Activities of Britta REIMERS related to 2013/0137(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Production and making available on the market of plant reproductive material (plant reproductive material law) (debate)
Amendments (47)
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation
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The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 – point e
Recital 1 – point e
Amendment 200 #
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 211 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 2
Article 3 – point 2
(2) '‘plant reproductive material'’ means plant(s) capable of, and intended for, producing entire plants for commercial purposes;
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 6 – introductory part
Article 3 – point 6 – introductory part
(6) '‘professional operator'’ means any natural or legal person carrying out, as a profession and commercially, at least one of the following activities with regard to plant reproductive material: Or. de (Clarification of the definition of ‘professional operator’)
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 6 – point f
Article 3 – point 6 – point f
(f) making available on the market. (Clarification that the definit in accordance with the provisions of ‘professional operator’ also covers fulfilmentthis article. Or. de criteria under Article 3(5) on ‘making available ofn the market’)
Amendment 283 #
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 369 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. This Title shall not apply if the genera and species listed in Annex I are produced and made available on the market for ornamental use.
Amendment 380 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Amendment 389 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 392 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Amendment 425 #
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 465 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15
Article 15
Amendment 476 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – title
Article 16 – title
Amendment 484 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. During processing, packaging, storage, transport or at delivery, lots of plant reproductive material of different origins may be merged into a new lot. In that case the professional operator shall keep records including data about the origin of the individual components of the new lot.
Amendment 485 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. During processing, packaging, storage, transport or at delivery, lots of plant reproductive material may be split into two or more lots. In that case the professional operator shall keep records concerning the origin of the new lots.
Amendment 495 #
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 504 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. The official label and the operator's label shall contain the information set out in Part A of Annex III. (In some cases labelling is not possible, for example because the plant concerned is too small.)In duly substantiated cases the information may be contained in an accompanying document (e.g. delivery slip) provided by the operator. Or. de
Amendment 537 #
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 #
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 542 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28
Article 28
Operators' labels shall be produced and affixed by the professional operator after verifying through its own inspections, sampling and testing, that the plant reproductive material complies with the production and quality requirements as referred to in Article 16.
Amendment 552 #
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 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 30 – paragraph 4 – point a
Amendment 601 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) it is made available on the local market in small quantities by persons other than professional operators, or by professional operators employing no more than ten persons and whose annual turnover or balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 2 million; (A quantitative restriction for niche market varieties would be more appropriate and more effective.)limited quantities; Or. de
Amendment 647 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 36 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(ca) criteria to be used to determine the maximum amount of produced and marketed reproductive material which may be sold as a niche market variety;
Amendment 673 #
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 #
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 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 43 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 684 #
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 691 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part III – title III
Part III – title III
Production and making available on the market of plant reproductive material not belonging to genera or species listed in Annex I or for use only as decorative plants
Amendment 692 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47
Article 47
This Title shall apply to the production and making available on the market of plant reproductive material belonging to genera and species other than the ones listed in Annex I or for use only as decorative plants.
Amendment 742 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) the official description of the variety, or, where, applicable, the officially recognised description of the variety with an indication of the region(s) where the variety has historically been grown and to which it is naturally adapted ("region(s) of origin");
Amendment 781 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 5
Article 56 – paragraph 5
Amendment 785 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 6
Article 56 – paragraph 6
Amendment 793 #
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 905 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – point h
Amendment 908 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – point m
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – point m
Amendment 915 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68
Article 68
Amendment 919 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 69 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The competent authority shall register each application for registration in the national variety register it receives, and shall carry out the formal examination of that application. The formal examination of the application shall examine whether the application complies with: meets the content requirements laid down in Article 67. Or. de (Follow-up amendment in line with the deletion of Article 68)
Amendment 920 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 69 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 923 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 69 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 928 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – title
Article 70 – title
Amendment 1037 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 – paragraph 2
Article 89 – paragraph 2
2. AFor applicants employing fewer than 10 persons and whose annual turnover or annual balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 2 million shall be exempted from the payment of the fees provided for in Article 87 and Article 88 shall be reduced or not charged at all.
Amendment 1098 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part IV (Articles 105 to 139)
Part IV (Articles 105 to 139)
Amendment 1408 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part A – Title
Annex III – Part A – Title
Content of official label and operator'’s label and accompanying document as referred to in article 21(1) (In some cases identification by means of labelling is not possible, for example because theOr. de plant concerned is too small. In this case an accompanying document is required.)
Amendment 1409 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part A – introductory part
Annex III – Part A – introductory part
The official label and the operator'’s label and accompanying document shall contain the following: (In some cases identification by means of labelling is not possible, for example because theOr. de plant concerned is too small. In this case an accompanying document is necessary.)
Amendment 1422 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part A – point n a (new)
Annex III – Part A – point n a (new)
(na) details of the origin of the basic type