1314 Amendments of Giovanni LA VIA
Amendment 33 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls its demand expressed in its COP23 resolution for the Commission to prepare by COP24 a mid-century zero emissions strategy for the Union; welcomes in this regardwelcomes the publication of the Commission Communication "A Clean Planet for all – A European strategic long- term vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate neutral economy"; asks the Member States to agree on a net- zero 2050 strategy, as part of the future Europe debate, at the special EU summit in Sibiu in May 2019;
Amendment 64 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 7
7. Points that according to the Commission the EU GDP is expected to increase more under zero emissions scenarios than in scenarios with lower emission reductions, however this may be spread unevenly across the EU; considers that the price of non-action would be by far the costliest scenario and would not only result in massive GDP loss in Europe, but also further increase economic inequalities between Member States as some are expected to be harder hit than others by the consequences of inaction;
Amendment 76 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the inclusion of two pathways aiming at reaching net zero GHG emissions by 2050 and the Commission’s support for these, and considers this mid- century objective as the only one compatible with the Union'slong-term commitments under the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 78 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Emphasizes the central and primordial role of energy efficiency measures in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in all proposed scenarios and recalls for that purpose that Energy Efficiency First principle has been introduced by the Regulation on the Governance of the Energy Union.
Amendment 79 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the contribution of energy efficiency to security of supply, economic competitiveness and environmental protection and confirms the important role of energy efficiency in the creation of business opportunities and employment as well as its global and regional benefits. Notes however that those pathways rely also to a large extent on carbon removal technologies, including through carbon capture and storage or usage and direct air capture, that yet have to prove their feasibility; considers that the EU net-zero strategy should not overly relyand that their feasibility depends on the early scale-up onf such technologies, which should complement direct emissions reductions; believes that further action by 2030 is needed if the Union is to avoid relying on carbon removal technologies that would entail significant risks for ecosystems, biodiversity and food security as confirmed by the IPCC 1.5 rep; highlights that the IPCC 1.5C Special Report assigns important emissions reductions to Carbon capture and storage (CCS) in most 1.5C scenarios, refers to in-depth analysis in support of the Commission Communication which sees arole for CCS in all scenarios for 2050; stresses the need to develop, demonstrate and deploy CCS and CCU technologies in the EU industrial and energy sectorts;
Amendment 126 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Calls on Member States to take forward-looking actions to ensure a just energy transition for EU citizens, by mitigating social impacts on current activities and communities, building up competences and skills for the workforce of the future and ensuring the repurposing of industrial sites and brown fields also for the sake of circular economy;
Amendment 131 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Insists on a dedicated earmarked fund for just transition in the MFF proposals.
Amendment 144 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Considers that the EU needs to start developing an industry strategy with a set of measures that allows the EU industry to recover the full costs of its decarbonisation; further considers that products produced in the EU, imported and sold on the EU market need to have a similar carbon cost constraint and that WTO-compliant measures need to be developed as quickly as possible;
Amendment 148 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Recalls that 71% of all energy is used for space heating alone; agrees with the Commission that energy-efficient homes will become the norm in a climate neutral EU, delivering better health and comfort for all Europeans.
Amendment 159 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that reaching net-zero GHG emissions in 2050 in the most cost- efficient manner, requires prioritising the stable, predictable and ambitious implementation of the adopted 2030 Clean Energy Package targets and may require raising and aligning the 2030 ambition level with net- zero 2050 scenarios; believes it is of upmost importance that the Union sends a clear message, at the latest during the UN Climate Summit in New York in September 2019, that it stands ready to review its contribution to the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 164 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 15
15. SupportCalls aon update of the Union’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC); calls therefore on EU leaders to consider raising the level of ambition of the Union’s NDC at the special EU Summit in Sibiu in May 2019, in view of the UN Clithe Commission to analyse if an increased 2030 target is in line with the cost-efficient pathway to net zero emissions in 2050 and if it is economically feasible and if it is possible by implementing the existing legislation without new legislation and then matke Summit in September 2019if appropriate a respective proposal;
Amendment 201 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Calls on Member States to set ambitious and solid frameworks to implement the Clean Energy Package without delay, to accelerate the adoption of those technologies delivering multiple benefits, to avoid lock-in in emissive technologies, and to encourage the active participation of citizens in order to speed up the energy transition towards a carbon neutral and sustainable economy by 2050;
Amendment 211 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 19
19. Considers that technology developments and solutions, energy efficiency in both supply & demand and sustainable renewable energy in the transport and power sectors will be key; underlines in this respect the importance of putting in place an overall framework that sets a level playing field for all available and innovative decarbonising solutions, to be complemented by technology-specific strategies, such as for hydrogen or methane;
Amendment 232 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 20
20. Underlines the central and complementary importance of a renewable-based powerand efficient power and heat sector and asks the Commission and the Member States to take all necessary action in that regard as it will have spill- over effects across all economic sectors; highlights that all pathways assume full decarbonisation of the power sector by 2050, a drastic reduction of fossil fuels and a strong increase in renewable energies and energy efficiency measures;
Amendment 248 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses the need to implement the Energy Union and ensure further integration of the European Energy market in order to most effectively decarbonise the power sector and to facilitate investments where most renewable energy production can be effectuatachieved;
Amendment 249 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Stresses that sectoral efforts must be complemented by a cross-sector approach towards energy system integration in project planning for development and operations, making use of synergies between all energy infrastructures within a territory,including electricity, heat and gas networks, as well as technologies linking these networks; recognises that energy systems integration can provide higher flexibility, improved system efficiency, higher uptake of renewable energy across all energy carriers, and ultimately a cost-effective, feasible and acceptable energy transition.
Amendment 254 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 22
22. Points out that the strategy confirms that GHG emissions from the transport sector are still on the rise, and that the Clean Mobility Package will not be sufficient to decarbonise the transport sector by 2050;
Amendment 266 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Notes the different burden on different modes of transport; calls that increasing income should be used to promote environmental friendly modes of transport such as busses or railways.
Amendment 275 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Notes that the EU building stock is responsible for about 40% of Europe’s final energy consumption and 36% of CO2 emissions in Europe; calls for unlocking its energy savings potential and for carbon-footprint reduction, in consistency with the EPBD objective of reaching an energy efficient and decarbonised building stock by 2050; considers that if deployed at scale, safe, reliable and readily-available technologies can tap the energy efficiency potential of Europe’s energy inefficient building stock, applying the deep staged renovation approach, and in synergy with renewable energy sources, limit the devastating impact of climate change; further considers that the achievement of low energy demand building, fully supplied by renewable energy, is a sine qua non for the Paris Agreement and for an EU agenda for growth, local jobs and improved living conditions for citizens across Europe.
Amendment 369 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 31
31. HighlightsUnderlines that a very large part of energy use and therefore GHG emissions is tied directly to the acquisition, processing, transport, conversion, use and disposal of resources; stresses that very significant savings in both energy and emissions are possible at each of these stages in the resource management chain; highlights therefore, that raising resource productivity through improved efficiency and reducing resource waste through measures such as reuse, recycling and remanufacturing can greatly lower both resource consumption and GHG emissions which is at the heart of the circular economy; underlines that in a circular economy the resources are retained within the economy and remain in productive use when a product has reached the end of its life, reducing the resource consumption and therefore GHG emissions; highlights as well the cost efficiency of circular economy measures; believes that improved circular product design will help bring about a switch in industrial materialto close the production cycles, bring about a switch in production and consumption patterns and a reduced but improved production; the amount of waste;
Amendment 392 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34 a. Regrets that many other major economies are not yet working on 2050 strategies and there is almost no debate in other major economies about increasing the NDCs to bring them in line with the global target under the Paris Agreement; therefore asks the Council and the Commission to increase climate diplomacy and take other appropriate measures to encourage other major economies so that we can achieve together the long-term Paris Agreement targets.
Amendment 4 #
Amendment 15 #
2018/2598(RSP)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas an ambitious climate mitigation policy can create growth and jobs; whereas, however, some specific sectors are vulnerable to carbon leakage if the ambition is not comparable in other markets; whereas appropriate protection against carbon leakage is therefore necessary to protect jobs in these specific sectors;
Amendment 20 #
Amendment 26 #
2018/2598(RSP)
Paragraph 2
2. Scientific basis for climate action Points out that the WMO confirmed 2015, 2016 and 2017 as the three warmest years on record leading to a very pronounced Arctic warmth which will have a long- lasting repercussions on overall sea levels and weather patterns worldwide; stresses, in this connection, the 2017 Arctic Council conclusion that the Arctic is warming at more than twice the rate of the global average with widespread social, environmental and economic impacts;
Amendment 42 #
2018/2598(RSP)
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on all Parties to contribute constructively to the process to be put in place towards 2020 when NDCs need to be updated and to ensure that their NDCs are in line with the long-term temperature goal of the Paris Agreement as they would limit global warming only to a level of about 2.7 °C and would not even bring us close to 2°C ; acknowledges that current pledges are not yet sufficient to reach the goals of the Agreement; stresses, therefore, that global GHG emissions should reach their peak as soon as possible and that all parties, especially the EU and all G20 nations, should step up their efforts and update their NDCs by 2020, following the 2018 Talanoa dialogue;
Amendment 44 #
2018/2598(RSP)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers that, should other major economies fail to make commitments comparable with those of the EU on GHG emissions reductions, it will be necessary to maintain carbon leakage provisions, particularly those aimed at sectors with a high carbon leakage risk in order to ensure the global competitiveness of European industry;
Amendment 46 #
2018/2598(RSP)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Regrets that in most other countries which have made commitments under the Paris Agreement, the debate on increasing their contributions is only starting very slowly; asks, therefore, the Commission to streamline the EU's consideration to increase the commitment with stronger efforts in order to motivate other partners to do the same;
Amendment 60 #
2018/2598(RSP)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Insists that, in particular after President Trump’s announcement, it is important to have appropriate provisions in place against carbon leakage and to ensure that companies that are among the best performers and that have a high carbon leakage risk will obtain the allowances they need for free; asks the Commission to examine the effectiveness and legality of additional measures to protect industries at risk of carbon leakage, for example a carbon border tax adjustment and consumption charge, in particular in respect of products coming from countries that do not fulfil their commitments under the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 118 #
2018/2598(RSP)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Welcomes that, in aviation, the EU ETS has already delivered around 100m tonnes CO2 of reductions/offsets;
Amendment 119 #
2018/2598(RSP)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Recalls that the European Parliament and Council will decide how to implement CORSIA in Union law through revision of the EU ETS legislation, and emphasises accordingly that entities participating in ICAO on behalf of the Union and its Member States shall avoid prejudging the manner in which the European Parliament and Council decide to implement CORSIA in Union law;
Amendment 68 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the CAP, as a sectorial and common policy, should encourage and strengthen the contribution each farmer makes towards meeting environmental challenges, and should promote the transition towards an agriculture combining economic with environmental performance standards; whereas the link between the CAP and Directive 2009/128/EC “Establishing a framework for community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides” should be established; whereas, based on Art. 191 paragraph 2 TFEU, the CAP should guarantee the respect of the “polluter should pay” principle, in order to avoid a competition disadvantage for the most virtuose companies;
Amendment 77 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas Mediterranean EU regions are more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, such as drought, fires and desertification, so greater efforts will be required by farmers in these areas to adapt their activities to the altered environment; whereas such efforts should be reflected and supported in the CAP policy framework;
Amendment 139 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Warns against the risks deriving from the possibility for Member States to independently define their national plans and to yearly review their decisions, without a strongly common set of rules, objectives and measures defined at EU level; highlights how such a possibility would expose farmers to a great degree of uncertainty deriving from political decisions taken at national level and could negatively impact on environmental challenges;
Amendment 143 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas specific tools for Mediterranean sectors should remain in the first pillar;
Amendment 152 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas sectorial strategies for fruits and vegetables, wine and apiculture should remain compulsory for the producing countries and the specificities of these tools and rules should be kept;
Amendment 166 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the integrity of the first pillar to be maintained, built as it is on enhanced cross-compliance of support measures calibrated to maximise the results expected for each farmer; warns against any possible national co-financing of direct payments, as this would lead to a disruption of the common nature of the CAP;
Amendment 190 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for a renovated second pillar that is less complex and more efficient, focused on truly incentive territorial and sector development policies that place agro-environmental initiatives, investment, training, research and innovation at the core of local issues; underlines how a flexible, national programming approach should continue to be granted to Pillar II, while common rules and standards should be at the core of Pillar I, in order to provide all farmers in the EU with an efficient level playing field;
Amendment 218 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Believes that, when risk management tools are not sufficient to cope with massive market disturbances, the future CAP should be able to better, more efficiently and quickly react to market crises, via European crisis management measures aiming at restoring balanced market conditions;
Amendment 231 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that the CAP must include an ambitious European green energy strategy promoting highly sustainable biofuels based on the co- production of plant protein and intermediate crops such as catch crops and cover crops;
Amendment 247 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Asks the Commission to ensure that each imported agricultural product meets the same sanitary and social standards that EU products are held to by introducing reciprocity clauses in each trade agreement; asks the Commission to conduct a systematic impact assessment of the provisions regarding the agricultural sector in each trade agreement, and to offer specific strategies to ensure that no agricultural sector will suffer as a result of a trade agreement concluded with a third country.
Amendment 301 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas the CAP should give due recognition to the strong environmental benefits provided by certain sectors, like sheep and goat or protein crops;
Amendment 307 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M b (new)
Recital M b (new)
Mb. whereas in the framework of the global EU strategy on forest, special attention should be paid to the Mediterranean forests, which suffer more from climate change and fires, putting at risk potential for agricultural production and biodiversity;
Amendment 856 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses that better support should be given to young farmers since the current second-pillar start up support is not always efficient and does not encompass investment support;
Amendment 957 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Underlines that Mediterranean EU regions are more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, such as drought, fires and desertification, so greater efforts will be required by farmers in these areas to adapt their activities to the altered environment;
Amendment 21 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The CAP, which faces new and ever increasing challenges in the interests of the community as a whole, can only achieve its objectives if it is adequately funded; the CAP budget should therefore be kept at least at the current level in the next MFF.
Amendment 28 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55 a (new)
Recital 55 a (new)
(55a) The new delivery model must not call into question the integrity of the single market or the historically European nature of the CAP, which must remain a truly common policy, ensuring a European approach and a level playing field.
Amendment 29 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 79 a (new)
Recital 79 a (new)
(79a) After 2020, the CAP must support farmers more efficiently, in order to address price and income volatility.
Amendment 30 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 80 a (new)
Recital 80 a (new)
(80a) Trade agreements signed with non-EU countries relating to the agricultural sector should provide for arrangements and contain safeguard clauses to ensure a level playing field between EU and non-EU farmers and to protect consumers.
Amendment 454 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions entitled ‘The Future of Food and Farming’ of 29 November 2017 sets out the challenges, objectives and orientations for the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2020. These objectives include, inter alia, the need for the CAP to be more result-driven, to boost modernisation and sustainability, including the economic, social, environmental and climate sustainability of the agricultural, forestry and rural areas, and to help reducing the Union legislation- related administrative burden for beneficiaries. The new policy should also simplify matters for beneficiaries and guarantee them an adequate income.
Amendment 491 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to retain the essential Union-wide elements to ensure comparability between Member State decisions, without however limiting Member States in reaching Union objectives, a framework definition for ‘agricultural area’ should be set out. The related framework definitions for ‘arable land’, ‘permanent crops’ and ‘permanent grassland’ should be set out in a broad way to allow Member States to further specify definitions according to their local conditions. The framework definition for ‘arable land’ should be laid down in a way that allows Member States to cover different production forms, including system such as agroforestry and arable areas with shrubs and trees and that requires the inclusion of fallow land areas in order to ensure the decoupled nature of the interventions. The framework definition of ‘permanent crops’ should include both areas actually used for production and not, as well as nurseries and short rotation coppice to be defined by Member States. The framework definition of ‘permanent grassland’ should be set in a way that allows Member States to specify further criteria and allows them to include species other than grasses or other herbaceous forage that can be grazed or that may produce animal feed, whether used for actual production or not. In view of the simplification objective, the framework definitions should avoid additional burdens or pursuing agronomic or economic requirements that are unrealistic for farmers.
Amendment 503 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Synergies between the EAFRD and Horizon Europe should encourage that the EAFRD makes the best use of research and innovation results, in particular those stemming from projects funded by Horizon Europe and the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) for ‘agricultural productivity and sustainability’, leading to innovations that have a direct positive impact in the farming sector and rural areas.
Amendment 612 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The CAP should keep ensuring food security, which should be understood as meaning access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food at all times. Moreover, it should help improving the response of Union agriculture to new societal demands on food and health, including sustainable agricultural production, healthier nutrition, food waste and animal welfare. The CAP should continue to promote production with specific and valuable characteristics, while at the same time helping farmers to proactively adjust their production according to market signals, for instance by preventing supply excesses in sectors characterised by excess production, and consumers’ demands.
Amendment 669 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Member States should set up farm advisory services for the purpose of improving the sustainable management and overall performance of agricultural holdings and rural businesses, covering economic, environmental and social dimensions, and to identify the necessary improvements as regards all measures at farm level provided for in the CAP Strategic Plans. These farm advisory services should help farmers and other beneficiaries of CAP support to become more aware of the relationship between farm management and land management on the one hand, and certain standards, requirements and information, including environmental and climate ones, on the other hand. The list of the latter includes standards applying to or necessary for farmers and other CAP beneficiaries and set in the CAP Strategic Plan, as well as those stemming from the legislation on water, on the sustainable use of pesticides, as well as the initiatives to combat antimicrobial resistance and the management of risks. In order to enhance the quality and effectiveness of the advice, Member States should integrate farm advisory bodies within the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS), in order to be able to deliver up- to-date technological and scientific information developed by research and innovation.
Amendment 864 #
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. 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 aimat end, Member States mayshould set in their CAP Strategic Plans preferential conditions for specific 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, support in the form of specific financial instrument form of supports, should be established.
Amendment 1085 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation applies to Union support financed by the EAGF and the EAFRD for interventions specified in a CAP Strategic Plan drawn up by the Member States and approved by the Commission, covering the period from 1 January 20213 to 31 December 20279.
Amendment 1108 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h – point i
(i) a public or private law body, an entity with or without legal personality or a natural person, responsible for initiating or both initiating and implementing operations;
Amendment 1109 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h – point ii
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h – point ii
(ii) in the context of State aid schemes, the bodentity which receives the aid;
Amendment 1223 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) 'genuine farmers' shall be defined in a way to ensure that no support is granted to those whose agricultural activity forms only an insignificant part of their overall economic activities or whose principal business activity is not agricultural, while not precluding from support pluri-active farmers. The definition shall allow to determine which farmers are not considered genuine farmers, based on conditions such as income tests, labour inputs on the farm, company object and/or inclusion in registers. The definition shall take into consideration the changes to the definition of ‘active farmer’ made in Regulation (EU) 2017/2393 (Omnibus), which means that Member States shall use at least one of the eligibility criteria for determining who is a genuine farmer. Moreover, Member States shall be required to use the criterion for defining 'genuine farmers'.
Amendment 1326 #
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; to help create jobs and employment in general.
Amendment 1346 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) support viable farm income and resilience across the Union to enhance food security and providing secure, safe and high quality food for over 500 million of EU consumers;
Amendment 1375 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) enhance market orientation and increase competitiveness, including greater focus on quality differentiation, research, technology and digitalisation;
Amendment 1390 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) improve the farmers' position in the value chains;
Amendment 1451 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) pPromote employment and provide incentives for job creation, growth, social inclusion and local development in rural areas, including bio-economy and sustainable forestry;
Amendment 1468 #
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 quality, security and health, including safe, nutritious andthe mandatory labelling of origin, environmental sustainable foodility, food waste, as well asnd animal welfare.
Amendment 1502 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. When pursuing the specific objectives Member States shall ensure simplification and performance of the CAP support through a tangible reduction of administrative burdens.
Amendment 1521 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) impact indicators related to the objectives set out in Articles 5 and 6(1), but also considering external factors beyond the influence of farmers and foresters, and used in the context of the CAP Strategic Plans and of the CAP.
Amendment 1615 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Member States shall exempt from the system of conditionality under this Article: a) Beneficiaries receiving direct payments under Article 25 b) Farmers complying with the requirements laid down in Regulation 2018/848 as regards organic farming.
Amendment 1644 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Within the strategic plan, Member States may adopt exemptions from some of the requirements in Annex III for specific categories of farmer, inter alia on the basis of particular products or size of holding.
Amendment 2152 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Where land is rented, payment entitlements shall be transferred to the eligible hectares.
Amendment 2618 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) planning of production, including through the establishment of a European fruit and vegetables register, updated annually by species and variety, adjusting production to demand, particularly in terms of quality and quantity, optimisation of production costs and returns on investments and stabilising producer prices to enable producers who are members of POs/APOs to achieve a commercial value that is higher than the market average; those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in points (a), (b), (c) and (i) of Article 6(1);
Amendment 2670 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) investments in tangible and non- tangible assets, in particular focused on water saving, energy saving, ecological packaging and, waste reduction and the monitoring of production, deliveries and flows of stored and traded waste;
Amendment 2676 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) investments in tangible and non- tangible assets, and actions with a view to planning and adapting supply to demand;
Amendment 2722 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point o
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point o
(o) advisory services and technical assistance, in particular concerning the maintaining and improvement of product quality, the improvement of marketing conditions, sustainable pest control techniques, sustainable use of pesticides and climate change adaptation and mitigation;
Amendment 2731 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point p a (new)
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point p a (new)
(pa) measures to improve quality through innovation.
Amendment 2793 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 7 – point a
Article 44 – paragraph 7 – point a
(a) at least 210% of expenditure under operational programs covers the interventions linked to the objectives referred to in points (d) and (e) of Article 42;
Amendment 2799 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 7 – point b
Article 44 – paragraph 7 – point b
(b) at least 5% of expenditure under operational programs covers the interventions linked to the objective referred to in point (c) of Article 42;
Amendment 2824 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 46 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
Amendment 2848 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
Article 46 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
(da) operational program: – is for the first time implemented by a producer organisation that is the result of a merger or incorporation of several producer organisations; – by producer organisations which have increased their size (in terms of both numbers of members and value of marketed production) over a given period and by a given percentage to be defined; – by producer organisations which reach a certain size (in terms of both numbers of members and value of marketed production), to be defined; – by associations of producer organisations which carry out marketing activities for the production of member producer organisations; – by producer organisations which achieve the integration of 100% of their own production by marketing it together with other producer organisations, through a branch which should be a cooperative society: • established with the aim of marketing a given production; • the capital of which is 90% owned by the producer organisation; • which acquires considerable economic dimensions to be determined;
Amendment 2879 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) technical assistance to beekeepers and bee keepers' organisations including promotion of good practice and information and publicity;
Amendment 2893 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) cooperation with specialised bodies for the implementation of research programs (including research and experimental programmes) in the field of beekeeping and apiculture products;
Amendment 2894 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) market monitoring actions including actions to plan production and adjust supply to demand;
Amendment 2943 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) improve competitiveness of Union wine producers including contributing to adaptation to climate change, to improvement of sustainable production systems and reduction of environmental impact of the Union wine sector; those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in points (b) to (f) and (h) of Article 6(1);
Amendment 2956 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) use of wine making by-products for industrial, agronomic and energy purposes ensuring the quality of Union wine while protecting the environment; that objective relates to the specific objectives set out in points (d) and (e) of Article 6(1);
Amendment 2960 #
2018/0216(COD)
(h) improve competitiveness of Union grapevine products in third countries, including the creation, diversification and consolidation of the wine markets; that objective relates to the objectives set out in points (b) and (h) of Article 6(1);
Amendment 2968 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) preserve and promote viticulture in steep and/or less advantageous areas.
Amendment 2973 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) restructuring and conversion of vineyards, including planting of surfaces granted under the authorisation scheme laid down in Chapter III, Title I, Part II of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and replanting of vineyards where that is necessary following mandatory grubbing up for health or phytosanitary reasons on the instruction of the Member State competent authority, but excluding the normal renewal of vineyards consisting of replanting of the same parcel of land with the same grape variety according to the same system of vine cultivation, when vines have to come to the end of their natural life;
Amendment 2990 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) tangible and intangible investments in digitalisation and innovation consisting of development of innovative products and technological processes, connected with the products referred to in Part II of Annex VII to Regulation 1308/2013 or with by-products of wine making, processes and technologies, other investments adding value at any stage of the supply chain, including for knowledge exchange, and/or contributing to the adaptation to climate change;
Amendment 3001 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point h – introductory part
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point h – introductory part
(h) promotion carried out in third countries, to improve the competitiveness of wine companies, open and consolidate third country markets, consisting of one or more of the following:
Amendment 3007 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point h – point iv
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point h – point iv
(iv) studies of new or existing markets, necessary for the expansion and consolidation of market outlets;
Amendment 3011 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point h – point vi
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point h – point vi
(vi) preparation of technical files, including laboratory tests and assessments, concerning oenological practices, phytosanitary and hygiene rules, as well as other third country requirements for import of products of the wine sector, to prevent restriction of, or to facilitate access to third country markets;
Amendment 3023 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 52 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The promotion measures referred to in letter (h) of paragraph 1 shall apply only to wines with a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication or wines with an indication of the wine grape variety.
Amendment 3029 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 53 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The Union financial assistance at the maximum rate, referred to in the first subparagraph shall only be granted to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC36 ;, as well as to producer organisations, including cooperatives, and their associations. However, it may be granted to all enterprises in the outermost regions referred to in Article 349 TFEU and the smaller Aegean islands as defined in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013. _________________ 36 Commission Recommendation of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 36).
Amendment 3042 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 53 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
The Union financial assistance at itsthe maximum rate, referred to in the first subparagraph shall apply onlyonly be granted to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC; h, as well as to producer organisation, including cooperatives, and their associations; However, it may, apply be granted to all enterprises in the outermost regions referred to in Article 349 TFEU and the smaller Aegean islands as defined in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013. […]
Amendment 3056 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 54 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The Member States concerned shall ensure that the Union financial assistance for distillation of by-products of wine making is paid to distillers that process by-products of winemaking delivered for distillation into raw alcohol with an alcoholic strength of at least 92% by volume.
Amendment 3067 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 54 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Member States concerned shall ensure priority access for individual farmers and associations to Union financial assistance granted for all types of interventions in the wine sector.
Amendment 3076 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) improvement of quality of olive oil and table olives; that objective relate to the specific objective set out in points (b) and (f) of Article 6(1);
Amendment 3078 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) crisis prevention and management, aimed at improving pest resilience, avoiding and dealing with crises in the olive oil and table olives markets, including the improvement of prevention and resilience to pests; that objective relate to the specific objective set out in point (h) of Article 6(1).
Amendment 3084 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 2
Article 57 – paragraph 2
2. The interventions defined by the Member States referred to in Article 82(4) shall be implemented through approved operational programs of producer organisations and/or, associations of producer organisations and/or inter-branch organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. For this purpose, Articles 61 and 62 of this Regulation shall apply.
Amendment 3088 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 1
Article 58 – paragraph 1
Amendment 3089 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) 785% of the actual expenditure incurred for the types of intervention referred to in points (f) and (h) of Article 60(1) where the operational program is implemented in at least three third countries or non-producing Member States by producer organisations or associations of producer organisations from at least two producing Member States, 50% of the actual expenditure where for this type of intervention this condition is not met.
Amendment 3131 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. As regards the objectives referred to in points (a) to (g) of Articles 56 and 59, Member States shall choose in their CAP Strategic Plans one or more of the following types of intervention:
Amendment 3132 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) investments in tangible and non- tangible assets; restructuring and conversion of olive groves; research and experimental production, as well as other actions, including actions for:
Amendment 3151 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a – point viii
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a – point viii
(viii) improving pest resilienceand animal disease resilience, including through appropriate cultivation practices;
Amendment 3155 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a – point x a (new)
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a – point x a (new)
(xa) improving the conditions for the growing, harvesting, delivery and storage of production;
Amendment 3161 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) protecting public health against the use of dangerous substances at any trophic level of the food system
Amendment 3163 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) advisory services and technical assistance, in particular regarding climate change adaptation and mitigation, as well as the enhancement of the quality of the product; and combating pests and animal diseases;
Amendment 3169 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) organic or integrated production;
Amendment 3170 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) actions to increase the sustainability and efficiency of transport and of storage of products of one or more of the sectors referred to in point (f) of Article 40;the final product.
Amendment 3172 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) plantings, replantings and modernisation of plantings in the sectors specified in point (e) of Article 39, for health reasons and to prevent their abandonment;
Amendment 3173 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
(eb) for health reasons and to prevent their abandonment;
Amendment 3174 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point e c (new)
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point e c (new)
(ec) modernisation of processing facilities in the sector specified in point (e) of Article 39;
Amendment 3178 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) implementation and control of Union and national quality schemes;
Amendment 3180 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) implementation of traceability and certification systems, in particular the monitoring of the quality of products sold to final consumers; the systems must make it possible to trace the origin of the olives and the oil at the various stages of the production chain.
Amendment 3182 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 60 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. As regards the objective referred to in point (h) of Article 59 and point (f) of Article 56, Member States shall choose in their CAP Strategic Plans one or more of the following types of intervention:
Amendment 3188 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 60 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) replanting of orchards or olive groves where that is necessary following mandatory grubbing up for health or phytosanitary reasons on the instruction of the Member State competent authority or to adapt to climate change;
Amendment 3197 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 2 – point h
Article 60 – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) harvest and production insurance farm insurance, whether separately or in combination, that contributes to safeguarding producers' incomes where there are losses as a consequence of natural disasters, adverse climatic events, diseases or pest infestations and at the same time ensuring that beneficiaries take necessary risk prevention measures.
Amendment 3477 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1
Article 68 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may only grant support for investments under the conditionunder this type of interventions for tangible and/or intangible investments, including in collective form and for collective use, which contribute to achieving the specific objectives set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plan6, especially with reference to boosting competitiveness.
Amendment 3542 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) new investments aimed at reinforcing and increasing production capacity in sectors subject to recurrent market imbalances.
Amendment 3594 #
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) collective investments and investments in digital and innovation technologies.
Amendment 3604 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The investment intervention may include investments in basic/local services in rural areas, land purchase for environmental conservation, agricultural and forestry infrastructures linked to the environmental and climate-related issues, land purchased by young farmers through the use of financial instruments, restoring investments following natural disasters and catastrophic events, investments in irrigation respecting the river basin management, land consolidation and improvement, adapted seeds and animal breeds for improved efficiency. It may also include investments to guarantee and enhance forest conservation and resilience, and the provision of forest ecosystem and climate services; and measures and investments in support of the renewable energy and bio-economy, in forest technology and in processing, in mobilising and in marketing of forest products, in processing, marketing and/or development of agricultural products covered by the Annex I of the Treaty.
Amendment 3624 #
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-upthe diversification of agricultural activities 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 3685 #
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. These tools may consist of multi-risk management systems.
Amendment 3694 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 70 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The support for cooperation may be given to different kinds of cooperation schemes, such as the setting up of quality schemes; collective environmental and climate action; the promotion of short supply chain and local markets; pilot projects; Operational Group projects within the EIP for agricultural productivity and sustainability local development projects, Smart Villages, buyers’ clubs and machinery rings; farm partnerships; forest management plans; networks and clusters; social farming; community supported agriculture; actions within the scope of LEADER; and the setting up of producer groups and producer organisations, as well as other forms of cooperation deemed necessary to achieve the specific objectives of the CAP
Amendment 3707 #
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 administrative cost of setting up and the initial capital stock of the mutual fund;
Amendment 3711 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 70 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) financial contributions to an income stabilization instrument in the form of a mutual fund and providing: i) compensation to farmers in all sectors in the event of a sharp decline in their income; ii) compensation to farmers in a particular sector in the event of a sharp decline in their income.
Amendment 3722 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 70 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) the types and coverage of eligible insurance schemes and, mutual funds and income stabilization tools;
Amendment 3726 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 70 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) the methodology for the calculation of losses and triggering factors for compensation; including the use of biological, climatic or economic indexes established at the farm level or at the local, regional and national levels to calculate the annual production of the farmer or its annual income
Amendment 3738 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 5
Article 70 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall ensure that support is granted only for covering losses of at least 20% of the average annual production, earnings or income of the farmer in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period excluding the highest and lowest entry. The support will be commensurate with the production, earnings or income that may be achieved.
Amendment 3751 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 70 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. losses corresponding to at least 20% of the average annual production or average annual income of the farmer in the previous three years or its average triennial production calculated on the basis of the previous five years, excluding the highest value and the lowest value
Amendment 3755 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 6
Article 70 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall limit the support to the maximum rate of 780% of the eligible costs.
Amendment 3796 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 1
Article 72 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may grant support for agricultural, forestry and rural business knowledge exchange and informathe exchange of knowledge and information among agricultural, forestry and rural businesses, individually or collectively, regarding environmental and climate protection, under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 3803 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 2
Article 72 – paragraph 2
2. Under this type of interventions Member States may cover costs of any relevant action, with priority given to measures involving young farmers, to promote innovation, access to training and advice and exchange and dissemination of knowledge and information which contribute to achieving the specific objectives set out in Article 6.
Amendment 3812 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 72 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall limit the support to a maximum of 7585 % of the eligible costs.
Amendment 3817 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 4
Article 72 – paragraph 4
4. By way of derogation from paragraph 3, in outermost regions and other duly justified cases Member States may apply a higher rate or a higher amount than that set in in that paragraph to achieve the specific objectives set out in Article 6. This higher rate or amount is mandatory for the interventions indicated in this Article aimed at young farmers, pursuant to point (e) of Article 4(1) of this Regulation.
Amendment 3821 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 72 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The farm advisory services shall cover economic, environmental and social dimensions and deliver up to date technological and scientific information developed by research and innovation. In particular action shall cover: - innovation support and related techniques to optimise the economic performance of production systems in particular digital farming; - environmental sustainability; - animal welfare.
Amendment 3824 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 a (new)
Article 72 a (new)
Article 72 a Thematic sub-programme for quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs Member States may establish a thematic sub-programme for quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs within their strategic plans. This sub- programme shall meet the objectives referred to in Article 6(1).
Amendment 4464 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 2
Article 106 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall assess the proposed CAP Strategic Plans on the basis of the completeness of the plans, the consistency and coherence with the general principles of Union law, with this Regulation and the provisions adopted pursuant to it and with the Horizontal Regulation, their effective contribution to the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1), the impact on the proper functioning of the internal market and distortion of competition, the level of administrative burden on beneficiaries and administration. The assessment shall address, in particular,, as well as the rural development interventions managed at regional level, addressing the adequacy of the strategy of the CAP Strategic Plan, the corresponding specific objectives, targets, interventions and the allocation of budgetary resources to meet the specific CAP Strategic Plan objectives through the proposed set of interventions on the basis of the SWOT analysis and the ex-ante evaluation.
Amendment 4518 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 106 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. The approval of the CAP Strategic Plans and its implementation by Member States shall not cause any delays in the aid application period for beneficiaries nor in the timely payment of the aid, especially in the first year of implementation.
Amendment 4926 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 140 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 140 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 is repealed with effect from 1 January 20213.
Amendment 4928 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 140 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 140 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
However, it shall continue to apply in respect of aid applications relating to claim years starting before 1 January 20213.
Amendment 4930 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 140 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 140 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Articles 17 and 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, as well as Annex I to that Regulation where relevant for Croatia, shall continue to apply until 31 December 20213.
Amendment 13 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Complying with the Union's commitments under the Paris Agreement on Climate Change requires the transformation of the Union into an energy efficient, sustainable, circular, low carbon and climate resilient society. This in turn requires actions, with a special focus on sectors that contribute most to the current levels of CO2 output and pollution, contributing to the implementation of the 2030 energy and climate policy framework and the Member States' Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans and preparations forimplementation of the Union's mid-century and long-term climate and energy strategy, in line with the objective of the Paris Agreement. The Programme should also include measures contributing to the implementation of the Union's climate adaptation policy to decrease vulnerability to the adverse effects of climate change.
Amendment 14 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The transition to clean energy is an essential contribution to the mitigation of climate change with co-benefits for the environment. Actions for capacity building supporting the clean energy transition, funded until 2020 under Horizon 2020, should be integrated in the Programme since their objective is not to fund excellence and generate innovation, but to facilitate the uptake of already available technology, for renewable energy and energy efficiency, that will contribute to climate mitigation. The inclusion of these capacity building activities into the Programme offers potential for synergies between the sub-programmes and increases the overall coherence of Union funding. Therefore, data should be collected and disseminated on the uptake of existing research and innovation solutions in the LIFE projects, including from the Horizon Europe programme and its predecessors.
Amendment 15 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The impact assessments of the Clean Energy legislation estimate that the delivery of the Union's 2030 energy targets will require additional investments of EUR 177 billion annually in the period 2021- 2030. The biggest gaps relate to the investments in buildings decarbonisation (energy efficiency and small-scale renewable energy sources), where capital needs to be channelled towards projects of highly distributed nature. One of the objectives of the Clean Energy Transition sub-programme is to build capacity for projects development and aggregation, thereby also helping to absorb funds from the European Structural and Investment Funds and catalyse investments in clefor supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency, also using the financial instruments provided under InvestEU.
Amendment 16 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) LIFE programme is the only programme dedicated specifically to environment and climate action, and therefore plays a crucial role in supporting the implementation of Union legislation in these areas;
Amendment 17 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10 a) An equitable distribution and greater effectiveness of LIFE funds between Member States need to be further guaranteed in order to boost Member States’ capacity to submit quality projects, able to meet the defined objectives;
Amendment 237 #
2018/0178(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) It is of particular importance that the Commission when preparing the development of the technical screening criteria, carry out appropriate consultations in line with Better Regulation requirements. The process for the establishment and the update of the technical screening criteria should also involve relevant stakeholders and build on the advice of experts with proven knowledge and experience in the relevant areas. For that purpose, the Commission should set up a Platform on sustainable finance. This Platform should be composed of experts representing both the public and the private sector. Public sector representatives should include experts from the European Environmental Agency, the European Supervisory Authorities and, the European Investment Bank and National Promotional Banks and Institutions. Private sector experts should include representatives of relevant stakeholders, including financial market actors, universities, research institutes, associations and organisations. The Platform should advise the Commission on the development, analysis and review of technical screening criteria, including their potential impact on the valuation of assets that until the adoption of the technical screening criteria were considered as green assets under existing market practices. The Platform should also advise the Commission on whether the technical screening criteria are suitable for further uses in future Union policy initiatives aimed at facilitating sustainable investment.
Amendment 579 #
2018/0178(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) experts representing National Promotional Banks and Institutions (NPBIs)
Amendment 75 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6 a) Fostering research and innovation in the packaging sector is a key factor in order to promote a more sustainable value chain. To this aim, it is necessary to strengthen the relevant funding mechanisms within the context of the European R&D programming tools, such as the EU Framework Programs for Research and Innovation (i.e. Horizon 2020),with a view to the forthcoming Strategic Research Innovation Agenda for Plastics;
Amendment 90 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7 a) This Directive is without prejudice to the provisions established in Directive 94/62/EC regarding single-use plastic products that are considered packaging items as defined by Article 3(1) of Directive 94/62/EC.
Amendment 97 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Single use plastic products can be manufactured from a wide range of plastics. Plastics are usually defined as polymeric materials to which additives may have been added. However, this definition would cover certain natural polymers. Unmodified natural polymers should not be covered as they occur naturally in the environment. Therefore, the definition of polymer in Article 3(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council43 should be adapted and a separate definition should be introduced for the purposes of this Directive. Plastics manufactured with modified natural polymers, or plastics manufactured from bio-based, fossil or synthetic starting substances are not naturally occurring and should therefore be addressed by this Directive. The adapted definition of plastics should therefore cover polymer-based rubber items and bio-based and biodegradable plastics regardless of whether they are derived from biomass and/or intended to biodegrade over timeplastics. Certain polymeric materials are not capable of functioning as a main structural component of final materials and products, such as polymeric coatings, paints, inks, and adhesives. Those materials should not be addressed by this Directive and should therefore not be covered by the definition. Biodegradable plastics taken into account in this directive shall be of such a nature that they are capable of undergoing physical, chemical, thermal or biological decomposition that ultimately decomposes into carbon dioxide, biomass and water. __________________ 43 Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1).
Amendment 101 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Single use plastic products can be manufactured from a wide range of plastics. Plastics are usually defined as polymeric materials to which additives may have been added. However, this definition would cover certain natural polymers. Unmodified natural polymers should not be covered as they occur naturally in the environment. Therefore, the definition of polymer in Article 3(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council43 should be adapted and a separate definition should be introduced for the purposes of this Directive. Plastics manufactured with modified natural polymers, or plastics manufactured from bio-based, fossil or synthetic starting substances are not naturally occurring and should therefore be addressed by this Directive. The adapted definition of plastics should therefore cover polymer-based rubber items and bio-based and biodegradable plastics regardless of whether they are derived from biomass and/or intended to biodegrade over time. Certain polymeric materials are not capable of functioning as a main structural component of final materials and products, such as polymeric coatings, linings or layers, paints, inks, and adhesives. Those materials should not be addressed by this Directive and should therefore not be covered by the definition. __________________ 43 Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1).
Amendment 112 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to clearly define the scope of this Directive the term single-use plastic product should be defined. The definition should exclude plastic products that are conceived, designed and placed on the market to accomplish within their lifecycle multiple trips or rotations by being refilled or reused for the same purpose for which they are conceived, and single-use plastic products used on closed premises where there is waste collection (such as in the vending sector), since these do not cause marine pollution.
Amendment 130 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11 a) Member States should be required, in accordance with Directive 94/62/EC, to notify the Commission of any drafted measure related to packaging before adopting it, in order to verify whether it may create barriers to the functioning of the internal market.
Amendment 133 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) For other single-use plastic products, suitable and more sustainable alternatives that are also affordable are readily available. In order to limThe plastic's industry is very important for the European economy; enhancing sustainability can create new opportunities for innovation, competitiveness and employment, in line with the adverse impact of such products on the environment, Member States should be required to prohibit their placing on the Union market. By doing so, the use of those readily available and more sustainable alternatives as well as innovative solutions towards more sustainable business models, re-use alternatives and substitution of materials would be promoted. objectives pursued by the new EU industrial policy strategy and the recycling and recovery targets pursued by the Circular Economy Package (Directive 2018/851 / EU on waste and Directive 2018/852 / EU on packaging). Achieving the objectives of the European Plastics Strategy in the Circular Economy (Commission Communication COM (2018) 28 final) and the development of the potential for the reuse and recycling of plastic waste will require significant investment in infrastructure and innovation. Innovation is a key factor in the transformation of the plastics value chain, by modernizing it as well as by reducing the costs of existing solutions. Indeed, innovative solutions for advanced waste selection process, chemical recycling and better polymer design can lead to very effective solutions.
Amendment 164 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) With regard to single-use plastic products for which there are no readily available suitable and more sustainable alternatives, Member States should, in line with the polluter pays principle, also introduce extended producer responsibility schemes to cover the necessary costs of waste management and clean-up of litterin line with Article 8 and 8a of Directive 2008/98/EC and Article 7 of Directive 94/62/EC as well as the costs of awareness-raising measures to prevent and reduce such litter.
Amendment 183 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In order to prevent littering and other inappropriate forms of disposal resulting in marine litter containing plastic, consumers need to be properly informed about the most appropriate waste disposal options available and/or waste disposal options to be avoided, best practices with regard to waste disposal and the environmental impact of bad disposal practices as well as about the plastic content in certain single-use plastic products and fishing gear. Therefore, Member States should be required to take awareness raising measures, including education campaigns at schools, ensuring that such information is given to the consumers to incentivise them to change their behaviour and to participate more actively in litter prevention. This information should include the impact of inappropriate waste disposal on the sewer network. The information should not contain any promotional content encouraging the use of the single-use plastic products. Member States should be able to choose the measures which are most appropriate based on the nature of the product or its use. The fight against litter should be a shared effort between competent authorities, producers and consumers. Producers of single-use plastic products and fishing gear containing plastic should cover the costs of the awareness raising measures as part of their extended producer responsibility obligation.
Amendment 192 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Directive 2008/98/EC lays down general minimum requirements for extended producer responsibility schemes. Those requirements should apply to extended producer responsibility schemes established by this Directive. This Directive, however, establishes additional extended producer responsibility requirements, for example, the requirement on producers of certain single-use plastic products to cover the costs of clean-up of litter.
Amendment 211 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Pursuant to paragraph 22 of the Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on Better Law-Making of 13 April 201648 , the Commission should carry out an evaluation of this Directive. That evaluation should be based on experience gathered and data collected during the implementation of this Directive and data collected under Directive 2008/56/EC or Directive 2008/98/EC. The evaluation should provide the basis for an assessment of possible further measures and an assessment whether, in view of monitoring of marine litter in the Union, the Annex listing single-use plastic products needs to be reviewed. The evaluation should also consider whether scientific and technical progress that has taken place in the meantime, including the development of biodegradable materials and the development of criteria or a standard for biodegradability of plastics in the marine environment, as foreseen in the European Plastics Strategy, allows the setting of a standard for biodegradation of certain single-use plastic products and fishing gears in the marine environment. That standard would include a standard to test if, as a result of physical and biological decomposition in the marine environment, plastics would fully decompose into carbon dioxide (CO2), biomass and water within a timescale short enough for the plastics not to be harmful for marine life and not lead to an accumulation of plastics in the environment. If that is the case, single-use plastic products and fishing gears that meet such a standard could be exempted from the prohibition on placing on the market. While the European Strategy for Plastics already envisages action in this area, it also recognises the challenges in relation to determining a regulatory framework for plastics with biodegradable properties due to different marine conditions across seas. __________________ 48 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.
Amendment 245 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) 'single-use plastic product' means a product that is made wholly or partly from plastic and that is not concelisted in the Annex to this Directived, designed or placed on the market to accomplish, within its life span, multiple tripwith the exclusion of those components which are not capable of functioning as a main structural component of final products, such as polymeric coatings, linings or layers, paints, inks and adhesives. Plastic products as cups, glasses, plates, containers for rotations by being returned to the producer for refill or re-usfood and beverages and related accessories (e.g. cutlery), when they fall in the definition of packaging, are excluded forom the same purpose for which it was conceivedcope of this Directive. The definition does not apply to plastic products that exceed 20 complete cycles in the dish-washer under the conditions of EN 12875-1;
Amendment 269 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
(4 a) 'Closed loop for food-waste management' means an integrated food management system in controlled environments, such as hospitals, school and company canteens, public and sport events, transport, whereas resource recovery and waste management are based on the principle of controlling material inputs to maximise recycling and recovery of materials, while preventing waste disposal. This is achieved by the provision, for sanitary reasons, of compostable single use plates, cutlery glasses and packaging, alongside an organic recycling infrastructure and programme to generate high quality compost and renewable energy.
Amendment 276 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a (new)
(13 a) 'Biodegradable plastic' means a plastic capable of undergoing physical, biological decomposition, such that it ultimately decomposes into carbon dioxide (CO2), biomass and water and in accordance with European standards for packaging recoverable through composting and anaerobic digestion.
Amendment 290 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall take the necessary measures to achieve a significant reduction in the consumption of the single-use plastic products listed in Part A of the Annex on their territory by … [six years after the end-date for transposition of this Directive] where not compliant with recycling provisions under article 6 of the Directive2008/98/EC and according to the waste hierarchy provided by Article 4 c) of the same Directive 2008/98/EC. Where compliant with recycling provisions referred to paragraph 1 of this article, single-use plastic products listed in Part A of the Annex are subject to the extended producer responsibility established by Article 8. Member States shall take measures to encourage the recycling of single-use plastic products falling under paragraph 2 of this article. These measures may include, inter alia: a) the setting of qualitative or quantitative collection, sorting; b) the use of economic incentives.
Amendment 292 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall take the necessary measures, without prejudice to Article 18 of Directive 94/62/EC, to achieve a significant reduction in the consumption of the single-use plastic products listed in Part A of the Annex on their territory by … [six years after the end-date for transposition of this Directive].
Amendment 301 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Those measures may include national consumption reduction targets, measures ensuring that reusable or organically recyclable in line with European standards on industrial composting alternatives to those products are made available at the point of sale to the final consumer, economic instruments such as ensuring that single- use plastic products are not provided free of charge at the point of sale to the final consumer. Those measures may vary depending on the waste collection system in place, in so far it guarantees that a product listed in part A of the Annex once placed on the market is collected and recycled, and the environmental impact of the products referred to in the first subparagraph.
Amendment 306 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Those measures may include national consumption reduction targets, measures ensuring that reusable alternatives to those products are made available at the point of sale to the final consumer, economic instruments such as ensuring that single- use plastic products are not provided free of charge at the point of sale to the final consumer. Those measures shall be proportionate and non-discriminatory and may vary depending on the environmental impact of the products referred to in the first subparagraph.
Amendment 309 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Member States shall notify the Commission, in accordance with Article 16 of Directive 94/62/EC, of any draft measures that they plan to adopt pursuant to the first subparagraph to permit the Commission to examine it in light of the functioning of the internal market.
Amendment 314 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Before the adoption of reduction measures, Member States will have to conduct and evaluate the social, economic and environmental impacts including: - the presence of sufficient availability of alternative items; - the environmental impacts of alternative products based on life cycle approach; - where applicable, impacts on the requirements for suitability for food contact, on the production of food waste, on good hygiene and production practices, on information to the consumer and on the traceability required by current legislation; - the impact on the internal market, on international trade agreements and on consumer prices; - impacts on the safety and health of consumers, especially children; - the effectiveness of alternative measures such as voluntary agreements; - the implementation of efficient collection and recycling systems to achieve the objectives set by the Circular Economy package; - the implementation of effective control systems and sanctions related to the abandonment of waste.
Amendment 330 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 343 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Amendment 363 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that each single-use plastic product listed in Part D of the Annex placed on the market bears a conspicuous, clearly legible and indelible marking informing consumers of one or more of the following:
Amendment 378 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 405 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
With regard to the schemes established pursuant to paragraph 1, Member States shall ensure that the producers of the single-use plastic products listed in Part E of the Annex shall cover the necessary costs of the collection of waste consisting of those single-use plastic products and its subsequent transport and treatment, including the costs to clean up litteras defined under Article 8 and 8a of Directive 2008/98/EC and the costs of the awareness raising measures referred to in Article 10 regarding those products.
Amendment 420 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
For single-use plastic products that are packaging, the requirements laid down in this paragraph supplementare without prejudice to the requirements regarding extended producer responsibility schemes laid down in Directive 94/62/EEC and Directive 2008/98/EC.
Amendment 512 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) sufficient scientific and technical progress has been made, and criteria or a standard for biodegradability in the marine environment applicable to single-use plastic products within the scope of this directive and their single-use substitutes have been developed, in order to determine which products no longer need to be subject to the restrictions on placconsuming reduction. Before implementing what is described under letter c), Member States will have to conduct and evaluate the social, economic and environmental impacts, including oan the market, where appropriate. assessment of the elements listed in article 4, paragraph 0.1
Amendment 513 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) sufficient scientific and technical progress has been made, and criteria or a standard for biodegradability in the marine environment applicable to single-use plastic products within the scope of this directive and their single-use substitutes have been developed, in order to determine which products no longer need to be subject to the restrictions on placing on the market, where appropriatefishing gears.
Amendment 538 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part A – indent 2
Annex I – part A – indent 2
— Cups for beverages, except those used in the vending sector.
Amendment 568 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part B – indent 2
Annex I – part B – indent 2
— Cutlery (forks, knives, spoons, chopsticks), except in closed loop for food- waste management, where waste management and recycling are ensured
Amendment 574 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part B – indent 3
Annex I – part B – indent 3
— Plates, except in closed loop for food-waste management, where waste management and recycling are ensured
Amendment 585 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part B – indent 5
Annex I – part B – indent 5
— Beverage stirrers, except those used in the vending sector
Amendment 625 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part D
Annex I – part D
Amendment 669 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part E – indent 8
Annex I – part E – indent 8
— Lightweight and very lightweight plastic carrier bags as defined in Article 3(1c) of Directive 94/62/EC
Amendment 94 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Paragraph 14 – point iii
iii. Double the specific funding for SMEs including a specific budget line for tourism (under the current COSME programme);
Amendment 122 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Paragraph 14 – point xvii
xvii. Reinforce the instrument(s) in support of neighbourhood and development policies (EUR 38 billion) to further contribute to the financing of an investment plan for Africa;
Amendment 218 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
(na) CO2 Correction Factor is equal to the share of renewable gas sold at the refuelling stations, to be certified at European Union level.
Amendment 222 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the data reported pursuant to Regulation (EU) No …/2018 [monitoring & reporting HDV] for the manufacturer’s new heavy-duty vehicles registered in the relevant year, excluding vocational vehicles, unless they are low- or zero- emission vehicles;
Amendment 228 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) c the application of the CO2 Correction Factor determined in accordance with point 2.1.1 of Annex I.
Amendment 369 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.1 a (new)
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.1 a (new)
2.1 a. Calculation of the specific CO2 emissions of a new Natural Gas (NG) heavy-duty vehicle The specific emissions in g/km (CO2v,NG) of a new heavy-duty vehicle vNG, attributed to a sub-group sg shall be calculated in accordance with the following formula: , =Σ , × , , ×( − ) Where, Σ is is the sum is over all mission profiles mp listed in Table 2; sg is the sub-group to which the new heavy- duty vehicle v has been attributed according to Section 1 of this Annex; Wsg,mp, is the mission profile weight specified in Table 2; CO2v,mp,NG is the CO2 emissions in g/km of a new Natural Gas (NG) heavy-duty vehicle vNG determined for a mission profile mp and reported in accordance with Regulation (EU) No …2018 [HDV M&R]. CCF is the CO2 Correction Factor as defined in Article 3 point (o).
Amendment 371 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
For each manufacturer and each calendar year, the average specific CO2 emissions in g/tkm (avgCO2sg) of all new heavy-duty vehicles in a sub-group sg shall be calculated as follows: 2 =Σ 2 +Σ , , ×
Amendment 372 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Where, Σ is the sum over all new heavy-duty vehicles of the manufacturer in the sub- group sg excluding all vocational vehicles in accordance with Article 4(a). Σ ,NG is the sum over all new Natural Gas (NG) heavy-duty vehicles of the manufacturer in the sub-group sg excluding all vocational vehicles in accordance with Article 4(a). CO2v is the specific CO2 emissions of a new heavy-duty vehicle v determined in accordance with point 2.1; CO2v,NG is the specific CO2 emissions of a new Natural Gas (NG) heavy-duty vehicle vNG determined in accordance with point 2.1.1; Vsg is the number of new heavy-duty vehicles of the manufacturer in subgroup sg excluding all vocational vehicles in accordance with Article 4(a); PLsg is the average payload of vehicles in the sub-group sg as determined in point 2.5.
Amendment 101 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) To preserve the independence of the risk assessment from risk management and from other interests at Union level, it is appropriate that the nomination of the members of the Scientific Panels by the Member States, their selection by the Executive Director of the Authority and their appointment by the Management Board of the Authority are based on strict criteria ensuring the excellence and independence of the experts while ensuring the required multidisciplinary expertise for each Panel. It is also essential to this end that the Executive Director whose function is to defend EFSA’s interests and in particular the independence of its expertise has a role in the selection and appointment of those scientific experts. Further measures should also be put in place to ensure that scientific experts have the means to act independently. Furthermore, as the Authority is responsible for the assessment of products in different sectors, namely agriculture, food and health, it is important that the Members of the relevant Panel have the adequate expertise to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a particular subject matter. In particular, the assessment should consider the specific characteristics of the given substance and establish a proper methodology for a correct assessment, applying the most appropriate approach according to the kind of substance, that shall be different if it is isolated compounds obtained by chemical synthesis or natural complex substances.
Amendment 260 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 28 – paragraph 5 a – point d – point iii a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 5 a – point d – point iii a (new)
(iiia) Ensuring the expertise of a Panel responsible for a given assessment matches the competences required for such evaluation, proving understanding of a particular subject matter, and adopting the most appropriate methodology that shall be different if it is compounds obtained by chemical synthesis or natural complex substances.
Amendment 262 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 28 – paragraph 5 b
Article 28 – paragraph 5 b
5b. When the AuthorityManagement Board identifies that specific expertise is missing in a Panel or several Panels, the Executive Director shall propose additional members of the Panel(s) for appointment to the Management Board in accordance with the procedure laid down in paragraph 5.
Amendment 277 #
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
At the request of a potential applicant for a food law authorisation, the staff of the Authority shall advise on 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 Panels. The advice would facilitate the understanding on the requirements of the studies to be conducted and serve to establish guidelines on criteria to apply in the studies where international protocols are missing or not suitable for the specific case.
Amendment 146 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
51. Calls for the introduction of a carbon border adjustment tax in the form of import fees levied on goods manufactured in countries without domestic emission pricing systems of their own;an exploration of the possible introduction of an own resource reflecting the carbon content of consumer goods sold in the single market, including goods imported into the single market, such as a carbon border adjustment mechanism or a carbon-added tax (CAT).
Amendment 151 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 52
52. Underlines that a carbon border adjustment tax, as a new own resource for the EU budget,such a measure should also have the effect of ensuring a level playing field in international trade and reducing the offshoring of production, while internalising the costs of climate change into the prices of importedconsumption goods;
Amendment 155 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 a (new)
Paragraph 53 a (new)
53 a. Considers that a share of the EU Emission Trading System proceeds from Phase 4 (2021) onwards should contribute to sustainable and low-carbon EU projects;
Amendment 156 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 b (new)
Paragraph 53 b (new)
53 b. Considers that additional emission-based contributions from other sectors, such as aviation and shipping, should contribute to EU innovation in order to promote EU leadership in low- carbon technologies in those sectors;
Amendment 157 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 c (new)
Paragraph 53 c (new)
53 c. Underlines that a new own resource based on an electricity tax would overlap with the scope of the EU Emission Trading System and is therefore not the most suitable new own resource;
Amendment 158 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 d (new)
Paragraph 53 d (new)
53 d. Calls for an analysis of whether a share of proceeds from commonly agreed time-, distance- and emissions-based road user charging schemes can contribute to cross-border infrastructure and low- emission mobility EU projects;
Amendment 321 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65
Paragraph 65
65. Believes, therefore, that the current presentation of the headings requires some improvements, but is against any unjustified radical changes; proposes, as a result, the following structure for the MFF post-2020; Heading 1: A stronger and, sustainable and digital economy Including programmes and instruments supporting: under direct management: - research and innovation - industry, entrepreneurship and small and medium-sized enterprises - digital transformation of economy and society - large-infrastructure projects - transport, digitalisation, energy - environment and climate change adaptation - -agriculture and rural development maritime affairs and fisheries - horizontal (financial) instruments supporting investments in Europe (possible umbrella financial instrument at EU level, incl. EFSI) Heading 2: Stronger cohesion and solidarity in Europe Including programmes and instruments supporting: - economic, social and territorial cohesion (under shared management): investments in innovation, digitalisation, reindustrialisation, SMEs, transport, climate change adaptation employment, social affairs and social inclusion - education and life-long learning - culture, citizenship, media and communication - health and food safety - asylum, migration and integration, justice and consumers - support to and coordination with national administrations Heading 2 a (new): Stronger and sustainable agriculture and fisheries Including programmes and instruments supporting: - agriculture and rural development - maritime affairs and fisheries Heading 3: Stronger responsibility in the world Including programmes and instruments supporting: - international cooperation and development - neighbourhood - enlargement - humanitarian aid - trade - contribution to EU trust funds and external relations facilities Heading 4: Security, peace and stability for all Including programmes and instruments supporting: - security - crisis response and stability, including the civil protection - common foreign and security policy - defence research and innovation Heading 5: An efficient administration at the service of Europeans - financing EU staff - financing the buildings and equipment of EU institutions
Amendment 391 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73 a (new)
Paragraph 73 a (new)
73a. Calls for the creation of a budget line for tourism in the next multiannual financial framework. In the context of the necessity for growth and job creation, tourism has to be one of our priorities;
Amendment 631 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 90 a (new)
Paragraph 90 a (new)
90a. Supports the need to maximise all existing instruments and resources for Africa, inside and outside the EU budget and stresses the need for additional funding to finance an Investment Plan for Africa, in order to promote inclusive growth, sustainable development and so tackle some of the root causes of irregular migration;
Amendment 713 #
Amendment 42 #
2017/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Having regard to Article 50(3) of the Treaty on European Union, the European Medicines Agency should take its new seat as from the date on which the Treaties cease to apply to the United Kingdom or from 30 March 2019, whichever is the earlierfrom 30 March 2019.
Amendment 51 #
2017/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
This Regulation shall apply from the date on which the Treaties cease to apply to the United Kingdom or from 30 March 2019, whichever is the earlier30 March 2019.
Amendment 97 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Reduction levels for the Union- wide fleets of new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles should therefore be set for 2025 and for 2030, taking into account the vehicle fleet renewal time and the need for the road transport sector to contribute to the 2030 climate and energy targets. This stepwise approach also provides a clear and early signal for the automotive industry not to delay the market introduction of energy efficient technologies and zero- and low-emission vehicles.
Amendment 135 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) In order to maintain the diversity of the market for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles and its ability to cater for different consumer needs, CO2 targets should be defined according to the utility of the vehicles on a linear basis. Maintaining mass as the utility parameter is considered coherent with the existing regime. In order to better reflect the mass of vehicles used on the road, the parameter should be changed from mass in running order to the vehicle's test mass as specified in Regulation (EU) 2017/1151 of 1 June 2017 with effect from 202530.
Amendment 143 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) It should be avoided that the EU fleet-wide targets are altered due to changes in the average mass of the fleet. Changes in the average mass should therefore be reflected without delay in the specific emission target calculations, and the adjustments of the average mass value that is used to this end should therefore take place every two years with effect from 202530.
Amendment 150 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to distribute the emission reduction effort in a competitively neutral and fair way that reflects the diversity of the market for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, and in view of the change in 2021 to WLTP-based specific emission targets, it is appropriate to determine the slope of the limit value curve on the basis of the specific emissions of all newly registered vehicles in that year, and to take into account the change in the EU fleet-wide targets between 2021, 2025 and 2030 with a view to ensuring an equal reduction effort of all manufacturers. With regard to light commercial vehicles, the same approach as that for car manufacturers should apply to manufacturers of lighter, car derived, vans, while for manufacturers of vehicles falling within the heavier segments, a higher and fixed slope should be set for the whole target period.
Amendment 167 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) The procedure for granting derogations from the 95 g CO2/km fleet target to niche car manufacturers ensures that the reduction effort required by niche manufacturers is consistent with that of large volume manufacturers with regard to that target., However, experience shows that niche manufacturers have the same potential as large manufacturers to meet the CO2 targets and with regard to the targets set from 202530 onwards it is not considered appropriate to distinguish between those two categories of manufacturers.
Amendment 190 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) In 2024 it is foreseen to review the progress achieved under the [Effort Sharing Regulation and Emissions Trading System Directive]. It is therefore appropriate to assess the effectiveness of this Regulation in that same year to allow a coordinated and coherent assessment of the measures implemented under all these instruments. Having in mind the uncertainty on the market uptake of alternatively powered vehicles and relevant infrastructure deployment, and ensure the predictability for the industry, the ambition level has to be modified upwards or downwards in a transparent way.
Amendment 191 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) In 2024 it is foreseen to review the progress achieved under the [Effort Sharing Regulation and Emissions Trading System Directive]. It is therefore appropriate to assess the effectiveness of this Regulation in that same year to allow a coordinated and coherent assessment of the measures implemented under all these instruments. Real world Well-to-Wheel and Life-Cycle emissions of individual vehicle types should be monitored, made transparent and be taken into account in the review set out in Article 14.
Amendment 193 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42 a (new)
Recital 42 a (new)
(42a) The Commission should by 2025, review the effectiveness of the measures introduced by this Regulation, based on the best and latest available scientific evidence, in limiting the trade-offs of a tailpipe only metric with regard to shifting impacts to embedded greenhouse gas emissions and addressing ways to further minimise that impact.
Amendment 203 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Amendment 209 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4
Article 1 – paragraph 4
Amendment 252 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) for the average emissions of the new passenger car fleet, an EU fleet-wide target equal to a 320% reduction of the average of the specific emissions targets in 2021 determined in accordance with point 6.1.2 of Part A of Annex I;
Amendment 268 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) for the average emissions of the new light commercial vehicles fleet, an EU fleet- wide target equal to a 3015% reduction of the average of the specific emissions targets in 2021 determined in accordance with point 6.1.2 of Part B of Annex I.
Amendment 280 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. This Regulation shall not apply to special purpose vehicles as defined in point 5 of Part A to Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC and to multi-stage vehicles as defined in Article 7 Directive 2007/46/EC where the base vehicle manufacturer is not the final manufacturer (according to Certificate of Conformity).
Amendment 289 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point m
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point m
(m) 'zero- and low-emission vehicle' means a passenger car or a light commercial vehicle with tailpipe emissions from zero up to 50 g CO2/km, and a light commercial vehicle from zero up to 70 g CO2/km as determined in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1151.
Amendment 298 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) for each calendar year from 2021 until 20249, the specific emissions target determined in accordance with points 3 and 4 of Parts A or B of Annex I as appropriate or, where a manufacturer is granted a derogation under Article 10 , in accordance with that derogation and point 5 of Parts A or B of Annex I;
Amendment 304 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) for each calendar year, starting from 202530, the specific emissions targets determined in accordance with point 6.3 of Parts A or B of Annex I.
Amendment 323 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the category of vehicles registered as M1 orand N1, for which the pool shall apply.
Amendment 328 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. For the purposes of determining each manufacturer’s average specific M1 and N1 emissions of CO2, a potential over-achievement of a manufacturer’s CO2 M1 or N1target shall be taken into account for the same or other manufacturer(s) and in the same calendar if requested by the manufacturer(s). In this case, the difference between the M1 or N1 manufacturer’s specific emission target and its average specific emissions shall be deducted from its average specific emissions of CO2 for M1 or N1 specific target, weighted with the registration volumes. The total contribution of those transfers of credits between M1 or N1manufacturers may be up to 10g CO2/km per manufacturer.
Amendment 345 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 9 b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. During the monitoring and reporting phase, the amount of renewable gas sold at the stations should be taken into account and should be deducted from the CO2 emissions reported at the type- approval phase according to the methodology proposed in this Regulation in the form of a Carbon Correction Factor (CCF). The certification of the amount can be done at Member State level or, alternatively, directly provided by the vehicle manufacturer. The CCF only pertains to the technology where the renewable fuel contributes, e.g. with renewable gas, the CCF is applied to the natural gas vehicle fleet only.
Amendment 350 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 9 c (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. The Carbon Correction Factor (CCF) shall be calculated using the following formula: CCF= Renewable Gas Used
Amendment 351 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 9 d (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 9 d (new)
9d. The Corrected CO2 fleet calculation shall therefore be calculated using the Carbon Correction Factor and the following formula:CO2FLEET = (CO2 Type-approval) * (1-CCF)
Amendment 358 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the average mass in running order for all new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles registered in the Union in the preceding calendar year until 31 December 20209;
Amendment 361 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the 2025 and 2030 EU fleet-wide targets referred to in Article 1(4) and (5) calculated by the Commission in accordance with points 6.1.1 and 6.1.2 of Parts A and B of Annex I;
Amendment 366 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the values for a2021, a2025 and a2030 calculated by the Commission in accordance with point 6.2 of Parts A and B of Annex I.
Amendment 376 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
The total contribution of those technologies to reducing the average specific emissions of a manufacturer may be up to 710 g CO2/km.
Amendment 380 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
The Commission mayshall adjust the cap with effect from 20251 onwards to reflect the change from NEDC to WLTP test cycle and further adapt this Regulation to recognize verifiable and certifiable life- cycle CO2 emissions reductions from synthetic and advanced alternative fuels by means of a specific crediting. Those adjustments shall be performed by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 16.
Amendment 382 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
The Commission mayshall adjust the cap with effect from 20251 onwards to reflect the switch to WLTP. Those adjustments shall be performed by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 16.
Amendment 385 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the innovative technologies must not be covered by mandatory provisions due to complementary additional measures complying with the 10 g CO2/km reduction referred to in Article 1 or be mandatory under other provisions of Union law. With effect from 1 January 2025, tThis criterion shall not apply with regard to efficiency improvements for air conditioning systems.
Amendment 424 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall in 2024 submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the effectiveness of this Regulation, where appropriate, accompanied by a proposal for amending the Regulation. This report will consider, inter alia, the real world representativeness of the CO2 emission and energy consumption values determined in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1151, including upstream and embedded emissions data, the deployment on the Union market of zero- and low- emission vehicles and the roll-out of recharging and refuelling infrastructure reported under Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council29 . __________________ 29 Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure (OJ L 307, 28.10.2014, p. 1)
Amendment 447 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 4 – introductory part
Annex I – part A – point 4 – introductory part
4. For the calendar years 2021 to 20249, the specific emissions target for a manufacturer shall be calculated as follows:
Amendment 452 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Annex I – part A – point 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
M0 is 1379.88 in 2021, and as defined in Article 13(1)(a) for the period 2022, 2023 and to 20249;
Amendment 455 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – introductory part
Annex I – part A – point 6 – introductory part
6. From 1 January 202530, the EU fleet- wide targets and the specific emissions targets of CO2 for a manufacturer shall be calculated as follows:
Amendment 458 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.1 – introductory part
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.1 – introductory part
6.1. EU fleet-wide targets for 2025 and 2030
Amendment 464 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.1 – point 6.1.1
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.1 – point 6.1.1
Amendment 470 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – introductory part
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – introductory part
6.2. Specific emissions reference targets from 202530 onwards
Amendment 474 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1
Amendment 502 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 1
The specific emissions target from 202530 onwards
Amendment 503 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 1
The specific emissions target from 202530 onwards
Amendment 514 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Specific emissions reference target is the specific emissions reference target of CO2 determined in accordance with point 6.2.1 for the period 2025 to 2029 and 6.2.2 for 2030 onwards
Amendment 521 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
ZLEV factor is (1+y-x), unless this sum is larger than 1.105 or lower than 1.0 in which case the ZLEV factor shall be set to 1.05 or 1.0 as the case may be
Amendment 529 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
with ZLEV specific = 1 for cars that a) run entirely on synthetic fuel or synthetic gas from renewable electricity and b) meet phase II of the real-driving emissions requirements
Amendment 530 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 b (new)
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 b (new)
with ZLEV specific = 1 only for cars, for which it is demonstrated to the Commission during the monitoring of this regulation that the manufacturer ensures that such vehicles consume only renewable energy.
Amendment 537 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
x is 15% in the years 2025 to 2029 and 320% in 2030 onwards.
Amendment 542 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 4 – introductory part
Annex I – part B – point 4 – introductory part
4. For the calendar years 2021 to 20249, the specific emissions target for a manufacturer shall be calculated as follows:
Amendment 546 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Annex I – part B – point 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
M0 is 1 766.4 in 2020 and, for the period 2021, 2022 and 2023, the value adopted pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EU) No 510/2011, and for 2024the period 2024 to 2029 the value adopted pursuant to Article 13(1)(b) of this Regulation;
Amendment 548 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – introductory part
Annex I – part B – point 6 – introductory part
6. From 1 January 202530, the EU fleet- wide targets and the specific emissions target of CO2 for a manufacturer shall be calculated as follows:
Amendment 553 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.1 – introductory part
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.1 – introductory part
6.1. The EU fleet-wide targets for 2025 and 2030
Amendment 558 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.1 – point 6.1.1
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.1 – point 6.1.1
Amendment 571 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.2 – introductory part
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.2 – introductory part
6.2. The specific emissions reference target from 202530 onwards
Amendment 576 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1
Amendment 600 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.3 – introductory part
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.3 – introductory part
6.3. Specific emissions targets from 202530 onwards
Amendment 602 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1
Amendment 648 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.2 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.2 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 651 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.2 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.2 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
x is 3015%
Amendment 1 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to the Special Report by the European Court of Auditors entitled ‘Combating Food Waste: an opportunity for the EU to improve the resource-efficiency of the food supply chain’ of 10 November 2016,
Amendment 9 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas food is a precious commodity; whereas, as the „food system" utilises a lot of resources such as land, soil, water, phosphorous and energy, the efficient and sustainable managing of these resources is of utmost importance; whereas food waste causes massive economic and environmental costs (1.7 trillion USD per year on global scale according to FAO estimates1a); whereas preventing and reducing food waste provides economic benefits for households and society while at the same time decreasing environmental damage; _________________ 1aFAO „Food waste Foodprint. Impacts on natural resources"; FAO Rome, 2013.
Amendment 31 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Amendment 35 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas food is lost or wasted at all steps of the supplyfood chain, including production, processing, transport, storage, retail, marketing and consumption chain; whereas estimates from the FUSIONS project indicate that the sectors contributing the most to food waste within the EU are households and processing, accounting for up to 53 %, and processing, accounting for up to 19 %10; _________________ 10 FUSIONS, Estimates of European food waste levels, March 2016.
Amendment 45 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas a targeted measure, tailored to the operators and the step in the chain, is more appropriate to combating food waste, as the problems encountered are not the same across the board;
Amendment 55 #
2016/2223(INI)
F. whereas there is no common consistent definition of ‘food waste’ nor a common methodology for measuring food waste at Union level yet, which makes it difficult to compare different datasets and to measure progress in reducing food waste; whereas in the FUSIONS project, food wasdifficulties associated was defined as ‘any food, and inedible parts of food, removed from the food supply chain to be recovered or disposed (including composted, crops ploughed in/not harvested, anaerobic digestion, bio-energy productiith collecting full, reliable and harmonised data are an additional obstacle in evaluating food waste in the EU; whereas there is no common, co- generation, incineration, disposal to sewer, landfill or discarded to sea)’11; _________________ 11FUSIONS Definitional Framework for Food Waste, 3 July 2014.nsistent definition of the concept of ‘loss’ either, nor a common methodology for measuring it at Union level;
Amendment 72 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the waste management hierarchy established by the Waste Framework Directive12 (prevention, preparing for re-use, recycling, recovery and disposal) cannot be applied in full to food waste; whereas currently there is no specific hierarchy for the management of unconsumed food at EU level; whereas prevention ought to be the priority measure in combating food waste; _________________ 12 Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3).
Amendment 77 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas date marking on food products is poorly understood; whereas ‘best before’ labelling indicates the date after which an item of food may still be eaten but may not be at its best in terms of quality, and ‘use by’ labelling indicates the date after which an item of food is no longer safe to eat; whereas not even half of EU citizens understand the meaning of ‘best before’ and ‘use by’ labelling14; whereas the use of these concepts and the understanding of them vary from one Member State to another, but also, for the same product, vary between different producers, processors and distributors; _________________ 14 Flash Eurobarometer 425, ‘Food waste and date marking’, September 2015.
Amendment 87 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the donation of unsold food along the entire supplyfood chain leads to considerable reductions in food waste, while helping people in need of food;
Amendment 90 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas European funds facilitate the donation of food, such as the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD), which enables finance to be provided for, among other necessities, storage and transport infrastructure for food donation bodies; whereas not enough use is made of these means by the Member States;
Amendment 93 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the European Commission is currently working on a clarification of European legislation on donations;
Amendment 102 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas active and intelligent food contact materials can improve the quality of packaged food and extend its shelf-life or better monitor the condition of packaged food and provide information on the freshness of the food;
Amendment 109 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the urgent need to reduce the amount of food waste in the Union at every step of the supplyfood chain, including production, processing, transport, storage, retail, marketing and consumption chain;
Amendment 129 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Urges the European Commission and Member States to use the following definition of "food waste": "food waste means food intended for human consumption, either in edible or inedible status, removed from the production or supply chain to be discarded including at primary production, processing, manufacturing, transportation, storage, retail and consumer levels, with the exception of primary production losses";
Amendment 131 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to apply a systemic approach to food waste addressing the wide range of relevant areas and all the stages of the food chain and their interrelationships; therefore calls on the Commission to establish an action plan on food waste covering the various policy areas and outlining the strategy for the years ahead;
Amendment 135 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to put the financial support that already exists for combating food waste on a permanent footing; calls on the Member States to make better use of the opportunities offered in this area by the various European Union policies and funding programmes;
Amendment 168 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the establishment in EU legislation of a hierarchy for the management of unsold fooda specific food waste hierarchy to be applied in Directive 2008/98/EC as follows: a) source prevention; b) edible food rescue, prioritising human use over animal feed and the reprocessing into non-food products; c) organic recycling; d) energy recovery; e) disposal;
Amendment 192 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the recent creation of the EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste, which enables information to be exchanged between the operators involved; calls on the Commission to provide Parliament with a precise list of the measures currently being taken and the objectives and sub-objectives pursued, as well as the state of progress of the work being done on a common methodology and on donations;
Amendment 197 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the European Commission, in the framework of the research projects financed by the EU budget, to promote innovative technologies able to extend the shelf-life of food products;
Amendment 199 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to engage, in cooperation with stakeholders, in improving consumers’ understanding of ‘use by’ dates and ‘best before’ dates; asks the Commission to assess whether current EU legislation and current practice in use with ‘use by’ and ‘best before’ dates in different Member States are fit for purpose;
Amendment 218 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote consumer understanding by all operators in the food chain of food waste, food safety, and good practices in relation to their management and consumption of food by establishing information and communication campaigns;
Amendment 232 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. In view of the fact that many food products, in the days following their date of expiry, still retain their organoleptic and nutritional characteristics, although to a reduced extent, and continue to be consumable, provided food safety principles are complied with, calls on the Commission to identify logistical and organisational models that could make it possible to recover, in total safety, all the types of products that are unsold to date;
Amendment 243 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote and exchange successful practices of food waste reduction and resource conservation methods already used by stakeholders;
Amendment 248 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to consider variable pricing according to expiry dates as a tool for reducing the quantity of edible food products which become waste; considers that waste in the distribution stage can be reduced considerably by adopting discounts in proportion to the time remaining before the expiry of the product; believes that such a practice, which is currently carried out on a voluntary basis, should be laid down in legislation;
Amendment 275 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission to promote the creation in Member States of agreements stipulating that the retail food sector shall distribute unsold products to charity associations;
Amendment 279 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to propose a change in the VAT Directive that would explicitly authorise tax exemptions on food donations; calls on the Member States to follow the Commission’s recommendations and to set a VAT rate that is low or close to zero if the donation is made close to the recommended ‘use by’ date or if the food is unsaleable;
Amendment 281 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission, when conducting an impact assessment on new relevant legislative proposals, to evaluate their potential impact on food waste;
Amendment 284 #
2016/2223(INI)
13a. Calls on the Commission to identify the European legislation that might hamper the effective combating of food waste and analyse how it might be adapted to meet the food waste prevention objective;
Amendment 304 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14a (new)
Paragraph 14a (new)
14a. Calls on the European institutions and the Member States to promote exemplary behaviour by public authorities in relation to combating food waste in public catering;
Amendment 316 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on Member States to take action in order to encourage food business operators to use active and intelligent food contact materials, which actively contribute to extending the shelf- life of products and provide clear information about freshness of the food;
Amendment 318 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Member States to introduce in their national waste prevention plans measures to reduce food waste with the aim of achieving an EU- wide food waste reduction target of 30% by 2025 and of 50% by 2030; to this end, invites Member States to set out national specific food waste prevention programs, describing at least the implementation of the measures and the economic instruments adopted to achieve the reduction of food waste;
Amendment 321 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the European Commission, within the actions of the EU Platform on Food Losses and Food waste, to assess the best practices already implemented in the different Member States, in order to better define effective instruments to reduce food waste;
Amendment 327 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and stakeholders to provide consumers with better information on methods for keeping and/or reusing products;
Amendment 334 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 e (new)
Paragraph 15 e (new)
Amendment 32 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to the report approved by the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and by the European Parliament on the amendment of the Regulation 726/2004;
Amendment 196 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses that patients' organisations should be better involved in the definition of private and public clinical trials research strategies, to ensure that they meet the true unmet needs of European patients;
Amendment 236 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that mostnew medicines are not examples of genubringineg innovation, but often ‘me-too’ or ‘evergreening’ products, which are permitted notably by complementary patent extenssufficient added clinical value do not provide genuine innovations;
Amendment 276 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that most national assessment agencies are already using clinical, economic and social benefit criteria to assess new drugs in terms of pricing and reimbursement and stresses the importance of increasing collaboration among Member States in the field of pricing and reimbursement of medicinal products to ensure sustainability of healthcare systems and preserve the rights of European citizens to access quality healthcare;
Amendment 282 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recognises that pricing and reimbursement of medicinal products are competences of Member States;
Amendment 356 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Highlights the role of the European Union in monitoring and providing guidance on economic policies within the framework of the European Semester, and welcomes the production of country-specific recommendations in the field of healthcare sustainability;
Amendment 383 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for EU-wide measures on the pharmaceutical market to reinforce the negotiation capacities of Member States in order to achieve fair prices forensure fast and equitable access to innovative medicines;
Amendment 393 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to promote R&D driven by patients’ needs, while fostering social responsibility in the pharmaceutical sector, by setting up an EU public platform for R&D funded by contributions from profits made by the pharmaceutical industry through sales to public health systems; calls for transparency on the costs of R&Dinvolve patients and their organisations in the definition of research priorities of all its programmes related to health, to promote R&D driven by patients' need;
Amendment 421 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on EU Member States and the pharmaceutical industry to increase transparency on the process of pricing and reimbursement of pharmaceutical products, including the costs of R&D;
Amendment 442 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to reviewupdate the regulatory framework for orphan medicines, to define clearly the concept of unmet medical needs, to assess the impact of incentives to develop effective, safe and affordable drugsprovide guidance on priority unmet medical needs, and to review existing incentives schemes to facilitate the development of effective, safe and affordable drugs for rare diseases, including rare cancers, compared to the best available alternative and to promote the European register of rare diseases and reference centres;
Amendment 457 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to guarantee safety and efficacy in anypromote fast- track approval process and to introduce the concept of conditional authorisation based ones for unmet medical needs, and to introduce transparent and accountable process to monitor safety and effectiveness;
Amendment 491 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to propose legislation on a European system for health technology assessment as soon as possible, and to assess added-value medicines compared with the best available alternative; also calls on the Commission to harmonise pricing and reimbursement criteria to take into account the level of innovation and the social and economic cost-benefit analysis, and to put in place a European classification on the added value level of medicines;
Amendment 506 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the European Medicines Agency to assess added-value medicines compared with the best available alternative; also calls on the Commission to harmonise pricing and reimbursement criteria to take into account the level of innovation and the social and economic cost-benefit analysis, and to put in place a European classification on the added value level of medicines;
Amendment 522 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Council to increase cooperation between the Member States as regards price-setting procedures, in order to share information about prices, reimbursement, negotiation agreements and good practices and to avoid unnecessary administrative requirements and delays, based also on the work of the EURIPID project and existing bilateral and multilateral collaborations;
Amendment 558 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the Commission to propose a new directive on transparency of price-setting procedures and reimbursement systems, taking into account the challenges of the marketreview the existing EU Directive 89/105/EEC, and in particular to put in place more solid implementing measures to ensure that Member States abide to the limit of 180 days imposed to them to fix the price of new medicines approved by EMA (Article 6);
Amendment 609 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Calls on the European Commission to assess the impact of parallel trade in hampering access to treatments, in view of producing a legislative proposal to control and decrease the phenomenon of parallel trade;
Amendment 3 #
2016/2034(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the recent bouts of extreme price volatility in global agricultural markets portend rising and more frequent threats to world food security and greater market vulnerability;
Amendment 30 #
2016/2034(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls for greater transparency in agricultural markets so that information concerning prices is accessible to all stakeholders;
Amendment 39 #
2016/2034(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Commission and the Member States to monitor the significant price volatility of agricultural products by establishing European agricultural price observatories for individual sectors and by improving the European Food Prices Monitoring Tool (FPMT).
Amendment 14 #
2016/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to monitor the evolving postal sector, including the growth of e-commerce and e-substitution, and to respond where necessary to ensure the sustainability of the USO, including by promoting flexible implementation of Postal Services Directive at local level;
Amendment 294 #
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, biomethane, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas and biogases;
Amendment 307 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point q
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point q
(q) ‘non-food cellulosic material’ means feedstocks mainpartly composed of cellulose and hemicellulose, and having a lower lignin content than ligno-cellulosic material; it includes food and feed crop residues (such as straw, stover, husks and shells), grassy energy crops with a low starch content (such as ryegrass, switchgrass, miscanthus, giant cane) and cover crops before and after main crops), industrial residues (including from food and feed crops after vegetal oils, sugars, starches and protein have been extracted), and material from biowaste;
Amendment 320 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d d
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d d
(dd) ‘food and feed crops’ means starch- rich crops, sugars and oil crops produced on agricultural land as a main crop excluding residues, waste or ligno- cellulosic material. Intermediate crops such as catch crops and cover crops are not considered main crops;
Amendment 375 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point uu a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point uu a (new)
(uua) “profile cost” means the impact on electricity renewable market value and revenue of the non-programmable timing of variable renewable generation. It is the spread between the load-weighted and the variable renewable-weighted electricity price over all time steps during a relevant period. It reflects the marginal value of electricity at different moments in time and the opportunity costs of matching variable renewable generation and load profiles through storage.
Amendment 642 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The share of renewable energy in liquid and gaseous transport fuels shall be determined on the basis of the share of renewable energy in the total energy input used for the production of the fueltransport fuel. An equivalent amount of guarantees origin issued in accordance with Article 19 shall be cancelled.
Amendment 643 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point a – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point a – subparagraph 1
(a) When electricity is used for the production of renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin, either directly or for the production of intermediate products, either the averagthe share of electricity from renewable energy sources in the Union or the share of electricity from renewable energy sources inshall be determined according to the camountry of production, as measured two years before the year in question, may be used to determine the share of renewable energy. In both cases, an equivalent amount of guarantees of origincancelled guarantees of origin of renewable electricity, issued in accordance with Article 19 shall be cancelled.
Amendment 699 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Biomass fuels shall have to fulfil the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria set out in paragraphs 2 to 7 only if used in installations producing electricity, heating and cooling or fuels with a fuel capacity equal to or exceeding 20 MW in case of solid biomass fuels and with an electrical capacity equal to or exceeding 0.5 MW in case of gaseous biomass fuels. Member States may apply the sustainability and greenhouse gas emission saving criteria to installations with lower fuel capacity.
Amendment 859 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – point a
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – point a
(a) at least 50 % ifor biofuels and bioliquids produced in installations in operation on or before 5 October 2015;
Amendment 863 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – point b
(b) at least 60 % ifor biofuels and bioliquids produced in installations starting operation from 5 October 2015;
Amendment 868 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – point c
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – point c
(c) at least 70 % ifor biofuels and bioliquids produced in installations starting operation after 1 January 2021;
Amendment 874 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – point d
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – point d
Amendment 884 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 8
Article 26 – paragraph 8
Amendment 920 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point d – point d a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point d – point d a (new)
Amendment 468 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 270 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 270 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 50 – Paragraph 2
Article 50 – Paragraph 2
Amendment 50 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The approach of annually binding national limits taken in Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council19 should be continued from 2021 to 2030, with the start of the trajectory calculation in 20201 on the average of the greenhouse gas emissions during 2016 to 2018 and the end of the trajectory being the 2030 limit for each Member State. An adjustment to the allocation in 2021 is provided for Member States with both a positive limit under Decision 406/2009/EC and increasing annual emission allocations between 2017 and 2020 determined pursuant to Decisions 2013/162/EU and 2013/634/EU, to reflect the capacity for increased emissions in those years. A new flexibility is created to allow Member States that have shown early compliance with the limits set for 2020, in Decision 406/2009/EC, to start their linear trajectory with the value of their national allocation for 2020. The European Council concluded that the availability and use of existing flexibility instruments within the non-ETS sectors should be significantly enhanced in order to ensure cost- effectiveness of the collective Union effort and convergence of emissions per capita by 2030. _________________ 19 Decision No 406/2009/EC of the 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).
Amendment 74 #
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 in 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. Before 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 rates. In accordance with the European Council conclusions of October 2014, the optimisation of the sector's contribution shall be done in any case before 2020 to be taken into account during the period starting in 2021. 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 85 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12 a) The climate change policy of the Union should not limit removals from sustainably managed forest land. Complete accounting of these removals would help promote additional mitigation action, keep forests in good environmental conditions and give more coherence to the Union policies.
Amendment 93 #
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 State's 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 127 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Subject to the flexibilities provided for in Articles 5, 6 and 7, to the adjustment pursuant to Article 10(2) and taking into account any deduction resulting from the application of Article 7 of Decision No 406/2009/EC, each Member State shall ensure that its greenhouse gas emissions in each year between 2021 and 2029 do not exceed the level defined by a linear trajectory, starting in 20201 on the average of its greenhouse gas emissions during 2016, 2017 and 2018 determined pursuant to paragraph 3 and ending in 2030 on the limit set for that Member State in Annex I to this Regulation.
Amendment 129 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
This linear trajectory shall start on the Member State's national limit for 2020, set in Annex II of Decision 406/2009/EC, if the average of its greenhouse gas emissions during 2016, 2017 and 2018 is below that limit.
Amendment 156 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. A Member State whose greenhouse gas emissions for a given year are below its annual emission allocation for that year, taking into account the use of flexibilities pursuant to this Article, Article 6, and Article 67, may bank that excess part of its annual emission allocation to subsequent years until 2030.
Amendment 203 #
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
Amendment 264 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
On the basis of the February 2024 report and any new international developments and/or rules, the Commission shall adopt a proposal to set the Member States' national emission reductions for the period from 2031 to 2040 and, if appropriate, for the period from 2041 to 2050. That proposal shall respect the principles of fairness and cost- effectiveness, take into account Member States' removals that have not been used during the period from 2021 to 2030 and the need to compensate those Member States that comply with their national emission reductions in advance of 2030.
Amendment 275 #
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 278 #
2016/0231(COD)
Amendment 69 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) WThen the Commission chooses to be assisted by an expert review team in accordance with Commission Decision (C(2016)3301) in the review of national forestry accounting plans, it should procedure for setting the forest reference level by the Member States should be transparent and aligned with the requirements for sustainable forest management of Forest Europe (Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe)1a . The Commission should assist the Member States by building on the good practice and experience of the expert reviews under the UNFCCC, including as regards participation of national experts and recommendations, and select a sufficient number of experts from the Member States. In this context, it is appropriate for the Commission to provide technical assistance on the verification of compliance with the criteria set out in Annex IV, following the consultation of the Standing Forestry Committee established by Council Decision 89/367/EEC1b. __________________ 1aForest Europe - Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe, Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a Legally Binding Agreement on Forests in Europe: http://www.foresteurope.org/. 1bCouncil Decision 89/367/EEC of 29 May 1989 setting up a Standing Forestry Committee (OJ L 165, 15.6.1989, p. 14).
Amendment 91 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In order to provide for the appropriate accounting of transactions under this Regulation, including the use of flexibilities and tracking compliance, 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 the technical adaptation of definitions, values, lists of greenhouse gases and carbon pools, the update of reference levels, the accounting of transactions and the revision of methodologyaccounting of transactions and information requirements. These measures shall take into account the provisions in Commission Regulation No 389/2013 establishing a Union Registry. The necessary provisions should be contained in a single legal instrument combining the accounting provisions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC, Regulation (EU) No 525/2013, Regulation [] on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 for a resilient Energy Union and this Regulation. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Inter- institutional Agreement on Better Law- Making of 13 April 2016. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts have systematic access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.
Amendment 186 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Amendment 195 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall determine the new forest reference level based on the criteria set out in Annex IV, section A. They shall submit to the Commission a national forestry accounting planreport including a new forest reference level, by 31 December 2018 for the period from 2021 to 2025 and by 30 June 2023 for the period 2026-2030. (The change of “national forestry accounting plan” to “national forestry accounting report” applies throughout the text)
Amendment 212 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The national forestry accounting planreport shall contain all the elements listed in Annex IV, section B and include a proposed new forest reference level based on the continuation of current forest management practice and intensity, as documented between 1990-2009 per forest type and per age class in national forests,active, sustainable forest management practice expressed in tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year.
Amendment 226 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall review the national forestry accounting plans and technical correctionsfacilitate the technical assessment of the national forestry accounting report submitted by a Member State and assess the extent to which the proposed new or corrected forest reference levels have been determined in accordance with the principles and requirements set out in paragraphs (3) and (4) as well as Article 5(1). To the extent that this is required in order to ensure compliance with the principles and requirements set out in paragraphs (3) and (4) as well as Article 5(1), the Commission may recalculate the proposed new or corrected forest reference levelshe Commission shall compile a synthesis report and shall make it publicly available.
Amendment 231 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 14 to amend Annex II in the light of the reviewtechnical assessment carried out pursuant to paragraph (5) to update Member State forest reference levels based on the national forestry accounting planreports or the technical corrections submitted, and any recalculations made by the Member States in the context of the review. Until the entry into force of the delegated act, Member Statetechnical assessment. In the event that a Member State has not updated its forest reference levels, the value as specified in Annex II shall continue to apply for the period 2021- 2025 and/or 2026-2030.
Amendment 149 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Contaminants in CE marked fertilising products, such as cadmium, can potentially pose a risk to human and animal health and the environment as they accumulate in the environment and enter the food chain. Their content should therefore be limited in such productsCadmium content in cereals, vegetables, meat, fish and fisheries products, and food supplements, is strictly controlled in the EU through the maximum levels thereof laid down in Regulation (EU) No 488/2014. The content of heavy metals, such as cadmium, in phosphate fertilisers should therefore be limited by establishing harmonised limit values that take account of thresholds already in place in some Member States, and decadmiation techniques that are viable on an industrial scale. Furthermore, impurities in CE marked fertilising products derived from bio-waste, in particular polymers but also metal and glass, should be either prevented or limited to the extent technically feasible by detection of such impurities in separately collected bio-waste before processing.
Amendment 411 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 2
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 2
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring threesix years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 40 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), and
Amendment 414 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 3
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 3
Amendment 494 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2 – indent 2
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2 – indent 2
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring threesix years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 40 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), and
Amendment 497 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2 – indent 3
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2 – indent 3
Amendment 23 #
2015/2227(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to tackle food waste, since each year 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted or lost, a quantity that could be used to reduce the problem of undernutrition and help the poor and needy; also points out that for every tonne of food waste avoided, approximately 4.2 tonnes of CO2 could be saved, which would have a significant impact on the environment;
Amendment 35 #
2015/2227(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses, therefore, the importance of supporting farmers in the transition to more sustainable agricultural practices, with the aim of increasing the efficiency of production and distribution systems and productivity while ensuring food safety, the protection of human health and animal healthwelfare and a reduction in pollution and greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 46 #
2015/2227(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Insists that good farm management practices should ensure the protection of air, water and soil quality and minimise biodiversity loss;
Amendment 76 #
2015/2227(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that competitiveness and innovation isare a key factor in supporting the agri-food sector, stimulating the creation of more and better jobs, and reversing the phenomena of land abandonment and an ageing rural population;
Amendment 88 #
2015/2227(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges Member States to invest more in research and innovation programmes and to develop new technologies, including precision farming and biotechnologies, to help make agriculture attractive to young people;
Amendment 16 #
2015/2171(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Takes note that in 2014, the Agency carried out an administrative procedure againstin respect of its Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) managerDivision; notes that significant weaknesses in management control were reported, implying considerable operational and financial risks to the Agency; notes from the Agency that no considerable financial risks were reported in the administrative enquiry to the Agency’s Executive Director; observes that an action plan to address the issue was established and implemented; calls on the Agency to report to the discharge authority on the effectiveness of the measures taken after they have been evaluated;
Amendment 3 #
2015/2132(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Deeply regrets that the Council has proposed budget cuts which appear to be of horizontal nature to some important programmes, in particular on the Third programme for the Union's action in the field of health (2014-2020), on lines pertaining to food and feed safety, and on disaster prevention and preparedness within the Union; in the context of the accession of the Union to international conventions (e.g. the Nagoya Protocol); refuses the reduction of the corresponding budgetary lines proposed by the Council;
Amendment 4 #
2015/2132(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Recalls that, in general, the level of resources allocated to budgetary lines that are in the remit of this committee has to be maintained at the level of the year 2015; calls therefore for the initial amounts indicated in the draft budget to be fully restored for all programmes and financing instruments in the remit of this committee;
Amendment 8 #
2015/2132(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 13 #
2015/2132(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that the Union Civil Protection Mechanism is a cornerstone of Union solidarity; recalls that the primary responsibility for the protection of people, as well as the environment and property, including cultural heritage, lies with Member States; underlines that the Union plays an "enabling role" to support, coordinate or supplement the actions of Member States in the prevention of, preparedness for, and response to disasters; welcomes the slight increase in the commitments for this programme proposed by the Commission, but deeply regrets the Council's proposal to reduce the budget of that line;
Amendment 15 #
2015/2132(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. CTakes note of the result of the Commission pre-assessment of the implementability of PPs proposed by Members of the ENVI Committee and which generally reflect ENVI Committee priorities in the area of environment and health; calls on the Commission to set up a follow-up procedure to keep Parliament informed of the progress and level of implementation of PPs and PAs.
Amendment 98 #
2015/2132(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67 b (new)
Paragraph 67 b (new)
67b. Stresses that Parliament and the Council must address the need for a roadmap to a single seat, as requested by a large majority in this Parliament in several resolutions, in order to create long term savings in the Union budget;
Amendment 7 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
Citation 18 a (new)
– having regard to the encyclical ‘laudato si’;
Amendment 8 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 b (new)
Citation 18 b (new)
– having regard to the leaders’ declaration of the G7 summit entitled ‘Think ahead. Act together’;
Amendment 43 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises the extraordinary scale and seriousness of the threats induced by climate change and is extremely concerned that the world is severely off track to limit global warming to below 2°C; calls on governments to take, without delay, concrete measures against climate change and towards a global agreement in Paris 2015 to deliver this target; welcomes therefore the encyclical ‘laudato si’ and the G7 declaration of 8th of June 2015;
Amendment 46 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that, in line with the IPCC AR5 findings, the global carbon budget available after 2011, if there is to be a likely chance of keeping the rise in global average temperature below 2°C, is 1010 Gtons of CO2; emphasises that all countries need to contribute and that delaying action will increase costs and reduce options; underlines the findings of the New Climate Economy report ‘Better Growth, Better Climate’ that countries at all levels of income have the opportunity to build lasting economic growth at the same time as reducing the immense risks of climate change;
Amendment 63 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that the 2015 Protocol must be legally binding and ambitious from the outset when adopted in Paris, and should aim at phasing out global carbon emissions by 2050 or shortly thereafter; calls for the EU to work with its international partners to that endto reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the upper end of the latest IPCC recommendation of 40-70% by 2050 compared to 2010 and reach near zero emissions by the end of the century, so as to keep the world on a cost-effective emission trajectory compatible with the ‘below 2°C’ objective and that a global greenhouse gas emissions peak will be reached as soon as possible; calls for the EU to work with its international partners to that end; underlines that the agreement must provide a predictable framework which encourages investments and scaling by business of efficient carbon reductions and adaptation technologies;
Amendment 67 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Believes that an ambitious and legally binding international agreement would help to address the carbon leakage and competitiveness concerns of the relevant sectors and in particular the energy intensive sector;
Amendment 70 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Emphasises that the agreement has to address mitigation, adaptation and means of implementation;
Amendment 77 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that in case of a gap between the level of ambitions of the aggregated INDC presented before Paris and the necessary level of greenhouse gases reduction, it will be necessary to elaborate a work programme which will start in 2016 in order to define the additional reduction measures; calls for a comprehensive review process, which will be conducted every five years, will ensure the dynamism of the implemented mechanism and will allow to reinforce the level of ambition of reduction commitments in light of the below 2˚C objective in accordance with the most recent scientific data; calls on the EU to support legally binding 5-year commitment periods so as to avoid locking into low level of ambition, increase political accountability and allow for revision of targets to match scientific adequacy and the implementation of existing commitments, without the need for the agreement to be ratified each time;
Amendment 90 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for general reinvigoration of the EU’s climate policyStresses the importance of the EU’s commitment to play a leading role in fighting against climate change which would help build momentum in international climate discussions and are in line with upper limit of the EU’s commitment to reduce its GHG emissions to 80-95% below 1990 levels by 2050; considers that a binding EU 2030 50% reduction target fortarget of at least 40% domestic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 1990 levels is the absolute minimum required to stay on track for the below 2° C target and is both realistic and affordable; moreover calls for a binding EU 2030 energy efficiency target of 40 %, in line with research on cost-effective energy saving potential and a binding EU 2030 target of producing at least 45 % of total final energy consumption from renewable energy sources;
Amendment 99 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasises the importance of a structured and constructive dialogue between governments, the business community, cities, regions, international organisations, civil society and academic institutions in order to mobilise robust global action towards low carbon and resilient societies as it involves both state and non-state actors; therefore, welcomes the Lima-Paris Action Agenda;
Amendment 159 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that financemeans of implementation - including climate- finance, technology transfer and capacity building - will play an essential role in finding an agreement at the Paris Conference and that it seems therefore necessary to prepare a credible ‘financial package’, in order to support greater efforts for greenhouse gas reduction and adaptation to climate change impacts; calls for climate finance to be included in the agreement as a dynamic element that reflects the changing environmental and economic realities and supports the enhanced ambition of mitigation contribution and adaptation actions;
Amendment 167 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Requests the EU and its Member States to agree on a roadmap for scaling up predictable, new and additional finance, in line with existing commitments, towards its fair share in the overall targeted amount of USD 100 billion a year by 2020 from a variety of public and private sources; calls for a robust monitoring and accountability framework for effective follow-up of the implementation of climate finance commitments and objectives;
Amendment 181 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for concrete commitments to deliver additional sources of climate finance, such as the adoption of a financial transactions taxbroad-based pricing of carbon as a globally applicable instrument for managing emissions and the allocation of emissions trading revenues to climate-related investments, and revenues from carbon pricing of international transport fuels; highlights the importance of mobilising private sector capital and of unlocking the required investment in low-carbon technologies; calls for concrete steps including a timetable for the phase out of fossil fuel subsidies, an ambitious roadmap of commitments of public sources and multilateral banks in favour of financing the ecological transition, specific public guarantees in favour of green investments, labels and fiscal advantages for green investment funds and for issuing green bonds;
Amendment 187 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls for an intensification of R&D, innovation and deployment of mature and breakthrough technologies;
Amendment 197 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises that adaptation action is an inevitable necessity and needs to play a central role in the new agreement; underlines that acting now to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will be less expensive to the global and national economies and would make adaptation action less costly;
Amendment 15 #
2015/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to provide as accurate an assessment as possible of the appropriations needed for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund over the period to 2020 and, on that basis, to present a proposal for an increase inof the heading 3 appropriations and, if necessary, an adjusted allocation among the various implementing programmes whenin the context of the revision of the multiannual financial framework is revised, due by the end of 2016;
Amendment 21 #
2015/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Acknowledges that the Council did not cut the main lines of AMIF (Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund) and ISF (Internal Security Fund) in heading 3, underlying that an increase would be needed. Criticise, however, that the migration and asylum line under the DCI (-200 000 in CA, -5 million in PA), and the poverty reduction lines for both Mediterranean countries (-50 million in PA) and Eastern Partnership (-12 million in PA) and more generally, the IPA, have been cut. Believes that the proposed cuts are counterproductive in relation to the general management strategy of the future migration's flows;
Amendment 22 #
2015/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Acknowledges the role of Europol in countering human trafficking and, more specifically, its activities in fighting against criminal networks, which requires additional staff in at least three newly set up hot spots; points out that the addition of just three people to its establishment plan is not sufficient to fulfil these extremely demanding tasks, and that the funding allocated to it in the 2016 draft budget is not ensuring sufficient resources to perform adequately these tasks;
Amendment 15 #
2015/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the lack of follow-up questions to Commissioners-designate in the 2014 process arguably enabled some candidates to avoid confronting more sensitive issues; whilst there is merit in examining this problem, underlinesishes, therefore, to see the structure of the hearings altered to enable Members to put supplementary questions to which a Commissioner- designate must reply on an ad hoc basis; underlines, furthermore, the importance of guaranteeing to political groups the maximum amount of question time possible, particularly in the case of joint committee hearings;
Amendment 35 #
2015/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
6. As regards the deadlines applicable to the evaluation statements, believes that the Rules of Procedure should provide for the statement of evaluation to be adopted as soon as possible, and made public within 24 hours after the hearings are declared closedend of the individual hearings.
Amendment 82 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Waste prevention is the most efficient way to improve resource efficiency, to reduce the environmental impact of waste and to promote recycling materials of high quality. For those reasons, Member States should endeavour to promote reduction in the use of non- recyclable packaging and of excess packaging items. Waste prevention efforts should not compromise the role of packaging in preserving hygiene and safety for consumers.
Amendment 95 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 b (new)
Recital 4 b (new)
(4b) In certain situations, such as food service, single use packaging is required to guarantee food hygiene and the health and safety of consumers. Member States shall take account of this when developing prevention measures and shall promote greater access to recycling for such packaging.
Amendment 137 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b a (new)
Directive 94/62 EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
(ba) In Article 3, the following point 2a is inserted: 2a. "Reusable packaging" means packaging which has been conceived and designed to accomplish within its lifecycle a minimum number of trips or rotations, is refilled or used for the same purpose for which it was conceived, without compromising food hygiene and the safety of consumers, and with or without the support of auxiliary products present on the market enabling the packaging to be refilled; such reusable packaging will become packaging waste when no longer subject to reuse;
Amendment 147 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 178 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 d (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 d (new)
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
(2d) In Article 5, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "Member States mayshall encourage reuse systems of packaging, which can be reused in an environmentally sound manner, in conformity with the Treaty, without compromising food hygiene and the safety of consumers."
Amendment 177 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Waste management in the Union should be improved, with a view to protecting, preserving and improving the quality of the environment, protecting human health, ensuring prudent and rational utilisation of natural resources and promoting a more circular economy, increasing energy efficiency and reducing the Union's resource dependence enhancing the diffusion of renewable energy from municipal and agricultural waste such as biogas and biomethane.
Amendment 187 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Municipal waste constitutes approximately between 7 and 10% of the total waste generated in the Union; however, this waste stream is amongst the most complex ones to manage, and the way it is managed generally gives a good indication of the quality of the overall waste management system in a country. The challenges of municipal waste management result from its highly complex and mixed composition, direct proximity of the generated waste to citizens, and a very high public visibility. As a result, its management involves a need for a highly complex waste management system including an efficient collection scheme, an effective sorting system, a need to actively engage citizens and businesses, a need for infrastructure adjusted to the specific waste composition, and an elaborate financing system also aimed at supporting the use of renewable energies originated from waste, such as biomethane and biogas as a fuel. Countries which have developed efficient municipal waste management systems generally perform better in overall waste management, including the achievement of the recycling targets. However, proper management of municipal waste alone is not enough to boost the transition to a circular economy, where all kinds of waste should be considered as a new resource.
Amendment 261 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Member States should take measures to promote prevention of food waste in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 25 September 2015, and in particular its target of halving food waste by 2030. These measures should aim to prevent food waste in primary production, in processing and manufacturing, in retail and other distribution of food, in restaurants and food services as well as in households. Having regard to the environmental and economic benefits of preventing food waste, Member States should establish specific food waste prevention measures and should measure progress in food waste reduction. To facilitate exchange of good practice across the EU both between Member States and between food business operators, uniform methodologies for such measurement should be established. Reporting on food waste levels should take place on a biennial basis. In order to achieve the EU target by 2030, Member States must introduce appropriate measures to promote charitable donations of food surpluses and food products that can no longer be sold.
Amendment 301 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) Separate collection and regeneration of waste oils has significant economic and environmental benefits including in terms of raw materials security of supply, moving the Union closer to a Circular Economy. The collection and regeneration targets for waste oils should take into account the divergences among the Member States in relation to the collection and recycling performance. The targets are beneficial to create a level playing field and harmonise the EU single market whilst ensuring protection of the environment.
Amendment 332 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) Where necessary, and in order to facilitate or improve recovery, waste shall be collected separately if technically, environmentally and economically practicable, including out-of-home collection of waste which would otherwise risk being discarded as litter. Separately collected waste shall not be mixed with other waste or other material with different properties.
Amendment 349 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) With a view to reducing litter and the incidence of littering, while also supporting the Union's ambition to move towards a circular economy, Member States and local authorities should make greater efforts to promote the infrastructure and systems that are required for effective out-of-home collection of used products that often end up as litter.
Amendment 368 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) faecal matter, if not covered by paragraph 2(b)-1a) In Article 2 (1), the point f is replaced by the following: ‘(f) livestock effluent, straw and other natural non-hazardous agricultural or forestry material, including plant residues from the maintenance of parks and gardens and used in farming, forestry or for the production of energy and fertilisers from such biomass through processes or methods which do not harm the environment or endanger human health.’
Amendment 369 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 b (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(-1b) In Article 2(1), the following point ea is inserted: ‘(ea) digestate, for agricultural use, produced by anaerobic digestion plants managed by agricultural and food undertakings with substances and materials of agricultural, zootechnical or forest origin, in compliance with the limits and criteria established by the Member States;’
Amendment 370 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 c (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
(-1c) In Article 2(1), the following point eb is inserted: ‘(eb) ash, for agricultural use as a soil improver, produced by combustion plants providing energy, managed by agricultural and food undertakings, with non-hazardous substances and materials of agricultural, zootechnical or forest origin, in compliance with the limits and criteria established by the Member States;’
Amendment 425 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 3 a (new)
Article 3 – point 3 a (new)
Amendment 427 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 4
Article 3 – point 4
4. "bio-waste" means biodegradable garden and park waste, food and kitchen waste from households, restaurants, caterers and retail premises, comparable waste from food processing plants and other waste with similar biodegradability properties that is comparable in nature, composition and quantitywaste of such a biodegradable nature that it should not hinder the separate collection and the organic recovery process or activity into which it is introduced;
Amendment 462 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e d (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e d (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point -17 a (new)
Article 3 – point -17 a (new)
(ed) the following point -17a is inserted "-17a. “organic recycling" means the aerobic (composting) or anaerobic (biomethanization) treatment, under controlled conditions and using micro- organisms, of the biodegradable parts of waste, which produces stabilised organic residues or methane so as to increase the use of renewable energy as alternative fuel. Landfill shall not be considered to be a form of organic recycling;”
Amendment 845 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9– paragraph 1 – indent 1
Article 9– paragraph 1 – indent 1
- encourage the production and the use of products that are resource efficient, durand, where appropriate, durable, reusable, reparable and recyclable;
Amendment 897 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1– indent 5
Article 9 – paragraph 1– indent 5
- reduce the generation of food waste in primary production, in processing and manufacturing, in retail and other distribution of food, in restaurants and food services as well as in households, with a view to achieving the EU target of reducing food waste by 50% by 2030; Member States shall introduce appropriate measures to promote charitable donations of food surpluses and food products that can no longer be sold.
Amendment 1051 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point d
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)
(db) for the purpose of achieving the targets for the regeneration of waste oils and without prejudice to the obligations set out in Article 21, annual collection of waste oils shall be increased to at least of 95% by 2020 and 100% by 2025 of produced and collectable waste oils in the EU.
Amendment 1190 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) waste oils are treated in accordance with Articles 4, 11 and 13;
Amendment 1197 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 b (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1202 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 c (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1310 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1
Annex I – paragraph 1
Directive 2008/98/EC
Annex VI – paragraph 1 – variable A
Annex VI – paragraph 1 – variable A
A: weight of municipal waste and waste oils recycled or prepared for re-use in a given year;
Amendment 1313 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1
Annex I – paragraph 1
Directive 2008/98/EC
Annex VI – paragraph 1 – variable R
Annex VI – paragraph 1 – variable R
R: weight of products and components prepared for re-use in a given year; * R does not apply to waste oils (R=0)
Amendment 1314 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1
Annex I – paragraph 1
Directive 2008/98/EC
Annex VI – paragraph 1 – variable P
Annex VI – paragraph 1 – variable P
P: weight of municipal waste and waste oils generated in a given year.
Amendment 148 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
(4a) in Article 6 the following point is inserted: (aa) The requirement of this paragraph does not apply if: - biodegradable reduction target of article 5 are met; - recycling targets of article 11 of the 2008/98/EC directive are met.
Amendment 2 #
Amendment 30 #
2015/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
An annual duty free tariff quota of 35 017 500 tons is opened for imports into the Union of virgin olive oil originating in Tunisia and falling within CN codes 1509 10 10 and 1509 10 90.
Amendment 34 #
2015/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
An annual duty free tariff quota of 35 017 500 tons is opened for imports into the Union of virgin olive oil originating in Tunisia and falling within CN codes 1509 10 10 and 1509 10 90.
Amendment 84 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The European Council of October 2014 made a commitment to reduce the overall greenhouse gas emissions of the Union by at least 40% below 1990 levels by 2030. All sectors of the economy should contribute to achieving these emission reductions and the target will be delivered in the most cost-effective manner through the Union emission trading system (EU ETS) delivering a reduction of 43% below 2005 levels by 2030. This was confirmed in the intended nationally determined reduction commitment of the Union and its Member States submitted to the Secretariat of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change on 6 March 201516 . The burden of the emission reductions should be fairly shared between sectors covered by the EU ETS, and comparable efforts should be made concerning aviation emissions from intra-Union flights. __________________ 16 http://www4.unfccc.int/submissions/indc/S ubmission%20Pages/submissions.aspx
Amendment 96 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The European Council confirmed that a well-functioning, reformed EU ETS with an instrument to stabilise the market will be the main European instrument to achieve this target, with an annual reduction factor of 2.2% from 2021 onwards, free allocation not expiring but existing measures continuing after 2020 to prevent the risk of carbon leakage due to climate policy, as long as no comparable efforts are undertaken in other major economies, without reducing the share of allowances to be auctioned. The auction share should be expressed as a percentage figureclarity on the amount of auctioned allowances in the legislation, to enhance planning certainty as regards investment decisions, to increase transparency and to render the overall system simpler and more easily understandable.
Amendment 104 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) It is a key Union priority to establish a resilient Energy Union to provide secure, sustainable, competitive and affordable energy to its citizens. Achieving this requires continuation of ambitious climate action with the EU ETS as the cornerstone of Europe’s climate policy, and progress on the other aspects of Energy Union17. Implementing the ambition decided in the 2030 frameworkf the EU ETS is to remain the main Union instrument, its interaction with other Union and national policies that have an impact on the demand for EU ETS allowances needs to be taken into account. Implementing the ambition decided in the 2030 framework and adequately addressing the progress on other aspects of the Energy Union contributes to delivering a meaningful carbon price and continuing to stimulate cost-efficient greenhouse gas emission reductions. __________________ 17 COM(2015)80, establishing a Framework Strategy for a Resilient Energy Union with a Forward-Looking Climate Change Policy
Amendment 113 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Article 191(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union requires that Union policy is based on the principle that the polluter should pay and, on this basis, Directive 2003/87/EC provides for a transition to full auctioning over time. Avoiding carbon and investment leakage is a justification to postpone fullsuch a transition, and targeted free allocation of allowances to industry is justified in order to address genuine risks of increases in global greenhouse gas emissions inand diversion of investments to third countries where industry is not subject to comparable carbon constraints as long as comparable climate policy measures are not undertaken by other major economies. Additional achievements in sectors not falling under the scope of the EU ETS and not subject to a risk of carbon leakage, in particular in the building sector and sustainable transport, will decrease the amount of effort needed from the Union’s industry.
Amendment 121 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The auctioning of allowances remains the general rule, with free allocation as the exception. Consequently, and as confirmed by the European Council, the share of allowances to be auctioned, which was 572% over the period 2013-2020, should not be reduced. The Commission's Impact Assessment18 provides details on the auction share and specifies that this 57% share is made up of allowances auctioned on behalf of Member States,. Allowances originally covered by the transitional Union-wide rules for harmonised free allocation (which includinge allowances set aside for new entrants but not allocated, and allowances for modernising electricity generation in some Member States and allowances which are to be auctioned at a later point in time because of their placement in the Market Stability Reserve established by Decision (EU) 2015/… of the European Parliament and of the Council19 . __________________ 18 19Decision (EU) 2015/… of the European Parliament and of the Council of … concerning the establishment and operation of a market stability reserve for the Union greenhouse gas emission trading scheme and amending Directive 2003/87/EC (OJ L […], […], p. […]).that are unallocated due to closures and partial cessations) should not be considered to be auctioned allowances for the purposes of the calculation of the auction share. __________________ 18 SEC(2015)XX SWD(2015)135
Amendment 135 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In order to reflect technological progress in the sectors concerned and adjust them to the relevant period of allocation, provisbenchmarks for free allocations to installations, should be made updated before the valuesstart of the benchmarks for free allocations to installations, determined on the basis of data from the years 2007-8, to be updated in line with observed average improvementfourth trading period in order to base free allocations on actual technological progress. That update should be carried out on the basis of robust, objective and verified data from installations. For reasons of predictability, thifurther updates should be done through applying a factor that represents the best assessment of progress across sectors, which should then take into accountalso be based on robust, objective and verified data from installations so that sectors whose rate of improvement differs considerably from this factor have a benchmark value closer to their actual rate of improvement. Where the data shows a substantial difference from that factor reduction of more than 0.5% of the 2007-8 value higher or lower per year over the relevant period, the related benchmark value shall be adjusted by that percentage. To ensure a level playing field for the production of aromatics, hydrogen and syngas in refineries and chemical plants, the benchmark values for aromatics, hydrogen and syngas should continue to be aligned to the refineries benchmarks.
Amendment 138 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 b (new)
Recital 8 b (new)
(8b) Sectors or sub-sectors which have been determined to be exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage because of costs related to greenhouse gas emissions passed on in electricity prices, should at least partially be compensated on the basis of harmonised arrangements in pursuing the goal of a level playing field. It should be possible for Member States to top up the compensation at Union level in accordance with state aid rules.
Amendment 142 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Member States should partially compensate, in accordance with state aid rules, certain installations in sectors or sub-sectors which have been determined to bA centralised mechanism at Union level should be set up to fully compensate installations which are exposed to a significantgenuine risk of carbon leakage because of costs related todue to significant indirect costs that are actually the result of greenhouse gas emission costs passed on in electricity prices. The Protocol and accompanying decisions adopted by the Conference of the Parties in Paris need to provide for the dynamic mobilisation of climate finance, technology transfer and capacity building for eligible Parties, particularly those with least capabilities. Public sector climate finance will continue to play an important role in mobilising resources after 2020. Therefore, auction revenues should also be used for climate financing actions in vulnerable third countries, including adaptation to the impacts of climate. The amount of climate finance to be mobilised will also depend on the ambition and quality of the proposed Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), subsequent investment plans and national adaptation planning processes. Member States should also use auction revenues to promote skill formation and reallocation of labour affected by the transition of jobs in a decarbonising economy.
Amendment 173 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The existing provisions which are in place for small installations to be excluded from the EU ETS allow the installations which are excluded to remain so, and it should be made possible for Member States to update their list of excluded installations and for Member States currently not making use of this option to do so at the beginning of each trading period. Member States should ensure that alternative measures for installations that have opted out do not result in higher compliance costs. For small emitters covered by the EU ETS, monitoring, reporting and verification requirements should be simplified for such installations.
Amendment 183 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 d (new)
Article 1 – point -1 d (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 – point u b (new)
Article 3 – point u b (new)
(-1d) In Article 3, the following point is added: '(ub) “small emitter” means an installation with low emissions which meets at least one of the following criteria: – the average annual emissions of that installation reported in the verified emission reports during the trading period immediately preceding the current trading period, with the exclusion of CO2 stemming from biomass and before subtraction of transferred CO2, were less than 50 000 tonnes of CO2(e) per year; – the average annual emissions referred to in the first indent are not available to that installation or are no longer applicable to that installation because of changes in the installation's boundaries or changes to the operating conditions of the installation, but the annual emissions of that installation for the next five years, with the exclusion of CO2 stemming from biomass and before subtraction of transferred CO2, is expected to be, based on a conservative estimation method, less than 50 000 tonnes of CO2(e) per year;'
Amendment 242 #
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 572%.
Amendment 296 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point d c (new)
Article 1 – point 4 – point d c (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
(dc) paragraph 5 is replaced by the following: '5. The Commission shall monitor the functioning of the European carbon market. Each year, it shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the functioning of the carbon market including the implementation of the auctions, liquidity and the volumes traded. In its monitoring report, the Commission shall give particular attention to the risk of carbon and investment leakage. The report shall also address the interaction between the EU ETS, non-ETS and other climate and energy measures at Union and national level, and shall analyse the effects of various policy instruments on the level of demand for Union allowances and its consequences on the supply- demand balance in the carbon market. The Commission shall calculate the equivalent number of allowances for closures that are reported by Member States. If necessary, Member States shall ensure that any relevant information is submitted to the Commission at least two months before the Commission adopts the report.'
Amendment 320 #
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 the average performance of the 10 % most efficient installocations 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:in a sector or subsector operating in the Union in the years 2013 to 2017. Benchmarks shall be set after consulting the relevant stakeholders to take into account the real economic and technical development of industrial plants and processes in the individual sectors and subsectors.
Amendment 322 #
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- to 2008 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:
Amendment 335 #
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 336 #
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 368 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point c
Article 1 – point 5 – point c
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 5
Article 10a – paragraph 5
Amendment 372 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point c
Article 1 – point 5 – point c
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 5
Article 10a – paragraph 5
In order to respect the auctioning share set out in Article 10, the sum of free allocations in every year where the sum of free allocations does not reach the maximum level that respects the Member State auctioning share, the remaining allowances up to that level shall be used to prevent or limit reduction of free allocations to respect the Member State auctioning share in later years. Where, nonetheless, the maximum level is reached, free allocations shall be adjusted accordingly. Any such adjustment shall be done in a uniform mantargeted in accordance with the risk of carbon leakage and shall in any case guarantee that 100% free allocation up to the level of the benchmarks is maintainerd.
Amendment 381 #
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
Amendment 395 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point e – point i
Article 1 – point 5 – point e – point i
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Article 10a – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Allowances from the maximum amount referred to in Article 10a(5) of this Directive which were not allocated for free up to 2020 shall be set aside for new entrants and for significant production increases, together with of more than 10% expressed as the rolling average of verified production data for the two preceding years compared to the production activity reported in accordance with Article 11. In addition, 250 million allowances placed in the market stability reserve pursuant to Article 1(3) of Decision (EU) 2015/… of the European Parliament and of the Council(*). 1814 shall be set aside for this purpose.
Amendment 417 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point f
Article 1 – point 5 – point f
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
400 million allowances shall be available to support, taken from the share of allowances to be auctioned, shall be available to support and leverage investments, using different instruments managed by the European Investment Bank, in innovation in low-carbon technologies and processes in industrial sectors listed in Annex I, and to help stimulate the construction and operation of commercial demonstration projects that aim at the environmentally safe capture and geological storage (CCS) of CO2CCS and CCU as well as demonstration projects of innovative renewable energy technologies, energy conversion and storage, as well as electric battery development in the territory of the Union.
Amendment 468 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 2 – introductory sentence
Article 10b – paragraph 2 – introductory sentence
2. Sectors and sub-sectors where the product from multiplying their intensity of trade with third countries by their emission intensity is above 0.18 may be included in the group referred to in paragraph 1, on the basis of a qualitative assessment using the following criteria:
Amendment 495 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 3
Article 10b – paragraph 3
3. Other sectors and sub-sectors are considered to be able to pass on more of the cost of allowances in product prices without losing market share, and shall be allocated allowances free of charge for the period up to 2030 at 30% of the quantity determined in accordance with the measures adopted pursuant to Article 10a.
Amendment 499 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 4
Article 10b – paragraph 4
4. By 31 December 2019, the Commission shall adopt a delegated act for the preceding paragraphs for activities at a 4-digit level (NACE-4 code) or activities which are at the relevant level of disaggregation based on public and sector specific data as appropriate to comprise those activities covered by the EU ETS, as concerns paragraph 1, in accordance with Article 23,. The assessment of the intensity of trade shall be based on data for the three most recent calendar years available. For the calculation of the emission intensity the lowest value of kgCO2 since the establishment of the EU ETS shall be used.
Amendment 517 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10c – paragraph 1
Article 10c – paragraph 1
Amendment 545 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1– point b a (new)
Article 10c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1– point b a (new)
(ba) ensure that modernisation projects benefiting electricity generation facilities: (i) are economically justified based on a cost benefit analysis – including a carbon price which reflects the marginal damage of each unit of harmful emissions (e.g. CO2, NOx, Sox and fine particulate matter); (ii) have CO2 emissions of less than 550gCO2/kWh.
Amendment 624 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 10d – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The fund shall be governed by an investment board and a management committee, which shall be composed of ten representatives from the beneficiary Member States, the Commission, the EIB and threen representatives elected by the other Member States for a period of 5 years. The investment board shall be responsible to determine a Union-level investment policy, appropriate financing instruments and investment selection criteria. The management committee shall be responsible for the day-to-day management of the fund.
Amendment 663 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
A list of installations covered by this Directive for the fivetwo years beginning on 1 January 2021 shall be submitted by 30 September 2018, and lists for the subsequent fivetwo years shall be submitted every fivetwo years thereafter. Each list shall include information on production activity, transfers of heat and gases, electricity production and emissions at sub- installation level over the fivetwo calendar years preceding its submission. Free allocations shall only be given to installations where such information is provided.
Amendment 699 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 22 b (new)
Article 1 – point 22 b (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
(22b) In Article 27, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following '1. Following consultation with the operator, Member States may exclude from the Community scheme installations which have reported to the competent authority emissions of less than 250 000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent and, where they carry out combustion activities, have a rated thermal input below 375 MW, excluding emissions from biomass, in each of the three years preceding the notification under point (a), and which are subject to measures that will achieve an equivalent contribution to emission reductions, if the Member State concerned complies with the following conditions: (a) it notifies the Commission of each such installation, specifying the equivalent measures applying to that installation that will achieve an equivalent contribution to emission reductions that are in place, before the list of installations pursuant to Article 11(1) has to be submitted and at the latest when this list is submitted to the Commission; (b) it confirms that monitoring arrangements are in place to assess whether any installation emits 250 000 tonnes or more of carbon dioxide equivalent, excluding emissions from biomass, in any one calendar year. Member States may allow simplified monitoring, reporting and verification measures for installations with average annual verified emissions between 2008 and 2010 which are below 5 000 tonnes a year, in accordance with Article 14; (c) it confirms that if any installation emits 250 000 tonnes or more of carbon dioxide equivalent, excluding emissions from biomass, in any one calendar year or the measures applying to that installation that will achieve an equivalent contribution to emission reductions are no longer in place, the installation will be reintroduced into the Community scheme; (d) it publishes the information referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) for public comment. Hospitals may also be excluded if they undertake equivalent measures.'
Amendment 712 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 22 f (new)
Article 1 – point 22 f (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 30 a (new)
Article 30 a (new)
(22f) The following Article is inserted: 'Article 30a Adjustments upon global stocktake under the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement Every 5 years, in line with the regular reviews foreseen in the Paris Agreement, the Union shall assess its INDC in the context of global mitigation efforts following a global stocktake of nationally- determined contribution. The Commission shall submit a report assessing, in particular, the following elements: the implication of the options required at Union level; the efforts undertaken by other major economies; the Union industries' competitiveness in the context of carbon and investment leakage risks as well as the impact on the Union's industrialisation target of 20%. If, on that basis, the Commission deems it necessary to submit a legislative proposal to amend this Directive it shall in parallel present a full impact assessment and take into account the differentiated abilities and costs of decarbonisation in the power and industrial sectors covered by the EU ETS.'
Amendment 65 #
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 sustainable growth and competitiveness. 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 97 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) On 13 January 2015, the European Commission presented a Communication, entitled "Making the best use of the flexibility within the existing rules of the stability and growth pact", on how it will apply the existing rules of the Stability and Growth Pact. National co-financing of operations supported by the EFSI, including in the transition period, are eligible to the flexibility within the existing rules of the Stability and Growth Pact, provided for by the Commission Communication of 13 January 2015, in accordance with the conditions and limits there included.
Amendment 360 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) On 13 January 2015, the European Commission presented a Communication[A1] , entitled "Making the best use of the flexibility within the existing rules of the stability and growth pact", on how it will apply the existing rules of the Stability and Growth Pact. National co-financing of operations supported by the EFSI, including in the transition period, are eligible to the flexibility within the existing rules of the Stability and Growth Pact, provided for by the Commission Communication of 13 January 2015, in accordance with the conditions and limits there included.
Amendment 901 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
The Union shall provide a guarantee to the EIB for financing or investment operations carried out within then irrevocable and unconditional guarantee for financing or investment operations carried out within the Union, or operations between a Member State and a country falling within the scope of the European Neighbourhood Policy including the Strategic Partnership, the Enlargement Policy, and the European Economic Area or the European Free Trade Association, or between a Member State and an Overseas Country or Territory, as set out in Annex II of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, covered by this Regulation ('EU guarantee'). The EU guarantee shall be granted as a guarantee on demand in respect of instruments referred to in Article 6.
Amendment 891 #
2014/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38a. Reiterates its commitment to initiating an ordinary treaty revision procedure under Article 48 TEU with a view to proposing the changes to Article 341 TEU and Protocol 6 necessary to allow Parliament to decide on the location of its seat and its internal organisation;
Amendment 901 #
2014/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Reiterates its call for a single seat for the European Parliament; proposes that Parliament and the Council each decide the location of their own seat after having obtained the consent of the other; further proposes that the seats of all the other EU institutions, agencies and bodies be determined by Parliament and the Council on a proposal by the European executive, acting in accordance with a special legislative procedure;
Amendment 13 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. Having regard the results of Eurobarometer from November 2014 on the transatlantic trade and investment agreement;
Amendment 16 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. Whereas, as according to Eurobarometer of November 2014, in 25 out of 28 Member States a majority of European citizens are in favour of a transatlantic trade and investment agreement;
Amendment 96 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers it misleadingimportant on the part of the Commission to try to appease public concerns abake into account the TTIP by stating that existing standards will not be lowered, as this disregards the fact that many standards have yet to be set in the implementation of existing (framework) legislation (e.g. REACH) or by the adoption of new laws (e.g. cloning)environmental, health and food safety standards;
Amendment 107 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Welcomes the transparency initiatives undertaken by Commissioner Cecilia Malmström and agrees that they are supporting the public debate on TTIP;
Amendment 120 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is concernedPoints out that the TTIP negotiations shave already affected Commission proposals and actions relating, for example, to food safety and climate protection (e.g. pathogen meat treatments; implementation of the fuel quality directive)ll not affect proposals and actions of the Commission, existing legislation of the EU in the area of food safety and climate protection and the independent decision taking of the European Parliament;
Amendment 168 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Agrees with Commissioner Malmström that all areas where the EU and the US have very different rules or approaches should be excluded from the negotiations12 ; __________________ 12See speech by EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström of 11 December 2014.there should not be a trade-off between the economic goals and the people's health, safety and the environment; agrees further with the Commissioner that where Europe and the United States have very different rules, there will be no agreement, such as GMOs, the use of hormone in bovine sector, REACH and Cloning; __________________
Amendment 172 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Asks for an adequate legal protection of European GIs in the US market and the end of misleading use of GIs;
Amendment 176 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Calls for a regulatory framework on pesticides, which puts consumers safety first, enhances cooperation between authorities in the assessment procedures and methodologies for risk evaluation, and establishes a pest management cooperation in order to avoid animal and plant pests, which can cause unproportionate trade barriers;
Amendment 179 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Underlines that the negotiations on the health and pharmaceutical sector shall deliver benefits for citizens by having access to high quality medical products and services through affordable prices, by an increased cross-border scientific knowledge and through the removal of unnecessary and burdensome approval processes and inspections; calls for a speeding up of the approval of new medicines and medical devices and the establishment of a regulatory cooperation, which creates synergies and avoids burdensome approval processes and inspections in the sector while keeping the highest quality of services and products;
Amendment 182 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4 d. Calls on the US side to lift the ban on beef imports from the EU;
Amendment 276 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 6 #
2014/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that it is appropriate to make forest conservation and management incentives part of the strategy,introduce a system of forestry management incentives and welcomes the Commission communication on a new European forest strategy, bearing in mind that – with due regard to the subsidiarity principle – there is a need for a comprehensive and consistent joint strategy to prevent and manage forest disasters;
Amendment 53 #
2014/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. EPoints out that specific forest fire prevention policy is yet in existence and emphasises that, particularly in the Mediterranean region, forest fires occur on a regular basis, and are both a cause and a consequence of climate change; points out that storms, and forest fires and pests, are natural disasters that can be mitigated using forestry techniques and that, alongside improved forest management, there is a need to promote specific action such as the introduction of grazing or the establishment of agro-forestry areas – policies that ought to be recognised in both the first and second pillars (grazing areas and rural development respectively) of the common agricultural policy;
Amendment 47 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas vaccination is an effective way to reduce the threat of antibacterial resistance by preventing infections that would need treatment with antibacterials and thereby reducing development of resistance;
Amendment 64 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas resistance to antibiotics for certain bacteria is at least 25 % or more in several Member States; whereas antibiotic resistance is spreading much faster than the introduction of new antibiotics into clinical practice and that this is linked to scientific, regulatory and economic challenges;
Amendment 65 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas antibacterial research and development presents some unique challenges meaning that a long term perspective is needed to develop the expertise and apply it in laboratories and whereas it is regrettable that many researchers with such an expertise have moved in other areas due to a lack of both private and public funding;
Amendment 77 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas it is of paramount importance to encourage pharmaceutical companies to continue investing and to invest in developing new antibiotic compounds, in particular with activity against prevalent multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria such as K. pneumoniae and Acinetobacterthose diseases for which antimicrobial resistance is a serious concern such as K. pneumonia, E. Coli, Acinetobacter, staphylococcus aureus, HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria, by creating a new market model to incentivise investment in research and development and focus it on highest public health needs;
Amendment 97 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S a (new)
Recital S a (new)
Sa. whereas patients, families and patient organisations play a key role in advocating for safer care, and their role should be promoted through patient empowerment and participation in the healthcare process and policy at all levels;
Amendment 265 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 – point f a (new)
Paragraph 22 – point f a (new)
fa) increase public funding and new academic positions to focus on exploring and validating new approaches for treating bacterial infections;
Amendment 62 #
2014/2150(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes with astonishment the Commission’s announcement that it intends to withdraw the proposal on the revision of waste legislation and to modify the proposal on the reduction of national emissions; deplores the fact that the proposal for the two withdrawals was announced without presenting any analysis or evidence to justify it nor was there any preceding consultation with the co-legislators and stakeholders; stresses the Commission´s announced commitment, as stipulated in its Work Programme 2015, to consider the view of the European Parliament and the Council before finalising its decision on its Working Programme 2015, especially the withdrawal of legislation; therefore underlines the fact that in several votes in plenary the majority of MEPs expressed their support for maintaining the Circular Economy package unchanged on the table; emphasises in this context the need to proceed with the work on the package as scheduled in order to avoid further waste of time and resources;
Amendment 5 #
2014/2078(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the Court of Auditors Report adopted on 11.07.2014 states that the potential saving for the EU Budget would be about 114 million euro a year if the European Parliament centralised its activities;
Amendment 48 #
2014/2078(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 c (new)
Paragraph 33 c (new)
33c. Stresses that the Parliament and the Council, in order to create long term savings in the Union budget, must address the need for a roadmap to a single seat, as stated by the Parliament in several previous resolutions;
Amendment 11 #
2014/2040(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes, that the contribution to the European Medicines Agency for 2015, as requested by the Agency and as adopted by the Commission amounts to EUR €31,516 million; i. Is aware that to this amount, the 2013 outturn of EUR €1,499 million needs to be added, reaching a total contribution of EUR €33,015 million in 2015; points out that the proposed contribution does not cover any additional contribution relating to the implementation of the Pharmacovigilance legislation, as the costs of this activity are to be covered by fees; recalls that the Regulation (EU) No 658/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council1 entered into force in July 2014 and that the Agency will have to adapt its existing human and financial resources to cover the Pharmacovigilance activities; ____________________ 1 Regulation (EU) No 658/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on fees payable to the European Medicines Agency for the conduct of pharmacovigilance activities in respect of medicinal products for human use (OJ L 189, 27.6.2014, p. 112).
Amendment 60 #
2014/2004(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 14 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Request the Commission to present an outline to Council and Parliament how it intends to fund the measures that have to be taken in case there is an outbreak of contagious animal diseases on the scale as was the case in the past with among others with BSE, swine fever and Foot and Mouth disease. Request the Commission to outline, in case it expects that no sufficient public funding will be available, the possibility of establishing insurance schemes.
Amendment 192 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 57 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
For engines of the category NRE to be installed in agricultural vehicles of categories T2, T4.1 and C2, Member States shall authorize an extension of the transition period by an additional 12 months.
Amendment 19 #
2014/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
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The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety calls on the Committee on Fisheries, as the committee responsible, to propose rejection of the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down a prohibition on driftnet fisheries, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 812/2004,(EC) No 2187/2005 and (EC) No 1967/2006 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 894/97.
Amendment 63 #
2014/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 a – point 3 (new)
Article 2 a – point 3 (new)
Amendment 76 #
2014/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 Januaryune 2015.
Amendment 59 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Because of the local natursignificance of mass catering operations, measures taken by Member States and private schemes in this area are considered adequaterequire harmonised standards to ensure the functioning of the single market. Therefore, food prepared by mass caterers on their premises should not be subject to this Regulation. EquallyOn the other hand, products of hunting and fishing of wild animals should not be covered by this Regulation since the production process cannot be fully controlled.
Amendment 81 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The use of pesticides should be significantly restricted. Preference should be given to the application of measures that prevent any damage by pests and weeds through techniques which do not involve the use of plant protection products such as crop alternation and rotation. Presence of pests and weeds should be monitored to decide whether any intervention is economically and ecologically justified. The use of certain plant protection products should be allowed if such techniques do not provide adequate protection and only if those plant protection products have been authorised in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council28, after having been assessed to be compatible with objectives and principles of organic production, including with restrictive conditions of use, and consequently authorised in accordance with this Regulation. __________________ 28 Regulation (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).
Amendment 86 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) As livestock production naturally involves the management of agricultural land, where the manure is used to nourish crop production, landless livestock production should be prohibited. The choice of breeds should take account of their capacity to adapt to local conditions, their vitality and their resistance to disease, and aenalised. It would be advisable to encourage the use of native species so as to ensure optimum capacity to adapt while seeking at the same time to encourage wide biological diversity should be encouraged.
Amendment 89 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Mutilations and all practices which lead to stress, harm, disease or suffering of animals should be prohibited.
Amendment 116 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58
Recital 58
Amendment 150 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 11 a (new)
Article 3 – point 11 a (new)
(11a) 'plant reproductive material' means any plant at any stage in its development, including seeds from which entire plants can be grown and intended for this purpose;
Amendment 193 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 216 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 230 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) as non-organic agricultural ingredients to be used for the production of organic processed products;
Amendment 234 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) the ingredient is not available in sufficient quantity in the Union in accordance with the organic production rules.
Amendment 360 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The observance of high health, environmental and animal welfare standards in the production of organic products is intrinsic to the high qualitywholesomeness of those products. As underlined in the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and to the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on agricultural product quality policy11, organic production forms part of the Union's agricultural product quality schemes together with geographical indications, traditional specialties guaranteed and products of the outermost regions of the Union, as laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council12 and Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council13, respectively. In this sense, organic production pursues the same objectives within the common agricultural policy (‘CAP’) which are inherent to all the agricultural product quality schemes of the Union. __________________ 11 COM(2009) 234 final. 12 Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1). 13 Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 (OJ L 78, 20.3.2013, p. 23).
Amendment 389 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) The choice of species or variety to be cultivated should take account of their ability to adapt to climatic and pedagogical conditions and of their resistance to disease.
Amendment 394 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The use of pesticides, should be significantly restricted. Preference should be given to the application of measures that prevent any damage by pests and weeds through techniques which do not involve the use of plant protection products such as crop alternation and rotation. Presence of pests and weeds should be monitored to decide whether any intervention is economically and ecologically justified. The use of certain plant protection products should be allowed if such techniques do not provide adequate protection and only if those plant protection products have been authorised in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council28, after having been assessed to be compatible with objectives and principles of organic production, including with restrictive conditions of use, and consequently authorised in accordance with this Regulation. __________________ 28 Regulation (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).
Amendment 403 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Mutilations and all practices which lead to stress, harm, disease or suffering of animals should be prohibited.
Amendment 417 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) Provisions concerning the composition of organic processed food should be laid down. In particular, such food should be produced mainly from agricultural ingredients that are organic with a limited possibility to use certain non-organic agricultural ingredients specified in this Regulation. In addition, only certain substances authorised in accordance with this Regulation should be allowed for use in the production of organic processed food.
Amendment 530 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
(7) ‘group of operators’ means a group in which each operator is a farmer who has a holding of up to 5 hectares of utilised agricultural area, or 15 hectares in the case of permanent grassland and extensive grazing land, and who may, in addition to producing food or feed, be engaged in processing of food or feed;
Amendment 976 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – indent 2 a (new)
Annex I – indent 2 a (new)
- aromatized wine products as defined in Council Regulation 251/2014,
Amendment 7 #
2014/0096(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council13 provides for the definition of processing aids referred to as technological adjuvants in Directive 83/417/EEC. Consequently, this Directive should use the term ‘s 'food additives' and 'processing aids’' instead of ’'technological adjuvants’' in line with the Codex Alimentarius Standard for edible casein products. __________________ 13Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives (OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 16).
Amendment 117 #
2014/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 50 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) an examination of documents, traceability records and other records which may be relevant to the assessment of compliance with the zootechnical and genealogical rules provided for in this Regulation;
Amendment 118 #
2014/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 50 – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 119 #
2014/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2
Article 53 – paragraph 2
2. The administrative assistance provided for in paragraph 1 shall include, where appropriateneeded, participation by the competent authority of a Member State in on-the-spot official controls that the competent authority of another Member State performs.
Amendment 54 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) In line with the European Council conclusions of 23 and 24 October 2014 on the 2030 Climate and Energy Policy Framework, and given the considerable efforts necessary to combat climate change and to adapt to its inevitable effects, and also given both the direct and indirect costs that the ETS entails for companies, it is appropriate that the entirety of the revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances be used primarily to compensate for indirect costs passed on in electricity prices as well as to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Amendment 63 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
(3b) Certain installations which have been determined to be exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage for costs related to greenhouse gas emissions passed on in electricity prices should be compensated through harmonised financial measures, including measures relating to the use of the revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances.
Amendment 80 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Articles 10 and 13(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,
Amendment 95 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. A market stability reserve is established, and shall operate from 1 January 20217.
Amendment 112 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall publish the total number of allowances in circulation each year, by 15 May of the subsequent year. The total number of allowances in circulation for year x shall be the cumulative number of allowances issued in the period since 1 January 2008, including the number issued pursuant to Article 13(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC in that period and entitlements to use international credits exercised by installations under the EU emission trading system in respect of emissions up to 31 December of year x, minus the cumulative tonnes of verified emissions from installations under the EU emission trading system between 1 January 2008 and 31 December of year x, any allowances cancelled in accordance with Article 12(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC and the number of allowances in the reserve. No account shall be taken of emissions during the three-year period starting in 2005 and ending in 2007 and allowances issued in respect of those emissions. The first publication shall take place by 15 May 20176.
Amendment 177 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 b (new)
3a. In Article 10, the following paragraph shall be inserted: "1b. Half of the allowances that are backloaded in accordance with Decision No 1359/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EU) No 176/2014 shall be permanently deleted."
Amendment 180 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
Amendment 183 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 e (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 e (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
3e. In Article 10(3), the second subparagraph is replaced by the following: "Member States shall be deemed to have fulfilled the provisions of this paragraph if they have in place and implement fiscal or financial support policies, including in particular in developing countries, or domestic regulatory policies, which leverage financial support, established for the purposes set out in the first subparagraph and which have a value equivalent to at least 50 % of thell revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances referred to in paragraph 2, including all revenues from the auctioning referred to in paragraph 2, points (b) and (c)."
Amendment 187 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 i (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 i (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 a – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 197 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2a Review of Directive 2003/87/EC Within six months of the entry into force of this Decision [insert number of this Decision when known] and no later than mid-2015, the Commission shall review Directive 2003/87/EC, taking into account the conclusions of the European Council of 23 and 24 October 2014, in particular with regard to carbon leakage provisions and the need for continuation after 2020 of free allocations for direct costs for the most efficient installations, thereby better reflecting changing production levels. In that review, the Commission shall also take into account harmonised measures at the Union level for indirect carbon costs so as to avoid any distortions in the internal market. In accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, the Commission shall submit a proposal to the European Parliament and the Council in this respect.
Amendment 1 #
2013/2070(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the adoption of this Amending budget No 3 will reduce the share of the GNI contribution from Member States to the Union budget and therefore partly compensate their contribution to the financing of Amending budget No 2; highlights therefore its intention to carry on the procedure for the adoption of Draft amending budgethat the two dossiers are subject Nto 3 in parallel with the negotiations on Draft amending budget No 2a common calendar for adoption since they are strictly linked both from a political and from a procedural point of view;
Amendment 137 #
2013/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Calls on the Member States, in the absence of an agreed solution at EU level, to take appropriate measures to implement the provisions of paragraph 7 of the supplementary guidelines on vertical restraints in agreements for the sale and repair of motor vehicles and for the distribution of spare parts for motor vehicles contained in Commission Notice 2010/C 138/05, so as to ensure contractual relations between dealers and automobile manufacturers based on fairness, transparency and compliance with the principles of good faith;
Amendment 1 #
2013/2056(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 3 July 2013 on the political agreement on the Multiannual Financial Framework 2014- 2020,
Amendment 2 #
2013/2056(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas out of the total of DAB 2/2013 only EUR 7,3 billionthe political agre emeant to cover 2007-2013 programmes under the cohesion policy, the rest relating to the closure of the 2000-2006 programmes (EUR 1,7 billion) and payment needs stemming from other headings (reached on 27 June 2013 at the highest political level between Parliament, the Council Presidency and the Commission on the MFF 2014-2020 included Council's commitment for the formal adoption of DAB 2/2013 for EUR 2,27,3 billion), meaning that less than half of the outstanding payments from 2012 relating to 2007-2013 programmes (EUR 16,2 billion) are covered by DAB 2/2013as well as for a decision, without delay, on a further draft amending budget to be proposed by the Commission in early autumn;
Amendment 3 #
2013/2056(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the Council formally engaged to cover a first tranche of outstanding needs amounting to EUR 7,3 billion with DAB 2/2013adopted its position on DAB 2/2013 on 9 July 2013 for an amount of EUR 7,3 billion that will cover outstanding payment needs across headings 1a, 1b, 2, 3a, 3b and 4;
Amendment 5 #
2013/2056(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the commitment the Parliament requires of the Council to ensure that later in the year the second tranche of EUR 3,9 billion will be covered through a secondParliament in its resolution of 3 July 2013 links the adoption by the Council of the further draft amending budget oin payments represents a precondition for Parliament's final voteearly autumn with the adoption of the MFF Regulation onr the MFF/IIA,Budget 2014;
Amendment 7 #
2013/2056(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes note of Draft amending budget No 2/2013 as proposed by the Commission and of Council's position thereon, which was part of the political agreement between the three EU institutions on the MFF 2014-2020;
Amendment 9 #
2013/2056(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Understands that the overall increase of EUR 11,2 billion is setproposed by the Commission at this level in order not to challenge the 2013 MFF payment ceiling and, therefore, avoid a revision of the current MFF; fears, however, that it might not be sufficient to cover all payment claims submitted until the end of 2013; reminds, in particular, that the bulk of invoices under heading 1b are traditionally submitted by Member States towards the end of each financial year in order to prevent possible de-commitments due to the application of N+2 and N+3 rules;
Amendment 10 #
2013/2056(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the joint declarations of December 2012 were an integral part of the agreement on the Budget 2013, and represent a formal engagement on the side of the three institutions which must be fully respected as a sign of mutual trust and loyal cooperation; understands however the financial constraints to which the Member States are subject and accepts therefore that outstanding needs in payments until the end of 2013 (EUR 11,2 billion EUR as estimated by the Commission) arshould be covered in two consecutive steps;
Amendment 11 #
2013/2056(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reminds the Council of the formal engagement required by thecommitment it made as part of the political agreement on the MFF 2014- 2020 at the explicit request of Parliament to ensure as well coverage for the second tranche of outstanding payments so as to ensurthat will guarantee the settlement of the payments issue before the new MFF period begins; urges the Commission to come up as soon as possible with an Athe further draft amending budget solely devoted to this issue;
Amendment 13 #
2013/2056(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates its position as set out in its resolution of 13 MarchJuly 2013 on the political agreement on the MFF 2014-2020 that the Parliament will conclude the negotiations on the MFF only on the basis of a binding commitment by the Conot give its consent to the MFF Regulation or will not adopt the Budget 2014 unctil that the full amount of the outstanding payments as identified by the Commission DAB 2/2013, i.e. EUR 11,2 billion, willis new amending budget, covering the remaining deficit as identified by the Commission, has be ensur adopted by the end of the yearCouncil;
Amendment 81 #
2013/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on Member States, in agreement with the Commission, to establish a tax incentive scheme to promote youth employment and support under-35 undertakings, by means of incentives for undertakings, particularly SMEs, to recruit young people on permanent contracts; to this end, proposes that, as suggested by the Commission in the employment package, the Member States could use the instrument of employment subsidies and reduction of the tax wedge, particularly to meet the cost to employers of social security and health insurance contributions;
Amendment 82 #
2013/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on Member States, in agreement with the Commission, to establish measures and concessions for apprenticeship contracts and bonuses for business start-ups by young people aged under 35; considers, in particular, that Member States should provide greater and better support services for start-ups, organise awareness-raising campaigns concerning the opportunities and prospects involved in self-employment, arrange more cooperation between employment services, and provide support for businesses, including with the aid of (micro-) financing;
Amendment 20 #
2013/2010(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is of the opinion that budgeting a realisticsufficient level of payments at the beginning of the budgetary cycle would avoid unnecessary complications during the implementation of the budget, as witnessed in particular with the 2012 budget;
Amendment 22 #
Amendment 27 #
2013/2010(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that, due to the intransigent position of the Council in the negotiations, the overall level of payments set in the 2013 budget is EUR 5 billion lower than the Commission’s estimates for payment needs in the draft budget; is extremely worried about the level of payments in the 2013 budget and believes that this level of appropriations will be insufficient to cover actual payment needs in 2013; is particularly concerned by the payments' margin in the 2013 budget that amounts to 11,2 billion while the carry over alone of additional payment needs from 2012 is at the level of around 19 billion;
Amendment 38 #
2013/2010(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that, in line with the provisions of the joint statement on payments 2012, the Commission shall present at an early stage in 2013 a draft amending budget devoted to the sole purpose of covering the suspended claims from 2012, amounting to EUR 2.9 billion, and other pending legal obligations, without prejudice to the proper implementation of the 2013 budget; recalls that in November and December 2012 additional payment requests under shared management for an overall amount of around EUR 16 billion were submitted to the Commission, which will need to be paid out in 2013; therefore urges the Commission to submit this draft amending budget alreadwithout any delay during the first trimester of 2013, in order to avoid any interference with the budget 2014 procedure;
Amendment 43 #
2013/2010(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges also that an inter- institutional working group on payments be set up as soon as possible, in which the two armsbuilding on the experience of the interinstitutional meetings on payments that were organised in the context of the 2013 budgetary authority should present joint conclusions on how to proceed; procedure; firmly believes that such meetings at political level are instrumental in avoiding any possible misunderstanding as to the accuracy of figures and estimates regarding payment needs; calls for the first interinstitutional meeting on payments to take place in the first semester of 2013;
Amendment 48 #
2013/2010(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is concerned about the high level of unused appropriations (RALs) accumulated at the end of the year 2012; proposes to organise once againthat, despite a level of payment implementation of 99% at the end of 2012 , the stock of outstanding commitments (RALs) has now reached the unprecedented level of 217,3 billion; considers that this year inter-institutional meetings on payments should closely examine the difference between commitment and payment appropriations, to establish a dialogue with the Commission in order to fully clarify the composition of RAL; insists that the Council refrain from deciding a priori the level of payments, without taking account of actual needs and legal obligations; notes further that accruing RAL actually undermines a transparent EU budget in which the relation between commitments and payments in any specific budgetary year is clearly visible;
Amendment 58 #
2013/2010(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Is of the opinion that the 2013 budget negotiations have demonstrated once more that the system of financing the EU budget – with national contributions amounting to more than 75 % of EU revenue – is today on its last legcompletely outdated; considers that the current system puts the EU budget in a position of total dependency from national treasuries, which can be particularly detrimental at a time of national budgetary constrains; urges that the structure of Union revenue be reformed byincluding the introducingtion of new and genuine own resources, like the financial transaction tax and the new EU VAT, and recalls its support to the Commission proposal for reforming the own resources system;
Amendment 434 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 2
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 2
2. Member States shall establish a national nitrogen budget to monitor the changes in overall losses of reactive nitrogen from agricultureof anthropogenic origin, including ammonia, nitrous oxide, ammonium, nitrates and nitrites, basedalso in view onf the principles set out in the UNECE Guidance Document on Nitrogen Budgets36. In drawing up the budget, the loads from pressure sources of non-agricultural origin need to be taken into account, in addition to the following elements: (a) the type and extent of activities which might have an impact on the budget, and possible pressure sources; (b) any natural elements and sources of pollution that were pre-existing or are independent of anthropogenic pollution; (c) any cause and effect relationship between the various factors, namely the identification of how much each of the elements (natural or anthropogenic) affects the overall losses of pollutants and, therefore, the type and level of pollution that each pressure source is capable of causing. __________________ 36 Decision 2012/10, ECE/EB.AIR/113/Add.1
Amendment 443 #
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 471 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 1 – part B – point 1
Annex III – section 1 – part B – point 1
1. Member StatesControlled combustion, on the site of production, of shmall ban open field burning of agricultural harvest residue and waste and forest residue, and shall monitor and enforce its implementation. Any exemptions to such a ban shall be limited to preventive programs to avoid uncontrolled wildfires, to control pest or to protect biodiversityamounts of residual plant material from agricultural activities or from the maintenance of allotments or private gardens shall be permitted, provided that it is carried out according to normal practices and customs. In order to regulate these activities, the Member States, taking into account the specific characteristics of the area, shall lay down rules relating to the controlled combustion, on the site of production, of the material in question, divided into small heaps and in limited daily amounts, using processes or methods which do not harm the environment or endanger human health.
Amendment 192 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 198 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. The emission limit values set out in Annex II shall not apply to medium combustion plants located in the Canary Islands, French Overseas Departments, the archipelagos of Madeira and Azores and to medium combustion plants being part of small and micro isolated systems as defined in Directive 2009/72/EC. Member States shall set emission limit values for those plants in order to reduce their emissions to air and the potential risks to human health and the environment.
Amendment 196 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 197 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
(a) ‘"novel food’" means allny food that was not used for human consumption to a significant degree within the Union before 15 May 1997 irrespective of the date of accession of the various Member States to the Union and includes in particularthat falls under at least one of the following categories:
Amendment 211 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i c (new)
(ic) foods and food ingredients with a new or intentionally modified primary molecular structure;
Amendment 216 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i h (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i h (new)
(ih) foods and food ingredients consisting of or isolated from microorganisms, fungi or algae;
Amendment 219 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i k (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i k (new)
(ik) foods and food ingredients consisting of or isolated from plants and food ingredients isolated from animals, except for foods and food ingredients obtained by traditional propagating or breeding practices and having a history of safe food use;
Amendment 237 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iv d (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iv d (new)
(ivd) food containing, consisting of, or obtained from cellular or tissue cultures;
Amendment 238 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iv e (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iv e (new)
ive) food containing or consisting of insects and other invertebrates;
Amendment 326 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. TWithin one month of receiving an application, the Commission mayshall request that EFSA to renders its opinion if the update is liable to have an effect on human healthto the Union list is liable to pose a safety risk to human health and the environment.
Amendment 331 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall acknowledge receipt of the application to the applicant within 15 days of receiving the application. Within one month after reception of the application, the Commission shall verify the validity of the application. Where the application has not been considered as valid, the Commission shall inform the applicant thereof, specifying the reasons and stop the procedure.
Amendment 340 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Where the Commission requests an opinion from EFSA, it shall forward the valid application to EFSA. EFSA shall adopt its opinion within ninesix months from the date of receipt of a valid application.
Amendment 355 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Within ninesix months from the date of publication of EFSA's opinion, the Commission shall submit to the committee referred to in Article 27(1) a draft implementing act updating the Union list taking account of:
Amendment 368 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Where the Commission has not requested an opinion from EFSA in accordance with Article 9(2), the ninesix- month period provided for in paragraph 1 shall start from the date on which the Commission received a valid application in accordance with Article 9(1).
Amendment 428 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 a (new)
Article 21 a (new)
Article 21a Alignment of time periods with Regulation (EC) 1924/2006 If the applicant requests data protection in accordance with Article 24 of this Regulation and Article 21 of Regulation (EC) 1924/2006, the Commission may adjust the time periods provided for in Articles 10(1), 11(1) or (2), 16(1) and 17(1) in order to align them with those in Regulation (EC) 1924/2006 so that the two periods of data protection run concurrently. In such cases the applicant shall be consulted before the Commission takes a decision on the alignment. In addition to this alignment of intellectual property protection periods, health claim and novel food evaluation and authorisation procedures should, where possible, also be synchronised, with a view to ensuring that the market in such products operates smoothly and applicants are afforded proper protection.
Amendment 454 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the newly developed scientific evidence or scientific data was designated as proprietary by the priorinitial applicant at the time the first application was made, regardless of whether the data has been published in a scientific journal and without there being an obligation for that data to be forwarded immediately to the regulatory authorities;
Amendment 455 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the prior applicant had exclusive right of reference tocan demonstrate ownership of the proprietary scientific evidence or scientific data, by means of verifiable proof at the time the first application was made and
Amendment 471 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply. The committee shall deliver its opinion within six months after adoption of the proposal referred to in Articles 11(1) and 17(1).
Amendment 71 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Over the period 2001-11, barely 30 % of the budget earmarked for information provision and promotion measures under Regulation (EC) No 3/2008 was spent on measures targeting third-country markets, even though these markets offer major growth potential. With the aim of reaching 75 % of estimated expenditure, sSpecific arrangements are therefore required to encourage a larger number of information provision and promotion measures for Union agricultural products in third countries, in particular through increased financial support.
Amendment 131 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 - point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 - point b a (new)
ba) promotion measures aimed at increasing sales of agricultural and food products from the EU.
Amendment 164 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) the agricultural products of EU origin listed in Annex I to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Treaty’), excluding the fishery and aquaculture products listed in Annex 1 to Regulation (EU) No [COM(2011)416] of the European Parliament and of the Council19 and tobacco; __________________ 19 Regulation (EC) No [COM(2011/416] of ... on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products (OJ ...).
Amendment 174 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) the food products based on agricultural products of EU origin listed in point I of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
Amendment 182 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
ca) the wine referred to in Part II, Title II, Section 2 of Regulation (EU) No. 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Amendment 206 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point c a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point c a (new)
ca) quality production methods adopted under national provisions transposing Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides;
Amendment 209 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point c b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point c b (new)
cb) quality schemes for agricultural and food products referred to in Article 16(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013.
Amendment 218 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Proposing organizations shall be, whenever possible, representative of the relevant sector in one or more Member States.
Amendment 233 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) for simple programmes, of atwo calls for proposals indicating, notably the conditions for participation and the main assessment criteria;
Amendment 234 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) for multi programmes, of atwo calls for proposals in accordance with Title VI of Part I of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/201223. __________________ 23 Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1).
Amendment 259 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The Union's financial contribution to simple programmes shall not exceed 560 % of the eligible expenditure. The remaining expenditure shall be borne exclusively by proposing organisations.
Amendment 268 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The percentage referred to in paragraph 1 shall be increased to 670 % for:
Amendment 305 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18
Article 18
The maximum rate of co-financing shall be set at 670 % of the total eligible costs for the multi programmes. The remaining expenditure shall be borne exclusively by proposing organisations.
Amendment 336 #
Amendment 98 #
Amendment 104 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 – point e
Recital 1 – point e
Amendment 113 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In order to determine the scope of the several provisions of this Regulation it is necessary to define the concepts of ‘professional operator’ and ‘making available on the market’. In particular, in view of the marketing developments of the sector, the definition of ‘making available on the market’ should be as wide as possible to ensure all forms of transactions of plant reproductive material. That definition should include inter alia persons concluding sales through distance contracts (e.g. electronically) and persons who collect basic forest material.
Amendment 154 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 79
Recital 79
Amendment 200 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d d (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d d (new)
(dd) produced by a farmer on their own farm, under their own name and at their own expense.
Amendment 225 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 5
Article 3 – point 5
(5) ‘making available on the market’ means the holding for the purpose of sale within the Union, including offering for sale or for any other form of transfer, and the sale, distribution, import into, and export out of, the Union and other forms of transfer by an operator for the purpose of commercial cultivation, whether free of charge or not;
Amendment 234 #
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, at least one of the following activities with regard to plant reproductive material intended for commercial cultivation:
Amendment 239 #
Amendment 247 #
Amendment 283 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6
Article 6
Professional operators shall ensure that plant reproductive material produced and made available on the market under their control fulfils the requirements of this Regulation.
Amendment 285 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – title
Article 7 – title
Specific responsibilities of professional operators producbringing plant reproductive material onto the market
Amendment 289 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – introductory part
Article 7 – introductory part
Professional operators producbringing plant reproductive material onto the market shall:
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 382 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Amendment 389 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 399 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Amendment 407 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – title
Article 13 – title
Amendment 410 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Plant reproductive material produced and made available on the market shall comply with:
Amendment 416 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the production and quality requirements set out in Section 3 for the relevant category;
Amendment 420 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. Paragraph 1 (a) and (b) shall not apply to production requirements of plant reproductive material referred to in Article 14(3) and Article 36.
Amendment 425 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Plant reproductive material may be produced and made available on the market only if it belongs to a variety registered in a national variety register referred to in Article 51 or in the Union variety register referred to in Article 52.
Amendment 476 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – title
Article 16 – 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 495 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
This certification and identification shall apply to those varieties which are entered in the European variety register. National trademarks or certification systems shall continue to be admissible.
Amendment 519 #
Amendment 533 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25
Article 25
Where the official labels are produced by the competent authorities, as referred to in point (b) of Article 22, the competent authorities shall carry out all necessary field inspections, sampling and testing in accordance with the certification schemes, adopted pursuant to Article 20(2), to confirm compliance with the production and quality requirements adopted pursuant to Article 16(2).
Amendment 537 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – title
Article 27 – title
Notification of the intended production and certification of pre-basic, basic and certified material
Amendment 538 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27
Article 27
Professional operators shall inform the competent authorities in due time about their intention to produchave pre-basic, basic and certified material plant reproductive material, and to carry out the certification referred to in certified in accordance with Article 19(1). That notification shall state the plant species and categories concerned.
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 556 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1
1. Where the post certification tests show that pre-basic, basic or certified material has not been produced or made available on the market in compliance with the production anddoes not comply with the quality requirements referred to in Article 16(2), and with the requirements of the certification schemes referred to in Article 20(2), the competent authorities shall ensure that the professional operator concerned takes the necessary corrective actions. Those actions shall ensure that the material concerned either complies with those requirements or is withdrawn from the market.
Amendment 559 #
Amendment 589 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 6 – point b a (new)
Article 34 – paragraph 6 – point b a (new)
(ba) quality requirements for the reproductive material.
Amendment 605 #
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 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;
Amendment 673 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 42 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. These provisions shall not apply to small undertakings and farms which supply local markets.
Amendment 679 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1
Article 43 – paragraph 1
Plant reproductive material may be imported from third countries only if it is established, pursuant to Article 44, that ithat fulfils requirements equivalent to those applicable to plant reproductive material produced and made available on the market in the Union.
Amendment 681 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 43 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 684 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commissionuncil and Parliament may decide, by means of implementing actsthe ordinary legislative procedure, whether plant reproductive material of specific genera, species οr categories produced in a third country, or particular areas of a third country, fulfils requirements equivalent with those applicable to plant reproductive material produced and made available on the market in the Union, on the basis of:
Amendment 737 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the name, and, where applicable, the reference number, of the applicantbreeder;
Amendment 740 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point e
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 759 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – point e
Article 54 – point e
Amendment 781 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 5
Article 56 – paragraph 5
Amendment 785 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 6
Article 56 – paragraph 6
Amendment 793 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) in case the variety had been previously not registered in a national variety register or in the Union variety register and plant reproductive material belonging to that variety has been made available on the market before the entry into force of this Regulation;,
Amendment 798 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) in case the variety had been previously registered in any national variety register or in the Union variety register on the basis of a technical examination pursuant to Article 71, but has been deleted from those registers more than five years before the submission of the current application and or would not fulfil the requirements laid down in Articles 60, 61 and 62 and, where applicable, Article 58(1) and Article 59(1).
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 846 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 58 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Those varieties in particular which play a significant role in connection with climate change and the environment and/or regional markets or organic farming shall be deemed to have a satisfactory value for cultivation and/or use.
Amendment 854 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1
Article 60 – paragraph 1
1. 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 distinct, if it is clearly distinguishable, by reference to thean expression of the characteristics that results from a particular genotype or combination of genotypes, from any other variety whose existence is commonly known on the date of the application determined pursuant to Article 70. Variety and means of reproduction shall be recognised as distinguishing criteria.
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 869 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 63 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 63 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. A variety placed on a national register pursuant to Article 51 shall be deemed to be distinct, uniform and stable, for the purpose of recognising the plant variety right pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2100/1994 and to have a suitable denomination for the purposes of Article 63 of that Regulation.
Amendment 891 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 64 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 140, setting out specific rules concernuncil and Parliament may adopt under the ordinary legislative procedure provisions specifying the suitability of variety denominations. Those rules mayprovisions shall concern:
Amendment 897 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 3
Article 65 – paragraph 3
Amendment 899 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 1
Article 66 – paragraph 1
1. Any personBreeders or their representatives may submit to the competent authority an application for registration of a variety in the national variety register.
Amendment 902 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) the name and address of the breeder in addition to details on how the variety was obtained;
Amendment 913 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 3
Article 67 – paragraph 3
Amendment 917 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68
Article 68
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 949 #
Amendment 970 #
Amendment 987 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 79 – paragraph 1
Article 79 – paragraph 1
1. If, on the basis of the procedure set out in Articles 6671 to 78, it is concluded that the variety complies with the applicable requirements set out in Article 56, the competent authority shall decide to register the variety in the national variety register.
Amendment 1005 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 85 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 1018 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 87 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 1019 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 87 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 1021 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 87 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 1082 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 1
Article 97 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1084 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 2
Article 97 – paragraph 2
2. The level at which the fees are set pursuant to paragraph 1by the Member States shall reflect the principle of sound financial management to allow the Agency to maintain a balanced budget.
Amendment 1085 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 2
Article 97 – paragraph 2
2. The level at which the fees are set pursuant to paragraph 1 shall reflect the principle of sound financial management to allow the Agency to maintain a balanced budget. Derogations or exemptions may be laid down for small undertakings or private individuals.
Amendment 1087 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 101 – paragraph 1
Article 101 – paragraph 1
1. Each competent authority shall notify within five working daysone month the Agency of the application for registration of a variety, the adoption of the decision referred to in Article 79, the new denomination after registration pursuant to Article 81, the renewal of the registration pursuant to Article 83, and the deletion of a variety pursuant to Article 85.
Amendment 1088 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 101 – paragraph 2
Article 101 – paragraph 2
2. Each competent authority shall notify the Agency of the person responsible for the maintenance of the variety pursuant to Article 86. That notification shall take place within five working daysone month from the date on which the competent authority has become aware of that person.
Amendment 1101 #
Amendment 1144 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 144 – paragraph 1a (new)
Article 144 – paragraph 1a (new)
1a. Without prejudice to more detailed requirements laid down in this Regulation, the following Articles and Annexes shall continue to apply: (a) Articles 21 to 22 of, and Annexes I to V to the repealed Council Directive 66/401 EEC; (b) Articles 21 to 22 of, and Annexes I to V to the repealed Council Directive 66/402 EEC; (c) Articles 17 to 18 of, and Annexes I to IV to the repealed Council Directive 68/193 EEC; (d) Articles 16 to 18 and 24 of the repealed Council Directive 2002/53 EC; (e) Articles 27 to 29 of, and Annexes I to IV to the repealed Council Directive 2002/54 EC; (f) Articles 45 to 47 of, and Annexes I to V to the repealed Council Directive 2002/55 EC; (g) Articles 24 to 26 of, and Annexes I to III to the repealed Council Directive 2002/56 EC; (h) Articles 24 to 26 of, and Annexes I to V to the repealed Council Directive 2002/57 EC.
Amendment 49 #
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 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. Member States should be given the possibility to extend and use the existing system and programmes for the transitional period 2014, by financing it from the funds from the 2014-2020 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 2
Recital 2
(2) The forecasts for the direct payments and market related expenditure determined in the preparation of the 2014 Draft Budget show that the annual ceilPending the adoption of a regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework on the basis of Article 312(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning ofor the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) in respect of financial year 2014 is likely to be exceeded Union, the level of the applicable ceiling for the year 2014 remains uncertaking into account the need to establish. Until the reserve for crises referred to in the Conclusions of the European Council (7/ 8 February 2013) on the Multiannual Financial Framework. A is clarity on the level of the applicable ceiling, it is not possible to determine whether an adjustment rate tof the direct payments listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 should therefore be determinedfor 2013 is necessary and, if so, what the rate should be.
Amendment 5 #
2013/0087(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) As a general rule, farmers submitting an aid application for direct payments for one calendar year (N) are paid within a fixed payment period falling under the financial year (N+1). However, Member States have the possibility to make late payments, within certain limits, to farmers beyond this payment period without any time limits. Such late payments may fall in a later financial year. When financial discipline is applied for a given calendar year, the adjustment rate should not be applied to payments for which aid applications have been submitted in the calendar years other than that for whichTo take account of the exceptional situation that exists in 2013 owing to the absence of a regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework, the deadline by which the European Parliament and the finaCouncial discipline applies. Therefore, in order to ensure equal treatment of farmers, it is appropriate to provide thatmay determine the adjustments rate should be applied to payments for which aid applications have been submitted in the calendar year for which the financial discipline is applied, irrespectively of when the payment is made to farmerseferred to in Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 for the calendar year 2013 should, by way of derogation from Article 11(2) of that Regulation, be set at 30 September 2013.
Amendment 6 #
2013/0087(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
Amendment 9 #
2013/0087(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
Amendment 10 #
2013/0087(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
Amendment 11 #
2013/0087(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. The amounts of direct payments within the meaning ofBy way of derogation Article 2(d11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, to be granted to a farmhe deadline by which the European Parliament and the Council may deter min excess of EUR 5000 for an aid application submitted respect of calendar year 2013 shall be reduced by 4.981759 %e the adjustments referred to in Article 11(1) of that Regulation for the calendar year submitted in 2013 is set at 30 September 2013.
Amendment 17 #
2013/0087(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 - subparagraph 2
Article 2 - subparagraph 2
Amendment 10 #
2013/0045(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24 a (new)
Recital 24 a (new)
(24a) In order to endow the Union with its own, independent sources of financing, as provided for in the Treaty on European Union, revenues from the Financial Transaction Tax should be allocated at least partly to the Union budget as a genuine own resource.
Amendment 13 #
2013/0045(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24 b (new)
Recital 24 b (new)
(24 b) This Directive does not address the management of revenue from FTT. However, having regard to the 2011 Commission legislative proposals on the reform of the EU own resources system, at least part of the revenue from FTT can be accrued to the EU budget as a genuine own resource, if the Member States participating in the implementation of this Council Directive so decide. The use of FTT revenue as EU own resource will reduce proportionally the national GNI contributions to the EU budget of all participating Member States - irrespective of their individual FTT contributions to the EU budget - and can therefore reduce the burden on national treasuries.
Amendment 23 #
2013/0000(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages the continuation of structural and organisational reforms, without sacrificing legislative excellence and the quality of working conditions, and supports organisational innovation to help improve Parliament’s efficiency and the Members’ quality of working conditions in 2014 and subsequent years, including, but not limited to, more efficient structuring of Parliament’s working rhythm, ‘demand- driven’ translation and interpretation services (without endangering the principle of multilingualism), optimal logistical solutions for Members and their assistants, further upgrading of in-house research assistance, and continuing and further developing a paperless Parliament and e- meetings;
Amendment 2 #
2012/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2a (new)
Paragraph 2a (new)
Amendment 12 #
2012/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9a (new)
Paragraph 9a (new)
9a. Emphasises that the reintroduction of a ‘petty offence’ procedure should go ahead, and that recovery under Article 56(3) of the updated horizontal regulation should not be pursued where the costs already incurred combined with the likely costs of recovery exceed the amount to be recovered; calls on the Commission, in the interests of administrative simplification at local level, to deem this condition to have been met if the amount to be recovered from the beneficiary in the context of a single payment does not exceed EUR 300; reducing the administrative burden by not pursuing the recovery of small and very small amounts enables the national and regional authorities to investigate more serious irregularities more efficiently and take appropriate action against them;
Amendment 16 #
2012/2144(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the directive seeks to regulate an extremely broad range of services and occupational and business categories, many of which differ greatly from one Member State to another;
Amendment 20 #
2012/2144(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas businesses, in particular SMEs, are still having to comply with an extensive range of administrative and bureaucratic requirements which are a heavy burden for them, particularly when taken together with the difficulties they face in gaining access to credit;
Amendment 42 #
2012/2144(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that the Services Directive does not force liberalisation but should paves the way for both business and consumers to grasp the full potential of our single market;
Amendment 73 #
2012/2144(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that the diversity of national standards is causing fragmentation and giving rise to problems of interpretation for many occupational and business groups; encourages the development of voluntary European standards for services to improve cross-border comparability;
Amendment 111 #
2012/2144(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Strongly supports the Commission’s zero tolerance policy; encourages the Commission to make use of all means at its disposal to ensure full enforcement of existing rules, in dialogue with Member States and the relevant occupational and business groups; calls for fast-track infringement procedures to be applied whenever breaches of the directive are identified;
Amendment 122 #
2012/2144(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Urges stakeholders, the business community and social partners to play their part in holding governments to account for revitalisthe Commission and the Member States, in view of the current economic crisis, to pay greater attention to the requests made by business communities, occupational groups and social partners, with a view to ensuring that those requests, wherever justifiable, are taken into account when implementing the Europearules on services sector and creating stable job, with the primary aim of maintaining current employment levels and opening up new employment opportunities;
Amendment 125 #
2012/2144(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Points to the importance of the Service Directive and to its close interaction with the Professional Qualifications Directive, and accordingly calls on the Commission and the Member States, in conjunction with European Committee for Standardisation (CEN), to ensure that uniform terminology that is clear and acceptable to all Member States and all of the many occupational categories is used, in order to help make sure that the rules are applied consistently throughout the EU;
Amendment 126 #
2012/2144(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Points out that, in regulating specific economic activities, the Services Directive emphasises the need to enable the provider not only to recoup investment costs but also to make a fair return on the capital invested;
Amendment 127 #
2012/2144(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
Paragraph 24 c (new)
24c. Calls on the Commission to take a pragmatic look at the issue of transitional provisions, taking proper account of the specific characteristics of individual occupations and national circumstances, with a view to supporting business and maintaining employment levels;
Amendment 201 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point h
Paragraph 20 – point h
Amendment 153 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to take all the necessary measures, also through administrative simplification, to promote small slaughterhouses and the slaughter of animals in the area where they were raised;
Amendment 160 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Insists on a reconsideration of the issue of limiting the transport time of animals destined for slaughter to eight hours, with some exceptions based on geographic conditions, and the option of longer transport of some animal species confirmed by scientific research results, proviAcknowledges Written Declaration 49/2011 of the European Parliament supporting an eight-hour limit for animals to be slaughtered, but recognises that such a demand is not scientifically based; considers that animal welfare during transport to a large extent depends on proper vehicle facilities and on the good handling of animals, as documented in the EFSA opinion of December 2010; nevertheless, asks the European Commission and the Member States to lay down guidelines for best practices to improve the correct implementation of Regulation (EC) N° 1/2005 and to reinforce control mechanisms in ordedr that the rules ono guarantee animal welfare; are complied with; sks Member States to introduce adequate and proportionate sanctions on the infringements to the Regulation;
Amendment 271 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on Member States to strengthen controls on the entire production chain aimed at halting tolerance of practices that infringe the Regulation and worsen the conditions for the transport of animals,
Amendment 1 #
2012/2016(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to the conclusions of the interinstitutional meeting on payments of May 30th 2012,
Amendment 41 #
2012/2016(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Deplores Council's reluctance to participate in the inter-institutional political meeting on payments proposed by the Parliament as a follow up to the last year's budgetary conciliation; considers such a meeting the ideal platform for the two arms of the budgetary authority to reach a common understanding - ahead of their respective positions on the Draft Budget - regarding the available data on implementation and absorption capacity and to correctly estimate the payment needs for 2012 and 2013; reminds that payment appropriations proposed by the European Commission in its draft budget are based on the estimates made by Member States themselves; firmly believes therefore that any doubts or any second thoughts –as expressed by some Council delegations- over the Commission's figures and calculations need to be communicated, examined and clarified as soon as possible, in order not to become an impediment for reaching an agreement in this year's conciliation;
Amendment 164 #
2012/2016(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69 a (new)
Paragraph 69 a (new)
Amendment 7 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 13 December 2012 on the EU steel industry,
Amendment 8 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 b (new)
Citation 13 b (new)
– having regard to the recommendations issued on 12 February 2013 by the High- Level Round Table on the future of the European steel industry,
Amendment 26 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas a single energy market will empower the Union to speak with one voice vis-à-vis external partners and ensure a level playing field for all EU and non-EU companies, while also guaranteeing social and environmental standards and working towards reciprocity in third countries;
Amendment 36 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas completion of the internal energy market is essential in order to achieve reasonable and competitive prices in the short, medium, and long term;
Amendment 59 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges that the trend of rising energy prices is likely to continue given its link to fuel prices, the impact of climate policy and the investments needed to maintain and modernise energy systems; maintains, however, that it is necessary to consider how high energy and raw material costs can be tackled and lowered, bearing in mind that they are jeopardising the competitiveness of European industries;
Amendment 68 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to study new ways to make electricity prices in Europe more competitive in the short and long term, especially in highly energy-intensive industries, bearing in mind the high levels of employment which they provide, including where satellite industries are concerned;
Amendment 69 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the Commission to continuously monitor electricity prices in the EU compared with other rival economies;
Amendment 117 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support policies and initiatives to bolster the competitiveness of the industrial system, for example incentives and tax relief for energy- intensive companies and for renewables; also points out that the necessary resources should not be obtained by imposing heavier burdens on users, least of all families and small businesses;
Amendment 135 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Believes tackling and lowering high energy and raw material costs to be a key policy priority; points out that energy and resource efficiency could lead to considerable cost savings in industry; urges the Commission to continue exploring the available avenues and, for example, encourage businesses to form consortia;
Amendment 71 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) In order to make this Directive fully operational and to keep up with technical, scientific and international developments in tobacco manufacture, consumption and regulation, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission, in particular in respect of adopting and adapting maximum yields for emissions and their measurement methods for emissions, setting maximum levels for ingredients that increase toxicity, addictiveness or attraddictiveness, the use of health warnings, unique identifiers and security features in the labelling and packaging, defining key elements for contracts on data storage with independent third parties, reviewing certain exemptions granted to tobacco products other than cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco and smokeless tobacco products and reviewing the nicotine levels for nicotine containing products. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and Council.
Amendment 102 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19
(19) '‘maximum level' or 'maximum yield'’ means the maximum content or emission, including 0, of a substance in a tobacco product measured in grams;
Amendment 146 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) In order to ensure the integrity and the visibility of health warnings and maximise their efficacy, provisions should be made regarding the dimension of the warnings as well as regarding certain aspects of the appearance of the tobacco package, including the opening mechanism. The package and the products may mislead consumers, in particular young people, suggesting that products are less harmful. For instance, this is the case with certain texts or features, such as ‘low-tar’, ‘light’, ‘ultra-light’, ‘mild’, ‘natural’, ‘organic’, ‘without additives’, ‘without flavours’, ‘slim’, names, pictures, and figurative or other signs. Likewise, the size and appearance of individual cigarettes can mislead consumers by creating the impression that they are less harmful. A recent study has also shown that smokers of slim cigarettes were more likely to believe that their own brand might be less harmful. This should be addressed.
Amendment 198 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) cover 750 % of the external area of both the front and back surface of the unit packet and any outside packaging;
Amendment 204 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) be positioned at the bottopm edge of the unit packet and any outside packaging, and in the same direction as any other information appearing on the packaging;
Amendment 212 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g
Amendment 262 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Amendment 266 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Amendment 303 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
(18) ‘ingredient’ means an additive, tobacco (leaves and other natural, processed or unprocessed partsy substance used in the manufacture or preparation of a tobacco plants including expanded and reconstituted tobacco), as well as any substance present in a finished tobacco product roduct or of any constituent thereof (including paper, filter, inks, capsules and adhesives) and still present in the finished tobacco product;
Amendment 316 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19
(19) ‘maximum level’ or ‘maximum yield’ means the maximum content or emission, including 0, of a substance in a tobacco product measured in grams;
Amendment 325 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 25
(25) ‘place on the market’ means to make products available to consumers located in the Union, with or without payment, including by means of distance sale; in case of cross-border distance sales the product is deemed to be placed on the market in the Member State where the consumer is located;
Amendment 366 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 386 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall notify the Commission of the maximum yields that they set for other emissions of cigarettes and for emissions of tobacco products other than cigarettes. Taking into account internationally agreed standards, where available, and based on scientific evidence and on the yields notified by Member States, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to adopt and adapt maximum yields for other emissions of cigarettes and for emissions of tobacco products other than cigarettes that increase in an appreciable manner the toxic or addictive effect of tobacco products beyond the threshold of toxicity and addictiveness stemming from the yields of tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide fixed in paragraph 1.
Amendment 468 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall not restrict or prohibit the use of additiveingredients which are essential for the manufacture of tobacco products, as long as the additiveuse of those ingredients does not result in a product with a characterising flavour.
Amendment 575 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 10
Article 6 – paragraph 10
10. Tobacco products other than cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco and smokeless tobacco products shall be exempted from the prohibitions laid down in paragraphs 1 and 5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to withdraw this exemption if there is a substantial change of circumstances as established in a Commission report.
Amendment 617 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. For cigarette packets the general warning and the information message shall be printed on the lateral sides of the unit packets. These warnings shall have a width of not less than 20 mm and a height of not less than 43 mm. For roll-your-own tobacco the information message shall be printed on the surface that becomes visible when opening the unit packet. Both the general warning and the information message shall cover 50% of the surface on which they are printed.
Amendment 633 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – point b
Amendment 672 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) cover 750 % of the external area of both the front and back surface of the unit packet and any outside packaging;
Amendment 688 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) be positioned at the bottopm edge of the unit packet and any outside packaging, and in the same direction as any other information appearing on the packaging;
Amendment 745 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point c
Amendment 788 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Amendment 822 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) suggests that a particular tobacco product is less harmful than others or has vitalising, energetic, healing, rejuvenating, natural, organic or otherwise positive health or social effects;
Amendment 829 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 833 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) in the case of tobacco for oral use, resembles a food product.
Amendment 837 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Prohibited elements and features may include but are not limited to texts, symbols, names, trade marks, figurative or other signs, misleading colours, inserts or other additional material such as adhesive labels, stickers, onserts, scratch-offs and sleeves, or relate to the shape of the tobacco product itself. Cigarettes with a diame. The provision to consumers of factual information on the product may not be prohibited. Trade marks registered prior to the dater of less than 7.5 mm shall be deemed to be misleadingn which this Directive enters into force may not be prohibited.
Amendment 863 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13
Article 13
Amendment 947 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point g
Amendment 953 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point h
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point h
Amendment 955 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point i
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point i
(i) the actual shipment route from manufacturing to the first retail outletpurchaser, including all warehouses used;
Amendment 963 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point j
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point j
(j) the identity of all purchasers from manufacturing to the first retail outletpurchaser;
Amendment 969 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point k
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point k
(k) the invoice, order number and payment records of all purchasers from manufacturing to the first retail outletpurchaser.
Amendment 976 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that all economic operators involved in the trade of tobacco products from the manufacturer to the last economic operator before the first retail outletfirst purchaser, record the entry of all unit packets into their possession, as well as all intermediate movements and the final exit from their possession. This obligation can be fulfilled by recording in aggregated form, e.g. of outside packaging, provided that tracking and tracing of unit packets remains possible.
Amendment 983 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that manufacturers of tobacco products provide all economic operators involved in the trade of tobacco products from the manufacturer to the last economic operator before the first retail outletpurchaser, including importers, warehouses and transporting companies with the necessary equipment allowing for the recording of the tobacco products purchased, sold, stored, transported or otherwise handled. The equipment shall be able to read and transmit the data electronically, in accordance with international standards, to a data storage facility pursuant to paragraph 6.
Amendment 1002 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
9. TWith due regard for current practices, technologies and commercial arrangements, as well as for international standards governing the tracking, tracing and authentication of consumer products and the requirements relating thereto that are set out in the WTO Protocol to Eliminate Elicit Trade in Tobacco Products, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to:
Amendment 1006 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 9 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 9 – point b
(b) to define the technical standards to ensure that the systems used for the unique identifiers and the related functions are fully compatible with each other across the Union and in line with international standards.
Amendment 1008 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 9 – point c
Article 14 – paragraph 9 – point c
Amendment 1037 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall oblige retail outlets intending to engage inprohibit cross- border distance sales to consumers located in the Union to register with the competent authorities in the Member State where the retail outlet is established and in the Member State where the actual or potential consumer is located. Retail outlets established outside the Union have to register with the competent authorities in the Member State where the actual or potential consumer is located. All retail outlets intending to engage in cross- border distance sales shall submit at least the following information to the competent authorities:.
Amendment 1053 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 1061 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 1069 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 1076 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1086 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1095 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1103 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 5
Article 16 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1117 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – title
Article 17 – title
Notification of novel tobacco products and granting of pre-marketing authorisation for reduced-risk tobacco products
Amendment 1136 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall require that manufacturers and importers of tobacco products inform their competent authorities of any new or updated information referred to in point (a) to (c) of paragraph 1. Member States shall be entitled to require tobacco manufacturers or importers to carry out additional tests or submit additional information. Member States shall make available to the Commission all information received pursuant to this Article. In connection with the placing on the market of reduced-risk tobacco products, Member States shall be entitled to introduce an authorisation system and charge a proportionate fee. Member States shall be entitled to lay down specific rules for reduced-risk products governing consumer information, packaging and labelling, ingredients and emissions, as well as the methods used to measure tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide, which may differ from the requirements of this Directive. Member States shall notify those rules to the Commission.
Amendment 1141 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. Novel and reduced-risk tobacco products placed on the market shall respect the requirements set out in this Directive. Reduced-risk tobacco products shall be covered by special provisions laid down by Member States under paragraph 2. The provisions applicable depend on whether the products fall under the definition of smokeless tobacco product in point (29) of Article 2 or tobacco for smoking in point (33) of Article 2.
Amendment 1146 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18
Article 18
Amendment 1273 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 3(2), 3(3), 4(3), 4(4), 6(3), 6(9), 6(10), 8(4), 9(3), 10(5), 11(3), 13(3), 13(4), 14(9), 18(2) and 18(5) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of timehree years from [Office of Publications: please insert the date of the entry into force of this Directive]. the date of the entry into force of this Directive]..
Amendment 17 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
8. The operational programme of each Member State should identify and justify the forms of material deprivation to be addressed, and describe the objectives and features of the assistance to the most deprived persons that will be provided through the support of national schemes. Member States should give priority to the food access, which meets the vital needs of the most deprived. It should also include elements necessary to ensure effective and efficient implementation of the operational programme.
Amendment 29 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – subparagraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – subparagraph 1 – point 1
(1) 'most deprived persons' means physical persons, whether individuals, families, households or groups composed of such persons, whose need for assistance has been established according to the objective criteria adopted by the national competent authorities, or defined byin cooperation with the partner organisations and which are approved by those competent authorities;
Amendment 44 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The global resources available for budgetary commitment from the Fund for the period 2014-2020 shall be EUR 2 500 000 000 at 2011 pricesmaintained at the same level of the current programming period, in accordance with the annual breakdown set out in Annex II.
Amendment 213 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Article 2 – point 1
Article 2 – point 1
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point s
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point s
(s) 'non-food cellulosic material' means feedstocks mainly composed of cellulose and hemicellulose, and having a lower lignin-content than ligno-cellulosic material; it includes food and feed crop residues (such as straw, stover, husks and shells), grassy energy crops with a low starch content (such as alfalfa and other nitrogen fixing crops, cover crops before and after annual cereal and oil crops, cactus and others CAM crops, ryegrass, switchgrass, miscanthus, giant cane, etc.), industrial residues (including from food and feed crops after vegetal oils, sugars, starches and protein have been extracted), and material from biowaste ;
Amendment 334 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Article 2 – point 9 – point a
Article 2 – point 9 – point a
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point i
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point i
(i) the development and share of biofuels made from feedstocks listed in Annex IX including a resource assessment focusing on the sustainability aspects relating to the effect of the replacement of food and feed products for biofuel production, taking due account of the principles of the waste hierarchy established in Directive 2008/98/EC, the biomass cascading principle, taking into consideration the regional and local economical and technological circumstance, the maintenance of the necessary carbon stock in the soil and the quality of the soil and the ecosystems;
Amendment 339 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Article 2 – point 10 – point c
Article 2 – point 10 – point c
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – point e
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – point e
(e) the availability and sustainability of biofuels made from feedstocks listed in Annex IX, including an assessment of the effect of the replacement of food and feed products for biofuel production, taking due account of the principles of the waste hierarchy established in Directive 2008/98/EC, the biomass cascading principle taking into consideration the regional and local economical and technological circumstances, the maintenance of the necessary carbon stock in the soil and the quality of soil and ecosystems; and
Amendment 341 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Article 2 – point 10 – point c
Article 2 – point 10 – point c
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – point f
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – point f
(f) indirect land use changes in relation to all production pathways, including an assessment of whether the range of uncertainty identified in the analysis underlying the estimations of indirect land- use change emissions can be narrowed and the possible impact of Union policies, such as environment, climate and agricultural policies, can be factored in. ;
Amendment 394 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – part A – point a
Annex IX – part A – point a
(a) Algae (autotrophic) if cultivated on land in ponds or photobioreactors, macroalgae, aquatic plants.
Amendment 406 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – part A – point e
Annex IX – part A – point e
(e) StrawCereal and beans straw, provided that the soil carbon fertility is at least maintained.
Amendment 407 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – part A – point f
Annex IX – part A – point f
(f) Animal manure and slurry, sewage sludge.
Amendment 411 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – part A – point g
Annex IX – part A – point g
(g) PSustainable palm oil mill effluent and empty palm fruit bunches.
Amendment 413 #
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, olive oil production residues, citrus and orange peel residues.
Amendment 444 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – part B – point b a (new)
Annex IX – part B – point b a (new)
(ba) highly fluid starch residues if such corresponding effluents both follow a closed cycle process of production and exceed an average water content of 70%.
Amendment 1 #
2012/0258(NLE)
The Committee on Budgets calls on the Committee on Fisheries, as the committee responsible, to propose that Parliament decline to give its consent.
Amendment 11 #
2011/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the new EU biodiversity strategy and the Commission recommendations for CAP reform, including clearly formulatedpotential measures under both the first and second pillars seeking to conserve and improve biodiversity in a farming-compatible manner;
Amendment 30 #
2011/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need for more effective cooperation at European level in the field of scientific and applied research regarding the diversity of animal and plant genetic resources in order to ensure their conservation and improve their ability to adapt to climate change; and to promote their effective take-up in genetic improvement for production programmes;
Amendment 44 #
2011/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 17 #
2011/2175(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas the recent fall in factors of production is in contradiction with the need to increase the food supply in the EU,
Amendment 25 #
2011/2175(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. having regard to the need to ensure the use of appropriate materials for food packing and preservation, which are not prejudicial to health or to the products' durability,
Amendment 44 #
2011/2175(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that there is no harmonised definition of food waste in Europe; therefore invites the Commission to put forward a legislative proposal defining the typology of ‘food waste’ and asks that bio- waste from agriculture and the food supply chain be incorporated into the existing rules on waste;
Amendment 59 #
2011/2175(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the Commission and the Member States to promote awareness-raising campaigns to inform the public about the causes and effects of food waste and ways of reducing it, fostering a scientific and Urges the Commission and the Member States to promote awareness-raising campaigns to inform the public about the causes and effects of food waste and ways of reducing it, fostering a scientific and civic culture guided by the principles of sustainability and solidarity; calls for the introduction of food education courses, particularly in secondary schools and colleges, as well as courses in cooking open to all European citizens, so as to encourage better behaviour; stresses the important role played by local authorities and municipal enterprises in providing information and support to citizens on preventing and reducing food waste;
Amendment 74 #
2011/2175(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Invites the Commission to consider possible amendments to the public procurement rules on catering services so that, all other conditions being equal, when contracts are awarded priority is given to undertakings that guarantee that they will redistribute for free any unallocated (unsold) items to groups of citizens who lack purchasing power and that promote specific activity to reduce waste upstream, such as, for example, preference for agricultural and food products produced as near as possible to the place of consumption;
Amendment 84 #
2011/2175(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to promote the use of packaging variants specifically designed for both one-person and multi- person households;
Amendment 102 #
2011/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses in particular the need for a European Ftood Prices Monitoring Tooll to monitor both input costs and food prices, which would deliver better transparency on input price development and allow farmgate prices to be linked to production costs;
Amendment 131 #
2011/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for a substantial part of the next research framework programme to be earmarked for applied R&D in farm-inputs management in order to reduce input costs and improve agronomic practices, including involvement and improved training and capacity building for farmers and better collaboration between public and private science organisations and farmers organisations, thereby delivering practical applications on the ground which could improve and modernise the industry;
Amendment 142 #
2011/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote, through legislative measures, investments in energy saving and renewable (wind, solar, biogas, geothermic etc.) energy production on- farm or in local partnership projects (wind, solar, biogas, geothermic etc.)promoted by local stakeholders, with a special focus on using waste and by- products on a local level;
Amendment 228 #
2011/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls for greater support for training farmers in water management and irrigation, including practical tools for water storage and measures to prevent nutrient losses or salinisation, as well as improved water pricing and water administration schemes at local and regional level, in order to help prevent the wastage of water and reduce input costs in the long term;
Amendment 10 #
2011/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls, furthermore, on the Commission to take the necessary measures to enhance the export potential of the Southern Mediterranean, by helping it achieve regulatory convergence in priority areas for the EU and the region – including competition, investment, and trade related standards and procedures – as well as alignment of the production to the EU standards for quality and food safety, environmental protection and animal welfare in compliance with the reciprocity principle; underlines, however, the imperative of simultaneously protecting sensitive sectors in EU agriculture, particularly those of Mediterranean countries, from the potential of full market liberalisation;
Amendment 74 #
2011/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. calls on the Commission to draw up three-year programmes based on a declaration by all Member States of the number of hives actually registered rather than on estimated figures;
Amendment 139 #
2011/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. recognises that the development of innovative and effective treatments against Varroa mites, implicated in annual losses of about 10%, is of high importance; considers that there is a need to increase support on veterinary treatments, obtained solely from licensed commercial formulae, in order to reduce negative effects of diseases and pests; asks the Commission to introduce common guidelines regarding the veterinary treatment in the sector, stressing the need for it to be properly used; calls for guidelines to be introduced for the use of molecules and/or formulations with a base of organic acids and essential oils and other substances authorised for biological pest control;
Amendment 179 #
2011/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. calls on the Commission to lay down guidelines to restrict the transfer of species to non-native environments so as to prevent unrestricted cross breeding which would jeopardise the survival of such species, and to take note of the problems relating to queen bee imports from third countries and lay down common Community guidelines to curb this phenomenon;
Amendment 32 #
2011/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. emphasises the importance of developing suitable measures and/or mechanisms that enable actual financial recognition of the role played by agriculture and forestry in conserving carbon;
Amendment 58 #
2011/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Supports the financing by EU funds, including the Rural Development Fund, of only energy efficient projects for agricultural facilities, especially of those applying renewable energy sources which can reduce carbon emissions to a level as far as possible closer to zero; hopes to this end that a list will be drawn up of European agricultural and livestock holdings that fulfil the energy efficiency criterion, for which appropriate statistical data should be collected;
Amendment 22 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas a sustainable, productive and competitive European agriculture makes a significant contribution to the EU 2020 Strategy and to meeting new political challenges such as security of supply of food, energy and industrial raw materials, climate change, the environment and biodiversity, health and demographic change in the EU and whereas in this context the situation brought about by the Lisbon Treaty must be taken into account,
Amendment 45 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the CAP reform of 2003 and the Health Check of the Common Agricultural Policy of 2008 have substantially increased the transparency and efficiency of the CAP and farmers’ own responsibility and market orientation; whereas this process must be continued and, as a counterpart, the administration of the CAPCAP instruments and procedures must be significantly further simplified in order to reduce the burden on farmers and administrations,
Amendment 70 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the European Union must still have sufficient instruments to be prepared for market and supply crises and market and price fluctuations in the agricultural sector in the future;future, given the importance of the agricultural sector in terms of both economic growth and employment,
Amendment 79 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the incorporation of general objectives into the CAP, particularly relating to the production of public goods by farmers who are not remunerated by the market, consumer protection, environmental protection, climate protection, animal welfare and regional cohesion, is in principle to be welcomed but this must not jeopardise the competitiveness of European farmers; having regard to the upgrading of the role of farmers as food producers,
Amendment 85 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. having regard to farmers' input in improving traditional production methods and to their contributions to the adjustments provided for in the CAP, which increases the quality, competitiveness and sustainability of European agriculture,
Amendment 96 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas according to the latest Eurobarometer poll, 90% of EU citizens surveyed consider agriculture and rural areas to be important for Europe's future, 83% of EU citizens surveyed are in favour of financial support to farmers and, on average, they believe that agricultural policy should continue to be decided upon at European level,
Amendment 114 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
Amendment 133 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas effective measures should be taken to ensure a fair and equitable distribution of profits in the food chain and legal conditions need to be established to enable farmers to manage short, transparent supply chains,
Amendment 204 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Insists that the costs of supporting a strong CAP are more than justified if compared to the costs to society of not supporting European agriculture;
Amendment 418 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. In the case of direct farm payments, advocates moving away from historical and individual reference values and calls for a transition tointroducing a uniform area-based regional or national premium for decoupled payments, on a gradual basis, in the next financing period; recognises, however, that the situations in the individual Member States are very disparate, requiring special measures per region or per sector;
Amendment 446 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 484 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for a further simplification of the direct payment system, for example simplified transfer rules for payment entitlements in the event of non-activation, merging of minimum payment entitlements, simplification of the rules governing the national reserve and changes to gear them more to young farmers or reduce them, depending on the transition to the regional/national single area payment, abolition of handwritten cattle registries, an effective and unbureaucratic monitoring system for both pillars and uniform penaltierocedures for establishing reductions and exclusions; considers that administrative systems which can be proven to be operating well should be looked upon favourably in the light of the scale of monitoring prescribed;
Amendment 537 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls – without casting any doubt on the results of the 2008 Health Check of the CAP – for appropriations under Article 68 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 primarily to be allocated for measures to promote territorial coherence and boost key sectors (e.g. the dairy and sheep sectors and suckler cows)mitigate the impact of decoupling in specific areas and sector that are economically, environmentally and socially sensitive, for action to promote territorial coherence and boost key sectors, for area-based environmental measures (e.g. organic farming) which to date have not been included in the second pillar, and for quality improvement measures; considers that the budget for Article 68 could – subject to contrary results of an impact assessment – cover up to 10% of direct payments;
Amendment 564 #
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; rejects, therefore, measures which discriminate against particular types of farm, but endorses the Commission’s proposal to introduce different support arrangements for labour-intensive farms, with reference to employment volumes;
Amendment 616 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Amendment 632 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that better resource protection is an central element in sustainable farming, which should involve separate support for environmental measures going beyond the requirements of Cross Compliance (CC), which already entail many environmental measures, and being geared to multiannual applications, as a result of which greater environmental benefits can be attainedjustifies, within the framework of the new challenges and objectives of the EU 2020 strategy, special support for environmental measures going beyond the requirements of Cross Compliance (CC) and beyond the already existing agri-environmental programs; welcomes in this regard the proposed greening of the CAP, which meets this goal by effectively recognizing the environmental services delivered by farmers; considers that this greening should be applied through simple measures, widespread and accessible to as many farmers as possible, as a result of which greater environmental benefits can be attained; demands that the implementation of such measures is accompanied by a simplification of the cross-compliance rules; considers that farmers already participating to a great extent in agri-environmental programs should not be discriminated under the new system;
Amendment 652 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers therefore that resource protection should be directly linked to the granting of direct payments in order to attain these environmental objectives to the maximum without the need to introduce new, bureaucratic environmental conditions into the first pillar; considers thatas far as possible, should simplify the SPS scheme, avoid duplication of controls and the introduction of additional administrative procedures; also considers that the possibility of a flat- rate income payment, as envisaged in a top-up model in the first pillar, must cover costs and income losseunder the greening component, should be studied; stresses that these measures will have to balance environmental and economic performance, be relevant from an agronomic point of view and provide appropriate incentives for farmers;
Amendment 660 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that resource protection should be directly linked to the granting of direct payments in order to attain these environmental objectives to the maximum without the need to introduce new, bureaucratic environmental conditions into the first pillar; considers that a flat-rate income payment, as envisaged in a top-up model in the first pillar, must cover costs and income losses;
Amendment 672 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Consideralls therefore that any environmental advantages can be attained more effectively and directly by means of second-pillar measures adopted by the Member States, which should ideally build on existing agrienvironmental measures or should supplement measures which take into account climatic and geographical differences in the Member States; observes that resource protection programmes should be pursued everywhereon the Commission to submit, as soon as possible, both the details of its proposed new scheme of direct payments as well as an impact assessment of the administrative and bureaucratic conditions related to the implementation of the greening component; observes that the greening should be pursued across Member States by means of a priority catalogue of area- based measures in the second pillar which are subject to basic requirements, particularly in the fields of climate, environment and innovation (Annex I), and are 100% EU-financed; regards the greening of direct payments in the first pillar as lying in the fact that any recipient of direct payments in the EU must implement at least two priority area- based resource protection programmes in order to be eligible for the complete farm payment; believes that the administration involved in these measures can be minimised by managing them in accordance with the system of the existing agrienvironmental programmes, thus avoiding duplication of monitoring and additional application and administration proceduresthat are 100% EU- financed; considers that any recipient of these particular payments must implement a certain number of greening measures, chosen from a national or a regional list established by the Member State on the basis of a broader EU list; demands, in order to streamline the administrative procedures associated with these measures that all agricultural controls are, as far as possible, operated concomitantly;
Amendment 682 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Considers therefore that anyat the environmental advantages can be attained more effectively and directly by means of second-pillar measures adopted by the Member States, which should ideally build on existing agrienvironmental measures or should supplement measures which take into account climatic and geographical differences in the Member States; observes that resource protection programmes should be pursued everywhere by means of a priority catalogue of area-based measures in the second pillar which are subject to basic requirements, particularly in the fields of climate, environment and innovation (Annex I), and are 100% EU-financed; regards the greening of direct payments in the first pillar as lying in the fact that any recipient of direct payments in the EU must implement at least two priority area- based resource protection programmes in order to be eligible for the complete farm payment; believes that the administration involved in these measures can be minimised by managing them in accordance with the system of the existing agrienvironmental programmes, thus avoiding duplication of monitoring and additional application and administration proceduresof the CAP can be better attained through specific measures under the second pillar;
Amendment 705 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 707 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls foronsiders that the resources allocated to greening to be reserved for recipients of direct payments and only disbursed in connection with greeningwill be inextricably linked to the level of budgetary resources allocated to the CAP as a whole;
Amendment 719 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 734 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 739 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 816 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Could envisage a modest adaptation of the requirements to maintain GAEC with regard to altered environmental and production conditions (for example,climate change, biomass, etc.), if the introduction of the new requirements in a comparable way throughout Europe were guaranteed;
Amendment 826 #
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 retmarket instruments need to be restructured, not least in order to give producer organisations a more prominent role in order to ensure that farmers receive a fairer share of the added value generated along the food chained;
Amendment 840 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Considers that the health check approach should be pursued further, as, owing to the limitations of these existing market instruments have also demonstrated their value as a safety net; takes the view that these market measures, and in particular intervention, should only be used as a safety net in case of price crises and potential market disruptio, which have proved inadequate in dealing with the now continual market crises, measures which provide an effective safety net without creating distortions need to be laid down;
Amendment 850 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. With a view to giving farmers a stronger contractual position in the food chain, instruments that will help farmers to run short production chains that are transparent and efficient and ensure a low environmental impact, quality and information for consumers, fewer intermediaries and fair and transparent price formation mechanisms need to be introduced;
Amendment 878 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Recalls that market-orientated production and direct payments are at the heart of any insurance against risk, and that it is farmers who are responsible for risk prevention; supports the Member States, in this context, in making national risk insurance instruments available to bodies involved in the sector’s economic organisation (cooperatives, limited liability companies controlled by farmers, producer organisations, inter-branch organisations and, in general, all bodies involved in the grouping of supply) and to farmers;
Amendment 907 #
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 legislatureafter careful monitoring of the market by the Commission;
Amendment 927 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Continues to suppalls fort the Commission’s proposal to lower the intervention thresholds for market crops to zero, maintaining a – possibly reduced – intervention threshold only in the case ofeffectiveness of the intervention system in the cereals sector to be strengthened by means of an annual assessment, performed in the light of the situation on the markets, of the quotas eligible for intervention for all types of cereals, including wheat;
Amendment 947 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Considers that private-sector insurance schemes, such as multi-hazard insurance and mutual funds, must be developed in view of increasing risks; is aware of the fact that, without public contributions to the financing (from the EU and Member States), this would be difficult; supports the adoption of an EU- wide and WTO- compliant environment to ensure that no distortions of competition occur among Member States; rejects, however, the introduction of EU-wide insurance systems;
Amendment 959 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Considers rather that these measures should be promoted optionally, by decision of the Member State, in the first pillar (now Article 69) within the existing financing ceiling of the Member State concerned and that Member States should be allowed, initially, on the basis of national and regional needs, to use up to 2% of direct paymentthe necessary and appropriate resources for risk management, stabilisation and prevention measures; considers, furthermore, that, in justified cases, Member States should be allowed to make additional resources available from national funds;
Amendment 961 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
Paragraph 41 a (new)
41a. Considers it appropriate to extend the operational programme approach (fruit and vegetables CMO model), not least with a view to giving producer organisations a more prominent role and ensuring that insurance schemes (covering incomes and disasters) are managed in a properly organised manner;
Amendment 990 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Takes the view, therefore, that the Commission should devise common rules on support from Member States for risk management systems, possibly by creating common rules in the common market organisation, in order to keep to a minimum any distortion of competition and trade; calls, furthermore, on the Commission to notify all measures to introduce risk management and to submit an appropriate impact assessment with the legislative proposal; points out that mutual funds, which were already provided for in Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, provide another means of sharing risks; takes the view that, given that climate and financial risks are systemic risks whose management requires large amounts of capital, a network of capital and/or reassurance providers should be established and developed at European level in order to provide agricultural operators with the security and continuity they require when an adverse event occurs;
Amendment 1035 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
Paragraph 46 a (new)
46 a. Considers that management systems should be reinforced in fruit and vegetables (citrus and all the products concerned), wine and olive oil; a more efficient crisis fund in fruits and vegetables, better crises management in the wine sector, and an updated private storage system for olive oil are needed;
Amendment 1081 #
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 the Member States to be able to contribute to formulating second- pillar measures to be better suited to their objectives, so that the effectiveness of growth, employment and climate measures and measures for the benefit of rural areas can be increased; considers that, in this context, particular attention should be devoted to assisting young farmers;
Amendment 1118 #
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 and applying a reduced national cofinancing rate of 25% should apply;
Amendment 1125 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 a (new)
Paragraph 49 a (new)
49a. Observes that the adoption of targeted measures requires more flexible rural development policies to take account of the different conditions applying to specific regions and Member States regarding innovation, competitiveness, response to major challenges and the diversification of production; calls on the Commission to make every effort simplify as far as possible the administrative formalities to be completed by the recipient undertakings;
Amendment 1204 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
Paragraph 54
Amendment 1239 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56 a (new)
Paragraph 56 a (new)
56a. Stresses that rural development must promote commercial investments, the prime objective being the introduction of technological and organisational innovations and measures designed to consolidate, promote and enhance production quality, seeking also to achieve improvements in these sectors in terms of speed, efficiency and transparency;
Amendment 1248 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57
Paragraph 57
Amendment 1260 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57 a (new)
Paragraph 57 a (new)
57a Calls for the adoption of a European regulatory framework encompassing issues such as contractual transparency and upstream and downstream competition rules, particularly regarding organised distribution;
Amendment 11 #
2011/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the simplifications concerning the acceptability of personnel costs and asks the Commission to explore further simplification measures, also with reference to contributions in kind by proposers; reaffirms its commitment to further simplifying the rules applicable to the implementation of the EU budget and to research spending in particular;
Amendment 3 #
2011/2042(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Title before paragraph 1
Title before paragraph 1
A 2012 budget under the auspices of enhanced European economic governance, the European Semester mechanism and Europe 2020 objectives to boost employment
Amendment 7 #
2011/2042(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Strongly believes that the European Semester should aim at improving the coordination and consistency of national and European economic and budgetary policies; takes the view that it should focus on improving synergies between European and national public investments in order better to achieve the EU’s overall political objectives; believnotes the fundamental differences, in this connectione structure of the EU budget and the national budgets; believes, however, that aggregate EU and national public expenditure on thesecommon political objectives should be determined as soon as possible;
Amendment 9 #
2011/2042(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers, however, that due to the difficult economic situation across the Union it is more relevant than ever to ensure a proper implementation and quality of spending of the EU budget and an optimal use of the existing community financing;
Amendment 13 #
2011/2042(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is of the opinion that the EU budget brings added value to national public expenditure by initiating, supporting and complementing investments in those policies which are at the core of Europe 2020; believes, moreover, that the EU budget has an instrumental role to play in helping the EU to exit the current economic and financial crisis through its capacity as a catalyst to boost investment, growth and jobs in Europe; takes the view that the EU budget could at least mitigate the effects of current restrictive national budgetary policies; stresses also that, given its redistributive nature, any attempt to limit the level of the EU budget will be detrimental to European solidarity and to the pace of economic development in most Member States; takes the view that thebelieves that a purely ‘net contributor’/’net beneficiary’ approach hadoes no economic rationale, since it disregardst take due account of spill-over effects between EU countries and therefore undermines common EU policy goals;
Amendment 15 #
2011/2042(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that delivering on the Europe 2020 strategy’s seven flagship initiatives will require a huge amount of future-oriented investment in the short, medium and longer term; stresses that the main objective of the Europe 2020 strategy – namely, to promote jobs and high-quality employment for all Europeans – will be achieved only if the necessary investments in education, research and development, innovation, SMEs and green technologies arshould be made now and not delayed any longer; calls for a renewed political compromise combining the reduction of public deficits and debt with the promotion of such investments; expresses its willingness to improve and widen existing instruments enhancing the synergy between the EU budget and EIB actions, in order to support long-term investments;
Amendment 22 #
2011/2042(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Strongly opposes, therefore, any attempt to limitreduce budget appropriations in those sectors linked to the delivery of the Europe 2020 strategy’s headline targets and seven flagship initiatives; notes that such an attempt would be counter- productive, most likely resulting in the failure of Europe 2020, as was the case for the Lisbon Strategy; takes the view that the Europe 2020 strategy can be credible only if adequately funded, and recalls that the EP has on numerous occasions raised this serious political concern; reiterates its strong request for the Commission to clarify the budgetary dimension of the flagship initiatives and inform the Parliament on the budgetary means necessary for the implementation of the Europe 2020 strategy;
Amendment 39 #
2011/2042(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the Hungarian and Polish presidencies’ public commitments to enter into an open and constructive dialogue with the EP on budget matters in 2011; reaffirms its willingness to work in close cooperation with the Council and the Commission in full accordance with the provisions of the Lisbon Treaty; expects that the present guidelines will be taken into account fully during the 2012 budgetary procedure;
Amendment 42 #
2011/2042(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Title after paragraph 10
Title after paragraph 10
2012 EU BUDGET: budget responsibility should not automatically entail budget austerityat the heart of budget 2012
Amendment 48 #
2011/2042(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Points out that the 2012 budget is the sixth of seven under the current MFF; believes that the two arms of the budgetary authority now have, therefore, a clearer view of the shortfalls and positive developments associated with existing multiannual programmes; notes that the mid-term reviews of most co-decided programmes has already taken place and calls on the Commission to present any budgetary implications resulting from this exercise; emphasises in this connection that the EP is determined – should it prove necessary in order to support EU political priorities, and in close cooperation with its specialised committees – to make full use of, inter alia, Point 37 of the IIA (allowing a 5% margin of legislative flexibility);
Amendment 52 #
2011/2042(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Does not share the Council’s view that leaving sufficient margins below all MFF headings is a proper solution in order to address unforeseen circumstances; points out the recurrent under-financing of certain headings of the MFF as compared to the needs and EU political priorities endorsed by the Member States; is worried by the short-term approach underpinning the Council’s budget guidelines for 2012, which would jeopardise existing actions and programmes should unforeseen events or new political priorities arise; stresses that recent events in several North African countries already point to that direction;
Amendment 60 #
2011/2042(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses, in this connection, that keeping commitment appropriations under strict control would require not only significant redeployments and reprioritisation, but also the joint identification of possible negative priorities by the institutions; strongly urges its specialised committees to seriously engage in the process of determining clear political priorities in all EU policy fields; highlights, however, the fact that, to this end, greater budgetary flexibility (mainly between the headings of the current MFF) would be needed in order to align budgetary resources with evolving circumstances and priorities;
Amendment 65 #
2011/2042(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Underlines that the strengthening of a number of policies as well as the new competences set at EU level following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty should logically imply additional financial capacity for the EU, which was hardly the case for 2011, the first year after its entry into force; reminds the Council and the Commission of the political declaration annexed to the 2011 budget, whereby the Commission undertakes to consider ways to strengthen the Lisbon Treaty priority areas and thoroughly to assess the needs when preparing the draft budget for 2012; expects the Commission to follow suit by, for example, proposing to transform successful Lisbon-related pilot projects or preparatory actions into multiannual programmes;
Amendment 78 #
2011/2042(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. WelcomesTakes due account of the letter dated 3 February 2011 from the Commissioner for Financial Programming and Budget, reaffirming the Commission’s commitment to zero staff increase as well as its endeavour to limit the nominal increase (as compared to 2011) in administrative appropriations under Heading 5; is aware, however, that while EU competences keep on increasing, this trend may not be sustainable in the long term and may have an adverse impact on the swift and effective implementation of EU actions;
Amendment 16 #
2011/2024(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the recognition process under the general system and the automatic system based on professional experience is overly cumbersome and time-consuming for both competent authorities and those who pursue certain professionals;
Amendment 20 #
2011/2024(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on Member States, therefore, preferably to use modern communication technologies, including databases and online registration procedures, in order to ensure that the deadlines set under the general recognition system are met and that significant improvements are made in terms of access to information and transparency of decision-making for professionals;
Amendment 33 #
2011/2024(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for further clarification of the concept of temporary and occasional provision of services; argues that competent authorities face difficulties applying the regime and, therefore, calls on the Commission to evaluate the current provisions set out in Article 7 of the directive, specifically those concerning public health and safety, and to evaluate the option of supplementing the above- mentioned provisions of Article 7(1) with a requirement to supply all information on the service provision that is relevant and necessary in order to assess its temporary and occasional nature, providing evidence that the service provider has no criminal convictions, and to present its conclusions to Parliament;
Amendment 39 #
2011/2024(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission, moreover, to evaluate the option of supplementing the provisions laid down in the second paragraph of Article 5(2) of the directive with the establishment for all professions of a benchmark proportionate to the number of times a service is provided (or number of days’ work) by local professionals in the host state;
Amendment 43 #
2011/2024(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that compensation measures, which allow competent authorities to impose an aptitude test or an adaptation period of up to three years and play an invaluable role in ensuring consumer and patient safety, can be applied in a disproportionate manner; calls for enhanced transparency of decision-making for professionals and an evaluation of the Code of Conduct to assist competent authoritiesthe protocols concerning recognition procedures for professionals once the specific nature of the individual professions has been evaluated;
Amendment 67 #
2011/2024(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that Member States should regulate professions in a more proportionate manner, with a view to reducing the total number of regulated professions in the EU, setting aside the healthcare sector and the tourism professions, owing to their specific, distinctive and atypical features;
Amendment 71 #
2011/2024(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 bis (new)
Paragraph 8 bis (new)
8a. Underlines, however, the importance of ensuring that the intellectual professions continue to be regulated, also in order to increase consumer protection;
Amendment 89 #
2011/2024(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Argues that the protection of consumer and patient safety is a vital objective in the context of the revision of the directive; draws attention to the special status of healthcare professionals and calls on the Commission to take into account also all other professions involving citizens and recipients of services;
Amendment 131 #
2011/2024(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Considers that the concept of a voluntary Professional Card, which must be linked to an electronic database such as the IMI, could be a useful tool to aid mobility for some professions, excluding those (professions) for which the application of compensatory measures is required; stresses that any card introduced must meet specific conditions and that the necessary safeguards must be established;
Amendment 139 #
2011/2024(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission, prior to the introduction of any card solely at the request of the representatives of the respective professions, to provide evidence, through a thorough impact assessment, of the possible added value for the recognition process, beyond that provided by an enhanced IMI, of a voluntary card for certain professionals and competent authorities; argues that the impact assessment must address the concerns raised in the consultation and by numerous other stakeholders, assess the merits of an ‘e-card’, provide a cost-benefit analysis, specify its potential features and explain exactly how data protection and consumer safety would be ensured;
Amendment 142 #
2011/2024(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission, prior to the introduction of any card, to provide evidence, through a thorough impact assessment, of the possible added value for the recognition process, beyond that provided by an enhanced IMI, of a voluntary card for certain professionals and competent authorities; argues that the impact assessment must address the concerns raised in the consultation and by numerous other stakeholders, assess the merits of an ‘e-card’, provide a cost-benefit analysis, specify its potential features and explain exactly how data protection and completeness and consumer safety would be ensured, without prejudice to respect for the country of establishment principle;
Amendment 2 #
2011/2020(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 7 #
2011/2020(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates that the complementary nature of the EU budget to national budgets and the impetus it creates to promote growth and jobs and underlines that given its very nature and limited size it should not be checked and curbed by arbitrary reductions that represenbut aon infinitesimal share compared to cumulated budgets of the 27 Member Statesthe contrary targeted areas need to be reinforced;
Amendment 12 #
2011/2020(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Points out at the inconsistencies of some of these cuts compared with the positions taken recently by the Council, such as the cuts it has made in the draft budget 2012 on the budgetary lines of the newly created agencies for financial supervision which creation it has pushed for but for which it does not seem willing to provide the necessary financial means for them to operate satisfactorily;
Amendment 28 #
2011/2020(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Decides to further increase the level of commitment appropriations for selective lines of the FP 7 (Capacities - Research for the benefit of SMEs, Cooperation - Energy, Ideas, People, Research related to energy); considers that those lines are instrumental in ensuring growth and investments in key areas that are at the heart of the Europe 2020 strategy; believes that the current implementation rate of the FP7 will guarantee that these additional amounts can be effectively integrated in the financial programming of those programmes;
Amendment 31 #
2011/2020(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Also increases supportDecides to introduce an important increase of appropriations for the Lifelong Learning programme, given its high European added value and also because of its strong contribution to the flagship initiatives ‘Youth on the Move’ and ‘Innovation Union’; notes with pleasure that the additional financial allocation for this programme proposed by the European Parliament and adopted by the budgetary authority in the Budget 2011, has been successfully executed to date, leading to a significant increase in the number of its participants; reiterates its strong commitment to supporting EU programmes in the fields of youth and education and also proposes a further increase in commitment appropriations for the Erasmus Mundus programme;
Amendment 37 #
2011/2020(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Decides to restore DB payments for the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) line; underlines the fact that and reiterates its call for further insertion of payment appropriations not only gives higher visibility to the fund but also avoids transfers from other budget lines pursuing different aims and covering different needsmprovements in the procedure of mobilising the EGF, in order to accelerate assistance on the ground;
Amendment 42 #
2011/2020(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Recalls the important role regional and cohesion policies play towards the achievement of the goals of the EU 2020 strategy and economic recovery of European regions; deplores Council's restrictive approach on payments, which were cut by some EUR 1 300 million as compared to Commission's forecasts of payment needs for 2012; notes that only the convergence objective and the technical assistance lines remained untouched by the cuts of Council; reminds that these cuts apply to budget allocations that were already far below Member States' own estimates (EUR 61 billion for 2012 or some 50% above DB) and widely considered as being the bare minimum for honouring upcoming payment claims and be consistent with the speeding up of implementation at the end of the programming period; further believes that the current legislative revision of the Council Regulation No 1083/2006, which introduces new provisions that would allow the Commission to make increased payments to six EU Member States, might also impact on the level of payment appropriations for 2012;
Amendment 49 #
2011/2020(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Underlines that the prevention and response mechanisms with relation to crises in the fruit and vegetable sector are clearly insufficient and therefore an immediate solution needs to be found until the new CAP is in place; urges the Commission to present a concrete proposal to the European Parliament and the Council to ensure a sufficient increase of the Union's contribution to the crisis fund within the operational funds for producer organisations, calls for this increase to serve for specific measures for the producers affected by the E. coli crisis and to prevent future crises;
Amendment 57 #
2011/2020(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Deplores the significant cuts presented by the Council in Frontex, External Borders Fund and European Return Fund; strongly believes that in the view of current developments particularly in the Mediterranean region and challenges posed to the security of the EU external borders and management of migration flows reinforcement of those funds is indispensable;
Amendment 58 #
2011/2020(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 b (new)
Paragraph 32 b (new)
32b. Recalls the important role of Frontex Agency; intends to provide sufficient resources for the Agency to fulfil its new tasks including those steaming from the revision of the Agency mandate, as well as secure further financing in case this is needed for Frontex operations in the Mediterranean and on the Greek-Turkish border;
Amendment 68 #
2011/2020(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Believes that the increased funding for Palestine and UNRWA it proposes is crucial for better ensuring the safety and livelihood of refugees and current efforts to ensure a viable Palestinian state; calls again for a clear strategy for Palestine, linking the European Union’s financial assistance to an increased political role for the EU in the peace process in relation to both parties in the conflict;
Amendment 69 #
2011/2020(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)
Paragraph 43 a (new)
43a. Recalls that the cooperation with developing countries in Asia and Latin America is continuously increasing and should therefore be reinforced in 2012 budget;
Amendment 11 #
2011/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that in its resolution of 24 March 2011 the EP put the Europe 2020 strategy for a smart, sustainable and inclusive growth at the centre of the 2012 EU budgetary strategy in order to move the Union out of the current economic and social crisishelp Europe recover from the crisis and come out stronger;
Amendment 13 #
2011/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the promotion of jobs and high-quality employmenta smart, sustainable and inclusive economy by delivering on the Europe 2020 strategy’s seven flagship initiatives is a jointly endorsed goal of the 27 EU Member States and of the EU Institutions; recalls that the implementation of this strategy will require a huge amount of future-oriented investment up to 2020, estimated at no less than EUR 1 800 billion by the Commission in its communication entitled ‘The EU Budget Review’3 ; underlines, therefore, that necessary investment in education, fostering a knowledge society, research and development, innovation, SMEs and green and new technologiesthe alignment of the EU Budget with the goals of the EU 2020 strategy is of outmost importance to sustain the necessary investment in order to promote employment, improve innovation, research and development, meet our climate change and energy objectives, improve education levels and promote social inclusion, in particular through the reduction of poverty, and that it must be made now and delayed no longer;
Amendment 16 #
2011/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls that support for SMEs and youth employment are pivotal for the success of the EU 2020; recalls that SMEs create two out of three jobs in the EU, and that they are the back-bone of the European growth and job creation; recalls that today’s youth is the highest- educated, technically-advanced, and most mobile ever, and therefore is and will be the biggest asset for growth and jobs in the EU; underlines that SMEs and youth are key element of the success of the EU 2020 strategy, in its internal and external dimension, and are a priority for the EU budget;
Amendment 19 #
2011/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is deeply concernedAcknowledges, against this background, by the alarming dropdjustments in public investment inmade by the Member States in some of these areatheir national budgets and firmly believes that, more than ever, this trend must be reversed if the EU as a whole is to deliver on the EU 2020 strategy; is of the opinion that the EU budget has an role to play as a leverage tool for Member States’ recovery policies by triggering and supporting national investment to reinforce growth and employment; emphasises that this is fully in line with the dynamics of the European Semester, which, as a new mechanism for enhanced European economic governance, aims at increasing consistency, synergies and complementarities between the EU and the national budgets in delivering on the jointly agreed Europe 2020 goals;
Amendment 22 #
2011/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that EU 2020 strategy and the European Semester need a strong parliamentary dimension, and shows its firm conviction that stronger parliamentary involvement would significantly improve the democratic nature and transparency of such an exercise;
Amendment 35 #
2011/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the fact that the proposed figures in the 2012 EU annual budget are consistent with the profile of EU expenditure set in the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2007-2013; emphasises that any increase (or decrease) compared to Budget 2011 must therefore be assessed bearing in mind its impact on the delivery of the multiannual programmes; stresses that this is a question of institutional credibility and coherence of the EU project when EU responsibilities and commitments keep on growing; deeply regretsbelieves, from this point of view, that the Commission did not propose endowing policieendowing targeted policy areas and new competencies established at EU level following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty with meaningful and visible financial capacity is a priority;
Amendment 50 #
2011/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Observes that the Commission has made a first endeavour to identify negative priorities and savings in some policy areas as compared with what was initially foreseen in the financial programming, particularly in those characterised by poor performance and low implementation rates in the recent past; asks the Commission to provide additional information supporting its assessments; notes also that, contrary to previous years, the Commission has frequently departed from its indicative financial programming presented in JanuNotes the proposed increase in PA of 4.9% compared to 2011; is convinced that the Commission is proposing such figures on the basis of a careful and critical analysis of forecasts provided by Member States, which themselves co-manage 80% of the EU budget; notes that the bulk of this increase is linked to legal needs arising in relation to the 7th Research Programme and the Structural and Cohesion Funds; is convinced that the proposed level of payments represents the bare minimum required to honour EU legal commitments made in previous years and that it is the EU’s duty to comply with the legal obligations deriving from these commitments and ensure that programmes unfold their full potential and run at full speed; strongly urges the Council, therefore, to refrain from cutting the proposed level of payments; expresses its intention to keep the level of payments at the level proposed by the Commission in the Draft Budget, particularly in view of Council’s early 2011; is determined to further check and analyse these proposals before endorsing them reluctance to honour its formal commitment of December 2010 to providing fresh appropriations in case of need;
Amendment 71 #
2011/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Underlines that, with the DB 2012 and the updated financial programming for 2013, the total amount of funds committed by 2013 for key programmes for the achievement of the EU 2020 strategy, such as the 7th EC Framework Research Program (EC FP7), anti-pollution measures, Marco Polo II, PROGRESS, Galileo and GMES, would be less than the reference amount agreed by Parliament and Council when these programmes were adopted; notes that, on the contrary, these reference amounts would be slightly exceeded in the case of the following key Europe 2020 programmes: the Competiveness and Innovation Framework programme (CIP), Trans-European Transport Network, Trans-European Energy network, Erasmus Mundus and Lifelong Learning; regrets, however, that tintends to take full advantage , whesre approposed increases are well belowriate, of the 5% legislative flexibility allowed under Point 37 of the IIA, in order to further boost key and pressing investments;
Amendment 75 #
2011/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes, moreover, that an important part of the nominal increase in Heading 1a in the DB 2012 compared to Budget 2011 is linked to the additional funds of EUR 750 million (in CA) required by ITER in 2012, of which EUR 650 million are truly additional and EUR 100 million redeployed from all budget lines of EC FP7; strongly reaffirms its opposition to any form of redeployment from EC FP7 since this would endanger its successful implementation and significantly reduce its contributions to the achievement of the headline goals and the implementation of the flagship initiatives of the Europe 2020 strategy;
Amendment 88 #
2011/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes the increase (+ EUR 5.7 million) in the overall level of commitment appropriations for the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework programme compared to what was initially foreseen; hopes that this increase will contribute to improving the access of SMEs to this programme and to developing specific programmes and innovative financial mechanisms; recalls, in this context, the key role played by SMEs in ensuring recovering and boosting the EU economy;
Amendment 107 #
2011/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses the decisive contribution of cohesion policy to growth and employment, as well as to economic, social and territorial cohesion between EU regions and Member States; stresses that cohesion policy plays an instrumental role in enabling all EU regions to participate in the achievement of Europe 2020 objectives and in supporting regional investments aimed at implementing all flagship initiatives; takes the view accordingly that, while its redistributive nature and its aim to reduce regional disparities should be preserved, cohesion policy must remain EU-wide and viinvestment policy and accessible to all EU regions and citizens;
Amendment 115 #
2011/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Stresses therefore that this level of payments is a bare minimum and complies fully with realistic budgeting, taking due account of the general payment profile over the period, the Member States’ available forecast in respect of payment claims to be sent to the Commission, and the need to fill the gap between commitments and payments; underlines the fact that these cash flows will also help accelerate the recovery of the European economy and contribute to the Europe 2020 strategy in the regions; will therefore strictly oppose any possible decrease in the level of payments compared to the one proposed by the Commission in its Draft Budget, particularly in view of Council’s early 2011 reluctance to honour its formal commitment of December 2010 to providing fresh appropriations in case of need;
Amendment 123 #
2011/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Urges the Commission also to continue its reflection, in view of its legislative proposals for the new programming period, to place particular emphasis on how to reshufflesimplify the complex system of rules and requirements imposed by the EU and/or national legislation, in order to focus more on achieving objectives and less on legality and regularity, without departing from the key principles of transparency, accountability and sound financial management;
Amendment 146 #
2011/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Points out that, owing to its political importance, the financing and existing actions of the Common Fisheries Policy should be preserved and maintained at the proposed levels, not least given its upcoming reform; takes the view that the funding of the integrated maritime policy should not be detrimental to that of other fisheries actions and programmes under Heading 2; further considers it crucial to keep on monitoring the size of the European fishing fleet and giving appropriate support to Member States in this regard;
Amendment 172 #
2011/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
Paragraph 53
53. Is astonished that the Commission has not proposed in its Draft Budget 2012 anyUnderlines its willingness to propose specific programmemeasures in favour of sport, although this is now a fully-fledged competence of the Union deriving from the Treaty of Lisbon; finds this attitude all the more surprising sinceat some funding – though of limited magnitude – wasneeds to continue to be available in Budgets 2009, 2010 and 2011;
Amendment 177 #
2011/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54 a (new)
Paragraph 54 a (new)
Amendment 187 #
2011/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59
Paragraph 59
59. Recalls that Parliament and Council have still not agreed on the legal basis for Banana Accompanying Measures and Cooperation with Industrialised and other High-Income Countries (ICI +) and that this agreement will have an impact on Budget 2012 appropriations; regrets the Commission’s proposal to cut funding for the cooperation with developing countries in Asia and Latin America ; calls for a swift adoption of the ICI+ legislation and for an endorsement of adequate funding for Asia and Latin America;
Amendment 207 #
2011/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67
Paragraph 67
67. Acknowledges the Commission’s great effort to freeze its own administrative expenditure in nominal terms; notes that this was rendered possible through the offsetting of the increases linked to statutory and contractual obligations against other drastic cuts in other administrative expenditure; is nevertheless concerned about the possible consequences of the latter, for instance those related to training (-11%) and publications (-17% and -2.1% for the Publication Office);
Amendment 214 #
2011/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69
Paragraph 69
69. Acknowledges the Commission’s efforts not to request any additional posts, but views with scepticism and, its commitment to meet all its needs, including those relating to new priorities and to the entry into force of the TFEU, merely by means of internal redeployment of existing human resources; wondersask for further information in particular where the 230 additional posts for the monitoring of Member States’ economic and financial situation within DG ECFIN are to be redeployed from and what the impact of 70 fewer posts for administrative support and programmes management will be, following redeployments within specific Directorates-General;
Amendment 215 #
2011/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69 a (new)
Paragraph 69 a (new)
69a. Underlines that the increase proposed for EPSO (+5.4% in CA and PA) seems to contradict the Commission’s efforts to reduce administrative expenditure; requests more information on the proposed increase of EPSO's allocations and on the externalization by EPSO of key services; shows its deep concern about the recent Pachtitis ruling questioning the role EPSO is playing in EU open competitions, and the invasion by EPSO of competences of the Selection Boards; requests full information on how this ruling has been applied;
Amendment 217 #
2011/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70
Paragraph 70
70. Notes the 4% increase in expenditure on pensions (as against +5.2% from 2010 to 2011) in view of the wave of retirements of officials born in the 1950s; invites the Commission to supply a more in-depth analysis of the long-term budgetary consequences of this trend, while at the same time considering the possible consequences, whether direct and indirect, of any change in the EU pension scheme on the attractiveness, quality and independence of the European civil service; stresses that any such change should follow due social dialogue;
Amendment 237 #
2011/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 77 a (new)
Paragraph 77 a (new)
77a. Considers the following points of the Budget 2012 to be of specific interest in the trilogue: – budgetary implications of the EU2020 strategy; – adequate level of payments; – the limited margins in the 2012 DB; Further topics of interest are: – the financing of ITER; – the Lisbon Package; – the Amending Budgets 2011 on Solidarity Funds, Surplus and ENPI – further upcoming important subjects;
Amendment 46 #
2011/0405(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The support provided by the Union under this Regulation shall include, where appropriate, funding for the external dimension of the EU’s macro-regional strategies, such as the strategy for the Baltic Sea Region, the strategy for the Danube Region and the strategy for the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative.
Amendment 916 #
2011/0294(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Volume 19/33
Annex I – Volume 19/33
to add the airport of Catania to the core network
Amendment 7 #
2011/0290(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Regulation (EC) No. 3/2008
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall, by means of delegated acts, determine the characteristics of information and promotion programmes and the procedures for and period of their implementation.
Amendment 9 #
2011/0290(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 1 – point 1 – point b
Regulation (EC) No. 3/2008
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall, by means of delegated acts, determine the characteristics and purposes of information and promotion messages.
Amendment 10 #
2011/0290(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 1 – point 1 – point b
Regulation (EC) No. 3/2008
Article 1 – paragraph 4
Article 1 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt rules pertaining to the designaselection by the Member States, by means of public calls for tenders, of competent authorities responsible for the implementation of the measures referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 13 #
2011/0290(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No. 3/2008
Article 5 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 5 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) the types of measures, and the procedures, to be implemented;
Amendment 14 #
2011/0290(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No. 3/2008
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The Member State(s) concerned shall examine the suitability of proposals for programmes and shall verify conformity with this Regulation, the delegated acts referred to in Article 5 and the relevant specifications. They shall also check that the programme offers value for money, by comparing it with appropriate benchmarks established beforehand.
Amendment 15 #
2011/0290(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 5 – point c Regulation (EC) No. 3/2008
Article 1 – point 5 – point c Regulation (EC) No. 3/2008
(b) the requirements with which the programmes must comply and the public tendering criteria against which the programmes must be checked,
Amendment 17 #
2011/0290(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 7 – point a
Article 1 – point 7 – point a
Regulation (EC) No. 3/2008
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Amendment 18 #
2011/0290(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 7 – point b
Article 1 – point 7 – point b
Regulation (EC) No. 3/2008
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 19 #
2011/0290(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 14
Article 1 – point 14
Regulation (EC) No. 3/2008
Article 17 – point b
Article 17 – point b
(b) ad hoc technical working groups comprised of members of the committee or experts in the promotion and advertising of agricultural products."
Amendment 1 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9
Article 9
1. The certification body shall be a public or private audit body designated by the Member State which shall provide an opinion on the management declaration of assurance covering. Where it is a private audit body, it shall be selected by the Member State by means of a public tendering procedure. The certification body 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, and the proper functioning of its internalthe control system,s put in place as well as the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions, as well as the respect of the principle of sound financial management. This opinion shall state, inter alia, whether the examination calls into question the assertions made in the management declaration of assurance referred to in Article 7(3)(b). It shall be operationally independent from both the paying agency concerned and the authority which has accredited that agency. 2. The Commission shall, by means of implemente empowered to adopt delegated acts, ing actscordance with Article 111, laying down rules concerning the status of the certification bodies, and the specific tasks, including the checks, which they have to carry out as well as the certificates and the reportshall be structured in the most efficient way, relying as far as possible on integrated samples with a view of minimising the administrative burden on farmers and Member States. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts, laying down rules concerning the certificates and reports to be drawn up by the certification bodies, together with the documents accompanying them, to be drawn up by those bodies. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 112(3).
Amendment 2 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12
Article 12
1. Member States shall establish a system of advising beneficiaries on land mandagement, farm management (hereinafter referred to as the , and farm risk management (‘farm advisory system’) operated by one or more designaselected bodies. The designaselected bodies may be public and/or private. 2. The farm advisory system shall cover at least: (a) the following: (a) obligations at farm level deriving from the statutory management requirements and the standards for good agricultural and environmental condition of land as laid down in Chapter I of Title VI; (b) the agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment as laid down in Chapter 2 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx [DP] and the maintenance of the agricultural area as referred to in Article 4(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx [DP]; (c) the requirements or actions related to climate change mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity, protection of water, animal and plant disease notification and innovation at minimum as laid down in Annex I to this Regulation; (dca) the sustainable development of the economical activityies of the small farms as defined by the Member States and at least of the farmsfarms in accordance with measures provided for in rural development programmes, including those for farm modernisation, competitiveness building, sectoral integration, innovation and market orientation as well as the promotion and implementation of principles relating to accounting, entrepreneurship and the sustainable management of economic resources; (d) the environmental performance and sustainable development of the economic activity of farms as defined by the Member States, with priority being given to those participating in the small farmers scheme referred to in Title V of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx[DP]. 3. The farm advisory system may also cover, in particularter alia, the following: (aa) the sustainable developmentpromotion of conversions of farms and the diversification of their economical activity of holdings other than those referred to in paragraph (2)(d); (b) the minimum, (ab) risk management and the introduction of appropriate preventive actions to address natural disasters, catastrophic events and animal and plant diseases; (ac) advice on integrated pest management and on the use of non chemical alternatives. (b) the requirements established by national legislation, as referred to in Article 29(3) and 30(2) of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx [RD]
Amendment 3 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14
Article 14
Beneficiaries, whether or not they receive support under the common agricultural policy, including rural development, may use the farm advisory system on a voluntary basis. However Member States may determine, in accordance with objectivebased on environmental, economic and social criteria, the categories of beneficiaries that are to have priority access to the farm advisory system. Member States shall nevertheless ensure that priority is given to, which may include, inter alia: (a) those farmers whose access to an advisory service other than the farm advisory system is most limited; (b) farmers participating in the measures intended to ensure carbon, nutrient and/or energy efficiency described in Chapter 2 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx[DP]; (c) networks operating with limited resources within the meaning of Articles 53, 61 and 62 of Regulation (EU) (EU) No xxx/xxx [RD]. The farm advisory system shall ensure that beneficiaries have access to advice reflecting the specific situation of their holding.
Amendment 4 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 — paragraph 2
Article 22 — paragraph 2
The measures financed pursuant to point (c) of Article 6 concern the collection or purchase of data needed to implement and monitor the common agricultural policy, including satellite data and meteorological data, the creation of a spatial data infrastructure and a website, the carrying out of specific studies on climatic conditions, the monitoring of soil health and soil functionality and the updating of agri- meteorological and econometric models. Where necessary, those measures shall be carried out in collaboration with national laboratories and bodies.
Amendment 5 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 — paragraph 1
Article 56 — paragraph 1
1. For any undue payment following the occurrence of irregularity or negligence, Member States shall request recovery from the beneficiary within one year of the first indication that suchafter the approval and, where applicable, reception, by the paying agency or body responsible for the recovery of a control report or similar document, stating that an irregularity has taken place and. The corresponding amounts shall be record the corresponding amountsed at the same time of the recovery request in the debtors' ledger of the paying agency.
Amendment 6 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61
Article 61
-1. The Commission shall adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 111 regarding rules on the minimum level of on-the-spot checks necessary for an effective and proportionate management of risk. Those rules shall specify the circumstances in which Member States have to adjust the number of on-the-spot checks depending on the level of inherent risk, and shall provide for the possibility to reduce the number of checks where the error rates are at an acceptable level and the management and control systems in place work properly; 1. The system set up by the Member States in accordance with Article 60(2) shall include, except where otherwise provided, systematic administrative checking of all aid applications and payment claims and shall be supplemented by on-the-spot checks whose purpose shall be to monitor compliance with the provisions of the aid schemes and the level of inherent risk and whose number shall be adjusted in light of that purpose. 2. As regards the on-the-spot checks, the authority responsible shall draw its check sample from the entire population of applicants comprising, where appropriate, a random part and a risk-based part in order to obtain a representative error rate, while targeting also highest errors. the areas in which the risk of error is highest. To ensure that the checks are proportionate, account needs to be taken of factors including: – the size of the sums involved; – the outcome of earlier audits of the management and control systems; – voluntary participation in management schemes certified on the basis of recognised international standards.
Amendment 7 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64
Article 64
1. In order to ensure correct and efficientthat the application of the checks is correct and efficient and that the verification of the eligibility conditions is carried out in an efficient, coherent and non-discriminatory way which protects the financial interest of the Union, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 111, concerning the, in particular, the following: (-a) the rules concerning situations where beneficiaries or their representatives prevent checks from being carried out. 2. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt the necessary rules aiming at reaching a uniform application of this Chapter in the Union. Those rules may, in particular, relate to the following:; (a) the rules concerning administrative and on-the-spot checks to be conducted by the Member States in accordance with a proportionate and risk-based approach, with regard to the respect of obligations, commitments and eligibility criteria resulting from the application of Union legislation; (bc) the rules on the minimum level ofand methods on- the-spot checks necessary for an effective management reporting of the rischecks, as well as the conditions under which Member States have to increase such checks, or may reduce them where the management and control systems function properly and the error rates are at an acceptable levelnd verification carried out and their results; (cd) the rules and methods on the reporting of the checks and verification carried out and their results; (d)on the designation of the authorities responsible for performing the checks for compliance as well as to the content, the frequency and the marketing stage to which thosesuch checks shall apply; (e) where the specific needs for proper management of the system so requires, rules introducing additional requirements with respect to customs procedures, in particular as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 450/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council; (f) with regard to hemp as referred to in Article 38 of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx [DP], rules on the specific control measures and methods for determining tetrahydrocannabinol levels; (g) with regard to cotton as referred to in Article 42 of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx [DP], a system for checks on the approved interbranch organisations; (h) with regard to wine as referred to in Regulation (EU) No sCMO/xxx, rules on the measurement of areas, as well as relating to checks and rules governing the specific financial procedures for the improvement of checks; (i) the tests and methods to be applied for establishing the eligibility of products for public intervention and private storage, as well as the use of tendering procedures, both for public intervention and for private storagefor both. 1a. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts laying down time limits by which the Commission is to respond to an indication that the Member State intends to reduce the number of its on- the-spot checks. The implementing acts provided for in the first subparagraph shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 112(3) or in the corresponding Article of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx[DP], Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx[RD] or Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx[sCMO] respectively.
Amendment 8 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65
Article 65
1. Where it is found that a beneficiary does not comply, in whole or in part, with the eligibility criteria for the commitments relating to the conditions for granting the aid as provided for in the sectoral agricultural legislation thea certain aid scheme, as provided for in the sectoral agricultural legislation, the corresponding part of the aid shall be withdrawn in full. In particular, in the case of non- compliance with eligibility criteria relating to countable units such as hectares of land or number of animals the aid shall be withdrawn in full for those units, for which the eligibility criteria are not fulfilled. 1a. Where aid is linked to the fulfilment of specific commitments and it is found that a beneficiary does not comply with these commitments the corresponding aid shall be withdrawn in full or in part. 2. Where Union law so provides, Member States shall also impose penalties by waylegislative acts within the meaning of Article 289(3) of the Treaty so provide - where relevant, subject to further details laid down in delegated acts- Member States shall also impose administrative penalties in the form of reductions or exclusions of the payment or part of the payment granted or to be granted in respect of which the eligibility criteria or the commitments have been met. The amounts of the reduction of aidwithdrawal referred to in paragraph 1a and the administrative penalties referred to in paragraph 2 shall be graduated according to the nature, severity, extent, duration, and reoccurrence of the non compliance found and may go as far as total exclusion for one or more calendar years from one or several aid schemes or support measures for one or more calendar years. 3. The amounts concerned by the withdrawal referred to in paragraph 1 and by ththat are the subject of the non compliance. 2a. The graduation of penalties shall be based on the following general criteria: - the 'severity' of non-compliance shall depend, in particular, on the importance of the consequences of the non- compliance, in particular the risk it represents for the Union fund concerned, and consistently taking account of the aims of the requirement or standard concerned; - the 'extent' of non-compliance shall be determined taking account, in particular, of whether the non-compliance has a far- reaching impact or whether it is limited to the farm itself; - the 'duration' of non-compliance shall be determined by the competent authority taking account, in particular, of the estimated length of time for which the effect lasts or the potential for terminating those effects by reasonable means; - 'reoccurrence' of non-compliance shall mean that the non-compliance with the same requirement, standard or obligation has been determined more than once within a consecutive period of three calendar years, provided the beneficiary has been informed of a previous non- compliance and, where applicable, has had the possibility to take the necessary measures to terminate that previous non- compliance; 3. The amounts concerned by the withdrawal and by the administrative penalties referred to in the previous paragraph 2s shall be recovered in full.
Amendment 9 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68
Article 68
1. Each Member State shall set up and operate an integrated administration and control system (hereinafter referred to as the ‘integrated system’). 2. The integrated system shall apply to the support schemes listed in Annex I of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx [DP] and to the support granted in accordance with Articles 22(1)(a) and (b), 29 to 32, 34 and 35 of Regulation xxx/xxx [RD] and where applicable Article 28(1)(b) of regulation (EU) CR/xxx.. However, this Chapter shall not apply to measures referred to in Article 29(9) of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx[RD], as well as to measures under Article 22(1)(a) and (b) of that Regulation as far as the establishment cost is concerned. 3. To the extent necessary, the integrated system shall also apply to the control of cross-compliance as laid down in Title VI. 3a. Member States shall make appropriate use of technology when setting up their integrated system, in order to reduce the administrative burden and ensure that controls are carried out in an efficient and effective manner.
Amendment 10 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 — paragraph 2 and 2a (new)
Article 73 — paragraph 2 and 2a (new)
2. Member States shall provide, inter alia by the use of electronic means, preestablished forms based on the areas determined in the previous year as well as graphic material indicating the location of those areas. A Member State may decide that the aid application needs to contain only changes with respect to the aid application submitted the previous year. However, as concerns the small farmers scheme as provided for in Title V of Regulation (EU) No DP/xxx this possibility shall be given to all farmers concerned. 2a. Member States may decide that an aid application or a payment claim that fulfils the requirements laid down in paragraph 1 is to remain valid for a number of years provided that the beneficiaries concerned are under an obligation to report any change to the information they first submitted. The multiannual application shall however be conditional upon annual confirmation by the beneficiary.
Amendment 11 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 75
Article 75
1. In accordance with Article 61, Member States, through the paying agencies or the bodies delegated by them, shall carry out administrative checks on the aid application to verify the eligibility conditions for the aid. Those checks shall be supplemented by on-the-spot checks. 2. For the purpose of on the spot checks Member States shall draw up a sampling plan of agricultural holdings and/or beneficiarie the purpose of which shall be to monitor compliance with the provisions of the aid schemes and the level of inherent risk. 2. For the purpose of on the spot checks Member States shall draw up a sampling plan of beneficiaries comprising both a random part in order to obtain a representative error rate and a risk-based part enabling a primary focus on high- risk claims. 3. Member States may use remote sensing and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) techniques as a means of carrying out on-the-spot checks on agricultural parcels. 4. In case of non compliance with the eligibility conditions Article 65 shall apply.
Amendment 12 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76
Article 76
1. The payments under the support schemes and measures referred to in Article 68(2) shall be made within the period from 1 December to 30 June of the following calendar year. Payments shall be made in up to two instalments within that period. Payments shall be made in up to two instalments within that period. However Member States may pay advances up to 50 % as regards direct payments and 75% for the support granted under rural development as referred to in Article 68(2) prior to 1 December and not before 16 October. 2. Payments referred to in the paragraph 1 shall not be made before the verification of eligibility conditions, to be carried out by the Member States pursuant to Article 75, has been finalised. Without prejudice to the application of the third subparagraph, the Commission may adopt implementing acts authorising the Member States to increase the percentage of advances to 80% in regions in which farmers face serious financial difficulties due to exceptional conditions. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 112(3). 2. Payments referred to in the paragraph 1 shall not be made before the verification of eligibility conditions, to be carried out by the Member States pursuant to Article 75, has been finalised. 2a. By way of derogation from paragraph 2 of this Article, Member States may decide, taking into account the risk of overpayment, to pay up to 50 % as regards of the applicable payment referred to in Title III of Regulation (EU) xxx/xxx [DP] and 75 % of the support granted under rural development as referred to in Article 68(2) after completion of the administrative checks provided for in Article 61(1). The percentage payment shall be the same for all beneficiaries of the measure or of the set of operations. 2b. The Commission may, at the request of one or more Member State, under exceptional circumstances and where the necessary budgetary resources are available, authorise advances to be paid before 16 October.
Amendment 13 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 — paragraph 2 — point b
Article 77 — paragraph 2 — point b
(b) provisions required for a harmonised definition of the basis for calculation of aid, including rules on how to deal with certain cases where eligible areas contain landscape features or trees; without prejudice to Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx [DP], eligibility rules shall be consistent with meeting the challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss, and shall not therefore penalise high nature value farming or grazed agro-forestry systems, or cause decreases in environmental quality; flexibility, justified on agronomic or ecological grounds, shall be allowed on the basis of the customary standards of the Member State or region concerned;
Amendment 14 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 93 — paragraph 5
Article 93 — paragraph 5
In addition, as regards the years 2014 and 2015, the rules on cross compliance shall also comprisinclude the maintenance of permanent grassland and permanent pasture. The Member States which were Mmembers of the Union at 1 January 2004 shall ensure that land which was under permanent grassland and permanent pasture at the date provided for the area aid applications for 2003 is maintained under permanent grassland and permanent pasture within defined limits. The Member States which became Mmembers of the Union in 2004 shall ensure that land which was under permanent grassland and permanent pasture on 1 May 2004 is maintained under permanent grassland and permanent pasture within defined limits. Bulgaria and Romania shall ensure that land which was under permanent grassland and permanent pasture on 1 January 2007 is maintained under permanent grassland within defined limitsand permanent pasture within defined limits. However a Member State may, in duly justified circumstances, derogate from the first subparagraph, provided that it takes action to prevent a significant decrease in its total permanent grassland and permanent pasture area.
Amendment 15 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 99
Article 99
1. The penalty provided for in Article 91 shall be applied by means of reduction or exclusion of the total amount of the payments listed in Article 92 granted or to be granted to that beneficiary related to the calendar year concerned or the years concerned. For the calculation of those reductions and exclusions proportionate account shall be taken of the nature, severity, extent, permanenceduration and reoccurrence of the non- compliance found as well as of the criteria set out in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4. 2. In the case of non -compliance due to negligence, the percentage of reduction shall not exceed 5 % and, in the case of repeated non-compliance, shall not exceed 15 %. In duly justified cases Member States may decide that no reduction shallis to be applied where, given its severity, extent and duration, a case of non-compliance is toshould be considered asto be minor. However, cases of non-compliance which constitute a direct risk to public or animal health shall not be considered as minorto be minor. Furthermore, Member States may set up an early warning system applying to cases of first non-compliance that are not considered to be severe. TWhe finding and the obligation to take remedial action shall be notified to the beneficiary. 3. In the case of intentional non- compliare a Member State decides to make use of this option, the competent authority shall send an initial warning to the beneficiary, notifying it of the finding and of the obligation to take remedial action. The impact of such system shall be limited to holding the beneficiary responsible for the non-compliance. The warning shall be followed by appropriate checks within the following year to verify whether the non- compliance has been remedied. If it has been remedied, no reduction shall be applied. If it has not been remedied, the reduction pursuant to the first subparagraph shall be applied retroactively. However, cases of non- compliance which constitute a direct risk to public or animal health shall always be considered to be severe. 3. In the case of severe non-compliance resulting from gross negligence, the percentage of reduction shall in principle not be less than 20 % and may go as far as total exclusion from one or several aid schemes and apply for one or more calendar years. 4. In any case, the total amount of reductions and exclusions for one calendar year shall not be more than the total amount referred to in the first subparagraph of paragraph 1.
Amendment 16 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 101
Article 101
1. In order to ensure a correct distribution of the funds to the entitled beneficiaries, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 111 to establish a harmonised basis for calculation of penalties due to cross compliance, taking into account reductions due to financial discipline. 2. In order to ensure that cross compliance is carried out in an efficient, risk-based and proportionate, coherent and non discriminatory way, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 111, concerning the calculation and application of penalties. Those delegated acts shall in particular contain rules on cases where administrative penalties are not to be imposed for non-compliance which is due to technical failure of the systems for identification and registration of animals, referred to in Annex II, SMR 7 and SMR 8, and does not result from an act or omission directly attributable to the beneficiary concerned.
Amendment 17 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 — paragraph 3
Article 106 — paragraph 3
3. Where a direct payment as provided for in Regulation (EU) No DP/xxx is made to a beneficiary in a currency other than the euro, Member States shall convert the amount of aid expressed in euro into the national currency on the basis of the most recentlast monthly average exchange rate set by the European Ccentral Bbank prior to 1 October of the year for which the aid is granted.
Amendment 18 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 110
Article 110
1. A common monitoring and evaluation framework shall be established with a view to measuring the performance of the common agricultural policy. It shall include all instruments related to the monitoring and evaluation of common agricultural policy measures, and in particular of: (a) the direct payments provided for in Regulation (EU) No DP/xxx, (b) the market measures provided for in Regulation (EU) No CMO/xxx, (c) the rural development measures provided for in Regulation (EU) No RD/xxx and of, (d) the application of the cross compliance provided for in this Regulation. In order to ensure an effective performanceThe Commission shall monitor these policy measurements on the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated actbasis of reporting by Member States in accordance with Article 111 regardthe rules laid down ing the content and construcis Regulation. The Commission shall establish a multi- annual evaluation plan with periodic evaluations of that frameworkspecific instruments which it will carry out. 2. The impact of the common agricultural policy measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall be measured in relation to the following objectives: (a) viable food production, with a focus on input prices, agricultural income, agricultural productivity and price stability; (b) sustainable management of natural resources and climate action, with a focus on greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity, soil and water; (c) balanced territorial development, with a focus on rural employment, growth and poverty in rural areas. The Commission shall define, by means of implementing acts, the set of indicators specific to the objectives referred to in the first subparagraph. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 112(3)In order to ensure the efficient application of this paragraph the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 111, regarding the content and construction of the monitoring and evaluation framework, including the set of indicators and the methods for their calculation. 3. Member States shall provide the Commission with all the information necessary to permit the monitoring and evaluation of the measures concerned. As far as possible, such information shall be based on established sources of data, such as the Farm Accountancy Data Network and Eurostat. The Commission shall take into account the data needs and synergies between potential data sources, in particular their use for statistical purposes when appropriate. The Commission shall adopt, by means of implementing acts, laying down rules on the information to be sent by the Member States, without imposing an undue administrative burden on them, as well as rules on the data needs and synergies between potential data sources. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 112(3). 4. The Commission shall present a report on the implementation of this Article to the European Parliament and the Council every four years. The first report shall be presented not later than 31 December 2017.
Amendment 19 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II — Main issue "Soil and carbon stock" — GAEC 6
Annex II — Main issue "Soil and carbon stock" — GAEC 6
Maintenance of soil organic matter level through appropriate practices including ban on burning arable stubble, except for plant health reasons or for pruning residue.
Amendment 20 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annexe II — Main Issue "Biodiversity" — SMR 2 — last column
Annexe II — Main Issue "Biodiversity" — SMR 2 — last column
Article 3(1), Article 3(2)(b) Article 4(1), (2) and (4), Article 5(a), (b) and (d)
Amendment 21 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annexe II — Main Issue "Biodiversity" — SMR 3 — last column
Annexe II — Main Issue "Biodiversity" — SMR 3 — last column
Article 6 (1) and (2) and Article 13(1)(a)
Amendment 22 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annexe II — Main Issue "Landscape, minimum level of maintenance" — GAEC 8
Annexe II — Main Issue "Landscape, minimum level of maintenance" — GAEC 8
Retention of landscape features, including where appropriate, semi-natural habitats, hedges, ponds, ditches, trees in line, in group or isolated, field margins and terraces, and including a ban on cutting hedges and trees during the bird breeding and rearing season and possible measures for avoiding invasive species and pests.
Amendment 23 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to help beneficiaries to become more aware of the relationship between agricultural practices and, management and risk management of farms on the one hand, and standards relating to the environment, climate change, good agricultural condition of land, food safety, public health, animal health, plant health and animal welfare on the other, it is necessary that Member States establish a comprehensive farm advisory system offering advice to beneficiaries. That farm advisory system should in any way not affect the obligation and responsibility of beneficiaries to respect those standards. Also a clear separation between advice and checks should be ensured by the Member States.
Amendment 24 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The farm advisory system should cover at least the requirements and standards forming the scope of cross compliance at farm level. That system should also cover the requirements to be respected in relation to the agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment for direct payments, as well as the maintenance of the agricultural area under Regulation (EU) No DP/xxx of the European Parliament and of the Council of xxx establishing rules for direct payment to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy. TIn addition, that system should finally cover certain elements related to climate change mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity, protection of water, animal and plant disease notification and innovation as well as the environmental performance and sustainable development of the economical activity of the small farms. activity of farms, including activities for farm modernisation, competitiveness building, sectoral integration innovation and market orientation, as well as the promotion and implementation of principles relating to accounting, entrepreneurship and the sustainable management of economic resources. Finally, Member States may include in their system the promotion of conversions of farms and the diversification of their economic activity and the introduction of appropriate preventive actions to address natural disasters and animal and plant diseases, as well as advice on integrated pest management and use of non chemical alternatives.
Amendment 25 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Entry into the farm advisory system should be on a voluntary basis for beneficiaries. All beneficiaries, even if not receiving support under the CAP, should be allowed to participate in the system. However priority criteria may be set by the Member Stathe Member States should be able to determine, on the basis of environmental, economic and social criteria, the categories of beneficiaries that have priority access to the farm advisory systesm. Due to the nature of the system, it is appropriate for the information obtained in the course of the advisory activity to be treated as confidential, except in case of serious infringements of Union or national law. In order to ensure the efficiency of the system, advisors should be suitably qualified and regularly trained.
Amendment 26 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Provisions relating to general principles on checks, withdrawals, reductions or exclusions from payments and to the imposition of proportionate administrative penalties are contained in various sectoral agricultural regulations. Those rules should be gathered in the same legal framework at a horizontal level. They should cover the obligations of the Member States as regards administrative and on-the-spot checks including the general principles and criteria applicable, the rules on the recovery, reduction and exclusions of aid. Rules on checks of obligations not necessarily linked to the payment of an aid should be laid down as well. It is necessary to provide for a strong incentive for Member States to reduce the number of on-the-spot checks where the error rate is at an acceptable level, as well as for flexibility on the basis of the customary standards of the Member States or regions concerned, allowing for justified exceptions on agronomic, ecological or environmental grounds.
Amendment 27 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) The main elements of that integrated system and, in particular, the provisions concerning a computerised database, an identification system for agricultural parcels, aid applications or payment claims and a system for the identification and recording of payment entitlements should be maintained. Member States should make appropriate use of technology when setting up these systems, with a view of reducing administrative burden and ensuring efficient and effective controls.
Amendment 194 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 - introductory phrase
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 - introductory phrase
Amendment 322 #
Amendment 323 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38
Article 38
Amendment 324 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39
Article 39
Amendment 325 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40
Article 40
Amendment 510 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the basic features, definitions and quality requirements for the computerised database provided for in Article 70;
Amendment 511 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(bb) the basic features, definitions and quality requirements for the identification system for agricultural parcels provided for in Article 71 and for the identification of the beneficiaries as provided for in Article 74;
Amendment 512 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point b c (new)
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point b c (new)
Amendment 513 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point b d (new)
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point b d (new)
(bd) rules on the aid application and payments claims provided for in Article 73, and the application for payment entitlements, including the final date for submission of applications, the requirements as to the minimum amount of information to be included in the application, provisions for amendments to or the withdrawal of aid applications, exemption from the requirement to submit an aid application and provisions which allow Member States to apply simplified procedures or to correct obvious errors;
Amendment 514 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point b e (new)
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point b e (new)
(be) rules on the carrying out of checks in order to verify compliance with obligations, and the correctness and completeness of the information provided in the aid application or payment claim;
Amendment 521 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 78 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 522 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 78 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 523 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 78 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 524 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 78 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 526 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 78 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 527 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 78 – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 530 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 88 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 88 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall, where necessary, by means of implementing acts adopt the provisions aiming at reaching a uniform application of this RegulationChapter in the Union, in particular relating to the following:
Amendment 679 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 2
Article 111 – paragraph 2
The delegation of power referred to in this Regulation shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from the period of five years from …*. _____________ *Date of entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 682 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 2 — subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 111 – paragraph 2 — subparagraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of this five years period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.
Amendment 780 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70c
Recital 70c
(70c) In its judgment, the Court did not contest the legitimacy of the objective of reinforcing public control of the use of the money from the EAGF and the EAFRD. This objective should be analysed in the light of the new financial management and control framework to be applied as from 1 January 2014. In the context of this framework, the controls by the national administrations cannot be exhaustive and, in particular, for almost all schemes only a limited part of the population can be checked on-the-spot. An increase of the minimum control rates beyond the levels currently applied would, in the present context, put additional financial and administrative burden on the national administrations and would not be cost-effective. Moreover, the new framework provides that, under certain conditions, Member States may reduce the number of on-the-spot checks. Against this background, the publication of the name of the beneficiaries of the agricultural funds reinforces the public control of the use of those funds and, therefore, is a useful addition to the existing management and control framework that is necessary to ensure an adequate level of protection of the Union's financial interest. The national authorities, while applying the new rules simplifying the administrative process of the implementation of Union funds and reducing the administrative costs, should be enabled to rely on the public control, notably through its preventive and deterrent effect against fraud and any misuse of the public funds, by discouraging individual beneficiaries from irregular behaviour.
Amendment 781 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70d
Recital 70d
(70d) The objective of the public control of the use of the money from the EAGF and the EAFRD pursued with the publication of beneficiaries may be achieved only by ensuring a certain degree of information to be deliveredbrought to the knowledge of the public. That information should cover data on the identity of the beneficiary, the amount awarded and under whieach of the funds, the purpose and the nature of the measure concerned. The publication of that information should be made in such a way as to cause less interference with theIn order to provide an accurate picture of the territorial distribution of CAP support, information on the location of the holdings to which those measures apply should also be provided. In order to safeguard the right of beneficiaries’ right to respect for their private life in general and to protection of their personal data in particular, rights recognised by Articles 7 and 8 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, the beneficiaries names should not be published and the beneficiaries should be identified by a code.
Amendment 782 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70e
Recital 70e
(70e) Publishing details about the measure entitling the farmer to receive aid, including the nature and the purpose of the aid would provide concrete knowledgeat aid and the region in which that measure is applied would provide information to the public on the subsidised activity and the purpose for which the subsidy was granted. This would contribute to the preventive and deterrent effect of the public control in the protection of the financial interesta better awareness of the provision of "public goods" by farming and underpin the legitimacy of state support for the agricultural sector.
Amendment 783 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70f
Recital 70f
Amendment 784 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70g
Recital 70g
Amendment 785 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 — paragraph 1 — introductory sentence
Article 110 — paragraph 1 — introductory sentence
1. Member States shall ensure annual ex post publication of the amounts paid to beneficiaries of the EAGF and the EAFRD. The publication shall contain:
Amendment 786 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 a — paragraph 1 — point a
Article 110 a — paragraph 1 — point a
(a) without prejudice to the first paragraph of Article 110b of this Regulation, the name of the beneficiaries, as follows: (i) the first name and the surname where the beneficiaries are natural persons; (ii) the full legal name as registered where the beneficiaries are legal persons with the autonomous legal personality pursuant to the legislation of the Member State concerned; (iii) the full name of the association as registered or otherwise officially recognised where the beneficiaries are associations without an own legal personalityeach beneficiary shall be identified by a code, the form of which shall be decided by Member States;
Amendment 787 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 a — paragraph 1 — point d
Article 110 a — paragraph 1 — point d
(d) the nature and the description of the measures financed by the EAGF or the EAFRD and, under which the payment referred to in point (c) is awarded, as well as the regions in which the holdings to which those measures apply are located.
Amendment 788 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 110b
Article 110b
Amendment 789 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 110d — Paragraph — -1 (new)
Article 110d — Paragraph — -1 (new)
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 111, concerning the definition of the regions referred to in Article 110a(1)d.
Amendment 79 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) To ensure the sustainable development of rural areas, it is necessary to focus on a limited number of core priorities relating to knowledge transfer and innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural areas, the competitiveness of all types of agriculture and farm viability, food chain organisation, short supply chains and risk management in agriculture, restoring, preserving and enhancing ecosystems dependant on agriculture and forestry, resource efficiency and the shift towards a low carbon economy in the agricultural, food and forestry sectors, and promoting social inclusion, poverty reduction and the economic development of rural areas. In doing so account must be taken of the diversity of situations that affect rural areas with different characteristics or different categories of potential beneficiaries and the cross-cutting objectives of innovation, environment and climate change mitigation and adaptation. Mitigation action should relate to both limiting emissions in agriculture and forestry from key activities such as livestock production, fertilizer use and to preserving the carbon sinks and enhancing carbon sequestration with regard to land use, land use change and the forestry sector, rewarding farmers and forest holders for the service they provide and the public interest which they serve. The Union priority for rural development relating to knowledge transfer and innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural areas should apply horizontally in relation to the other Union priorities for rural development.
Amendment 83 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The Union's priorities for rural development should be pursued in the framework of sustainable development and the Union's promotion of the aim of protecting and improving the environment as set out in Articles 11 and 19 of the Treaty, taking into account the polluter pays principle and the principle that whoever contributes to improvements should be rewarded. The Member States should provide information on the support for climate change objectives in line with the ambition to devote at least 20% of the Union budget to this end, using a methodology adopted by the Commission.
Amendment 101 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The evolution and specialisation of agriculture and forestry and the particular challenges faced by micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (hereinafter "SMEs") in rural areas require an appropriate level of technical and economic training as well as an increased capacity to access and exchange knowledge and information including in the form of diffusion of best agricultural and forestry production practices. Knowledge transfer and information actions should take not only the form of traditional training courses but be adapted to the needs of rural actors. Workshops, coaching, demonstration activities, information actions but also short-term farm exchange or visit schemes should therefore also be supported. Knowledge and information acquired should enable farmers, forest holders, persons engaged in the food sector and rural SMEs – provided that they can be directly linked to farming, food production or forestry with a positive economic impact on farming and forestry – to enhance in particular their competitiveness and resource efficiency and improve their environmental performance while at the same time contributing to the sustainability of the rural economy. In order to ensure that knowledge transfer and information actions are effective in delivering these results it should be required that the providers of knowledge transfer services have all the appropriate capabilities.
Amendment 108 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Farm advisory services help farmers, forest holders and agricultural and agro- food SMEs in rural areas to improve the sustainable management and overall performance of their holding or business. Therefore both the setting up of such services and the use of advice by farmers, forest holders and SMEs should be encouragedagricultural and agro- food SMEs should be encouraged in order derive positive benefit from them. In order to enhance the quality and effectiveness of the advice offered, provision should be made for the minimum qualifications and regular training of advisors. Farm advisory services, as provided for in Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) No HR/2012 of […] should help farmers assess the performance of their agricultural holding and identify the necessary improvements as regards the statutory management requirements, good agricultural and environmental conditions, agricultural practices beneficial to the climate and the environment set out in Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) No DP/2012 of […], requirements or actions related to climate change mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity, protection of water, animal disease notification and innovation at least as laid down in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No HR/2012. Where relevant, advice should also cover occupational safety standards. Advice mayust also cover issues linked to the economic, agricultural and environmental performance of the holding or enterprise. Farm management and farm relief services should help farmers improve and facilitate management of their holding.
Amendment 180 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) Farmers are exposed today to increasing economic and environmental risks as a consequence of climate change and increased price volatility. In this context, effective management of risks has an increased importance for farmers. For this reason a risk management measure should be set up to assist farmers in addressing the most common risks faced by them. This measure should therefore support farmers to cover the premiums they pay for crop, animal and plant insurance as well as the setting up of mutual funds and the compensation paid by such funds to farmers for losses suffered as a result of the outbreak of animal or plant diseases, adverse climatic events or environmental incidents. It should also cover an income stabilisation tool in the form of a mutual fund or assistance in covering the costs of insurance policies taken out by the mutual fund to support farmers facing a severe drop in their income. In order to ensure that there is equal treatment among farmers across the Union, that competition is not distorted and that the international obligations of the Union are respected, specific conditions should be provided for the granting of support under these measures. In order to ensure the efficient use of EAFRD budgetary resources the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of defining the minimum and maximum duration of commercial loans to mutual funds.
Amendment 231 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o
(o) “adverse climatic event”: weather conditions, such as frost, storms and, cyclonic winds, hail, ice, heavy rain or severe drought, which can be assimilated to a natural disaster;
Amendment 238 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point t
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point t
(t) "short supply chain": a supply chain involving a limited number of economic operators, who have direct relations with consumers or are committed to co- operation, local economic development, and close geographical and social relations between producers and consumers;
Amendment 239 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point t
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point t
(t) ‘short supply chain’: a supply chain involving a limited number of economic operators, committed to co-operation, local economic development, using a local development strategy, and close geographical and social relations between producers and consumers;
Amendment 257 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point x b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point x b (new)
(xb) “agricultural service-providers”: agromechanical entrepreneurs who provide, and are qualified to provide, professional agricultural services in rural areas and who, for hire or reward, perform work relating to field crops, livestock farming or management of woodland and green areas belonging to public authorities, where the use of large and technically advanced equipment and machinery is required.
Amendment 300 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) a balanced territorial development of rural areas based on achieving growth in the agricultural and forestry sectors through business development.
Amendment 301 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Amendment 349 #
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 and modernisation of farms facing major structural and infrastructure problems, notably farms with a low degree of market participation, market-oriented farms in particular sectors and farms in need of agricultural diversification;
Amendment 403 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Amendment 412 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a a (new)
(a a) Secure and improve the income in some areas by favouring the access at the water ´s resource and irrigation;
Amendment 417 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
(b) increasing efficiency in water and energy use in agriculture and food processing;
Amendment 434 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – introductory part
(6) promoting social inclusion poverty reduction and economic development in rural areas, while reducing poverty and the flow of people leaving farming and rural areas, with a focus on the following areas:
Amendment 460 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. A Member State may submit either a single programme for its entire territory or a set of regional programmes, a set of regional programmes or a set of national and regional programmes. If a Member State opts for a set of national and regional programmes, each measure or type of operation shall be programmed at national or regional level.
Amendment 477 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) EU quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs and quality schemes recognised by Member States as referred to in Articles 17 (1)a and 17(1)b.
Amendment 492 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) irrigators in Mediterranean area;
Amendment 515 #
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)
(da) the development and promotion of agricultural products, including organic products, bearing official European quality labels.
Amendment 597 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Amendment 650 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Support under this measure shall be for the benefit of persons engaged in the agricultural, food and forestry sector, land managers and other. Such support shall also be for the benefit of economic actors which are SMEs operating in rural areas provided that their activities are directly connected with the agricultural, agro-food and forestry sector and have obvious beneficial effects on that sector.
Amendment 682 #
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 agricultural and agro-food SMEs in rural areas benefit from the use of advisory services for the improvement of the economic and environmental performance as well as the climate friendliness and resilience of their holding, enterprise and/or investment;. The advice provided for SMEs should be geared towards securing positive economic benefits for the agricultural and agro- food sector.
Amendment 703 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. The beneficiary of support provided in paragraph 1(a) and (c) shall be the providerfarmer, silviculturist ofr advice or traininggricultural or agri-food SME. Support under paragraph 1(b) shall be granted to the authority or body selected to set up the farm management, farm relief, farm advisory or forestry advisory service.
Amendment 715 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Advice to farmers shall be linked to at least one Union priority for rural development and shall cover as a minimum one of the following elements:
Amendment 726 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) the sustainable development of the economic activities of agricultural holdings in line with all measures recommended in the rural development programmes, including farm modernisation, competitiveness building, sectoral integration, innovation and market orientation;
Amendment 761 #
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, also through producer groups and agricultural and agri-food companies, cover new participation by farmers in:
Amendment 795 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Support shall be granted as an annual incentive payment, the level of which shall be determined according to the level of the fixed costs arising from participation in supported schemes, for a maximum duration of five years. Payments shall be made annually on presentation of the necessary documentation. However, the producer shall make a single application covering a five-year period.
Amendment 807 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17a 1. Support under Article 20(c)(i) shall offset some of the costs in terms of lost profits to farmers required to implement environmental protection, public health, animal and plant health, animal welfare and occupational safety standards. These standards must have been recently introduced under national legislation for the implementation of EU law and impose fresh obligations or requirements in respect of farm practices with a significant impact on operating costs and affecting a significant number of farmers. 2. Support shall be granted in the form of uniform temporary and degressive payments on an annual basis for a maximum period of five years from the date on which the provision becomes compulsory under EU law. Support shall be limited to the maximum amount set out in the annex.
Amendment 837 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) concern infrastructure related to the development and adaptation of agriculture, including access to farm and forest land, land consolidation and improvement, energy supply and water management, giving preference to joint management systems for land use, water supply and irrigation; or
Amendment 875 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Support under paragraph 1(a) shall be granted to agricultural holdings. In the case of investments to support farm restructuring, only farms not exceeding a certain size, to be defined by the Member States in the programme based on the SWOT analysis carried out in relation to the Union priority for rural development “enhancing competitiveness of all types of agriculture and enhancing farm viability”, shall be eligibleindividual or combined agricultural holdings and agricultural service providers.
Amendment 879 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Support under paragraph 1(a) shall be granted exclusively to agricultural holdings. In the case of investments to support farm restructur, including combined holdings. Support under paragraphs 1(b), (c) and (d) shall as a rule be granted to agricultural holdings, only farms not exceeding a certain size, to be defined by the Member States in the programme based on the SWOT analysis carried out in relation to the Union priority for rural development “enhancing competitiveness of all types of agriculture and enhancing farm viability”, shall be eligibleincluding combined holdings. Regarding beneficiaries other than farmers, the Member State authorities shall make the granting of support conditional on quantitative and other verifications of the benefits to the holdings generated by the investment requiring support.
Amendment 908 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) investments in preventive actions aimed at reducing the consequences of probable natural disasters, adverse ambient conditions and catastrophic events;
Amendment 909 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) investments for the restoration of agricultural land and production potential damaged by natural disasters, adverse ambient conditions and catastrophic events.
Amendment 930 #
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 and provision of agricultural services in rural areas;
Amendment 986 #
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 in rural areas, provided that they relate to projects generating economic benefits for the agricultural sector, and to farmers or members of the farm household.
Amendment 1045 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) investments in the setting-up, improvement or expansion of local basic services for the rural population, including information, dissemination, leisure and culture, and the related infrastructure;
Amendment 1077 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. Investments under paragraph 1 shall be eligible for support where the relevant operations are implemented in accordance with plans for the development of municipalities in rural areas and their basic services, where such plans exist and shall by are consistent with any local development strategy, where one exists.
Amendment 1139 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. Both agricultural and non-agricultural land shall be eligible; however, with regard to agricultural land, provision shall be made for set-aside for a maximum period of one year between two successive plantings on the same land. Species planted shall be adapted to the environmental and climatic conditions of the area and answer to minimum environmental requirements. No support shall be granted for the planting of short rotation coppice, Christmas trees or fast growing trees for energy production. In areas where afforestation is made difficult by severe pedo-climatic conditions support may be provided for planting other perennial woody species such as shrubs or bushes suitable to the local conditions.
Amendment 1157 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. "Agro-forestry systems" shall mean land use systems in which trees are grown in combination with extensive agriculture on the same land. The maximum number of trees to be planted per hectare shall be determined by the Member States taking account of local pedo-climatic conditions, forestry species and the need to ensure sustainable agricultural use of the land, demonstrable by specifications that are recognised by the Member States.
Amendment 1164 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – title
Article 25 – title
Prevention and restoration of damage to forests from forest fires and natural disasters and catastrophic eventof forest fire risks
Amendment 1184 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) restoring forest potential damaged or destroyed from fires and other natural disasters including pests, diseases as well as catastrophic events and climate change related events.
Amendment 1191 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
In the case of preventive actions concerning pests and diseases, the risk of a relevant disaster occurrence must be supported, as quickly as possible, by scientific evidence and acknowledged by scientific public organisations. Where relevant, the list of species of organisms harmful to plants which may cause a disaster must be provided in the programme.
Amendment 1207 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 4
Article 25 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1208 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – title
Article 26 – title
Amendment 1219 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. Investments shall be aimed atin particular at: (a) restoring forest potential damaged by fires and other natural disasters, including those caused by pests, diseases and climate change, and catastrophic events; (b) the achievement of commitments undertaken for environmental aims or providing ecosystem services and/or which enhance the public amenity value of forest and wooded land in the area concerned or improve the climate change mitigation potential of ecosystems, without excluding economic benefits in the long term.
Amendment 1223 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Support under paragraph 2(a) shall be subject to the formal recognition by the competent public authorities of Member States that a natural disaster has occurred and that this disaster, or measures adopted in accordance with Directive 2000/29/EC to eradicate or contain a plant disease or pest, has caused the destruction of at least 30% of the relevant forest potential. This percentage shall be determined on the basis of either the average existing forest potential in the three-year period immediately preceding the disaster or of the average of the five- year period immediately preceding the disaster, excluding the highest and the lowest entry.
Amendment 1264 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) and other activities that may be carried out by producer groups, such as development of business and marketing skills and organisation and facilitation ofor implementing innovation processes.
Amendment 1301 #
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 1336 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Where commitments under this measure include the implementation of greening measures in preparation for meeting other commitments under the measure, these greening measures may be compensated within the measure. In that case they may not receive support as 'non- productive investments' under Article 18(1)(d).
Amendment 1492 #
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 agri-food chain, forestry sector and among other actors that contribute to achieving the objectives and priorities of rural development policy, including inter- branch organisations;
Amendment 1499 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the development of new products, practices, processes and technologies in the agriculture, agri-food and forestry sectors;
Amendment 1509 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) horizontal and vertical co-operation among supply chain actors for the establishment of logistic platforms to promote short supply chains and local markets, especially for quality products as referred to in Articles 17 (1)a and 17(1)b;
Amendment 1512 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) promotion activities in a local context relating to the development of short supply chains and local markets, especially for quality products as referred to in Articles 17(1)a and 17(1)b;
Amendment 1554 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) financial contributions, paid directly to farmers, and producers of forestry products to premiums for crop, animal and pl, plant and forest stantd insurance against economic losses caused by adverse climatic events, fires and animal or plant diseases or pest infestation or costs of reforestation;
Amendment 1573 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) an income stabilisation tool, in the form of contributions for the payment of insurance premiums and/or of financial contributions to mutual funds, providing compensation to farmers who experience a severe drop in their income.
Amendment 1634 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1
Article 40 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 37(1)(c) may only be granted where the drop of income exceeds 30% of the average annual income of the individual farmer in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period excluding the highest and lowest entry. Income for the purposes of Article 37(1)(c) shall refer to the sum of revenues the farmer receives from the market, including for any form of production relating to activities connected with agriculture and any form of public support, deducting input costs. Payments to farmers by the mutual fund to farmersor under insurance claims or arising from the insurance contract taken out by the fund shall compensate for not more than 70 % of the income lost.
Amendment 1645 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 3
Article 40 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall define the rules for the constitution and management of the mutual funds and of the insurance contracts, in particular for the granting of compensation payments to farmers in the event of crisis and for the administration and monitoring of compliance with these rules.
Amendment 1651 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 40 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The financial contributions referred to in Article 37(1)(c) may only relate to the amounts paid by the mutual fund to farmers as financial compensation tor as a share of the cost of insurance policies that may be taken out by farmers. In addition, the financial contribution may relate to interest on commercial loans taken out by the mutual fund for the purpose of paying the financial compensation to farmers in case of crisis. or to the insurance premiums for the policies taken out by the mutual fund. As an alternative to those amounts, the financial contributions may be used as capital stock for mutual funds, up to a maximum level of 65% of the contributions paid by the farmers.
Amendment 1687 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1
Article 46 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1714 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 3
Article 46 – paragraph 3
3. In the case of irrigation, onlynew investments that lead to a reduction of previous water use by at least 25%, including the modernisation of existing systems for the improvement of water use efficiency, shall be considered as eligible expenditure. By way of derogation, in the Member States tshat adhered to the Union from 2004 onwards investments in new irrigation installations can be considered eligible expenditure in cases wherell establish minimum requirements for water use efficiency and environmental analysis provides evidence that the investment concerned is sustainable and has no negative environmental impacperformance of irrigation equipment.
Amendment 1721 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 4
Article 46 – paragraph 4
4. In the case of agricultural investments, the purchase of agricultural production rights, payment entitlements, animals, annual plants and their planting shall not be eligible for investment support. However, in case of restoration of agricultural production potential damaged by natural disasters and adverse climatic events in accordance with Article 19(1)(b), expenditure for the purchase of animals may be eligible expenditure.
Amendment 1735 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 2
Article 51 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1747 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 4
Article 52 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall, by means of implementingdelegated acts, set out the organisational structure and operation of the European network for rural development network. These implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 91.
Amendment 1769 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 3
Article 53 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall, by means of implementingdelegated acts, set out the organisational structure and operation of the EIP network. These implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 91.
Amendment 1798 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56
Article 56
Amendment 1807 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57
Article 57
Amendment 1817 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58
Article 58
Amendment 1825 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59
Article 59
Amendment 1830 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 1
Article 59 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1831 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2
Article 59 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1832 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 3
Article 59 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1836 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60
Article 60
Amendment 1841 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1
Article 60 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1893 #
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 agro-food sector.
Amendment 2003 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) non-recoverable VAT, when it is genuinely and definitively borne by the ultimate beneficiaries.
Amendment 2004 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3
Article 68 – paragraph 3
3. ContribWork carried outi ons in kind in the form of provision of works, goods, services, land and real estate for which no cash payment supported by invoices or documents of a ‘time and materials’ basis as part of rural development measures by the ultimate beneficiaries using the manpower, materials and equivalpment probative value has been made, may be eligible for support provided that the conditions of Article 59 of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012] are fulfillwhich a firm has to hand shall be eligible for an EAFRD contribution; in such cases, the amount of expenditure eligible for a EAFRD contribution shall be calculated on the basis of a price list for the various works performed.
Amendment 2105 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
ANNEX III – Thematic sub-programme 1– point 1 a (new)
ANNEX III – Thematic sub-programme 1– point 1 a (new)
- Participation in quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (articles 17(1)a and 17(1)b)
Amendment 2121 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
ANNEX III – Thematic sub-programme 4 a (new)
ANNEX III – Thematic sub-programme 4 a (new)
Agricultural products quality schemes (art. 17(1)a and 17(1)b) Business start-up aid for farmers committing to quality schemes Investments in physical assets Knowledge transfer and information actions Advisory services, farm management and farm relief services Co-operation Investments in non-agricultural activities Setting-up of producers groups Leader
Amendment 623 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) as regards the olive oil sector: (i) EUR 2540/tonne for extra virgin olive oil; (ii) EUR 2330/tonne for virgin olive oil; (iii) EUR 1524/tonne for lampante olive oil having two degrees of free acidity; this amount shall be reduced by EUR 36.70/tonne for each additional degree of acidity.
Amendment 643 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a Prices, production costs and margins reporting systems The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, set up an information system on prices, production costs and margins in the commodities market, including a system for the publication of price levels, production cost and margin indicators for the commodities market. The system shall be based on information submitted by operators involved in the commodities trade. This information shall be treated with confidentiality. The Commission shall ensure that the information published does not permit the identification of individual operators.
Amendment 658 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) common wheat, durum wheat, barley and maize;
Amendment 773 #
Amendment 834 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4
Article 17 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, restrict the granting of private storage aid or fix the private storage aid per Member State or region of a Member State on the basis of recorded average market prices. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2). As regards the olive oil sector, the activation price for private storage for each category of olive oil shall reflect the real market situation, in particular taking into account the production costs. A periodic review should also be put in place. The aid provided must cover all storage costs as well as the financial implications of production being left in storage. The Commission shall automatically activate the private storage when all the conditions are fulfilled.
Amendment 970 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) the commercial promotion of products;
Amendment 985 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 a (new)
Article 27 a (new)
Article 27 a National programmes to support olive oil and table olives 1. The European Union will finance national programmes in the field of olive oil and table olives with the following objectives: a) improve the competitiveness of the sector through the modernization of the productive potential; b) increase consumption of olive oil and olives in and outside the European Union. c) improve the quality of the production systems of olive oil and table olives;
Amendment 1124 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 a (new)
Article 43 a (new)
Article 43a A support system similar to existing one for the wine sector should be implemented for the olive sector, on the basis of national programmes financed through the single CMO. This urges the Commission to design, within one year after the entry into force of this Regulation, the scheme that would frame the National Support Programme in the olive sector, measures that could be included and need for co-financing.
Amendment 8 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) It is necessary for the Heading 2 ceiling in the next financing period to be maintained at least at the 2013 level; Adequate financial resources will be necessary in order to meet the challenges of food security, environmental protection, climate change and territorial balance in an enlarged EU, as well as to allow the CAP to contribute to the success of the EU 2020 Strategy;
Amendment 17 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5a Heading 2 ceiling It is necessary for the Heading 2 ceiling in the next financing period to be maintained at least at the 2013 level; Adequate financial resources will be necessary in order to meet the challenges of food security, environmental protection, climate change and territorial balance in an enlarged EU, as well as to allow the CAP to contribute to the success of the EU 2020 Strategy;
Amendment 112 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on ‘The CAP towards 2020: Meeting the food, natural resources and territorial challenges of the future’11 sets out potential challenges, objectives and orientations for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2013. In the light of the debate on that Communication, the CAP should be reformed with effect from 1 January 2014. That reform should cover all the main instruments of the CAP, including Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 of 19 January 2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1290/2005, (EC) No 247/2006, (EC) No 378/2007 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003. In view of the scope of the reform, it is appropriate to repeal Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and to replace it with a new text. The reform should also, as far as possible,The reform should streamline and simplify provisions.
Amendment 136 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to take into account specific new elements and to guarantee the protection of the rights of beneficiaries, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission for the purpose of laying down further definitions regarding the access to support under this Regulation, establishing the framework within which Member States shall define the minimum activities to be carried out on areas naturally kept in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation as well as the criteria to be met by farmers in order to be deemed to have respected the obligation of maintaining the agricultural area in the state suitable for production and the criteria to determine the predominance of grasses and other herbaceous forage as regards permanent grassland and pasture and permanent crops.
Amendment 175 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) In order to evaluate the new CAP, a review of the reforms and their impact on the environment and agricultural production should be carried out by the Commission by the end of 2017.
Amendment 177 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) In order to ensure a better distribution of support amongst agricultural land in the Union, including in those Member States which applied the single area payment scheme established under Regulation (EC) No 73/2009in the Union, a new basic payment scheme should replace the single payment scheme established under Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers , and continued under Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, which combined previously existing support mechanisms into a single scheme of decoupled direct payments. Such a moveMember States should entailmodify their expiry of payment entitlements obtained under those Regulations and the allocation of new ones, although still based on the number of eligible hectares at the disposal of farmers in the first year of implementation of the schemeisting support systems in line with this Regulation, without necessarily abolishing their current direct payments models.
Amendment 179 #
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 UnThe redistribution of direct payments should comply with the basic principles of Europa 2020, while highlighting the need to use Union resources for economic growth. To that end, direct payments should be redistributed on the basis of appropriate, objective and non-discriminatory criteria such as the value of agricultural production, averagedded value, labour and purchasing power. In addition, all payment entitlements activated in 201922 in a Member State or in a region should haveapproximate to or reach a uniform unit value following a convergence towards this value that should take place during the transition period in linear steps. However, in order to avoid disruptive financial consequences for farmeproductive sectors, Member States having used the single payment scheme, and in particular the historical model, should be allowed to partially take historical factors into account when calculating the value of payment entitlements in the first year of application of the new scheme. The debate on the next Multiannual Financial Framework for the period starting in 2021 should also focus on the objective of complete convergence through the equal distributionmay retain an element of differentiation in relation to direct support in order to take account of differecnt support across the European Union during that periodtypes of land use.
Amendment 180 #
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 equitabfairly 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 equalfairer 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 average. 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 209 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) Payment entitlements activated in 2019 in a Member State or in a region may have a uniform unit value following a period of convergence, however, in order to avoid disruptive financial and production consequences for farmers, Member States having used the single payment scheme, and in particular those with the historical model, should be allowed to partially take historical factors into account when calculating the value of payment entitlements. The debate on the next Multiannual Financial Framework for the period starting in 2021 should continue to focus on the convergence issue, taking into account the review of the reformed CAP in 2017.
Amendment 214 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 c (new)
Recital 21 c (new)
(21c) Member States which, by 31 December 2013, operate the single payment scheme on a regional or regional hybrid basis, may retain their existing payment entitlements, subject to modifications to accommodate the conditions laid out in Chapter 2 of this Regulation.
Amendment 274 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The creation and development of new economic activityIn order to address the challenge of inter-generational renewal in the agriculturale sector by young farmers is financially challenging and constitutes an element that should be considered in the allocation and targeting of direct payments. This development is essential for the competitiveness of the agricultural sector in the Union and, for that reason, where only 7% of the population is aged under 35 years of age, an income support to young farmers commencing their agricultural activities should be established in order to facilitate the initial establishment of young farmers and the structural adjustment of their holdings after the initial setting up. Member States should be able to use part of their national ceilings for direct payments to grant an annual area-based payment, on top of the basic payment, to young farmers. That payment should only be granted during a period of maximum five years, since it should only cover the initial period of the life of the business and should not become an operating aid.
Amendment 340 #
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 mandatory payment for young farmers who commence their agricultural activity;
Amendment 349 #
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 414 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) "“permanent grassland" and permanent pastures” means land used to grow grassfor forage herbaceous plants, shrubs and/or trees or any other herbaceous foragespecies suitable for grazing, naturally (self-seeded) or through cultivation (sown), and that hais not been included in the crop rotation of the holding for five years or longer; it may include other species suitable for grazing provided that the grasses and other herbaceous forage remain predominant;
Amendment 485 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) establishing the frameworkcriteria within which Member States shall define the minimum activities to be carried out on areas naturally kept in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation;
Amendment 564 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. No dDirect payments shall be granted to natural or legal persons, or to groups of natural or legal persons, where one of the following applies:
Amendment 565 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 582 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the annual amwho carry ount of direct payments is less than 5 % of the total receipts they obtained from non-agricultural activities in the most recent fiscal year;an agricultural activity, or maintain land in good agricultural and environmental condition, in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, or
Amendment 593 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 614 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) whose agricultural activities form a significant part of their overall economic activities; or
Amendment 624 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(b b) whose principal business or company objects consist of exercising an agricultural activity as defined in Article 4, paragraph1 (c). By way of example, entities such as transport companies, airports, real estate companies, companies managing sport grounds, campsite operators and mining companies shall be excluded from receipt of direct payments.
Amendment 672 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 793 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. All amounts deducted by way of implementation of this Article shall remain in the Member State or region where it was deducted, and may, at the discretion of the Member State or region, be used for the purpose of the national reserve or for rural development programming. Where a Member State or region chooses to allocate funds from capping to rural development programming, co-financing rules shall apply.
Amendment 870 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 15 – paragraph -1 (new)
- 1. In order to evaluate the new CAP, a review of the implementation of the reforms and their impact on the environment and agricultural production should be carried out by the Commission by the end of 2017.
Amendment 883 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Support under the basic payment scheme shall be available to farmers if they obtain payment entitlements under this Regulation through first allocation pursuant to Article 21, from the national reserve pursuant to Article 23 or, by transfer pursuant to Article 27 or by maintaining existing payment entitlements obtained in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and with Regulation (EC) No 73/2009.
Amendment 889 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Payment entitlements in Member States: - obtained under the single area payment scheme in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and with Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 shall expire on(SAPS), may continue to do so after 31 December 2013; or - operating the single payment scheme on a regional or regional hybrid basis, obtained under the single payment scheme in accordance with Article 59 or Title III Chapter 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, may continue to apply these entitlements after the 31 December 2013.
Amendment 1288 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to have threewo different crops on their arable land where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 315 and up to 20 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 yearthree different crops where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 50 hectares;
Amendment 1319 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to maintain existing permanent grassland, pasture or permanent crops on their holding; and
Amendment 1386 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to paragraphs 3 and 4 and to the application of financial discipline, and linear reductions in accordance with Article 7, and any reductions and penalties imposed pursuant to Regulation (EU) No […] [HZR], Member States shall grant the payment referred to in this Chapter to farmers observing those of the threewo practises referred to in paragraph 1 that are relevant for them, and in function of their compliance with Articles 30, 31 and 32..
Amendment 1410 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
Article 29 – paragraph 3
3. Farmers whose holdings are fully or partly situated in areas covered by Directives 92/43/EEC or 2009/147/EC shall be entitled to the payment referred to in this Chapter provided that they observe the practises referred to in this Chapter to the extent that those practises are compatible in the holding concerned with the objectives of those Directives.
Amendment 1425 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Farmers shall be entitled ipso facto to the payment referred to in this Chapter when they come within the following categories: – farmers complying with the requirements laid down in Article 29(1) of Regulation (EC) No° 834/2007 as regards organic farming shall be entitled ipso facto to the payment referred to in this Chapter, or – beneficiaries of agri-environment- climate payments established pursuant to Article 39(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 and/or Article 29 of Regulation (EU) No [...] [RDR].
Amendment 1453 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The first subparagraph shall apply only to the units of a holding that are used for organic production in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No° 834/2007 or are covered by agri-environment- climate measures in accordance with Article 39(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 and/or Article 29 of Regulation (EU) N° [...] [RDR].
Amendment 1508 #
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 yearup to 50 hectares, cultivation on the arable land shall consist of at least two different crops. None of those crops shall cover less than 10 % of the arable land. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 50 hectares, cultivation on the arable land shall consist of at least three different crops. None of those threeThe main crops shall not cover lessmore than 570 % of the arable land and the two main one shall not exceed 70crops together shall not cover more than 95 % of the arable land.
Amendment 1557 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The first paragraph shall not apply to farms: – where the arable land is mainly used for grass production or other forage, mainly left fallow, mainly cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the growing cycle, or a combination of these, or – where the arable land of the farmer covers up to 50 hectares and more than 80% of the eligible agricultural area of the holding is covered by permanent grassland and historical pastures, or by permanent crops.
Amendment 1579 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. For the purpose of this Article, a "crop" shall mean any culture listed under Annex Va.
Amendment 1597 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – title
Article 31 – title
Permanent grassland and pasture and permanent crops
Amendment 1608 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1641 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1665 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 laying down rules concerning the increase of reference areas under permanent grassland as laid down in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1, the renewal of permanent grassland, the reconversion of agricultural area into permanent grassland in case the authorised decreaselimit referred to in paragraph 21 is exceeded, as well as the modification of the reference areas under permanent grassland in case of transfer of land.
Amendment 1705 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. FWhere the agricultural area, excluding areas under permanent grassland, covers more than 15 hectares, farmers shall ensure that at least 73 % 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 stripland under permanent crops, terraces, landscape features such as hedges or stone walls, buffer strips, land cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the growing cycle, land under soil-improving crops such as pulses and afforested areas as referred to in article 25(2)(b)(ii).
Amendment 1802 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 a (new)
Article 32 a (new)
Amendment 1812 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 b (new)
Article 32 b (new)
Article 32 b Winter soil cover 1. Farmers with more than 20 hectares of arable land eligible for support under Article 25(2), shall maintain temporary cover during winter, in accordance with the following conditions: -the farmer must be able to identify the map number, method of cultivation and green area sown; Non-living mulch and/or residue cover could be considered for the purposes of this Article. 2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 laying down rules concerning the application of the requirements set out in this Article and the time period when the temporary cover shall be applied.
Amendment 1816 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 c (new)
Article 32 c (new)
Article 32 c Minimum tillage or no tillage and direct drilling 1. Farmers shall maintain 20% of their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2), under minimum tillage or low disturbance no-tillage and direct drilling. The farmer will be required to keep detailed records including the crop sown, land map number and incorporation method used. 2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 laying down rules concerning the application of the measure.
Amendment 1817 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 d (new)
Article 32 d (new)
Article 32 d Biodiversity action plan 1. Farmers shall implement a biodiversity action plan to areas of their holding eligible for support as defined in Article 25(2). The plan shall identify species on the holding and species in decline with targeted habitat provision for those species in decline. 2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 laying down the rules concerning the application of the measure.
Amendment 1819 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 e (new)
Article 32 e (new)
Amendment 1828 #
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 310 % of the annual national ceiling set out in Annex II.
Amendment 1847 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2
Article 33 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1958 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) to qualify as a young farmers in the first pillar, young farmers shall meet objective and non-discriminatory criteria set by Member States, in accordance with Article 2(1) (u) of Regulation (EU) No [..] [RDR].
Amendment 1977 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
When applying the first subparagraph, Member States shall respect the following maximum limits in the number of activated payment entitlements that are to be taken into account:fix a limit which may be up to a minimum of 50 hectares, granting flexibility to Member States to increase it above this, to reach at least 2% of the national envelope.
Amendment 1985 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Amendment 1989 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Amendment 2023 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Coupled support may be granted to the following sectors and productions: cereals, oilseeds, protein crops, grain legumes, flax, hemp, rice, nuts, starch potato, milk and milk products, seeds, sheepmeat and goatmeat, beef and veal, olive oil, silk worms, dried fodder, hops, sugar beet, cane and chicory, fruit and vegetables and short rotation coppice. to be determined by each Member State among those listed in Annex I of the Treaty ;
Amendment 2236 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shallmay set the amount of the annual payment for the small farmers scheme at one of the following levels, subject to paragraphs 2 and 3:
Amendment 2251 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) a level equal to the amount to which the farmer would be entitled in respect of the number of hectares declared for the 2014 calendar year.
Amendment 62 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 — paragraph 3
Article 4 — paragraph 3
3. As regards farmers, when, after a trade agreement is initialled and on the basis of thavailable information, data and analyses available to it, the Commission considers that the conditions for support in accordance with Article 2(c) are likely to be met for a significant number of farmers, it, including the impact assessment of that trade agreement, indicate that it is likely to lead to a substantial increase in Union imports of an agricultural product or products accompanied by a significant decrease in production of such products in at least one NUTS 2 region, the Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 24 designating the eligible sectors or products, defining the affected geographical arearegions where appropriate, setting a maximum amount for potential support at Union level, setting reference periods and eligibility conditions for farmers and eligibility dates for expenditure as well as establishing the deadline by which applications must be submitted and, if necessary, the content of these applications in accordance with Article 8(2).
Amendment 30 #
2011/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. An alcoholic beverage not fulfilling the requirements laid down in this Regulation shall not be described, presented or labelled by associating words or phrases such as "like", "type", "style", "made", "flavour" or any other term similar to any of the sales denominations established in this Regulationerm, or graphic component, liable to mislead the consumer.
Amendment 31 #
2011/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – first paragraph
Article 6 – first paragraph
Amendment 34 #
2011/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – second paragraph
Article 6 – second paragraph
An indication of the place of provenance of the primary ingredient is not requiredmust be indicated on the label.
Amendment 35 #
2011/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – third paragraph
Article 7 – third paragraph
In case of protected geographical indication using a non-Latin alphabet, the name mayust also appear in one or more official languages of the Union.
Amendment 17 #
2011/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
Amendment 22 #
2011/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) In order to ensure that the necessary rules for the proper functioning of the identification, registration and traceability of bovine animals and beef are applied, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of requirements for alternative means of identification of bovine animals, special circumstances in which Member States may extend the maximum periods for the application of the means of identification, data to be exchanged between the computerised databases of the Member States, the maximum period for certain reporting obligations, the requirements for means of identification, the information to be included in the passports and in the individual registers to be kept on each holding, the minimum level of official controls, the identification and registration of movements of bovine animals when put out to summer grazing in different mountain areas, rules for labelling certain products which should be equivalent to the rules laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000, the definitions of minced beef, beef trimmings or cut beef, the specific indications that may be put on labels, the labelling provisions related to the simplification of the indication of origin, the maximum size and composition of certain groups of animals, the approval procedures related to labelling conditions on packaging of cut meat It is of particular limportance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing-up such delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council.
Amendment 52 #
2011/0229(COD)
Amendment 54 #
2011/0229(COD)
Amendment 56 #
2011/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 — paragraph 1 — point 15
Article 1 — paragraph 1 — point 15
Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000
Article 19 — letter c
Article 19 — letter c
Amendment 2 #
2011/0195(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls its resolution of 8 June 2011 on Investing in the future: a new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for a competitive, sustainable and inclusive Europe1; reiterates that sufficient additional resources are needed in the next MFF in order to enable the Union to fulfil its existing policy priorities and the new tasks provided for in the Treaty of Lisbon, as well as to respond to unforeseen events; challenges the Council, if it does not share this approach, to clearly identify which of its political priorities or projects could be dropped altogether, despite their proven European added value; ______________ 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2011)0266.
Amendment 3 #
2011/0195(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Points out that the financial envelope specified in the legislative proposal constitutes only an indication to the legislative authority and cannot be fixed until agreement is reached on the proposal for a regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020;
Amendment 7 #
2011/0177(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls its position as laid down in its resolutions of 8 June 2011 and 23 June 2011, stating that the budget for the CAP in the next MFF period should be maintained at least at the same level, in real terms, as in the current multi-annual period;
Amendment 93 #
2011/0177(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Recalls its position that, given the wide array of tasks, challenges and objectives that the CAP is called on to respond to, the amounts allocated to the CAP in the budget year 2013current MFF, should be at least maintained, in real terms, during the next financial programming period; stresses, in this context, the important role played by the second pillar of the CAP, which makes a significant contribution to investment and job creation in rural areas and to enhancing the effectiveness and competitiveness of the farming industry;
Amendment 4 #
2010/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Draws attention to the fact that future measures in support of rural and farm tourism must be fully attuned to the future objectives, strategies and instruments of the CAP in the field of rural development, and especially to those relating to the provision of public goods, such as land maintenance, landscape conservation, biodiversity and forestry, the renovation and development of villages, conservation and the development of rthe rural architectural heritage;
Amendment 20 #
2010/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6a (new)
Paragraph 6a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to encourage training measures aimed at developing the professional skills of rural entrepreneurs involved in tourism, with a view to promoting economic diversification in rural areas;
Amendment 30 #
2010/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Suggests that the Commission prolong the CALYPSO initiative until after 2011 and that it award increased attention to rural and farm tourism in the programmes developed, creating positive synergies with other types of tourism existing in the vicinity of rural areas (e.g. sporting tourism, resort tourism, cultural and religious tourism, etc.);
Amendment 58 #
2010/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that the EU should support education and awareness-raising about nutrition and the origin of agri-food products, given that informed choices about diet can prevent disease and also, reduce the heavy strain on social spending in Europe and help protect the environment; 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;
Amendment 121 #
2010/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Considers that it is essential to apply the principle of reciprocal compliance with rules, so that all products, regardless of their provenance, provide the same guarantees in terms of food safety, quality, environmental protection and animal welfare that European farmers and European industry must deliver under Community legislation;
Amendment 174 #
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 full parallelism with the phasing out of all forms of export subsidies by the EU's trading partners and the imposition of disciplines on all export measures with equivalent effect;
Amendment 57 #
2010/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas, in terms of agricultural biodiversity, the extended use of protein crops that are adapted to European climatic conditions, such as beans, soya, peas, lentils, lupins, chick peas, alfalfa/lucerne, Phacelia spp, Lotus corniculatus and sainfoin, will substantially stabilise and enhance diversity within the production system, thereby strengthening plant health and making sustainable use of locally adapted crop varieties, many of which currently cannot be marketed or exchanged under European seed marketing legislation,
Amendment 62 #
2010/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas, besides using native protein crops, the quality of non-imported compound feed can also be improved through the use of potato starch and by- products of oilseeds such as soya, sunflower and rapeseed,
Amendment 88 #
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 new measures and instruments which integrate protein crop production into improved crop rotation systems so as to overcome 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 115 #
2010/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, to revise the definition of good agricultural practices, including the use of mandatory crop rotation with domestic protein crops as a precautionary measure against crop disease and price volatility in the animal production sector and in recognition of the fact that local and proximity farming are of greater benefit to the environment;
Amendment 117 #
2010/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to adopt suitable measures creating market conditions that favour local production as compared to imported products, and that meet the requirements of the feedstuffs industry, including the introduction of models for GMO-free short supply chains and certified production;
Amendment 126 #
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 and on- farm training programmes on improving the breeding of locally adapted protein plants with a view making this an innovative area in the various Member States;
Amendment 17 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas the 4th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control will be held in November 2010; whereas a public consultation has been launched on the possible revision of the Tobacco Products Directive (Directive 2001/37/EC1); whereas several WTO Members have raised the issue of the conformity with the TBT Agreement of the Canadian Bill C-32, which essentially leads to the ban of all traditional blended tobacco products, except the ones using solely Virginia tobacco, the single variety produced in Canada and used in the manufacturing of Canadian tobacco products,
Amendment 52 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that standards equivalent to those applied in the EU must be imposed on imports so as to ensure that EU farmers compete on a level playing field and EU citizens are effectively protected; underlines the need for tighter import controls at borders;
Amendment 53 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers that tighter and more thorough controls need to be carried out at borders in order to protect the health of consumers and the income of European farms;
Amendment 75 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls that the EU has already significantly reduced its trade-distorting domestic support and asks forinsists on firm commitments to do the same from other trading partners;
Amendment 124 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Stresses that, while tobacco products must be governed by a strict regulatory framework, the regulation of ingredients in tobacco products at the EU and at the international level must follow a proportionate, risk-based approach on the basis of scientific evidence; warns against any non-science based ban on all ingredients, leading essentially to the ban of European traditional blended tobacco products, which would have severe socioeconomic repercussions for EU tobacco growers (of oriental and burley varieties), without a benefit for public health;
Amendment 1 #
2010/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Advocates the creation of a genuine forest policy designed to improve the management and conservation of forests, taking into account the fundamental role that they play in combating climate change, which is having an increasing impact in natural disasters; considers that such a policy should be directed towards both forest protection and the sustainable use of timber resources;
Amendment 18 #
2010/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that agriculture is vulnerable to climate change, the manifestations of which have been increasing in number, frequency and intensity, deforestation having been taking place in numerous regions of Europe; forests also play an important role in terms of watercourse regulation, water quality standards and the protection of vital springs, contributing indirectly to prevent forest fires as well as drought, desertification and soil erosion, all of which are of relevance to agriculture; ,
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 50 #
2010/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Highlights, likewise, the crucial role played by farmers in preventing fires; therefore considers it necessary to ensure that farming remains a viable activity in order to curb the cessation of production and depopulation of rural areas, given that this would considerably aggravate the situation with regard to fires;
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 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 2 #
2010/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication on an EU policy framework to assist developing countries in addressing food security challenges; considers, however, that the world food crisis represents not only a humanitarian disaster on an unprecedented scale but also a major threat to peace and security worldwide, and that, even though credit should be given to the Commission's commitment to seeking out solutions that could lift a billion people out of extreme poverty, the Member States must, as a matter of urgency, raise their awareness at once with a view to making new investments in agriculture and rural development, guaranteeabove all in view of the new CAP text, introducing dedicated mechanisms for building sufficient levels ofly large world stocks of basic foodstuffs, removing their own barriers to trade, and reducing the debt of the countries most affected;
Amendment 32 #
2010/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Considers, furthermore, that in order to foster a form of subsistence farming that can provide sustainable livelihoods and development, aid should focus primarily on setting up new farming systems with facilities for generating energy from renewable sources such as wind and sun, so as to guarantee the autonomy and self-sufficiency of those systems, even in areas where there is as yet no electricity supply or where energy supply costs would prohibit or hamper the use of advanced technological systems;
Amendment 50 #
2010/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that price volatility results from the increased unregulated liberalisation of trade in agricultural products, and that it is necessary tofinancial speculation and the liberalisation of financial markets, and that it is necessary to devise economic instruments and create regulatory mechanisms that can ensure a degree of market stability and a more transparent food chain, thus responding to the need to guarantee producers a decent standard of living;
Amendment 53 #
2010/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that it is essential for those authorised to take part in agricultural trade to be clearly identified and that a closer look needs to be taken at the mechanisms by which the impact of speculation is passed on to agricultural prices in individual states and on the international market; points out that the scant attention paid to this phenomenon, despite its destructive effect on agricultural markets, is one of the factors that is hampering the development of structural measures to address the food crisis;
Amendment 60 #
2010/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers it essential to establish more sustainable and less energy-hungry forms of production at world level by channelling aid to developing countries into measures to create new farming capacity that has its own facilities for generating energy from renewable sources and is therefore energy self- sufficient;
Amendment 71 #
2010/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes it is not desirable to over- emphasise non-food uses of agricultural products (e.g. biofuels), to avoid a situation of competition between food supplies and the current fashion for renewable energy production, which should be based exclusively on the use of crop residues (post-harvest waste, processing industry waste, animal manure), and under no circumstances on the use of primary agricultural products;
Amendment 80 #
2010/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that the land should be accessible to all and that it is necessary to protect the land rights of small local farmers in order to avoid a new agricultural colonialism in the form of land takeovers, as is now happening to an alarming extent in certain regions of the world, especially Africa;
Amendment 82 #
2010/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers it necessary to ensure that local communities and institutions have decision-making and managerial powers as well as negotiating capacities, so as to provide them with the wherewithal to develop local farming and exercise food sovereignty (meaning the ability of local people to choose and apply their own food development models);
Amendment 86 #
2010/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Considers that investors should be urged to ensure that their efforts to raise agricultural productivity and improve the livelihoods of local people in developing countries are guided by an acknowledgement of local rights, and that a code of conduct should be laid down with this in mind;
Amendment 94 #
2010/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Insists on the need to reinforce research on a basis of public funding and to transmit know-how in the field of sustainable agriculture, which, among other things, must be characterised by energy self- sufficiency achieved by building facilities for generating energy from renewable sources such as wind and sun, for use in all agricultural production systems.
Amendment 1 #
2010/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital 1
Recital 1
A. whereas, with a view to countering the adverse impact of globalisation on workers affected by collective redundancies and to showing its solidarity towards such workers, as well as helping them to find work again, the European Union set up a European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (hereinafter 'EGF') to provide financial support for personalised programmes to re- integrate redundant workers into the labour market; whereas the EGF has a maximum annual amount of EUR 500 million, drawn either from any margin existing under the global expenditure ceiling of the previous year or from cancelled commitment appropriations for the two previous years, excluding those relating to heading 1b of the financial framework,
Amendment 5 #
2010/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas an analysis of the funds mobilised under the EGF between 2007 and the end of the first half of 2009 highlights the shortcomings of the original regulmodest use of the appropriations, with only EUR 80 million having being mobilised, out of a total of EUR 1.5 billion theoretically available, for 18 applications submitted on behalf of 24 431 workers by eight Member States; whereas those shortcomings are also reflected in the huge disparity, accompanied by differences between the amounts initially allocated and those finally implemented, with EUR 24.8 million (39.4% of the appropriations mobilised) having subsequently been paid back in the case of the first 11 applications,
Amendment 8 #
2010/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the raising of the co-financing rate from 50% to 65% during the 2009 revision would appear to be one of the factors behind the increase in the number of applications concerning Competitiveness Objective regions; whereas, however, that change has not had a similar multiplier effect in Convergence Objective regions,
Amendment 10 #
2010/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the limited use made of the EGF for the EU's poorest regions stems from varying national strategies linked to the co-financing rates available under the ESF and the EGF and from the difficulties involved in establishing the precise status of potential beneficiaries before a decision is taken at European level,
Amendment 12 #
2010/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas, according to the Commission's interim report on the functioning of the IAA12, the need for the two arms of the budgetary authority to take a specific decision to mobilise the EGF is one of the factors behind the slowness of the procedure, whereas, however, the Council and the European Parliament are obliged to take a decision for the mobilisation of the EGF within a deadline of six weeks (linked to the deadline for transfers imposed by Article 24 of the Financial Regulation), while the Commission is bound by no deadline for the assessment of each EGF application,
Amendment 15 #
2010/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the 27 decisions taken between 2007 and April 2010 were all favourable and the amounts authorised were the same as those proposed by the Commission, even in cases where Parliament had expressed doubts as to their appropriateness,
Amendment 17 #
2010/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
Amendment 28 #
2010/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that the long-term increase in the number of applications for EGF funding and the difficulties experienced in implementing the EGF mobilisation and deployment procedure call for improvements to be made to the fund's procedural and budgetary arrangements at the earliest opportunity; calls, accordingly, on the Commission to bring the submission of its mid-term evaluation forward to 30 June 2011 and to submit at the same time a proposal for the revision of the EGF Regulation, in order to remedy the fund's most obvious shortcomings before the end of the current multiannual financial framework;
Amendment 30 #
2010/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 36 #
2010/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 40 #
2010/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that the time required to mobilise the EGF could be halved and that, to this end, applications for mobilisation of the EGF should be drawn up by Member States as soon as a collective redundancy has been announced, and not after it has taken place, so as to reduce the 10-week period Member States have in which to forward their applications once the intervention criteria have been fulfilled; considers that Member States should forward their applications in their own language and one of the European institutions' working languages so that the Commission department responsible for scrutinising applications may do so without delay, and that the Commission should assign additional staff to processing applications submitted by Member States and should scrupulously observe the time limit of 15 days between the adoption of a mobilisation decision and the payment of the financial contribution to the Member State; calls, furthermore, on the Commission to assess experience of the efficiency and effectiveness of the resources used and to use information on the subject to formulate proposals for revision of the EGF Regulation with the aim of reducing the time required to implement assistance from the fund;
Amendment 45 #
2010/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Undertakes, for its part, to simplify its decision-making process by stipulating that, in the absence of objections by the Committee on Budgets or the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, Commission proposals will be voted on at the first part-session following the month in which they are submitted, where appropriate grouped into batches, as explicitly provided for in the regulation establishing the EGF;
Amendment 51 #
2010/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Takes the view that, over and above these improvements to the procedure, the period of validity of the derogation inserted in 2009 with a view to assisting workers who lose their jobs as a result of the economic and financial crisis should be extended until the end of the current multiannual financial framework and that the co-financing rate should be raised from 50% to 65%, given that the underlying causes on which their approval was based are very far from having been removmaintained, and that ESF Convergence Objective regions should be eligible for 75% co- financing under the EGF, in order to diminish the current bias in favour of the ESFt 65%;
Amendment 63 #
2010/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses the importance of the ESF as an instrument for supporting employment and increasing social cohesion; considers it vital, therefore, to improve the present discipline of the ESF and identify ways of rendering more effective the implementation of the measures for which it provides, focusing inter alia on personalised retraining of redundant workers;
Amendment 68 #
2010/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Considers that, despite a recent increase in the applications for EGF assistance, the EGF remains largely unknown in many Member States; urges the Commission, therefore, to launch an information campaign and promote success stories and best practices from the operation of EGF assistance on the ground; believes that further action needs to be taken to increase the visibility of the EGF across the Union;
Amendment 69 #
2010/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to improve its reporting on the use of the EGF by substantially fleshing out its annual reports and regularly forwarding to Parliament information on Member States' implementation of financial contributions; calls, furthermore, for the Commission's annual report on implementation of the EGF to become a six-monthly report, should the Commission be delegated decision-making powers under the next multiannual financial framework;
Amendment 69 #
2010/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that, as in urban areas, a further precondition for pursuing the above aims is the adaptation of infrastructure for everyday life – such as childcare facilitiesreplacing services in case of illness and pregnancy, childcare facilities inclusive on farm infrastructure, care services, educational facilities, local outlets for everyday goods, and leisure and cultural facilities – and calls for agricultural policies to be framed in such a way that women in rural areas are enabled to fulfil their potential in making multifunctional farming a reality;
Amendment 113 #
2010/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for women's entrepreneurial spirit to be encouraged, for support to be given to networks of female entrepreneurs, and also for provision to be made in the financial sector for affording rural businesswomen, including individually self-employed or part-time self-employed women with low earnings, access to investment and credit – thus empowering them more effectively in the marketplace and enabling them to develop businesses from which they can make a stable living;
Amendment 125 #
2010/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls for support to be given to women's and farmer's organisations that are important for encouraging and initiating new development programs and diversification in such a way that women can implement new ideas in order to diversify activities of production and services in the rural areas;
Amendment 14 #
2010/2004(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that youth is tremendously important both now and for the future of the EU, and that it should be given particular attention in the course of defining our mid-and long-term priorities; points out that youth, in all its related aspects, represents a key resource for EU and should be seen as a cross-policon which the EU should focus and which should be seen as a cross-sectoral and multidisciplinary theme;
Amendment 17 #
2010/2004(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that youth policyies must be defined broadly, encompassing the ability of individuals to cha and take the following concerns into account: a) mobility, in the form of freedom of movement for young people throughout the European Union and the possibility of varyinge positions and status several times throughout their lives, switching without restriction amongbetween different settings such as apprenticeships, and academic or professional environand working environments; b) formal, non-formal and peer learning, including via agreed methodologies for the assessments and vocational trainingalidation of these tools; c) the development of new professional skills, and particularly those linked to research and technological innovation;
Amendment 20 #
2010/2004(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11a new
Paragraph 11a new
11a. Believes that instruments promoting the study of languages and intercultural dialogue must be introduced and form the centrepiece of public sector youth measures; these could generate an increase in awareness of European issues among the public, aimed at the acquisition of an increasingly rooted European identity;
Amendment 33 #
2010/2004(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines that mobility, as a freedom enshrined in the treaties and an essential condition for the functioning of a genuine internal market within the EU, must be regarded as aone of the prerequisites for all support actions in favour of youth; considers innovation and research to be empty shells if mobility is not fully granted, and is determined to shape the EU budget as a lever for increasedstresses, therefore, the importance of structuring the EU budget to reflect, inter alia, the increase in youth mobility;
Amendment 35 #
2010/2004(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Is of the opinion that support for entrepreneurship and SMEs is a cornerstone of EU policy on youth and innovation; recalls that it has put forward; moreover, despite recalling the relevance of the several pilot projects and preparatory actions in recent yearsconducted with the aim of supporting young entrepreneurs, promotingbelieves that suitable budgetary resources must be channelled towards further projects in support of youth enterprise start-ups and entrepreneurial creativity, developing in particular the culture of entrepreneurship, not least in view of the change in the global economic environment, encourages interconnections between SMEs and, calls for enhancinged worker mobility, and underlines that it will closely monitor the legislative proposals to be presented following the completion of these projects and actions;
Amendment 79 #
2010/2004(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a new
Paragraph 32 a new
32a. Emphasises that the continuing process of ageing in agriculture dictates that efforts be made towards generational turnover, with a view to keeping agriculture competitive and able to meet the new environmental challenges post-Copenhagen;
Amendment 82 #
2010/2004(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a new
Paragraph 33 a new
33 a. Recalls that the primary goal of the CAP is to guarantee market stabilisation, provide security and ensure reasonable prices for consumers and producers and therefore calls on the Commission to provide in the 2011 budget for the necessary means to address the new needs arising from the economic crisis;
Amendment 84 #
2010/2004(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Asks the Commission to report on the implementation of the ‘Dairy Fund’ introduced in the 2010 budget in order to mitigate the consequences of price fluctuations in the dairy sector, and to present a permanent approach in this field as well as concrete proposals for dealing with price volatility in dairy markets for the future;
Amendment 89 #
2010/2004(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a new
Paragraph 35 a new
35a. Believes it essential, as part of furthering an Area of Freedom, Security and Justice, to strengthen the policy on immigration and support for the integration of immigrants. To that end, considers that action to harmonise the immigration policies of individual Member States must be viewed as a political priority for EU action, with a view to firmly balancing security demands and the defence of fundamental human rights;
Amendment 1 #
2010/2002(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1a (new)
Paragraph 1a (new)
1a. Recognizes that all goals from the Treaties of Rome regarding agriculture have been achieved (increase of productivity, sufficient supply of food, reasonable consumer prices, stabilization of markets) with the exception of providing an appropriate income for farmers; therefore calls on the Commission to adequately take this into consideration in all budgetary proposals;
Amendment 6 #
2010/2002(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5a (new)
Paragraph 5a (new)
5a. Asks the Commission to develop proposals for a permanent approach for all agricultural sectors and concrete proposals for dealing with price volatility in their markets;
Amendment 7 #
2010/2002(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that an Erasmus-type programme should be established for young farmers and agricultural college students, which would allow for cross- border exchanges of best practice in farm management, in particular in relation to the challenges facing European agriculture, in order to compare, enhance and maintain the diversity of rural situations in the European Union;
Amendment 8 #
2010/2002(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10a (new)
Paragraph 10a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission, in order to improve public health and stimulate demand in fruit and vegetable market, to establish a pilot project aimed at increasing fresh fruits and vegetables consumption in vulnerable population groups (low income pregnant women and their children, elderly, etc.) through distributing monthly vouchers for those purchases;
Amendment 9 #
2010/2002(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to establish a pilot project aimed at disseminating information to consumers through campaigns – for example, in schools and at points of sale and in farms – about European agri-food produce and the high standards achieved by European producers in terms of quality, food safety, animal welfare and environmental standards; draws attention to the work of organisations throughout the EU that enhance public understanding of the vital role played by agriculture in society; asks the Commission to examine the possibility of exchanges of information and best practice between such organisations.
Amendment 82 #
2010/2002(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Recalls that the Milk Fund adopted under the 2010 bBudget to mitigate the consequences of the dairy crisis was supposed to be a one-off action; asks the Commission to forward its evaluation of this measure, together with proposals for a permanent approach for all agricultural sectors and concrete proposals for dealing with price volatility in this sectoreir markets;
Amendment 98 #
2010/2002(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Takes note, in this respect, of the Commission's communication on an Action Plan to implement the Stockholm Programme, and welcomes, in the field of immigration and support for the integration of immigrants, the proposed increase in CA for the External Borders Fund (254 million, +22 %) and the European Return Fund (114 million, + 29 %); this requires the Commission to reinforce all programmes aimed at dealing with migration issues in the countries of origin;
Amendment 126 #
2010/2002(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 a new
Paragraph 50 a new
50a. Stresses the need to increase the Community budget for funding measures designed to address migration phenomena, with a view to improving the management of legal migration, slowing down illegal migration and optimising the impact of migration on development;
Amendment 46 #
2010/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) European Union policy to assist local production in the smaller Aegean islands as established by Regulation (EC) No 1405/2006 has involved a multitude of products and measures for their production, marketing or processing. Those measures have proved effective and ensured that agricultural activities have been maintained and developed. The EU should continue to support this production, which is a key factor in the environmental, social and economic equilibrium of the smaller Aegean islands. Experience has shown that, as in the case of rural development policy, closer partnership with the local authorities can help to address the particular issues affecting the islands concerned in a more targeted way. Support for local production should thus continue to be granted through the support programme, established for the first time by Regulation (EC) No 1405/2006, which constitutes an effective model for the introduction of specific aid arrangements encompassing the smaller islands off Sicily, where environmental and socio- economic conditions are similar to those on the smaller islands of the Aegean Sea.
Amendment 16 #
2010/0364(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 834/2007
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall, by means of delegated acts pursuant to Article 38a(1), decide on measures implementing the prohibition on the use of GMOs and products produced from or by GMOsFor the purpose of the prohibition referred to in paragraph 1, the vendor declaration confirming that the products supplied have not been produced from or by GMOs shall be drawn up using the model established by the Commission, by means of delegated acts pursuant to Article 38a(1).
Amendment 19 #
2010/0364(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 27
Article 1 – point 27
Regulation (EC) No 834/2007
Article 38a – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 38a – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In order to better take account of the expectations of consumers regarding the quality of organic products and to ensure the adequate application of rules by the authorities, bodies and operators concerned and the proper functioning of the single market and trade, the Commission shall, by means of delegated acts, adopt specific rules, measures and conditions necessary for the application of this Regulation, including the specific definitions related to its scope, subject to the objectives and principles laid down in Title II, for the following:
Amendment 127 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 113d a (new)
Article 113d a (new)
Amendment 140 #
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, or processing ofand the processing of and the trade in products of the milk and milk products sector. Member States shall take the measures necessary to involve all interested economic groups, from dairy farmers, processors to traders;
Amendment 155 #
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 iii
Article 123 – paragraph 4 – point c – subpoint iii
(iii) drawing up standard forms of contract compatible with Union rules; for the sale of raw milk to dairies and the supply of processed products to distributors and retailers in an integrated approach, taking into account the need to achieve fair competitive conditions and to avoid market distortions, in the interests of all members of the industry, Member States agreeing on the modalities of use of standard contracts in transaction within the sector;
Amendment 160 #
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 vi
Article 123 – paragraph 4 – point c – subpoint vi
(vi) developing methods and instruments for improving product quality at all stages of production and marketing;, with particular reference to products of protected denomination of origin, and also through the adoption of tools to manage supply and economic participation by the producers in programmes which aim to improve quality in accordance with market demands.
Amendment 181 #
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 1
Article 126 a – paragraph 1
1. Contracts for the delivery of raw milk by a farmer to a processor of raw milk, or to a collector within the meaning of the second subparagraph of Article 185f(1), may be negotiated by a producer organisation in the milk and milk products sector which is recognised under Article 122, on behalf of its farmer members for part or all of their joint production, provided that the proportion in question is not less than 75%..
Amendment 183 #
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 (a)
Article 126 a – paragraph 2 – point (a)
(a) whether or noprovided that there is a transfer of ownership of the raw milk by the farmers to the producer organisation,
Amendment 250 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 185 f – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 185 f – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. If a Member State decides that eEvery delivery of raw milk by a farmer to a processor of raw milk must be covered by a written contract between the parties, such contract shall fulfil the conditions laid down in paragraph 2.
Amendment 256 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 185 f – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 185 f – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
In the case described in the first subparagraph, the Member State concerned shall also decide that if the delivery of raw milk is made through one or more collectors, each stage of the delivery must be covered by such a contract between the parties. To this end, a “"collector”" means an undertaking which transports raw milk from a farmer or another collector to a processor of raw milk or another collector, where the ownership of the raw milk is transferred in each case.
Amendment 270 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 185 f – paragraph 2 – point c – subpoint i – indent 2
Article 185 f – paragraph 2 – point c – subpoint i – indent 2
– vary only on factors which are set out in the contract, in particular the production cost trend and the development of the market situation based on market indicators, the volume delivered and the quality or composition of the raw milk delivered,
Amendment 64 #
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, includingwhich specifies the place of farming to be determined on a case by case approach at the appropriate geographical level;
Amendment 67 #
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 e a (new)
Article 112 e - paragraph 3 - point e a (new)
(ea) the possible risk of consumers being misled due to their established expectations and perceptions, and the availability and feasibility of informational means to exclude such risks;
Amendment 69 #
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 e b (new)
Article 112 e - paragraph 3 - point e b (new)
(eb) the need to preserve of the natural and essential characteristics of products and not cause a substantial change in the composition of the product concerned;
Amendment 70 #
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 e c (new)
Article 112 e - paragraph 3 - point e c (new)
(ec) fair distribution of added value throughout the agri-food industry;
Amendment 71 #
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 - subparagraph 1a (new)
Article 112 e - paragraph 3 - subparagraph 1a (new)
The place of farming, as referred to in point (c) of the first subparagraph, means the place of cultivation or rearing, namely the country of provenance of the agricultural product, whether unprocessed or for use in preparing or producing a foodstuff.
Amendment 75 #
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 80 #
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
In order to take into account the specificity of each sector, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, adopt a tolerance for each standard beyond which the entire batch of products will be considered as not respecting the standard may be adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure by means of delegated acts.
Amendment 94 #
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
In order to take account of the specificities in trade between the Union and certain third countries and of the special character of some agricultural products, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, and to ensure that consumers are not misled due to their established expectations and perceptions, measures may be taken under the ordinary legislative procedure to define the conditions under which imported products are considered as providing an equivalent level of compliance with the Union requirements concerning marketing standards and which allow for measures derogating from Article 112d and determine the rules relating to the application of the marketing standards to products exported from the Union.
Amendment 108 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 6
Article 1 - point 6
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 196a - paragraph 1
Article 196a - paragraph 1
1. The powers to adopt the delegated acts referred to in this Regulation shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of timeuntil the end of the parliamentary term that is in progress when this Regulation enters into force. When drafting the delegated acts, the Commission shall consult bodies including agricultural advisory committees made up of representatives of the production sector. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council.
Amendment 57 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41 a (new)
Recital 41 a (new)
(41a) In respect of names registered without reservation of the name pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 509/2006, a procedure should be introduced for replacing those names with names that may be registered and automatically entered in the register with reservation of the name.
Amendment 67 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The measures herein are intended to foster agricultural and processing activities and farming systems associated with high quality products thus contributing to the achievement of rural development policy, with a special focus on areas in which the farming sector is of greater economic importance and, in particular, disadvantaged areas.
Amendment 85 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 6 a (new)
Article 3 – point 6 a (new)
(6a) 'production step' means one of the following: production, processing or preparation and labelling;
Amendment 99 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The current PGIs, all of the steps for the production of which take place in a given territory, as indicated in the specification, and which meet all of the conditions laid down in the definition of DOPs, may be the subject of requests for re-registration as DOPs, on the basis of a simplified procedure laid down in an implementing act adopted by the Commission.
Amendment 103 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. With a view to ensuring that consumers are properly informed, in respect of protected geographical indication products the place of provenance of the agricultural product shall be specified, at least in cases where the place of provenance is not the same as the place in which processing took place.
Amendment 115 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
A Member State may, on a transitional basis only, grant protection to a name or accept an amendment to a product specification under this Regulation at national level, with effect from the date on which an application is lodged with the Commission.
Amendment 120 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Designations of origin and geographical indications pertaining to products of third countries that are protected in the Union under an international agreement to which the Union is a contracting partyChapter IV of Title V of this Regulation may be entered in the register. Unless specifically identified in the said agreement as protected designations of origin under this Regulation, such names shall be entered in the register as protected geographical indications.
Amendment 127 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. In the case of products originating in the Union, marketed under a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication registered in accordance with the procedures laid down in this Regulation, the indications ‘protected designation of origin’ or ‘protected geographical indication’ or the Union symbols associated with them shall appear on the labelling. In addition, the corresponding abbreviations "PDO" or "PGI" may appear on the labelling. , together with depictions of the geographical area of origin as referred to in Article 5 and text, graphics or symbols referring to the Member State and/or region is which that geographical area of origin is located.
Amendment 128 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. In the case of products originating in the Union, marketed under a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication registered in accordance with the procedures laid down in this Regulation, the indications ‘protected designation of origin’ or ‘protected geographical indication’ or the Union symbols associated with them shall appear on the labelling. In addition, the corresponding abbreviations "PDO" or "PGI" may appear on the labelling. The name or business name or registered trade mark of the producer or at least one of the persons subject to official controls shall also appear on the labelling.
Amendment 131 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. In the case of products originating in third countries marketed under a name entered in the register in accordance with Chapter IV of Title V of this Regulation, the indications referred to in paragraph 3 or the Union symbols associated with them may appear on the labelling.
Amendment 134 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) any direct or indirect commercial use of a registered name in respect of products not covered by the registration insofar as those products are comparable to the products registered under that name or insofar as using the name exploits the reputation of the protected name, including in cases where they are used as ingredients;
Amendment 137 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) any misuse, imitation or evocation, even if the true origin of the product or service is indicated or if the protected name is translated or accompanied by an expression such as ‘style’, ‘type’, ‘method’, ‘as produced in’, ‘imitation’ or similar, in so far as those products or services are comparable to the products registered under that name or in so far as the misuse, imitation or evocation of the name exploits the reputation of the protected name, including when the product is used as an ingredient;
Amendment 138 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall take the appropriate administrative and judicial steps to prevent or stop the unlawful use of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications, as referred to in paragraph 1, in particular at the request of a producer group as provided for in point (a) of Article 42that are produced or marketed in that Member State.
Amendment 147 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall apply notwithstanding the provisions of Directive 2008/95/EC. The collective geographical marks referred to in Article 15 of Directive 2008/95/EC shall be allowed to be used on labels, together with the protected designation of origin or protected geographical indication.
Amendment 170 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. Names registered in accordance with the requirements laid down in the first subparagraph of Article 1(1), and in Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006, including those registered pursuant to applications referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 55(1) of this Regulation, may continue to be used under the conditions provided for in Regulation (EC) No 509/2006, until 31 December 2017, unless Member States use the procedure set out in paragraph 2a of this Article.
Amendment 171 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall, no later than 31 December 2016, submit to the Commission a list of traditional specialities guaranteed registered in accordance with Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 and complying with this Regulation. Names of those traditional specialities guaranteed may be adjusted in order to comply with Article 18 paragraph 2(b). The Commission shall publish the full list in the Official Journal of the European Union. Within the two months from the date of publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, a statement of opposition referred to in Articles 48 and 49 may be submitted to the Commission. The Commission, after the opposition procedure, shall, where appropriate, adjust the entries in the register referred to in Article 22. The corresponding specifications shall be the specifications referred to in Article 19.
Amendment 182 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 a (new)
Article 29 a (new)
Article 29a Mountain product The term 'mountain product' is established. This term may only be used to describe agricultural and agri-food products listed in Annex I to the Treaty of which the raw materials come from mountain areas. In addition, for the term to be applied to processed products, such processing must also take place in mountain areas.
Amendment 197 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States also designate the competent authorities to put in place the necessary administrative and judicial steps of article 13(3).
Amendment 198 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The costs of such verification of compliance with the specifications mayshall be borne by the operators subject to those controls. The Member States may also contribute to the costs.
Amendment 205 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 41 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Indications, abbreviations and symbols referring to the quality schemes may only be used in the labelling ofto identify products produced in conformity with the rules of the quality scheme to which they apply. This applies in particular to the following indications, abbreviations and symbols:
Amendment 215 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) define rules that set out the conditions under which the protected PDO or PGI name can be used in the sales denomination of a prepared or a processed food, in accordance with Article 13(1);
Amendment 225 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 a (new)
Article 42 a (new)
Article 42a 1. In the public interest, with the overall objective of ensuring an increasing level of quality of the products covered by this Regulation, and a balance between production and consumption, in order to eliminate speculative behaviour that runs counter to competition rules and is detrimental to quality, Member States may lay down rules at the production level, by way of implementing decisions taken by groups of operators handling the PDO or PGI considered. Such rules must not create obstacles to intra-European and/or international trade or violate relevant competition rules, shall be proportionate to the objective pursued and shall not: (a) allow for price fixing, including where prices are set for guidance or recommendation; (b) reduce an excessive proportion of the volume that is produced annually and normally available; (c) prevent the entry of new operators 2. The rules referred to in paragraph 1 must be brought to the attention of operators by publication in extenso in an official publication of the Member State concerned. 3. Decisions and actions taken by Member States in year n accordance with the provisions of this Article shall be notified to the Commission before 1 March of year n+1.
Amendment 230 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 2
Article 43 – paragraph 2
2. Operators preparing and storing a traditional speciality, protected designation of origin or protected geographical indication or who places such traditional speciality guaranteed, protected designation of origin and protected geographical indication on the market for the first time shall also be subject to the system of controls as referred to in Chapter I of this Title.
Amendment 13 #
2010/0266(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 29 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – point 29 – point b a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005
Article 71 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 71 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
(ba) The following paragraph is added after paragraph 3: ‘3a. Work done on a time and materials basis as part of rural development measures by the ultimate beneficiaries using manpower, materials and equipment which a firm has to hand shall be eligible for an EAFRD contribution; in such cases, the eligibility of expenditure shall be calculated on the basis of a price list for the various works performed.’
Amendment 16 #
2010/0254(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The nutritional information ‘with no added sugar’ has for a long time been used in relation to fruit juice. Its disappearance may mislead consumers, prompting them to turn to other drinks that do feature such a statement. It would therefore be appropriate to permit the continued use of that nutritional information to enable the industry to inform consumers properly.
Amendment 17 #
2010/0254(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 2001/112/EC
Article 3 – point 3
Article 3 – point 3
3. For products manufactured from two or more fruits, except where lemon and lime juice are used under the conditions laid down in Part II.2 of Annex I, the product names shall be supplemented by a list of the fruits used, in descending order of the volumeweight of the fruit juices or purées included. However, in the case of products manufactured from three or more fruits, the indication of the fruits used may be replaced by the words "several fruits" or a similar wording, or by the number of fruits used.
Amendment 21 #
2010/0254(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 2001/112/EC
Article 3 – point 3 a (new)
Article 3 – point 3 a (new)
Amendment 24 #
2010/0254(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 2001/112/EC
Article 3 – point 4 a (new)
Article 3 – point 4 a (new)
4a. In the case of fruit juices reconstituted from concentrates, product names shall contain the words ‘from concentrate’ or ‘juice reconstituted from concentrate’, in characters totalling at least half the number used for the name of the fruit juice.
Amendment 33 #
2010/0254(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex I – Section II – point 2 – indent 2
Annex I – Section II – point 2 – indent 2
Flavour, pulp and cells restored to fruit juice, nectars, fruit juices from concentrate and concentrated fruit juices mayshall be recovered from the same species of fruit in a quantity proportionate to the percentage of fruit juice used.
Amendment 34 #
2010/0254(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex I – Section II – point 2 – indent 5
Annex I – Section II – point 2 – indent 5
Amendment 40 #
2010/0254(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex V – line 6 a (new)
Annex V – line 6 a (new)
Sweetie grapefruit Citrus paradisi, Citrus grandis 10
Amendment 41 #
2010/0254(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex V – line 8 – column 2
Annex V – line 8 – column 2
Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f. Citrus limonum Rissa
Amendment 42 #
2010/0254(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex V – line 8 a (new)
Annex V – line 8 a (new)
Lime Citrus aurantifolia (Christm.) 8
Amendment 36 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Under that legal framework, GMOs for cultivation are to undergo an individual risk assessment before being authorised to be placed on the Union market in accordance with Annex II to Directive 2001/18/EC. The aim of that authorisation procedure is to ensure a high level of protection of human life and health, animal health and welfare, the environment and consumer interests, whilst ensuring the effective functioning of the internal market. AIn that context, the appropriate legal basis is Article 114 TFEU, reflecting this comprehensive level of protection. However, a uniform high level of protection of health and the, safety, environment as well as consumers should be achieved and maintained throughout the territory of the Union.
Amendment 44 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) On the basis of the subsidiarity principle, the purpose of this Regulation is not to harmonize the conditions of cultivation in Member States but to grant freedom to Member States to invoke other justified grounds than scientific assessment of health and environmental risks to ban cultivation of GMOs on their territory. In addition one of the purposes of Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations27 which is to allow the Commission to consider the adoption of binding acts at EU level would not be served by the systematic notification of Member States' measures under that Directive. Moreover, since measures which Member States can adopt under this Regulation cannot have as a subject the placing of the market of GMOs and thus does not modify the conditions of placing on the market of GMOs authorised under the existing legislation, the notification procedure under Directive 98/34/EC does not appear the most appropriate information channel for the Commission. Therefore, by derogation, Directive 98/34/EC should not be applicable. A simpler notification system of the national measures prior to their adoption appears to be a more proportionate tool for the Commission to be aware of these measures. Measures which Member States intend to adopt should thus be communicated together with their reasons to the Commission and to the other Member States one month prior to their adoption for information purposes.
Amendment 80 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) To ensure that the cultivation of GMO does not result in the unintended presence of GMO in other products, effective co-existence measures are indispensable. Member States should therefore be entitled, under Directive 2001/18/EC, to adopt rules applicable to their territories to avoid such unintended presence. Particular attention should be paid to any possible cross-border contamination from a Member State or a region where cultivation is allowed into a neighbouring Member State or region where it is prohibited. For a coherent implementation of such rules, including in border areas, Members States should refer to the guidelines as provided by the Commission in its Recommendation of 13 July 20101a. __________________ 1aCommission Recommendation of 13 July 2010 on guidelines for the development of national co-existence measures to avoid the unintended presence of GMO in conventional and organic crops (OJ C 200, 22.7.2010, p.1)
Amendment 120 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Recital 11 c (new)
Recital 11 c (new)
(11c) Member States should be allowed to base measures restricting or prohibiting the cultivation of GMOs also on other grounds that may include land use, town and country planning, or other legitimate factors including those relating to cultural traditions.
Amendment 171 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 1
Article 26 b – paragraph 1
1. During the authorisation procedure of a given GMO or during the renewal of consent/authorisation, a Member State may request, via the Commission, to present to the notifier/applicant its demand to adjust the geographical scope of its notification/application submitted in accordance with Part C of this Directive or Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, to the effect that all or part of the territory of that Member State is to be excluded from cultivation. This request shall be communicated to the Commission at the latest 30 days from the date of the circulation of the assessment report under Article 14(2) of this Directive, or from receiving the opinion of the Authority under Article 6(6) and Article 18(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003. The Commission shall communicate the request of the Member State to the notifier/applicant and to the other Member States without delay.
Amendment 271 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 26 b – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. A Member State which intends to adopt measures pursuant to paragraph 3, shall ensure that farmers who cultivated such crops are legally granted sufficient time to finish the ongoing cultivation season.
Amendment 9 #
2010/0150(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 12 - point 3
Article 12 - point 3
Regulation (EC) No 663/2009
Article 22 - paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 22 - paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall, on a regular basis, forward to both arms of the budgetary authority reports on the working of the financial facility referred to in paragraph 1. Reports shall include, inter alia, data on the beneficiaries of the facility, projects supported by the facility, the indication of the appropriations, precise information on the financial costs of the projects, as well as the leverage effect of the facility to ensure that the projects have actually been carried out.
Amendment 8 #
2010/0048(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 - point xiii
Paragraph 1 - point xiii
xiii. recognise the importance of flexibility to create reserves and margins allowing the EU to respond to current and future needs, both within the financial framework, within and between headings such as was necessary to find the resources for Galileo, the Food Facility and the Economic Recovery Plan for example, and in negotiations over its establishment and revision; take note of the fact that Parliament is not prepared to accept any loss of flexibility nor enter into negotiations over any proposals that do not guarantee at least the current degree of flexibility over revisions to the financial framework of up to 0,03% of EU GNI (referred to in Article 8(3) of the proposal for a MFF Regulation);
Amendment 73 #
2009/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers it necessary to increase market transparency and the information supplied to consumers as a prerequisite for highlighting the identity of products and guaranteeing variety in foods and in agricultural and agri-food products, which are an expression of the history and cultures of numerous countries and regions and reflect the 'distinctive' nature of agriculture in each Member State;
Amendment 95 #
2009/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Urges the Commission to revise the criteria currently used to assess anticompetitive behaviour (Herfindahl Index); this index, which is useful for assessing risks of monopoly, is unable to get the true measure of anticompetitive practices of a collusive or oligopolistic nature, as is apparently occurring, at least in part, in large-scale retailing;
Amendment 109 #
2009/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Urges the Commission to provide for legislative diversification for products with a strong territorial basis, which are marked by their specific, distinctive, local or regional nature, in comparison with standardised products;
Amendment 114 #
2009/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to submit measures to ensure the survival of various nutritional, environmental and health-related characteristics and to ensure that such diversity is matched by suitable prices; essentially, competition should be developed also on the basis of various quality characteristics which should be duly measurable;
Amendment 188 #
2009/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to provide for the adoption of instruments to support and promote farmer-managed food supply chains, short supply chains and farmers markets, in order to establish a direct relationship with consumers and to enable farmers to obtain a fairer share of the value of the final sale price by reducing the number of middlemen and of stages in the process;
Amendment 8 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 25 March 2010 on 'quality policy for agricultural products and agri-foodstuffs: what strategy to follow?',
Amendment 23 #
2009/2236(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Draws attention to the fact that the rule stipulating that the Commission may no longer amend its draft budget once the Conciliation Committee has been convened will preclude the use ofurge to advance the traditional autumn letter of amendment in order to take account of the updated forecasts for agricultural policy and their budgetary implications; takes the view that, if these circumstances arise, the most appropriate procedure would involve the submission by the Commission – if necessary – of a specific draft amending budget once all the agricultural data have been finalised;
Amendment 26 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Amendment 77 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas these reforms have substantially altered farm support instruments, while maintaining the CAP's three founding principles, namely: - a unified market, - Community preference, - financial solidarity,
Amendment 143 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the fact that the 2003 CAP reform and the 2008 Health Check have allowed EU farmers to better respond and react to market signals and conditions; points out that, in view of the specific features of agricultural production, market regulation is required in the interests of all sectors and of consumers;
Amendment 161 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that the CAP is the most integrated of all EU policies and therefore logically accounts for the largest share of the EU budget; recognises that its share of the budget has steadily decreased from about 75% of the total EU budget in 1985 to 39.3% by 2013, representing less than 0.45% of total EU GDP, whilst at the same time support is more thinly spread today with 12 new Member States joining the EU; considers it essential for the EU budget earmarked for the CAP to be kept at its current level;
Amendment 267 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Recalls that EU agriculture remains a central sector of the EU economy, making an important contribution to EU GDP and jobs both directly and indirectly through the multiplier effect on both the upstream and downstream food and drink industry market; believes, therefore, that a strong EU agriculture is at the very heart of a successful export-led EU food and drink industryand a strong food and drink industry are inextricably linked, with each contributing to the other's success, in particular on export markets;
Amendment 275 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Considers that, in the case of some agricultural sectors which require substantial capital investment over the course of multi-annual cycles of production (of milk, citrus fruits, wine, olives and fruit in general), new supply management methods need to be introduced;
Amendment 300 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Believes that rural unemployment should be tackled by providing opportunities for diversification and new income sources which are compatible with multifunctional agricultural activities;
Amendment 303 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Points out, most importantly, that in the future European agricultural policy must remain a common policy and that only harmonised levela fair system of support across the EU with a common set of objectives and rules – while acknowledging the specific features of certain sectors – can deliver the appropriate level playing fieldconditions for farmers and a properly functioning Single Market with fair competitive conditions for agricultural products within the EU;
Amendment 395 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. CStresses that farmers require clarity and adequate incomes to carry out their tasks; calls for the guarantee of a fair and stable returnincome for the farming community to remain a primary goal for the new CAP, whilst providing good value for money and a fair treturnatment for consumers;
Amendment 437 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Believes that viable farming businesses are fundamental to sustaining thriving rural communities, as such businesses generate employment and services at local level;
Amendment 500 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)
Paragraph 44 a (new)
44a. Calls for appropriate measures to be taken to explain what the CAP consists of, not only to farmers but to all Europe's citizens, while providing transparently clear information about the objectives being pursued, the means available and the anticipated beneficial effects of implementing the CAP;
Amendment 531 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
Amendment 554 #
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 theto ensure a distribution of direct support funds between Member Statesmeasures that will make it possible to meet the various objectives assigned to them, the hectare basis alone willis not be sufficient and, therefore, calls for additional objective criteria such as a purchasing power coefficient to be used to achieve an overall balanced distribution;
Amendment 594 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
51. Believes that direct support should move to an area basis in all Member States by 2020the way in which direct support is granted should evolve gradually, allowing those Member States that are still using the historical payments system the flexibility to phase in the difficult changes at their own speed1;
Amendment 663 #
Amendment 666 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56 b (new)
Paragraph 56 b (new)
56b. Stresses that the development of food quality policy, including in terms of geographical indication (PDO/PGI ), must be a priority aspect of the common agricultural policy and be deepened and strengthened so that the European Union can maintain its leadership position in this area;
Amendment 667 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56 c (new)
Paragraph 56 c (new)
56c. Takes the view that, in the case of these high-quality products, the use of original management, protection and promotion instruments should be allowed, enabling them to develop in a harmonious fashion and to continue to make their major contribution to the sustainable growth of European agriculture;
Amendment 722 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60
Paragraph 60
60. Believes that 'green growth' should be at the heart of a new rural development strategy focussing on creating new green jobs through: the development of biomass, biowaste, biogas and small-scale renewable energy production as well as encouraging the production of second-generation biofuels, investing in modernisation and innovation as well as new research and development techniques for adaptation to and mitigation of climate change, providing training and advice to farmers for applying new techniques and to assist young farmers entering the industry, and adding value to high-quality products through promotion and marketing measures and support for projects involving local farming sectors bringing together all the stakeholders in an area (farmers, processors, distributors, research institutes, etc.);
Amendment 736 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61
Paragraph 61
61. Believes that to underpin the five key building blocks of the CAP, a minimum safety net against extreme price volatility should still be available as a rapid reaction crisis tool; to that end, considers that a special reserve budget line should be made available in the EU budget which could be activated rapidly to respond to crises which arise, and that new innovative financial tools should also be considered such as; takes the view that this safety net must include, for each farming sector, market-clearance measures such as storage or withdrawal mechanisms triggered when a reference price is reached; considers that these mechanisms must be sufficiently flexible to take account of market developments; takes the view that these market measures will make it possible to prevent crises on too large a scale, but that they must be backed by instruments designed to stabilise farm incomes in the face of market volatility; to that end, considers that a special reserve budget line should be made available in the EU budget which could be activated rapidly to respond to crises which arise, and that new innovative forms of payment should also be considered so as to help reduce income volatility; takes the view, further, that consideration should also be given to introducing, across the board, harvest insurance policies, to help farmers cope with unpredictable weather, and new innovative financial tools, such as mutualisation funds, risk insurance schemes and futures markets, to help reduce marketincome volatility;
Amendment 776 #
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 and of administrative costs at its heart and, therefore, calls on the Commission to use outcome agreements, simple contracts and territorial contracts where appropriate;
Amendment 14 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, in order to further develop animal protection in the Community, it is necessary to step up research efforts and to integrate animal protection into all relevant impact assessments, as well as to involve all interest groups in the decision- making process; whereas the transparency, acceptance and uniform application of, and monitoring of compliance with, existing provisions at all levels are a prerequisite for a successful animal protection strategy in Europe,
Amendment 65 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 93 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Deplores the fact that European animal welfare policy has thus far focused almost exclusively on the welfare and protection of productive animals, even though the Animal Welfare Action Plan for the period 2006-2010 has already called for the principles of animal protection and animal welfare to cover all animals;
Amendment 3 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
Amendment 14 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas agriculture is directly affected, since it manages the land resources necessary to human survival,
Amendment 20 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas agriculture, as the main source of two major GHGs (nitrous oxide and methane, which are emitted by biological processes which are intrinsically variable and associated with all types of agricultural production), is contributing to climate change while also being very vulnerable to its adverse impact,
Amendment 26 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the proportion of the Union’s GHG emissions produced by agriculture dropped from 11% in 1990 to 9.3% in 2007, inter alia as a result of smaller herds and more sustainable fertiliser useGHG emissions from agriculture (including livestock farming) declined by 20% between 1999 and 2007 in the EU-27 and whereas the proportion of the Union’s GHG emissions produced by agriculture dropped from 11% in 1990 to 9.3% in 2007, inter alia thanks to more effective use of fertilisers and of livestock manure, the recent structural reforms of the CAP and the stage-by-stage implementation of agricultural and environmental initiatives,
Amendment 46 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the Union’s objectives for the development of renewable energies have a direct bearing on agriculture, and whereas this development can help substantially to reduce GHG emissions,
Amendment 51 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Amendment 56 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Affirms that EU agriculture can contribute to the Union’s global warming mitigation objectives by finding ways to limit andsolutions and support to help reduce itstotal GHG emissions, promoting carbon storage in the soil and developing the production of sustainable renewable energies; emphasises that, to this end, it is essential to foster all the potential of the EU's agriculture to increase its sustainability and place the emphasis on boosting the efficiency of production by reducing emissions per unit of production while at the same time reconciling the development of a different kind of agriculture better able to reconcile economic, social and environmental imperatives with the natural potential of each ecosystem;
Amendment 69 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that organic farming and integrated pest management practices are among the ecologically effective systems needing further development; emphasises, however, the need to find ways to facilitate a transition to more sustainable agriculture in the case of the other systems used on most farmland;
Amendment 80 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – introductory phrase
Paragraph 3 – introductory phrase
3. Calls, in particular, for the future CAP to encourage for the development – through the provision of information, training and incentives – of practices that limit GHG emissions and/or fix carbon, includinghelp to improve efficiency and increase the mitigation potential of farming as well as fixing of carbon, including when the soil and climatic conditions are favourable:
Amendment 97 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 3
Paragraph 3 – indent 3
- protection of carbon-rich land (peatland cpropduction bans) and wetlands (growing suitable crops, such as reeds, as an alternative to drainage); and
Amendment 117 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recommends stepping up policies on mountain regions, as the pasturing and stock-breeding industries have a particularly important role to play in mitigating climate change and helping to adjust and reduce vulnerability, particularly by means of proper management of pastureland;
Amendment 119 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that nitrous oxide emissions can be cut significantly by making more limited and effective use of nitrogen fertilisers (precision farming), encouraging the use of organic fertilisers based on recovered waste (local biomass from intercropping, and forest waste), developing intermediate crops such as forage legumes and identifying new varieties with superior carbon and nitrogen capture potential;
Amendment 131 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises that better mineral fertiliser and animal manure storage and application systems, ands well as the processing of such manure in biogas factoriesanaerobic digesters, are currently some of the most promising ways of reducing methane emissions (at the same time providing a source of renewable energy), particularly in regions characterised by high-density livestock farming;
Amendment 140 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for the speeding up of research and development work on the exploitation and utilisation of biomass found on farms (farm and forestincluding wood waste), biogas from livestock farming and other sustainable agrbiofuels, provided that the latter do not jeopardise food security;
Amendment 145 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that the Union’s position as the leading importer of agricultural produce results in a higher carbon cost than that generated by European farms, owing to the lower environmental standards often found in non-EU countries coupled with long-distance transport emissions; takes the view that there is a need to inform consumers by means of appropriate , in the field of promotion of greater consumer awareness and dissemination of new consumption models, there is a need to make use of the environmental and energy principles of the short production chain and to inform consumers by promoting and disseminating voluntary certification systems for process emissions (carbon footprint labelling), to compensate European farmers fairly for their efforts to reduce emissions, and to encourage local farms to diversify (inter alia by developing EU production of plant proteins), including by developing new support measures for biomass of agricultural origin for energy use, to be made expressly conditional on minimum environmental sustainability parameters (based for example on the relationship between the energy consumed in the transport phase and the energy content of combustible biomass);
Amendment 160 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises that EU agriculture must nowadapt, and is already adapting, to the effects of the climate change currently taking place and prepare for its negative net impact on many regions of the Union;
Amendment 203 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Takes the view that it is necessary to step up the measures to assist farmers in facing up to the ‘new challenges’ of climate change, water management, renewable energies and biodiversity were not fully taken on board at the time of the CAP Health Check, and that they should be addressed through all the CAP instruments, not just the ‘second- pillar’ subsidiesintroduced following the CAP Health Check;
Amendment 213 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that the current cross-compliance system, which is based on a best efforts obligation rather than an obligation to achieve results, is both very complicated for farmers and inadequate as a response to environmental issues; takes the view that a new approach focusing on sustainable production models should be adopted, necessitating compensatory aid, such as that provided for by agroenvironmental measures, to cover the extra costs arising from these objectives (local eco- certification contracts) and pay for the services rendered to society through the supply of ‘public goods’ (such as the preservation of rural areas, biodiversity conservation, carbon capture and food security) that are not rewarded by the market;
Amendment 221 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Takes the view that climate change is forcing the Union to reinvent its development model; consequently calls on the Commission, in its future communication on CAP reform after 2013, to consider turning the CAP into an agricultural, food and environmental policy with fairer, more sustainable farmer support systems that enjoy greater legitimacy in the eyes of the public and which also restore meaning to the farming profession;
Amendment 240 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Emphasises, given the scale of the climate challenge and the necessary investment by the farming community in more sustainable modes of production, the need to retain a strong CAP with a commensurate budget beyond 2013 and to increa, providing new additional funding to be used the resources allocated to agricultural research, in which farmers must also be involvedo provide incentives to disseminate modern and innovative technologies and systems which can achieve practical results in terms of mitigation and adjustment in the various sectors of agriculture;
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 46 #
2009/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers it necessary to review the definition of the criterion of 'soil moisture balance' so as take account of the different agro-climatic conditions which exist in the various Member States of the Union;
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 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 86 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that the basic aim of inspections is to give advice to farmers and put them on the right track in order to better comply with the legislative requirements; inspections should, therefore, continue to be carried out by the public authorities to ensure they are independent and impartial;
Amendment 90 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Considers that cross-compliance requirements should be laid down and should also take farm size into account so as to reduce the burden on small farms, where the risk is lower;
Amendment 98 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that yearly CC controls for statutory management requirements (SMR) should be reduced, or even and estabolished, if there have only been a few infringements in recent years on the basis of an assessment of their effectiveness and beneficial impact;
Amendment 118 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Considers that the controls carried out - or due to be carried out - at farms by the various parties whose job or statutory duty it is to conduct them should be coordinated with a view to reducing the number of farm inspection visits;
Amendment 119 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Considers that a communication plan on cross-compliance should be drawn up in order to provide as much information as possible, for both farmers and consumers, about cross-compliance requirements and the benefits arising from the public goods and services delivered by farmers whose activities comply with those requirements;
Amendment 128 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (nouveau)
Paragraph 15 a (nouveau)
15a. Considers that a single legislative text should be drawn up on cross- compliance;
Amendment 131 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Considers that the positive externalities generated by farms, in terms of public goods and services, should be fairly remunerated;
Amendment 138 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that the provision of information should be reduced, as the information needed can be found in the Board of Agriculture registerregister of holdings;
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 195 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that the identification of animals should be done using the producerfarmer's number instead of the holding number;
Amendment 206 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
Amendment 210 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
Amendment 219 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Stresses that electronic identification of bovine animals should be voluntary and not compulsory;
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 38 #
2009/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and Member States to include in the calculation of agri- environmental measures (such as Regulation (EC) No 1257/99) the preservationpremiums the additional costs borne by farmers in order to take measures designed to prevent fires (cleaning of firebreaks, pruningremoval of dead branches, removal of dead plants, and organised feed stocksarboreal plants, working of the soil along the perimeter of land parcels, etc.) and to dispose of water (cleaning of collecting ditches and canals);
Amendment 62 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
calls, with reference to the wine sector, for the obligatory provision of information concerning the grape variety and vintage of production for table wines to be made available through labelling;
Amendment 81 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Considers that the current EU rules on IG should be supplemented to ensure that the role played by organisations designated or recognised by the Member States as responsible for managing, protecting and/or promoting intellectual property rights conferred by registration as a GI is fully recognised and enhanced;
Amendment 86 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. EmphasiseConsiders that, on the basis of producers’ experience, it has emerged that the management of the product quality through the PDOs and PGIs specifications, and the protection against usurpations are not sufficient for the further development of GI products; calls for an in-depth assessment to be carried out to identify suitable instruments for the management of the volume of production for PDO and PGI producttakes the view that EU legislation should be amended so as to enable Member States to authorise organisations which they designate or recognise as responsible for the management, protection and/or promotion of GIs to adapt the production potential to market demands, on the basis of fair and non-discriminatory rules;
Amendment 91 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that no additional criteria should be added to the certificregistration process for any of those instruments, but rather the aim should be simplification;
Amendment 97 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Considers that the current European IG protection system should be maintained and that all GIs should be afforded EU protection; takes the view that no parallel protection system should be established at national or regional level;
Amendment 109 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a(new)
Paragraph 18 a(new)
18a. Considers that the Commission should establish clear guidelines regarding the use of the names of IG products used as ingredients on the labels of processed products, so as to avoid consumers being misled;
Amendment 113 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Is against the idea that geographical indications can be replaced by trademarks, as these are fundamentally different legal instruments; stresses that the differences between trademarks and geographical indications need to be better explained; calls for effective implementation of existing Community rules making it impossible for a trademark containing or referring to PDOs/PGIs to be registered by operators who do not represent the producers' organisations for such PDOs/PGIs;
Amendment 120 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for greater protection of geographical indications - in third countries, through inclusion e WTO, both by extending protection under Article 23 of the TRIPS agreement to all GIs and by establishing a legally bin dinternational registries and international recognition within the WTO systemg multilateral register for GIs; - in third countries, by negotiating bilateral agreements, in particular with economically significant countries; supports the Commission's aim to include geographical indications within the scope of the "Anti- counterfeiting trade agreement" and in the work of the future "European observatory on counterfeiting and piracy"; considers that the Commission should work more closely with bodies representing GI producers prior to the launch of trade negotiations and during the negotiating process;
Amendment 127 #
Amendment 128 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22a (new)
Paragraph 22a (new)
22a. Believes it is necessary to promote production systems that are environment- friendly and based on a rationalisation of inputs, as is the case with 'integrated production'; stresses that introducing legislation at European level on integrated production would raise the profile of the efforts being made by the EU's farmers and stockbreeders in the areas of food safety, the environment and animal welfare vis-à-vis third-country imports; believes that there should simultaneously be a promotion and marketing campaign for European integrated production;
Amendment 156 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. These actions could be carried on GIs and community trademarks by public and /or private (individual or associations);
Amendment 87 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In order to follow a comprehensive and evolutionary approach to the information provided to consumers relating to food they consume, there should be a broad definition of food information law covering rules of a general and specific nature as well as a broad definition of food information and education covering information provided also by other meansmeans other than the label.
Amendment 109 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) In order to enable interested parties, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, to provide nutrition information on their products, the application of the measures to make nutrition information mandatory should be introduced gradually through extendedappropriate transition periods with an additional transition period provided for micro- businesses.
Amendment 180 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 181 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 182 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point d
d) substances which are not food additives but are used in the same way and with the same purpose as processing aids and are still present in the finished product, even if in an altered form;eleted
Amendment 242 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 4
Article 35 – paragraph 4
4. For meat, other than beef and veal, the indication on the country of origin or place of provenance may be given as a single place only where animals have been born, reared and slaughtered in the same country or place. In other cases information on each of the different places of birth, rearing and slaughter shall be given.
Amendment 252 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2
Article 38 – paragraph 2
2. By means of paragraph 1, Member States may introduce measures concerning the mandatory indication of the country of origin or place of provenance of foods only where there is a proven link between certain qualities of the food and its origin or provenance. When notifying such measures to the Commission, Member States shall provide evidence that the majority of consumers attach significant value to the provision of this informatfor those foodstuffs that have already gone through the Community procedures for systems known as PDO, PGI and TSG as provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 and 510/2006. In such cases, Member States shall notify such measures to the Commission.