1216 Amendments of Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Angélique DELAHAYE, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Michel DANTIN, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET, György HÖLVÉNYI, Birgit COLLIN-LANGEN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Notes that unfair trade practices and price dumping in the food sector result in food often being sold at below its real value, thus leading to more wastage, and that a ban on selling at below the production price is urgently needed, partly in order to raise consumers' awareness of the true value of food;

2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI

2016/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Urges the Commission to swiftly~~Invites Member States to monitor and assess the implementation of their food waste prevention measures by measuring the levels of food waste on the basis of a common methodology; urges the Commission to adopt asuch common methodology ~~to measure food~~by 31 December 2017, including minimum quality requirements, for the uniform measurement of the levels of food waste; that methodology shall take into account the waste prevention measures implemented through donations or other ways of preventing food from becoming waste;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Angélique DELAHAYE, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Michel DANTIN, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET, György HÖLVÉNYI, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Giovanni LA VIA, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Marijana PETIR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Commission to make a strict distinction in its future policies between food waste, which is the result of consumer activity and can be reduced through the right initiatives and awareness campaigns, and food loss, which force majeure, for instance, severe weather, makes unavoidable during initial production;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Angélique DELAHAYE, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Michel DANTIN, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET, György HÖLVÉNYI, Birgit COLLIN-LANGEN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Ivo BELET, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Marijana PETIR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to engage, in cooperation with stakeholders, in improving ~~consumers’~~the understanding of ‘use by’ dates and ‘best before’ dates~~; asks the Commission to assess whether~~ on the part of producers, processors, distributors and consumers by cuarr~~ent EU legislation and current practice in use with ‘use by’ and ‘best before’ dates in different Member States are fit for purpose~~ying out awareness- raising and education campaigns, with a particular focus on consumers; stresses the efforts already made by many operators in the chain on this issue, such as the running of information campaigns in shops or on the internet;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Angélique DELAHAYE, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Michel DANTIN, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET, György HÖLVÉNYI, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Ivo BELET, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Marijana PETIR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the Commission, as part of the evaluation that it is currently carrying out, to assess, in particular: whether current EU legislation and the use currently made in various Member States of the ‘best before’ date and the ‘use by’ date are fit for purpose; whether a revision of the ‘use by’ and ‘best before’ dates terminology, according to the Member States, should be considered to make it easier for consumers to understand them; whether it might be beneficial to remove certain dates for products where no risk to health or the environment exists; whether it might be advisable to introduce European guidelines on this issue;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Angélique DELAHAYE, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Michel DANTIN, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET, György HÖLVÉNYI, Birgit COLLIN-LANGEN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Ivo BELET, Giovanni LA VIA, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ

Motion for a resolution
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;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Angélique DELAHAYE, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Michel DANTIN, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET, György HÖLVÉNYI, Birgit COLLIN-LANGEN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Giovanni LA VIA, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote consumer understanding of food waste, food safety, and good practices in relation to their management and consumption of food; supports schemes to this end such as the School Milk Programme and the School Fruit Scheme, which are also designed to raise awareness about nutrition by giving children the opportunity to learn about fresh food and agricultural production processes;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Angélique DELAHAYE, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Michel DANTIN, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET, György HÖLVÉNYI, Birgit COLLIN-LANGEN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Ivo BELET, Giovanni LA VIA, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Marijana PETIR

Motion for a resolution
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;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Angélique DELAHAYE, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Michel DANTIN, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET, György HÖLVÉNYI, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Giovanni LA VIA, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Marijana PETIR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 e (new)

15e. Stresses that unfair commercial practices in the supply chain can create food waste; recalls Parliament’s request to the Commission to put in place a legislative framework to successfully combat such practices;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2222(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls for the phasing-out of ~~all land-based biofuels, such as~~fuels derived from palm oil biodiesel, that drive deforestation ~~and compete against food production for land or do not significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions~~;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14 a. calls on the Commission for the reintroduction of support for butter fat for use in ice cream and bakery products in order to strengthen the agricultural sector of the European Union, with the aim of permanently replacing palm oil, which is imported from third countries.

2016/12/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/2204(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas the status of family farms as primary food producers can only be improved and their farming and livestock activities maintained through providing adequate financial resources and measures at EU level and safeguarding property rights;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI FEMM

2016/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas in 2014 women were responsible for about 35 % of total working time in agriculture, carrying out 53.8 % of part-time work and 30.8 % of full-time work, thereby making a significant contribution to agricultural production; whereas work carried out by spouses and other female family members on farms ~~may constitute ‘invisible work’~~is often indispensable and constitutes nothing short of ‘invisible work’, which is underestimated because of women's lack of professional status;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI FEMM

2016/2204(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Angélique DELAHAYE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Takes the view that, from a social, economic and envirmnmental perspective, female entrepreneurship is a major sustainable-development pillar for rural areas, and therefore points to the urgent need to pursue appropriate digitisation initiatives and drive forward the process of expanding broadband coverage;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI FEMM

2016/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Encourages the Member States to monitor the situation of women in rural areas and to make use of existing measures and specific instruments under the CAP in order to increase the participation of women as beneficiaries; recommends that the Commission keep the provision on thematic sub-programmes on ‘Women in rural areas’ when reforming the CAP in the future, basing these ~~sub-~~programmes, inter alia, on the marketing of products and direct sale and promotion of products at local or regional level, as they can play a role in creating job opportunities for women in rural areas;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI FEMM

2016/2204(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Constance LE GRIP, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Stresses the importance of promoting, encouraging and supporting female entrepreneurial initiatives in rural areas as female entrepreneurship represents an important pillar in social, economic and environmental terms for sustainable development in rural areas;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI FEMM

2016/2204(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Calls on the Commission, together with the Member States, to support mothers who are entrepreneurs in rural areas and to promote the concept of 'mompreneurs' that may not only exemplify successful reconciliation of work-life balance, but also contribute to stimulation of new job opportunities, better quality of life in rural areas as well as encourage other women to put their own projects into practice;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI FEMM

2016/2204(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Takes the view that women farmers have a significant role to play towards ensuring the continued existence of smallholdings with prospects for the future;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI FEMM

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Considers it sensible to create a uniform, Europe-wide land inventory in which all ownership rights ~~and rights of use~~ in respect of farm land are recorded in an up-to-date and accurate manner and presented in a comprehensible form in a publicly accessible digital data bank;

2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Proposes a mandatory cap on the part of direct payments exceeding the upper limit of EUR 150 000, as set out in Article 11 of Regulation No 1307/2013 (the Direct Payments Regulation), as well as the compulsory reduction by at least 5% of the part of the basic payment due to the farmer which exceeds EUR 150 000, and that in this context, for the purpose of determining the EUR 150 000 limit, it should be possible to take into account annually the costs of remuneration of labour on the farm (wages, salaries, overheads) as an expenditure item;

2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI

2016/2141(INI)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Albert DESS, Michel DANTIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Takes the view that 30% of direct payments should be payable on the first hectare, provided that a Member State at the same time applies the requirements of Articles 41 and 42 of the Direct Payments Regulation ~~are complied with~~;

2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Endorses the Commission’s finding that land is a finite resource ~~which is already under much pressure as a~~ , and therefore sult of climate change, soil erosion and over- exploitation, and calls for farmland to be given special protection with a view to compliance with the four fundamental European freedoms, so that the Member States can regulate thepports ecosocial measures to protect the land, and once again draws urgent attention to the fact that land is a matter for which saole ~~and letting of agricultural land in the light of social and environmental criteria~~responsibility is vested in Member States;

2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Commission to draw up and publish a list of criteria making it clear to the Member States what land market regulation measures are, at the minimum, permitted in the context of the four freedoms of the European Union, in the interests of easier access to the acquisition by farmers of land for use in farming and forestry;

2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI

2016/2078(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the estimated 7 million equidae in the EU perform hugely varied roles, from racing and competition animals ~~to pets~~, working animals in transport, recreational activities, tourism, forestry and agriculture, sources of milk and meat, research animals, and wild and semi-feral animals, and whereas they may perform several of these roles during their lives;

2016/11/16
Committee: AGRI

2016/2078(INI)

Angélique DELAHAYE, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Albert DESS, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK, Sofia RIBEIRO

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas equidae provide valuable employment and revenue to localities from tourism, but the welfare of some equidae is compromised and tourists are too often insufficiently informed to identify welfare problems15 ; _________________ 15 Santorini Donkey and Mule Taxis – an Independent Animal Welfare Report for the Donkey Sanctuary, 2013.and rural areas from farming and tourism;

2016/11/16
Committee: AGRI

2016/2078(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Affirms that ~~equid~~private owners ~~should~~of equidae must have a minimum level of knowledge of equid ~~husbandry~~care provided by equid professionals, and that with ownership comes a personal responsibility for the standard of health and welfare of the animals in their care;

2016/11/16
Committee: AGRI

2016/2078(INI)

Angélique DELAHAYE, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK, Albert DESS, Sofia RIBEIRO, Michel DANTIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the Commission to ~~commit to the development of validated Animal Welfar~~make use of existing indicators of the welfare of Equidae validated by professionals in the Iind~~icators~~ustry, which should be used to ~~assess the welfare of equidae, identify~~review existing problems and ~~help driv~~encourage improvements, promoting exchanges of good practices between Member States;

2016/11/16
Committee: AGRI

2016/2061(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Supports efforts to tackle horizontal and vertical segregation on the labour market by encouraging women to take up jobs and careers in innovative growth sectors which are currently dominated mainly by men as a result of the persistence of stereotypes; calls, in this context, for the Member States to raise awareness among teachers so that girls are encouraged from a young age to live their own lives, in keeping with their own wishes and ideas;

2016/10/25
Committee: FEMM

2016/2061(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Sofia RIBEIRO, Mairead McGUINNESS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Angélique DELAHAYE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Points out that a proper work-life balance cannot be achieved unless decent childcare facilities are available; emphasises, in that connection, the need for childcare facilities to be available throughout rural areas; calls on Member States to meet the Barcelona targets at the earliest opportunity, and no later than by 2020;

2016/10/25
Committee: FEMM

2016/2034(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Sofia RIBEIRO, Mairead McGUINNESS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Albert DESS

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas price volatility creates a ~~climat~~high degree of uncertainty, a~~nd puts a brake on investment, in farming~~mong producers and consumers, with the former seeing their income and ability to invest and therefore the long-term viability of their activities as under threat when prices are low, whilst the ability of consumers to feed themselves and have access to basic goods might be compromised by high food prices, thereby giving rise to crisis situations;

2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. notes that the various agricultural sectors have different degrees of exposure to price volatility and that the calibration of public policy tools or mitigation strategies of the actors in these sectors must be adapted to each production area and to the real, current and future risks faced by farmers;

2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2034(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Sofia RIBEIRO, Mairead McGUINNESS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that ~~the Union’~~, while the European Union is scaling back its strategic support for agriculture, its competitors make very considerable and increasing sums of public money available for protecting their farmers ~~from th~~against the adverse effects of price volatility;

2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2034(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Sofia RIBEIRO, Mairead McGUINNESS, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Pilar AYUSO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Points out that decoupled direct aid under the first CAP pillar, representing close to 30% of farmers' incomes, is a vital component of income but, in isolation, is not helping to stabilise agricultural markets;

2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2034(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Mairead McGUINNESS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that decoupled direct aids under the current CAP ~~are u~~consutit~~ed to situations of price volatility and that they provide undifferentiated annual aid amounts without involving farmers in an anticipatory approach to coping with price change~~ute compensation for public services and make a fundamental contribution to securing the income of farmers; notes that additional measures designed to preserve the competitiveness of farms therefore require additional public funding with the greatest possible flexibility for the farms;

2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 e (new)

10e. Regrets the very slow rate of implementation of the CMO and the fact that there has been little progress made in creating producer organisations, their associations and inter-branch organisations, and in taking steps to introduce contractual systems in Europe;

2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2034(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Sofia RIBEIRO, Mairead McGUINNESS, Herbert DORFMANN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Pilar AYUSO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Albert DESS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 d (new)

10d. Is convinced that the Commission should have flexible and productive instruments in order to prevent and manage the very high levels of market risk which farmers cannot guard against by themselves;

2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2034(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Sofia RIBEIRO, Mairead McGUINNESS, Herbert DORFMANN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Pilar AYUSO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Angélique DELAHAYE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Considers that producer organisations and their associations ~~must be better able organisationally to involve producers who do not meet the criteria of the single CMO~~, and sales promotion, must be reinforced and that there should be a strong focus on regional origin labelling and traditional production methods;

2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2034(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Sofia RIBEIRO, Mairead McGUINNESS, Herbert DORFMANN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Pilar AYUSO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Albert DESS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Considers that ~~farmers must be permitted to come together in bodies~~, against a background of processing and distribution stakeholders becoming increasingly concentrated at both EU and national level, farmers must be permitted to come together in producer organisations or associations thereof that carry as much clout as those of ~~the~~ other stakeholders in the chain with whom they negotiate;

2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Commission to facilitate the introduction of contractual systems by adapting competition law to meet the needs of the agricultural industry within the framework of the CAP’'s basic rules~~, so as to permit commercial cooperation at the stage when produce is first placed on the market, irrespective of the type of producer organisation involved~~ in accordance with Article 42 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), so as to permit farmers to negotiate collectively through producer organisations of a similar size to other stakeholders in processing and distribution;

2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2034(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Sofia RIBEIRO, Mairead McGUINNESS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Angélique DELAHAYE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Recommends that the tools for climate, health and economic risk management, particularly the ~~various types of insurance and~~insurance support, the income stabilisation tool and the mutual funds, be developed;

2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2034(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Sofia RIBEIRO, Mairead McGUINNESS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5 a (new)

Crisis prevention and management tools

2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2034(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Mairead McGUINNESS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Albert DESS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)

21c. Notes that the Commission makes little or no use of the crisis reserve in the agricultural sector;

2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2034(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Sofia RIBEIRO, Mairead McGUINNESS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Angélique DELAHAYE, Peter JAHR, Albert DESS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Notes that price volatility can also be generated at national level, and calls, therefore, on the Member States to take market volatility into account in their fiscal rules, in particular by providing for the constitution of crisis reserves outside national budgets;

2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2034(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Sofia RIBEIRO, Mairead McGUINNESS, Herbert DORFMANN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Pilar AYUSO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Albert DESS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)

21b. Notes that the traditional CAP crisis management tools (public intervention and private storage) are no longer sufficiently effective in a globalised economy;

2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2034(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Herbert DORFMANN, Mairead McGUINNESS, Peter JAHR, Albert DESS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 e (new)

21e. Notes that the budgetary rules which apply to the crisis reserve, in particular the annuality rule, and the discretion which the Commission enjoys when it comes to releasing funds from the reserve limit its use;

2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2034(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Mairead McGUINNESS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 d (new)

21d. Points out that it called for a crisis reserve to be constituted outside the EU budget and for provision to be made for amounts to be transferred from one year to the next;

2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2034(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Sofia RIBEIRO, Mairead McGUINNESS, Herbert DORFMANN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Pilar AYUSO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Albert DESS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 f (new)

21f. Calls on the Commission to propose the introduction of revised, effective crisis prevention and management tools;

2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2034(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Sofia RIBEIRO, Mairead McGUINNESS, Herbert DORFMANN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Pilar AYUSO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Angélique DELAHAYE

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6

PAgricultural market and price observatories

2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2034(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Sofia RIBEIRO, Mairead McGUINNESS, Herbert DORFMANN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Pilar AYUSO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Angélique DELAHAYE, Peter JAHR, Albert DESS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Welcomes the Commission's decision to set up a meat market observatory along the lines of the European Milk Market Observatory, and points out that in the context of the last CAP reform Parliament had called for a price and margin observatory covering the agricultural sector as a whole to be established;

2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2019(BUD)

Paul RÜBIG, Albert DESS, Manfred WEBER, Markus FERBER, Michael GAHLER, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Axel VOSS, Sven SCHULZE, Claudia SCHMIDT, Ulrike MÜLLER, Csaba SÓGOR, Andrzej GRZYB, Angélique DELAHAYE, Anne SANDER, Mercedes BRESSO, Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH, Monika HOHLMEIER, Herbert DORFMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39

~~39. Sees no added value in financially supporting the European Parliamentary Association;~~deleted

2016/03/15
Committee: BUDG

2016/2017(INI)

Heinz K. BECKER, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – point 1

~~(1) a paternity leave directive with a minimum of a two-week fully paid leave;~~deleted

2016/06/02
Committee: EMPL FEMM

2016/2017(INI)

Heinz K. BECKER, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Stresses that gender segregation, pay and pension gaps, gender stereotypes and high levels of stress in managing professional and private life are reflected in women`s high physical inactivity rate and have a huge impact on their physical and mental health23; __________________ 23European Parliament Directorate- General for Internal Policies of the Union study of March 2016 entitled ‘Differences in Men’s and Women’s Work, Care and Leisure Time’.any form of discrimination against women can have a huge impact on their physical and mental health;

2016/06/02
Committee: EMPL FEMM

2016/0382(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Albert DESS, Herbert DORFMANN

Proposal for a directive
Recital 62

(62) The European Strategy for a low- carbon mobility of July 2016 pointed out that food-based biofuels have a ~~limited~~n essential role in decarbonising the transport sector and should ~~be gradually phased out and replaced by advanced biofuels~~therefore remain on the market. To prepare for the transition towards advanced biofuels and minimise the overall indirect land-use change impacts, it is not appropriate to reduce the amount of biofuels and bioliquids produced from food and feed crops that can be counted towards the Union target set out in this Directive. It should be noted that advanced biofuels will not be available in the necessary amount in the near future.

2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 62

(62) The European Strategy for a low- carbon mobility of July 2016 pointed out that food-based biofuels have a ~~limited~~n essential role in decarbonising the transport sector and should ~~be gradually phased out and replaced by advanced biofuels~~therefore remain on the market. To prepare for the transition towards advanced biofuels and minimise the overall indirect land-use change impacts, it is not appropriate to reduce the amount of biofuels and bioliquids produced from food and feed crops that can be counted towards the Union target set out in this Directive. It should be noted that advanced biofuels will not be available in the necessary amount in the near future.

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 75

(75) ~~It is appropriate to introduce Union-wide s~~Sustainability and greenhouse gas emission saving criteria for biomass fuels used in the electricity and heating and cooling generation, ~~in order to~~should continue to ensure high greenhouse gas savings compared to fossil fuel alternatives, to avoid unintended sustainability impacts, and to promote the internal market. To ensure fair competition and transparency on the energy markets production criteria of fossil fuels and fossil energies are indispensable.

2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2016/0382(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Albert DESS, Herbert DORFMANN

Proposal for a directive
Recital 75 a (new)

(75 a) To ensure full transparency through out all sectors of energy production the European Commission should set up production criteria for fossil energies until December 2018 via delegated act.

2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 75

(75) ~~It is appropriate to introduce Union-wide s~~Sustainability and greenhouse gas emission saving criteria for biomass fuels used in the electricity and heating and cooling generation, ~~in order to~~should continue to ensure high greenhouse gas savings compared to fossil fuel alternatives, to avoid unintended sustainability impacts, and to promote the internal market. To ensure fair competition and transparency on the energy markets production criteria of fossil fuels and fossil energies are indispensable.

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Albert DESS, Herbert DORFMANN

Proposal for a directive
Recital 75 a (new)

(75a) To ensure full transparency throughout all sectors of energy production the European Commission should set up production criteria for fossil fuels and fossil energies until December 2018 by means of delegated acts.

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4

For the calculation of a Member State’s gross final consumption of energy from renewable energy sources, the contribution from biofuels and bioliquids, as well as from biomass fuels consumed in transport, if produced from food or feed crops, shall be no more than 7% of final consumption of energy in ~~road and rail~~ transport in that Member State. This limit shall be reduced to 3,8% in 2030 following the trajectory set out in part A of Annex X. Member States may set a lower limit and may distinguish between different types of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from food and feed crops, for instance by setting a lower limit for the contribution from food or feed crop based biofuels produced from oil crops, taking into account indirect land use change.

2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

With effect from 1 January 2021, Member States shall require fuel suppliers to include a minimum share of energy from biomass fuels produced from food or feed crops, advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, from renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin, from waste-based fossil fuels and from renewable electricity in the total amount of transport fuels they supply for consumption or use on the market in the course of a calendar year.

2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 1

for the calculation of the numerator, the energy content of biomass fuels produced from food or feed crops, advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non- biological origin, waste based fossil fuels supplied to all transport sectors, and renewable electricity supplied to road vehicles, shall be taken into account.

2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2016/0382(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Albert DESS, Peter JAHR, Herbert DORFMANN

Proposal for a directive
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 250 MW in case of solid biomass fuels and with an electrical capacity equal to or exceeding ~~0.5~~1 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.~~

2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4

For the calculation of a Member State’s gross final consumption of energy from renewable energy sources, the contribution from biofuels and bioliquids, as well as from biomass fuels consumed in transport, if produced from food or feed crops, shall be no more than 7% of final consumption of energy in ~~road and rail~~ transport in that Member State. This limit shall be reduced to 3,8% in 2030 following the trajectory set out in part A of Annex X. Member States may set a lower limit and may distinguish between different types of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from food and feed crops, for instance by setting a lower limit for the contribution from food or feed crop based biofuels produced from oil crops, taking into account indirect land use change.

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point i

i) harvesting is carried out in accordance to the ~~conditions of the harvesting permit~~legal right to harvest based on national rules and national circumstances within the legally gazetted boundaries;

2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2016/0382(COD)

iii) areas ~~of high conservation value, including~~designated to promote the maintenance of biodiversity, including areas designated to promote the maintenance of biodiversity in wetlands and peatlands, are protected;

2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point iv

~~iv) the impacts of forest harvesting on soil quality and biodiversity are minimised; an~~deleted

2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point v

~~v) harvesting does not exceed the long-term production capacity of the forest;~~deleted

2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(3) ~~On 10 June 2016 the Commission presented the proposal for the EU to ratify the Paris agreement~~The Council ratified the Paris Agreement on 5 October 2016, following the consent given by the European Parliament on 4 October 2016. The Paris agreement entered into force on 4 November 2016 and aims at keeping the increase in global temperature to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1,5 °C above pre-industrial levels, in a manner that does not threaten food production and food security. The agreement also emphasises the role of sustainable forest management in reaching the target of balancing emissions and removals. This legislative proposal forms part of the implementation of the EU’s commitment in the Paris agreement. The Union’s commitment to economy-wide emission reductions was confirmed in the intended nationally determined contribution of the Union and its Member States that was submitted to the Secretariat of the UNFCCC on 6 March 2015.

2017/03/07
Committee: AGRI

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) The transition to clean energy requires changes in investment behaviour and incentives across the entire policy spectrum. It is a key Union priority to establish a resilient Energy Union to provide secure, sustainable, competitive and affordable energy to its citizens. Achieving this requires a clear distinction between green and fossil CO2 emissions and continuation of ambitious climate action with this Regulation and progress on the other aspects of Energy Union as set out in the Framework Strategy for a Resilient Energy Union with a Forward- Looking Climate Change Policy.16 __________________ 16 COM(2015)80

2017/03/07
Committee: AGRI

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(3) ~~On 10 June 2016 the Commission presented the proposal for the EU to ratify the Paris agreement~~The Council ratified the Paris Agreement on 5 October 2016, following the consent given by the European Parliament on 4 October 2016. The Paris agreement entered into force on 4 November 2016 and aims at keeping the increase in global temperature to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1,5 °C above pre-industrial levels, in a manner that does not threaten food production and food security and by emphasizing the role of sustainable forest management for reaching the target of balancing emissions and removals. This legislative proposal forms part of the implementation of the EU's commitment in the Paris agreement. The Union's commitment to economy-wide emission reductions was confirmed in the intended nationally determined contribution of the Union and its Member States that was submitted to the Secretariat of the UNFCCC on 6 March 2015.

2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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 forest land, managed cropland and managed grassland as defined in Regulation [ ], flexibility for a maximum quantity of ~~280~~425 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 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 [ ].

2017/03/07
Committee: AGRI

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) The transition to clean energy requires changes in investment behaviour and incentives across the entire policy spectrum. It is a key Union priority to establish a resilient Energy Union to provide secure, sustainable, competitive and affordable energy to its citizens. Achieving this requires a clear distinction between green and fossil CO2 emissions and continuation of ambitious climate action with this Regulation and progress on the other aspects of Energy Union as set out in the Framework Strategy for a Resilient Energy Union with a Forward- Looking Climate Change Policy.16 _________________ 16 COM(2015)80

2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)

(12a) The multiple objectives of the agriculture and land use sector, with their lower mitigation potential, needs to be acknowledged, as well as the need to ensure coherence between the Union’s food security and climate change objectives. For the national total limit of LULUCF credits, the methodology should create a transparent and proportionate allocation amongst the Member States and should therefore base on the annual average agricultural emissions from 2008-2012 of the Member States.

2017/03/07
Committee: AGRI

2016/0231(COD)

Nicola CAPUTO, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Momchil NEKOV, Tibor SZANYI, Jan HUITEMA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)

(12a) This Regulation, including the available flexibilities, should provide an incentive for emission reductions consistent with other Union climate and energy legislation for sectors that are covered by this Regulation, including in the area of energy efficiency. This Regulation shall also take into account the objective of contributing to the EU Forest Strategy, the EU Bioeconomy Strategy and the EU Circular Economy Strategy.

2017/03/07
Committee: AGRI

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 b (new)

(12b) In order to make a clear distinction between fossil and green CO2 emissions the flexibility mechanisms for a maximum of 425 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent from deforested land, afforested land, managed forest land, managed cropland and managed grassland as defined in Regulation [LULUCF], should be earmarked to the agricultural sector;

2017/03/07
Committee: AGRI

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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 forest, managed cropland and managed grassland as defined in Regulation [ ], flexibility for a maximum quantity of ~~280~~425 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 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 [ ].

2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)

(12 a) The multiple objectives of the agriculture and land use sector, with their lower mitigation potential, needs to be acknowledged, as well as the need to ensure coherence between the Unions's food security and climate change objectives. For the national limit of LULUCF credits, the methodology should create transparent and proportionate allocation amongst the Member States.

2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 b (new)

(12 b) In order to make a clear distinction between fossil and green CO2 emissions the flexibility mechanisms for a maximum of 425 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent from deforested land, afforested land, managed forest land, managed cropland and managed grassland as defined in Regulation [LULUCF], should be earmarked to the agricultural sector;

2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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 forest land, managed cropland 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.

2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) the cumulative quantity taken into account for that Member State for all years of the period from 2021 to 2030 does not exceed ~~the level set in Annex III~~national total limit for that Member State;

2017/03/07
Committee: AGRI

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

The total national limit referred to in this Article shall be based on the annual average agricultural emissions from 2008-2012 of the Member States.

2017/03/07
Committee: AGRI

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III

~~[...]~~deleted

2017/03/07
Committee: AGRI

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – title

Additional use of up to ~~280~~425 million net removals from deforested land, afforested land, managed forest land, managed cropland and managed grassland

2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. To the extent that a Member State's emissions exceed its annual emission allocations for a given year, a quantity up to the sum of total net removals and total net emissions from the combined accounting categories of deforested land, afforested land, managed forest land, managed cropland and managed grassland referred to in Article 2 of Regulation [ ] [LULUCF] may be taken into account for its compliance under Article 9 of this Regulation for that year, provided that:

2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2

~~2. 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 Commission shall be empowered to adopt a delegated act to modify paragraph 1 of this Article in order to reflect a contribution of the accounting category managed forest land in accordance with Article 12 of this Regulation.

2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2

2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article ~~7(2) and~~ 11 of this Regulation shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from the entry into force of this Regulation.

2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3

3. The delegation of powers referred to in Article ~~7(2) and~~ 11 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.

2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 6

6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article ~~7(2) and~~ 11 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council.

2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/0231(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Albert DESS, Michel DANTIN, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Angélique DELAHAYE, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – title

TOTAL NET REMOVALS FROM DEFORESTED LAND, AFFORESTED LAND, MANAGED FOREST LAND, MANAGED CROPLAND AND MANAGED GRASSLAND THAT MEMBER STATES MAY TAKE INTO ACCOUNT FOR COMPLIANCE FOR THE PERIOD 2021 TO 2030 PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 7

2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)

(8a) Common agricultural policy measures and national policies have an impact on the emissions profile of cropland, grassland and wetlands. With regard to the base period for the land accounting categories provided for in this Regulation, the calculation should take into account the agri-environmental measures implemented by the Member States during this period.

2017/04/06
Committee: ENVI

2016/0230(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Marijana PETIR, Albert DESS, Hannu TAKKULA, Michel DANTIN, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Angélique DELAHAYE, Giovanni LA VIA, Ulrike MÜLLER, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10

(10) WThe~~n 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).

2017/04/06
Committee: ENVI

2016/0230(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Albert DESS, Michel DANTIN, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Angélique DELAHAYE, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14

(14) Depending on national preferences, Member States should be able to choose adequate national policies for achieving their commitments in LULUCF, including the possibility of compensating emissions from one land category by removals from another land category. They should also be able to cumulate net removals over the period 2021-2030. Trading among Member States should continue as an additional option to help compliance. Following the practice in the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol, there should also be a possibility for a Member State to use its overachievement under Regulation [] on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 for a resilient Energy Union and to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and amending Regulation No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council on a mechanism for monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions and other information relevant to climate change ~~in order to ensure its compliance with its commitment under this Regulation~~while guaranteeing a clear distinction between emissions and removals of fossil and biogenic greenhouse gases. Therefore the annual net removals from deforested land, afforested land, managed forest land, managed cropland and managed grassland should be limited to agriculture.

2017/04/06
Committee: ENVI

2016/0230(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Albert DESS, Giovanni LA VIA

Proposal for a regulation
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 methodology~~accounting 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.

2017/04/06
Committee: ENVI

2016/0230(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Albert DESS, Michel DANTIN, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Angélique DELAHAYE, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall account for emissions and removals resulting from managed cropland calculated as emissions and removals in the periods from 2021 to 2025 and from 2026 to 2030 minus the value obtained by multiplying by five the Member State’s average annual emissions and removals resulting from managed cropland in its base period 2005-2007. Member States may offset agri- environmental measures implemented during the base period.

2017/04/06
Committee: ENVI

2016/0230(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Albert DESS, Michel DANTIN, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Angélique DELAHAYE, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2

2. Member States shall account for emissions and removals resulting from managed grassland calculated as emissions and removals in the periods from 2021 to 2025 and from 2026 to 2030 minus the value obtained by multiplying by five the Member State’s average annual emissions and removals resulting from managed grassland in its base period 2005-2007. Member States may offset agri- environmental measures implemented during the base period.

2017/04/06
Committee: ENVI

2016/0230(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Michel DANTIN, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Angélique DELAHAYE, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Where agri-environmental measures are included in the base period 2005-2007 as referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, Member States may incorporate measures such as, – climate change provisions and climate protection, – promotion of biological and genetic diversity, – promotion of soil fertility, and – water protection measures.

2017/04/06
Committee: ENVI

2016/0230(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Marijana PETIR, Albert DESS, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Hannu TAKKULA, Giovanni LA VIA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2

2. Where the result of the calculation referred to in paragraph 1 is negative in relation to its forest reference level, a Member State shall include in its managed forest land accounts total net removals of no more than the equivalent of 3,5 per cent of the Member State’s emissions in its base year or period as specified in Annex III, multiplied by five.deleted

2017/04/06
Committee: ENVI

2016/0230(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Marijana PETIR, Albert DESS, Giovanni LA VIA

Proposal for a regulation
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 ~~plan~~report 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)

2017/04/06
Committee: ENVI

2016/0230(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Henna VIRKKUNEN, György HÖLVÉNYI, Norbert ERDŐS, Albert DESS, Giovanni LA VIA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2

The national forestry accounting ~~plan~~report 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.

2017/04/06
Committee: ENVI

2016/0230(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Henna VIRKKUNEN, György HÖLVÉNYI, Norbert ERDŐS, Marijana PETIR, Albert DESS, Giovanni LA VIA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5

5. The Commission shall ~~review the national forestry accounting plans and technical corrections~~facilitate 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.

2017/04/06
Committee: ENVI

2016/0230(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Henna VIRKKUNEN, György HÖLVÉNYI, Norbert ERDŐS, Albert DESS, Giovanni LA VIA

Proposal for a regulation
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 ~~review~~technical assessment carried out pursuant to paragraph (5) to update Member State forest reference levels based on the national forestry accounting ~~plan~~reports 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 State~~technical 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.

2017/04/06
Committee: ENVI

2016/0230(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Henna VIRKKUNEN, György HÖLVÉNYI, Norbert ERDŐS, Albert DESS, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Hannu TAKKULA, Michel DANTIN, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Angélique DELAHAYE, Ulrike MÜLLER

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part A – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) Reference levels should ensure a robust and credible accounting, to guarantee that emissions and removals ~~resulting from biomass~~from managed forest land use are properly accounted for and that emissions are balanced against removals;

2017/04/06
Committee: ENVI

2016/0230(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Albert DESS, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Hannu TAKKULA, Michel DANTIN, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Angélique DELAHAYE, Ulrike MÜLLER, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part A – paragraph 1 – point e

(e) Reference levels should take into account the objective of contributing to the conservation of biodiversity and the sustainable use of natural resources for production of both energy and other fossil-based material substitution purposes, as set out in the EU Forest Strategy, Member States' national forest programmes and policies, and the EUnion's Bioeconomy and Biodiversity Strategy;

2017/04/06
Committee: ENVI

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59 a (new)

(59a) Provision must be made for products to continue to be used which have been placed in circulation under the rules on mutual recognition under Regulation (EC) No 764/20081a. __________________ 1aRegulation (EC) No 764/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 laying down procedures relating to the application of certain national technical rules to products lawfully marketed in another Member State and repealing Decision No 3052/95/EC, OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 21.

2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59 a (new)

(59a) Provisions should be adopted to permit the continued use of products placed on the market in the context of mutual recognition under Regulation EC No 764/20081a. __________________ 1a Regulation (EC) No 764/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 laying down procedures relating to the application of certain national technical rules to products lawfully marketed in another Member State and repealing Decision No 3052/95/EC, OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 21.

2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 2

~~- As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring three years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 40 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),~~deleted

2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 3

~~- As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring twelve years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 20 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),~~deleted

2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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 three years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 40 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), an~~deleted

2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2 – indent 3

~~- As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring twelve years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 20 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),~~deleted

2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI

2016/0000(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission, given the need for greater synergy and consistency in European policies, to lay down sustainability criteria for each renewable energy source under the circular economy policy.deleted

2016/02/25
Committee: ENVI

2016/0000(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 q (new)

6q. Takes the view that more use might be made of wood in the energy supply as a renewable raw material in the context of resource-efficient utilisation and as a means of combating energy poverty, which could also help to open up new business opportunities as well as supporting the renewable energy targets set in the 2030 climate and energy policy;

2016/02/25
Committee: ENVI

2016/0000(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Sofia RIBEIRO, Czesław Adam SIEKIERSKI, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Pilar AYUSO, Herbert DORFMANN, Albert DESS, Angélique DELAHAYE, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Mairead McGUINNESS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 r (new)

6r. Stresses that European forestry is based on sustainable management and long-term planning and the criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management must always be geared to the sector as a whole, and therefore firmly rejects sustainability criteria that are geared exclusively to the end product;

2016/02/25
Committee: ENVI

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Stresses that the fixed ceilings for the CAP until 2020 entail much lower margins than in the previous MFF, while the sector faces more challenges; stresses, in this regard, that any use of the margin must be exclusively to address the needs of the agricultural sector, given that long-term planning and investment security are essential for EU farmers; points out that agriculture should not be the only sector to bear the brunt of political decisions, as is currently the case with the Russian embargo; calls on the Commission to provide the European Parliament with an assessment of the impact of the Russian embargo on the EU agricultural sector;

2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI

2015/2353(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Sofia RIBEIRO, Czesław Adam SIEKIERSKI, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Pilar AYUSO, Daniel BUDA, Albert DESS, Angélique DELAHAYE, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11

11. Stresses that price volatility is increasing and that it is therefore erroneous to believe that farm subsidies are no longer needed; strongly disagrees, in this context, with the notion that a rise in food prices and sales of produce in recent years have provided farmers with a stable income allowing business planning or security; recalls also that European consumers are not ready to pay their food at a price which would be undeniably higher if the agricultural sector was not receiving public support;

2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI

2015/2353(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Sofia RIBEIRO, Czesław Adam SIEKIERSKI, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Pilar AYUSO, Herbert DORFMANN, Albert DESS, Angélique DELAHAYE, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Mairead McGUINNESS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 13

13. Points out that the objectives of the CAP remain unchanged under the Lisbon Treaty, namely increasing agricultural productivity, ensuring a fair standard of living for the agricultural community, stabilising markets, ensuring the availability of supplies and ensuring that supplies reach consumers at reasonable prices; notes, however, that the successive reforms of the CAP have assigned new tasks to agriculture in terms of product quality, environmental protection, climate change, consumer health, land use issues and modes of production and productivity; takes the view, therefore, that the impact of the CAP on overall EU strategies (EU 2020 and the Climate and Energy Goals) must be analysed so that conclusions for the period after 2020 can be found; stresses that the objectives laid down as part of the EU’s sustainability strategy must also be taken into account in the EU’s agricultural policy;

2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 15

15. Stresses that agricultural production has an extremely high added value, since it also supplies the processing sector, thereby contributing to economic and social cohesion in regions and to the EU’s balanced regional development; points out that it is therefore necessary to maintain and, where appropriate, step up the support received by farmers, since this provides an incentive to increase agricultural production; stresses that the CAP contributes significantly to growth and employment in rural areas, more so than other Union policies; recalls that, in statistical terms, one farmer provides seven additional jobs in related sectors; points to the importance of maintaining the CAP’s focus on supporting small-scale and family farming businesses as the cornerstone of agricultural production in the EU and of life in the EU’s rural areas; underlines how essential is to maintain specific measures in the framework of the CAP towards areas suffering from severe and permanent natural handicaps, notably mountainous areas and outermost regions, and other specific handicaps;

2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 16

16. Stresses that the success of the CAP and acceptance thereof also depends on further reducing bureaucracy and limiting regulatory administrative provisions to an acceptable level; , and a practical implementation of the CAP and simplification measures should therefore have priority;

2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI

2015/2353(INI)

Peter JAHR, Michel DANTIN, Albert DESS, Monika HOHLMEIER, Czesław Adam SIEKIERSKI, Norbert LINS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Stresses that the fixed ceilings for the CAP until 2020 entail much lower margins than in the previous MFF, while the sector faces more challenges; stresses in this regard, that any use of the margin must be exclusively to address the needs of the agricultural sector; warns that the current margin within the agriculture budget may prove insufficient, with market volatility, veterinary and phytosanitary risks and other unforeseen events making increasing demands on the budget to such an extent that the margin is expected to be depleted at the end of this planning period;

2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG

2015/2353(INI)

Peter JAHR, Michel DANTIN, Reimer BÖGE, Albert DESS, Monika HOHLMEIER, Czesław Adam SIEKIERSKI, Norbert LINS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Herbert DORFMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Insists that the amounts for direct payments in Heading 2 should be left untouched; points out that this is crucial for the income situation of many farmers, particular in times of crises, and that the absorption rate per year is almost 100%;

2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG

2015/2353(INI)

Peter JAHR, Michel DANTIN, Reimer BÖGE, Albert DESS, Czesław Adam SIEKIERSKI, Norbert LINS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)

29a. Insists that the current amount in Heading 2 as foreseen in the current MFF remains at least at the same level; refers in this respect to Art.2 of the MFF regulation, which clearly states that allocated national envelopes may not be reduced by the midterm revision; considers furthermore that other Union policies must have the necessary financial means to allow the Union to honour its legal obligations in accordance with the corresponding sectoral legislation;

2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG

2015/2345(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. underlines the role of impartial NGOs in a democratic society and thus their need to adhere to democratic values and standards such as accountability, responsible use of ressources and transparency;

2016/12/09
Committee: ENVI

2015/2345(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Welcom~~stresses the ~~fact that the EU has a f~~principle of sound financial management and proportionality and the importance of openness, transparency, efficiency and accountability; underlines the importance of the established EU Financial tTransparency sSystem; ~~emphasises, however, that it does not concern only NGOs~~calls on the European Commission to make information more easily accessible by improving the Transparency System by disclosing detailed information on the funds allocated and disbursed as well as respective projects and results achieved; takes the view~~, therefore,~~ that the information available about NGOs ~~could~~, their affiliated associations and sub-contractors shall be made clearer, in order to improve public understanding of their role;

2016/12/09
Committee: ENVI

2015/2345(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. underlines the role of the European Court of Auditors in the continuous audit of NGOs and their funds received.

2016/12/09
Committee: ENVI

2015/2345(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Takes the view that a public register of EU-funded NGOs should be set up and that it should also give details of the amount and purpose of the subsidies paid out as well as the final beneficiary;

2016/12/09
Committee: ENVI

2015/2345(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. calls on the Commission to urgently establish a common and consistent definition of Non Governmental Organisation to ensure uniform accounting and traceability of funds and the aforementioned interoperability between directorates general;

2016/12/09
Committee: ENVI

2015/2345(INI)

Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Franc BOGOVIČ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. calls for the establishment of a single standardized, highly recognisable "EU funded" logo and the obligation for every direct and indirect beneficiary of EU funds to display it in a highly visible manner on their public presentation (such as webpages, promotional material);

2016/12/09
Committee: ENVI

2015/2324(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 29 a (new)

- having regard to the conference in Innsbruck on 17 September 2014 entitled 'Towards the European Strategy for the Alpine Region',

2016/04/27
Committee: REGI

2015/2324(INI)

Ulrike MÜLLER, Herbert DORFMANN, Albert DESS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas agriculture and tourism in the Alpine region have a major impact on the conservation of the environment, traditional landscapes and biodiversity,

2016/02/25
Committee: ENVI

2015/2324(INI)

Ulrike MÜLLER, Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Albert DESS, Jørn DOHRMANN, Herbert DORFMANN, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Paolo DE CASTRO, Fredrick FEDERLEY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the importance of the Alpine region as a place for people to live, work and relax in, thanks to the vital contributions made by agriculture and forestry, tourism and craft trades; stresses that these sectors are of crucial value in the sustainable development of the region, as they secure a high-quality food supply, maintain the population in outlying areas, maintain the cultural landscape, and preserve ecosystems by means of sustainable biodiversity, soil and water protection; welcomes the EU Alpine Strategy as a way to improve economic, environmental and social development in the Alpine region;

2016/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2015/2324(INI)

Herbert DORFMANN, Ulrike MÜLLER, Albert DESS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Maintains that the Alpine region ~~constitute~~has a vast reserve of natural ~~and~~ landscape, habitat and economic potential, given the exceptional variety of ecosystems to be found there;

2016/02/25
Committee: ENVI

2015/2324(INI)

Claudia SCHMIDT, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Herbert DORFMANN, Markus FERBER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Renaud MUSELIER, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas financial resources should mainly be invested in the core network corridors, the development of local connectivity, in promoting small town centres, and facilitating the accessibility of work and tourist facilities ~~and ensuring essential health service~~is essential for the future development of the alpine regions;

2016/03/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2324(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Notes that the Alpine region is Europe’s ‘water tower’ and that the Alps provide enough water to provide up to 90% of the needs of the foothill areas in summer; also notes that the Alps constitute Europe's main biomass reserve; stresses that water is important for hydroelectricity, the irrigation of agricultural land, the sustainable management of forests, preserving biodiversity and the landscape and providing drinking water, which will be even more crucial in coming years in view of climate change; stresses, therefore, the need to step up the exchange of best practices and cross-border cooperation in connection with the Alpine Convention’s Water Management Platform between the national bodies responsible for the management of water and river basins;

2016/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2015/2324(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Notes that the Alpine region was able at a very early stage to benefit from its waterways by producing hydroelectric power; takes the view that it should be possible to subsidise exchanges of good practice and the modernisation of structures using EU funds, with a view to responding to the growing demand for energy and the influx of tourists;

2016/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2015/2324(INI)

Claudia SCHMIDT, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Herbert DORFMANN, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Markus FERBER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Renaud MUSELIER

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas, 5 out of 9 TEN-T core corridors, which are crucial for the European and regional development as well as for achieving the goals set out in the Transport White Paper, extend through the Alps and their realisation requires joint and coordinated financial exertions of the Member States until 2030;

2016/03/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2324(INI)

Herbert DORFMANN, Ulrike MÜLLER, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Believes that climate change poses serious risks from the point of view of hydrogeological instability and biodiversity and that the melting of glaciers is a further cause of concern; points to the need, therefore, to promote production models based on the circular economy and short cycles in food supplies, with the emphasis on preference for local materials and food, reuse, and service sharing;

2016/02/25
Committee: ENVI

2015/2324(INI)

Ulrike MÜLLER, Herbert DORFMANN, Albert DESS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Notes that the mountain farming is exposed to climate-related natural disasters, such as floods, avalanches and mudslides; calls for the promotion of risk prevention measures (for example, flood protection schemes);

2016/02/25
Committee: ENVI

2015/2324(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Considers that investment needs to be channelled, as a matter of priority, towards climate change adaptation ~~and~~, counteracting hydrogeological instability~~, including~~ and sustainable forest management and agriculture and calls for sufficient financial resources to be made available for effective implementation;

2016/02/25
Committee: ENVI

2015/2324(INI)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Norbert LINS, Albert DESS, Herbert DORFMANN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls for the optional quality term 'mountain product' to be introduced promptly, on the basis of practical arrangements, and supports initiatives to develop new high-quality products and more effective safeguards against imitators and pirate producers in connection with products from the Alpine region and protected geographical indications;

2016/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2015/2324(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Points out that farming in mountain areas is very important for the hydrogeological stability not only of mountain areas but also of plains below them;

2016/02/25
Committee: ENVI

2015/2324(INI)

Ulrike MÜLLER, Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Albert DESS, Jørn DOHRMANN, Herbert DORFMANN, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Paolo DE CASTRO, Fredrick FEDERLEY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Considers it particularly important to give young farmers long-term prospects in order to address rural depopulation; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote transnational initiatives to support entrepreneurship, emerging industries and the labour market in agriculture and forestry;

2016/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2015/2324(INI)

Ulrike MÜLLER, Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Albert DESS, Jørn DOHRMANN, Herbert DORFMANN, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Paolo DE CASTRO, Fredrick FEDERLEY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. Highlights the importance of agritourism as a source of income for small-scale farmers (e. g. farm holidays); calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish programmes to support investment and entrepreneurship; considers it important to support those farms through specific tourism campaigns;

2016/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2015/2324(INI)

Herbert DORFMANN, Claudia SCHMIDT, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Franc BOGOVIČ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Member States’ and the participating regions’ competent authorities to adapt their adopted operational programmes in order to ensure that future projects under the EUSALP strategy are promptly implemented and that managing authorities take due account of EUSALP priorities when implementing the operational programmes (e.g. by way of dedicated calls, bonus points or budget earmarking); calls further for the existing territorial cooperation instruments, such as that of the Alpine Space, to be coordinated with the Alpine strategy;

2016/04/27
Committee: REGI

2015/2324(INI)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Norbert LINS, Albert DESS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Considers it necessary to tap renewable and alternative energy sources, such as hydroelectric energy and biomass;

2016/02/25
Committee: ENVI

2015/2324(INI)

Ulrike MÜLLER, Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Albert DESS, Jørn DOHRMANN, Herbert DORFMANN, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Paolo DE CASTRO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Points up the important role of agriculture and rural resources in providing social and educational care for particularly vulnerable people; calls on the Commission to promote social agricultural activities, since, for mountain farmers in particular, they represent a new way of providing alternative services;

2016/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2015/2324(INI)

Ulrike MÜLLER, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

~~6. Maintains that land use and occupation need to be regulated in order to ensure that land is used sustainably;~~deleted

2016/02/25
Committee: ENVI

2015/2324(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Maintains that land use and occupation need to be regulated in order to ensure that land is used sustainably~~Finds it regrettable that agricultural land is becoming increasingly scarce due to non-agricultural uses such as road construction, designation of building land and requirements for ecological compensation areas at the expense of the very limited farmland available, particularly in valleys, which in many cases leads to farms being abandoned; calls for the establishment of practical support schemes and requirements to ensure the long-term availability of land for agriculture and forestry use;

2016/02/25
Committee: ENVI

2015/2324(INI)

Herbert DORFMANN, Norbert LINS, Albert DESS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls for a holistic approach to the future design and implementation of Alpine transport and environment policy so that the achievement of a common target is not jeopardised by arbitrage and transfer effects;

2016/02/25
Committee: ENVI

2015/2324(INI)

Ulrike MÜLLER, Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Albert DESS, Jørn DOHRMANN, Herbert DORFMANN, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Paolo DE CASTRO, Fredrick FEDERLEY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)

8d. Emphasises that the development of new initiatives requires regional solutions and participatory approaches, with harmonisation of existing and new initiatives, in order to maximise benefit for mountain farming in the Alps and reduce administrative barriers; points out that the Alpine Convention, EU cohesion policy and existing EU initiatives must be taken into account;

2016/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2015/2324(INI)

Claudia SCHMIDT, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Markus FERBER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Renaud MUSELIER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Considers that the Alpine region can increase its attractiveness for SMEs through better connections;

2016/03/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2324(INI)

Claudia SCHMIDT, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Herbert DORFMANN, Markus FERBER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Maintains that protected areas are a ~~testing-ground for best practice that can be exported to all parts of the Alpine region~~particularly sensitive biosphere for people and nature and consequently only best practice should be applied;

2016/02/25
Committee: ENVI

2015/2324(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Considers that revenues from tolls and special tolls from the alpine regions for transport projects in the alpine regions should be earmarked. Firstly for the development of the TEN -T alpine corridors, secondly, for the regional access routes and, thirdly, for the local routes;

2016/03/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2324(INI)

Claudia SCHMIDT, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Herbert DORFMANN, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Markus FERBER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Renaud MUSELIER, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. Determines that regional airports are of great importance for accessibility and for the economic development of regions, therefore a connection to the national railway network in terms of environmental compatibility is crucial;

2016/03/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2324(INI)

Claudia SCHMIDT, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Markus FERBER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Renaud MUSELIER, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)

5d. Requests a sufficient amount of rail- road terminals along the corridor in order to promote the goal of shifting freight traffic from road to rail;

2016/03/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2324(INI)

Herbert DORFMANN, Claudia SCHMIDT, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Franc BOGOVIČ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Calls for a macro-regional Alpine strategy that will support the Alps as a location for business and hence allow an economic area and biosphere based on coexistence between nature and people, so as to avoid a further population exodus that would have a negative impact on the Alpine living space and on nature and landscape protection;

2016/04/27
Committee: REGI

2015/2324(INI)

Herbert DORFMANN, Claudia SCHMIDT, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Franc BOGOVIČ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Underlines that small and medium-sized businesses — very often family businesses — in tourism, agriculture, commerce, crafts and manufacturing form the core of economic activity in the Alpine region and thus constitute the backbone of the living, cultural and natural environment in the Alps;

2016/04/27
Committee: REGI

2015/2324(INI)

Herbert DORFMANN, Franc BOGOVIČ, Claudia SCHMIDT, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Considers that innovation and new technologies, driven by smart specialisation strategies and financed by existing EU funding sources (e.g. the ERDF, the ESF, COSME, Horizon 2020 or Erasmus +), could help generate quality jobs and catalyse the establishment, upscaling and clustering of SMEs, which could, in turn, reverse the depopulation trend ~~in Alpine areas~~that is happening in certain areas and territories of the Alpine region;

2016/04/27
Committee: REGI

2015/2324(INI)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Norbert LINS, Albert DESS, Herbert DORFMANN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Believes that citizens, local agriculture and forestry stakeholders and local businesses have to be involved in decision- making.

2016/02/25
Committee: ENVI

2015/2324(INI)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Norbert LINS, Albert DESS, Herbert DORFMANN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Points out that active agriculture and forestry are essential to preserving biodiversity in the Alpine Region while at the same time making a significant contribution for other sectors such as tourism.

2016/02/25
Committee: ENVI

2015/2324(INI)

Herbert DORFMANN, Norbert LINS, Ulrike MÜLLER, Albert DESS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8a. Draws attention to the Alpine Convention as an already existing international agreement on Alpine protection and sustainable development.

2016/02/25
Committee: ENVI

2015/2324(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 e (new)

8e. Calls for a macro-regional Alpine strategy that will allow sustainable use of land and nature and hence an economic area and biosphere based on coexistence between nature and people, so as to avoid further population exodus that would have a negative impact on nature and landscape protection.

2016/02/25
Committee: ENVI

2015/2324(INI)

Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Franc BOGOVIČ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Supports measures to help ease the pressure on transport infrastructure by staggering school holidays and related holiday periods, by smart road toll design and the provision of incentives by tourism providers during peak travel times and rush hours;

2016/04/27
Committee: REGI

2015/2324(INI)

Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Franc BOGOVIČ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Recalls the importance of promoting the development of sustainable touristic activities in ~~peri-~~all Alpine ~~lake area~~regions;

2016/04/27
Committee: REGI

2015/2324(INI)

Herbert DORFMANN, Claudia SCHMIDT, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Franc BOGOVIČ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Calls for renewable and alternative energy sources in the Alpine region to be tapped and for the model of decentralised energy production and energy supply to be expanded, inter alia through smart grid systems;

2016/04/27
Committee: REGI

2015/2324(INI)

Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Franc BOGOVIČ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)

24b. Emphasises the importance of hydropower for energy supplies in mountain regions and calls therefore for the local population in the Alps also to be able to manage hydropower and exploit the added value it generates;

2016/04/27
Committee: REGI

2015/2279(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas it is essential to secure ~~agricultural and~~multifunctional agricultural production in these regions, which, in addition to food production, a~~nd maintain~~lso affords access to other sources of income and thus possesses added value infor these regions;

2016/01/19
Committee: AGRI

2015/2279(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas a response must be found to the challenges posed by the abandonment of farmland and the associated growth of scrub and trees, or desertification, and lack of generational renewal in mountain areas;

2016/01/19
Committee: AGRI

2015/2279(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas farming in mountain areas is very important for the hydrogeological stability not only of mountain areas but also of plains below them;

2016/01/19
Committee: AGRI

2015/2279(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Regrets that despite the sector-specific measures that have been taken, there does not yet exist a fully-fledged EU approach to mountain regions aimed at improving the coordination of the policies concerned; proposes in this regard that efforts be made to adopt a co~~mmon definition of~~herent approach to defining mountain regions;

2016/01/19
Committee: AGRI

2015/2279(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) should form an integral part of the smart specialisation and multifunctional development strategies of ~~regions with~~ mountain areas; calls therefore on the Commission, Member States and the regions to strengthen synergies between different funds and measures for mountain areas in preparing, examining and adopting operational programmes;

2016/01/19
Committee: AGRI

2015/2279(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Considers that measures under the second pillar of the CAP must ensure the sustainability and diversification of agricultural production in mountain areas by supporting the emergence of projects that create added value, innovation projects, agricultural investment projects and multifunctional farm development projects and projects to maintain processing enterprises; stresses in this context the importance of tourism in many mountain areas and the associated scope for supplementary income for farmers; stresses that these funds should be used as tools to boost the competitiveness of the regional agricultural sector and / or as a means of allowing the economic diversification of farms;

2016/01/19
Committee: AGRI

2015/2279(INI)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Norbert LINS, Herbert DORFMANN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Recalls the essential character of measures to support generational renewal and the establishment of active young farmers, in particular by organising access to ~~multidisciplinary training enabling them to carry out various activities simultaneously and successively over the year~~training and further training above the level of the individual holding, enabling them to develop income combinations;

2016/01/19
Committee: AGRI

2015/2279(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Stresses the particular economic, social and ecological role of forestry in mountain areas, and observes that sustainable forestry is vital for the preservation of healthy and stable mountain forests; calls in this connection for cohesion policy to focus more on forestry, which is a very important economic factor and guarantor of jobs in mountain areas;

2016/01/19
Committee: AGRI

2015/2279(INI)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Norbert LINS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Observes that women have an important role to play in preserving the proper functioning of rural areas, particularly in peripheral regions and mountain areas; considers, therefore, that European cohesion policy should focus more on improving the situation of women farmers and women in mountain areas, and in this context should provide more support, in particular, for women's potential as self-employed persons in direct marketing, tourism, craft trades and projects which are to be regarded as providing genuine job opportunities, such as green care;

2016/01/19
Committee: AGRI

2015/2227(INI)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Norbert LINS, Herbert DORFMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Points - in connection with innovative, new breeding methods for plant and animal varieties - to the arrangements for the legal protection of biological inventions1a , under which general plant and animal varieties and essentially biological processes for the production of plants and animals may not be patented; urges the Commission to verify the interpretation and scope of that derogation, since, in the interests of food security, free access to breeding material, and the free use thereof, must continue to be guaranteed; ___________ 1a Directive 98/44/EC on the legal protection of biological inventions.

2016/01/21
Committee: AGRI

Michel DANTIN, Herbert DORFMANN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

A. whereas, in many European countries over the past few decades, the number of farmers in rural areas has drastically decreased and agricultural employment in those areas has continued to decline;

2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI

2015/2226(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Herbert DORFMANN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Mairead McGUINNESS

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas farmers aged under 35 account for only 6% of those in charge of farms, and more than 4.5 million of those running farms are aged over 65;

2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI

2015/2226(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Herbert DORFMANN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas in order to take on the numerous challenges that European agriculture is facing (relating to food, the environment, energy, the climate, etc.), it is vital to come up with a ‘new social contract’ for agriculture that encourages us to rethink the objectives of a genuine public policy that is in everybody’s interests;deleted

2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI

2015/2226(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Takes the view that women farmers have a significant role to play towards ensuring the continued existence of smallholdings with prospects for the future, and that greater support should therefore be given to their innovative potential through aid for diversification measures such as direct marketing, farm holidays, social services and care services; stresses in this context, moreover, the importance of tourism in rural areas and the associated scope for supplementary income for women on farms;

2016/05/30
Committee: FEMM

2015/2226(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Member States to exploit more efficiently the opportunities for aid to women farmers and women in rural areas which can be realised in the framework of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), and supports relevant debureaucratisation measures;

2016/05/30
Committee: FEMM

2015/2226(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Herbert DORFMANN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Mairead McGUINNESS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission, together with the Member States, to make adequate information material concerning support possibilities, and wide-ranging professional diversification advice, available specifically to women farmers and women in rural areas, so that these women are encouraged to put their own projects into practice in rural areas; notes in this context the need for information material also to be made available on on-line platforms so as to afford flexible access to information about grants for women in rural areas;

2016/05/30
Committee: FEMM

2015/2226(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the current crisis shows that ~~the unregulated market is unable to ensure price stability or maintain jobs, and that it~~ , within the framework of a market- oriented CAP, it is essential to retain a common agricultural market organis atimeon and to come up with appropriate new regulatory tools t~~hat are tailored to the hypercompetition pertaining in Europe and the rest of the world~~o ensure price stability and sustain agricultural jobs and income;

2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI

2015/2226(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Herbert DORFMANN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Mairead McGUINNESS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Stresses that improving the quality and accessiblity of infrastructure, broadband and everyday institutions and services in rural areas is essential, in order for women to be able to combine family commitments with their profession, and calls on Member States to adopt mobile approaches to rural development, in close cooperation with municipalities and regions;

2016/05/30
Committee: FEMM

2015/2226(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas job creation in rural areas must be part and parcel of a sustainable policy that is tailored to ~~ecosystems and involves~~specific territories and involves, in particular, the maintenance and development of agricultural and agriculture-related activities that forge links between the various stakeholders both socially and in terms of solidarity;

2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI

2015/2226(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Herbert DORFMANN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Mairead McGUINNESS

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas, to that end, it is absolutely vital to focus on the many jobs that ~~this ‘in-place’~~ agriculture (which includes forestry) provides – jobs that cannot be relocated and that involve food and non- food goods, as well as services;

2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI

2015/2226(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Herbert DORFMANN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Mairead McGUINNESS

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1

~~Under the current CAP~~deleted

2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI

2015/2226(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Herbert DORFMANN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Mairead McGUINNESS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Takes the view that the CAP must continue to support territories with specific constraints, such as mountain areas, overseas territories, sensitive natural areas and areas on the fringes of urban sprawl;

2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI

2015/2226(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Herbert DORFMANN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Mairead McGUINNESS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Points out that there is a need to implement the environmental dimension of direct aid, and that this must be part and parcel of ensuring that farms are sustainable and viable, and help create new jobs;deleted

2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI

2015/2226(INI)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Michel DANTIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Recommends that~~Points out that the Rural Development Programme allows the Member States ~~should~~to make more extensive use of the priority area concerning job creation within priority 6 of the second pillar, and of the measures concerning knowledge transfer and vocational and continuing training;

2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI

2015/2226(INI)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Michel DANTIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. C~~alls on the Member States and their regions to shif~~onsiders that rural policy ought theo focus ~~of their rural policy to~~strongly on job creation, and calls on the Commission to assist them Member States and their regions in achieving that objective;

2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI

2015/2226(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Herbert DORFMANN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Mairead McGUINNESS

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2

~~Under the future CAP after 2020~~deleted

2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI

2015/2226(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Herbert DORFMANN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Emphasises that ~~it is important that the CAP should provide funding~~the CAP can also provide more support for the positive effects that agriculture brings in terms of jobs and the environment, ~~and that it should provide more support for~~for example, in the context of organic farming and all other sustainable production methods ~~in the context of agroecology, which will entail moving beyond current cross-compliance standards and agro-environmental and climate measures~~;

2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI

2015/2226(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Takes the view that regaining control of the European market must beremain a principle for action under the future CAP, ~~before~~while also turning to markets outside the EU;

2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI

2015/2226(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Herbert DORFMANN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Mairead McGUINNESS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. ~~Calls for~~Points out that investment provided under the rural development policy ~~to be prioritised with a focus on job~~is a support for employment in rural areas;

2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI

2015/2137(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 a (new)

– having regard to the Report of Forest Europe on the State of Europe's Forests 20151 a, __________________ 1a http://www.foresteurope.org/fullsoef2015

2015/11/19
Committee: ENVI

2015/2137(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the purpose of including large predators within the scope of the Biodiversity Directives is not to encourage their spread into all available habitats, but rather only to safeguard existing populations; whereas, in the context of the spread of the large predators, the interests of mountain farmers must be taken into account, given that sustainable grazing is essential to biodiversity in mountain regions;

2015/11/19
Committee: ENVI

2015/2137(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that the political will~~, implementation, enforcement and further integration of biodiversity into other policy areas to be essential~~ to safeguard biodiversity is of crucial importance, and emphasises that the three-pillar model for sustainability should be used as a guide in order to ensure that in the context of individual measures a balance is always struck between social, environmental and economic demands;

2015/11/19
Committee: ENVI

2015/2137(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Deplor~~Takes the ~~fact that~~view that there is no inherent opposition between nature and economic development, a~~re again in opposition~~nd draws attention, in that connection, to the important role played by the forestry industry, in that sustainable forest management makes a significant contribution to the achievement of biodiversity objectives; is convinced of the need to embed nature more in society, the economy and enterprise;

2015/11/19
Committee: ENVI

2015/2137(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Urgently calls on the Commission and Member States to give priority to achieving the 2020 targets; calls for a multi- stakeholder approach and stresses the vital role of regional and local actors, in particular owners and farmers and foresters, in this regard; stresses that greater public awareness of and support for biodiversity are also essential;

2015/11/19
Committee: ENVI

2015/2137(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission to ~~improve the guidelines, which should facilitate the optimal application of the directives, in accordance with existing case-law; calls on the Commission to~~ give higher priority to dialogue with Member States and to encourage exchanges of best practices;

2015/11/19
Committee: ENVI

2015/2137(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the Member States, in implementing the Birds and Habitats Directives, to take into account the social, environmental and economic requirements and regional and local specificities and to involve the owners in the process;

2015/11/19
Committee: ENVI

2015/2137(INI)

György HÖLVÉNYI, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Calls for a detailed examination of the role of large predators and the possible introduction of adjustment measures to ensure that biodiversity, the agricultural landscape and the centuries- old practice of letting grazing stock graze in mountain regions are maintained;

2015/11/19
Committee: ENVI

2015/2137(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to fully apply the precautionary principle when authorizing the use and the environmental release of living modified organisms, in order to prevent any negative impact on biodiversity;

2015/11/19
Committee: ENVI

2015/2137(INI)

Albert DESS, Michel DANTIN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Stresses that ~~the issues relating to biodiversity, climate change and scarcity of raw materials are inseparably linked~~sustainable agricultural and forestry management can have a positive effect on biodiversity and reduce the impact of climate change; calls on the Commission and Member States to take this into account in the further discussions on a new international agreement on climate change;

2015/11/19
Committee: ENVI

2015/2105(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Norbert ERDŐS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Albert DESS, Sofia RIBEIRO, Mairead McGUINNESS, Angélique DELAHAYE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. recalls the multifunctional nature of the agri-food sector and its specific sensitivities and constraints and demands that such sensitivities and constraints be considered in the conduct of EU trade policy;

2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI

2015/2105(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Norbert ERDŐS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Albert DESS, Sofia RIBEIRO, Mairead McGUINNESS, Angélique DELAHAYE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Uurges the Commission to ~~assess the impact on Europe of fresh trade concessions to third countries and forward~~thoroughly assess the cumulative impact on the agri-food sector of current and pending trade concessions to third countries, especially with respect to sensitive products, and to submit its findings to the European Parliament before ~~accept~~making or ~~mak~~revising any ~~commercial offer~~market access offer; recalls that the Commission also has to present an individual impact assessment for any new proposal for a trade agreement;

2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Calls for special protection for certain sensitive product sectors such as poultry, beef, pigmeat, cereals and sugar, which means excluding them from tariff reductions;

2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI

2015/2105(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Norbert ERDŐS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Albert DESS, Sofia RIBEIRO, Mairead McGUINNESS, Angélique DELAHAYE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Cconsiders that the protection of geographical indications should be a sine qua non in trade negotiations with third countries, especially the USA; calls on the Commission to stand firm on this matter and to not consider GI protection as a substitute for genuine market opening from the other party; considers that sensitive agricultural products should be excluded from any "cumulation of origins" for products imported from third countries with which the EU and its FTA's partners already have a free trade agreement in order to protect the real European origin in the agriculture, instead of opening the EU origin to third countries;

2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI

2015/2105(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Norbert ERDŐS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Albert DESS, Sofia RIBEIRO, Mairead McGUINNESS, Angélique DELAHAYE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Sstresses the importance of progress regarding sanitary, phytosanitary ~~barrier~~and other non-tariff barriers to agricultural trade, in all free trade negotiations, paying particular attention to the red lines drawn by the European Union that might have implications for the health of consumers.;

2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI

2015/2105(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Norbert ERDŐS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Albert DESS, Sofia RIBEIRO, Mairead McGUINNESS, Angélique DELAHAYE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6 b. believes that, in the conduct of trade negotiations affecting directly European agricultural interests, the Commissioner for agriculture should be recognised as a leading role on all agricultural aspects; considers also that, in the functioning of collegiality in the European Commission, no decision concerning the conclusion of trade agreements should ever be taken against this Commissioner's assessment of the fundamental interests of EU agriculture;

2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI

2015/2065(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses that the massive imbalance of power between the food trade and agricultural primary producers must be ironed out so that a functioning market in the food sector can be upheld, and notes in this connection that there is a particularly pronounced market concentration in the food trade in a number of Member States;

2015/09/23
Committee: AGRI

2015/2065(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Takes the view that independent national regulators for the food sector could be an effective measure to combat unfair trade practices, as they create greater transparency along the value chain and enable ex-ante checks to be carried out to protect against abuse of dominant positions in the market; in this connection calls on the Commission also to consider the possibility of establishing a European regulator which could assume a coordinating role;

2015/09/23
Committee: AGRI

2015/2065(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Calls on the Commission, in close cooperation with the Member States, to promote initiatives whereby consumers can be alerted to the risks of price dumping for primary producers, and expressly supports awareness-raising campaigns to that end in schools and training establishments;

2015/09/23
Committee: AGRI

2015/0276(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b

Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g – point ii

(ii) 6045% of wood;

2016/07/06
Committee: ENVI

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6

(6) To ensure that recycling targets are based on reliable and comparable data and to enable more effective monitoring of progress in attaining those targets, the definition of municipal waste in Directive 2008/98/EC should be in line with the definition used for statistical purposes by the European Statistical Office and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, on the basis of which Member States have been reporting data for several years. Within this definition municipal waste should be understood as household waste and similar waste, including bulky waste (e.g. white goods, old furniture, mattresses), garden waste (including leaves, grass clipping, and cleansing waste), waste from street cleaning services (including street sweepings), the content of litter containers, waste from park and garden maintenance. Municipal waste does not include waste from sewage network and treatment, including sewage sludge and construction and demolition waste. The definition of municipal waste in this Directive is neutral with regard to the public or private status of the operator managing waste.

2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)

(7a) The Commission shall organize an exchange of information between Member States on the practical implementation of the requirements of this Directive, including on the application of the calculation rules set out in Article 11a, to ensure adequate governance, enforcement, cross-border cooperation and exchange of best practices. This includes, inter alia, the establishment of an electronic register for national by-product and end-of-waste criteria. The Commission shall publish the results of the exchange of information.

2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8

(8) Third countries increasingly interfere in trade of raw materials with a view to keeping raw materials in those countries for the benefit of domestic downstream users, for instance by imposing export taxes or operating dual pricing schemes. As a result, the costs of raw materials do not result from the operation of normal market forces reflecting supply and demand for a given raw material. Such interference creates additional distortions of trade. As a consequence, Union producers are not only harmed by dumping, but suffer, compared to downstream producers from third countries engaged in such practices, additional distortions of trade. In order to protect trade adequately, the lesser duty rule shall not apply in such cases of structural raw material distortions.deleted

2013/12/20
Committee: INTA

Council position
Recital 4

(4) Where pasture or agricultural land previously destined for food and feed markets is diverted to biofuel production, the non-fuel demand will still need to be satisfied either through intensification of current production or by bringing non- agricultural land into production elsewhere. The latter case constitutes indirect land-use change and when it involves the conversion of land with high carbon stock it can lead to significant greenhouse gas emissions. Directives 98/70/EC and 2009/28/EC should therefore be amended to include provisions to address indirect land-use change given that current biofuels are mainly produced from crops grown on existing agricultural land. The provisions to address the impact of indirect land-use change on greenhouse gas emissions should take due account of the need to protect investments already made.

2015/02/02
Committee: ENVI

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)

Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – third subparagraph (new)

6 a. In Article 18 (4), a new third subparagraph is added: The Commission and the member states ensure the mutual recognition of verification schemes safeguarding the compliance with the sustainability criteria for biofuels and bioliquids, where those schemes concerned have been established in accordance with this Directive.

2013/05/08
Committee: INTA

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9

Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 22 – paragraph 2

2. In estimating net greenhouse gas emission saving from the use of biofuels, the Member State may, for the purpose of the reports referred to in paragraph 1, use the typical values given in part A and part B of Annex V~~, and shall add the estimates for indirect land-use change emissions set out in Annex VIII~~.

2013/05/08
Committee: INTA

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex 1

Annexes to Directive 98/70/EC are amended as follows: (1) Annex IV, part C is amended as follows: (a) point 7 is replaced by the following: '7. Annualised emissions from carbon stock changes caused by land-use change, el, shall be calculated by dividing total emissions equally over 20 years. For the calculation of these emissions the following rule shall be applied: el = (CSR – CSA) × 3,664 × 1/20 × 1/P, where el = annualised greenhouse gas emissions from carbon stock change due to land-use change (measured as mass (grams) of deleted Estimated indirect land-use change emissions (gCO2-equivalent per unit biofuel energy (megajoules)); CSR = the carbon stock per unit area associated with the reference land-use (measured as mass (tonnes) of carbon per unit area, including both soil and vegetation). The reference land-use shall be the land use in January 2008 or 20 years before the raw material was obtained, whichever was the later; CSA = the carbon stock per unit area associated with the actual land-use (measured as mass (tonnes) of carbon per unit area, including both soil and vegetation). In cases where the carbon stock accumulates over more than one year, the value attributed to CSA shall be the estimated stock per unit area after 20 years or when the crop reaches maturity, whichever the earlier; and P = the productivity of the crop (measured as biofuel or energy per unit area per year).' (b) points 8 and 9 are deleted. (2) The following Annex V is added: 'Annex V Part A. Estimated indirect land-use change emissions from biofuels Feedstock group Cereals and other starch rich crops Sugars Oil crops Part B. Biofuels for which the estimated indirect land-use change emissions are considered to be zero Biofuels produced from the following feedstock categories will be considered to have estimated indirect land-use change emissions of zero: (a) feedstocks which are not included under Part A of this Annex. (b) feedstocks whose production has led to direct land use change, i.e. a change from one of the following IPCC land cover categories; forest land, grassland, wetlands, settlements, or other land, to cropland or perennial cropland. In such a case a "direct land use change emission value (el) should have been calculated in accordance to Part C, paragraph 7 of Annex IV.'/MJ) 12 13 55

2013/05/08
Committee: INTA

2012/0288(COD)

Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Britta REIMERS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Proposal for a directive
Annex 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1

Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex V – Part C – points a and b

(1) Annex V, part C is amended as follows: (a) point 7 is replaced by the following: 7. Annualised emissions from carbon stock changes caused by land-use change, el, shall be calculated by dividing total emissions equally over 20 years. For the calculation of these emissions the following rule shall be applied: el = (CSR – CSA) × 3,664 × 1/20 × 1/P, where el = annualised greenhouse gas emissions from carbon stock change due to land-use change (measured as mass (grams) of CO2-equivalent per unit biofuel energy (megajoules)); CSR = the carbon stock per unit area associated with the reference land use (measured as mass (tonnes) of carbon per unit area, including both soil and vegetation). The reference land-use shall be the land-use in January 2008 or 20 years before the raw material was obtained, whichever was the later; CSA = the carbon stock per unit area associated with the actual land-use (measured as mass (tonnes) of carbon per unit area, including both soil and vegetation). In cases where the carbon stock accumulates over more than one year, the value attributed to CSA shall be the estimated stock per unit area after 20 years or when the crop reaches maturity, whichever the earlier; and P = the productivity of the crop (measured as biofuel or bioliquid energy per unit area per year). (b) points 8 and 9 are deleted.

2013/05/08
Committee: INTA

Council position
Annex II – point 3

Directive 2009/28/EC
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%.

2015/02/02
Committee: ENVI

2012/0278(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity (the Nagoya Protocol) is an international treaty adopted on 29 October 2010 by the Parties to the Convention. The Nagoya Protocol ~~significantly expand~~further details the general rules of the Convention on access and benefit- sharing for the use of genetic resources and traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources.

2013/04/29
Committee: AGRI

2012/0278(COD)

Herbert DORFMANN, Albert DESS, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Britta REIMERS, Sergio Paolo Francesco SILVESTRIS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

(11) It is important to define, in accordance with the Nagoya Protocol, that the use of genetic resources refers to research and development on the genetic or biochemical composition of ~~samples of genetic material, which includes research and development on isolated compounds extracted from genetic material that was accessed in a Party to the Nagoya Protocol~~genetic resources.

2013/04/29
Committee: AGRI

2012/0278(COD)

Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Britta REIMERS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Sergio Paolo Francesco SILVESTRIS

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14

(14) With a view to ensuring an effective implementation of the Nagoya Protocol, all users of genetic resources and traditional knowledge associated with such resources should have to exercise due diligence to ascertain that the genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge used were accessed in accordance with applicable legal requirements and to ensure that, where relevant, benefits are shared. However, given the diversity of users within the Union it is not appropriate to oblige all users to take the same measures for exercising due diligence. Therefore, only minimum features of due diligence measures should be set out. The specific choices taken by users on the tools and measures applied for exercising due diligence should be supported through the recognition of best practiis is the case in particular for subsequent users where the due diligence obligation should only apply in the case such users access a~~s well as complementary meas~~nd use genetic resources in ~~support of sectoral codes of conduct, model contractual clauses, and guidelines with a view to increasing legal certainty and reducing costs~~the form as originally accessed by the initial user. The obligation on users to keep information relevant for access and benefit-sharing should be limited in time, consistent with the time-span for an eventual innovation.

2013/04/29
Committee: AGRI

2012/0278(COD)

Herbert DORFMANN, Albert DESS, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Britta REIMERS, Sergio Paolo Francesco SILVESTRIS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

This Regulation establishes rules governing compliance with access and benefit-sharing for genetic resources and traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources, in accordance with the provisions of the Nagoya Protocol on access to genetic resources and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from their utilisation to the Convention on Biological Diversity (the Nagoya Protocol).

2013/04/29
Committee: AGRI

2012/0278(COD)

Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Britta REIMERS, Sergio Paolo Francesco SILVESTRIS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – subpoint 3

(3) the source from which the resources or the knowledge were directly obtained ~~as well as subsequent users of genetic resources or traditional knowledge associated with such resources~~;

2013/04/29
Committee: AGRI

2012/0278(COD)

Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Britta REIMERS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – subpoint 5

(5) access ~~decision~~permits and mutually agreed terms, where applicable;

2013/04/29
Committee: AGRI

2012/0278(COD)

Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Britta REIMERS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) obtain a proper access permit, and establish mutually agreed terms~~, or discontinue the use~~ where it appears that access was not in accordance with applicable access and benefit-sharing legislation or regulatory requirements.

2013/04/29
Committee: AGRI

2012/0278(COD)

Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Britta REIMERS, Sergio Paolo Francesco SILVESTRIS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)

(e a) The obligation referred to in paragraphs (1) to (3) of this Article shall only apply to subsequent users in case such users access and use genetic resources in the form as originally accessed by the initial user.

2013/04/29
Committee: AGRI

2012/0278(COD)

Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Britta REIMERS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2

2. The checks referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be conducted in accordance with a periodically reviewed plan following a risk-based approach~~. When developing this risk-based approach, Member States shall consider~~, of which the key principles shall be laid down by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 15(2). Such an approach shall take into account that the implementation by a user of a best practice recognised under Article 8(2) of this Regulation or under Article 20(2) of the Nagoya Protocol reduces that user's risk of non-compliance.

2013/04/29
Committee: AGRI

2012/0278(COD)

Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Britta REIMERS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – introductory part

4. The checks referred to in paragraph 1 shall include ~~at least~~:

2013/04/29
Committee: AGRI

2012/0278(COD)

Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Britta REIMERS, Sergio Paolo Francesco SILVESTRIS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2

2. The competent authorities shall exchange information on the organization of their checking system for monitoring user compliance with this Regulation and on serious shortcomings detected through checks referred to in Article 9(1) and on the types of penalties imposed in accordance with Article 11 with the competent authorities of other Member States and with the Commission.

2013/04/29
Committee: AGRI

2012/0278(COD)

Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Britta REIMERS, Sergio Paolo Francesco SILVESTRIS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1

1. A Union platform on access to genetic resources and traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources is hereby established. Member States which envisage adopting access rules as regards their genetic resources shall first conduct an impact assessment of these rules and submit the result of this assessment to the Union platform for consideration pursuant to the procedure laid down in paragraph 5 of this Article.

2013/04/29
Committee: AGRI

2012/0278(COD)

Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Britta REIMERS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2

2. The Union platform shall contribute to the streamlining of access conditions at Union level by discussing related issues, including the design and performances of access regimes established in Member States, simplified access for non- commercial research, access practices of collections in the Union, access of Union stakeholders in third countries and the sharing of best practices. In particular, the platform should advocate that where competent authorities leave requests for access unanswered, the due diligence obligation shall be deemed to be fulfilled and access should be without any further obligations.

2013/04/29
Committee: AGRI

2012/0278(COD)

Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Britta REIMERS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3

3. Every ten years after its first report the Commission shall, on the basis of reporting on and experience with the application of this Regulation, review the functioning and effectiveness of this Regulation. In its reporting the Commission shall in particular consider the administrative consequences for specific sectors, public research institutions, small or medium- sized enterprises and micro-enterprises. It shall also consider the need for further Union action on access to genetic resources and traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources.

2013/04/29
Committee: AGRI

2012/0278(COD)

Christa KLASS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity (the Nagoya Protocol) is an international treaty adopted on 29 October 2010 by the Parties to the Convention. The Nagoya Protocol s~~ignificantly expands~~ets out in greater detail the general rules of the Convention on access and benefit- sharing for the use of genetic resources and traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources.

2013/05/30
Committee: ENVI

2012/0278(COD)

Christa KLASS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

(11) It is important to define, in accordance with the Nagoya Protocol, that the use of genetic resources refers to research and development on the genetic or biochemical composition of ~~samples of genetic material, which includes research and development on isolated compounds extracted from genetic material that was accessed in a Party to the Nagoya Protocol~~genetic resources.

2013/05/30
Committee: ENVI

2012/0278(COD)

Christa KLASS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14

(14) With a view to ensuring an effective implementation of the Nagoya Protocol, all users of genetic resources and traditional knowledge associated with such resources should have to exercise due diligence to ascertain that the genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge used were accessed in accordance with applicable legal requirements and to ensure that, where relevant, benefits are shared. However, given the diversity of users within the Union it is not appropriate to oblige all users to take the same measures for exercising due diligence. Therefore, only minimum features of due diligence measures should be set out. The specific choices taken by users on the tools and measures applied for exercising due diligence should be supported through the recognition of best practices as well as complementary measis applies in particular to subsequent users, to whom the due diligence obligation should apply only if they access and use genetic resources in ~~support of sectoral codes of conduct, model contractual clauses, and guidelines with a view to increasing legal certainty and reducing costs~~the same way as the initial user. The obligation on users to keep information relevant for access and benefit- sharing should be limited in time, consistent with the time-span for an eventual innovation.

2013/05/30
Committee: ENVI

2012/0278(COD)

Christa KLASS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

This Regulation establishes rules governing proper access and benefit- sharing for genetic resources and traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources, in accordance with the provisions of the Nagoya Protocol on access to genetic resources and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from their utilisation to the Convention on Biological Diversity (the Nagoya Protocol).

2013/05/30
Committee: ENVI

2012/0278(COD)

Christa KLASS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Esther DE LANGE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 3

(3) the source from which the resources or the knowledge were directly obtained ~~as well as subsequent users of genetic resources or traditional knowledge associated with such resources~~;

2013/05/30
Committee: ENVI

2012/0278(COD)

Christa KLASS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 5

(5) access ~~decision~~permits and mutually agreed terms, where applicable;

2013/05/30
Committee: ENVI

2012/0278(COD)

Christa KLASS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) obtain a proper access permit, and establish mutually agreed terms~~, or discontinue the use~~ where it appears that access was not in accordance with applicable access and benefit-sharing legislation or regulatory requirements.

2013/05/30
Committee: ENVI

2012/0278(COD)

Christa KLASS, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Herbert DORFMANN, Esther DE LANGE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. The obligations referred to in paragraphs 1 to 3 of this Article shall apply to subsequent users only if they access and use genetic resources in the same way as the initial user.

2013/05/30
Committee: ENVI

2012/0278(COD)

Christa KLASS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2

2. The checks referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be conducted in accordance with a periodically reviewed plan following a risk-based approach~~. When developing this risk-based approach, Member States shall consider~~ the key principles of which shall be laid down by the Commission in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 15(2). This approach shall take into account the fact that the implementation by a user of a best practice recognised under Article 8(2) of this Regulation or under Article 20(2) of the Nagoya Protocol reduces that user's risk of non-compliance.

2013/05/30
Committee: ENVI

2012/0278(COD)

Christa KLASS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – introductory part

4. The checks referred to in paragraph 1 shall include ~~at least~~:

2013/05/30
Committee: ENVI

2012/0278(COD)

Christa KLASS, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Herbert DORFMANN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point c

(c) on the spot checks~~, including field audits~~;

2013/05/30
Committee: ENVI

2012/0278(COD)

Christa KLASS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2

2. The competent authorities shall exchange information on the organisation of their checking system for monitoring user compliance with this Regulation, on serious shortcomings detected through checks referred to in Articles 9(4) and 10(1) and on the types of penalties imposed in accordance with Article 11 with the competent authorities of other Member States and with the Commission.

2013/05/30
Committee: ENVI

2012/0278(COD)

Christa KLASS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1

1. A Union platform on access to genetic resources and traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources is hereby established. Member States which plan to adopt rules governing access to their genetic resources shall first conduct an assessment of the impact of those rules and submit the results to the Union platform for consideration under the procedure laid down in paragraph 5 of this Article.

2013/05/30
Committee: ENVI

2012/0278(COD)

Christa KLASS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2

2. The Union platform shall contribute to the streamlining of access conditions at Union level by discussing related issues, including the design and performances of access regimes established in Member States, simplified access for non- commercial research, access practices of collections in the Union, access of Union stakeholders in third countries and the sharing of best practices. In particular, the platform should advocate that where competent authorities leave requests for access unanswered, the due diligence obligation shall be deemed to have been fulfilled and access shall be granted without any further obligations.

2013/05/30
Committee: ENVI

2012/0278(COD)

Christa KLASS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3

3. Every ten years after its first report the Commission shall, on the basis of reporting on and experience with the application of this Regulation, review the functioning and effectiveness of this Regulation. In its reporting the Commission shall in particular consider the administrative consequences for specific sectors, public research institutions, small or medium- sized enterprises and micro-enterprises. It shall also consider the need for further Union action on access to genetic resources and traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources.

2013/05/30
Committee: ENVI

2012/0060(COD)

Christofer FJELLNER, María Auxiliadora CORREA ZAMORA, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Proposal for a regulation
–

The European Parliament rejects [the Commission proposal].

2013/10/03
Committee: INTA

2012/0042(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 2

(2) Article 9 of Decision No 406/2009/EC requires the Commission to assess modalities to include greenhouse gas emissions and removals resulting from activities related to land use, land use change and forestry into the Union’s greenhouse gas emission reduction commitment, whilst ensuring the permanence and environmental integrity of the contribution of the sector, and providing for accurate monitoring and accounting of the relevant emissions and removals. This Decision should, therefore, as a first step, set out accounting rules applicable to greenhouse gas emissions and removals from the LULUCF sector. To ensure the preservation and enhancement of carbon stocks in the interim, it should also provide for Member States to adopt LULUCF Action Plans setting out measures to limit or reduce emissions, and to maintain or increase removals, from the LULUCF sector.

2012/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2012/0042(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 4

(4) The LULUCF accounting rules should reflect efforts made in the agriculture and forestry sectors to enhance the contribution of changes made to the use of land resources to the reduction of emissions. This Decision should provide for accounting rules applicable on a mandatory basis to the forestry activities of afforestation, reforestation, deforestation and forest management, and to the agricultural activities of grazing land management and cropland management. It should also provide for accounting rules applicable on a voluntary basis to revegetation and wetland drainage and rewetting activities.

2012/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2012/0042(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e

~~(e) Cropland management~~deleted

2012/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2012/0042(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f

~~(f) Grazing land management~~deleted

2012/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2012/0042(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 8

management, grazing land management, revegetation, and wetland drainage and 1. In accounts relating to cropland management and grazing land management, Member States shall reflect emissions and removals resulting from such activities, calculated as emissions and removals in each accounting period specified in Annex I, minus the value obtained by multiplying the number of years in that accounting period by a Member State’s emissions and removals resulting from such activities in its base year, as submitted to the UNFCCC in that Member State’s reviewed initial report on base year emission data pursuant to the Annex of Decision 13/CMP.1. 2. Where a Member State elects to draw up and maintain accounts for revegetation, and/or wetland drainage and rewetting, it shall apply the calculation method specified in paragraph 1. In accounts relating to wetland drainage and rewetting, Member States shall reflect emissions and removals resulting from that activity on all lands that have been drained since 1990 and all lands that have been rewetted since 1990.Article 8 deleted Accounting rules for cropland rewetting

2012/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2012/0042(COD)

Elisabeth JEGGLE, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Thomas ULMER

Proposal for a decision
Article 10

Article deleted

2012/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2011/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4

– having particular regard to the outcome of the 10th Conference of the Parties (COP 10) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), in particular the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and the Aichi targets, the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of the benefits arising from their utilisation, and the strategy to mobilise resources for global biodiversity,

2012/02/01
Committee: ENVI

2011/2307(INI)

Peter JAHR, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Astrid LULLING, Albert DESS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Britta REIMERS, Hans-Peter MAYER, Christa KLASS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes the new EU biodiversity strategy and notes the Commission recommendations for CAP reform, including clearly formulated measures under both the first and second pillars seeking to conserve and improve biodiversity; stresses in this connection the particular role played by farming, which has already made a great contribution to preserving the diversity of species and biotopes and will also make a crucial contribution to the success of the European biodiversity strategy;

2012/02/08
Committee: AGRI

2011/2307(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Points out that many measures are already being implemented as part of the CAP that are helping to improve environmental protection and the preservation of natural resources and are responding to the challenges of climate change, the preservation of biodiversity and depletion of water resources and soil fertility; calls for the rural development measures defined and financed under the second pillar to be recognised in the biodiversity strategy;

2012/02/08
Committee: AGRI

2011/2307(INI)

Peter JAHR, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Astrid LULLING, Albert DESS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Britta REIMERS, Hans-Peter MAYER, Christa KLASS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Is convinced that the so-called 'greening' of the CAP should be implemented efficiently and unbureaucratically, without leading to discrimination against existing agri- environmental measures; calls, with regard to the necessary reduction in the administrative burden, for, inter alia, all CAP payments to continue to be underpinned by robust cross-compliance rules after 2014, which should be both transparent and as easy as possible to implement and monitor;

2012/02/08
Committee: AGRI

2011/2307(INI)

Elisabeth JEGGLE, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Thomas ULMER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Takes the view that rural development measures must continue to respond to the challenges of climate change, the preservation of biodiversity, food security and the sustainable management of natural resources and foster balanced territorial cohesion and employment; calls, therefore, for a strengthening of Pillar II and for significant improvements to the environmental focus of that pillar and the effectiveness of its agri- environmental measures, including through minimum mandatory agricultural fund spending on agri-environmental measures;

2012/02/08
Committee: AGRI

2011/2307(INI)

Peter JAHR, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Astrid LULLING, Albert DESS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Britta REIMERS, Herbert DORFMANN, Hans-Peter MAYER, Christa KLASS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Stresses that only functioning, sustainable, broad-based and productive agriculture is in a position to provide the additional services demanded by society in the form of public assets; is therefore in favour of an approach that balances and integrates the introduction of additional environmental protection measures and the key role of the CAP in safeguarding efficient production;

2012/02/08
Committee: AGRI

2011/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes and supports the EU biodiversity strategy to 2020, including its targets and actions; ~~considers, nevertheless, that some actions should be strengthened;~~

2012/02/01
Committee: ENVI

2011/2307(INI)

Peter JAHR, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Astrid LULLING, Albert DESS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Britta REIMERS, Hans-Peter MAYER, Christa KLASS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Recalls the key role played by the CAP in guaranteeing a secure supply of high- quality and affordable food for consumers; points out in this connection that the Commission proposal for the mandatory across-the-board designation of 7% of farmland as environmental focus areas is considered to be inappropriate and impracticable, particularly where these areas would no longer be available to produce food in productive regions;

2012/02/08
Committee: AGRI

2011/2307(INI)

Elisabeth JEGGLE, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Thomas ULMER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Notes the requirement under the CBD to restore 15 % of degraded ecosystems by 2020; considers, however, that this is a minimum and that the EU should have its own, more ambitious target and long-term vision; calls~~, therefore, on the EU to set the restoration of 30 % of degraded ecosystems as its target for 2020, and urges~~ on the Commission to define clearly what is meant by ‘degraded ecosystems’, to present a proposal for an improvement and to set a baseline against which progress can be measured accordingly;

2012/02/01
Committee: ENVI

2011/2307(INI)

Elisabeth JEGGLE, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Thomas ULMER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Urges the Commission to adopt a specific Green Infrastructure Strategy by 2012 at the latest, with biodiversity protection as a primary objective; in this context, rejects the further loss of productive agricultural land;

2012/02/01
Committee: ENVI

2011/2307(INI)

Elisabeth JEGGLE, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Thomas ULMER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Recalling that over half of Europe’s territory is managed by farmers and that funding for the common agricultural policy (CAP) represents ~~the~~a large~~st single~~ part of the EU budget, ~~stresses that~~regards the CAP is an absolutely crucial tool for biodiversity; ~~calls, therefore, for a strong reorientation of the CAP towards the delivery of public g~~expects future agricultural policy also to face up to the new challenges, such as climate change and changes in the energy situation, and to ensure the security of high-quality foods;

2012/02/01
Committee: ENVI

2011/2307(INI)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Peter JAHR, Albert DESS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. ~~Calls for~~Urges that the greening of ~~Pillar I~~the CAP in order to ~~make income support for farmers legitimate by ensuring the conservation of biodiversity in the wider farmed landscape, improving connectivity and adapting to the effects of climat~~protect natural resources should be a significant element in sustainable agriculture and therefore calls for the introduction of an EU-wide incentive sch~~ange; welcomes the Commission’s CAP reform proposal that provides for~~eme with the help of a ‘greening’ of the CAP through the allocation of 30 % of Pillar I payments to a package of worthwhile, basic good practices applied at farm level, which should include crop rotation and diversification, permanent pasture and a minimum ‘ecological focus area’; takes the view, however, that the minimum ‘ecological focus area’ should be 10 % of farmland, and not the 7 % proposed by the Commission component the aims of which are to ensure the sustainability of businesses and long-term food security through the effective management of scarce resources (water, energy, land);

2012/02/14
Committee: ENVI

2011/2307(INI)

Elisabeth JEGGLE, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Herbert DORFMANN, Thomas ULMER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls for all CAP payments, including those made after 2014, to be underpinned by robust cross-compliance rules,; c~~overing the Water Framework Directive, pesticides legislation and the Birds and Habitats Directives~~alls for simple and transparent rules for those affected;

2012/02/14
Committee: ENVI

2011/2307(INI)

Elisabeth JEGGLE, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Herbert DORFMANN, Thomas ULMER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls for a strengthening of Pillar II in all EU Member States and for drastic improvements to the environmental focus of that pillar and the effectiveness of its agro-environmental measures, including through minimum mandatory spending on environmental measures; calls for the introduction of genuine incentive components with the aim of rewarding services to the ecosystem in agriculture;

2012/02/14
Committee: ENVI

2011/2307(INI)

Elisabeth JEGGLE, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Thomas ULMER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that measures taken to prevent both the entry of new invasive alien species into the EU and the spread of currently established invasive alien species to new areas are recorded and documented to enable risk assessments to be carried out and recommendations to be made;

2012/02/14
Committee: ENVI

2011/2307(INI)

Elisabeth JEGGLE, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Thomas ULMER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Calls on the Commission and Member States to identify all existing environmentally harmful subsidies according to objective criteria, and calls on the Commission to publish by the end of 2012 an action plan to phase such subsidies out by 2020, in line with the Nagoya commitments;

2012/02/14
Committee: ENVI

2011/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas total input costs for EU farmers climbed on average by almost 40 % between 2000 and 2010, while farmgate prices increased on average by less than 25 %, according to Eurostat; whereas the increase in input costs within that decade reached 60 % for energy and lubricants, almost 80 % for synthetic fertilisers and soil improvers, over 30 % for animal feed, around 36 % for machinery and other equipment, almost 30 % for seeds and planting stock and nearly 13 % for plant protection products ~~and pesticides~~;

2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas, especially in the livestock sector, costs are also rising due to increasing phytosanitary, animal welfare, environmental protection, hygiene and food security requirements;

2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas the market concentration of farm input suppliers is very high, with six companies controlling nearly 75 % of the agrochemicals market and three companies controlling over 45 % of the seeds market; whereas this concentration contributes to maintaining high seed prices and has a substantial negative impact on crop diversity; whereas there is high market concentration not only upstream, but also in the food (retail) trade, which places farming under additional cost pressure;

2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas long-term investments in ~~better~~more efficient input and resource management (energy, soil and nutrients, water) are needed to respond to the new economic and environmental challenges, including within the context of the Europe 2020 Strategy; whereas farmers should have sufficient returns on their investment so that they are enabled to adopt more resource-efficient, sustainable and innovative farming systems;

2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas improved sewage systems on farms and in rural areas, as well as composting of slurry have an important potential as nutrient and energy sources, subject to thorough investigation of their possible usage, adequate treatment of potentially harmful substances and strict controlcompost and slurry are important nutrient and energy sources;

2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M

M. whereas there is considerable potential in farming for saving energy and costs through improved energy efficiency ~~and~~which could be further improved through local renewable energy production (especially wind, solar, biogamass, biogas, biofuels, use of waste products, etc.);

2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N

N. whereas crop rotation ~~should be included in ‘greening’ measures as part of CAP reform with regard to its~~can make a significant contribution to climate change mitigation and has the potential for reducing the use of synthetic fertilisers and pesticides;

2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital P

P. whereas integrating certain energy crops into crop rotation systems and extensive livestock production could also significantly help to reduce input costs, NO2 losses to the atmosphere and nutrient leaching;deleted

2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q

Q. whereas farm saved seeds can offer significant economic and environmental benefits, including cost reductions for farmers and less ~~commodity~~ dependence, thereby responding to specific agronomic conditions in farms; whereas improved infrastructure in this field can significantly reduce animal feed and seed production costs in the long term;

2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)

Qa. whereas unsuitable storage and transport conditions cause significant quantities of agricultural commodities to be spoilt and forced to be disposed of and to be no longer available as food or feed (FAO, Global Food Losses And Food Waste, 2011);

2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on national and European competition authorities to address robustly the dominant position of ~~agribusiness trad~~traders, food retailers and input companies, and to consider proposals for anti-trust legislation;

2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote, through legislative measures, investments in energy saving and renewable energy production on-farm or in local partnership projects (wind, solar, biomass, biogas, geothermic etc.) with a special focus on using waste and by- products on a local level;

2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. ~~Repeats its call to include crop rotation and crop diversity in an EU-wide list of ‘greening’ measures to be rewarded within the CAP~~Calls for incentives to be provided under the CAP for EU Member States to promote crop rotation and crop diversity, given their positive effect ~~the former have~~ on climate change mitigation, soil and water quality and farmers’ fin~~ances (with significantly reduced use of fertilisers, soil improvers, plant protection products and pesticides which will reduce input costs for farmers)~~put use;

2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to promote the setting up of appropriate national surveillance systems and to develop harmonised standards at EU level to allow comparison; ~~stresses the need for uniform identification and registration of bee hives;~~

2011/08/31
Committee: AGRI

2011/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)

(1) Regards the introduction of a notification requirement, in particular for people who keep bees as a hobby, as a disproportionately bureaucratic arrangement; given the small-scale nature of the beekeeping sector and the constantly changing number of swarms, mandatory registration and identification is unworkable and should therefore be rejected;

2011/08/31
Committee: AGRI

2011/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that the agricultural sector ~~can~~ contributes to further mitigating climate change, and the CAP post 2013 is expected to enhance this contribution; notes, however, that, in the longer run, the emission reduction potential of agriculture is rather limited compared to other sectors; stresses that all countries that are the main emitters must make an appropriate contribution;

2011/07/27
Committee: AGRI

2011/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Recalls that the action on climate change and the need to ensure global food security are dual challenges which need to be pursued together; stresses that the essential need, on the one hand, to expand production and the need, on the other hand, to increase the sequestration of carbon in soil and biomass must not lead to a conflict of goals;

2011/07/27
Committee: AGRI

2011/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that the food chain should be shortened and the consumption of locally produced food should be encouraged, including ~~the~~ support for local markets, in order to reduce the transport -related emissions of agricultural production; stresses that relocating European multifunctional production and processing to third countries would have a negative impact on European added value and on climate goals;

2011/07/27
Committee: AGRI

2011/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Notes that biofuels have a key role to play in the long-term strategy to replace fossil fuels with renewable energy sources; calls for greater account to be taken of the diverse potential of the raw material wood as an energy source, a sustainable building material and a carbon pool;

2011/07/27
Committee: AGRI

2011/2083(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Reiterates that customs are of vital importance to international trade and to the competitiveness of the European Union as they a play a unique role in combating the illegal entry of goods ~~and~~, counterfeiting, and product safety;

2011/09/26
Committee: INTA

2011/2056(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Notes that not all raw materials markets behave in the same way and, in particular, raw materials markets in the agricultural sector are subject to strong seasonal and climatic factors and therefore require particular attention;

2011/05/30
Committee: INTA

2011/2056(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses the importance of trade in raw materials for economic growth and calls for an integrated raw materials diplomacy to be developed by the EU, based on its industrial and agricultural policy agenda and in line with its development and environment policy;

2011/05/30
Committee: INTA

2011/2056(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to ~~draw up~~consider rules on the social responsibility of European undertakings involved in the mining of raw materials in source countries;

2011/05/30
Committee: INTA

2011/2056(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. With regard to financial instruments, supports the recent Commission proposals on regulating OTC derivatives and on public consultation on the MiFID Directive; believes that speculative behaviour on derivatives markets for commodities should be ~~limited~~put under better control; supports in this context ~~the~~ measures such as a registered trade repository and compulsory central counterparties (CCP) requiring additional information that contributes to market transparency and the proposal for position limits, both aimed at ~~limit~~controlling massive speculative behaviour better; stresses that CCPs should be placed under supervision by ESMA;

2011/05/31
Committee: AGRI

2011/2056(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission to further develop raw materials traceability systems and to ~~introduce a binding~~examine the introduction of a certification scheme for raw materials and trading chains (Certified Trading Chains), so that trade can be guaranteed to be fair;

2011/05/30
Committee: INTA

2011/2056(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Is concerned about the impact of derivatives markets on price trends for raw materials; considers that there should be more effective controls on speculative action on OTC derivatives markets; against this background, supports measures such as the introduction of a transparency register and the obligation to clear OTC derivatives through central counterparties (CCPs) under the supervision of the ESMA; considers that such measures could lead to greater security for investors and SMEs and enable European producers to plan with greater certainty;

2011/05/30
Committee: INTA

2011/2056(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Welcomes the EU’s efforts to promote sustainable trade in raw materials with third countries (e.g. FLEGT);

2011/05/30
Committee: INTA

2011/2051(INI)

Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Ville ITÄLÄ

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas a sustainable, productive and competitive European agriculture and forestry 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,

2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas in its resolution of 8 July 2010 on the future of the CAP after 2013 the European Parliament upholds the concept of multifunctional, broad-based agriculture spread throughout Europe ~~and whereas in its resolution of 8 July 2010 on the future of the CAP after 2013 it~~, particularly in areas with natural handicaps and extremely peripheral alrea~~dy laid the foundations for sustainable agriculture~~s, also taking into account small farms,

2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas ~~there should not be any differentiation in the treatment of farmers according to size of holding and legal form for the purpose of direct payments, although the possibility of introducing~~ a basic allowance for small farmers should ~~not be exclud~~be introduced,

2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas there should not be any differentiation in the treatment of farmers according to size of holding and legal form for the purpose of direct payments, although the possibility of introducing a basic allowance for small farmers should not be excluded, partly in the interests of social acceptance, it is necessary to limit payments to large farmers, but at the same time the impact on employment should be taken into account,

2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

La. whereas, in order to preserve small- scale farming in Europe, it is necessary to lend special support to smaller farmers, including by simplifying bureaucratic requirements,

2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M

M. whereas effective measures should be taken to ensure a fair and equitable distribution of profits in the food chain, particularly by shortening the supply chain and promoting regional economic activity by bolstering cooperative structures and direct marketing,

2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O

O. whereas, because the world economy is becoming ~~integrated more rapidly, trade systems are~~more liberalised, trade rules should as as rule be~~ing liberalis~~ adjusted more by multilateral ~~negotiations (the Doha Round) and whereas~~agreements under the auspices of the WTO and not by bilateral agreements and whereas in this context in relation to imports from third countries environmental, animal welfare, plant protection and consumer protection standards need to be raised to EU level and minimum employment standards should be complied with,

2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)

Pa. whereas account should be taken of the difficult conditions in areas with natural and geographical handicaps (mountain and island regions, sparsely populated areas and extremely peripheral areas), inter alia because they are mostly significant cultural landscapes and areas of high recreational value,

2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital P b (new)

Pb. whereas wood is the most significant sustainably produced energy carrier and makes an important contribution to the 2020 Strategy, and it will therefore remain necessary in future to promote forestry in the context of rural development, particularly in regions where forests make a major contribution to protection against risks, fighting erosion and promoting touristic attractiveness,

2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital P c (new)

Pc. whereas in many places the ageing of farmers has attained disturbing proportions and it therefore seems necessary to retain existing measures in full and in addition to create new incentives for young entrepreneurs to take up farming,

2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. In the case of direct farm payments, advocates moving away from historical and individual reference values and calls for a transition to a uniform area-based regional or national premium ~~for~~combined with the possibility of tailored decoupled payments in the next financing period; recognises, however, that the situations in the individual Member States are very disparate, requiring special measures per region;

2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Agnès LE BRUN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Stresses the need for special support in the form of an adequate basic allowance for small farmers~~, which Member States can optionally determine~~ in those Member States where these farms ~~help to stabilise~~make a vital contribution to rural development; calls for these Member States to decide, in accordance with subsidiarity, what percentage of the direct payments to be incorporated in the new subsidy system should be made available to their small farmers~~; stresses, however, that this must not hamper the necessary structural change~~ and regards a significant additional payment in respect of the initial hectares cultivated by all farms as a workable approach; stresses, however, that this must not hamper the necessary structural change; supports the Commission proposal to introduce specific, simplified support arrangements for small farmers in an effort to safeguard small-scale family farming, in particular in less favoured areas, and reduce red tape; emphasises, in that connection, that 82% of farmers receive support of less than EUR 5000, so that reducing the bureaucratic burden on small farmers would lead to a significant reduction in the administrative costs they incur and greater acceptance of the CAP among farmers;

2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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, who should be granted priority access when taking over a farm, 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 penalties; 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;

2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Herbert DORFMANN, Sergio Paolo Francesco SILVESTRIS, Giancarlo SCOTTÀ, Carlo FIDANZA, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Clemente MASTELLA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Notes that measures to target generational renewal in the agricultural sector are needed given that only 6% of European farmers are younger than 35, and at the same time 4.5 million will retire in the next 10 years; Recognizes that young farmers have obstacles to start up such as high investment costs, access to land and credit. The measures for young farmers contained in pillar II have proved to be insufficient in stopping rapid ageing in the agricultural sector. Thus, it is necessary to call for the possibilities of increasing the amount of direct payments for young farmers within pillar I in order to attract young people to the farming sector and support them in the first years of business, when they are the most vulnerable;

2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Ville ITÄLÄ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Considers that decoupling has essentially proved its worth, given the increased effect on income and greater autonomy in decision-making on the part of farmers and the associated simplification of the CAP, and calls for this also, in general, to apply to suckler cow and sheep premiums; recognises, however, that in certain sectors and regions such as mountain regions, whereCAP; endorses the Commission’s suggestion that in future as well coupled premiums should continue to be paid in certain areas (e.g. mountain regions, northern regions, etc.) in which there ~~are~~is no alternatives to relatively labour-intensive livestock farming, there may be considerable economic and environmental drawbacks which cannot be reconciled with the aims of the Treaty; acknowledges, therefore, that coupled headage-based premiums might be defensible within a narrowly defined framework even for a limited period after 2013the established, cost-intensive forms of production and products; draws attention, in particular, to the need to safeguard dairy farming in those areas even after the milk quota system has been discontinued, since without a properly functioning dairy sector land used for agricultural purposes, in particular meadows and alpine pasture, cannot be protected;

2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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), for area-based environmental measures (e.g. organic farming) which to date have not been included in the second pillar; considers that the budget for Article 68 could – subject to contrary results of an impact assessment – cover up to 10% of direct payments;deleted

2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls on the Commission to submit by 30 June 2016 a report setting out comprehensively how livestock farming in Europe can be safeguarded in the long term with regard to safeguarding the existence of farms, multifunctionality, biodiversity and regional aspects (such as mountain areas), for example by means of premiums for extensive grassland or pasture land or payments to offset high transport costs in mountainous areas, and also dealing with the question of how far the aims of the CAP can be realised in a more efficient, targeted way by means of decoupled, indirect support, e.g. premiums for extensive grassland or pasture land;

2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Considers that better resource protection is an 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 attained; takes the view that this should be secured at present in the first pillar by the requirements of Cross Compliance (CC), and in the second pillar by voluntary agri- environmental programmes; considers that both instruments have essentially proved their worth but must be strengthened in future with appropriate incentive components;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Regards this model as making a substantial contribution to the simplification of the direct payments system and to the attainment of new compulsory environmental objectives; observes that, under this model, there is no need to step up the current rate of monitoring and the current monitoring capacities, as existing checks can be used, and that checks in the second pillar can be combined in the basic and regeneration programme; considers also that no new systems of payments or penalties need be introduced;deleted

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Realises that resources from the first pillar (as for a top-up model) should be used to pay for this environmental component; believes, however, that Member States where direct payments lie below the EU average should be given the option of making the payment by means of cofinancing from the first pillar or instead by means of financing entirely from the second pillar; observes that the Member States must notify the Commission of their decision on the financing by 31 July 2013; notes that individual Member States’ modulation resources should be used;deleted

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Considers that CC must be slimmed down to become substantially more efficient and targeted; takes the view that the starting points for this are reducing and harmonising the CC monitoring quota at 0.5 %, introducing far fewer key criteria applicable throughout the EU for CC on-the-spot inspections, recognition of industry-issued certifications in the CC inspection, restricting CC to core areas of agriculture and to EU direct payments, dispensing with the monitoring of documentation requirements, dispensing with follow-up inspections for minor infringements and de minimis cases, and use of the small payments sum of €100 per year and measure for CC-related repayments;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Calls, in view of the greater concentration of direct payments on resource protection and environmental measures, for a ~~substantial reduction of~~targeted approach to the scope of CC; calls on the Commission to make significant progress in simplifying and harmonising the rules on, and procedures and documentation for, monitoring;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Calls for an end to disproportionate burdens imposed on livestock farming by CC, and particularly for a critical review of certain hygiene, animal health and animal marking standards;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Could envisage a modest adaptation of the requirements to maintain GAEC with regard to altered environmental and production conditions (climate change, biomass), if the introduction of the new requirements in a comparable way throughout Europe were guarantedeleted;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39

39. Continues to support the Commission’s proposal to lower the intervention thresholds for market crops to zero, maintaining a – possibly reduced – intervention threshold only in the case of wheat;deleted

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40

40. Considers that private-sector insurance schemes, such as multi-hazard insurance, must be developed in view of increasing risks; endorses particularly in this connection joint action by farmers to form consortia and cooperatives; 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;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45

45. Advocates that the 2006 sugar market reform be extended to 2020 in its existing form ~~in order to develop a system for the subsequent period which can operate without quotas~~; and calls for suitable measures to safeguard sugar production in Europe;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 a (new)

45a. Calls on the Commission in this connection to intensify its efforts in the field of research and development for the purposes of innovation and promotion; urges therefore that future EU research and development programmes devote constant attention to agricultural and nutritional research;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47

47. ~~Observ~~Urges that speculation in agricultural commodities should be combated; advocates a worldwide notification system for agricultural stocks; observes that consideration should be given to maintaining stocks of vital agricultural commodities;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Herbert DORFMANN, Sergio Paolo Francesco SILVESTRIS, Giancarlo SCOTTÀ, Carlo FIDANZA, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Clemente MASTELLA

Motion for a resolution
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 principally benefit farmers; calls therefore for 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, and to training and farm advisory services, particularly in mountain areas;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48

48. Is aware of the importance of the second pillar, in view of its environmental, modernisation and structural improvement achievements, but also for attaining political objectives, which should also benefit farmers; calls therefore for second- pillar measures to be better suited to their objectives, so that the effectiveness of growth, employment 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; in face of the rapid ageing farming population in Europe, attractive measures for young farmers are urgent; as a supply to pillar I it is necessary to strengthen and improve existing supportive measures for young farmers in pillar II, in particular support for innovation and modernizing investments on the farm; encourages educational and training programmes to be developed for young farmers.

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Astrid LULLING, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 a (new)

48a. Emphasises the importance of young farmers and ‘newcomers’ in maintaining a productive and sustainable farming industry in Europe; points out that life expectancy increased by 15 years between 1950 and 2010, and therefore calls on the Commission to rethink its definition of ‘young farmer’, including with a view to attracting newcomers into farming; insists, in this regard, that investment subsidies for young farmers and newcomers must remain at the current level,

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Agnès LE BRUN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 a (new)

48a. Believes that in view of the rapid ageing of the European farming population, on the one hand, and the great economic development potential of young farmers, on the other, urgent assistance and alternative measures for young farmers will be decisive in making the sector innovative and dynamic, responding to social demands and helping to meet the three challenges of food security, territorial balance and natural resources;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50

50. ~~Advocate~~Calls ion th~~is connection that the compensatory allowance for disadvantaged areas be retained in the second pillar; considers that it should be ascertained what cofinancing rate app~~e Commission, in its redelimitation of disadvantaged areas, to take account of the comments made by the European Parliament in its resolution of 5 May 2010 on ‘Agriculture in arears ~~to be appropriate;~~ with natural handicaps: a special health check’;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51

51. Stresses at the same time, however, that rural structures differ widely in the Member States and therefore require different measures; calls therefore for flexibility to allow the Member States and regions to adopt voluntary measures, the cofinancing rate for which should be based on the rates current at the time;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51 b (new)

51 b. Stresses the particular importance of diversification for small farms, farms in disadvantaged areas and in mountain areas and calls for attractive measures to be introduced with this in mind; takes the view that boosting the innovative capacity of farms is also an important starting point for improving the competitiveness of the agriculture and food sector;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51 c (new)

51 c. Supports the efforts of the Commission under the second pillar of the agricultural policy to promote cooperation among farmers, particularly in the shared use of equipment, the marketing of products, the joint organisation of work, and common efforts in livestock rearing, so as to reduce the competitive disadvantages of small farms;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52

52. Advocates that, in the case of measures which are of particular importance to Member States, an optional increase ~~of 25%~~ in national financing in the second pillar ~~(top-up)~~ should be possible and that the existing cofinancing options should continue after 2013;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54

54. Advocates ~~that it should not be compulsory for national cofinancing to come from public funds; considers that at least 10 percentage points of any national cofinancing should come from public funds~~national cofinancing in its present form;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Giancarlo SCOTTÀ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55

55. Calls for simplification and a review of the cross-compliance rules for the 2nd pillar such that the same rules and procedures apply to the checks, where these are relevant to second-pillar measures, as for the first pillar, considers simplification of the current indicator system to be necessary and takes a critical view of the introduction of quantitative targets;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55 a (new)

55 a. Stresses that the development of food quality policy, including in terms of geographical indication (PDO/PGI/TSG), must be a priority aspect of the CAP and be deepened and strengthened so that the EU can maintain its leadership position in this area; 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 and competitiveness of European agriculture;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2050(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls for the substance of Russian regulations on animal welfare and food safety to be aligned more closely with EU regulations, to meet European needs, so that the best possible safety and quality can be guaranteed to European producers and consumers;

2011/04/27
Committee: INTA

2011/2050(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. In the event of negotiations on a free trade agreement between the EU and Russia, calls for inclusion of a chapter on ‘sustainability’ containing safeguard clauses, covering areas such as trade, environment, production and processing;

2011/04/27
Committee: INTA

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Paying agencies shall be dedicated departments or bodies of the Member States responsible for the joint management and control of all expenditure referred to in both Article 4(1) and Article 5.

2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point b

(b) a management declaration of assurance as to the completeness, accuracy and veracity of the accounts, the proper functioning of the internal control systems, on the basis of measurable performance criteria, as well as to the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions ~~and the respect of the principle of sound financial management~~;

2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

Where, on account of a Member State’s constitutional system, more than one paying agency is accredited, the Member State shall designate a body, hereinafter referred to as the "coordinating body", to which it assigns the following tasks:

2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

The certification body shall be a public or private audit body designated only by the Member State which shall provide an opinion, in keeping with internationally recognised auditing standards, on the management declaration of assurance covering the completeness, accuracy and veracity of the annual accounts of the paying agency, the proper functioning of its internal control system, the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions, as well as the respect of the principle of sound financial management. This opinion must state whether the claims made in the context of the declaration of assurance issued pursuant to Article 7(3)(b) have been challenged.

2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 4

4. ~~Until 1 December, on a proposal by the Commissio~~If significant new information is made available after the decision referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 has been taken, on the basis of ~~new~~that information ~~in its possession, the Co~~the Commission may unctil ~~may~~1 December adapt the adjustment rate for direct payments set in accordance with paragraphs 2 or 3 by means of implementing acts, without employing the procedure in accordance with Article 112(2) or (3).

2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 6

6. Before ~~applying this Article, account shall first be taken of the amount authorised by the budget authority for~~the proposal referred to in paragraph 2 is submitted, the Commission shall verify whether the conditions governing the use of the Reserve for crises in the agricultural sector referred to in point 14 of the Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management have been met and, if so, submit the proposal accordingly.

2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29

Without prejudice to the eligibility for support under Articles 29(2) and 30(2) of Regulation (EU) No RD/xxx, expenditure financed under the EAFRD shall not be subject of any other financing under the EU budget.

2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1

The accredited paying agencies shall keep supporting documents relating to payments made and documents relating to the performance of the administrative and physical checks required by Union legislation, and shall make the documents and information available to the Commission. Such supporting documents may be kept in electronic form.

2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 2

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 error~~the areas in which the risk of error is highest. In keeping with the principle of the proportionality of checks, a number of factors should be taken into account: - the size of the transactions; - the favourable results of earlier audits and checks; - the degree of reliability of the competent national supervisory authorities; - the voluntary management systems certified in accordance with internationally recognised standards.

2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70 e

(70e) Publishing details about the measure entitling the farmer to receive aid, the nature and the purpose of the aid would provide concrete knowledge 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 interest.deleted

2012/10/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 a — paragraph 1 — subparagraph 1

(1) Member States shall ensure annual ex post publication of the total number of beneficiaries of the EAGF and the EAFRD. The publication shall contain: (a) ~~without prejudice to the first paragraph of Article 110b of this Regulation, the name of the beneficiaries, as follows:~~the total number of beneficiaries and (ib) 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 a~~ir contributionomous 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 personality; (b) the municipality where the beneficiary resides or is registered and, where available, the postal code or the part thereof identifys by size class established by the Commission ing the municipality; (c) the amounts of payment corresponding to each measure financed by the EAGF and the EAFRD received by each beneficiary in the financial year concerned; (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 awardeimplementing act in accordance with Article 110d.

2012/10/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21

(21) The creation and development of new economic activity in the form of new farms, new areas of activity, new agriculture- or forestry-related businesses or new investments in non-agricultural activities and social agriculture is essential for the development and competitiveness of rural areas. A farm and business development measure should facilitate the initial establishment of young farmers and the structural adjustment of their holdings after initial setting up, diversification of farmers into non- agricultural activities and the setting up and development of non- agricultural SMEs in rural areas. The development of small ~~farm~~agriculture- and forestry-related businesses which are potentially economically viable should also be encouraged. In order to ensure the viability of new economic activities supported under this measure, support should be made conditional on the submission of a business plan. Support for business start up should cover only the initial period of the life of a business and not become operating aid. Therefore, where Member States opt to grant aid in instalments these should be for a period of no more than five years. In addition in order to encourage the restructuring of the agricultural sector, support in the form of annual payments should be provided for farmers participating in the small farmers scheme established by Title V of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012 who commit to transfer their entire holding and the corresponding payment entitlements to another farmer who does not participate in that scheme.

2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22

(22) SMEs are the backbone of the Union rural economy. FThe development of farms and non- agricultural small business ~~development~~es should be aimed at employment promotion and the setting up of quality jobs in rural areas, maintenance of already existing jobs, reduction of seasonality fluctuations in employment, ~~development~~networking of non- agricultural sectors ~~outside~~with agriculture and agricultural and food processing while fostering at the same time business integration and local inter-sectoral links. Projects integrating at the same time agriculture, rural tourism through promotion of sustainable and responsible tourism in rural areas, natural and cultural heritage should be encouraged as well as renewable energy investments.

2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Czesław Adam SIEKIERSKI, Jarosław KALINOWSKI, Artur ZASADA, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Albert DESS

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23

(23) In order to ensure the efficient and effective use of EAFRD budgetary resources and to guarantee the protection of the rights of beneficiaries and avoid discrimination among them, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of laying down conditions under which legal persons may be considered as young farmers, the setting of a grace period for the acquisition of occupational skills, the minimum content of business plans and the criteria to be used by Member States for the definition of small farms and of upper and lower thresholds for determining the eligibility of an operation under the support for young farmers or development of small farms respectively. Member States should continue the specific efforts made during the 2007-2013 programming period to support young farmers and activities in connection with establishment as a professional and the setting-up of new farms and businesses and use at least 5 % of total EAFRD funding for each rural development programme to finance measures to support young farmers.

2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24

(24) The development of local infrastructure and local basic services in rural areas, including leisure and culture, the renewal of villages and activities aimed at the restoration and upgrading of the cultural and natural heritage of villages and rural landscapes is an essential element of any effort to realise the growth potential and promote the sustainability ofand resource-efficiency of and a circular regional economy in rural areas. Support should therefore be granted to operations with this aim, including the access to Information and Communication Technologies and the development of fast and ultra-fast broadband. In line with these objectives, development of services and infrastructure leading to social inclusion and reversing trends of social and economic decline and depopulation of rural areas should be encouraged. In order to achieve the maximum effectiveness for such support, covered operations should be implemented in accordance with plans for the development of municipalities and their basic services, where such plans exist, elaborated by one or more rural communes. In order to ensure coherence with the Unions climate objectives the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of defining the types of renewable energy infrastructure that shall be eligible for support

2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25

(25) Forestry is an integral part of rural development and support for sustainable and climate friendly land use should encompass forest area development and sustainable management of forests. During the 2007-2013 programming period a variety of measures covered different types of support for forestry investments and management. In the interest of simplification but also of allowing beneficiaries to design and realise integrated projects with increased added value, a single measure should cover all types of support for forestry investments and management. The information shall refer to: This measure should cover the extension and improvement of forest resources through afforestation of land and creation of agro-forestry systems combining extensive agriculture with forestry systems, restoration of forests damaged by fire or other natural disasters and relevant prevention measures, investments in new forestry technologies and in the processing and marketing of forest products, investments in the preparation and storage of forestry biomass and the sowing of areas with multiannual energy crops aimed at improving the economic, innovative and environmental performance of forest holders and non remunerative investments which improve ecosystem and climate resilience and environmental value of forest ecosystems. Support should avoid distorting competition and be market neutral. As a result limitations should be imposed relating to the size and legal status of beneficiaries. Preventive actions against fires should be in areas classified by Member States as medium or high fire risk. All preventive actions should be part of a forest protection plan. The occurrence of a natural disaster in the case of action for the restoration of damaged forest potential should be subject to the formal recognition by a scientific public organisation. The forestry measure should be adopted in the light of undertakings given by the Union and the Member States at international level, and be based on Member States’ national or sub-national forest plans or equivalent instruments which should take into account the commitments made in the Ministerial Conferences on the Protection of Forests in Europe. It should contribute to the implementation of the Union Forestry Strategy. In order to ensure that afforestation of agricultural land is in line with the aims of environmental policy the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the definition of certain minimum environmental requirements.

2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28

(28) Agri-environment-climate payments should continue to play a prominent role in supporting the sustainable development of rural areas and in responding to society's increasing demands for environmental services. They should ~~further encourage farmers and other land manag~~as a matter of priority encourage farmers to serve society as a whole by introducing or continuing to apply agricultural practices contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation and compatible with the protection and improvement of the environment, the landscape and its features, natural resources, the soil and genetic diversity. In this context the conservation of genetic resources in agriculture and the additional needs of farming systems that are of high nature value should be given specific attention. Payments should contribute to covering additional costs and income foregone resulting from the commitments undertaken ~~and should only cover commitments going beyond relevant mandatory standards and requirements, in accordance with the ‘polluter pays’ principl~~. Outputs from recognised agri- environment measures should count towards the fulfilment of greening commitments in the context of the direct payments scheme. In many situations the synergies resulting from commitments undertaken jointly by a group of farmers multiply the environmental and climate benefit. However, joint action brings additional transaction costs which should be compensated adequately. In order to ensure that farmers ~~and other land managers~~ are in a position to correctly implement the commitments they have undertaken, Member States should endeavour to provide them with the required skills and knowledge. Member States should maintain the level of efforts made during the 2007-2013 programming period and ~~have~~be required to spend a minimum of 25% of the total contribution from the EAFRD to each rural development programme for climate change mitigation and adaptation and land management, through the agri- environment-climate, organic farming and payments to areas facing natural or other specific constraints measures. Farm managers should be eligible for this measure as a matter of priority.

2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33

(33) In order to ensure efficient use of Union funds and equal treatment for farmers across the Union mountain areas and areas facing natural or other specific constraints should be defined in accordance with objective criteria. In the case of areas facing natural constraints these should be ~~bio-physical~~ criteria underpinned by robust scientific evidence. Transitional arrangements should be adopted in order to facilitate the phasing out of payments in areas that will no longer be considered as areas facing natural constraints as a result of the application of these criteria which take account of the specific characteristics and development objectives of the areas concerned and which are properly tailored to the scale of the inherent natural disadvantages those areas face and the type of production and/or the economic structure of holdings in a given area. The Commission should submit by 5 May 2010 a new proposal concerning the relevant criteria based on the European Parliament's resolution of 5 May 2010 (2009/2156(INI)).

2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS, Georgios PAPASTAMKOS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1

The EAFRD shall contribute to the Europe 2020 Strategy by promoting sustainable rural development throughout the Union in a complementary manner to the other instruments of the common agricultural policy (hereinafter ‘CAP’), to cohesion policy and to the common fisheries policy. It shall contribute to a more territorially and environmentally balanced, climate- friendly and resilient and competitive, productive and innovative Union agricultural and forestry sector.

2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS, Georgios PAPASTAMKOS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Within the overall framework of the CAP, support for rural development, including activities across the whole of the food sector and in forestry, shall contribute to achieving the following objectives:

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1

(1) the competitiveness of agriculture; and forestry,

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3

(3) a balanced territorial and regional economic development of rural areas.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part

(2) enhancing the competitiveness of all types of agriculture and forestry and the processing sector and enhancing farm viability, with a focus on the following areas:

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Czesław Adam SIEKIERSKI, Jarosław KALINOWSKI, Artur ZASADA, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a

(a) facilitating restructuring of farms ~~facing major structural problems~~, notably farms with a low degree of market participation, market-oriented farms in particular sectors and farms in need of agricultural diversification;

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Czesław Adam SIEKIERSKI, Jarosław KALINOWSKI, Artur ZASADA, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Herbert DORFMANN, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)

(b a) improving competitiveness, including improving the efficiency and increasing the added value of the manufacturing sector;

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Jarosław KALINOWSKI, Czesław Adam SIEKIERSKI, Artur ZASADA, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point e a (new)

(ea) facilitating the use of new research- based products and application methods and processes in the agri-food value chain to improve biodiversity management and resource-efficiency.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d

(d) short supply chains. and regional economic channels

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Christa KLASS, Peter JAHR, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)

(d a) women in rural areas

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)

(da) another sub-programme, taking into account the specific needs of vulnerable groups.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Czesław Adam SIEKIERSKI, Jarosław KALINOWSKI, Artur ZASADA, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING, Georgios PAPASTAMKOS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1

~~In addition to t~~The ex -ante conditionalities referred to in Annex IV~~, the general ex ante conditionalities established in Annex IV of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012] shall apply for the EAFRD~~ shall apply for the EAFRD if they are relevant and can be applied to the specific goals pursued with the programme’s priorities.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

Support may also cover the short-term ~~farm management exchange and farm visit~~exchange of farmers and foresters and visits to agricultural and forestry undertakings.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4

4. Eligible costs under this measure shall be the costs of organising and delivering the knowledge transfer or information action. In the case of demonstration projects, support may also cover relevant investment costs. Costs for travel, accommodation and per diem expenses of participants as well as the cost of replacement of ~~farmer~~beneficiaries shall also be eligible.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Herbert DORFMANN, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS, Georgios PAPASTAMKOS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) help farmers, forest holders and SMEs in rural areas engaged in the agricultural and forestry sectors benefit from the use of advisory services for the improvement of the economic and environmental performance ~~as well as the climate friendliness and resilience~~, resource- and energy- efficiency, process optimisation and innovation of their holding, enterprise and/or investment;

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

The authorities or bodies selected to provide advice shall have the appropriate resources in the form of regularly trained and qualified staff and advisory experience and reliability with respect to the fields they advise in. The beneficiaries shall be chosen through calls for proposals. The selection procedure shall be objective and be open to public ~~as well as to private bodies~~bodies and certified advisory agencies governed by public law.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2

Advice may also cover other issues linked to the economic, agricultural and environmental performance and the strengthening of the competitiveness of the agricultural and forestry holding.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Milan ZVER, Herbert DORFMANN, Albert DESS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 6

6. Advice to agriculture- and forestry- related SMEs may cover issues linked to the economic and environmental performance of the enterprise.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. Support under this measure shall cover new participation by farmers and producer and sectoral organisations in:

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii

ii) the scheme is open to all producers and producer organisations;

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Jarosław KALINOWSKI, Czesław Adam SIEKIERSKI, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Artur ZASADA, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) concern the processing, marketing and/or development of agricultural products covered by Annex I to the Treaty or cotton. The output of the production process ~~may~~should be a product ~~not~~ covered by that Annex, or a biofuel, or bioenergy;

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)

(da) contribute to the promotion of ‘green growth’, the safeguarding of jobs at all stages of the production chain and the development of new areas of activity for farms, for example in the tourism and social spheres,

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii

ii) non-agricultural activities carried out by agricultural and forestry holdings and other micro- and small enterprises in rural areas;

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii

iii) the development of ~~small farm~~agricultural and forestry holdings;

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth JEGGLE, Marit PAULSEN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Milan ZVER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

Support under paragraph 1(a)(ii) shall be granted to farmers or members of the farm household diversifying into non- agricultural activities and to non- agricultural micro- and small- enterprises in rural areas, with stringent application of the requirements of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No...CSF/2012, stating that the Member States and the Commission shall ensure that equality between men and women and the integration of gender perspective is promoted in the preparation and implementation of programmes. The Member States and the Commission shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation during the preparation and implementation of programmes.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Herbert DORFMANN, Albert DESS, Georgios PAPASTAMKOS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

Support under paragraph 1(a)(ii) shall be granted to farmers or members of the farm household diversifying into non- agricultural activities and to non- agricultural micro- and small- enterprises ~~in rural areas~~which have links to agriculture and forestry in rural areas, including tourism.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3

Support under paragraph 1(a)(iii) shall be granted to farms which meet the criteria laid down in Title II, Chapter 1, Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012 and small farms as defined by Member States.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Herbert DORFMANN, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4

Support under paragraph 1(b) shall be granted to non- agricultural micro- and small- enterprises which have links to agriculture and forestry in rural areas and to farmers or members of the farm household.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2

Member States shall define upper and lower thresholds for allowing agricultural holdings access to support under paragraphs 1(a)(i) and 1(a)(iii) respectively. The lower threshold for support under paragraph 1(a)(i) shall be significantly higher than the upper threshold for support under paragraph 1(a)(iii). Support shall be ~~limited~~given to holdings coming under the definitions of active farmer and micro- and small- enterprises.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Herbert DORFMANN, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) the drawing up and updating of plans for the development of municipalities in rural areas and their basic services, of services of agricultural and forestry value and of protection and management plans relating to NATURA 2000 sites and other areas of high nature value;

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Czesław Adam SIEKIERSKI, Jarosław KALINOWSKI, Artur ZASADA, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) investments in the creation, improvement or expansion of all types of small scale infrastructure, in~~cluding investments in renewable energy;~~ particular the development and expansion of the local marketing and value added chains, including investments in renewable energy, energy-efficient systems and sustainable resource and waste management systems;

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point e

(e) investments ~~by public bodies~~ in recreational infrastructure, small-scale tourist infrastructure linked to agriculture and forestry, regional marketing, tourist information and sign-posting of touristic sites;

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point e

(e) investments in new forestry technologies and in processing, mobilising and marketing of forest products.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

For holdings above a certain size, to be determined by the Member States in the programme, support shall be conditional on the submission of a forest management plan or equivalent instrument in line with sustainable forest management as defined by the Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe of 199334 (hereinafter "sustainable forest management").deleted

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Milan ZVER, Herbert DORFMANN, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1

1. Support under Article 22(1)(a) shall be granted only to private land-owners and tenants, municipalities and their associations and shall cover the costs of establishment and an annual premium per hectare to cover the costs of maintenance, including early and late cleanings, for a maximum period of ten years.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2

2. Both agricultural and non-agricultural land shall be eligible. 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, or Christmas trees. In the case orf fast-growing trees for energy production, support shall be granted only to cover setup costs. 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.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
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 or preserved per hectare shall be determined by the Member States taking account of local pedo-climatic conditions, forestry species and the need to ensure agricultural use of the land.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Milan ZVER, Herbert DORFMANN, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. Support under Article 35(1)(c) shall be granted only to private, semi public and public forest owners, municipalities, state forests and their associations and shall cover the costs for:

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

Eligible operations shall be consistent with the forest protection plan established by the Member States. For holdings above a certain size, to be determined by the Member States in the programme, support shall be conditional on the submission of a forest management plan detailing the preventive objectives.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3

3. Support under paragraph 1(d) shall be subject to the formal recognition by the competent public authorities of Member States that a natural disaster has occurred ~~and~~or that ~~this disaster, or~~ measures adopted in accordance with Directive 2000/29/EC to eradicate or contain a plant disease or pest hasve caused the destruction of ~~at least 30% of the relevant forest potential. This percent~~forest potential for each unit defined by the Member States. The extent of the damage shall be determined on the basis of either the average existing forest potential in the three-year period immediately preceding the disaster or on the average of the five-year period immediately preceding the disaster, excluding the highest and the lowest entry.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Milan ZVER, Herbert DORFMANN, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1

1. Support under Article 22(1)(d) shall be granted only to natural persons, private forest owners, private law and semi-public bodies, municipalities and their associations. In the case of state forests support may also be granted to bodies managing such forests, which are independent from the state budget.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Herbert DORFMANN, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1

1. Support under Article 22(1)(e) shall be granted only to private forest owners, municipalities and their associations and to SMEs for investments enhancing forestry potential or relating to processing and marketing adding value to forest products. In the territories of the Azores, Madeira, the Canary islands, the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 and the French overseas departments support may also be granted to enterprises that are not SMEs.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Czesław Adam SIEKIERSKI, Jarosław KALINOWSKI, Artur ZASADA, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. Support under this measure shall be granted in order to facilitate the setting up and development of producer groups in the agriculture and forestry sectors for the purpose of:

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2

2. Agri-environment-climate payments shall be granted to farmers, groups of farmers or groups of farmers and other land-managers who undertake, on a voluntary basis, to carry out operations consisting of one or more agri- environment-climate commitments on agricultural land or land suitable for agriculture or who have invested in measures to adapt to climate change. Where duly justified to achieve environmental objectives, agri- environment-climate payments may be granted to ~~other land-managers or groups of other land-manag~~groups of farmers.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS, Georgios PAPASTAMKOS

Proposal for a regulation
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.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS, Georgios PAPASTAMKOS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 6

6. Payments shall be granted annually and shall compensate beneficiaries for all or part of the additional costs and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. Where necessary they may also cover transaction costs to a value of up to 20% of the premium paid for the agri- environment-climate commitments. Where commitments are undertaken by groups of farmers, the maximum level shall be 30%. Funding from the EAFRD may be used for measures which come under Chapter 2 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No DZ/2012.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 6

6. Payments shall be granted annually and shall compensate beneficiaries for all or part of the additional costs and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. Where necessary they may also cover transaction costs and costs as an incentive component to a value of up to 20% of the premium paid for the agri- environment-climate commitments. Where commitments are undertaken by groups of farmers, the maximum level shall be 30%.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 3

3. Commitments under this measure shall be undertaken for a period of five to seven years. Member States must also enable farmers to undertake these commitments after 2015 by guaranteeing them at least five years’ support under the existing and subsequent CAP programmes after 2020. Withdrawing from commitments should be possible only if no similar measures are supported in programmes after 2020. Where support is granted for the maintenance of organic farming, Member States may provide in their rural development programmes for annual extension after the termination of the initial period.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Albert DESS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Member States should, in their rural development programmes, describe how these measures will be combined with other EAFRD measures.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

Additional costs and income foregone shall be calculated in comparison to areas which are not affected by natural or other specific constraints~~, taking into account payments pursuant to Chapter 3 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012~~.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

Additional costs and income foregone shall be calculated in comparison to areas which are not affected by natural or other specific constraints, taking into account payments pursuant to Chapter 3 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012. The payments shall be duly differentiated, taking into account: – the situation and development objectives peculiar to a region; – the severity of any permanent natural handicap affecting farming activities; – the type of production and, where appropriate, the economic structure of the holding.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Herbert DORFMANN, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 3

3. Payments shall be fixed between the minimum and maximum amount laid down in Annex I. Compensatory allowances higher than the maximum amount may be granted provided that the average amount of all compensatory payments granted at the programming level concerned does not exceed the maximum amount.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 5

5. Member States may grant payments under this measure between 2014 and 2017 to farmers in areas which were eligible under Article 36(a)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 during the 2007-2013 programming period but are no longer eligible following the new delimitation referred to in Article 33(3). These payments shall be degressive starting in 2014 at 80% of the payment received in on average in the years 2007-2013 and ending in 2017 at 20%.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 6

6. In Member States which have not completed the delimitation referred to in Article 33(3) before 1 January 2014, paragraph 5 shall apply to farmers receiving payments in areas which were eligible for such payments during the 2007-2013 period. Following completion of the delimitation, farmers in areas that remain eligible shall receive full payments under this measure. Farmers in areas that are no longer eligible shall continue to receive payments in accordance with paragraph 5.deleted

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

~~In order to be eligible for~~Member States may grant payments under Article 32, in areas, other than mountain areas, ~~shall be considered as~~which fac~~ing~~e significant natural constraints ~~if at least 66% of the UAA meets at least one of the criteria listed in Annex II at the threshold value indicated. Respect of this condition shall be ensu~~and which were eligible under Article 36(a)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 during the 2007-2013 programme planning period. The Commission shall submit by 31 December 2015 a new proposal concerning criteria for delimiting the areas affected by other constraints, based on the European Parliament's resolution of 5 May 2010 (2009/2156(INI)). The criteria for designating the areas other than mountain areas that face significant natural constraints should be underpinned by robust scientific evidence, should take account of the specific characteristics and development objectives of the regions and should be sufficiently tailored ato the ~~appropriate level of local administrative units ("LAU 2" level)~~scale of the inherent natural disadvantages they face and the type of production and/or the economic structure of holdings in a given region.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Milan ZVER, Herbert DORFMANN, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Support under this measure shall be granted per hectare of forest exclusively to forest holders, municipalities and their associations who undertake, on a voluntary basis, to carry out operations consisting of one or more forest-environment commitments. Bodies managing state owned forests may also benefit from support provided they are independent from the state budget.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

For forest holdings above a certain threshold to be determined by Member States in their rural development programmes, support under paragraph 1 shall be conditional on the submission of a forest management plan or equivalent instrument in line with sustainable forest management.deleted

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 3

3. Payments shall compensate beneficiaries for all or part of the additional costs and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. Where necessary they may also cover transaction costs to a value of up to 20 % of the premium paid for the forest-environment commitments. Support shall be limited to the maximum amount laid down in Annex I. In clearly justified cases, support for agreements not to use trees or stands of trees may also be granted in the form of one-off payments or flat-rate amounts per project, calculated on the basis of the relevant additional costs and loss of income.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) co-operation approaches among different actors in the Union agriculture and food chain, forestry sector and among other actors that contribute to achieving the objectives and priorities of rural development policy, including inter-branch organisations; , producer groups and cooperatives;

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Jarosław KALINOWSKI, Czesław Adam SIEKIERSKI, Artur ZASADA, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)

(ba) cooperation among agri-food chain actors for the development of more efficient and productive farming practices, products, processes and technologies in the agriculture, food and forestry sectors and for the reduction of waste;

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point j a (new)

(ja) the development and/or marketing of tourism services relating to rural tourism.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point j b (new)

(jb) development of ‘social agriculture’ projects (following the example of Green Care).

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1

1. In order to be eligible for EAFRD support investment operations shall be preceded by an assessment of the expected environmental impact in accordance with legislation specific to that kind of investment where the investment is likely to have negative effects on the environment.deleted

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)

(ca) The purchase of advice to facilitate sustainable and economically viable production methods.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 2

~~2. A sum of EUR 30 million shall be withdrawn from the allocation referred to in paragraph 1 and used to finance the prize for innovative, local cooperation referred to in Article 56.~~deleted

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) increase the involvement of agricultural, forestry and other rural stakeholders in the implementation of rural development;

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 1

1. An EIP network shall be put in place to support the EIP for agricultural productivity and sustainability referred to in Article 61, in accordance with Article 51(1). It shall enable the networking of operational groups, in rural areas, producer groups, agricultural advisory services and researchers

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) provide a help desk function and provide information to key actors, particularly primary producers, their suppliers and those they supply, concerning the EIP;

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) animate discussions at the level of the programme inand at implementation level with a view tof encouraging the setting up of local operational groups;

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2 – point d

(d) collect, consolidate and disseminate ~~good practice~~research findings and new technologies relevant to innovation;

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2 – point e

~~(e) organise conferences and workshops and disseminate information in the field of the EIP.~~deleted

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Milan ZVER, Herbert DORFMANN, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1

The funds referred to in Article 51(2) shall be used for financing the award of a prize to cooperation projects involving at least two ~~entities located~~rural regions in different Member States that ~~realise an innovative, local concept~~pursue and implement an innovative EU partnership. The partnership must exist for a period of at least one year.

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Milan ZVER, Herbert DORFMANN, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 3

3. The call for proposals shall be open to both local action groups and ~~individual entit~~regional representative bodies cooperating for the purpose of the ~~specific project~~innovative EU partnership.

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Czesław Adam SIEKIERSKI, Jarosław KALINOWSKI, Artur ZASADA, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) help to sustainably increase productivity of European agriculture and deliver a steady supply of food, feed and biomaterials, both existing and new ones;

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Member States must make available a minimum of 25% of the total EAFRD contribution to each rural development programme for the measures referred to in Articles 29 and 30.

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 4 – point b

(b) past performance with reference to the period 2007-2013.

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Jarosław KALINOWSKI, Czesław Adam SIEKIERSKI, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Artur ZASADA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

The rural development programmes shall establish ~~a single~~ EAFRD contribution rates applicable to all measures. Where applicable, a separate EAFRD contribution rate shall be established for less developed regions, and for outermost regions and the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93. The maximum EAFRD contribution rate shall be:

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

The rural development programmes shall establish once, prior to the start of the programme period, a single EAFRD contribution rate applicable to all measures. Where applicable, a separate EAFRD contribution rate shall be established for less developed regions, and for outermost regions and the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93. The maximum EAFRD contribution rate shall be:

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 4 – point b

(b) 1050% for operations receiving funding under Article 66.

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Funds transferred to the EAFRD in application of Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012 shall be subject to the single EAFRD contribution rate referred to in paragraph 3.

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. The national contribution to the eligible public expenditure may be replaced and/or supplemented by private contributions. This shall not apply in respect of measures under Articles 16, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35 and 36, Chapter IV of Title III, Title IV or Articles 61, 62 and 63.

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Milan ZVER, Czesław Adam SIEKIERSKI, Jarosław KALINOWSKI, Artur ZASADA, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Albert DESS, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) providing the Commission, on a ~~quarte~~yearly basis, with relevant indicator data on operations selected for funding, including ~~key characteristics of the beneficiary as well as the project~~information about output indicators and financial indicators;

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 84 a (new)

(84a) In order to enable sugar beet producers to complete their adjustment to the far-reaching reform carried out in 2006 and continue the efforts they have made since then to improve competitiveness, the current quota system should be extended at least until the end of the 2019/2020 marketing year. However, the serious and recurring tensions on the European sugar market call for the introduction of a mechanism on the basis of which non-quota sugar is brought within the quota, automatically and for as long as necessary, in order to maintain the structural balance on the market.

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 84 b (new)

(84b) The Commission should also submit to the European Parliament and the Council by 1 July 2018 a report on suitable arrangements for the period after the possible discontinuation of the current quota system and on the future of the sector after 2020 which also sets out proposals as to how the sector as a whole can prepare itself for the post-2020 period.

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 146

(146) Pursuant to Regulation (EU) No [COM(2010)799] several sectoral measures, including on milk quotas~~, sugar quotas and other sugar measures~~ and the restrictions on the planting of vines, as well as certain state aids, will expire within a reasonable period following the entry in force of this Regulation. After the repeal of Regulation (EU) No [COM(2010)799], the relevant provisions should continue to apply until the end of the schemes concerned.

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 102 – paragraph 5

(5) After 1 January 2016, the Commission may, by means of an implementing act, decide that paragraphs 1 to 3 of this Article no longer apply. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2).deleted

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 165 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3

However, Articles 7, 16 and 101 and Annex III, as regards the sugar sector, shall ~~only~~ apply a~~fter~~t least until the end of the 20149/201520 marketing year for sugar on 1 October 201520.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26

(26) One of the objectives of the new CAP is the enhancement of environmental performance through a mandatory "greening" component of direct payments which will support agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment applicable throughout the Union. For that purpose, Member States should use part of their national ceilings for direct payments to grant an annual payment, on top of the basic payment, for compulsory practices to be followed by farmers addressing, as a priority, both climate and environment policy goals. Those practises should take the form of simple, generalised, non-contractual and annual actions that go beyond cross- compliance and are linked to agriculture such as crop diversification, maintenance of permanent grassland and ecological focus areas. The compulsory nature of those practises should also concern farmers whose holdings are fully or partly situated in "Natura 2000" areas covered by Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora and by Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds, as long as these practises are compatible with the objectives of those Directives. Farmers who fulfil the conditions laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 and farmers who participate to a decisive extent in agro-environmental measures should benefit from the "'greening"' component without fulfilling any further obligation, given the recognised environmental benefits of these organic farming systems. Non-respect of the "greening" component should lead to penalties on the basis of Article 65 of Regulation (EU) No […] [HZR].

2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. No direct payments shall be granted to natural or legal persons, or to groups of natural or legal persons, where ~~one of~~ the following applies:

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a

~~(a) the annual amount of direct payments is less than 5 % of the total receipts they obtained from non-agricultural activities in the most recent fiscal year; or~~deleted

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

Albert DESS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Britta REIMERS, Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2

2. The amount referred to in paragraph 1 shall be calculated by subtracting the salaries and benefits effectively paid and declared by the farmer in the previous year, including taxes and social contributions related to employment, the use of family employees and the purchase of services, from the total amount of direct payments initially due to the farmer without taking into account the payments to be granted pursuant to Chapter 2 of Title III of this Regulation.

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. any funds from progressive degression or capping shall remain in the region or Member State where they were obtained and shall be used for measures under the second pillar;

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

The single contribution as described in Article 65(3) of Regulation (EU) EAFRD/xxxx shall apply to funds transferred to the EAFRD under Article 14.

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2

~~2. Payment entitlements obtained under the single payment scheme in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and with Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 shall expire on 31 December 2013.~~deleted

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Where necessary, Member States shall, under certain conditions, be accorded flexible scope for differentiation in accordance with objective differences between regions or fundamental natural distinctions.

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3

3. Member States may decide that the regional ceilings shall be subject to annual progressive modifications in accordance with pre-established annual steps and objective and non-discriminatory criteria such as the agricultural potential or environmental criteria. Where necessary, farm-specific or area-related criteria such as intensively- and extensively-used areas may be introduced.

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

Albert DESS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Britta REIMERS, Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL, Czesław Adam SIEKIERSKI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 5

5. The Member States shall notify the Commission by 1 August 2013 of the decision referred to in paragraph 1, together with the measures taken for the application of paragraphs 2 and 3. Where necessary this deadline can be extended to a transition period suitable for individual Member States.

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) to have an ecological focus area on their agricultural area. The cultivation of multiannual energy crops and/or protein plants, inter alia, shall be permitted on these agricultural areas.

2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Farmers who implement either at least one area agri-environmental measure throughout their holding or at least two or a number of such measures which are concerned with the same climate and environmental protection objectives shall also be entitled ipso facto to the payment referred to in this Chapter.

2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. The Member States should be able to establish the annual payment per eligible surface according to objective, non- discriminatory criteria, such as the type of cultivated area.

2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. By way of derogation from paragraph 5, Member States may decide to integrate the payment referred to in Article 29 into the single payment scheme referred to in Title III Chapter 1. The provisions referred to in Article 29(1) should therefore be applied under Title VI of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx [HO].

2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1

1. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 3 hectares and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year, cultivation on the arable land shall consist of a~~t least three different crops~~ number of crops. Arable farms of between 5 and 20 hectares shall plant at least two different crops on their arable land. None of th~~ose thr~~ese crops shall cover less than 510 % of the arable land a~~nd the main crop shall not exceed 70 % of the arable land.~~ rea. Arable farms of over 20 hectares shall plant at least three different crops. The main crop must not comprise more than 80 % of the arable land and the 2 chief crops together must not comprise more than 95 %.

2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1

1. Farmers shall ensure that at least 7 5% of their ~~eligi~~disposable hectares as defined in Article 25(2), excluding areas under permanent grassland, permanent crops, vine or tree nurseries, is ecological focus area such as land left fallow, terraces, landscape features, buffer strips, pesticide- and fertiliser-free areas, unused or extensively farmed areas with multi- annual growth, areas under leguminous crops, land for the cultivation of lignocellulosic and non-food cellulose materials and afforested areas as referred to in aArticle 25(2)(b)(ii).

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Paul RÜBIG

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b

(b) an amount corresponding to the national average payment per hectare multiplied by a figure corresponding to the number of hectares with a maximum of ~~thre~~five.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0177(APP)

Motion for a resolution
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~~period 2007- 2013 should be at least maintained 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;

2012/10/05
Committee: BUDG

2011/0117(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1

1. The tariff preferences referred to in Articles 7 and 9 shall be suspended, in respect of products of a ~~GSP~~ section originating in a ~~GSP~~ beneficiary country, when the average value of European Union imports of such products over three consecutive years from that ~~GSP~~ beneficiary country exceeds the thresholds listed in Annex VI. The thresholds shall be calculated as a percentage of the total value of European Union imports of the same products from all GSP beneficiary countries.

2012/01/23
Committee: INTA

2011/0117(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

The Commission shall continuously review this list on the basis of the most recent available data. Where an EBA beneficiary country no longer fulfils the conditions referred to in paragraph 1, it shall be removed by Commission decision from the list of EBA beneficiary countries following a transitional period of at least three years as from the date of the adoption of the Commission decision.

2012/01/23
Committee: INTA

2011/0117(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) increase by at least 12,5 % in quantity (by volume), as compared with the previous calendar year; or

2012/01/23
Committee: INTA

2011/0117(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2

2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to EBA beneficiary countries, nor shall it apply to countries with a share not exceeding 84 % of European Union imports of products listed in Annex V or IX, whichever is applicable.

2012/01/23
Committee: INTA

2011/0117(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – point 1 – point b

(b) of which the imports of products listed in Annex IX into the European Union represent less than the threshold of 21 % in value of the total imports into the European Union of products listed in Annex IX originating in countries listed in Annex II, as an average during the last three consecutive years.

2012/01/23
Committee: INTA

2010/2298(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Considers that the role of the EU within the WTO can also serve as a model for EU actions in other international organisations (including UNCTAD and OECD), given that through its exclusive competence, the EU is a full member of the WTO and negotiates on behalf of all EU Member States, while at the same time all Member States are WTO members in their own right and work together to act as a single block;

2011/03/28
Committee: INTA

2010/2298(INI)

Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Giancarlo SCOTTÀ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Asks the Commission to elaborate its reflexion to a full membership in international organisations such as UNCTAD and OECD and to present its elaborations for further evaluation to the Parliament and the Council as well;

2011/03/28
Committee: INTA

2010/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls that the CAP, in addition to its fundamental objectives, has a multifunctional role in delivering public goods, such as environmental protection, high-quality food production, high animal welfare standards, and in shaping and improving the diversity and quality of valued landscapes, particularly those in disadvantaged and mountainous regions in the EU; points out that it also plays a key part in combating land abandonment, rural depopulation - particularly of marginal land - and the ageing of the rural population in the EU by providing appropriate funding for rural communities;

2011/03/02
Committee: AGRI

2010/2205(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Considers it necessary to enhance the role of the relevant international institutions (particularly the ILO ~~and WTO~~) and seek their cooperation in the development, implementation and promotion of basic international social standards ~~and corresponding penalties~~;

2011/02/18
Committee: INTA

2010/2205(INI)

Tokia SAÏFI, Georgios PAPASTAMKOS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Michel DANTIN, Daniel CASPARY, Agnès LE BRUN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Considers that, in the implementation of these basic standards by partner countries should be subject to continuous monitoring, and that effective and transparent procedures should be in place to penalise non-enforcement or infringements in the territory of the partner country and in the Member Statesterritory of the partner country and in the Member States respectively, effective and transparent procedures should be in place to implement internationally agreed social and labour standards, and that the implementation of these basic standards should be subject to continuous monitoring;

2011/02/18
Committee: INTA

2010/2152(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point m a (new)

(ma) agricultural policy;

2011/03/25
Committee: INTA

2010/2152(INI)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Daniel CASPARY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. calls for the integration of a sustainability chapter where applicable, which is connected to safeguard clauses, to cover areas such as trade, environment, production and processing within FTAs.

2011/03/25
Committee: INTA

2010/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that a strong and sustainable agricultural sector in the European Union, the CAP and a thriving rural environment are the most important guarantees of food security;

2010/11/08
Committee: AGRI

2010/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers that the EU should support education and awareness-raising about nutrition, given that informed choices about diet can prevent disease and also reduce the heavy strain on social spending in Europe; also calls for more dietary support programmes, such as the School Fruit and School Milk programmes, ~~and for the budgets for these programmes to be increased;~~ which must not, however, entail a disproportionate amount of administration, and for the budgets for these programmes to be increased, while at the same time both the existing and new measures should be assessed, particularly from the point of view of their practicability;

2010/11/08
Committee: AGRI

2010/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Reaffirms its support for~~Notes the Most Deprived Persons programme; observes, however, that social policy measures are a matter for the Member States; recalls that through its Farm Bill the US allocates significant support to its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programme, which generates substantial revenues for the sector and the economy in general, in addition to alleviating some of the food needs of its poorest people;

2010/11/08
Committee: AGRI

2010/2112(INI)

Peter JAHR, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)

11c. Observes that, due to high feed costs, the situation of livestock farms within the EU has deteriorated; calls, therefore, for targeted use of the instruments available under the common market organisation Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 to stabilise the market and avert a crisis;

2010/11/08
Committee: AGRI

2010/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 d (new)

11d. Notes that food security cannot be guaranteed if free access to genetic resources for food and agriculture is not available; recognises the FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture as an important instrument for the preservation of agricultural biodiversity which thereby averts the consequences of climate change;

2010/11/08
Committee: AGRI

2010/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. ~~Calls for more~~Welcomes measures to facilitate women's employment on farms and in rural areas, as well as equal ownership rights, and access to pensions ~~and direct payments~~;

2010/11/08
Committee: AGRI

2010/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Highlights the fact that ~~products from small-scale farming supply local markets with fresh food, which~~local markets are often supplied with fresh products from nearby farms, as it is more environmentally sustainable ~~than transported food~~ and helps to support established farming communities; calls on the Commission to address these diverse European agricultural models in its future CAP proposals, including a consideration of the possibility of creating special financial incentives;

2010/11/08
Committee: AGRI

2010/2112(INI)

Peter JAHR, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Stresses the need for fairness in the CAP, which should ensure a balanced distribution of support to farmers from all Member States, greater territorial cohesion, and the phasing-out of export subsidies, in accordance with a WTO agreement; recognises that the European Union has already substantially reduced its export subsidies, thus making a significant contribution to fairer world trade;

2010/11/08
Committee: AGRI

2010/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Calls for a CAP that does not encroach on developing countries' ability to produce food, but which provides help for farmers to grow food locally; calls for the EU to support ~~the~~an agricultur~~al sectors of~~e in developing countries which is adapted to regional needs, by means of transfers of know-how or local training;

2010/11/08
Committee: AGRI

2010/2106(INI)

Peter JAHR, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Albert DESS, Herbert DORFMANN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Considers that forest multifunctionality must be safeguarded by means of an appropriate balance between the three pillars of sustainability, viz. economic, environmental and social functions, and that the framework for discussion of a comprehensive EU forest policy should be the Forestry Strategy for the EU and the associated EU Forest Action Plan;

2010/11/09
Committee: AGRI

2010/2106(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that active forest management is important for its contribution to rural economies and job creation, as well as EU energy strategy; the great potential of forests as a renewable source of energy is currently being underexploited; accordingly welcomes the Commission’s public consultation initiative regarding the role of agriculture and forestry in achieving climate-change objectives; calls on the Commission to propose ways of ~~extending these strategies to include the reduction of~~optimising the reduction of carbon emissions by means of substitution of products whose production involves massive carbon emissions and optimising carbon sequestration by means of ~~land use and land-use change and forestry (LULUCF)~~increased use of wood;

2010/11/09
Committee: AGRI

2010/2106(INI)

Peter JAHR, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Albert DESS, Britta REIMERS, Herbert DORFMANN, Giovanni LA VIA

Draft opinion
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 a~~n adequate~~ t least the same level of funding ~~under the post-2013 CAP~~;

2010/11/09
Committee: AGRI

2010/2106(INI)

Peter JAHR, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Albert DESS, Britta REIMERS, Herbert DORFMANN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Points out that, in accordance with the subsidiarity principle, forest policy should continue to be primarily a matter for the Member States, with additional support from the European Union in the context of the CAP or other relevant policy areas, such as environmental policy, regional policy, and others;

2010/11/09
Committee: AGRI

2010/2106(INI)

Peter JAHR, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Britta REIMERS, Albert DESS, Herbert DORFMANN, Giovanni LA VIA

Draft opinion
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;

2010/11/09
Committee: AGRI

2010/2106(INI)

Peter JAHR, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Britta REIMERS, Albert DESS, Herbert DORFMANN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12

12. Considers it necessary to improve and encourage associations of forest owners so as to boost the currently unused timber potential, to strengthen the market position vis-à-vis the major timber buyers and to improve communication between ~~them~~forest owners and provide them with consultancy services;

2010/11/09
Committee: AGRI

2010/2106(INI)

Peter JAHR, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Albert DESS, Britta REIMERS, Herbert DORFMANN, Giovanni LA VIA

Draft opinion
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 forestation~~in the field of sustainable forest management and stand maintenance in order to minimise the forest fire risk.

2010/11/09
Committee: AGRI

2010/2106(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 e (new)

14e. Takes the view that the discussion of EU forest policy cannot be viewed in isolation from overall developments in Europe and recommends that the possibilities for a Europe-wide legal convention for forests be explored;

2010/11/09
Committee: AGRI

2010/2104(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Calls on the Commission to allocate further funding for the decommissioning of the nuclear power plants concerned only if the Court of Auditors of the EU has not expressed serious reservations;

2011/02/04
Committee: CONT

2010/2104(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Notes that a large part of the funds was allocated to energy projects, that considerable financing is still required for decommissioning and that national funds are not sufficient to cover this: the State Ignalina NPP Decommissioning Fund has so far accumulated just over EUR 100 million (while technical costs of decommissioning alone range from EUR 987 million to EUR 1 300 million), and a significant proportion of that has been used on non-decommissioning projects; calls for appropriate measures to be taken in this respect, particularly by the Member State;

2011/02/04
Committee: CONT

2010/2104(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Notes a rather high share of energy projects in the distribution of allocated funds. Calls upon the Commission to monitor the implementation of the remaining energy projects and to report on the results; ~~expects to see~~calls for an increase in the proportion of ‘Decommissioning and Waste’ projects in the remaining period of the Kozloduy programme, which should be made particularly by the Member State;

2011/02/04
Committee: CONT

2010/2104(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Notes that the decommissioning of the nuclear power plants concerned, which do not meet the minimum safety standards in force, should be assigned the highest priority in the interests of the safety and health of all the people of Europe;

2011/02/04
Committee: CONT

2010/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Believes that, in order to expand the benefit from its trade relations with the EU~~, Latin America needs to increase welfare through trade performance, equitably distribute the gains from trade, promote ownership of trade reform~~ and appropriately distribute the gains from trade among its population, Latin America needs to accompany trade policy with the adoption of appropriate internal and structural reforms, in particular in social and fiscal fields and further expand trade- related institutional capacity;

2010/09/07
Committee: INTA

2010/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

~~12. Stresses that our markets must be at the service of our people and that the wealth created should be actually distributed among our populations;~~deleted

2010/09/07
Committee: INTA

2010/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Stresses that positive market developments along the entire value chain must give rise to appropriate levels of income and that profit margins should benefit consumers;

2010/09/07
Committee: INTA

2010/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Emphasises the constructive role that EU-based companies operating in Latin America ~~should~~ play by applying ~~the highest levels of~~ European environmental ~~and~~, social protection and quality management standards and by offering decent wages and job security;

2010/09/07
Committee: INTA

2010/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Points out that all sectors of the economy must be considered in their entirety and on an equal footing in negotiations towards association agreements; stresses that free trade agreements should not give rise to unequal treatment for different sectors of the European economy and therefore in no way endanger Europe’s status as an economic centre;

2010/09/07
Committee: INTA

2010/2026(INI)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Herbert DORFMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Stresses the right of indigenous communities throughout Latin America to decide by themselves and within the legal framework of trade agreements the degree to which they want to be integrated into the global market economy; reiterates the need to protect indigenous traditional knowledge and rare species on their territories ~~from patenting conflicts with European companies~~;

2010/09/07
Committee: INTA

2010/0362(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) ~~There~~In its ~~a problem of price transmission along the~~resolution of 7 September 2010 on ‘fair revenues for farmers: a better functioning food supply chain, in ~~particular as regards farm-g~~Europe’, the European Parliament noted thate pr~~ices. Conversely, during 2009 the supply of milk did not react to lower demand. Indeed, in some large producer Member States, in reaction to lower p~~oducers’ costs were continuing to rise but that the prices paid by consumers did not adequately reflect the situation. There is a problem of price transmission along the chain: in most countrices, ~~farmers produced more t~~the food- processing industry and the food- marketing chain ~~in the previous year. Value-added in the chain has become increasingly concentrated in the downstream sectors, notably with dairies~~enjoy the largest margins. The power of retail trading undertakings is also increasingly cause for concern. Balanced conditions and a just distribution of added value along the food supply chain would benefit both farmers and consumers. A stable, secure and profitable production sector should be recognised as a decisive factor in the food supply chain.

2011/03/28
Committee: AGRI

2010/0362(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Albert DESS, Peter JAHR, Herbert DORFMANN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)

(6a) A comprehensive sectoral investigation of the whole food supply chain should be undertaken to identify any abuses of the power of the demand side in the sector; marketing at below purchase price should be banned throughout the Community.

2011/03/28
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 1

Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26b – paragraph 1

Member States may adopt measures restricting or prohibiting the cultivation of ~~all or particular~~individual GMOs, particular groups of GMOs or all GMOs authorised in accordance with Part C of this Directive or Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 , and consisting of genetically modified varieties placed on the market in accordance with relevant EU legislation on the marketing of seed and plant propagating material, in all or part of their territory, provided that:

2011/02/10
Committee: AGRI

2010/0208(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, György HÖLVÉNYI, Marijana PETIR

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 1

Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 - point a

(a) those measures are based on ~~grounds other than those related to the assess~~the protection of health, of the environment, of ~~the adverse effect on health and environment~~biodiversity and of organic or conventional farming or on other socio- economic factors which might arise from the deliberate release or the placing on the market of GMOs;

2011/02/10
Committee: AGRI

2010/0208(COD)

Council position
Recital 7

(7) In accordance with Article 2(2) TFEU, Member States are therefore entitled to have a possibility, during the authorisation procedure and thereafter, to decide to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of a GMO on their territory with the effect of excluding cultivation of a specific GMO in all or part of that Member State's territory. In that context, it appears appropriate to grant Member States, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, more flexibility to decide whether or not they wish to cultivate GMO crops on their territory without affecting the risk assessment provided in the system of Union authorisations of GMOs, either in the course of the authorisation procedure or thereafter, and independently of the measures that Member States are entitled to take by application of Directive 2001/18/EC to avoid the unintended presence of GMOs in other products on their territory and in border areas of neighbouring Member States. The grant of that possibility to Member States should facilitate the decision-making process in the GMO field. At the same time, freedom of choice of consumers, farmers and operators should be preserved whilst providing greater clarity to affected stakeholders concerning the cultivation of GMOs in the Union. This Directive should therefore facilitate the smooth functioning of the internal market. , with regard to Article 114 TFEU.

2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Herbert DORFMANN, Giovanni LA VIA

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1

(f) agricultural policy objectives, including the need to protect the diversity of agricultural production, the maintenance and development of agricultural practices which offer a better potential to reconcile production with eco-system sustainability, and the need to ensure seed purity;

2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI

2010/0208(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1

Directive 2001/18/EC
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.

2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI

2010/0147(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Markus PIEPER, Christofer FJELLNER, Béla GLATTFELDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1

1. The simplified procedures set out in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 shall apply for the temporary export of firearms, essential parts and ammunition for verifiable lawful purposes, which include hunting, sport shooting, evaluation, exhibitions and repair.

2011/02/11
Committee: INTA

2010/0147(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Markus PIEPER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1

1. The simplified procedures set out in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 shall apply for the temporary export of firearms for verifiable lawful purposes, which include hunting, sport shooting, evaluation, exhibitions and repair.Does not apply to English version

2011/02/11
Committee: INTA

2010/0147(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Markus PIEPER, Christofer FJELLNER, Béla GLATTFELDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3

3. When leaving the customs territory of the Union ~~through a point of crossing of the external border of the Member State of their residence~~, and then returning to this customs territory, for the temporary export of one or more firearms, essential parts and ammunition during a journey to a third country, hunters and sport shooters may produce, a single document, the European firearms pass pursuant to Articles 1 and 12 of Directive 91/477/EEC~~, a national firearms licence, a national hunting permit, or other valid national document issued by the competent authority of the Member State of their residence~~.

2011/02/11
Committee: INTA

2010/0147(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Markus PIEPER, Christofer FJELLNER, Béla GLATTFELDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1

When leaving the customs territory of the Union ~~through a point of crossing of the external border of a Member State other than that of their residence~~, and then returning to this customs territory, for the temporary export of one or more firearms, essential parts and ammunition during a journey to a third country, hunters and sport shooters may produce, a ~~valid~~single document, the European firearms pass ~~issued~~ pursuant to Articles 1 and 12 of Directive 91/477/EEC by the competent authority of the Member State of their residence.

2011/02/11
Committee: INTA

2010/0147(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Markus PIEPER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1

When leaving, and subsequently returning to, the customs territory of the Union ~~through a point of crossing of the external border of a Member State other than that of their residence, for the temporary export of one or more~~, for the temporary export of one or more firearms and the components of and ammunition for such firearms during a journey to a third country, hunters and sport shooters may produce, as the sole document, a valid European firearms pass issued pursuant to Articles 1 and 12 of Directive 91/477/EEC by the competent authority of the Member State of their residence.

2011/02/11
Committee: INTA

2010/0147(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Markus PIEPER, Christofer FJELLNER, Béla GLATTFELDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2

The competent authority of the Member State in which the point of crossing of the external border of the Union is situated shall notify the competent authority of the Member State of residence of the hunter or sport shooter that issued the European Firearms pass of the date of the temporary export, the quantity of firearms temporarily exported and the prospective date of return, as declared by the hunter or sport shooter at the time of the temporary export.deleted

2011/02/11
Committee: INTA

2010/0147(COD)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Markus PIEPER, Christofer FJELLNER, Béla GLATTFELDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. For the purpose of evaluation, exhibition and repair of firearms, essential parts and ammunition, Member States may apply similar simplified procedures for temporary export as those provided for under paragraphs 2, 3 and 4.

2011/02/11
Committee: INTA

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6

~~– having regard to the recommendations of the International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology (IAASTD) on global food supply, co- sponsored by UNDP, FAO and the World Bank,~~deleted

2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI

2009/2237(INI)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Herbert DORFMANN

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas the European Union already makes a very large number of advance payments under its development aid policy, and whereas bilateral agreements must not be made one-sidedly to the detriment of European agriculture,

2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that the recently created European food price monitoring tool ~~is very complex and is a long way from meet~~does not really contribute to improving transparency on food price building; c~~onsumers’ and farmers’ need for m~~alls, therefore, fore t~~ransparency on food price building~~his instrument to be amended to achieve better comparability;

2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI

2009/2237(INI)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Herbert DORFMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to swiftly carry out the pilot project on the creation of a European farm prices and margins observatory and to establish it within the Commission, for which Parliament and Council adopted a EUR 1.5 million appropriation under the 2010 budget, and to include a comparison of production costs and farm gate prices in key farming sectors of different territories and social- economic situations;

2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI

2009/2237(INI)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Elisabeth JEGGLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to submit a ~~legislative proposal for introducing mandatory annual reporting by~~study in which the top 20 traders, processors, wholesalers and retailers onset out their market shares (with data on private labels) for key food items and on their monthly sales volumes so as to allow all market partners to estimate trends in demand, supply and price developments in the food chain;

2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Notes that in some countries the food processing industry has the largest margin in the food chain, as has also been confirmed by the Commission; calls for the processing industry in particular therefore to be monitored and investigated in order to guarantee price transparency;

2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI

2009/2237(INI)

Astrid LULLING, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on national and European competition authorities to take action against abusive buyer practices of dominant processors, wholesalers and retailers which ~~systematically~~ put farmers in an ~~extremely~~ unequal bargaining position;

2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI

2009/2237(INI)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Herbert DORFMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Notes that, to their detriment, farmers and producer groups have a weaker negotiating position than the downstream industry and other parts of the food chain; calls on the Commission therefore to make changes to competition and/or market organisation law in order to make the negotiating position fairer;

2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI

2009/2237(INI)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Herbert DORFMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the Commission to identify the parts of the food supply chain in which competition is distorted and not balanced; calls for those parts to be made more balanced;

2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI

2009/2237(INI)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Herbert DORFMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to submit a legislative proposal on ~~better implementation of~~more targeted application of, and, if necessary, amendments to, competition rules in the food chain so as to effectively limit the development of dominant market positions and strengthen farmers’ bargaining power through efficient producer organisations and SMEs;

2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI

2009/2237(INI)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Herbert DORFMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission to amend European competition law so as to prevent damage caused by concentration and resultant buyer power abuse in the food chain, for example through late payments to farmers, subsequent alterations to contract terms, forced discounts, resale at loss, high volume requirements and unjustified listing fees;

2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the Commission to propose legislation on a specific mandatory maximum time limit for payments of 30 days from the date of delivery or transfer, applicable to all foodstuffs and all operators right along the food supply chain to the retail trade;

2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI

2009/2237(INI)

Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Elisabeth JEGGLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the Commission to examine whether requirements imposed by individual distribution chains, over and above statutory stipulations, in relation to vegetable-growing and fruit-growing practices and pesticide residues are liable to impede free trade and unfairly to strengthen the position of distributors in the food supply chain;

2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI

2009/2237(INI)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Elisabeth JEGGLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Warns that the increasing use of private labels and the associated dominance and market power of distributors can cause problems in relation to price building; calls, therefore, for farmers and producer groups to be treated fairly in the process of price building, specifically in relation to private labels;

2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI

2009/2237(INI)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Herbert DORFMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Takes the view that the Commission’s recommendations to enhance vertical integration of the food industry do not reflect the need to rebalance bargaining power between farmers, distributors and the food industry;

2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls on the Commission to propose legislation for a safety-net-type instrument, covering both the upper and lower levels of the market, to curb speculation and price volatility;

2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Deplores the fact that the Commission ~~communication disregards correlations between low farm gate prices and structural surplus production and their consequences for food quality and employment in~~, in its reports, does not place more emphasis on the importance of agriculture as the first stage in the food- supply and food-industry economic value chain; points out that European farming today largely follows principles of sustainability, with particular consideration for disadvantaged regions;

2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Urges the Commission to include in its future action programmes recommendations by the International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology (IAASTD) on global food supply and the United Nations report on ‘agribusiness and the right to food’, in its activities, to be particularly attentive to the situation in developing countries and not to jeopardise the self-supply of food in these third countries;

2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. ~~Deplores the fact that the Commission has ignored food chains which are not or only partially integrated into the market economy, such as~~Calls on the Commission to pay due attention, when setting EU standards, to locally based food producers such as those involved in subsistence or semi- subsistence production;

2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls on the Commission to modify rules on public procurement practices for catering services so as to enhance sustainable farming practices, develop seasonal and local food and reduce dependence on fossil agricultural inputs;

2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Urges the Commission to take action against ~~the huge waste of food in the food chain, which in most Member States comprises up to 30% of produced~~food wastage via an awareness- raising campaign about the essential value of food;

2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas agriculture and forestry remai~~ns a~~n important sectors of the economy and at the same time provides essential public goods by maintaining natural resources and cultural landscapes, a precondition for all human activities in rural areas,

2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas agriculture and forestry are already making the largest contribution in the European Union to the achievement of the European climate and energy targets, particularly the targets for renewable energies from agriculture- and forestry-derived biomass, and whereas this contribution must continue to grow in the future,

2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Hans-Peter MAYER, Herbert DORFMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Points out that rural development is now an integral part of the CAP architecture; continues, therefore, to call for a well equipped second pillar, with its focus on the rural ~~communities,~~ milieu, with a view to improving the environment, modernising and restructuring agriculture ~~and~~, improving product marketing and competitiveness, and maintaining employment and creating new jobs in the countryside;

2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. is convinced that the shift in the energy system – from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources – will, to a much greater extent than at present, have to be based on biogenic energy sources derived from agriculture and forestry, in order to reduce dependency on fossil fuels and increase security of supply of renewable energy sources of European origin;

2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Believes that agriculture is well placed to make a significant contribution to the fight against climate change by continuing to reduce its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions and ~~increasing carbon sequestration~~providing renewable energy sources;

2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Hans-Peter MAYER, Herbert DORFMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Is of the opinion that a strong European Common Agricultural Policy is needed to ensure that EU farmers remain competitive ~~on the world market against well subsidised~~even in the face of trade-distorting measures by trading partners; believes that the EU cannot afford to rely on other parts of the world to provide for European food security in the context of climate change, political instability in certain regions of the world and potential outbreaks of diseases or other events potentially detrimental to production capacity;

2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Recalls, as Article 39 of the Lisbon Treaty rightly suggests, that agriculture is a specific sector which suffers from a long- term production cycle and several types of market failure such as high market volatility, great exposure to natural disasters, a high level of risk, lack of demand elasticity, and the fact that farmers are ~~‘price-takers’ rather than ‘price- makers’~~often placed in an unfavourable negotiating position because of the concentration of certain links in the food supply-chain;

2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Recognises that generations of farmers have shaped the valued EU landscapes and, therefore, should be rewarded for continuing to do so in a sustainable way, especially in mountain regions and naturally disadvantaged areas; believes that they are actively contributing to the great cultural value and attractiveness of Europe, providing the backdrop for successful rural tourism. This should, however, be complemented by European regional policy and national instruments to ensure, by means of suitable synergetic effects, the creation of stable regional conditions, which are an essential precondition for properly functioning agriculture;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Believes that agriculture has a ~~tremendous~~ potential to adapt to and mitigate the impacts of climate change;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Hans-Peter MAYER, Herbert DORFMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Believes that agriculture is well placed to make a major contribution to delivering the new EU 2020 Strategy priorities of tackling climate change and creating new jobs through green growth and supplying renewable energy whilst at the same time continuing to provide food security for European consumers by producing safe and high-quality food products;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Hans-Peter MAYER, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Britta REIMERS, Herbert DORFMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)

30 a. Calls for the two-pillar model of the CAP to be maintained beyond 2013; considers that this structure of the CAP, like the present range of measures under Pillar 2, provides a suitable basis for overcoming future challenges;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Herbert DORFMANN, Hans-Peter MAYER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Insists that EU agriculture must remain competitive against ~~fierce competition from~~trade-distorting measures of well-subsidised trade partners; therefore believes that competitiveness should still be a fundamental objective of the CAP post-2013 to ensure that the EU has the raw materials to produce high- value European food products and they continue to win a greater share of the world market, as well as ensuring fair trade for farmers;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Recalls that EU farmers produce food to the highest safety, quality and animal welfare standards and forestry products on the basis of multifunctional, sustainable forestry management; believes that imports from third countries should meet the same requirements to ensure fair competition;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36

36. Believes that there has to be a minimum safety net within the future framework of the CAP in order to manage extreme market price volatility and provide rapid and efficient responses to economic crises arising in the sector; in particular, instruments should be introduced to protect agricultural income from excessive price volatility;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Hans-Peter MAYER, Herbert DORFMANN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37

37. Calls for a fairer distribution of CAP payments ~~and insists that it should be fair to farmers in both new and old Member States~~;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Hans-Peter MAYER, Herbert DORFMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 – footnote 8

~~8. See graph 6 annex~~deleted.

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39

39. Believes that agriculture has a ~~leading~~specific role to play in tackling climate change by reducing GHG emissions, increasing carbon sequestration capacity and developing and using more renewable energy sources; believes that climate considerations should be integrated across CAP measures where appropriate;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40

40. Considers that production efficiency is fundamental to ~~more~~ sustainable management of scarce resources and that farmers should innovate by using the latest financial, scientific and technical tools to help meet the growing demand for food in a more economically, socially and environmentally sustainable manner; the wishes of consumers must also be taken into account when considering freedom from GMOs;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Hans-Peter MAYER, Herbert DORFMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41

41. Notes that the market fails to reward farmers for protecting the environment; therefore believes that ~~the CAP~~farmers must be~~come greener by incentivising farm~~ given suitable financial compensation if the CAP becomes more environment- focused, in orders to ~~maximis~~improve the delivery of eco-system services toand further improve the sound environmental resource management of EU farmland;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Hans-Peter MAYER, Herbert DORFMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44

44. Believes that the new CAP must be simple to administer and reduce red tape and administrative burdens on farmers by moving towards the use of delivery tools such as outcome agreements and simple contracts; at the same time points out that, particularly for smaller producers, the bureaucratic burden is disproportionate, so that it would be worth developing a simplified contribution system in Pillars 1 and 2, without jeopardising targets;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subh. 11

Delivering a fairer, greener and ~~more~~ sustainable CAP

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Hans-Peter MAYER, Herbert DORFMANN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45

45. Recognises the wide range of new priorities for the CAP and notes that the new Member States'’ expectation when they joined the European Union was ~~that CAP support would, over time, reach parity with old Member States~~equal participation in the CAP; therefore calls for the 2013 CAP budget amount to be at least maintained post-2013 ifso that the EU ~~is to~~can meet its current commitments and successfully deliver the new priorities;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Hans-Peter MAYER, Herbert DORFMANN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47

47. Insists that the CAP should not be renationalised and therefore believes that core direct support under Pillar 1 should remain fully financed by the EU budget, hence rejecting any ~~further~~ co-financing under Pillar 1 which could harm fair competition within the EU Single Market;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Hans-Peter MAYER, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Britta REIMERS, Herbert DORFMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 – introductory part

48. Calls for a ~~fair~~n objectively-targeted distribution of CAP funds to farmers across the EU; recalls that to respect the diversity of farming in the EU, objective criteria must be found in order to define a ~~fair system of distribution:~~ n objectively-targeted system of distribution: it should be pointed out that direct payments are a way of contributing to income guarantees and risk-hedging for farmers, offsetting the socially desirable high standards in the EU and the continuing reduction of tariff barriers, and providing remuneration for social agricultural activities which receive no market compensation; finds that the level of economic development, which is very different across the Member States, must also be taken into account;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Hans-Peter MAYER, Herbert DORFMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 – point 1

(1) Believes that in order to reduce the disparities in the distribution of direct support funds between Member States, the hectare basis alone will not be sufficient and, therefore, calls for additional objective criteria ~~such as a purchasing power coefficient to be used to~~to be used to provide an overview and achieve an overall balanced distribution;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Hans-Peter MAYER, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 – point 1 a (new)

(1 a) Rejects any form of reallocation of appropriations from direct payments to Pillar 2 (modulation, degression according to farm size);

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Hans-Peter MAYER, Herbert DORFMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 – point 2

(2) Calls for fair and objective criteria to be clearly defined for the allocation of funds for important rural development objectives; calls also for Pillar 2 to be adhered to so that these objectives may be implemented and financed;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Hans-Peter MAYER, Herbert DORFMANN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50

50. Believes that, in the interest of simplification, clarity and a common approach, funding for ~~each of the five building blocks of~~ the CAP must be agreed from the start of the reform;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52

52. Believes that Member States and regions must continue to have the flexibility to ~~regionalis~~shape their area payments system in such a way as to reflect their specific priorities;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Hans-Peter MAYER, Herbert DORFMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54

54. Considers that there should be no return to coupled payments as a guiding principle of the CAP; however, given the move from a historical to an area support model, takes the view that a limited margin for flexibility should be left to Member States to respond to the specific needs of their territory, in the form of capped coupled payments for ~~vulnerable~~sensitive regions and types of grassland livestock ~~areas~~production, in compliance with WTO requirements;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Hans-Peter MAYER, Herbert DORFMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55

55. Identifies the need for ~~five~~central key building blocks~~, namely:~~ such as Food Security and Fair Trade, ~~Sustainabilit~~including protection of European standards, Sustainability and Renewable Energy, Agriculture across Europe, Biodiversity and Environmental Protection, and Green Growth, to achieve a fairer, greener and more sustainable CAP;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Hans-Peter MAYER, Herbert DORFMANN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57

57. Believes that, a~~n EU-funded top-up direct area payment should be made available to farmers through simple contracts rewarding them for reducing their carbon emissions per unit of production and increasing~~s well as voluntary measures under their sequestration of carbon; notes that this would have the double benefit of making EU agriculture more environmentally and economically sustainable through improved efficiency and would also ensure that farmers can financially benefit from increased carbon sequestration on their land and put them on the same footing as other industries which are in the EU ETS; calls for clear and measurable criteria and targets to be defined appropriately to allow these payments to be implemented as soon as possiblecond pillar, farmers should be offered additional incentives to reduce greenhouse gases;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Hans-Peter MAYER, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Britta REIMERS, Herbert DORFMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58

58. Calls for the continuation of specific measures under the second pillar of the CAP to compensate farmers producing in areas with natural handicaps in order to ensure that agricultural activity takes place and local food is produced across the EU, reducing the threat of land abandonment and ensuring balanced territorial management across the EU; considers that this support scheme should remain co- financed as it currently is;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Hans-Peter MAYER, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59

59. Believes that the CAP, under the second pillar, needs to further incentivise biodiversity and environmental protection measures by providing the opportunity for the vast majority of agricultural land to be covered by agri- environmental schemes to reward farmers for the delivery of additional eco-system services, while other measures beneficial to the environment such as organic farming projects, the sustainable use of forests, water and soil, and the development of high natural value farming should also be encouraged; considers that all these rural development measures should remain co- financed, with an increased budget if necessary;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63

~~63. Recalls that, amongst the current set of market tools, export refunds should continue to be phased out according to WTO agreements;~~deleted

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Hans-Peter MAYER, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64

64. Believes that the design and implementation of the new CAP should have simplicity, proportionality and the reduction of bureaucracy at its heart ~~and, therefore, calls on the Commission to use outcome agreements, simple contracts and territorial contracts where appropriate~~;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2202(INI)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Albert DESS, Peter JAHR

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4

– having regard to Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which lays down that, in formulating and implementing the Union'’s policies in the areas of agriculture, fisheries, transport, the internal market and research and technological development, the Union and the Member States shall always pay full regard to the welfare requirements of pets and productive animals as sentient beings; in that connection, they shall take account of the laws and administrative provisions and customs of the Member States,

2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI

2009/2202(INI)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Peter JAHR

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas in its above-mentioned resolution of 2006 the European Parliament insisted that the rules, standards and indicators adopted should be based on the latest technology and science and stressed that economic aspects must also be taken into account, since a high standard of animal welfare in particular also entailed financial and administrative costs for Europe'’s farmers,

2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI

2009/2202(INI)

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Albert DESS, Peter JAHR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Observes that Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union has ~~created a new legal s~~broadened the powers of the EU and its instituation ~~in which new powers and greater responsibility have been vested in the European Union and its~~ s to cover fisheries policy, so as to ensure that the welfare requirements of pets and productive animals are taken into account, at the same time as the laws and administ~~itutions and considers that this article applies to all animals and not only~~rative provisions and traditions of the Member States; points out that this article applies to all pets and imprisoned animals, to animals intended for food- produc~~ing animal~~tion, circus animals, stray animals and animals in zoos;

2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Welcomes the debate concerning various possible animal welfare labelling schemes for pets and productive animals in the aforementioned Commission communication of 28 October 2009, and stresses that it is important that consumers in the European Union should receive adequate information to enable them to make well-informed choices in this regard as well as in others;

2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Recommends in this context that the principle should be that all claims concerning a product's characteristics must be provable and that if this entails excessively detailed information, which cannot be accommodated on the label, producers or vendors should have the option of affording access to the information on the Internet;

2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Considers that a European ~~centr~~network of centres of reference for animal welfare ~~and animal health~~ should be established no later than 2012, whose work should be based on the general animal welfare legislation proposed above;

2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Considers that ~~such a centre should comprise the~~this network should be based on a 'central coordination institute' as referred to in the aforementioned Commission communication of 28 October 2009;

2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Considers furthermore that, ~~having regard to Article 13 of~~within the strict limits set by Article 13 of and in keeping with the subsidiarity principle laid down in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, such a centre should, inter alia, be assigned the tasks of assessing and stating views on future legislative and policy proposals and their impact on ~~animal~~the welfare and ~~animal health~~health of pets and productive animals, defining and assessing animal welfare standards on the basis of the latest available knowledge, providing training and information about animal welfare and animal health, and coordinating an EU system for testing new techniques;

2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI

2009/2202(INI)

Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Herbert DORFMANN, Hans-Peter MAYER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Takes the view that, on the basis of scientific findings, the public should be provided with information about animals' needs and the correct ways of dealing with animals and that this should be done in an appropriate, serious-minded manner; considers that a European network of centres of reference should be responsible for implementing education and information measures, since imparting knowledge on the basis of standardised quality criteria is fundamental if people are to be prevented from developing extreme views;

2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Heading 6

~~The link between animal health and public health~~deleted

2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI

2009/2202(INI)

Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Herbert DORFMANN, Hans-Peter MAYER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

~~24. Recalls that the use of antibiotics is an indicator of the state of health of animals, and expresses its deep concern about the acute problem of antibiotic resistance in animals and humans;~~deleted

2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI

2009/2202(INI)

Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Herbert DORFMANN, Hans-Peter MAYER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Stresses that the problem of antibiotic resistance is not confined to farm animals, and calls on the Commission, therefore, in the light of Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, also to take account of the role of pets in this connection;deleted

2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI

2009/2202(INI)

Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Herbert DORFMANN, Hans-Peter MAYER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Recalls that diseases are by their nature not confined within national borders and stresses that common measures are therefore needed to tackle diseases - such as salmonellosis and rabies - which are passed on between human beings and animals, including pets, due to poor animal health and inadequate keeping of animals;deleted

2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI

2009/2202(INI)

Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Herbert DORFMANN, Hans-Peter MAYER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Recalls in this context its aforementioned resolution of 22 May 2008, which likewise stressed the problem of antibiotic resistance, and emphasises that farmers, breeders and animal owners are primarily responsible for monitoring animals' health and welfare;deleted

2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI

2009/2202(INI)

Peter JAHR, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Albert DESS, Herbert DORFMANN, Hans-Peter MAYER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

~~28. Calls on the Commission to step up its monitoring of the use of antibiotics in the European Union and, if need be, set up a common European database for this purpose;~~deleted

2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI

2009/2156(INI)

Peter JAHR, Herbert DORFMANN, Albert DESS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Giovanni LA VIA

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas the socio-economic criteria used prior to the 2005 reform by some Member States may no longer be used to delimit areas with 'natural handicaps', but may continue to be used to define areas with 'specific handicaps', which are supported pursuant to Article 50(3)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005,(Does not affect English version.)

2010/02/09
Committee: AGRI

2009/2156(INI)

Peter JAHR, Herbert DORFMANN, Albert DESS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Giovanni LA VIA

Motion for a resolution
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 migratio~~an 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;

2010/02/09
Committee: AGRI

2009/2156(INI)

Peter JAHR, Herbert DORFMANN, Albert DESS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Giovanni LA VIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Takes the view that the eight biophysical criteria proposed by the Commission ~~may~~could, 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;

2010/02/09
Committee: AGRI

2009/2156(INI)

Peter JAHR, Herbert DORFMANN, Albert DESS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Giovanni LA VIA

Motion for a resolution
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;

2010/02/09
Committee: AGRI

2009/2156(INI)

Peter JAHR, Herbert DORFMANN, Albert DESS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Giovanni LA VIA

Motion for a resolution
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;

2010/02/09
Committee: AGRI

2009/2156(INI)

Peter JAHR, Herbert DORFMANN, Albert DESS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Giovanni LA VIA

Motion for a resolution
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 grown~~as 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;

2010/02/09
Committee: AGRI

2009/2156(INI)

Peter JAHR, Herbert DORFMANN, Albert DESS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Giovanni LA VIA

Motion for a resolution
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;

2010/02/09
Committee: AGRI

2009/2156(INI)

Peter JAHR, Herbert DORFMANN, Albert DESS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Giovanni LA VIA

Motion for a resolution
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;

2010/02/09
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Hans-Peter MAYER, Elisabeth JEGGLE

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the objective should be to reduce the administrative costs of the CAP, ~~both direct and indirect,~~

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

~~F. whereas a new CAP should be more market-oriented and focused on reducing the excessive protectionism that hinders competition,~~deleted

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas, continuing along the same lines as in the Treaties establishing the EC, the Lisbon Treaty, which entered into force on 1 December 2009, likewise assigns a central role to the Common Agricultural Policy in the integration of the European Union and incorporates unchanged the objectives of European agricultural policy,

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)

Hb. whereas the Common Agricultural Policy is of central importance in the EU- 27 as a means not only of ensuring an adequate supply of safe food but also of continuing to respond to such challenges as the conservation of rural areas, mountain regions, disadvantaged areas, extremely peripheral areas and the multifunctionality of European agriculture,

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Hans-Peter MAYER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for the CAP to be outcome-driven rather than focused on regulation, ~~with~~and for Member States to offer~~ing~~ more help and a~~dvice to farmers, and believes that, to that end, a telephone helpline should be instituted in all Member States to assist~~ppropriate advice to farmers;

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Considers that the Member States should have the option, in rural development plans, to introduce a flat-rate land parcels scheme, particularly for small farms, on condition that compliance with the obligations entered into is guaranteed;

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Hans-Peter MAYER, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Giovanni LA VIA

Motion for a resolution
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;

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Hans-Peter MAYER, Giovanni LA VIA

Motion for a resolution
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;~~

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Hans-Peter MAYER, Elisabeth JEGGLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls for the possibility of autonomous error correction which would allow recipients of payments who unintentionally broke the rules to inform the authorities without becoming liable to fines as a result;

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls in this respect for ~~only continuous and repeated infringements indicating a reluctance to adhere to legisl~~greater care to be taken to ensure that penalties are proportionate, particularly in the event of infringements of animal identificativeon requirements ~~to be fined~~;

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Hans-Peter MAYER, Elisabeth JEGGLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Believes that the fundamental objective of checks is to encourage farmers to comply more fully with the law and that yearly CC controls for statutory management requirements (SMR) shcould be reduced~~, or even abolished,~~ if there have only been a few infringements in recent years;

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Hans-Peter MAYER, Elisabeth JEGGLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Emphasises that the requirement for follow-up checks in relation to small infringements (triviality limit) should be ~~abolished~~reduced to random samples;

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Considers that a ~~telephone helpline for farmers, established by the Member States’ departments of agriculture,~~n increase in the information work performed by the Member States would help prevent infringements and give Member States the means to steadily reduce their inspection quota;

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Considers that the number of CC requirements should ~~not steadily increase~~be reduced and their scope updated;

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Calls for the authorisation of a practicable and transparent system of indicators with the aim of simplifying the assessment instruments for CC checks and calls for abolition of the current system and of the possibility of two or more penalties being imposed for a single error;

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Hans-Peter MAYER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15b. Calls on the Commission to analyse the disproportion between infringements of animal identification regulations, accounting for some 70%, and other requirements and to make appropriate changes;

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Heading 3

~~Single d~~Direct payments

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Considers that ~~the provision of information should be reduced~~less information need be provided with applications, as the information needed can be found in the Board of Agriculture register;

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Calls for more flexible payment arrangements to be permitted which make it possible to make payments even before all checks have been definitively completed;

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Peter JAHR, Herbert DORFMANN, Albert DESS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Hans-Peter MAYER, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Giovanni LA VIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Stresses that in the first year of application the farmer needs to state the codes for the land used; that if the application is for the whole area, no further information regarding area is required; if the application is for part of the area, the farmer needs to specify the area; and for the second and subsequent years the farmer need only specify changes in the use of his land;deleted

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Hans-Peter MAYER, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Giovanni LA VIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

~~20. Considers that the future single payment should be based on a simplified flat rate basic support system based on uniform payments in order to make the CAP simpler, fairer and more transparent;~~deleted

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Calls for more flexible payment arrangements to be permitted which make it possible to make payments even before all checks have been definitively completed;

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

~~27. Considers that the identification of animals should be done using the producer number instead of the holding number;~~deleted

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Considers that a substantial simplification of the system of central databases for cattle, pigs, sheep and goats and the associated reporting is needed, which should in future at least make it possible for veterinary authorities to rest assured that there is reliable animal identification and to give them an overview of the principal animal populations and farm locations;

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Hans-Peter MAYER, Elisabeth JEGGLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

~~28. Believes that only one holding number should be issued per producer;~~deleted

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

~~28. Believes that only one holding number should be issued per producer;~~deleted

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Hans-Peter MAYER, Giovanni LA VIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Stresses that the number of registers should be limited, with batch registration combined with holding number being sufficient, and that there is no benefit in adding an individual register for each holding;deleted

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Stresses that the number of registers should be limited, with batch registration combined with holding number being sufficient, and that there is no benefit in adding an individual register for each holding;deleted

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

~~30. Believes that double reporting on the movement of sheep and goats to the central data base should be abolished (slaughter report + holding registers);~~deleted

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Stresses that electronic identification of bovine animals, sheep and goats should be voluntary and not compulsory;

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)

31a. Calls for the inspection quota for the identification of bovine animals to be reduced to 1%;

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 b (new)

31b. Calls for far-reaching harmonisation of the currently very differentiated animal identification regulations;

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Hans-Peter MAYER, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Giovanni LA VIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

~~32. Considers that the use of handwritten ear tags should be allowed for sheep in the same way as for bovines;~~deleted

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Hans-Peter MAYER, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Giovanni LA VIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)

32a. Considers that for sheep and goats, as for pigs, herd identification is sufficient;

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2151(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Considers that agricultural and forestry production are vulnerable to climatic phenomena such as drought, ~~storms,~~ frost, hail, forest fires, storms and floods, to health risks such as plagues and epidemics, and to human activities like pollution, acid rain and unintentional genetic contamination, to landslides because of problems related to urban planning, to forest fires due ~~to absence of forest maintenance and criminal behaviour~~primarily to criminal behaviour and the negligence of forest visitors, and to contamination of rivers due to chemical discharges from factories;

2010/03/02
Committee: AGRI

2009/2151(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Recalls that forests are important primarily for the production of wood, but also for maintaining biodiversity, the prevention of fires, floods, avalanches and erosion, management of groundwater resources, and landscape management;

2010/03/02
Committee: AGRI

2009/2151(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Considers that forest fires are a serious problem and that measures should be taken to avoid excessively dense afforestation and alter the composition of the forest; believes preference should be given to native species and mixed forests in the interest of higher resistance to fires, storms and insect damage; calls on the Commission to urge Member States to include legal provisions on civil and criminal liability for arsonists, and to coordinate assessment teams to be consulted on the recovery of the affected area, in order to avoid speculative activity;

2010/03/02
Committee: AGRI

2009/2151(INI)