8 Amendments of Herbert DORFMANN related to 2013/2097(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to Regulation (EU) No 247/2006 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas expiry of the milk quotas will affect the entire European milk market, in particular dairy farmers in mountain areas and outermost regions where it will not be possible to take advantage of the growth opportunities generated by deregulation, due to the natural and permanent handicaps of these regions;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas expiry of the quotas may also place parts of other less favoured areas at a competitive disadvantage, endangering the sustainability of production in these areas;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas milk production and collection costs in these areas are substantially higher than in more favourable locations, specially where there is a geographic discontinuity as it happens with the outermost regions;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas, in mountain areas, outermost regions and parts of other less-favoured areas, abandonment of stockbreeding and the related dairy production frequently leads to the abandonment of agriculture and subsequent depopulation, carelessness of good agriculture fields and subsequent depopulation and migration from rural to urban areas;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that second-pillar measures such as compensatory allowances, agro- environmental premiums or investment aids are of great importance for sustainable milk production in these areas; urges therefore that Member States and regions be given the necessary opportunities to ensure the payment of adequate and clearly differentiated compensatory allowances and promote environmentally friendly and organic forms of agriculture; calls for adequate compensatory payments from the second CAP pillar to offset the higher investment costs for milk production in mountain areas and in outermost regions occasioned by the particular nature of the terrain, the remoteness of these regions and the geographic discontinuity of the islands;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that, given the substantial logistical problems arising with regard to transport and the generally small quantities of milk produced on individual farms, collection costs in mountain areas and outermost regions are particularly high, placing them at a major geographical and competitive disadvantage; calls on the Member States and regions accordingly to earmark state subsidies for processing plant and ensure that processing plants, especially cooperative-owned, continue their activity , so as to offset the higher costs of collection compared with those in more favourable locations;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Considers that areas with alpine pastures are particularly in need of investment and specific measures to maintain or re-establish a suitable environment for the production, processing and sale of milk;