accordance with Articles 5 to 10, the developer shall prepare an environmental report. The environmental report shall be based on the determination pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article and include the information that may reasonably be required for making informed decisions on the environmental impacts of the proposed project, taking into account current knowledge and methods of assessment, the characteristics, technical capacity and location of the project, the characteristics of the potential impact, and the alternatives to the proposed project and the extent to which certain matters (including the evaluation of alternatives) are more appropriately assessed at different levels including the planning level, or on the basis of other assessment requirementswhich have been assessed by the developer. The detailed list of information to be provided in the environmental report is specified in Annex IV.
Amendment 120 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
2011/92/EU
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
(2) The competent authority, after having consulted the authorities referred to in Article 6(1) and the developer, shall determine the scope and level of detail of the information to be included by the developer in the environmental report, in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article, if the operator so requests. In particular, it shall determine:
Amendment 121 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
2011/92/EU
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 122 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
2011/92/EU
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) reasonablthe requisite alternatives relevant to the proposed project and its specific characteristicswhich have been assessed by the developer;
Amendment 124 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
2011/92/EU
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point f
Amendment 134 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
2011/92/EU
Article 6 – paragraph 7
Article 6 – paragraph 7
The time-frames for consulting the public concerned on the environmental report referred to in Article 5(1) shall not be shorter than 30 days or longer than 60 days. In exceptional cases, where the nature, complexity, location or size of the proposed project so require, the competent authority may extend this time-frame by a furtherup to 30 days; in that case, the competent authority shall inform the developer of the reasons justifying the extension.
Amendment 145 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
2011/92/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Depending on the nature, complexity, location and size of the proposed project, the competent authority may extend that deadline by a furtherup to 3 months; in that case, the competent authority shall inform the developer of the reasons justifying the extension and of the date when its decistermination is expected.
Amendment 153 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)2011/92/EU
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)2011/92/EU
Article 11 – paragraphs 5 a and b (new)
Amendment 77 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Pursuant to Article 3(4) of Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council3 each Member State is to ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources in all forms of transport in 2020 is at least 10 % of the final consumption of energy in transport in that Member State. The blending of biofuels is one of the methods available for Member States to meet this target, and is expected to be the main contributor. Other methods to meet the target are reducing energy consumption, which is imperative because a mandatory percentage target for energy from renewable sources is likely to become increasingly difficult to achieve sustainably if overall demand for energy for transport continues to rise, and the use of electricity from renewable energy sources. __________________ 3Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable energy sources and amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/777/EC and 2003/30/EC (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 16).
Amendment 79 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Where pasture or agricultural land previously destined for food and feed markets is diverted to biofuel production, the non-fuel demand will still need to be satisfied either through intensification of current production or by bringing non- agricultural land into production elsewhere. The latter case constitutes indirect land-use change and when it involves the conversion of land with high carbon stock it can lead to significant greenhouse gas emissions. Directives 98/70/EC and 2009/28/EC should therefore be amended to include provisions to address indirect land-use change given that current biofuels are mainly produced from crops grown on existing agricultural land.
Amendment 81 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Where pasture or agricultural land previously destined for food and feed markets is diverted to biofuel production, the non-fuel demand will still need to be satisfied either through intensification of current production or by bringing non- agricultural land into production elsewhere. The latter case constitutes indirect land-use change and when it involves the conversion of land with high carbon stock it can lead to significant greenhouse gas emissions. Directives 98/70/EC and 2009/28/EC should therefore be amended to include provisions to address indirect land-use change given that current biofuels are mainly produced from crops grown on existing agricultural land. However, Article 19(6) of Directive 2009/28/EC and Article 7d(6) of Directive 98/70/EC require that appropriate measures are taken to protect investments already made before the indirect land use change methodology is applied.
Amendment 86 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) In addition, it should be borne in mind that biofuel production from arable crops in the Union helps to reduce the Union shortage of vegetable protein.
Amendment 90 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Recital 5
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 there is a risk that greenhouse gas emissions linked to indirect land- use change are significant, and could negate some or all of the greenhouse gas emission savings of individual biofuelscould be significant. 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 appropriate to distinguish between crop groups such as oil crops, sugars and cereals and other starch-rich crops accordinglyavert this risk in the short, medium and long term, research and development should be encouraged into the production of new forms of advanced biofuels that do not compete directly with food crops.
Amendment 111 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to ensure the long-term competitiveness of bio-based industrial sectors, and in line with the Commission2012 Communication of 13 February 2012 entitled ‘Innovating for Sustainable growth: A Bioeconomy for Europe’ and the Commission Communication of 20 September 2011 entitled ‘Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe’, promoting integrated and diversified biorefineries across Europe, enhanced incentives under Directive 2009/28/EC should be set in a way that gives preference to the use of biomass feedstocks that do not have a high economic value for other uses other than biofuels or which do not impact on the environment in such a way as to compromise local ecosystems by depriving food crops of land and water.
Amendment 124 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) To prepare for the transition towards increased use of advanced biofuels and minimise the overall indirect land- use change impacts in the period to 2020, it is appropriate to limit the amount of biofuels and bioliquids obtained from food crops as set out in part A of Annex VIII to Directive 2009/28/EC and part A of Annex V to Directive 98/70/EC, that can be counted towards targets set out in Directive 2009/28/EC, without restricting the overall useestablish mandatory targets for advanced biofuels to be phased in gradually and according to a timetable that will provide predictability and stability for investors and to limit the amount of biofuels and bioliquids obtained from food crops that can be counted towards targets set out in Directive 2009/28/EC. Without restricting the overall use of such biofuels, the share of biofuels and bioliquids produced from cereal and other starch rich crops, sugar and oil crops that can be counted towards the 10% target for transport set in Directive 2009/28/EC should be limited by introducing a 6.5% cap ofn such biofuels and bioliquids in 2020. 1% out of the 10% target could be achieved by counting the use of renewable energy in electric transport or the use of hydrogen in transport.
Amendment 127 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Considering that the present Union installed conventional ethanol production capacity is equal to 6% by energy of the expected 2020 petrol market, that there is a legitimate need to protect existing investments in conventional biofuel production capacity made in good faith and that a start needs to be made on commercialising ethanol from lignocellulose, a dedicated target of at least 7.5% from renewable sources of final energy consumption in the transport sector in the form of petrol in 2020 should be introduced, of which 8% should be from biofuel produced from sugars and starch crops.
Amendment 130 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) Incentives should be provided to stimulate the use of electricity from renewable sources in the transport sector. Furthermore, energy efficiency and energy saving measures in the transport sector should be encouraged.
Amendment 137 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The Commission's impact assessment has shown that the models used to estimated the indirect land-use change emissions should be included in the reporting by the Commission of greenhouse gas emissions from biofuels under Directives 98/70/EC and 2009/28/EC. Biofuels made from feedstocks that do not lead to additional demand for land, such as those from waste feedstocks, should be assigned a zero emissions factor. of biofuels production deliver results with significant variations, limitations and uncertainties. The results of modelling emissions from indirect land-use change are therefore still too uncertain to be included in legislation. The Commission should, before 31 December 2015, submit a report to the European Parliament, incorporating experience from ILUC-models implemented in other countries and developed in close corporation with all relevant stakeholders, on progress as regards the robustness and reliability of scientific evidence for the use of indirect land use change factors; the report should, if appropriate, be accompanied by a legislative proposal introducing a requirement for fuel suppliers to regularly report on the estimated indirect land-use change emissions of the biofuels they market, based on ILUC factors and with effect from September 2016.
Amendment 143 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) The use of land to grow biofuel feedstocks should not result in the displacement of local and indigenous communities. Accordingly, only biofuels and bioliquids whose production does not impinge on the rights of local and indigenous communities should be regarded as sustainable.
Amendment 145 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) The Commission should periodically review the methodology for estimating land-use change emission factors and the list of available advanced biofuels as laid down in Annex IX, taking into account consolidated, peer-reviewed, technical and scientific progress, and continuously report on the development of models used to estimate indirect land-use change emissions.
Amendment 146 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Recital 16 b (new)
Recital 16 b (new)
(16b) The review and adaptation of this methodology should take into account the fact that undertakings have already made massive investments on the basis of current legislation.
Amendment 147 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) With a view to meeting the target for renewable energies in the transport sector while minimising the negative impacts of land-use change, the use of renewable electricity, modal shift, greater use of public transport and energy efficiency should be encouraged. In line with the White Paper on transport, Member States should therefore seek to secure greater energy efficiency and reduce overall energy consumption in transport and at the same time to enhance the market penetration of electric vehicles and the take-up of renewable electricity in transport systems.
Amendment 148 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) The Commission should also review ILUC mitigation measures, such as the use of co-products, yield increases, manufacturing efficiencies and crop production on abandoned, unused or vulnerable land. The Commission may also assess the impact on biomass-using sectors.
Amendment 150 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) Other ILUC mitigation measures, such as the use of co-products, yield increases, manufacturing efficiencies and crop production on vulnerable, abandoned or unused land, should be assessed by the Commission with a view to incorporating them into the directives in the form of a bonus similar to that already provided for in Part C, point 7, of Annex IV to Directive 98/70/EC and in Part C, point 7, of Annex V to Directive 2009/28/EC for biomass obtained from restored degraded land.
Amendment 169 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – point 2 – point -a (new)
Article 1 – point 2 – point -a (new)
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7a – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 7a – paragraph 2 a (new)
-a) the following paragraph is added: ‘(2a) Member States shall require suppliers to reduce life cycle greenhouse gas emissions per unit of energy from fuel and energy supplied in a linear manner as from 31 December 2020 to achieve a 10 % reduction as compared with the fuel baseline standard referred to in paragraph 5(b).’
Amendment 171 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7a – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 7a – paragraph 5 a (new)
aa) the following paragraph is added: ‘(5a) Each year the Commission shall assess the development of fuels generated using carbon-capture-and-usage and power-to-fuel technologies and propose the average greenhouse gas standard values for these fuels in accordance with Part 2, Point 5, of Annex 1 to Council Directive .../.../EC1a.’ _______________ 1aCouncil Directive .../.../EC laying down calculation procedures and reporting requirements in accordance with Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels (not yet published in the Official Journal).
Amendment 172 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7a – paragraph 6
Article 7a – paragraph 6
(6) As part of the reporting under paragraph 1, Member States shall ensure that fuel suppliers report annually to the authority designated by the Member State, on the biofuel production pathways, volumes of biofuels derivFuel suppliers shall by 31 March each year report to the authority designated by the Member State, following procedures established with an eye to avoiding administrative burdens, on progress made towards reaching the mandatory targets referred to in Article 3(4) of Directive 2009/28/EC for advanced biofuels. The suppliers shall document that the biofuels are produced from the feedstocks as categorised in Part A of Annex V, and the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions per unit of energyin accordance with the definition of advanced biofuels set out in Article 2 of Directive 2009/28/EC, which includes in particular production from feedstocks listed in Annex IX. Member States shall report thoese data to the Commission.
Amendment 187 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – point 3 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – point 3 – point b a (new)
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7b – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 7b – paragraph 4 a (new)
(ba) The following paragraph is inserted: ‘4a. Biofuels and bioliquids from countries or regions in which emissions from land use change amount to more than 35% of emissions from fossil fuels (30 g CO2eq/MJ) calculated for the whole country or region in accordance with Part C, point 7, of Annex IV shall not be taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1.’
Amendment 189 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – point 3 – point b b (new)
Article 1 – point 3 – point b b (new)
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7b – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 7b – paragraph 5 a (new)
bb) The following paragraph is inserted: ‘5a. Raw materials used to produce biofuels and bioliquids should not be taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of Article 7a(2) if, in the year of the raw material production, the use of land covered by paragraphs 4 and 5 has been changed considerably.’
Amendment 190 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – point 3 – point b c (new)
Article 1 – point 3 – point b c (new)
bc) In paragraph 7, the first sentence of the second subparagraph is amended as follows: ‘The Commission shall, report every two years, report to the European Parliament and the Council on the impact on social sustainability in the CommunityUnion and in third countries of increased demand for biofuel, on the impact of Communitycontribution of biofuel production to reducing the Union's shortage of vegetable protein and on the impact of Union biofuel policy on the availability of foodstuffs at affordable prices, in particular for people living in developing countries, and on wider development issues.’
Amendment 204 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7d – paragraph 6
Article 7d – paragraph 6
(b) paragraph 6 is deleted;replaced by the following: "6. In the case of biofuels volumes that were produced before ...1a and which fulfill the required sustainability criteria, the ILUC methodology, referred to for the purposes in Article 7a and 7d, shall not be applicable. __________________ 1a OJ: please insert the date of entry into force of this Directive
Amendment 234 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Article 2 – point 2 – point b – point ii a (new)
Article 2 – point 2 – point b – point ii a (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point b a (new)
iia) The following point is inserted in Article 3(4), second subparagraph: ‘ba) Each Member State shall ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources in all forms of transport in 2020 is at least 10 % of the final consumption of energy in transport in that Member State.’
Amendment 298 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Article 2 – point 2 a (new)
Article 2 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
2a. In Article 4 the following point is added: ‘(3a) Each Member State shall publish and notify to the Commission by [one year after the date on which this Directive enters into force] a forecast document indicating the additional measures it intends to take in accordance with Article 3(4a).’
Amendment 311 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Article 2 – point 5 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – point 5 – point b a (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 17 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 4 a (new)
ba) the following paragraph is added: ‘(4a) Biofuels and bioliquids from countries or regions in which emissions from land-use changes amount to more than 35% of the emissions from fossil fuels (30 g CO2eq/MJ) calculated for the whole country or region in accordance with point 7 of part C of Annex V shall not be taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1.’
Amendment 314 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Article 2 – point 5 – point b d (new)
Article 2 – point 5 – point b d (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 17 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 328 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Article 2 – point 7 – point b
Article 2 – point 7 – point b
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 19 – paragraph 6
Article 19 – paragraph 6
(b) paragraph 6 is deleted;replaced by the following: "6. In the case of biofuels volumes that were produced before ...1a and that fulfil the required sustainability criteria, the ILUC methodology, referred to for reporting purposes in this Directive, as well as for purposes of Article 7a and 7d of Directive 98/70/EC, shall not be applicable." __________________ 1a OJ: please insert the date of entry into force of this Directive
Amendment 330 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Article 2 – point 7 – point d a (new)
Article 2 – point 7 – point d a (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 19 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 8 a (new)
da) the following paragraph is inserted: ‘(8a) No later than 31 December 2015, the Commission shall submit a legislative proposal to incorporate further ILUC mitigation measures such as use of co- products, yield increases, manufacturing efficiencies and crop production on abandoned, unused or vulnerable land by means of a similar bonus to the one set out for biomass obtained from land under the conditions provided for in Annex IV part C point 8.’
Amendment 352 #
Amendment 369 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Annex II – point 1
Annex II – point 1
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex V – Part C – point 7
Annex V – Part C – point 7
Amendment 375 #
Amendment 383 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive2009/28/EC
Annex IX
Annex IX
Annex IX Part A. Feedstocks and fuels, the contribution of which towards the target(s) referrList of advanced biofuels The biofuel coming from the following feed sto in Article 3(4) shall be considered to be twice their energy content a) Algae if cultivated on land in ponds or photobioreactorscks will be considered advanced biofuels: (a) Algae; b) Biomass fraction of mixed municipal waste, but not separated household waste subject to recycling targets under point (a) of Article 11(2)(a) of Directive 2008/98/EC; c) Bio-waste as defined in Article 3(4) of Directive 2008/98/EC from private households subject to separate collection as defined in Article 3(11) of that of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directive.s; d) Biomass fraction of industrial waste not fit for use in the food or feed chain, including material from retail and wholesale and the agro-food and fish and aquaculture industry, and excluding feedstocks listed in part B of this Annexand biodegradable fraction of industrial waste; e) Straw; f) AnimalLivestock manure and sewage sludge; g) Palm oil mill effluent and empty palm fruit bunches; h) Tall oil pitch; i) Crude glycerine; j) Bagasse; k) Grape marcs and wine lees; l) Nut shells; m) Husks; n) Cobs cleaned of kernels of corn; o) Biomass fraction of wastes and residues from forestry and forest-based industries, i.e. bark, branches, pre- commercial thinnings, leaves, needles, tree topProcessing residues from pulp and paper industry such as black liquor, crude sulphate soap, crude tall oil and tall oil pitch; i) Crude glycerine; j) Bagasse; k) Grape marcs and wine lees; l) Nut shells; m) Husks; n) Cobs; o) Bark, branches, thinnings, leaves, saw dust, and cutter shavings, black liquor, brown liquor, fibre sludge, lignin and tall oil; p) Other non-food cellulosic material as defined in point (s) of the second paragraph of Article 2; q) Other ligno-cellulosic material as defined in point (r) of the second paragraph of Article 2; oa) Animal fats classified as category I, II and III in accordance with EC/1774/2002 laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption**; p) Non-food cellulosic material; q) Ligno-cellulosic material except saw logs and veneer logs; r) Renewable liquqa) Triglycerides, free fatty acids and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin. ________________ * Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (Animal by-products Regulation) (fatty distillates and off-specification oils from oleochemical, biodiesel, vegetable oil refining, food processing and animal fat rendering industries qb) Animal fats not intended for human consumption qc) Technical corn oil qd) Waste fat from fish processing industry. r) Renewable liquids and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin. ________________ * OJ L 300273, 140.110.20092, p. 1).'.
Amendment 414 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – part A – point j
Annex IX – part A – point j
j) Bagasse and molasses;
Amendment 422 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – part A – point o
Annex IX – part A – point o
o) Biomass fraction of wastes and residues from forestry and forest-based industries, i.e. bark, branches, pre-commercial thinnings, leaves, needles, tree tops, saw dust, cutter shavings, black liquor, brown liquor, fibre sludge, lignin and tall oil and lignin;
Amendment 1 #
2011/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
– having regard to Articles 24, 227, 228, 258 and 260 of TFEU,
Amendment 18 #
2011/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the number of submissions by citizens to the European Parliament continues to increase, and998 petitions were declared admissible, and of those 649 whereas forwarded to the Committee on Petitions should remain the main point of contact within the European Parliament regarding allegations of infringement of individual and collective rightsssion for further investigation pursuant to Articles 258 and 260 of the Treaty, 416 petitions were declared inadmissible;
Amendment 22 #
2011/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the number of inadmissible petitions continued to be significant in 2011 which again indicates that Parliament should increase its effort to inform citizens on the limits of Parliament's field of action with regard to the right to petition, considering that individuals and local communities, as well as voluntary associations and businesses, are well placed to assess the effectiveness of European legislation as it applies to them, and to signal possible loopholes that need to be analysed in order to ensure better and comparable implementation of EU law in all the Member States;
Amendment 26 #
2011/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas, regarding the statistical analysis contained in this report, German citizens continue to submit the highest number of petitions, though decreasing proportionally, followed by Spanish and Italian petitioners, and whereas petitions concerning the EU as such outnumber those concerning individual Member States;
Amendment 27 #
2011/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas petithe field of actions alleging a breach of fundamental rights lead the petitions league table, ahead of the environment and the internal market, and whereas it is noteworthy that petitions regarding economic and monetary affairs have seen a sharp increase, which correlates with the similar increase in petitions expressing the acute concern of citizens generally with the present economic and financial crisisnd the modus operandi of the right to petition granted to all EU citizens and residents under the terms of the Treaty differs from other remedies available to citizens, as for instance the submission of complaints to the Commission or to the Ombudsman;
Amendment 33 #
2011/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas in 2011 there were 70 petitions outstanding relating to the Spanish Ley de Costas; and whereas petitions relating to the Ley de Costas concerned specific regions of Spain as follows: Valencia 23, Andalusia 11, Catalonia 10, Balearic and Canary Islands 9 each, Asturias and Cantabria 3 each, Galicia and Basque Country 2 each, and Murcia 1, with 51 identifiable as coming from Spanish citizens or groups of Spanish citizens; while 19 came from other nationalities as follows: 3 from miscellaneous nationalities, 11 from German citizens, 3 from French citizens, 2 from British citizens;
Amendment 35 #
2011/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas in 2011its previous Annual Report the Committee on Petitions held meetings at which 47 of these petitions were considered and which 7 petitioners attendighly appreciated the cooperation with the Commission and the European Ombudsman with regard to the treatment of petitions and complaints; whereas the Committee on Petitions repeatedly requested to be kept informed by the Commission of developments in pending infringement proceedings, the subject of which is also covered inby perstitions;
Amendment 37 #
2011/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas the shortcomings and problems faced by people as a result of the malfunctioning of the internal market, as illustrated by petitions, are confirmed by the Commission's European Citizenship Report 20108 , in particular as regards free movement of EU citizens and their family members, access to social security entitlements, mutual recognition of qualifications, obstacles faced by the disabled, family law issues and mass expulsions on the basis of ethnic or national origin such as those affecting the Roma, including also double-taxation issues;
Amendment 40 #
2011/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
O a. whereas also in 2011 a significant number of petitions were submitted by citizens pointing to the importance of preventing irreparable losses in biodiversity, with regard to Natura 2000 sites, as well as of ensuring the protection of areas defined under the Habitats Directive;
Amendment 41 #
2011/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
Amendment 44 #
2011/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas the judgment of the EU Tribunal of 14 September 2011 in case T- 308/07 upheld the petitioner's (0095/2007) complaint against the Committee's decision to declare his petition inadmissible and in so doing laid down clear parameters for dealing with petitthe obligation to motivate Parliament's decisions which areen it declareds a petition inadmissible;
Amendment 47 #
2011/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Confirms the key role of the Committee on Petitions in identifying non-judicial remedies for citizens, in providing a reality check on the way in which the European Union is seen by the people of Europe, and as aNotes that petitions received in 2011 continued to focus on alleged breaches of EU law in the fields of the environment, justice and the internal market, as well as the Charter of Fundamental Rights which reflection ofs citizens' views regarding whether European legislation as implemented by the Member States actually delivers the expected result and responds to what people expect of the UnionEU law;
Amendment 51 #
2011/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Notes the increasing number of petitions and other submissions from citizens seeking legal and financial redress on issues that fall outside the EU's area of competence pursuant to Article 227 of the Treaty as well as Article 51 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, such as, for example, requests to review the calculation of national pensions, to overrule decisions by national courts, proposals to re-draw Europe's frontiers, to force a bank to grant a personal loan, etc.; fully supports the action taken by Parliament's responsible Directorates- General to find a solution for dealing with these submissions from citizens while taking into account Parliament's obligations with regard to its correspondence with citizens;
Amendment 52 #
2011/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 59 #
2011/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes Parliament's decision to develop a much more practical and visible petitions portal on its website, which will facilitate, within the limits of Article 227 of the Treaty and Article 202 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure and Article 51 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, access for citizens to the petitions process, provide them with information and allow them to submit petitions in a more user-friendly environment; considers that this portal should also provide practical links to other forms of redress which are available at European and national or regional level;
Amendment 69 #
2011/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the constructive cooperation between the Petitions Committee and the services of the European Commission, but urges the Commission to ensure that the integrity of the petitions procedures are respected and not confused with the Commission's own complaints procedureOmbudsman and reaffirms its determination to support the Ombudsman in identifying maladministration by and acting against EU institutions;
Amendment 73 #
2011/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 75 #
2011/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 80 #
2011/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 85 #
2011/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 91 #
2011/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges theWelcomes, while supporting the underlying objective of the Ley de Costas to protect coastal wildlife for future generations, the action being envisaged by the new Spanish Government to revise the Ley de Costas in such a way as to guarantee title to those who have properly and in good faith acquired property within the reach of the jurisdiction of the Ley de Costas; in particular, calls for a reform of the Ley de Costas which ensures due process, a right of appeal, proper compensation, and appropriate and proportional remedy specifically withe right to information and which protects against retroactive or discriminatory acegard to retroactive or discriminatory actions taken ; supports the petitioners' action to resolve the problems surrounding the Ley de Costas and its applications;
Amendment 98 #
2011/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Calls on the Commission, furthermore, to ensure implementation and enforcement of the Habitats and Birds Directives by the Member States as well as the better transposition and application of Directive 2004/38/EC on the right of EU citizens and their families to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States;
Amendment 100 #
2011/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 102 #
2011/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 13 #
2011/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the new EU biodiversity strategy and notes the Commission recommendations for CAP reform, including clearly formulated measures under both the first and second pillars seeking to conserve and improve biodiversity; stresses in this connection the particular role played by farming, which has already made a great contribution to preserving the diversity of species and biotopes and will also make a crucial contribution to the success of the European biodiversity strategy;
Amendment 19 #
2011/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Is convinced that the so-called 'greening' of the CAP should be implemented efficiently and unbureaucratically, without leading to discrimination against existing agri- environmental measures; calls, with regard to the necessary reduction in the administrative burden, for, inter alia, all CAP payments to continue to be underpinned by robust cross-compliance rules after 2014, which should be both transparent and as easy as possible to implement and monitor;
Amendment 26 #
2011/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stresses that only functioning, sustainable, broad-based and productive agriculture is in a position to provide the additional services demanded by society in the form of public assets; is therefore in favour of an approach that balances and integrates the introduction of additional environmental protection measures and the key role of the CAP in safeguarding efficient production;
Amendment 27 #
2011/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Recalls the key role played by the CAP in guaranteeing a secure supply of high- quality and affordable food for consumers; points out in this connection that the Commission proposal for the mandatory across-the-board designation of 7% of farmland as environmental focus areas is considered to be inappropriate and impracticable, particularly where these areas would no longer be available to produce food in productive regions;
Amendment 141 #
2011/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls forUrges that the greening of Pillar Ithe CAP in order to make income support for farmers legitimate by ensuring the conservation of biodiversity in the wider farmed landscape, improving connectivity and adapting to the effects of climatprotect natural resources should be a significant element in sustainable agriculture and therefore calls for the introduction of an EU-wide incentive schange; welcomes the Commission’s CAP reform proposal that provides foreme with the help of a ‘greening’ of the CAP through the allocation of 30 % of Pillar I payments to a package of worthwhile, basic good practices applied at farm level, which should include crop rotation and diversification, permanent pasture and a minimum ‘ecological focus area’; takes the view, however, that the minimum ‘ecological focus area’ should be 10 % of farmland, and not the 7 % proposed by the Commission component the aims of which are to ensure the sustainability of businesses and long-term food security through the effective management of scarce resources (water, energy, land);
Amendment 2 #
2011/2297(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Declares that water is a shared resource of humankind and a public good and therefore should not be a source of profit, and that access to water should constitute a fundamental and universal right; stresses that the sustainable use of water is an environmental and health necessity that plays a fundamental role in the climate regulation cycle; reiterates that ‘the management of water resources should not be subject to internal market rules’ (EP Resolution P5_TA (2004)0183) and invites the European Commission to review the relevant legislation, particularly that on public procurement and concessions, so as to guarantee public ownership and management of water and water utilities;
Amendment 12 #
2011/2297(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses concerns that in the field of WFD implementation at present, ineffective application and enforcement remains a major problem in some Member States; current implementation status shows that some Member States lag behind schedule, that the integrity ofstate of the EU’s waters is far from acceptable and that the objectives of other EU policies, including on industry, agriculture and transport, are often in op‘water protection’ objectives are often not pursued with sufficient contradiction with the ‘water protection’ objectivsistency in other EU policies;
Amendment 27 #
2011/2297(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Invites the European Commission to be more determined in its inquiries, and therefore much less passive and accommodating in relation to the specific implementation of the WFD, and to urge the Member States consistently to make concrete progress;
Amendment 29 #
2011/2297(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Draws attention to the existence of certain activities denounced by the petitioners, including waste landfills, agriculture and industry, which produce a great impact on the environment and human health and are said to be responsible for poor water quality; calls therefore for the abandonment of subsidies which undermine incentives for efficient water management by creating overuse, and to free up funds for targeted subsidiesthe poor quality of the water; calls therefore for the establishment of more targeted incentives for efficient water management and – in particular for poor and rural populations – aimed at affordable access to water for all;
Amendment 35 #
2011/2297(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Regrets that the European Commission proposal amending the WFD (COM (2011)876) adds only 15 new chemical substances from a list of 2000 potentially dangerous substances that should be monitored and reduced, and fails to set out clear timetables to phase out the most dangerous chemicals, despite explicit legal requirements agreed upon since 2000; asks, therefore, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, in its recommendation to the Commission, to pay particular attention to the priority substances mentioned above – very often identified by petitioners as ‘toxic and radioactive waste’ – given the high degree of risk they pose, as water contaminants, to human health and the aquatic environment;
Amendment 37 #
2011/2297(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 42 #
2011/2297(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that nutrient pollution remains a significant problem, that eutrophication continues toenrichment is one of several factors responsible for the pollution of surface water bodies, affecting biodiversity and disruptminishing valuable ecosystem services, and; recognises that investigated nutrient conditions will likelmay account for more than half of the failures expected in the effort to achieve ‘good status’ in surface water bodies by 2015;
Amendment 43 #
2011/2297(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Asks the Commission to develop and publish in 2012 a road map to set recommendations focusing on improving the efficiency of water resources and land use, implementing ecosystem protection measures under the CAP, developing an approach for mainstreaming the water issue into all policies and improving governance of water management as well as research and data collection; in this context welcomes the increasing inclusion of environmental regulations in the CAP; the Commission is also invited to publish in 2012 a ‘Blueprint to safeguard EU water’ based on the review of the WFD implementation, the review of the EU Water Scarcity and Drought Policy as well as the review of the EU adaptation policy as related to water management;
Amendment 57 #
2011/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas improved sewage systems on farms and in rural areas, as well as composting of slurry have an important potential as nutrient and energy sources, subject to thorough investigation of their possible usage, adequate treatment of potentially harmful substances and strict controlsfermentation of slurry is desirable in terms of plant cultivation and the environment;
Amendment 68 #
2011/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas crop rotation should be included in ‘greening’ measures as part of CAP reform with regard to its significantcan contributione to climate change mitigation and the potential for reducing o a reduction in the use of synthetic fertilisers and pesticides;
Amendment 76 #
2011/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
Amendment 80 #
2011/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Amendment 100 #
2011/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 148 #
2011/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Urges the Commission and the Member States to make sure that public support measures for biomass and agro-fuels – including biogas – do not contribute to unsustainable competition for resources between food and energy production, which must be organised sustainably, and do not provoke further increases in input costs and land rent;
Amendment 165 #
2011/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Repeats its call to include crop rotation and crop diversity in an EU-wide list of ‘greening’ measures to be rewarded within the CAP, givenPoints out that incentives could be introduced under the CAP to encourage crop rotation and crop diversity, particularly in view of their positive effect the former have on climate change mitigation, soil and water quality and farmers’ finances (with significantly reduced use of fertilisers, soil improvers, plant protection products and pesticides which will reduce input costs for farmers);
Amendment 178 #
2011/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage – subject to thorough investigation of their possible usage, adequate treatment of potentially harmful substances and strict controls – the recycling of nutrients from waste streams, especially liquid manure, organic waste and local sewage systems, which can help reduce input costs for fertilisers and which recapture nitrogen and phosphate(especially phosphate and nitrogen) from waste streams and, in particular, recycling waste as part of a cascade process after using it to produce thermal energy;
Amendment 205 #
2011/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls in particular on the Commission to propose, in the withdrawal of restrictcontext of the forthcoming revisions on the use of farm saved seed as laid down in Article 14(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 on Community plant variety rights, in the context of the forthcoming revision of this regulation;f Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 on Community plant variety rights, that the obligations laid down in Article 14(1) and (2) thereof, which are an indispensable means of funding progress in the field of agricultural production, are also practicable, as it is only on this basis that the predominance of small- and medium-scale farming in the European agricultural sector can be maintained,
Amendment 210 #
2011/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls, in the light of the upcoming Rio+20 global conference, for a new EU initiative on the conservation, sustainable use and quality marketing of agro- biodiversity, in order to reduce seed purchase costs and increase added value from farming;
Amendment 16 #
2011/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas ina decreased bee mortality in the number of bee colonies has been reported in both the EU and other parts of the world; whereas science and veterinary practice cannot currently provides little in the way of effective prevention or disease control against certain pests and diseases owing to insufficient research and development of new bee-health medicines in the past decades, which is the result of the limited size of the market and the consequent low interest of big pharmaceutical companies,
Amendment 26 #
2011/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the health of individual bees and colonies is affected by numerous lethal and sub-lethal factors, many of themwhich may be interconnected; whereas the limited number of marketed medicines to fight the Varroa destructor mite are in many cases no longer efficient; whereas the toxic agents in certain pesticides, changing climatic and environmental conditions, loss of plant biodiversity, land use change, mismanaged beekeeping practices and the presence of invasive species weaken colonies’ immune systems and favour opportunistic pathologies,
Amendment 50 #
2011/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
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 alternativesthe use of alternative forms of plant protection, 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 neededmake the allocation of funding contingent on compliance with efficiency criteria;
Amendment 107 #
2011/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the need to ensure adequate training for veterinarians, as well as regular opportunities for veterinary consultation for beekeeperthe possibility for beekeepers to consult veterinarians and the involvement of apiculture specialists in national veterinary authorities;
Amendment 136 #
2011/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Member States to transpose and fully implement, as soon as possible, Directive 2009/128/EC on the sustainable use of pesticidelant protection products and, in particular, to promote low-pesticidelant-protection-product-input pest management and integrated pest management; in addition, calls for measures to promote training and further training in the bee-friendly use of plant protection products;
Amendment 143 #
2011/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
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 pesticidelant protection products; calls on the Commission to pay special attention to 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 thelant protection products whose active substances in pesticides have a proven adverse effect on bee and colony health; application methods such as seed coating should also be considered;
Amendment 153 #
2011/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 162 #
2011/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls, in a spirit of dialogue between beekeepers and agricultural stakeholders, for the setting up of a system of obligatory preliminary notification of beekeepers in all Member States in advance of pesticide applications, especially aerial chemical mosquito controlbeekeepers to be informed in advance of applications of plant protection products, especially aerial chemical mosquito controls; calls, further, for beekeepers to be required to notify farmers if they set up hives in the vicinity of fields;
Amendment 168 #
2011/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 175 #
2011/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. With special regard to the 2009 EFSA project entitled ‘Bee mortality and Bee Surveillance in Europe’, calls on the Commission to conduct objective research on the possible negative effeimpacts of GMO crops and monocultures on honeybee health;
Amendment 190 #
2011/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Commission to harmonise rules on labelling with the provisions of the Regulation on Agricultural Quality Schemes and to introduce obligatory labelling with the country of origin for imported and EU-produced apicultural products or, in the case of mixtures of products with different origins, obligatory labelling with every country of origin;
Amendment 215 #
2011/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
Amendment 218 #
2011/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Calls on all stakeholders in the beekeeping sector to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the current common agricultural policy and the upcoming reform thereof, which favourtake proper account of producer organisations throughout the agricultural sector;
Amendment 10 #
2011/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 3
Section 1 – paragraph 3
3. Recalls the role and the responsibility of Parliament towards European citizens generally, and in particular through the petitions process, established by the Treaty under Article 227, which creates an obligation to seek non- judicial remedies on behalf of petitioners, where appropriate and based upon the facts of each case, in order to assist citizens in the exercise of their fundamental rights, and to ensure that the values and principles contained in the Charter and the Treaties are properly applied;
Amendment 23 #
2011/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 6
Section 1 – paragraph 6
6. Deplores instances of discrimination against minorities, and calls on the Council to act effectively and responsibly to uphold the values of the Union in relation to Member States who fail to fully respect their Treaty obligations on such issues, and calls for stronger EU legislation, policies and actions on racism, xenophobia and homophobia;
Amendment 33 #
2011/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 9
Section 1 – paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to ensure as a matter of urgency that the Member States transpose and correctly apply Directive 2004/38/EC on the free movement of citizens, given the frequent recurrence of petitions on the subject of problems encountered, inter alia, by legally resident third-country national spouses, registered partners and partners of EU citizens in exercising their rights, as guaranteed by the Charter;
Amendment 36 #
2011/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 10
Section 1 – paragraph 10
10. Recalls that the portability of social security benefits, pensions, health care and recognition of professional qualifications and civil status documents and of their effects are important rights that could ensure that citizens enjoy fully their fundamental rights, including on the basis of the completion of the internal market, but notes that many citizens still encounter problems in asserting these rights; calls on the Commission and the Member States, therefore, to ensure that these rights are properly respected, applied and developed;
Amendment 180 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas rural development is an important instrument of the CAP and whereas the new programmes should be geared even more strongly to the priority objectives of rural development and of farmers (employment, the agricultural environment, water, climate change, competitiveness, innovation and education),
Amendment 463 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need for an adequate basic allowance for small farmers, which Member States can optionally determine in those Member States where these farms help to stabilise rural development; calls for these Member States to decide, in accordance with subsidiarity, what percentage of the direct payments to be incorporated in the new subsidy system should be made available to their small farmers; stresses, however, that this must not hamper the necessary structural change;
Amendment 517 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
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 premiumsCAP; recognises, however, that in certain sectors and regions such as mountain regions, northern regions and extremely remote areas, where there are no alternatives to relatively labour-intensive livestock 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;
Amendment 565 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
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; points out that this requirement cannot be met by means of a capping system and/or degressive direct payments; rejects, therefore, measures which discriminate against particular types of farm, such as the linking of payments to farm size;
Amendment 584 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
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) 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;
Amendment 610 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
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 farmland for production or who tends 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), regardless of the legal status, are classified as active farming;
Amendment 633 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that better natural resource protection is an central element in sustainable farming, which should involve separate support forjustifies special funding for the many environmental measures, which already 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 greaternotes in this regard the proposed greening of the CAP, which could play an important role in enhancing the environmental benefits can be attaineddelivered by farmers;
Amendment 644 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Rejects the implementation of a new additional payment, control and sanction system for the greening of Pillar 1; stresses that any greening measures should be simple to implement and should not result in new administrative burdens or costs for farmers or Member States, in particular regarding additional controls; insists that greening measures should treat all farmers equally;
Amendment 655 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers thaterefore that natural 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 losseenvisages the possibility of a flat-rate income payment, that must cover costs and income foregone; 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;
Amendment 678 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Considers therefore that significanyt 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 existingthrough the implementation of comprehensive measures to supplement the targeted agri-environmental measures or shouldunder the second pillar, stresses that supplementary measures whichmust 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 further greening of the CAP should be pursued across the Member States by means of a priority catalogue of area-based measures that are 100% EU-financed; considers that this greening should result in a mandatory implementation at the farmer level, unless the farmer already participates to a large extent in agri- environmental programmes under the second pillar; demands that in order to streamline the EU must implemadministrative burdent 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 monitorssociated with these measures, that all agricultural controls are, as far as possible, operated concomitantly; therefore proposes that greening should be achieved through either: - a mandatory system for greening within Pillar 1; - a system which conditions the receipt of full direct payments on the participation ing and additional application and administration procedures; gri-environmental schemes within the existing structures, i.e. Pillar 2;
Amendment 693 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Commission to present to the European Parliament and the Council, before it elaborates its final legislative proposals, detailed feasibility studies and impact assessments for the following models to enhance the environmental performance of the CAP: - a mandatory system for greening within Pillar 1; - a system which conditions the receipt of full direct payments on the participation in agri-environmental schemes within the existing structures, i.e. Pillar 2; - emphasises that both models must be assessed in terms of: ease of implementation, compatibility with existing control systems, attractiveness to farmers to participate and expected environmental performance;
Amendment 713 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
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; considers that the resources allocated to greening will be inextricably linked to the level of budgetary resources allocated to the CAP as a whole;
Amendment 723 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Regards this model asConsiders that this approach should makinge a substantial contribution to the simplification of the direct payments system and to the attainment of new compulsory environmental objectives; observes thatnot result in new administrative costs, in particular regarding additional controls, uander this model, there is no need to step up the current rate of monitoring and the current monitoring capaci should also make a substantial contribution to the attainment of new compulsory environmental objectives, as existing checks can be used, and that checks thereby further enhancing the second pillar can be combined in the basic and regeneration programme; considers also that no new systems of payments or penalties need be introducedlegitimacy of the CAP from an agricultural, environmental and societal points of view;
Amendment 747 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Realises that resources from the first pillar (as for a top-up model) should be used to pay forCalls on the Commission to examine, how this environmental component; believes, however, that can be financed and whether Member States where direct payments lie below the EU average shcould 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 usedfinancing this by means entirely from the second pillar;
Amendment 770 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that direct payments are no longer justified without cross -compliance (CC) and therefore that the CC system should apply equally to all recipients of direct payments19;
Amendment 832 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
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 retained and in principle extended to all sectors;
Amendment 911 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
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 legislatureonly be undertaken either by the EU legislature following a request from the Commission or on the initiative of the Commission following consultation of the European Parliament;
Amendment 912 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
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 legislaturecommenced by the EU legislators following a request from the Commission;
Amendment 1079 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
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, competition 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;
Amendment 1112 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
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 a reduced national cofinancing rate of 25% should apply;
Amendment 1187 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 52
52. Advocates that, in the case of second pillar measures which are of particular importance to Member States, an optional increase of 25% in national financing in the second pillar (top-up) should be possiblethe current cofinancing rates should continue to apply after 2013;
Amendment 1215 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54 a (new)
Paragraph 54 a (new)
54 a. Calls for new, innovative funding instruments to be geared to the farming sector as well, particularly non- bureaucratic micro-loans for young farmers;
Amendment 23 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) With a view to financing infrastructure in cross-border regions as part of the development of the network as a whole, strong synergies should be generated between the financing instruments of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) and the European Regional Development Fund.
Amendment 24 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point b a (new)
Article 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) as a matter of priority bridge missing links in cross-border sections and remove bottlenecks.
Amendment 25 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
i) removing bottlenecks and bridging missing links both within transport infrastructures and at the connecting points between them at border-crossing points, to be measured by the number of new and improved cross-border connections and removed bottlenecks on transport routes which have benefited from the Connecting Europe Facility;CEF and by the use of quotas and higher co-funding rates as referred to in Article 10 of this Regulation.
Amendment 26 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) Transport: EUR 31 694 000 000, out of which EUR 10 000 000 000 shall be transferred from the Cohesion Fund to be spent in line with this Regulation, exclusively in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund;
Amendment 27 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The financial envelope of the Connecting Europe Facility may cover expenses pertaining to, preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and, evaluation activities and administrative costs which are required for the management of the Programme and the achievement of its objectives, in particular studies, meetings of experts, as far as they are related to the general objectives of this Regulation, expenses linked to IT networks focusing on information processing and exchange, together with all other technical and administrative assistance expenses incurred by the Commission for the management of the Programme.
Amendment 28 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Amendment 29 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) actions supporting new technologies and innovation for all modes of transport.
Amendment 30 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Technical and administrative assistance shall be regarded as an eligible cost.
Amendment 31 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Proposals may be submitted by one or several Member States, international organisations, joint undertakings, such as the European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation, or public or private undertakings or bodies established in Member States.
Amendment 32 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i
i) rail and inland waterways: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceedbe 20% of the eligible costs; the funding rate may be increased toshall be 30% for actions addressing bottlenecks; the funding rate may be increased toshall be 40% for actions concerning cross-border sections; 30% of the funding under the CEF shall be earmarked for programmes at border crossing points. Only after calls for projects with a cross-border dimension have been handed in shall Member States receive funding for other projects;
Amendment 33 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii
ii) inland transport connections to ports and airports, actions to reduce rail freight noise by retrofitting of existing rolling stock, as well as development of ports and multi- modal platforms, as well as actions supporting new technologies and innovation for all modes of transport: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% of the eligible costs.
Amendment 34 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Applicable rules for the transport sector under this Regulation shall apply to these specific calls. When implementing these calls, greatest possible priority shall be given to projects concerning cross-border sections and respecting the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund.
Amendment 35 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The EUR 10 000 000 000 transferred from the Cohesion Fund shall not count towards the ceiling of 2.5% of GDP on Structural Fund assistance which countries eligible for support under the Cohesion Fund may receive.
Amendment 36 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. To ensure the highest possible take-up rate of the transferred funds in all Member States eligible for support under the Cohesion Fund, particular attention shall be paid to programme support actions under this Regulation aimed at strengthening institutional capacity and the efficiency of public administrations and public services involved in the development and implementation of projects designed to achieve CEF objectives.
Amendment 37 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Financial instruments shall address one or more specific policy objectives of the Union in a non-discriminatory fashion, have a clear end-date, be consistent with the principles of sound financial management and complement traditional instruments such as grants.
Amendment 38 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. No later than mid-20186, an evaluation report shall be established by the Commission on the achievement of the objectives of all the measures (at the level of results and impacts), the efficiency of the use of resources and its European added value, in view of a decision on the renewal, modification or suspension of the measures. The evaluation shall additionally address the scope for simplification, its internal and external coherence, the continued relevance of all objectives, as well as the contribution of the measures to the Union priorities of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, including impact on economic, social and territorial cohesion. It shall take into account evaluation results on the long-term impact of the predecessor measures.
Amendment 26 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54
Recital 54
Amendment 27 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55
Recital 55
Amendment 28 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
Recital 56
Amendment 29 #
Amendment 30 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – paragraph 1
Article 92 – paragraph 1
Article 91 shall apply to beneficiaries receiving direct payments under Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx[DP], payments under Articles 44 and 45 of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx[sCMO] and and the annual premia under Articles 22(1)(a), 29 and 30, 31 and, in so far as it is concerned withe annugricultural paremia underas, Articles 22(1)(a) and (b), 29 to 32, 34 and 3532 and 34 of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx[RD].
Amendment 31 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – paragraph 2
Article 92 – paragraph 2
However, Article 91 shall not apply to beneficiaries participating in the small farmers scheme referred to in Title V of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx[DP] and to the beneficiaries receiving aid under Article 29(9) of Regulation (EU) No RD/xxx.
Amendment 32 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 93 – paragraph 3
Article 93 – paragraph 3
Amendment 33 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 93 – paragraph 4
Article 93 – paragraph 4
Amendment 147 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54
Recital 54
Amendment 153 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55
Recital 55
Amendment 157 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
Recital 56
Amendment 232 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 267 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) the sustainable development of the economic activity of small farms, as defined by the Member States, and at least of the farms participating in the small farmers scheme referred to in Title V of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx[DP].
Amendment 299 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29
Article 29
Amendment 321 #
Amendment 331 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2
Article 42 – paragraph 2
Amendment 342 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44
Article 44
Amendment 359 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 48 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Amendment 515 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 77 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 540 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 91 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
However, for forest areas this penalty shall not apply in so far as no support is claimed for the concerned area in accordance with Articles 22(1)(a), 31 and 35 of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx[RD].
Amendment 547 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – paragraph 1
Article 92 – paragraph 1
Article 91 shall apply to beneficiaries receiving direct payments under Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx[DP], payments under Articles 44 and 45 of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx[sCMO] and the annual premia under Articles 22(1) (a), 29 and (b), 29 to 3230, 31 in so far as it is concerned with agricultural areas, 342 and 354 of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx[RD].
Amendment 552 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – paragraph 2
Article 92 – paragraph 2
However, Article 91 shall not apply to beneficiaries participating in the small farmers scheme referred to in Title V of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx[DP] and to the beneficiaries receiving aid under Article 29(9) of Regulation (EU) No RD/xxx.
Amendment 568 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 93 – paragraph 3
Article 93 – paragraph 3
Amendment 581 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 93 – paragraph 4
Article 93 – paragraph 4
Amendment 649 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 102 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 102 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(3a) In so far as statistical analyses are required in order to notify the Commission pursuant to this article , the Commission shall furnish Member States with information required in each case with sufficient notice before the beginning of the period during which they are to be undertaken.
Amendment 799 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70 h
Recital 70 h
(70h) In addition, making this information accessible to the public enhances transparency regarding the use of Union funds in the CAP, thus contributing to the visibility and better understanding of that policy. Similar rules should also apply to beneficiaries of funding from other EU funds (ERFD, ESF and EFF) so that this objective can also be achieved in other fields of EU policy. It enables citizens to participate more closely in the decision- making process and guarantees that the administration enjoys greater legitimacy and is more effective and more accountable to the citizen. It would also help local people to witness concrete examples of the provision of "public goods" by farming and underpin the legitimacy of state support for the agricultural sector. Furthermore, the personal accountability of the farmers for use of the public funds received will be reinforced.
Amendment 803 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 a
Article 110 a
Amendment 811 #
2011/0288(COD)
Amendment 813 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 c
Article 110 c
Amendment 6 #
2011/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The financial transfers to the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development provided for in Articles 134, 135 and 1365 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 relate to the 2007-2013 multi-annual financial perspectives. However, calendar year 2013 corresponds to financial year 2014 falling under the next multi-annual financial framework which permanently sets out the amounts available for rural development programming. Consequently, such financial transfers should be abolished.
Amendment 13 #
2011/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Articles 134, 135, 136
Articles 134, 135, 136
(5) Articles 134, 135 and 1365 are deleted.
Amendment 12 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Agri-environment-climate payments should continue to play a prominent role in supporting the sustainable development of rural areas and in responding to society's increasing demands for environmental services. They should furtherprimarily encourage farmers and other land managers to serve society as a whole by introducing or continuing to apply agricultural practices contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation and compatible with the protection and improvement of the environment, the landscape and its features, natural resources, the soil and genetic diversity. In this context the conservation of genetic resources in agriculture and the additional needs of farming systems that are of high nature value should be given specific attention. Payments should contribute to covering additional costs and income foregone resulting from the commitments undertaken and should only cover commitments going beyond relevant mandatory standards and requirements, in accordance with the "polluter pays" principloutputs from certain agri- environment measures should count towards the fulfilment of greening commitments in the context of the direct payments scheme. In many situations the synergies resulting from commitments undertaken jointly by a group of farmers multiply the environmental and climate benefit. However, joint action brings additional transaction costs which should be compensated adequately. In order to ensure that farmers and other land managers are in a position to correctly implement the commitments they have undertaken, Member States should endeavour to provide them with the required skills and knowledge. Member States should maintain the level of efforts made during the 2007-2013 programming period and havebe required to spend a minimum of 25% of the total contribution from the EAFRD to each rural development programme for climate change mitigation and adaptation and land management, through the agri- environment-climate, organic farming and payments to areas facing natural or other specific constraints measures. Farm managers should be eligible for this measure as a matter of priority.
Amendment 13 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53
Recital 53
(53) Provision should be made for the determination of the total amount of Union support for rural development under this Regulation for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020, its annual breakdown and the minimum amount to be concentrated in less developed regions and the transitional regions which over the period 2007-2013 were supported under the convergence objective, but whose per capita GDP is more than 75 % of the average per capita GDP of the EU27, in accordance with the Multi-annual Financial Framework for the period 2014 to 2020 and the Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedurecooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management for the same period. The appropriations available should be indexed on a flat-rate basis for programming.
Amendment 14 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54
Recital 54
(54) In order to facilitate the management of EAFRD funds, a single contribution rate of the EAFRD to rural development programming should be set in relation to public expenditure in the Member States. In order to take account of the particular importance or nature of certain types of operations, specific contribution rates should be set in relation to them. In order to mitigate the specific constraints resulting from level of development, remoteness and insularity an appropriate contribution rate of the EAFRD should be set for less- developed regions, the transitional regions which over the period 2007-2013 were supported under the convergence objective, but whose per capita GDP is more than 75 % of the average per capita GDP of the EU27, the outermost regions referred to in the Treaty and the smaller Aegean islands.
Amendment 15 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Amendment 22 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
Article 29 – paragraph 3
3. Agri-environment-climate payments cover only those commitments going beyond the relevant mandatory standards established pursuant to Chapter I of Title VI of Regulation (EU) No HR/2012 and other relevant obligations established under Chapter 2 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012, relevant minimum requirements for fertiliser and plant protection products use as well as other relevant mandatory requirements established by national legislation. All such mandatory requirements shall be identified in the programme.
Amendment 25 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 27 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40
Article 40
Amendment 28 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1
Article 64 – paragraph 1
1. The total amount of Union support for rural development under this Regulation for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020, its annual breakdown and the minimum amount to be concentrated in less developed regions, including the minimum amount for regions which, over the period 2007-2013, were supported under the convergence objective but where the per capita GDP is more than 75 % of the average per capita GDP of the EU 27, shall be fixed by the European Parliament and the Council, on a proposal from the Commission in accordance with the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014 to 2020 and the Interinstitutional Agreement on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management for the same period.
Amendment 29 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 2
Article 65 – paragraph 2
2. The EAFRD contribution shall be calculated on the basis of the amount of eligible public expenditure or on the basis of total eligible expenditure including public and private expenditure.
Amendment 121 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The creation and development of new economic activity in the form of new farms, new areas of activity, new agriculture- or forestry-related businesses or new investments in non-agricultural activities and social agriculture is essential for the development and competitiveness of rural areas. A farm and business development measure should facilitate the initial establishment of young farmers and the structural adjustment of their holdings after initial setting up, diversification of farmers into non- agricultural activities and the setting up and development of non- agricultural SMEs in rural areas. The development of small farmagriculture- and forestry-related businesses which are potentially economically viable should also be encouraged. In order to ensure the viability of new economic activities supported under this measure, support should be made conditional on the submission of a business plan. Support for business start up should cover only the initial period of the life of a business and not become operating aid. Therefore, where Member States opt to grant aid in instalments these should be for a period of no more than five years. In addition in order to encourage the restructuring of the agricultural sector, support in the form of annual payments should be provided for farmers participating in the small farmers scheme established by Title V of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012 who commit to transfer their entire holding and the corresponding payment entitlements to another farmer who does not participate in that scheme.
Amendment 130 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) SMEs are the backbone of the Union rural economy. FThe development of farms and non- agricultural small business developmentes should be aimed at employment promotion and the setting up of quality jobs in rural areas, maintenance of already existing jobs, reduction of seasonality fluctuations in employment, developmentnetworking of non- agricultural sectors outsidewith agriculture and agricultural and food processing while fostering at the same time business integration and local inter-sectoral links. Projects integrating at the same time agriculture, rural tourism through promotion of sustainable and responsible tourism in rural areas, natural and cultural heritage should be encouraged as well as renewable energy investments.
Amendment 137 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) The development of local infrastructure and local basic services in rural areas, including leisure and culture, the renewal of villages and activities aimed at the restoration and upgrading of the cultural and natural heritage of villages and rural landscapes is an essential element of any effort to realise the growth potential and promote the sustainability ofand resource-efficiency of and a circular regional economy in rural areas. Support should therefore be granted to operations with this aim, including the access to Information and Communication Technologies and the development of fast and ultra-fast broadband. In line with these objectives, development of services and infrastructure leading to social inclusion and reversing trends of social and economic decline and depopulation of rural areas should be encouraged. In order to achieve the maximum effectiveness for such support, covered operations should be implemented in accordance with plans for the development of municipalities and their basic services, where such plans exist, elaborated by one or more rural communes. In order to ensure coherence with the Unions climate objectives the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of defining the types of renewable energy infrastructure that shall be eligible for support
Amendment 146 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Forestry is an integral part of rural development and support for sustainable and climate friendly land use should encompass forest area development and sustainable management of forests. During the 2007-2013 programming period a variety of measures covered different types of support for forestry investments and management. In the interest of simplification but also of allowing beneficiaries to design and realise integrated projects with increased added value, a single measure should cover all types of support for forestry investments and management. The information shall refer to: This measure should cover the extension and improvement of forest resources through afforestation of land and creation of agro-forestry systems combining extensive agriculture with forestry systems, restoration of forests damaged by fire or other natural disasters and relevant prevention measures, investments in new forestry technologies and in the processing and marketing of forest products, investments in the preparation and storage of forestry biomass and the sowing of areas with multiannual energy crops aimed at improving the economic, innovative and environmental performance of forest holders and non remunerative investments which improve ecosystem and climate resilience and environmental value of forest ecosystems. Support should avoid distorting competition and be market neutral. As a result limitations should be imposed relating to the size and legal status of beneficiaries. Preventive actions against fires should be in areas classified by Member States as medium or high fire risk. All preventive actions should be part of a forest protection plan. The occurrence of a natural disaster in the case of action for the restoration of damaged forest potential should be subject to the formal recognition by a scientific public organisation. The forestry measure should be adopted in the light of undertakings given by the Union and the Member States at international level, and be based on Member States’ national or sub-national forest plans or equivalent instruments which should take into account the commitments made in the Ministerial Conferences on the Protection of Forests in Europe. It should contribute to the implementation of the Union Forestry Strategy. In order to ensure that afforestation of agricultural land is in line with the aims of environmental policy the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the definition of certain minimum environmental requirements.
Amendment 151 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Agri-environment-climate payments should continue to play a prominent role in supporting the sustainable development of rural areas and in responding to society's increasing demands for environmental services. They should further encourage farmers and other land managas a matter of priority encourage farmers to serve society as a whole by introducing or continuing to apply agricultural practices contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation and compatible with the protection and improvement of the environment, the landscape and its features, natural resources, the soil and genetic diversity. In this context the conservation of genetic resources in agriculture and the additional needs of farming systems that are of high nature value should be given specific attention. Payments should contribute to covering additional costs and income foregone resulting from the commitments undertaken and should only cover commitments going beyond relevant mandatory standards and requirements, in accordance with the ‘polluter pays’ principl. Outputs from recognised agri- environment measures should count towards the fulfilment of greening commitments in the context of the direct payments scheme. In many situations the synergies resulting from commitments undertaken jointly by a group of farmers multiply the environmental and climate benefit. However, joint action brings additional transaction costs which should be compensated adequately. In order to ensure that farmers and other land managers are in a position to correctly implement the commitments they have undertaken, Member States should endeavour to provide them with the required skills and knowledge. Member States should maintain the level of efforts made during the 2007-2013 programming period and havebe required to spend a minimum of 25% of the total contribution from the EAFRD to each rural development programme for climate change mitigation and adaptation and land management, through the agri- environment-climate, organic farming and payments to areas facing natural or other specific constraints measures. Farm managers should be eligible for this measure as a matter of priority.
Amendment 169 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) In order to ensure efficient use of Union funds and equal treatment for farmers across the Union mountain areas and areas facing natural or other specific constraints should be defined in accordance with objective criteria. In the case of areas facing natural constraints these should be bio-physical criteria underpinned by robust scientific evidence. Transitional arrangements should be adopted in order to facilitate the phasing out of payments in areas that will no longer be considered as areas facing natural constraints as a result of the application of these criteria which take account of the specific characteristics and development objectives of the areas concerned and which are properly tailored to the scale of the inherent natural disadvantages those areas face and the type of production and/or the economic structure of holdings in a given area. The Commission should submit by 5 May 2010 a new proposal concerning the relevant criteria based on the European Parliament's resolution of 5 May 2010 (2009/2156(INI)).
Amendment 197 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53
Recital 53
(53) Provision should be made for the determination of the total amount of Union support for rural development under this Regulation for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020, its annual breakdown and the minimum amount to be concentrated in less developed regions and the transitional regions which over the period 2007-2013 were supported under the convergence objective, but whose per capita GDP is more than 75 % of the average per capita GDP of the EU27, in accordance with the Multi-annual Financial Framework for the period 2014 to 2020 and the Interinstitutional Agreement on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management for the same period. The appropriations available should be indexed on a flat-rate basis for programming. .
Amendment 199 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54
Recital 54
(54) In order to facilitate the management of EAFRD funds, a single contribution rate of the EAFRD to rural development programming should be set in relation to public expenditure in the Member States. In order to take account of the particular importance or nature of certain types of operations, specific contribution rates should be set in relation to them. In order to mitigate the specific constraints resulting from level of development, remoteness and insularity an appropriate contribution rate of the EAFRD should be set for less- developed regions, the transitional regions which over the period 2007-2013 were supported under the convergence objective, but whose per capita GDP is more than 75 % of the average per capita GDP of the EU27, the outermost regions referred to in the Treaty and the smaller Aegean islands.
Amendment 270 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
The EAFRD shall contribute to the Europe 2020 Strategy by promoting sustainable rural development throughout the Union in a complementary manner to the other instruments of the common agricultural policy (hereinafter ‘CAP’), to cohesion policy and to the common fisheries policy. It shall contribute to a more territorially and environmentally balanced, climate- friendly and resilient and competitive, productive and innovative Union agricultural and forestry sector.
Amendment 279 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Within the overall framework of the CAP, support for rural development, including activities across the whole of the food sector and in forestry, shall contribute to achieving the following objectives:
Amendment 284 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) the competitiveness of agriculture; and forestry,
Amendment 297 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) a balanced territorial and regional economic development of rural areas.
Amendment 322 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
(2) enhancing the competitiveness of all types of agriculture and forestry and the processing sector and enhancing farm viability, with a focus on the following areas:
Amendment 344 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
(a) facilitating restructuring of farms facing major structural problems, notably farms with a low degree of market participation, market-oriented farms in particular sectors and farms in need of agricultural diversification;
Amendment 497 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) short supply chains. and regional economic channels
Amendment 501 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) women in rural areas
Amendment 596 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Amendment 645 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Support may also cover the short-term farm management exchange and farm visitexchange of farmers and foresters and visits to agricultural and forestry undertakings.
Amendment 671 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 4
4. Eligible costs under this measure shall be the costs of organising and delivering the knowledge transfer or information action. In the case of demonstration projects, support may also cover relevant investment costs. Costs for travel, accommodation and per diem expenses of participants as well as the cost of replacement of farmerbeneficiaries shall also be eligible.
Amendment 683 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) help farmers, forest holders and SMEs in rural areas engaged in the agricultural and forestry sectors benefit from the use of advisory services for the improvement of the economic and environmental performance as well as the climate friendliness and resilience, resource- and energy- efficiency, process optimisation and innovation of their holding, enterprise and/or investment;
Amendment 741 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Advice may also cover other issues linked to the economic, agricultural and environmental performance and the strengthening of the competitiveness of the agricultural and forestry holding.
Amendment 743 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 6
Article 16 – paragraph 6
6. Advice to agriculture- and forestry- related SMEs may cover issues linked to the economic and environmental performance of the enterprise.
Amendment 756 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Support under this measure shall cover new participation by farmers and producer and sectoral organisations in:
Amendment 771 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
ii) the scheme is open to all producers and producer organisations;
Amendment 856 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) contribute to the promotion of ‘green growth’, the safeguarding of jobs at all stages of the production chain and the development of new areas of activity for farms, for example in the tourism and social spheres,
Amendment 863 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Amendment 890 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. Support under this measure shall be limited to the maximum support rates laid down in Annex I. These maximum rates may be increased for young farmers, collective investments and integrated projects involving support under more than one measure, investments in areas facing significant natural constraints as referred to in Article 33(3), measures to protect and improve the environment and operations supported in the framework of the EIP for agricultural productivity and sustainability in accordance with the support rates laid down in Annex I. However, the maximum combined support rate may not exceed 90%.
Amendment 926 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
ii) non-agricultural activities carried out by agricultural and forestry holdings and other micro- and small enterprises in rural areas;
Amendment 931 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
iii) the development of small farmagricultural and forestry holdings;
Amendment 970 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Support under paragraph 1(a)(ii) shall be granted to farmers or members of the farm household diversifying into non- agricultural activities and to non- agricultural micro- and small- enterprises in rural areaswhich have links to agriculture and forestry in rural areas, including tourism.
Amendment 981 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Support under paragraph 1(a)(iii) shall be granted to farms which meet the criteria laid down in Title II, Chapter 1, Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012 and small farms as defined by Member States.
Amendment 985 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Support under paragraph 1(b) shall be granted to non- agricultural micro- and small- enterprises which have links to agriculture and forestry in rural areas and to farmers or members of the farm household.
Amendment 1010 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall define upper and lower thresholds for allowing agricultural holdings access to support under paragraphs 1(a)(i) and 1(a)(iii) respectively. The lower threshold for support under paragraph 1(a)(i) shall be significantly higher than the upper threshold for support under paragraph 1(a)(iii). Support shall be limitedgiven to holdings coming under the definitions of active farmer and micro- and small- enterprises.
Amendment 1030 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the drawing up and updating of plans for the development of municipalities in rural areas and their basic services, of services of agricultural and forestry value and of protection and management plans relating to NATURA 2000 sites and other areas of high nature value;
Amendment 1036 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) investments in the creation, improvement or expansion of all types of small scale infrastructure, including investments in renewable energy; particular the development and expansion of the local marketing and value added chains, including investments in renewable energy, energy-efficient systems and sustainable resource and waste management systems;
Amendment 1070 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) studies and investment in connection with other measures for village renewal
Amendment 1106 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1127 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 22(1)(a) shall be granted only to private land-owners and tenants, municipalities and their associations and shall cover the costs of establishment and an annual premium per hectare to cover the costs of maintenance, including early and late cleanings, for a maximum period of ten years.
Amendment 1171 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Support under Article 35(1)(c) shall be granted only to private, semi public and public forest owners, municipalities, state forests and their associations and shall cover the costs for:
Amendment 1193 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Eligible operations shall be consistent with the forest protection plan established by the Member States. For holdings above a certain size, to be determined by the Member States in the programme, support shall be conditional on the submission of a forest management plan detailing the preventive objectives.
Amendment 1203 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3
Article 25 – paragraph 3
3. Support under paragraph 1(d) shall be subject to the formal recognition by the competent public authorities of Member States that a natural disaster has occurred andor that this disaster, or measures adopted in accordance with Directive 2000/29/EC to eradicate or contain a plant disease or pest hasve caused the destruction of at least 30% of the relevant forest potential. This percentforest potential for each unit defined by the Member States. The extent of the damage shall be determined on the basis of either the average existing forest potential in the three-year period immediately preceding the disaster or on the average of the five-year period immediately preceding the disaster, excluding the highest and the lowest entry.
Amendment 1217 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 22(1)(d) shall be granted to natural persons, private forest owners, private law and semi-public bodies, municipalities and their associations. In the case of state forests support may also be granted to bodies managing such forests, which are independent from the state budget. This restriction does not apply to forest liming measures.
Amendment 1218 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 22(1)(d) shall be granted only to natural persons, private forest owners, private law and semi-public bodies, municipalities and their associations. In the case of state forests support may also be granted to bodies managing such forests, which are independent from the state budget.
Amendment 1236 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 22(1)(e) shall be granted only to private forest owners, municipalities and their associations and to SMEs for investments enhancing forestry potential or relating to processing and marketing adding value to forest products. In the territories of the Azores, Madeira, the Canary islands, the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 and the French overseas departments support may also be granted to enterprises that are not SMEs.
Amendment 1252 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Support under this measure shall be granted in order to facilitate the setting up and development of producer groups in the agriculture and forestry sectors for the purpose of:
Amendment 1294 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. Agri-environment-climate payments shall be granted to farmers, groups of farmers or groups of farmers and other land-managers who undertake, on a voluntary basis, to carry out operations consisting of one or more agri- environment-climate commitments on agricultural land or land suitable for agriculture or who have invested in measures to adapt to climate change. Where duly justified to achieve environmental objectives, agri- environment-climate payments may be granted to other land-managers or groups of other land-managgroups of farmers.
Amendment 1298 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
Article 29 – paragraph 3
3. Agri-environment-climate payments cover only those commitments going beyond the relevant mandatory standards established pursuant to Chapter I of Title VI of Regulation (EU) No HR/2012 and other relevant obligations established under Chapter 2 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012, relevant minimum requirements for fertiliser and plant protection products use as well as other relevant mandatory requirements established by national legislation. All such mandatory requirements shall be identified in the programme.
Amendment 1323 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 6
Article 29 – paragraph 6
6. Payments shall be granted annually and shall compensate beneficiaries for all or part of the additional costs and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. Where necessary they may also cover transaction costs to a value of up to 20% of the premium paid for the agri- environment-climate commitments. Where commitments are undertaken by groups of farmers, the maximum level shall be 30%. Funding from the EAFRD may be used for measures which come under Chapter 2 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No DZ/2012.
Amendment 1331 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 6
Article 29 – paragraph 6
6. Payments shall be granted annually and shall compensate beneficiaries for all or part of the additional costs and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. Where necessary they may also cover transaction costs and costs as an incentive component to a value of up to 20% of the premium paid for the agri- environment-climate commitments. Where commitments are undertaken by groups of farmers, the maximum level shall be 30%.
Amendment 1409 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Additional costs and income foregone shall be calculated in comparison to areas which are not affected by natural or other specific constraints, taking into account payments pursuant to Chapter 3 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012. The payments shall be duly differentiated, taking into account: – the situation and development objectives peculiar to a region; – the severity of any permanent natural handicap affecting farming activities; – the type of production and, where appropriate, the economic structure of the holding.
Amendment 1410 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 3
Article 32 – paragraph 3
3. Payments shall be fixed between the minimum and maximum amount laid down in Annex I. Compensatory allowances higher than the maximum amount may be granted provided that the average amount of all compensatory payments granted at the programming level concerned does not exceed the maximum amount.
Amendment 1420 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 5
Article 32 – paragraph 5
5. Member States may grant payments under this measure between 2014 and 2017 to farmers in areas which were eligible under Article 36(a)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 during the 2007-2013 programming period but are no longer eligible following the new delimitation referred to in Article 33(3). These payments shall be degressive starting in 2014 at 80% of the payment received in on average in the years 2007-2013 and ending in 2017 at 20%.
Amendment 1421 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 6
Article 32 – paragraph 6
Amendment 1433 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1475 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Support under this measure shall be granted per hectare of forest exclusively to forest holders, municipalities and their associations who undertake, on a voluntary basis, to carry out operations consisting of one or more forest-environment commitments. Bodies managing state owned forests may also benefit from support provided they are independent from the state budget.
Amendment 1478 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1491 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) co-operation approaches among different actors in the Union agriculture and food chain, forestry sector and among other actors that contribute to achieving the objectives and priorities of rural development policy, including inter-branch organisations; , producer groups and cooperatives;
Amendment 1537 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point j a (new)
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point j a (new)
(ja) the development and/or marketing of tourism services relating to rural tourism.
Amendment 1538 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point j b (new)
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point j b (new)
(jb) development of ‘social agriculture’ projects (following the example of Green Care).
Amendment 1566 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 1630 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1
Article 40 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1732 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1
Article 50 – paragraph 1
For the purposes of this Regulation the Managing Authority shall define "rural area" at programme level. It may also designate various specific areas within a given measure where there is objective justification for so doing.
Amendment 1734 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 2
Article 51 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1748 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53
Article 53
Amendment 1773 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54
Article 54
Amendment 1797 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56
Article 56
Amendment 1806 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57
Article 57
Amendment 1816 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58
Article 58
Amendment 1824 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59
Article 59
Amendment 1835 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60
Article 60
Amendment 1886 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 3
Article 61 – paragraph 3
3. The EAFRD shall contribute to the aims of the EIP for agricultural productivity and sustainability through support, in accordance with Article 36, of the EIP operational groups referred to in Article 62 and the EIP Network referred to in Article 53. It shall be incumbent on the Member States to decide to what extent to apply the EIP for agricultural productivity and sustainability in their programmes.
Amendment 1894 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 1
Article 62 – paragraph 1
1. EIP operational groups shall form part of the EIP for agricultural productivity and sustainability. They shall be set up by interested actors such as farmers, researchers, advisors and businesses involved in the agriculture and food sector. It shall be incumbent on the Member States to decide how much support to provide for operational groups in their programmes.
Amendment 1902 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1
Article 64 – paragraph 1
1. The total amount of Union support for rural development under this Regulation for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020, its annual breakdown and the minimum amount to be concentrated in less developed regions, including the minimum amount for regions which, over the period 2007-2013, were supported under the convergence objective but where the per capita GDP is more than 75 % of the average per capita GDP of the EU 27, shall be fixed by the European Parliament and the Council, on a proposal from the Commission in accordance with the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014 to 2020 and the Interinstitutional Agreement on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management for the same period.
Amendment 1904 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 64 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States must make available a minimum of 25% of the total EAFRD contribution to each rural development programme for the measures referred to in Articles 29 and 30.
Amendment 1917 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 64 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) past performance with reference to the period 2007-2013.
Amendment 1929 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 2
Article 65 – paragraph 2
2. The EAFRD contribution shall be calculated on the basis of the amount of eligible public expenditure or on the basis of total eligible expenditure including public and private expenditure.
Amendment 1943 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 65 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) 75% for transition regions not eligible under point (a).
Amendment 1964 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 65 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) 1050% for operations receiving funding under Article 66.
Amendment 1967 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 65 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Funds transferred to the EAFRD in application of Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012 shall be subject to the single EAFRD contribution rate referred to in paragraph 3.
Amendment 2010 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) providing the Commission, on a quarteyearly basis, with relevant indicator data on operations selected for funding, including key characteristics of the beneficiary as well as the projectinformation about output indicators and financial indicators;
Amendment 7 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Amendment 8 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the conditions for the sale or disposal of products bought-in under public intervention, in particular, regarding selling prices, the conditions for removal from storage, and the subsequent use or destination of products released, including procedures relating to products made available for use in the scheme for food distribution to the most deprived in the Union, including transfers between Member States;
Amendment 15 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 137
Article 137
Amendment 17 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 154 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 154 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Taking into account the need to react efficiently and effectively against threats of market disturbance caused by significant price rises or falls on internal or external markets or any other factors affecting the market, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 to take the necessary measures for the sector concerned, respecting any obligations resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 218 of the Treaty.
Amendment 18 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 154 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 154 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Where in the cases of threats of market disturbances referred to in the first subparagraph, imperative grounds of urgency so require, the procedure provided for in Article 161 of this Regulation shall apply to delegated acts adopted pursuant to this paragraph.
Amendment 464 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
Amendment 651 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The export refunds governed by this Chapter shall apply only in conjunction with Article 154 of this Regulation.
Amendment 730 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Amendment 874 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point e
e) the conditions for the sale or disposal of products bought-in under public intervention, in particular, as appropriate, regarding selling prices, the conditions for removal from storage, the subsequent use or destination of products released, including procedures relating to products made available for use in the scheme for food distribution to the most deprived in the Union, including transfers between Member St where appropriates;
Amendment 991 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 a (new)
Article 29 a (new)
Article 29a Aid in the hops sector 1. The Community shall finance a payment to producer organisations in the hops sector recognised under Article 106 to fund measures to achieve the aims referred to in that Article. 2. The annual Community financing for the payment to producer organisations shall be EUR 2 277 000 for Germany. 3. The Commission shall adopt implementing provisions for this Section.
Amendment 1290 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 a (new)
Article 59 a (new)
Article 59a Certification for hops 1. Products of the hops sector, harvested or prepared within the Community, shall be subject to a certification procedure. 2. Certificates may be issued only for products having the minimum quality characteristics appropriate to a specific stage of marketing. In the case of hop powder, hop powder with higher lupulin content, extract of hops and mixed hop products, the certificate may only be issued if the alpha acid content of these products is not lower than that of the hops from which they have been prepared. 3. The certificates shall indicate at least: (a) the place(s) of production of the hops; (b) the year(s) of harvesting; (c) the variety or varieties. 4. Products of the hops sector may be marketed or exported only if a certificate as referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 has been issued. In the case of imported products of the hops sector, the attestation provided for in Article 128a(2) shall be deemed to be equivalent to the certificate. 5. Measures derogating from paragraph 4 may be adopted by the Commission: (a) in order to satisfy the trade requirements of certain third countries; or (b) for products intended for special uses. The measures referred to in the first subparagraph shall: (a) not prejudice the normal marketing of products for which the certificate has been issued; (b) be accompanied by guarantees intended to avoid any confusion with those products.
Amendment 1827 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 1
Article 111 – paragraph 1
Where rules of a recognised producer organisation, a recognised association of producer organisations or a recognised interbranch organisation are extended under Article 110 and the activities covered by those rules are in the general economic interest of persons whose activities relate to the products concerned, the Member State which has granted recognition may decide that individuals or groups which are not members of the organisation but which benefit from those activities shall pay the organisation all or part of the financial contributions paid by its members to the extent that such contributions are intended to cover costs directly incurred as a result of pursuing the activities in question.
Amendment 1916 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 129 a (new)
Article 129 a (new)
Article 129a Imports of hops 1. Products of the hops sector may be imported from third countries only if their quality standards are at least equivalent to those applicable to similar products harvested in the Community or made from such products. 2. Products shall be regarded as meeting the quality standards referred to in paragraph 1 if they are accompanied by an attestation issued by the authorities of the country of origin and recognised as equivalent to the certificate referred to in Article 59a. In the case of hop powder, hop powder with higher lupulin content, extract of hops and mixed hop products, the attestation shall be recognised as being equivalent to the certificate only if the alpha acid content of these products is not lower than that of the hops from which they have been prepared. The equivalence of the attestations shall be verified in accordance with detailed rules adopted by the Commission.
Amendment 1946 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 133 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 133 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
(1) The export refunds governed by this Chapter shall apply only in conjunction with Article 154 of this Regulation. To the extent necessary to enable exports on the basis of world market quotations or prices and within the limits resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 218 of the Treaty, the difference between those quotations or prices and prices in the Union may be covered by export refunds for:
Amendment 1967 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 137
Article 137
Amendment 2049 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 154 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 154 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Taking into account the need to react efficiently and effectively against threats of market disturbance caused by significant price rises or falls on internal or external markets or any other factors affecting the market, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 to take the necessary measures for the sector concerned, respecting any obligations resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 218 of the Treaty.
Amendment 2056 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 154 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 154 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Where in the cases of threats of market disturbances referred to in the first subparagraph, imperative grounds of urgency so require, the procedure provided for in Article 161 of this Regulation shall apply to delegated acts adopted pursuant to this paragraph.
Amendment 9 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
Amendment 11 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
Amendment 12 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
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 Union averageWithout prejudice to this narrowing of the gap, the level of direct payments in Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia should reach at least that of the Member State which among the rest, these three countries excepted, has the lowest level. This convergence should be financed proportionally by all Member States with direct payments above the Union average. The difference in direct payment levels per hectare within any Member State should not be greater than the difference per hectare between Member States. In addition, all payment entitlements activated in 2019 in a Member State or in a region should have 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 farmers, 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 distribution of direct support across the European Union during that period.
Amendment 13 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) A simple and specific scheme for small farmers should be put in place in order to reduce the administrative costs linked to the management and control of direct support. For that purpose, a lump- sum payment replacing all direct payments should be established. Rules seeking simplification of formalities should be introduced by reducing, amongst others, the obligations imposed on small farmers such as those related to the application for support, to agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment, to cross-compliance and to controls as laid down in Regulation (EU) No […] [HZR] without endangering the achievement of the overall objectives of the reform, it being understood that cross-compliance and Union legislation as referred to in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No […...] [HZR] applies to small farmers. The objective of that scheme should be to support the existing agricultural structure of small farms in the Union without countering the development towards more competitive structures. For that reason, access to the scheme should be limited to existing holdings.
Amendment 18 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. No direct payments shall be granted to natural or legal persons, or to groups of natural or legal persons, where one of the following applies:if they use less than half their agricultural land for agricultural activities and do not undertake on the areas not used for such activities any of the types of annual minimum activity to be established by the Member States. After having duly notified the Commission, the Member States may decide to exclude at the outset certain types of land use not comprising the exercise of an agricultural activity from eligibility for direct payments.
Amendment 19 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 21 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 22 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Amendment 23 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Amendment 24 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11
Article 11
Amendment 34 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Any funds derived from reduction of the basic payment or penalty payments pursuant to this Chapter and Articles 30, 31 and 32 on the grounds of non- compliance with the rules shall remain in the Member States and in the regions from which they derive.
Amendment 35 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Unused appropriations within the Member States’ national ceiling that were designated for financing the payments referred to in this Chapter shall remain in the Member States and shall be used for agri-environment and climate measures in accordance with the 2012 EAFRD Regulation.
Amendment 37 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 38 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Coupled support shall be progressively reduced. It shall amount in 2019 to no more than 50% of the payment made in 2014.
Amendment 122 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation and to avoid unfair competition or discrimination between farmers, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission in respect of: the fixation of the annual national ceiling for the basic payment scheme; the adoption of rules on applications for allocation of payment entitlements; the adoption of measures regarding the reversion of non- activated payment entitlements to the national reserve; the adoption of requirements related to the notification of transfer of payment entitlements to the national authorities and the deadlines within which such notification are to take place; the setting out of the annual ceiling for the payment for agricultural practisces beneficial for the climate and the environment; the setting out of the annual ceiling for thea voluntary payment for areas with natural constraints; the setting out of the annual ceiling for thea voluntary payment for young farmers; the setting out of the annual ceilings for the voluntary coupled support; the adoption of rules on the procedure for the assessment and approval of decisions in the framework of the voluntary coupled support; the adoption of rules on the procedure for the assessment and approval of decisions in the framework of the voluntary coupled support; the adoption of rules on the procedure of the authorisation and the notifications to the producers related to the authorisation of land and varieties for the purposes of thea temporary crop specific payment for cotton; the provision for rules on the calculation of the reduction of the amount of the crop specific payment for cotton; the adoption of rules concerning general notification requirements. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers.
Amendment 154 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
Amendment 173 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
Amendment 202 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
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 Union averageWithout prejudice to this narrowing of the gap, the level of direct payments in Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia should reach at least that of the Member State which among the rest, these three countries excepted, has the lowest payment level. This convergence should be financed proportionally by all Member States with direct payments above the Union average. The difference in direct payment levels per hectare within any Member State should not be greater than the difference per hectare between Member States. In addition, all payment entitlements activated in 2019 in a Member State or in a region should have 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 farmers, 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 distribution of direct support across the European Union during that period.
Amendment 295 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) As regards support to the cotton sector, Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 considered necessary that part of it contbe linuked to be linkedfor the last time to the cultivation of cotton through a crop specific payment per eligible hectare to ensure against any risk of disruption to production in the cotton producing regions, taking into account all factors that influence this choice. This choice should be maintained temporarily in accordance with the objectives set out in Protocol No 4 on cotton attached to the 1979 Act of Accession. In order to make this measure more relevant in future to the challenges of the CAP, an evaluation of the necessity and effectiveness of the crop specific payment for cotton should be carried out.
Amendment 308 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) A simple and specific scheme for small farmers should be put in place in order to reduce the administrative costs linked to the management and control of direct support. For that purpose, a lump- sum payment replacing all direct payments should be established. Rules seeking simplification of formalities should be introduced by reducing, amongst others, the obligations imposed on small farmers such as those related to the application for support, and to agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment, to cross-compliance and to controls as laid down in Regulation (EU) No […] [HZR] without endangering the achievement of the overall objectives of the reform, it being understood that cross- compliance and Union legislation as referred to in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No […...] [HZR] applies to small farmers. The objective of that scheme should be to support the existing agricultural structure of small farms in the Union without countering the development towards more competitive structures. For that reason, access to the scheme should be limited to existing holdings.
Amendment 330 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) an additional payment for farmers observing agricultural practisces beneficial for the climate and the environment;
Amendment 337 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
(iv) a voluntary payment for young farmers who commence their agricultural activity;
Amendment 345 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point vi
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point vi
(vi) a temporary crop specific payment for cotton;
Amendment 347 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point vii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point vii
(vii) a voluntary simplified scheme for small farmers;
Amendment 552 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. No direct payments shall be granted to natural or legal persons, or to groups of natural or legal persons, where one of the following applies: if they use less than half their agricultural land for agricultural activities and do not undertake on the areas not used for such activities any of the types of annual minimum activity to be established by the Member States. After having duly notified the Commission, the Member States may decide to exclude at the outset certain types of land use not comprising the exercise of an agricultural activity from eligibility for direct payments.
Amendment 567 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 596 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 664 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Amendment 706 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11
Article 11
Amendment 856 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. Before 1 August 2013, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden and the United-Kingdomthe Member States may decide to make available as direct payments under this Regulation up to 5 % of the amount allocated to support for measures under rural development programming financed under the EAFRD in the period 2015-2020 as specified under Regulation (EU) No […] [RDR], on condition that a minimum amount of 20 % of the national ceiling remains available in the EAFRD. As a result, the corresponding amount shall no longer be available for support measures under rural development programming.
Amendment 901 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Member States operating the single payment scheme on the basis of a regional model in accordance with Article 59 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 may decide against the application of Article 18(2).
Amendment 916 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. Member States mayshall decide, before 1 August 2013, to apply the basic payment scheme at regional level. In that case tThey shall define the regions in accordance with objective and non-discriminatory criteria such as their agronomic and economic characteristics and their regional agricultural potential, or their institutional or administrative structure.
Amendment 1277 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
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 cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year;practise crop diversification
Amendment 1483 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 1497 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Farmers operating in a Member State which has introduced a single regional or national area payment by means of complete decoupling, thereby increasing the value of grassland, shall be entitled ipso facto to the payment referred to in this Chapter.
Amendment 1528 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 315 hectares and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year, cultivation on the arable land shall consist of at least three different crops. None of those threeThe main crops shall not cover lessmore than 75 % of the arable land and the main crop shall not exceed 70 % of the arable land. The rest of the arable land shall be used for at least two other crops. Permanent grassland will be recognised as an agricultural crop of equal value.
Amendment 1566 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Article 30(1) shall not apply to farms on which 65 % of the eligible agricultural area is used as permanent grassland.
Amendment 1658 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Farmers with permanent grassland whose land requires structural conversion may carry out such conversion with a view to a) reseeding or b) seeding on another site on the farm.
Amendment 1694 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. Farmers shall ensure that at least 72 % of their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2), excluding areas under permanent grassland, is ecological focus area such as land left fallow, terraces, landscape features, buffer strips and afforested areas as referred to in aArticle 25(2)(b)(ii).
Amendment 1748 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The following shall be exempted from this requirement: a) land with payment entitlements that is farmed in the context of agri- environment-climate measures under Article 29 of the 2012 EAFRD Regulation, or b) land with payment entitlements that falls under Directive 92/43/EEC or 2009/147/EC, or c) land with payment entitlements that is fertilised without nitrates and is thus also designated as ecological focus area; d) land whose agricultural area comprises more than 50% of permanent grassland, or e) areas totalling less than 15 hectares under arable and permanent crops, or f) farmers with an average parcel size of 2 hectares or less.
Amendment 1773 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 32 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Cultivation of the following crops shall be permitted on the agricultural areas referred to in this chapter: a) multi-annual energy plants and b) protein plants.
Amendment 1827 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. In order to finance the payment referred to in this Chapter, Member States shall use 30 10% of the annual national ceiling set out in Annex II.
Amendment 1845 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The basis for payments under this Chapter should be the average of a Member State’s direct payments as a reference value, to ensure that the payment for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and environment is the same for each Member State;
Amendment 1858 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2
Article 33 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall apply the payment referred to in this Chapter at national or, when applying Article 20,level. Where Article 20 is relied on, the Member States may apply the payment at regional level. In case of application at regional level, Member States shall use in each region a share of the ceiling set pursuant to paragraph 3. For each region, this share shall be calculated by dividing the respective regional ceiling as established in accordance with Article 20(2) by the ceiling determined according to Article 19(1).
Amendment 1865 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Any funds derived from reduction of the basic premium or penalty payments pursuant to this Chapter and Chapters 30, 31 and 32 on the grounds of non- compliance with the rules shall remain in the Member States and in the regions from which they derive.
Amendment 1866 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Unused appropriations within the Member States’ national ceiling that were designated for financing the payments referred to in this Chapter shall remain in the Member States and shall be used for agri-environment-climate measures in accordance with the 2012 EAFRD Regulation.
Amendment 1869 #
Amendment 1898 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35
Article 35
Amendment 1916 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1
Article 36 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shallmay grant an annual payment to young farmers who are entitled to a payment under the basic payment scheme referred to in Chapter 1.
Amendment 1996 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
In order to finance the payment referred to in Article 36, Member States shallmay use a percentage of the annual national ceiling set out in Annex II which shall not be higher than 2 %. They shall notify the Commission, by 1 August 2013, of the estimated percentage necessary to finance that payment.
Amendment 2084 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 38 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Coupled support shall be progressively reduced. It shall amount in 2019 to no more than 50% of the payment made in 2014.
Amendment 2176 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 4 – chapter 2 – title
Title 4 – chapter 2 – title
Amendment 2187 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 a (new)
Article 46 a (new)
Article 46a Evaluation The Commission shall be requested to submit a report on the effectiveness and necessity of the measures in Articles 42- 46 which provide for crop-specific payment for cotton in Bulgaria, Greece, Portugal and Spain. The report shall reach the Council by 31 March 2014 and shall contain proposals on alternative support for the cotton sector that are compatible with the development of the CAP.
Amendment 2296 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – last sentence
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – last sentence
In Croatia, for the years 2014-2021, the amount claimed or due to be granted as referred to in paragraph 1 shall be calculated on the basis of the amount set out in Annex Va.A, without this having any negative impact on direct payments in the current EU-27 States.
Amendment 21 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The Commission should adopt by delegated act a Common Strategic Framework which translates the objectives of the Union into key actions for the CSF FundsA Common Strategic Framework annexed to this Regulation will give shape to the objectives of the Union, in order to provide clearer strategic direction to the programming process at the level of Member States and regions. The Common Strategic Framework should facilitate sectoral and territorial coordination of Union intervention under the CSF Funds and with other relevant Union policies and instruments.
Amendment 23 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) On the basis of the Common Strategic Framework adopted by the Commission, each Member State should prepare, in cooperation with its partners, and in dialogue with the Commission, a Partnership Contract. The Partnership Contract should translate the elements set out in the Common Strategic Framework into the national context and set out firm commitments to the achievement of Union objectives through the programming of the CSF Funds.
Amendment 24 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Member States should concentrate support to ensure a significant contribution to the achievement of Union objectives in line with their specific national and regional development needs. Ex ante conditionalities should be defined which have a close substantive relationship with, and a direct impact on, the efficient use of the CSF funds, in order to ensure that the necessary framework conditions for the effective use of Union support are in place. The fulfilment of those ex ante conditionalities should be assessed by the Commission in the framework of its assessment of the Partnership Contract and programmes. In cases where there is a failure to fulfil an ex ante conditionality, the Commission should have the power to suspend payments to the programme.
Amendment 26 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) A performance framework should be defined for each programme with a view to monitoring progress towards the objectives and targets set for each programme over the course of the programming period. The Commission should undertake a performance review in cooperation with the Member States in 2017 and 2019. A performance reserve should be foreseen and allocated in 2019 where milestones set in the performance framework have been attained. Due to their diversity and multi-country character, there should be no performance reserve for 'European Territorial Cooperation' programmes. In cases where the shortfall in the achievement of milestones or targets is significant, the Commission should be able to suspend payments to the programme or, at the end of the programming period, apply financial corrections, in order to ensure that the Union budget is not used in a wasteful or inefficient way.
Amendment 27 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
Amendment 31 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54
Recital 54
(54) In order to promote the Treaty objectives of economic, social and territorial cohesion, the 'Investment for growth and jobs' goal should support all regions. To provide balanced and gradual support and reflect the level of economic and social development, resources under that goal should be allocated from the ERDF and the ESF among the less developed regions, the transition regions and the more developed regions according to their gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in relation to the EU average. In order to ensure the long-term sustainability of investment from the Structural Funds, regions whose GDP per capita for the 2007-2013 period was less than 75% of the average of the EU-25 for the referenceich were supported under the Convergence objective in the 2007-2013 period butand whose GDP per capita has grown to more than 75% of the EU-27 average should receive at least two thirds of their 2007-2013 allocation. Member States whose per capita gross national income (GNI) is less than 90 % of that of the Union average should benefit under the 'Investment for growth and jobs' goal from the CF.
Amendment 32 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58
Recital 58
Amendment 33 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59
Recital 59
(59) As regards the Funds and with a view to ensuring an appropriate allocation to each category of regions, resources should notas a rule be transferred between less developed, transition and more developeddifferent regions except in duly justified circumstances linked to the delivery of one or more thematic objectives and for no more than 230 % of the total appropriation for that category of region.
Amendment 37 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 88
Recital 88
Amendment 38 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 90
Recital 90
(90) The Commission should be empowered to adopt, by means of implementing acts, as regards all CSF Funds, decisions approving the Partnership Contracts, decisions on the allocation of the performance reserve, decisions suspending payments linked to Member States' economic policies, and, in the case of decommitment, decisions to amend decisions adopting programmes; and as regards the Funds, decisions identifying the regions and Member States fulfilling the Investment for growth and jobs criteria, decisions setting out the annual breakdown of commitment appropriations to the Member States, decisions setting out the amount to be transferred from each Member State's CF allocation to the Connecting Europe Facility, decisions setting out the amount to be transferred from each Member State's Structural Funds allocation for food for deprived people, decisions adopting and amending operational programmes, decisions on major projects, decisions on joint action plans, decisions suspending payments and decisions on financial corrections.
Amendment 42 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. For the Partnership Contract and each programme respectively, a Member State shall organise a partnership, in accordance with Article 4(4), a partnership with the relevant local and regional authorities and with the following partners:
Amendment 51 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10
Article 10
In order to promote the harmonious, balanced and sustainable development of the Union, athe Common Strategic Framework shall translateet out in the Annex to this Regulation shall provide for a range of central operations for the CSF Funds in order to coordinate the Funds in achieving the objectives and targets of the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth into key actions for the CSF Funds.
Amendment 53 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 142 on the Common Strategic Framework within 3 months of the adoption ofon Strategic Framework is annexed to this Regulation.
Amendment 54 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Where there are major changes in the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, the Commission shall review and, wmay, at the re appropriate, adopt, by delegated act in accordance with Article 142, a revised Common Strategic Frameworkquest of the legislature, submit to it a proposal for amendment.
Amendment 56 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) an integrated approach to address the specific needs of the regions containing geographical areas most affected by poverty, of regions facing demographic challenges or of target groups at highest risk of discrimination or exclusion, with special regard to marginalised communities, where appropriate, including the indicative financial allocation for the relevant CSF Funds;
Amendment 59 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. If a Member State makes use of a special fund in more than one programme, that Member State’s partnership agreement may be amended again upon approval of the last programme;
Amendment 61 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. Ex ante conditionalities shall be defined for each CSF Fund in the Fund-specific rules. These conditionalities should, without fail, have a close substantive connection to the actual implementation of the CSF Fund.
Amendment 62 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18
Article 18
Amendment 66 #
Amendment 71 #
Amendment 79 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 59 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) value added tax. However, VAT amounts shall be eligible where they are not recoverable under national VAT legislation and are paid by a beneficiary other than non-taxable person as defined in the first subparagraph of Article 13(1) of Directive 2006/112/EC, provided that such VAT amounts are not incurred in relation to the provision of infrastructure.
Amendment 81 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 4
Article 66 – paragraph 4
Amendment 83 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 82 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 84 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
All regions whose GDP per capita for the 2007-2013 period was less than 75 % of the aich received funding under the ‘Converage of the EU-25 for the referencence’ objective for the 2007- 2013 period butand whose GDP per capita is above 75 % of the GDP average of the EU- 27 shall receive an allocation under the Structural Funds equal to at least two thirds of their 2007-2013 allocation.
Amendment 86 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 3
Article 84 – paragraph 3
3. At least 25 % of the Structural Funds resources for less developed regions, 40% for transition regions and 52% for more developed regions in each Member State shall be allocated to the ESF. For the purposes of this provision, the support to a Member State through the [Food for deprived people instrument] shall be considered as part of the share of Structural Funds allocated to the ESF.
Amendment 91 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 6
Article 84 – paragraph 6
Amendment 92 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 1
Article 85 – paragraph 1
1. The total appropriations allocated to each Member State in respect of less developed regions, transition regions and more developed regions shall not, as a general rule, be transferable between each of those categories of regions.
Amendment 93 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2
Article 85 – paragraph 2
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the Commission may accept, in duly justified circumstances which are linked to the implementation of one or more thematic objectives, a proposal by a Member State in its first submission of the Partnership Contract to transfer up to 230 % of the total appropriation for a category of regions to other categories of regions.
Amendment 94 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 88 – paragraph 2
Article 88 – paragraph 2
2. The ERDF and the ESF may finance, in a complementary manner and subject to a limit of 520 % of Union funding for each priority axis of an operational programme, a part of an operation for which the costs are eligible for support from the other Fund on the basis of eligibility rules applied to that Fund, provided that they are necessary for the satisfactory implementation of the operation and are directly linked to it.
Amendment 97 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 110 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) 75 % for the less developed regions of Member States other than those referred towhich do not fulfil the criteria in points (b) and (c), and for all regions whose GDP per capita for the 2007-2013 period was less than 75 % ofich received funding under the a‘Converage of the EU-25 for the referencence’ objective for the 2007-2013 period butand whose GDP per capita iwas above 75 % of the GDP average of the EU- 27;
Amendment 98 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Article 110 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Amendment 327 #
2011/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – points d, f und p
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – points d, f und p
The distance of ‘50 km’ referred to in points (d), (f) and (p) of Article 13(1) is replaced by ‘1200 km’.
Amendment 136 #
2011/0177(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Supports the introduction of (ex ante and ex post) conditionality provisions to ensure that EU funding, particularly in respect of the Cohesion Fund, the Structural Funds and the rural and fisheries funds, are better targeted to the achievement of the Europe 2020 objectives; believes that if the conditionality provisions have a close substantive connection to the relevant fund and their implementation is based on a reinforced partnership principle through the stronger involvement of local and regional authorities, these conditionality provisions could improve the legitimacy and effectiveness of EU support;
Amendment 1 #
2010/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to Articles 258 and 260 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Amendment 8 #
2010/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
S. whereas, bearing in mind the significant number of petitions pending subject to infringement procedures launched by the Commission, in its previous activity report and its opinion on the Commission's annual report on monitoring the application of Community law, the Committee on Petitions requested regular updates on the progress of infringement procedures related to petitions,
Amendment 9 #
2010/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T a (new)
Recital T a (new)
Ta. recalling paragraph 32 of its resolution of 6 July 2010 on the deliberations of the Committee of Petitions during the year 20091 with regard to Parliament's request for the revision of the registration process for petitions,
Amendment 21 #
2010/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Draws attention to its resolution on the activities of the European Ombudsman in 2009 and encourages the Ombudsman to guarantee access to information and respect for the right to good administration, which are indispensible prerequisites for public trust in institutions; endorses the Ombudsman's Recommendation to the Commission in relation to Complaint 676/2008/RT with regard to excessive delays in responding to the Ombudsman;
Amendment 28 #
2010/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that closer cooperation with the Member States is extremely important for the work of the Petitions Committee; encourages Member States to play a proactive role in responding to petitions related to the implementation and enforcement of European law, and considers the presence and the active cooperation of Member State representatives at Petitions Committee meetings to be of the utmost importance;
Amendment 30 #
2010/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Takes note of the number of petitioners who turn to Parliament for redress on issues that fall outside the EU's area of competence – such as the enforcement of national courts’ decisions or passivity on the part of various administrations – and points out that Parliament attempts to resolve the situation by forwarding these complaints to the competent authorities; welcomes the new procedure put in place by Parliament's DG Presidency and DG IPOL with regard to the registration of petitions;
Amendment 35 #
2010/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that a strong and sustainable agricultural sector in the European Union, the CAP and a thriving rural environment are the most important guarantees of food security;
Amendment 57 #
2010/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that the EU should support education and awareness-raising about nutrition, given that informed choices about diet can prevent disease and also reduce the heavy strain on social spending in Europe; also calls for more dietary support programmes, such as the School Fruit and School Milk programmes, and for the budgets for these programmes to be increased; which must not, however, entail a disproportionate amount of administration, and for the budgets for these programmes to be increased, while at the same time both the existing and new measures should be assessed, particularly from the point of view of their practicability;
Amendment 64 #
2010/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reaffirms its support forNotes the Most Deprived Persons programme; observes, however, that social policy measures are a matter for the Member States; recalls that through its Farm Bill the US allocates significant support to its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programme, which generates substantial revenues for the sector and the economy in general, in addition to alleviating some of the food needs of its poorest people;
Amendment 88 #
2010/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Observes that, due to high feed costs, the situation of livestock farms within the EU has deteriorated; calls, therefore, for targeted use of the instruments available under the common market organisation Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 to stabilise the market and avert a crisis;
Amendment 89 #
2010/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 d (new)
Paragraph 11 d (new)
11d. Notes that food security cannot be guaranteed if free access to genetic resources for food and agriculture is not available; recognises the FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture as an important instrument for the preservation of agricultural biodiversity which thereby averts the consequences of climate change;
Amendment 142 #
2010/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls for moreWelcomes measures to facilitate women's employment on farms and in rural areas, as well as equal ownership rights, and access to pensions and direct payments;
Amendment 162 #
2010/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Highlights the fact that products from small-scale farming supply local markets with fresh food, whichlocal markets are often supplied with fresh products from nearby farms, as it is more environmentally sustainable than transported food and helps to support established farming communities; calls on the Commission to address these diverse European agricultural models in its future CAP proposals, including a consideration of the possibility of creating special financial incentives;
Amendment 175 #
2010/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
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 accordance with a WTO agreement; recognises that the European Union has already substantially reduced its export subsidies, thus making a significant contribution to fairer world trade;
Amendment 183 #
2010/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls for a CAP that does not encroach on developing countries' ability to produce food, but which provides help for farmers to grow food locally; calls for the EU to support thean agricultural sectors ofe in developing countries which is adapted to regional needs, by means of transfers of know-how or local training;
Amendment 5 #
2010/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to the study by the directorate general of the European Commission for agriculture and rural development on the "Economic Impact of Unapproved GMOs on EU Feed Imports and Livestock Production", 2007,
Amendment 11 #
2010/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, historically, this significant deficit in protein crop production goes on the one hand back to previously established international trade agreements, especially with the United States, which allowed the EU to protect its cereal production and in return allowed duty-free imports of protein crops and oilseeds into the EU (GATT and 1992 Blair House Agreement), and is on the other hand related to significant progress in the efficiency of protein crop production and the use of new technologies outside the EU, leading to a competitive disadvantage of EU farmers who find protein crop production economically unattractive,
Amendment 13 #
2010/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas 70% (452 million tonnes in 2009) of the protein crops consumed in the EU today, especially soy beans, are imported, mainly from Brazil, Argentina and the USA, the bulk of them being used; whereas approx. 60% of these imports (26 million tonnes) are by-products derived from vegetable oil production and are used as meals, especially soymeal, for animal feed,
Amendment 22 #
2010/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the high degree of imports of protein crops for animal feed has made the entire EU livestock sector extremelyis vulnerable to price volatility and trade distortions, reflecting the consequences of increasingly liberalised agricultural marketand depends on affordable and high quality protein imports; whereas the sector's competitiveness is undermined by the additional costs of protein imports for feed incurred by the lack of an EU technical solution to the current zero tolerance policy on low level presence of unapproved GMOs,
Amendment 45 #
2010/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas, in the context of climate change, the production of protein crops substantiallycan contribute to reduces greenhouse gas emissions through the assimilation and fixation of nitrogen in the soil (amounting to up to 100 kgN/ha per month) and the subsequent reduction in the use of nitrogen fertiliser,
Amendment 64 #
2010/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. Whereas soy imports cannot be fully replaced by domestic proteins such as peas, beans and lupins, as they are not nutritionally equivalent, have lower total protein content, different amino acid profiles and are therefore not appropriate substitutes for all animals; whereas the 2007 DG AGRI report suggests that at most 10-20% of the EU imports of soybeans and soymeal could be replaced by an increase in domestic oilseed and protein seed acreage,
Amendment 67 #
2010/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas the ban on the use of animal protein in animal feed made of swill, bone and meat meal must remain in place as long as there is no guarantee that forced cannibalism or transmission of diseases can be ruled out, was introduced in times of crisis, it should be reconsidered for animals other than ruminants, provided that forced cannibalism or transmission of diseases can be ruled out; such measures would reduce the EU's dependency on protein imports and improve the sustainability of the EU feed and livestock chain,
Amendment 73 #
2010/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital U
Recital U
U. whereas, instead of further encouragingnext to cereal and maize monoculturescultivation for feed and energy production, the use of extended crop rotation systems, on-farm mixed cropping and grass-clover mixtures has greatercan have environmental and agronomic benefits, since the growing of leguminous crops as part of a rotation system can prevent diseases and regenerate the soil,
Amendment 87 #
2010/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to ensure that its legislative proposals for CAP reform include adequate measures and instruments which integrate protein crop production into improvedfor improved crop rotation and research into plant breeding, with the aim of a more efficient protein crop protaduction systems so as to overcomreduce the current protein deficit, improve farmers‘ revenues and address the key challenges agriculture is facing, such as climate change, the loss of biodiversity and soil fertility and the protection and sustainable management of water resources;
Amendment 93 #
2010/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission swiftly to submit to Parliament and to the Council a report on the scope forfeasibility of increasing domestic protein crop production in the EU, including the potential extent for substituting imports, the potential effect on farmers‘ revenues, the contribution it would make to climate change mitigation, the effect on biodiversity and soil fertility, and the potential for reducing the necessary external input of mineral fertilisers and pesticidelant protection products;
Amendment 95 #
2010/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to report on the impact of the zero tolerance rule for the presence in imported feed of GMOs which are not authorised in Europe, giving particular consideration to the possibility of introducing limit values and their practical application;
Amendment 103 #
2010/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to carry out an appraisal evaluating the effects of current import tariffs and trade agreements on the various oilseed and protein crops, and to review the current strategies adopted proceed in the ongoing multilateral trade negotiations as regards so-called ‘non-trade aspects’, which include the agri-environmental effects of increased crop rotation, while paying due attention to the EU's agriculture interests;
Amendment 106 #
2010/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to ensure an unhindered supply of soya to the EU market by providing a technical solution on the low level presence of GMOs for protein crops for food and feed imported in the EU; recalls that shortages of soya imports impose an additional cost burden on the EU livestock and feedstuffs sectors, and puts the economic viability of domestic meat production at risk;
Amendment 125 #
2010/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to introduce a framework programme for decentralised agricultural research as part of research on agriculture and rural development andto improve European and international collaboration in agricultural research including on-farm training programmes on improving the breeding of locally adapted protein plants so as to ensure the applicability of new research in the field;
Amendment 129 #
2010/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to introduce a top-up payment for farmers cultivatingensure that any support for the production of protein crops, including clover grass, as 10% of thei the European Union complies with WTO rules in that it does not have trade distorting effects, and should not be discriminatory against farmers who manage soils that are not suitable for protaein crop production;
Amendment 59 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the Commission proactively to promote the EU’s offensive agricultural interests, given the vast export potential of the EU’s high quality agri-food products; underlines, inter alia, the need to step up promotion programmes, including through an increase inby making the percentage of EU cofinancing more flexible; notes that these measures are WTO-compatible, falling as they do into the ‘green box’;
Amendment 77 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls the commitment made by the WTO members during the 2005 Hong Kong Ministerial Conference to achieving the elimination of all forms of export subsidies in full parallelism with the imposition of disciplines on all export measures with equivalent effect, notably export credits, agricultural state trading enterprises and the regulation of food aid; notes that the European Union should completely relinquish export subsidies only within the framework of a WTO agreement and on condition that all the contracting parties abolish such subsidies at the same time;
Amendment 85 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Takes the view that international trade agreements should preferably be concluded within the WTO framework; urges that, in the case of bilateral negotiations, compliance with the high European standards must also apply to imported goods;
Amendment 24 #
2010/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that active forest management is important for its contribution to rural economies and job creation, as well as EU energy strategy; the great potential of forests as a renewable source of energy is currently being underexploited; accordingly welcomes the Commission’s public consultation initiative regarding the role of agriculture and forestry in achieving climate-change objectives; calls on the Commission to propose ways of extending these strategies to include the reduction ofoptimising the reduction of carbon emissions by means of substitution of products whose production involves massive carbon emissions and optimising carbon sequestration by means of land use and land-use change and forestry (LULUCF)increased use of wood;
Amendment 37 #
2010/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
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 under the current CAP, must be continued with an adequate t least the same level of funding under the post-2013 CAP;
Amendment 42 #
2010/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out that, in accordance with the subsidiarity principle, forest policy should continue to be primarily a matter for the Member States, with additional support from the European Union in the context of the CAP or other relevant policy areas, such as environmental policy, regional policy, and others;
Amendment 70 #
2010/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that forests are of major benefit in terms of public goods, for which the market reward ishas hitherto been insufficient; the European Union should provide assistance to forest owners from funding instruments as a reward for their efforts to implement measures to protect the genetic diversity of forests; reaffirms Parliament's view regarding the need for EU-funded support payments for additional areas, thereby rewarding farmers for reducing carbon emissions per production unit and/or increasing carbon storage in the soil, using sustainable production methods;
Amendment 90 #
2010/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers it necessary to improve and encourage associations of forest owners so as to boost the currently unused timber potential, to strengthen the market position vis-à-vis the major timber buyers and to improve communication between themforest owners and provide them with consultancy services;
Amendment 102 #
2010/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates its concerns regarding forest fires, which are a serious problem, and the need to take action to prevent any deterioration in the composition of forests as a result of excessive forestationin the field of sustainable forest management and stand maintenance in order to minimise the forest fire risk.
Amendment 37 #
2010/0385(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96
Article 96
Amendment 39 #
2010/0385(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 97
Article 97
The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt all necessary measures related toshall adopt the detailed rules for the implementation of this Subsection, which shall includinge rules con: (a) granting of new planting rights including recording and communication obligations; (b) the transfer of replanting rights, including a reduction coefficient; (c) records to be kept by the Member States and notificatcerning: (a) provisions to avoid excessive administrative charges when applying the provisions tof the Commission, including a possible choice of a reserve systemis Subsection; (db) granting planting rights from the reserve; (e) checks to be undertaken by Member States and the reporting of information on such checks to the Commission; (f) the communication by Member States of an intention to applythe co-existence of vines pursuant to Article 91(2); (c) the application of the reduction coefficient referred to in Article 893(5) on their territory.
Amendment 45 #
2010/0385(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 111
Article 111
1. The Union shall finance a payment to producer organisations in the hops sector recognised in accordance with Article 209 which shall be ring-fenced to finance the aims referred to in that Article. 2. The Union financing per year for and which shall be EUR 2 277 000 per year for Germany. 2. The amount to be paid to each producer organisation shall be calculated pro rata based on the eligible hop areas of its members. Eligible hop areas are hop areas in Germany which are planted at a uniform density of at least 1 500 plants per hectare in the case of double stringing/wiring, or at least 2 000 plants per hectare in the case of single stringing/wiring at the moment of submission of the application. 3. Prior to granting the payment, to producer orgahe competent national authority shall carry out administrative checks on all aid applications which shall include cross- checks of the eligible areas claimed with, inter alia, data from the integrated administrations provided for in paragraph 1 shall be EUR 2 277 000 for Germany. and control system provided for in Chapter 4 of Title II of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009. 4. On-the-spot checks shall also be conducted at each producer organisation and cover at least 5 % of the aid to be distributed. Advance notice of these on- the-spot checks may be given, provided that the purpose of the check is not jeopardised. 5. In the event of undue payment, Article 80 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1122/2009 shall apply mutatis mutandis.
Amendment 46 #
2010/0385(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 112
Article 112
In order to ensure that the aids finance the aims referred to in Article 209, the Commission may, by means of delegatedimplementing acts, adopt rules on: (a)the necessary measures related to this section on: (a) the payment of aid; (b) the procedure for submitting aid applications, including rules on deadlines and accompanying documents; (bc) aid entitlement, including rules on eligible hop areas and the calculation of the amounts to be paid to each producer organisation; (c) sanctions to be applied in the case of undue paymentthe carrying-out of checks.
Amendment 57 #
2010/0385(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 128 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 128 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the supply to children in educational establishments administered or recognised by the Member State, including nurseries, other pre-school establishments, primary and secondary schools, of products of the fruit and vegetables, processed fruit and vegetables, and bananas sectors; and
Amendment 58 #
2010/0385(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 128 - paragraph 3
Article 128 - paragraph 3
3. When drawing up their strategies, Member States shall draw up a list of products of the fruit and vegetables, processed fruit and vegetables, and bananas sectors that will be eligible under their respective schemes. This list, however, shall not include products excluded by a measure adopted by the Commission by means of delegated acts pursuant to Article 129. In duly justified cases, a strategy may provide that such products may become eligible, if only limited amounts of the substances referred to in Annex I are added. Member States shall ensure that their competent health authorities endorse the list of products that shall be eligible under their School Fruit Scheme. They shall choose their products on the basis of objective criteria which may include seasonality, availability of produce or environmental concerns. In this connection, Member States may give preference to products of EU origin.
Amendment 59 #
2010/0385(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 128 - paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 128 - paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Member States' strategy shall contain statements on: - the target group of the programme, - action to guarantee the programme's added value, in particular where, by way of exception, school fruit is consumed with other meals, - control measures, - flanking measures (e.g. development of websites, visits to producers), - the geographical or administrative level at which the programme is carried out.
Amendment 60 #
2010/0385(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 128 a (new)
Article 128 a (new)
Amendment 61 #
2010/0385(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 128 b (new)
Article 128 b (new)
Amendment 62 #
2010/0385(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 128 c (new)
Article 128 c (new)
Article 128c General conditions for approval of aid applicants 1. Approval shall be conditional on the following written commitments by the applicant to the competent authority: (a) to use products financed under a School Fruit Scheme set up under, or aligned with, this Regulation for consumption by the children of its educational establishment or of the establishments in respect of which it will apply for aid; (b) to repay any aid unduly paid for the quantities concerned, if it has been found that these products have not been distributed to the pre-defined target group or have been paid for products that are not eligible under this Regulation; (c) in case of fraud or serious negligence, to pay an amount equal to the difference between the amount initially paid and the amount to which the applicant is entitled; (d) to make supporting documents available to the competent authorities at their request; (e) to submit to any check decided on by the competent authority of the Member State, in particular the scrutiny of records and physical inspection. Member States may make approval conditional on additional written commitments by the applicant to the competent authority. 2. If it is found that an applicant no longer meets the conditions for approval, or any other obligation under this Regulation, approval shall be suspended for one to twelve months or withdrawn, depending on the gravity of the irregularity. Such action shall not be taken in cases of force majeure or if the Member State finds that the irregularity was not committed deliberately or by negligence or was of minor importance. Approval, once withdrawn, may be restored at the applicant's request after a minimum period of 12 months.
Amendment 63 #
2010/0385(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 129
Article 129
Amendment 64 #
2010/0385(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 130
Article 130
The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt all necessary measures related to this Subsection as regards, in particular: (a) aid for the supply of fruit to children; (b) the definitive allocation of aid between Member States; (bc) general conditions for granting the aid; (d) specific conditions for the approval of certain applicants and suspension and withdrawal of approval; (e) the aid applications and payments; (c(f) the checks; (d and penalties; (g) monitoring and evaluation; (h) the methods of publicising, and networking measures in respect of, the scheme; (ei) the notification of information to the Commission; (j) rules on publicising the subsidising role of the Commission.
Amendment 116 #
2010/0385(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 314 - paragraph 2
Article 314 - paragraph 2
2. The following amounts shall be available in the given calendar years: – 2009: EUR 40 660 000, – 2010: EUR 82 110 000, – from 2011 onwards: EUR 122 610 000.
Amendment 65 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) ThereIn its a problem of price transmission along theresolution of 7 September 2010 on ‘fair revenues for farmers: a better functioning food supply chain, in particular as regards farm-gEurope’, the European Parliament noted thate prices. Conversely, during 2009 the supply of milk did not react to lower demand. Indeed, in some large producer Member States, in reaction to lower poducers’ costs were continuing to rise but that the prices paid by consumers did not adequately reflect the situation. There is a problem of price transmission along the chain: in most countrices, farmers produced more tthe food- processing industry and the food- marketing chain in the previous year. Value-added in the chain has become increasingly concentrated in the downstream sectors, notably with dairiesenjoy the largest margins. The power of retail trading undertakings is also increasingly cause for concern. Balanced conditions and a just distribution of added value along the food supply chain would benefit both farmers and consumers. A stable, secure and profitable production sector should be recognised as a decisive factor in the food supply chain.
Amendment 72 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) A comprehensive sectoral investigation of the whole food supply chain should be undertaken to identify any abuses of the power of the demand side in the sector; marketing at below purchase price should be banned throughout the Community.
Amendment 84 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) In order to strengthen producers, the payment deadline for all kinds of milk products (cheese, fresh products, butter, preserved milk products, milk powder, whey powder, etc.) should not in any instance exceed the use-by date of the product marketed and, in the case of more durable products, should not exceed 30 days. It should not be possible to waive this rule contractually, and it should be observed consistently at all stages in the trading chain.
Amendment 86 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 b (new)
Recital 8 b (new)
(8b) In order to support producers, supply contracts for all kinds of milk products (cheese, fresh products, butter, preserved milk products, milk powder, whey powder, etc.) between dairies and the food trade or intermediaries or industrial processors which are concluded for longer than six months should include a provision limiting fixed prices to six months. Long- term supply contracts should lay down minimum quantities of which delivery is to be taken and maximum quantities to be supplied, binding on both parties.
Amendment 87 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 c (new)
Recital 8 c (new)
(8c) In order to support producers effectively it is essential that, in sales contracts relating to all kinds of milk products (cheese, fresh products, butter, preserved milk products, milk powder, whey powder, etc.), the real net/net price should be clearly established for the product concerned per kg, taking account of all price adjustments such as rebates, discounts, advertising cost supplements, brokerage, del credere commissions, loyalty premiums, volume discounts, target quantity premiums, shop opening premiums, analysis cost and labour cost supplements, freight cost supplements, commissioning cost supplements, flat-rate contractual penalties for any shortcomings in performance without proof of real costs, etc., and that this obligation cannot be waived by individual contract. The ultimate aim is to make settlements on a net/net basis subject to conditions clear to both parties.
Amendment 121 #
2010/0362(COD)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) With reference to the European Parliament resolution of 5 May 2010 on ‘agriculture in areas with natural handicaps: a special health check’, it is particularly important that, in future too, measures should be taken in certain areas where there are no alternatives to the burdensome forms of production and products established there (e.g. mountain regions, Nordic regions, grassland regions, etc.) to preserve milk production, in particular, in these areas even after the milk quota system has ceased to operate. Without a functioning milk sector, it will not be possible to preserve farmland in these areas. These measures include, inter alia, marketing measures and measures to protect geographical origin, traditional processing and recipes, traditional specialities and the quality specifications of milk products.
Amendment 142 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 123 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 123 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) are made up of representatives of economic activities linked to the production of, trade in, orand processing of products of the milk and milk products sector;
Amendment 169 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 123 – paragraph 4 – point c – subpoint viii a (new)
Article 123 – paragraph 4 – point c – subpoint viii a (new)
(viiia) ensuring just distribution of the profits from the food supply chain, particularly by shortening the production chain and promoting regional economic activity by reinforcing cooperative structures and direct marketing;
Amendment 192 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 126 a – paragraph 2 – point (c) – subpoint ii
Article 126 a – paragraph 2 – point (c) – subpoint ii
(ii) 3350% of the total national production of any particular Member State covered by such negotiations by that producer organisation, and
Amendment 199 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 126 a – paragraph 2 – point (c) – subpoint iii
Article 126 a – paragraph 2 – point (c) – subpoint iii
(iii) 3350% of the total combined national production of all the Member States covered by such negotiations by that producer organisation,
Amendment 207 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 126 a – paragraph 2 – point (d)
Article 126 a – paragraph 2 – point (d)
(d) provided the farmers concerned are not members of any other producer organisation which also negotiates such contracts on their behalf, unless there are objective and reasonable grounds for being a member of more than one producer organisation, which do not conflict with the objectives of the producer organisations concerned, and
Amendment 212 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 126 a – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 126 a – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. By way of derogation from paragraph 2(c) (ii) and (iii), in Member States where total annual milk production is small and does not represent more than 2.5% of total EU production, negotiations may be conducted by the producer organisation provided that the total volume of raw milk included by a particular producer organisation in such negotiations does not exceed: – 75% of the total national production of any particular Member State, and – 75% of the total combined national production of all the Member States.
Amendment 218 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 126 a – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 126 a – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
5. By way of derogation from paragraph 2(c)(ii) and (iii), even where the threshold of 3350% is not exceeded, the competition authority referred to in the second subparagraph may decide in an individual case that the negotiation by the producer organisation may not take place if it considers that this is necessary in order to prevent competition being excluded or in order to avoid serious prejudice to SME processors of raw milk in its territory.
Amendment 13 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 112 a
Article 112 a
Without prejudice to any other provisions applicable to products listed in Annex Iparagraph 1a and to agricultural ethyl alcohol as referred to in Part I of Annex II, as well as the provisions adopted in the veterinary and food sectors to ensure that products comply with hygiene and health standards and to protect animal and human health, this Section lays down the rules concerning the general marketing standard and marketing standards by sector and/or product for products listed in Annex I and agricultural ethyl alcohol amarketing standards for the sectors referred to in Ppart I of Annex IIagraph 1a."
Amendment 14 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 112 a - paragraph 1 a and 1 b (new)
Article 112 a - paragraph 1 a and 1 b (new)
1a. Marketing standards may be laid down for the following sectors or products: (a) fruit and vegetables; (b) bananas; (c) eggs and poultrymeat; (d) milk and milk products; (e) wine; (f) hops; (g) olive oil and table olives; (h) beef and veal; (i) spreadable fats; (j) live plants. 1b. The products for which marketing standards by sectors or products have been laid down may be marketed in the Union only in accordance with such standard.
Amendment 15 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 112 b
Article 112 b
Amendment 18 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 112 c
Article 112 c
Amendment 22 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 112 d
Article 112 d
Amendment 24 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 112 e - paragraph 1
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 under Article 196a, adopt marketing standards byfor the sector s and/or products referred to in Article 112a(1a)(a), (b), (c) and (g), 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.
Amendment 30 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 112 e - paragraph 2, point a
Article 112 e - paragraph 2, point a
(a) the definition, designation and/or sales descriptions other than those set out in this Regulation and listsas regards the fruit and vegetables sector: (i) classification criteria such as grading into classes, weight, sizing, age and category; (ii) the presentation, sales descriptions, labelling linked to obligatory marketing standards, packaging, rules to be applied in relation to packing centres, marking, wrapping, year of charcasses and parts thereof to which Annex XIIa applievesting and use of specific terms; (iii) criteria such as appearance, consistency, conformation, product characteristics;
Amendment 32 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point b
Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point b
(b) as regards the banana sector: (i) classification criteria such as grading into classes, weight, sizing, age and category; (ii) the presentation, sales descriptions, labelling linked to obligatory marketing standards, packaging, rules to be applied in relation to packing centres, marking, wrapping, year of harvesting and use of specific terms; (iii) criteria such as appearance, consistency, conformation, product characteristics;
Amendment 33 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point c
Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point c
(c) the plant variety or animal race or the commercial typas regards the eggs and poultrymeat sector: (i) classification criteria such as grading into classes, weight, sizing, age and category; (ii) the presentation, sales descriptions, labelling linked to obligatory marketing standards, packaging, rules to be applied in relation to packing centres, marking, wrapping, year of harvesting and use of specific terms; (iii) criteria such as appearance, consistency, conformation, product characteristics; (iv) the conservation method and temperature; (v) as regards the poultrymeat sector, the water content as a percentage;
Amendment 34 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point d
Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point d
(d) the presentation, sales descriptions, labelling linked to obligatory marketas regards the egg sector: (i) the frequency of collection, delivery, preservation and handling; (ii) the type of farming standards, packaging, rules to be applied in relation to packing centres, marking, wrapping, year of harvesting and use of specific term production method and related administrative rules, and operating circuit; (iii) restrictions as regards the use of certain substances and/or practices; (iv) storage, transport; (v) time limits;
Amendment 36 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point e
Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point e
(e) criteria such as appearance, consistency, conformation, product characteristics; as regards the olive oil and table olive sector: (i) the presentation, sales descriptions, labelling linked to obligatory marketing standards, packaging, rules to be applied in relation to packing centres, marking, wrapping, year of harvesting and use of specific terms; (ii) criteria such as appearance, consistency, conformation, product characteristics; (iii) specific substances used in production, or components or constituents, including their quantitative content, purity and identification;
Amendment 37 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point f
Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point f
Amendment 38 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point g
Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point g
Amendment 41 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point h
Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point h
Amendment 43 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 112 e - paragraph 2- point i
Article 112 e - paragraph 2- point i
Amendment 46 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point j
Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point j
Amendment 51 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point k
Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point k
Amendment 52 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point l
Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point l
Amendment 53 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point m
Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point m
Amendment 55 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point o
Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point o
Amendment 56 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point p
Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point p
Amendment 57 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point q
Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point q
Amendment 58 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point r
Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point r
Amendment 59 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point s
Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point s
Amendment 60 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point t
Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point t
Amendment 61 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point u
Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point u
Amendment 62 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 112 e - paragraph 3 - point c
Article 112 e - 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 level;
Amendment 74 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 112 f - paragraph 3
Article 112 f - paragraph 3
Amendment 77 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 112g
Article 112g
Amendment 82 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 112 g a (new)
Article 112 g a (new)
Article 112 ga Country of origin In accordance with Annex […], the indication of the country of origin shall apply to the following sectors and/or products: (a) fruit and vegetables; (b) virgin olive oil.
Amendment 85 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 112 h - paragraph 1 - subparagraph 2
Article 112 h - paragraph 1 - subparagraph 2
Where there are no methods and rules recommended and published by the OIV, corresponding methods and rules shall be adopted by the Commission as referred to in point(g) of Article 112e(2)uncil and European Parliament on a proposal from the Commission as referred to in the procedure under Article 43(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Amendment 86 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 112 h - paragraph 2
Article 112 h - paragraph 2
Only oenological practices authorised in accordance with Annex XIIc and provided for in point (g) of Article 112e(2) and in Article 112k(2) and (3) shall be used in the production and conservation in the Union of products of the wine sector.
Amendment 88 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 112 h - paragraph 3
Article 112 h - paragraph 3
3. When making proposals on authorising oenological practices for wine as referred to in point(g) of Article 112e(2)aragraph 1, the Commission shall:
Amendment 91 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 112 k - paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 112 k - paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States may adopt or maintain national marketing standards for sectors or products, provided that these measures are consistent with EU law.
Amendment 92 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 112 l
Article 112 l
Amendment 75 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 2
Article 3 – point 2
(2) ‘group’ means any association, irrespective of its legal form, mainly composed of operators who producers or processors working with the same product;
Amendment 82 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 6 - paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – point 6 - paragraph 1 a (new)
Terms and descriptions of products that already exist among the "generic terms" shall be made evident by inclusion in a list.
Amendment 242 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 48 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Within twofour months from the date of publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, a statementnotice of opposition may be lodged to the Commission by the authorities of a Member State or of a third country, or a natural or legal person having a legitimate interest and established in a third country. If a notice of opposition has been submitted to the Commission, it must be followed within two months by a reasoned statement of opposition.
Amendment 245 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 3
Article 48 – paragraph 3
3. Where a reasoned statement of opposition is admissible, the Commission shall, within two months after the time period mentioned in paragraph 1, subparagraph 2, invite the authority or person that lodged the opposition and the authority or body that lodged the application to engage in appropriate consultations for a reasonable period that shall not exceed three months.
Amendment 246 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 48 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. At any time during the three months period, the Commission may, at the request of one of the parties involved extend the deadline for the consultations by a maximum of three months if the Commission deems that extending the deadline would contribute to reaching an agreement or if one of the parties involved is from a third country. All parties shall provide each other with any information relevant to the assessment of the compliance of the application for registration with the conditions of this Regulation and the justification of the objection. The information shall be in a language understood by all parties involved and must be submitted within a time limit permitting appropriate consultations.
Amendment 29 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Member States should therefore be authorised to adopt measures restricting or prohibiting the cultivation of all or particular GMOs in all or part of their territoryGMOs on a case-by-case basis throughout their territory, as long as those measures are adopted and made publicly available to all operators concerned, including growers, at an appropriate period prior to the start of sowing, and respectively amend those measures as they deem appropriate, at all stages of the authorisation, re-authorisation or withdrawal from the market of the concerned GMOs. This should apply as well to genetically modified varieties of seed and plant propagating material which are placed on the market in accordance with relevant legislation on the marketing of seeds and plant propagating material and, in particular, in accordance with Directives 2002/53/EC and 2002/55/EC. Measures should refer to the cultivation of GMOs only and not to the free circulation and import of genetically modified seeds and plant propagating material, as or in products, and of the products of their harvest. Similarly they should not affect the cultivation of non genetically modified varieties of seed and plant propagating material in which adventitious or technically unavoidable traces of EU authorised GMOs are found.
Amendment 47 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 1
Article 26 b – paragraph 1
Member States may adopt measures restricting or prohibiting the cultivation of all or particular GMOs authorised in accordance with Part C of this Directive or Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, and consisting of genetically modified varieties placed on the market in accordance with relevant EU legislation on the marketing of seed and plant propagating material, ion all or part of case-by-case basis, in all their territory, provided that:
Amendment 61 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 1
Article 1 - point 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 - point b
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 - point b
(b) that theyose measures are in conformity with the Treaties, in particular with the principle of proportionality and the Union's international obligations.
Amendment 65 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 1 Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 1 - point 1 Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b a Seed thresholds The Commission shall assess the need for the establishment of thresholds for labelling GMO traces in conventional seeds which shall be set at the lowest practicable, proportionate and functional levels for all economic operators. It shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council by …1, submitting at the same time, if appropriate, relevant proposals. __________________ 1 OJ, please insert the date twelve months from the entry into force of this Regulation
Amendment 44 #
2009/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the recently created European food price monitoring tool is very complex and is a long way from meetdoes not really contribute to improving transparency on food price building; consumers’ and farmers’ need for malls, therefore, fore transparency on food price buildinghis instrument to be amended to achieve better comparability;
Amendment 52 #
2009/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that price transparency, particularly as regards contractual transactions, may also have negative consequences for farmers and producer groups, as for example the trade could make use of this transparency for its own ends;
Amendment 53 #
2009/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to swiftly carry out the pilot project on the creation of a European farm prices and margins observatory and to establish it within the Commission, for which Parliament and Council adopted a EUR 1.5 million appropriation under the 2010 budget, and to include a comparison of production costs and farm gate prices in key farming sectors of different territories and social- economic situations;
Amendment 71 #
2009/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that in some countries the food processing industry has the largest margin in the food chain, as has also been confirmed by the Commission; calls for the processing industry in particular therefore to be monitored and investigated in order to guarantee price transparency;
Amendment 88 #
2009/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that, to their detriment, farmers and producer groups have a weaker negotiating position than the downstream industry and other parts of the food chain; calls on the Commission therefore to make changes to competition and/or market organisation law in order to make the negotiating position fairer;
Amendment 96 #
2009/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to identify the parts of the food supply chain in which competition is distorted and not balanced; calls for those parts to be made more balanced;
Amendment 101 #
2009/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to submit a legislative proposal on better implementation ofmore targeted application of, and, if necessary, amendments to, competition rules in the food chain so as to effectively limit the development of dominant market positions and strengthen farmers’ bargaining power through efficient producer organisations and SMEs;
Amendment 125 #
2009/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to propose legislation on a specific mandatory maximum time limit for payments of 30 days from the date of delivery or transfer, applicable to all foodstuffs and all operators right along the food supply chain to the retail trade;
Amendment 137 #
2009/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Warns that the increasing use of private labels and the associated dominance and market power of distributors can cause problems in relation to price building; calls, therefore, for farmers and producer groups to be treated fairly in the process of price building, specifically in relation to private labels;
Amendment 154 #
2009/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission to uncover unfair practices in relation to listing fees and other market entry fees and to examine them under competition law; calls on the Commission to lay down uniform rules on the use of listing fees and market entry fees and, in particular, to take action against excessive fees demanded by distributors;
Amendment 160 #
2009/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to propose legislation for a safety-net-type instrument, covering both the upper and lower levels of the market, to curb speculation and price volatility;
Amendment 153 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that rural development is now an integral part of the CAP architecture; continues, therefore, to call for a well equipped second pillar, with its focus on the rural communities, milieu, with a view to improving the environment, modernising and restructuring agriculture and, improving product marketing and competitiveness, and maintaining employment and creating new jobs in the countryside;
Amendment 190 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Affirms that Europe will have to make a substantial contribution to meeting that need against a background of less land, less water and reduced energy inputs due to the impact of climate change, which will act as a serious constraint on European capacity to increase supply; points out that, against this background, agricultural research assumes an important role in guaranteeing food production through more efficient use of resources;
Amendment 250 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Is of the opinion that a strong European Common Agricultural Policy is needed to ensure that EU farmers remain competitive on the world market against well subsidisedeven in the face of trade-distorting measures by trading partners; believes that the EU cannot afford to rely on other parts of the world to provide for European food security in the context of climate change, political instability in certain regions of the world and potential outbreaks of diseases or other events potentially detrimental to production capacity;
Amendment 345 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Believes that agriculture has a tremendous potential to adapt to and mitigate the impacts of climate changethe climate impact of agriculture can be considerably mitigated by means of improved education and training of people working in agriculture, better use of innovations stemming from research and development and improving the efficiency of agricultural production;
Amendment 356 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Believes that agriculture is well placed to make a major contribution to delivering the new EU 2020 Strategy priorities of tackling climate change and creating new jobs through green growth and supplying renewable energy whilst at the same time continuing to provide food security for European consumers by producing safe and high-quality food products;
Amendment 361 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30 a. Calls for the two-pillar model of the CAP to be maintained beyond 2013; considers that this structure of the CAP, like the present range of measures under Pillar 2, provides a suitable basis for overcoming future challenges;
Amendment 371 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Insists that EU agriculture must remain competitive against fierce competition fromtrade-distorting measures of well-subsidised trade partners; therefore believes that competitiveness should still be a fundamental objective of the CAP post-2013 to ensure that the EU has the raw materials to produce high- value European food products and they continue to win a greater share of the world market, as well as ensuring fair trade for farmers;
Amendment 421 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Calls for a fairer distribution of CAP payments and insists that it should be fair to farmers in both new and old Member States;
Amendment 436 #
Amendment 446 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Believes that agriculture has a leading role to play in tacklingcan continue to mitigate its climate changeimpact by reducing GHG emissions, increasing carbon sequestration capacity and developing and using more renewable energy sources; believes that climate considerations should be integrated only across CAP measures where appropriatePillar 2 measures;
Amendment 471 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Notes that the market fails to reward farmers for protecting the environment; therefore believes that the CAPfarmers must become greener by incentivising farm given suitable financial compensation if the CAP becomes more environment- focused, in orders to maximisimprove the delivery of eco-system services toand further improve the sound environmental resource management of EU farmland;
Amendment 491 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
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 contracts; at the same time points out that, particularly for smaller producers, the bureaucratic burden is disproportionate, so that it would be worth developing a simplified contribution system in Pillars 1 and 2, without jeopardising targets;
Amendment 517 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Recognises the wide range of new priorities for the CAP and notes that the new Member States'’ expectation when they joined the European Union was that CAP support would, over time, reach parity with old Member Statesequal participation in the CAP; therefore calls for the 2013 CAP budget amount to be at least maintained post-2013 ifso that the EU is tocan meet its current commitments and successfully deliver the new priorities;
Amendment 541 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
Paragraph 47
47. Insists that the CAP should not be renationalised and therefore believes that core direct support under Pillar 1 should remain fully financed by the EU budget, hence rejecting any further co-financing under Pillar 1 which could harm fair competition within the EU Single Market;
Amendment 549 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 – introductory part
Paragraph 48 – introductory part
48. Calls for a fairn objectively-targeted distribution of CAP funds to farmers across the EU; recalls that to respect the diversity of farming in the EU, objective criteria must be found in order to define a fair system of distribution: n objectively-targeted system of distribution: it should be pointed out that direct payments are a way of contributing to income guarantees and risk-hedging for farmers, offsetting the socially desirable high standards in the EU and the continuing reduction of tariff barriers, and providing remuneration for social agricultural activities which receive no market compensation; finds that the level of economic development, which is very different across the Member States, must also be taken into account;
Amendment 563 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 – point 1
Paragraph 48 – point 1
(1) Believes that in order to reduce the disparities in the distribution of direct support funds between Member States, the hectare basis alone will not be sufficient and, therefore, calls for additional objective criteria such as a purchasing power coefficient to be used toto be used to provide an overview and achieve an overall balanced distribution;
Amendment 573 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 – point 1 a (new)
Paragraph 48 – point 1 a (new)
(1 a) Rejects any form of reallocation of appropriations from direct payments to Pillar 2 (modulation, degression according to farm size);
Amendment 576 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 – point 2
Paragraph 48 – point 2
(2) Calls for fair and objective criteria to be clearly defined for the allocation of funds for important rural development objectives; calls also for Pillar 2 to be adhered to so that these objectives may be implemented and financed;
Amendment 585 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. Believes that, in the interest of simplification, clarity and a common approach, funding for each of the five building blocks of the CAP must be agreed from the start of the reform;
Amendment 628 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55
Paragraph 55
55. Identifies the need for fivecentral key building blocks, namely: such as Food Security and Fair Trade, Sustainabilitincluding protection of European standards, Sustainability and Renewable Energy, Agriculture across Europe, Biodiversity and Environmental Protection, and Green Growth, to achieve a fairer, greener and more sustainable CAP;
Amendment 677 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57
Paragraph 57
57. Believes that, an EU-funded top-up direct area payment should be made available to farmers through simple contracts rewarding them for reducing their carbon emissions per unit of production and increasings well as voluntary measures under their sequestration of carbon; notes that this would have the double benefit of making EU agriculture more environmentally and economically sustainable through improved efficiency and would also ensure that farmers can financially benefit from increased carbon sequestration on their land and put them on the same footing as other industries which are in the EU ETS; calls for clear and measurable criteria and targets to be defined appropriately to allow these payments to be implemented as soon as possiblecond pillar, farmers should be offered additional incentives to reduce greenhouse gases;
Amendment 684 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58
Paragraph 58
58. Calls for the continuation of specific measures under the second pillar of the CAP to compensate farmers producing in areas with natural handicaps in order to ensure that agricultural activity takes place and local food is produced across the EU, reducing the threat of land abandonment and ensuring balanced territorial management across the EU; considers that this support scheme should remain co- financed as it currently is;
Amendment 703 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59
Paragraph 59
59. Believes that the CAP, under the second pillar, 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, the sustainable use of forests, water and soil, and the development of high natural value farming should also be encouraged; considers that all these rural development measures should remain co- financed, with an increased budget if necessary;
Amendment 756 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63
Paragraph 63
Amendment 775 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64
Paragraph 64
64. Believes that the design and implementation of the new CAP should have simplicity, proportionality and the reduction of bureaucracy at its heart and, therefore, calls on the Commission to use outcome agreements, simple contracts and territorial contracts where appropriate;
Amendment 2 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
– having regard to Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which lays down that, in formulating and implementing the Union'’s policies in the areas of agriculture, fisheries, transport, the internal market and research and technological development, the Union and the Member States shall always pay full regard to the welfare requirements of pets and productive animals as sentient beings; in that connection, they shall take account of the laws and administrative provisions and customs of the Member States,
Amendment 17 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas our high animal welfare standards are part of the 'bin recent years Europe has enacted a wide rand'ge of European agricultural producers, but only on condition that the rules in force are genuinely complied withanimal welfare laws and achieved one of the world’s highest levels of animal welfare,
Amendment 34 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas in its above-mentioned resolution of 2006 the European Parliament insisted that the rules, standards and indicators adopted should be based on the latest technology and science and stressed that economic aspects must also be taken into account, since a high standard of animal welfare in particular also entailed financial and administrative costs for Europe'’s farmers,
Amendment 83 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets, nonetheless, that more has not been done to adopt a proposal for new rules on animal transport and the associated issue of developing a satellite system to monitor such transport, and urges the Commission, in the time still remaining before the action plan expires, to take the initiative in this fieldUrges the Commission, in the time still remaining before the action plan expires, to take the initiative in this field; calls on the Commission to submit, as it has repeatedly been asked to do, a report outlining to what extent Regulation 1/2005 has brought about improvements in the conditions under which animals are transported in the Member States and, on that basis, what if any corrective measures should be taken;
Amendment 142 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Observes that Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union has created a new legal sbroadened the powers of the EU and its instituation in which new powers and greater responsibility have been vested in the European Union and its s to cover fisheries policy, so as to ensure that the welfare requirements of pets and productive animals are taken into account, at the same time as the laws and administitutions and considers that this article applies to all animals and not onlyrative provisions and traditions of the Member States; points out that this article applies to all pets and imprisoned animals, to animals intended for food- producing animaltion, circus animals, stray animals and animals in zoos;
Amendment 360 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Heading 6
Heading 6
Amendment 369 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 378 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 387 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 399 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
Amendment 409 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
Amendment 5 #
2009/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
Amendment 20 #
2009/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that support for areas with natural handicaps is aimed in particular at ensuring that 'extensive farming activity' is maintained, and consequently at countering abandonment of the land and migratioan efficient and multifunctional form of agriculture is widely and permanently preserved, thereby maintaining the countryside as a vital economic area and place to live in;
Amendment 31 #
2009/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that the eight biophysical criteria proposed by the Commission maycould, in principle, be suitable for delimiting areas with natural handicaps; stresses, however, that the criteria may not be used in all cases for objectively delimiting areas with natural handicaps;
Amendment 54 #
2009/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Takes the view that areas in which none of the eight biophysical criteria are met, but in which individual criteria cumulatively show the existence of a substantial handicap, should also be recognised as areas with natural handicaps;
Amendment 57 #
2009/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises that a final opinion on the criteria and threshold values proposed by the Commission can only be given when the detailed maps drawn up by the Member States are available; calls on the Commission therefore promptly to examine the simulation outcomes and, on this basis, to draw up without delay a detailed communication on the delimitation of areas with natural handicaps;
Amendment 60 #
2009/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers the voluntary, national fine tuning of the criteria for support for areas with natural handicaps to be necessary in order to be able to respond appropriately to particular geographical situations and crops grownas a means of differentiating within the delimited areas for support to be necessary in order to take into account particular geographical, geological and agricultural situations and in order to be able to respond appropriately and to exclude areas in which natural handicaps have been offset by human intervention; proposes that farm data (such as farm income) be used inter alia for this purpose, but also to include areas where necessary; emphasises, however, that the decision on the criteria to be used for fine tuning must lie with the Member States, since many Member States have already developed an appropriate and suitable system of differentiation which should be maintained; it should, however, be possible to combine fine tuning with a determination of the degree of difficulty faced by individual holdings, so as to be able to exclude holdings located in heterogeneous areas which do not face difficulties from support and to make the extent of support dependent on the determination of difficulty;
Amendment 75 #
2009/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Takes the view that areas which will lose the status of 'areas with natural handicaps' under the new rules or areas in which a disproportionate shift is taking place should be allowed a sufficiently long transitional period to adapt to the new situation;
Amendment 87 #
2009/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission within one year to draw up a separate legislative text on agriculture in areas with natural handicaps;
Amendment 7 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the objective should be to reduce the administrative costs of the CAP, both direct and indirect,
Amendment 52 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that the Member States should have the option, in rural development plans, to introduce a flat-rate land parcels scheme, particularly for small farms, on condition that compliance with the obligations entered into is guaranteed;
Amendment 57 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the principle of cross- compliance should be maintained as one of the key concepts of CAP direct payments, but that strong simplification is recommended, without reducing their effectiveness;
Amendment 63 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need for the CAP to be simpler, more transparent and more equitable; in this respect a single flat rate payment would be preferable;
Amendment 78 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for the possibility of autonomous error correction which would allow recipients of payments who unintentionally broke the rules to inform the authorities without becoming liable to fines as a result;
Amendment 97 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that the fundamental objective of checks is to encourage farmers to comply more fully with the law and that yearly CC controls for statutory management requirements (SMR) shcould be reduced, or even abolished, if there have only been a few infringements in recent years;
Amendment 102 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Emphasises that the requirement for follow-up checks in relation to small infringements (triviality limit) should be abolishedreduced to random samples;
Amendment 132 #
Amendment 143 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 157 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 198 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
Amendment 206 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
Amendment 226 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
Amendment 228 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Considers that for sheep and goats, as for pigs, herd identification is sufficient;
Amendment 19 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Takes the view that an EU quality label should be introduced as standard in addition to existing geographical indications; points out that this is of great importance for the marketing of exports outside the EU;
Amendment 56 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. is in support of providing the consumer with the maximum amount of information available; is in favour of the introduction of comprehensive and compulsory legislation for voluntary ‘place of farming’- labelling; considers that this may be done in a manner that takes into account the costs of such a Europe-wide operation, as well as the specificities of particular sectors, such as that of processed agricultural goods;
Amendment 63 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Points out that supplementary and specific information is voluntary and that the total labelling content must not be overloaded; takes the view that the EU quality label should remain clearly recognisable as a priority;
Amendment 64 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)