Activities of Maria do Céu PATRÃO NEVES
Plenary speeches (1944)
EC - Albania: Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (accession of Croatia) (A7-0266/2014 - Nikola Vuljanić)
Arrangement with the Kingdom of Norway on the modalities of its participation in the European Asylum Support Office (A7-0257/2014 - Roberta Metsola)
Arrangement with the Principality of Liechtenstein on the modalities of its participation in the European Asylum Support Office (A7-0168/2014 - Roberta Metsola)
European long-term investment funds (A7-0211/2014 - Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou)
Maritime spatial planning and integrated coastal management (A7-0379/2013 - Gesine Meissner)
Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2015 - Section I - Parliament (A7-0277/2014 - Salvador Garriga Polledo)
Infringements of competition law (A7-0089/2014 - Andreas Schwab)
Shipments of waste (A7-0069/2014 - Bart Staes)
New psychoactive substances (A7-0172/2014 - Jacek Protasiewicz)
Criminal acts and penalties in the field of illicit drug trafficking (A7-0173/2014 - Teresa Jiménez-Becerril Barrio)
Negotiation of the EU-Japan strategic partnership agreement (A7-0244/2014 - Alojz Peterle)
Religious freedoms and cultural diversity (B7-0365/2014)
Russian pressure on Eastern Partnership countries and in particular destabilisation of eastern Ukraine (B7-0431/2014, B7-0435/2014, RCB7-0436/2014, B7-0436/2014, B7-0437/2014, B7-0441/2014, B7-0444/2014)
EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement negotiations (B7-0367/2014)
Commission follow-up to the 'TOP TEN' Consultation of SMEs on EU Regulation (B7-0415/2014, B7-0434/2014)
Protection of species of wild fauna and flora (A7-0087/2014 - Matthias Groote)
Fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the EU-Seychelles Fisheries Partnership Agreement (A7-0201/2014 - Maria do Céu Patrão Neves)
Fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the EU-Comoros Fisheries Partnership Agreement (A7-0177/2014 - Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa)
Fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the EU-Madagascar Fisheries Partnership Agreement (A7-0178/2014 - Crescenzio Rivellini)
EU-Korea Framework Agreement as regards matters related to readmission (A7-0267/2014 - Hubert Pirker)
EU-Korea Framework Agreement with the exception of matters related to readmission (A7-0265/2014 - Norica Nicolai)
EC-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Agreement (Protocol to take account of the accession of Croatia) (A7-0192/2014 - Charles Tannock)
EU-Georgia Framework Agreement on the general principles for the participation of Georgia in Union programmes (A7-0191/2014 - Krzysztof Lisek)
Authorisation for Portugal to apply a reduced rate of excise duty in the autonomous regions of Madeira and Azores on certain alcoholic beverages (A7-0262/2014 - Danuta Maria Hübner)
AIEM tax applicable in the Canary Islands (A7-0263/2014 - Danuta Maria Hübner)
Amendment of the period of application of Council Decision[nbsp ]2004/162/EC concerning the dock dues in the French overseas departments (A7-0264/2014 - Danuta Maria Hübner)
Amendment of Parliament's Rules of Procedure with regard to parliamentary questions (A7-0123/2014 - Zita Gurmai)
Amendment of Rule 90 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure on international agreements (A7-0253/2014 - David Martin)
Amendment of Parliament's Rules of Procedure so as to allow for the possibility of electronic signatures (A7-0175/2014 - György Schöpflin)
Draft amending budget No 1/2014: technical adjustments concerning the European Investment Fund, Horizon 2020 and the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking (A7-0276/2014 - Anne E. Jensen)
Introduction of noise-related operating restrictions at European Union airports (A7-0274/2014 - Jörg Leichtfried)
Union action for the European Capitals of Culture for the years 2020 to 2033 (A7-0275/2014 - Marco Scurria)
Incidental catches of cetaceans (A7-0272/2014 - Raül Romeva i Rueda)
Posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services (A7-0249/2013 - Danuta Jazłowiecka)
Return of cultural objects unlawfully removed from the territory of a Member State (A7-0058/2014 - Marie-Christine Vergiat)
Reducing the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags (A7-0174/2014 - Margrete Auken)
Surveillance of external sea borders (A7-0461/2013 - Carlos Coelho)
Financial responsibility linked to investor-state dispute settlement tribunals established by international agreements to which the EU is party (A7-0124/2013 - Paweł Zalewski)
Protection against dumped and subsidised imports from countries not members of the EU (A7-0053/2014 - Christofer Fjellner)
Statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (A7-0140/2013 - Marietta Giannakou)
Financing of European political parties (A7-0200/2013 - Ingeborg Gräßle)
Financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (A7-0108/2014 - Ingeborg Gräßle)
Carbon dioxide emissions from maritime transport (A7-0080/2014 - Theodoros Skylakakis)
Invasive alien species (A7-0088/2014 - Pavel Poc)
Technical implementation of the Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (A7-0171/2014 - Vladimir Urutchev)
Fight against fraud to the Union's financial interests by means of criminal law (A7-0251/2014 - Ingeborg Gräßle, Juan Fernando López Aguilar)
2012 discharge: European Parliament (A7-0246/2014 - Cătălin Sorin Ivan)
European Parliament's right of inquiry (A7-0352/2011 - David Martin)
Relations between the European Parliament and the national parliaments (A7-0255/2014 - Carlo Casini)
Implementing measures for the system of own resources (A7-0269/2014 - Anne E. Jensen, Jean-Luc Dehaene)
System of own resources (A7-0271/2014 - Anne E. Jensen, Jean-Luc Dehaene)
Traditional, VAT- and GNI based own resources and measures to meet cash requirements (A7-0268/2014 - Anne E. Jensen, Jean-Luc Dehaene)
Implementing measures for the system of own resources (A7-0270/2014 - Anne E. Jensen, Jean-Luc Dehaene)
Enhanced cooperation between Public employment services (A7-0072/2014 - Frédéric Daerden)
European Union Solidarity Fund (A7-0078/2014 - Rosa Estaràs Ferragut)
Capital increase of the European Investment Fund (A7-0156/2014 - Eider Gardiazábal Rubial)
European Medicines Agency (conduct of pharmacovigilance activities in respect of medicinal products for human use) (A7-0476/2013 - Linda McAvan)
Macro-financial assistance to the Republic of Tunisia (A7-0110/2014 - Vital Moreira)
Recovery plan for Bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean (A7-0102/2014 - Raül Romeva i Rueda)
Protection of the euro and other currencies against counterfeiting by criminal law (A7-0018/2014 - Anthea McIntyre)
Honey (A7-0440/2013 - Julie Girling)
European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (A7-0282/2013 - Alain Cadec)
European Police College (A7-0146/2014 - Kinga Gál)
Effectiveness of European Social Fund spending on older workers (Court of Auditors Special Report 25/2012) (A7-0151/2014 - Zigmantas Balčytis)
Request for defence of the parliamentary immunity of Mario Borghezio (A7-0245/2014 - Bernhard Rapkay)
69th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (A7-0250/2014 - Alexander Graf Lambsdorff)
Role of broadcasting media in projecting the EU and its values (A7-0248/2014 - Graham Watson)
Sound level of motor vehicles (A7-0239/2014 - Miroslav Ouzký)
Computer databases which are part of the surveillance networks in the Member States (A7-0201/2012 - Sophie Auconie)
Application and enforcement of international trade rules (A7-0308/2013 - Niccolò Rinaldi)
Imports of rice from Bangladesh (A7-0304/2013 - Paul Murphy)
European environmental economic accounts (A7-0420/2013 - Elena Oana Antonescu)
European Year for Development (2015) (A7-0384/2013 - Charles Goerens)
Space surveillance and tracking support framework (A7-0030/2014 - Amelia Andersdotter)
Management of expenditure relating to the food chain, animal health and animal welfare, and relating to plant health and plant reproductive material (A7-0424/2013 - Agnès Le Brun)
Imports of timber (A7-0429/2013 - Iuliu Winkler)
Clinical trials on medicinal products for human use (A7-0208/2013 - Glenis Willmott)
Community framework for the nuclear safety of nuclear installations (A7-0252/2014 - Romana Jordan)
Common system of taxation applicable in the case of parent companies and subsidiaries of different Member States (A7-0243/2014 - Mojca Kleva Kekuš)
Mid-term review of the Stockholm Programme (A7-0153/2014 - Luigi Berlinguer, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Carlo Casini)
Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items (A7-0236/2014 - Christofer Fjellner)
Interchange fees for card-based payment transactions (A7-0167/2014 - Pablo Zalba Bidegain)
Payment services in the internal market (A7-0169/2014 - Diogo Feio)
European single market for electronic communications (A7-0190/2014 - Pilar del Castillo Vera)
Electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market (A7-0365/2013 - Marita Ulvskog)
Statutory audit of public-interest entities (A7-0177/2013 - Sajjad Karim)
Reduction or elimination of customs duties on goods originating in Ukraine (A7-0238/2014 - Paweł Zalewski)
EU comprehensive approach and coherence of EU external action (A7-0138/2014 - Arnaud Danjean)
2012 discharge: European Commission and executive agencies (A7-0242/2014 - Markus Pieper)
Court of Auditors' special reports in the context of the 2012 Commission discharge (A7-0222/2014 - Markus Pieper)
2012 discharge: 8th, 9th and 10th European Development Funds (A7-0176/2014 - Jan Mulder)
2012 discharge: European Council and Council (A7-0189/2014 - Bogusław Sonik)
2012 discharge: European External Action Service (A7-0199/2014 - Tamás Deutsch)
Electronic identification of bovine animals (A7-0199/2012 - Sophie Auconie)
2012 discharge: Court of Justice (A7-0213/2014 - Tamás Deutsch)
2012 discharge: Court of Auditors (A7-0212/2014 - Tamás Deutsch)
2012 discharge: Economic and Social Committee (A7-0218/2014 - Bogusław Sonik)
2012 discharge: Committee of the Regions (A7-0226/2014 - Bogusław Sonik)
2012 discharge: European Ombudsman (A7-0225/2014 - Bogusław Sonik)
2012 discharge: European Data Protection Supervisor (A7-0228/2014 - Bogusław Sonik)
2012 discharge: Performance, financial management and control of EU agencies (A7-0237/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2012 discharge: Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (A7-0206/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2012 discharge: Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union (A7-0205/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2012 discharge: European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (A7-0207/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2012 discharge: European Police College (A7-0240/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2012 discharge: European Aviation Safety Agency (A7-0221/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2012 discharge: European Asylum Support Office (A7-0187/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2012 discharge: European Banking Authority (A7-0220/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2012 discharge: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (A7-0224/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2012 discharge: European Chemicals Agency (A7-0229/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2012 discharge: European Environment Agency (A7-0235/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
Annual Report 2012 on the protection of the EU's financial interests - Fight against fraud (A7-0195/2014 - Inés Ayala Sender)
Clinical trials on medicinal products for human use (debate)
Pakistan's regional role and political relations with the EU (A7-0117/2014 - Boris Zala)
Anti-missile shield for Europe (A7-0109/2014 - Sampo Terho)
European fishing sector and the EU-Thailand free trade agreement (A7-0130/2014 - Gabriel Mato Adrover)
European gastronomic heritage (A7-0127/2014 - Santiago Fisas Ayxela)
Protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data (A7-0402/2013 - Jan Philipp Albrecht)
Protection of the euro against counterfeiting (Pericles 2020) (A7-0152/2014 - Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra)
EU-Azerbaijan Agreement on the facilitation of the issuance of visas (A7-0155/2014 - Mariya Gabriel)
EU-Azerbaijan Agreement on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation (A7-0154/2014 - Mariya Gabriel)
Number of interparliamentary delegations, delegations to joint interparliamentary committees and delegations to parliamentary cooperation committees and multilateral Parliamentary Assemblies (B7-0240/2014)
Provision of food information to consumers as regards the definition of 'engineered nanomaterials' (B7-0185/2014)
Processing of personal data for the purposes of crime prevention (A7-0403/2013 - Dimitrios Droutsas)
Implementation of the Single European Sky (A7-0095/2014 - Marian-Jean Marinescu)
Aerodromes, air traffic management and air navigation services (A7-0098/2014 - David-Maria Sassoli)
Package travel and assisted travel arrangements (A7-0124/2014 - Hans-Peter Mayer)
Fluorinated greenhouse gases (A7-0240/2013 - Bas Eickhout)
Freedom of movement for workers (A7-0386/2013 - Edit Bauer)
Assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (A7-0277/2013 - Andrea Zanoni)
Statistics relating to external trade with non-member countries (delegated and implementing powers) (A7-0042/2014 - Vital Moreira)
Copernicus programme (A7-0027/2014 - Vittorio Prodi)
European GNSS Agency (A7-0364/2013 - Amalia Sartori)
Priorities for EU relations with the Eastern partnership countries (A7-0157/2014 - Paweł Robert Kowal)
US NSA surveillance programme, surveillance bodies in various Member States and impact on EU citizens' fundamental rights (A7-0139/2014 - Claude Moraes)
Evaluation of justice in relation to criminal justice and the rule of law (A7-0122/2014 - Kinga Göncz)
Preparing for a fully converged audiovisual world (A7-0057/2014 - Sabine Verheyen)
EU citizenship report 2013 (A7-0107/2014 - Nikolaos Salavrakos)
European Public Prosecutor's Office (A7-0141/2014 - Salvatore Iacolino)
2013 progress report on Turkey (B7-0241/2014)
EU strategy for the Arctic (B7-0228/2014, B7-0229/2014, B7-0230/2014, B7-0231/2014, B7-0232/2014, B7-0233/2014)
Statistics of goods transport by inland waterways (delegated and implementing powers) (A7-0003/2014 - Eva Lichtenberger)
Statistics for the macroeconomic imbalances procedure (A7-0143/2014 - Derk Jan Eppink)
Extension of the EC-USA scientific and technological cooperation agreement (A7-0126/2014 - Amalia Sartori)
Nagoya Protocol on Access to genetic resources (A7-0061/2014 - Sandrine Bélier)
European Globalisation Adjustment Fund - application EGF/2013/008 ES/Comunidad Valenciana textiles (A7-0158/2014 - Frédéric Daerden)
Production and making available on the market of plant reproductive material (plant reproductive material law) (A7-0112/2014 - Sergio Paolo Francesco Silvestris)
European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and European Securities and Markets Authority (A7-0077/2012 - Burkhard Balz)
Information accompanying transfers of funds (A7-0140/2014 - Mojca Kleva Kekuš, Timothy Kirkhope)
Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing (A7-0150/2014 - Krišjānis Kariņš, Judith Sargentini)
EU guarantee to EIB against losses under financing operations supporting investment projects outside the Union (A7-0392/2013 - Ivailo Kalfin)
Genetic resources (A7-0263/2013 - Sandrine Bélier)
Roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers (A7-0210/2013 - Werner Kuhn)
Registration documents for vehicles (A7-0199/2013 - Vilja Savisaar-Toomast)
Roadworthiness of commercial vehicles (A7-0207/2013 - Olga Sehnalová)
Rail transport statistics (A7-0002/2014 - Michael Cramer)
Electronic invoicing in public procurement (A7-0004/2014 - Birgit Collin-Langen)
Farm structure surveys and survey on agricultural production methods (A7-0111/2014 - Paolo De Castro)
Goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products (A7-0260/2013 - Paolo De Castro)
European Investment Bank annual report 2012 (A7-0137/2014 - Marian-Jean Marinescu)
European System of Financial Supervision review (A7-0133/2014 - Sven Giegold)
Public access to documents 2011-2013 (A7-0148/2014 - Sophia in 't Veld)
Activities of the Committee on Petitions 2013 (A7-0131/2014 - Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa)
Eradication of torture in the world (A7-0100/2014 - Véronique De Keyser)
Saudi Arabia (A7-0125/2014 - Ana Gomes)
Horticulture (short presentation) (continuation)
Specific actions in the Common Fisheries Policy for developing the role of women (short presentation)
Common European sales law (A7-0301/2013 - Klaus-Heiner Lehne, Luigi Berlinguer)
Manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products (A7-0276/2013 - Linda McAvan)
SOLVIT (A7-0059/2014 - Morten Løkkegaard)
European Investigation Order (A7-0477/2013 - Nuno Melo)
Visa requirements for third-countries nationals (A7-0104/2014 - Tanja Fajon)
EU-Indonesia voluntary partnership agreement on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the EU (A7-0043/2014 - Yannick Jadot)
Control of persons at external borders (A7-0082/2014 - Tanja Fajon)
Third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders of Member States and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (A7-0373/2013 - Mariya Gabriel)
Situation in Ukraine (RCB7-0219/2014, B7-0219/2014, B7-0220/2014, B7-0221/2014, B7-0222/2014, B7-0223/2014, B7-0224/2014)
Situation in Iraq (RCB7-0188/2014, B7-0188/2014, B7-0189/2014, B7-0190/2014, B7-0191/2014, B7-0192/2014, B7-0193/2014)
Use of armed drones (RCB7-0201/2014, B7-0201/2014, B7-0202/2014, B7-0203/2014, B7-0204/2014, B7-0205/2014, B7-0206/2014)
Fundamental rights in the European Union (2012) (A7-0051/2014 - Louis Michel)
European Arrest Warrant (A7-0039/2014 - Sarah Ludford)
EU-Indonesia voluntary partnership agreement on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the EU (B7-0187/2014)
Situation in Venezuela (RCB7-0207/2014, B7-0207/2014, B7-0212/2014, B7-0215/2014, B7-0216/2014, B7-0217/2014, B7-0218/2014)
Future of EU visa policy (B7-0194/2014)
Specific actions in the Common Fisheries Policy for developing the role of women (A7-0070/2014 - Dolores García-Hierro Caraballo, Raül Romeva i Rueda)
Private copying levies (A7-0114/2014 - Françoise Castex)
Single market governance (A7-0066/2014 - Sergio Gaetano Cofferati)
Cohesion Policy (A7-0081/2014 - Vilja Savisaar-Toomast)
Optimising the potential of outermost regions (A7-0121/2014 - Younous Omarjee)
Evaluation of the Union's finances (A7-0068/2014 - Michael Theurer)
Deployment of the interoperable EU-wide eCall (A7-0482/2013 - Philippe De Backer)
EC-Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama Political dialogue and cooperation agreement, with the exception of Article 49(3) thereof (A7-0463/2013 - José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra)
EC-Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama Political dialogue and cooperation agreement, as regards Article 49(3) thereof (A7-0119/2014 - Renate Weber)
Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (A7-0470/2013 - Pervenche Berès)
Common system of value added tax (A7-0090/2014 - Ivo Strejček)
Amendment of decision 2009/831/EC as regards its period of application (A7-0113/2014 - Danuta Maria Hübner)
Amendment to Decision[nbsp ]2004/162/EC with regard to its implementation in Mayotte from 1[nbsp ]January[nbsp ]2014 (A7-0144/2014 - Danuta Maria Hübner)
EC-Indonesia framework agreement on comprehensive partnership and cooperation, with the exception of matters related to readmission (A7-0093/2014 - Ana Gomes)
EC-Indonesia framework agreement on comprehensive partnership and cooperation, with the exception of matters related to readmission (A7-0134/2014 - Ana Gomes)
EC-Indonesia framework agreement on comprehensive partnership and cooperation, as regards matters related to readmission (A7-0115/2014 - Ana Gomes)
EU-Turkey agreement on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation (A7-0097/2014 - Renate Sommer)
Recommendation for a decision - Extending Rule 147 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure until the end of the eighth parliamentary term
Amendment of Rules 166 (final vote) and 195(3) (voting in committee) of Parliament's Rules of Procedure (A7-0035/2014 - Carlo Casini)
Single European railway area (A7-0037/2014 - Saïd El Khadraoui)
Domestic passenger transport services by rail (A7-0034/2014 - Mathieu Grosch)
Interoperability of the rail system (A7-0033/2014 - Izaskun Bilbao Barandica)
Railway safety (A7-0015/2014 - Michael Cramer)
European Union Agency for Railways (A7-0016/2014 - Roberts Zīle)
Normalisation of the accounts of railway undertakings (A7-0472/2013 - Jaromír Kohlíček)
Occurrence reporting in civil aviation (A7-0317/2013 - Christine De Veyrac)
Deployment of the eCall in-vehicle system (A7-0106/2014 - Olga Sehnalová)
Insurance mediation (A7-0085/2014 - Werner Langen)
Third programme for the Union's action if the field of health (2014-2020) (A7-0224/2012 - Françoise Grossetête)
Trans-European telecommunications networks (A7-0272/2013 - Evžen Tošenovský)
Accessibility of public sector bodies' websites (A7-0460/2013 - Jorgo Chatzimarkakis)
Long-term financing of the European economy (A7-0065/2014 - Wolf Klinz)
Sexual exploitation and prostitution and its impact on gender equality (A7-0071/2014 - Mary Honeyball)
Promoting development through responsible business practices (A7-0132/2014 - Judith Sargentini)
Svalbard Archipelago and its fisheries resources (debate)
Request for the waiver of the parliamentary immunity of Tadeusz Cymański (A7-0099/2014 - Dimitar Stoyanov)
Member States experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability (A7-0046/2014 - Maria do Céu Patrão Neves)
Adapting legal acts providing for the use of the regulatory procedure with scrutiny (Articles 290 and 291 TFEU) (A7-0011/2014 - József Szájer)
Adapting legal acts in the area of Justice providing for the use of the regulatory procedure with scrutiny (Article 290 TFEU) (A7-0480/2013 - József Szájer)
Adapting legal acts providing for the use of the regulatory procedure with scrutiny (Article 290 TFEU) (A7-0010/2014 - József Szájer)
Appointment of a member of the Court of Auditors - Oskar HERICS (AT) (A7-0128/2014 - Inés Ayala Sender)
Amendment of Rule 136 of the Rules of Procedure on the attendance of Members at sittings (A7-0038/2014 - Gerald Häfner)
2020 target to reduce CO2 emissions from new passenger cars (A7-0151/2013 - Thomas Ulmer)
Community trade mark (A7-0031/2014 - Cecilia Wikström)
Freezing and confiscation of proceeds of crime (A7-0178/2013 - Monica Luisa Macovei)
Laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (A7-0032/2014 - Cecilia Wikström)
European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation and Training (Europol) (A7-0096/2014 - Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra)
Conditions of entry and residence[nbsp ]of third-country nationals (A7-0377/2013 - Cecilia Wikström)
European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps (A7-0158/2013 - Michèle Striffler)
Fund for European aid to the most deprived (A7-0183/2013 - Emer Costello)
Biocidal products (A7-0354/2013 - Matthias Groote)
Combating violence against women (A7-0075/2014 - Antonyia Parvanova)
Delegation of legislative powers and the Commission's exercise of implementing powers (A7-0435/2013 - József Szájer)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: annual growth survey 2014 (A7-0084/2014 - Philippe De Backer)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects (A7-0091/2014 - Sergio Gutiérrez Prieto)
Plant breeding (A7-0044/2014 - Marit Paulsen)
A 2030 framework for climate and energy policies (A7-0047/2014 - Anne Delvaux, Konrad Szymański)
Resolution of credit institutions and certain investment firms in the framework of a Single Resolution Mechanism and a Single Bank Resolution Fund (A7-0478/2013 - Elisa Ferreira)
Recommendation for a decision, pursuant to Rule 88(2) and (3) of the Rules of Procedure, on the draft Commission regulation concerning the country of origin or place of provenance for fresh, chilled, and frozen meat of swine, sheep, goats and poultry (B7-0087/2014)
Recommendation for a decision, pursuant to Rules 88(4)(d) and 87a(6) of the Rules of Procedure, to raise no objections to draft Commission Regulation (EU) No.../...amending Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 in particular to determine the volumes of greenhouse gas emission allowances to be auctioned in 2013-2020 (B7-0090/2014)
Situation in Ukraine (RCB7-0138/2014, B7-0138/2014, B7-0139/2014, B7-0140/2014, B7-0158/2014, B7-0161/2014, B7-0163/2014, B7-0164/2014)
Situation in Syria (RCB7-0141/2014, B7-0141/2014, B7-0142/2014, B7-0143/2014, B7-0144/2014, B7-0155/2014, B7-0157/2014, B7-0160/2014)
Situation in Egypt (RCB7-0145/2014, B7-0145/2014, B7-0146/2014, B7-0147/2014, B7-0148/2014, B7-0153/2014, B7-0154/2014, B7-0162/2014)
EU-Russia summit (B7-0149/2014, RCB7-0150/2014, B7-0150/2014, B7-0151/2014, B7-0152/2014, B7-0156/2014, B7-0159/2014)
2013 progress report on Bosnia and Herzegovina (B7-0074/2014)
2013 progress report on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (B7-0073/2014)
2013 progress report on Montenegro (B7-0072/2014)
Elimination of female genital mutilation (B7-0091/2014)
NAIADES II: An action programme to support inland waterway transport (B7-0094/2014)
Undocumented women migrants in the European Union (A7-0001/2014 - Norica Nicolai)
Conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of seasonal employment (A7-0428/2013 - Claude Moraes)
Imports of Atlantic bigeye tuna (A7-0475/2013 - Raül Romeva i Rueda)
EU-Gabon protocol setting out fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement (A7-0049/2014 - João Ferreira)
Relations between the EU on the one hand, and Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark on the other (A7-0054/2014 - Ricardo Cortés Lastra)
Insurance of natural and man-made disasters (A7-0005/2014 - Sampo Terho)
Appointment of the Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank (A7-0086/2014 - Sharon Bowles)
Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation concerning cooperation on the application of their competition laws (A7-0060/2014 - George Sabin Cutaş)
EU cooperation agreements on competition policy enforcement – the way forward (B7-0088/2014)
Authorising Member States to ratify, in the interests of the European Union, the Arms Trade Treaty (A7-0041/2014 - David Martin)
Arms Trade Treaty (B7-0075/2014)
Protection against dumped and subsidised imports from countries not members of the EU (A7-0053/2014 - Christofer Fjellner)
Compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy (A7-0468/2013 - Isabelle Thomas)
Equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (A7-0255/2012 - Zuzana Roithová)
Explosives for civil uses (A7-0256/2012 - Zuzana Roithová)
Non-automatic weighing instruments (A7-0257/2012 - Zuzana Roithová)
Electromagnetic compatibility (A7-0258/2012 - Zuzana Roithová)
Electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits (A7-0259/2012 - Zuzana Roithová)
Lifts and safety components for lifts (A7-0260/2012 - Zuzana Roithová)
Simple pressure vessels (A7-0261/2012 - Zuzana Roithová)
Measuring instruments (A7-0376/2012 - Zuzana Roithová)
Compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights (A7-0020/2014 - Georges Bach)
Insolvency proceedings (A7-0481/2013 - Klaus-Heiner Lehne)
Inclusion of Greenland in implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme (A7-0467/2013 - Vital Moreira)
Participation of Greenland in the Kimberley Process certification scheme (A7-0466/2013 - Vital Moreira)
Migration to Union-wide credit transfers and direct debits (A7-0036/2014 - Sharon Bowles)
Cape Town Agreement of 2012 on the Implementation of the provisions of the 1993 Protocol relating to the Torremolinos International Convention of 1977 for the Safety of Fishing Vessels (A7-0040/2014 - Werner Kuhn)
29th annual report on monitoring the application of EU law (2011) (A7-0055/2014 - Eva Lichtenberger)
Request for the defence of parliamentary immunity of Lara Comi (A7-0067/2014 - Bernhard Rapkay)
Request for waiver of the parliamentary immunity of Zbigniew Ziobro (A7-0045/2014 - Cecilia Wikström)
Promoting free movement by simplifying the acceptance of certain public documents (A7-0017/2014 - Bernhard Rapkay)
Classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (A7-0319/2013 - Sari Essayah)
Copyright and related rights and multi-territorial licensing of rights in musical works for online uses (A7-0281/2013 - Marielle Gallo)
Criminal sanctions for insider dealing and market manipulation (A7-0344/2012 - Arlene McCarthy)
Investment projects in energy infrastructure (A7-0323/2013 - Adina-Ioana Vălean)
Appointment of a member of the Court of Auditors (Klaus-Heiner LEHNE - DE) (A7-0050/2014 - Inés Ayala Sender)
Court of Auditors (A7-0014/2014 - Inés Ayala Sender)
EU regulatory fitness and subsidiarity and proportionality - better lawmaking (A7-0056/2014 - Sajjad Karim)
Homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity (A7-0009/2014 - Ulrike Lunacek)
Implementation of Unfair Commercial Practices Directive (A7-0474/2013 - Robert Rochefort)
EU justice scoreboard (A7-0442/2013 - Tadeusz Zwiefka)
Local and regional consequences of the development of smart grids (A7-0019/2014 - Elisabeth Schroedter)
Small agricultural holdings (A7-0029/2014 - Czesław Adam Siekierski)
Integrated parcel delivery market for the growth of e-commerce (A7-0024/2014 - Pablo Arias Echeverría)
Steel industry in Europe (A7-0028/2014 - András Gyürk)
Recognising ecological damage in EU and international law (debate)
Reindustrialising Europe to promote competitiveness and sustainability (A7-0464/2013 - Reinhard Bütikofer)
Appointment of a Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (Sabine Lautenschläger) (A7-0023/2014 - Sharon Bowles)
Authorising France to apply a reduced rate of certain indirect taxes on ‘traditional’ rum produced in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion (A7-0013/2014 - Danuta Maria Hübner)
Amendment of Parliament 's Rules of Procedure on the waiver and the defence of parliamentary immunity (A7-0012/2014 - Anneli Jäätteenmäki)
Placing on the market, for cultivation, of a genetically modified maize product (B7-0007/2014)ЍЍ
Respect for the fundamental right of free movement in the EU (RCB7-0016/2014, B7-0016/2014, B7-0023/2014, B7-0024/2014, B7-0025/2014, B7-0026/2014, B7-0027/2014)
EU citizenship for sale (RCB7-0015/2014, B7-0015/2014, B7-0017/2014, B7-0028/2014, B7-0029/2014, B7-0030/2014, B7-0031/2014)
2013 progress report on Serbia (B7-0006/2014)
European integration process of Kosovo (B7-0004/2014)
2012 progress report on Iceland and post-election perspectives (B7-0005/2014)
EU homelessness strategy (RCB7-0008/2014, B7-0008/2014, B7-0009/2014, B7-0010/2014, B7-0011/2014, B7-0012/2014)
Powers and responsibilities of the standing committees (B7-0001/2014)
Repeal of Council Decision 2007/124/EC, Euratom (A7-0432/2013 - Juan Fernando López Aguilar)
Renewal of the EU-Russia agreement on cooperation in science and technology (A7-0473/2013 - Amalia Sartori)
Denominations and technical specifications of euro coins intended for circulation (A7-0479/2013 - Jean-Paul Gauzès)
Future of EU-ASEAN relations (A7-0441/2013 - Reinhard Bütikofer)
Tachographs and social legislation relating to road transport (A7-0471/2013 - Silvia-Adriana Ţicău)
Award of concession contracts (A7-0030/2013 - Philippe Juvin)
Public procurement (A7-0007/2013 - Marc Tarabella)
Procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors (A7-0034/2013 - Marc Tarabella)
Access of goods and services to public procurement markets (A7-0454/2013 - Daniel Caspary)
Honey (A7-0440/2013 - Julie Girling)
Hercule III programme and protection of the European Union's financial interests (A7-0385/2012 - Monica Luisa Macovei)
Statistics relating to trading of goods between Member States (A7-0457/2013 - Hans-Peter Martin)
Combating wildlife crime (B7-0013/2014)
Request for the defence of the parliamentary immunity of Lara Comi (A7-0469/2013 - Eva Lichtenberger)
Smart specialisation: networking excellence for a sound Cohesion Policy (A7-0462/2013 - Hermann Winkler)
Rules on voting and contents of reports in the consent procedure (A7-0412/2013 - Rafał Trzaskowski)
CO2 emissions from new light commercial vehicles (A7-0168/2013 - Holger Krahmer)
Consumer programme 2014-2020 (A7-0214/2012 - Robert Rochefort)
Community tariff quotas for high-quality beef, and for pigmeat, poultrymeat, wheat and meslin, and brans, sharps and other residues (A7-0212/2012 - Vital Moreira)
Imports of olive oil and other agricultural products from Turkey (A7-0209/2012 - Vital Moreira)
Geographical indications of aromatised wine products (A7-0158/2012 - Paolo Bartolozzi)
Carbon capture and storage technology (A7-0430/2013 - Chris Davies)
eHealth Action Plan 2012-2020 (A7-0443/2013 - Pilar Ayuso)
Food crisis, fraud in the food chain and the control thereof (A7-0434/2013 - Esther de Lange)
Effective labour inspections as a strategy to improve working conditions (A7-0458/2013 - Jutta Steinruck)
Financial participation of employees in companies' proceeds (A7-0465/2013 - Phil Bennion)
Social protection for all, including self-employed workers (A7-0459/2013 - Vilija Blinkevičiūtė)
New Cohesion Policy programming period (A7-0007/2014 - Derek Vaughan)
Plastic waste in the environment (A7-0453/2013 - Vittorio Prodi)
Regional branding (A7-0456/2013 - Eric Andrieu)
Exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting (the 'Pericles 2020' programme) (A7-0423/2013 - Anthea McIntyre)
Amendment of Regulation (EU) No 99/2013 on the European statistical programme 2013-17 (A7-0401/2013 - Pablo Zalba Bidegain)
ILO Convention concerning decent work for domestic workers (A7-0394/2013 - Inês Cristina Zuber)
EU-Armenia agreement on the general principles for Armenia 's participation in Union programmes (A7-0406/2013 - Tomasz Piotr Poręba)
EU-France agreement concerning the application to the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy of Union legislation on taxation (A7-0404/2013 - Sławomir Nitras)
Amendment to Decision 2002/546/EC as regards its period of application (A7-0431/2013 - Danuta Maria Hübner)
EU donor coordination on development aid (A7-0393/2013 - Gay Mitchell)
Appointment of a member of the Court of Auditors (Phil Wynn Owen - UK) (A7-0438/2013 - Inés Ayala Sender)
Appointment of a member of the Court of Auditors (Alex Brenninkmeijer - NL) (A7-0433/2013 - Inés Ayala Sender)
Appointment of a member of the Court of Auditors (Henri Grethen - LU) (A7-0439/2013 - Inés Ayala Sender)
Appointment of a member of the Court of Auditors (Nikolaos Milionis - EL) (A7-0436/2013 - Inés Ayala Sender)
Appointment of a member of the Court of Auditors (Danièle Lamarque - FR) (A7-0437/2013 - Inés Ayala Sender)
Appointment of the Chair of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank (A7-0452/2013 - Sharon Bowles)
Common rules and procedures for the implementation of the Union's instruments for external action (A7-0447/2013 - Elmar Brok)
Instrument for stability (A7-0451/2013 - Reinhard Bütikofer)
European neighbourhood instrument (A7-0449/2013 - Eduard Kukan)
Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (A7-0445/2013 - Libor Rouček)
Partnership instrument for cooperation with third countries (A7-0446/2013 - Antonio López-Istúriz White)
Financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide (A7-0448/2013 - Alexander Graf Lambsdorff)
Establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation (A7-0450/2013 - Thijs Berman)
European Globalisation Adjustment Fund 2014-2020 (A7-0005/2013 - Marian Harkin)
Mandatory automatic exchange of information in the field of taxation (A7-0376/2013 - George Sabin Cutaş)
System for registration of carriers of radioactive materials (A7-0385/2013 - Béla Kovács)
Human rights in the world 2012 and EU policy on the matter (A7-0418/2013 - Eduard Kukan)
Annual report on EU competition policy (A7-0357/2013 - Ramon Tremosa i Balcells)
Milk production in mountain areas, disadvantaged areas and outermost regions (A7-0383/2013 - Herbert Dorfmann)
Resilience and disaster risk reduction in developing countries (A7-0375/2013 - Gay Mitchell)
Women with disabilities (A7-0329/2013 - Angelika Werthmann)
European retail action plan for the benefit of all actors (A7-0374/2013 - Cornelis de Jong)
Justice Programme 2014-2020 (A7-0396/2013 - Luigi Berlinguer, Philip Claeys)
Rights and Citizenship Programme 2014-2020 (A7-0397/2013 - Kinga Göncz)
Autonomous trade preferences for Moldova (A7-0422/2013 - Iuliu Winkler)
ILO Convention concerning safety in the use of chemicals at work (A7-0400/2013 - Jutta Steinruck)
Illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms, their parts and components and ammunition (A7-0359/2013 - Véronique Mathieu Houillon)
EU-China Agreement relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the EU (A7-0332/2013 - Helmut Scholz)
Importation of beef from animals not treated with certain growth-promoting hormones and increased duties applied by the United States to certain products of the European Union (A7-0427/2013 - Vital Moreira)
EU-Côte d’Ivoire Fisheries Partnership Agreement: protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution (A7-0416/2013 - Jean Louis Cottigny)
Imports of certain fishery products into the Canary Islands from 2014 to 2020 (A7-0415/2013 - Gabriel Mato Adrover)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund - application EGF/2013/001 FI/Nokia from Finland (A7-0411/2013 - Juan Andrés Naranjo Escobar)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund - application EGF/2013/003 DE/First Solar from Germany (A7-0408/2013 - Nadezhda Neynsky)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (application EGF/2012/011 DL/Vestas - Denmark) (A7-0410/2013 - Jan Kozłowski)
Negotiations for an EU-Canada strategic partnership agreement (A7-0407/2013 - Elisabeth Jeggle)
Recovery and resolution framework for non-bank institutions (A7-0343/2013 - Kay Swinburne)
EU space industrial policy (A7-0338/2013 - Angelika Niebler)
Cloud computing (A7-0353/2013 - Pilar del Castillo Vera)
Evaluation report regarding BEREC (A7-0378/2013 - Salvador Sedó i Alabart)
Civil protection mechanism (A7-0003/2013 - Elisabetta Gardini)
Credit agreements relating to residential property (A7-0202/2012 - Antolín Sánchez Presedo)
Imports of rice from Bangladesh (A7-0304/2013 - Paul Murphy)
Timing of auctions of greenhouse gas allowances (A7-0046/2013 - Matthias Groote)
Gender aspects of the European framework of national Roma inclusion strategies (A7-0349/2013 - Lívia Járóka)
Development and 'state building' in South Sudan (A7-0380/2013 - Véronique De Keyser)
CARS 2020: towards a strong, competitive and sustainable European car industry (A7-0391/2013 - Franck Proust)
Sexual and reproductive health and rights (A7-0426/2013 - Edite Estrela)
Volunteering and voluntary activity in Europe (A7-0348/2013 - Marco Scurria)
Common Fisheries Policy - Common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products (debate)
North-East Atlantic: deep-sea stocks and fishing in international waters - Status of the North-East Atlantic mackerel fishery (debate)
EU-Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement: protocol setting out fishing opportunities and financial contributions (debate)
EU-Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement: protocol setting out fishing opportunities and financial contributions (debate)
Rules for the participation and dissemination in Horizon 2020 (A7-0428/2012 - Christian Ehler)
Strategic innovation agenda of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (A7-0422/2012 - Marisa Matias)
European Institute of Innovation and Technology (A7-0403/2012 - Philippe Lamberts)
Competitiveness of enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises (2014 - 2020) (A7-0420/2012 - Jürgen Creutzmann)
European statistics (A7-0436/2012 - Liem Hoang Ngoc)
Action programme for taxation (A7-0399/2012 - Theodor Dumitru Stolojan)
Insurance and reinsurance (Solvency II) (A7-0352/2013 - Sharon Bowles)
2014 budgetary procedure: joint text
2014 budgetary procedure: joint text
Mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument - financing of the Cypriot Structural Funds programmes (A7-0388/2013 - Jean-Luc Dehaene)
Draft amending budget No 9/2013: Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund for Romania (Drought and forest fires in 2012) and for Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic (Flooding in May and June 2013). (A7-0390/2013 - Giovanni La Via)
Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund - Drought and forest fires in Romania and floods in Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic (A7-0369/2013 - José Manuel Fernandes)
Mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument to complement the financing in the general budget of the EU for 2013 towards the financing of the European Social Fund to increase allocations to France, Italy and Spain (A7-0370/2013 - Reimer Böge)
European satellite navigation systems (A7-0321/2013 - Marian-Jean Marinescu)
Macro-financial assistance to Jordan (A7-0335/2013 - Vital Moreira)
EU-Russia agreement on drug precursors (A7-0342/2013 - Franck Proust)
Third States and organisations with which Europol shall conclude agreements (A7-0351/2013 - Philip Claeys)
Legal framework for a European Research Infrastructures Consortium (A7-0331/2013 - Amalia Sartori)
Common provisions on European funds (A7-0274/2013 - Lambert van Nistelrooij, Constanze Angela Krehl)
European Social Fund (A7-0250/2012 - Elisabeth Morin-Chartier)
European Regional Development Fund and the 'investment for growth and jobs' goal (A7-0268/2013 - Jan Olbrycht)
European Regional Development Fund and the 'European territorial cooperation' goal (A7-0280/2013 - Riikka Pakarinen)
Cohesion Fund (A7-0270/2013 - Victor Boştinaru)
European grouping of territorial cooperation (A7-0309/2013 - Joachim Zeller)
Gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges (A7-0340/2013 - Evelyn Regner, Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou)
Financing, management and monitoring of the CAP (A7-0363/2013 - Giovanni La Via)
Key information documents for investment products (A7-0368/2013 - Pervenche Berès)
European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (A7-0361/2013 - Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos)
Common organisation of the markets in agricultural products (A7-0366/2013 - Michel Dantin)
Direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the CAP (A7-0362/2013 - Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos)
Transitional provisions on support for rural development (A7-0326/2013 - Albert Deß)
Provisions relating to financial management for certain Member States experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability and to the decommitment rules for certain Member States (A7-0312/2013 - Oldřich Vlasák)
Financial allocation for certain Member States from the European Social Fund (A7-0381/2013 - Jan Olbrycht)
EC-Kiribati fisheries partnership agreement (A7-0345/2013 - Isabella Lövin)
Location of the seats of the European Union's institutions (A7-0350/2013 - Ashley Fox, Gerald Häfner)
Multiannual financial framework 2014-2020 (A7-0389/2013 - Jean-Luc Dehaene, Ivailo Kalfin)
Interinstitutional agreement on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (A7-0337/2013 - Rafał Trzaskowski)
Draft amending budget No 7/2013 - Strengthening the European Social Fund (ESF) to address youth unemployment, poverty and social exclusion in France, Italy and Spain (A7-0367/2013 - Giovanni La Via)
Draft amending budget No 8/2013 (DAB 2 bis) - Reinforcement of payments by MFF heading and shortage of payment appropriations in the 2013 budget (A7-0371/2013 - Giovanni La Via)
European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (application EGF/2013/004 ES/Comunidad Valenciana building materials from Spain) (A7-0341/2013 - Andrej Plenković)
Government procurement agreement (A7-0339/2013 - Helmut Scholz)
Erasmus for all programme (A7-0405/2012 - Doris Pack)
Creative Europe programme (A7-0011/2013 - Silvia Costa)
Europe for Citizens programme (A7-0424/2012 - Hannu Takkula)
Connecting Europe Facility (A7-0021/2013 - Adina-Ioana Vălean, Dominique Riquet, Inés Ayala Sender)
Trans-European transport network (A7-0012/2013 - Georgios Koumoutsakos, Ismail Ertug)
Agricultural and fishery statistics (A7-0148/2013 - Paolo De Castro)
Protection and use of transboundary watercourses and international lakes (A7-0356/2013 - Matthias Groote)
Supplementary research programme for the ITER project (2014-2018) (A7-0211/2013 - Vladimír Remek)
European Atomic Energy Community research and training programme (A7-0407/2012 - Peter Skinner)
Nuclear safety cooperation instrument (A7-0327/2012 - Holger Krahmer)
Nuclear decommissioning assistance programmes in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia (A7-0119/2013 - Giles Chichester)
Future of the EU wine sector (debate)
Draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2014 - all sections (A7-0328/2013 - Monika Hohlmeier, Anne E. Jensen)
Application and enforcement of international trade rules (A7-0308/2013 - Niccolò Rinaldi)
Climate change conference (B7-0482/2013)
Organised crime, corruption, and money laundering (A7-0307/2013 - Salvatore Iacolino)
European Neighbourhood Policy, working towards a stronger partnership: EP's position on the 2012 progress reports (B7-0484/2013)
European Semester for economic policy coordination (A7-0322/2013 - Elisa Ferreira)
Migratory flows in the Mediterranean, with particular attention to the tragic events off Lampedusa (RCB7-0474/2013, B7-0474/2013, B7-0475/2013, B7-0476/2013, B7-0477/2013, B7-0478/2013, B7-0479/2013, B7-0480/2013)
Suspension of the SWIFT agreement as a result of NSA surveillance (B7-0467/2013, RCB7-0468/2013, B7-0468/2013, B7-0471/2013, B7-0472/2013, B7-0481/2013)
Draft amending budget No 6/2013 (A7-0347/2013 - Giovanni La Via)
General Union environment action programme to 2020 (A7-0166/2013 - Gaston Franco)
Dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation (A7-0303/2013 - Thomas Ulmer)
Annual report from the Council to the European Parliament on the common foreign and security policy in 2012 (A7-0330/2013 - Elmar Brok)
Electronic communications (A7-0313/2013 - Catherine Trautmann)
Nacrt općeg proračuna Europske unije za financijsku godinu 2014. - svi dijelovi (A7-0328/2013 - Monika Hohlmeier, Anne E. Jensen) HR
Primjena i provedba međunarodnih trgovinskih pravila (A7-0308/2013 - Niccolò Rinaldi) HR
Konferencija o klimatskim promjenama (B7-0482/2013) HR
Organizirani kriminal, korupcija i pranje novca (A7-0307/2013 - Salvatore Iacolino) HR
Europska politika susjedstva: prema jačanju partnerstva: stajalište Europskog parlamenta o izvješćima za 2012. (B7-0484/2013) HR
Europski semestar za usklađivanje ekonomske politike (A7-0322/2013 - Elisa Ferreira) HR
Migracijski tokovi u Sredozemlju, s posebnim naglaskom na tragične događaje nedaleko od Lampeduse (RCB7-0474/2013, B7-0474/2013, B7-0475/2013, B7-0476/2013, B7-0477/2013, B7-0478/2013, B7-0479/2013, B7-0480/2013) HR
Suspenzija sporazuma SWIFT zbog nadzora Agencije za nacionalnu sigurnost (B7-0467/2013, RCB7-0468/2013, B7-0468/2013, B7-0471/2013, B7-0472/2013, B7-0481/2013) HR
Nacrt izmjene proračuna br. 6/2013 (A7-0347/2013 - Giovanni La Via) HR
Opći akcijski program Unije za okoliš do 2020. (A7-0166/2013 - Gaston Franco) HR
Opasnosti koje potječu od izloženosti ionizirajućem zračenju (A7-0303/2013 - Thomas Ulmer) HR
Godišnje izvješće Vijeća Europskom parlamentu o zajedničkoj vanjskoj i sigurnosnoj politici u 2012. (A7-0330/2013 - Elmar Brok) HR
Elektroničke komunikacije (A7-0313/2013 - Catherine Trautmann) HR
Trade between the Community and third countries in drug precursors (A7-0167/2013 - Franck Proust)
Drug precursors (A7-0153/2013 - Anna Hedh)
e-justice Action Plan 2014-2018 (B7-0465/2013)
Tariff quotas for wine (A7-0293/2013 - Iuliu Winkler)
Macro-financial assistance to the Kyrgyz Republic (A7-0334/2013 - Vital Moreira)
In vitro diagnostic medical devices (A7-0327/2013 - Peter Liese)
Medical devices (A7-0324/2013 - Dagmar Roth-Behrendt)
Ship recycling (A7-0132/2013 - Carl Schlyter)
European statistics on demography (A7-0050/2013 - Csaba Sógor)
Local authorities and civil society (A7-0296/2013 - Corina Creţu)
Rethinking education (A7-0314/2013 - Katarína Neveďalová)
EU pre-accession funds: judicial systems and the fight against corruption (A7-0318/2013 - Monica Luisa Macovei)
Patient safety (A7-0320/2013 - Oreste Rossi)
Misleading advertisement practices (A7-0311/2013 - Cornelis de Jong)
European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (debate)
Marine knowledge 2020 (debate)
Marine knowledge 2020 (debate)
Participation of Jordan in Union programmes (A7-0305/2013 - Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck)
European Border Surveillance System (EUROSUR) (A7-0232/2013 - Jan Mulder)
Portable batteries and accumulators containing cadmium (A7-0131/2013 - Vladko Todorov Panayotov)
Strengthening cross-border law-enforcement cooperation in the EU (B7-0433/2013)
Annual report on the activities of the Committee on Petitions 2012 (A7-0299/2013 - Edward McMillan-Scott)
Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament and the ECB on cooperation on procedures related to the Single Supervisory Mechanism (A7-0302/2013 - Carlo Casini)
Number and numerical strength of the interparliamentary delegations, delegations to joint parliamentary committees and delegations to parliamentary cooperation committees and multilateral Parliamentary Assemblies
2011 discharge: European Council and Council (A7-0310/2013 - Andrea Češková)
Assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (A7-0277/2013 - Andrea Zanoni)
Recreational craft and personal watercraft (A7-0213/2012 - Malcolm Harbour)
Recognition of professional qualifications and administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System (A7-0038/2013 - Bernadette Vergnaud)
EU-Armenia agreement on the facilitation of the issuance of visas (A7-0290/2013 - Edit Bauer)
EU-Armenia agreement on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation (A7-0289/2013 - Edit Bauer)
EU-China negotiations for a bilateral investment agreement (B7-0436/2013, B7-0439/2013)
EU-Taiwan trade relations (B7-0435/2013)
EU and Member State measures to tackle the flow of refugees as a result of the conflict in Syria (B7-0442/2013)
EC-Ukraine cooperation agreement on a civil Global Navigation Satellite System (A7-0298/2013 - Amalia Sartori)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2011/025 IT/Lombardy - Italy (A7-0294/2013 - Salvador Garriga Polledo)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2012/008 IT/De Tomaso Automobili - Italy (A7-0292/2013 - Dominique Riquet)
Corruption in the public and private sectors: the impact on human rights in third countries (A7-0250/2013 - Ana Gomes)
Forward policy planning: budgetary implications for capacity-building (A7-0265/2013 - James Elles)
Private international law and employment (A7-0291/2013 - Evelyn Regner)
Gendercide: the missing women? (A7-0245/2013 - Antigoni Papadopoulou)
Comprehensive EU fishery strategy in the Pacific region (A7-0297/2013 - Carmen Fraga Estévez)
Fisheries restrictions and jurisdictional waters in the Mediterranean and Black Sea - conflict resolution (A7-0288/2013 - Nikolaos Salavrakos)
EU-Mauritania fishing opportunities and financial contribution protocol (debate)
Activities of the European Ombudsman in 2012 (A7-0257/2013 - Nikolaos Salavrakos)
Third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing EU external borders (A7-0139/2013 - Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra)
European Banking Authority and prudential supervision of credit institutions (A7-0393/2012 - Sven Giegold)
Specific tasks for the European Central Bank concerning policies relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions (A7-0392/2012 - Marianne Thyssen)
Access to genetic resources and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from their utilization in the Union (A7-0263/2013 - Sandrine Bélier)
Micro-generation (B7-0388/2013)
Equal pay for male and female workers (B7-0387/2013)
EU cybersecurity strategy: an open, safe and secure cyberspace (B7-0386/2013)
Digital agenda for growth, mobility and employment (B7-0385/2013)
Maritime dimension of the common security and defence policy (A7-0220/2013 - Ana Gomes)
EU's military structures: state of play and future prospects (A7-0205/2013 - Marietta Giannakou)
EU policy towards Belarus (A7-0261/2013 - Justas Vincas Paleckis)
Pressure exercised by Russia on countries of the Eastern Partnership (in the context of the upcoming Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius) (RCB7-0389/2013, B7-0389/2013, B7-0393/2013, B7-0394/2013, B7-0395/2013, B7-0396/2013, B7-0397/2013)
EU internal security strategy (B7-0377/2013)
EU internal security strategy (B7-0377/2013)
EU internal security strategy (B7-0377/2013)
EU internal security strategy (B7-0377/2013)
European cultural and creative sectors as sources of economic growth and jobs (A7-0248/2013 - Marie-Thérèse Sanchez-Schmid)
Endangered European languages and linguistic diversity (A7-0239/2013 - François Alfonsi)
Parliament's rights in the appointment procedure of future executive directors of the European Environment Agency (A7-0264/2013 - Matthias Groote)
Draft amending budget No 2/2013 - Increase in forecasts concerning other revenue stemming from fines and penalties - Increase in payment appropriations (A7-0287/2013 - Giovanni La Via)
Draft amending budget No 3/2013 - Surplus resulting from the implementation of the budget year 2012 (A7-0284/2013 - Giovanni La Via)
Draft amending budget No 4/2013 - Staff of the European GNSS Agency - Staff of the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) - Staff of the Court of Justice of the European Union (Rule 138) (vote) (A7-0285/2013 - Giovanni La Via, Derek Vaughan)
Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund: flooding in Slovenia, Croatia and Austria in autumn 2012 (A7-0283/2013 - José Manuel Fernandes)
Draft amending budget No 5/2013 - Mobilisation of the Solidarity Fund following flooding in Slovenia, Croatia and Austria in 2012 (A7-0286/2013 - Giovanni La Via)
Fuel quality directive and renewable energy directive (A7-0279/2013 - Corinne Lepage)
Measures for the recovery of European eel stocks (A7-0242/2013 - Isabella Lövin)
Union Customs Code (A7-0006/2013 - Constance Le Grip)
Collection of accountancy data on the incomes and business operation of agricultural holdings (A7-0179/2012 - Giancarlo Scottà)
Amendment of food safety directives as regards the powers to be conferred on the Commission (A7-0045/2013 - Matthias Groote)
EU-Cape Verde agreement on facilitating the issue of short-stay visas to citizens of the Republic of Cape Verde and of the EU (A7-0266/2013 - Mariya Gabriel)
EU-Cape Verde agreement on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation (A7-0267/2013 - Mariya Gabriel)
Implementation of the EU youth strategy 2010-2012 (A7-0238/2013 - Georgios Papanikolaou)
Tackling youth unemployment: possible ways out (A7-0275/2013 - Joanna Katarzyna Skrzydlewska)
Internal market for services (A7-0273/2013 - Anna Maria Corazza Bildt)
Negotiations for an EU-Malaysia partnership and cooperation agreement (A7-0235/2013 - Emilio Menéndez del Valle)
Amendment of Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 concerning the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms (A7-0256/2013 - Rareş-Lucian Niculescu)
Property consequences of registered partnerships (A7-0254/2013 - Alexandra Thein)
Matrimonial property regimes (A7-0253/2013 - Alexandra Thein)
European transport-technology strategy for Europe's future sustainable mobility (A7-0241/2013 - Michael Cramer)
Right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and right to communicate upon arrest (A7-0228/2013 - Elena Oana Antonescu)
Credit agreements relating to residential property (A7-0202/2012 - Antolín Sánchez Presedo)
Insider dealing and market manipulation (market abuse) (A7-0347/2012 - Arlene McCarthy)
Amendment of Council Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005 for the conservation of fishery through technical measures in the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound (A7-0259/2013 - Marek Józef Gróbarczyk)
Making the internal energy market work (A7-0262/2013 - Jerzy Buzek)
Implementation and impact of the energy efficiency measures under the cohesion policy (A7-0271/2013 - Mojca Kleva Kekuš)
A strategy for fisheries in the Adriatic and Ionian seas (A7-0234/2013 - Guido Milana)
More efficient and cost-effective interpretation in the European Parliament (A7-0233/2013 - Esther de Lange)
Online gambling in the internal market (A7-0218/2013 - Ashley Fox)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Further macro-financial assistance for Georgia (A7-0244/2013 - Vital Moreira)
Attacks against information systems (A7-0224/2013 - Monika Hohlmeier)
US NSA surveillance programme, surveillance bodies in various Member States and impact on EU citizens' privacy (RCB7-0336/2013, B7-0336/2013, B7-0337/2013, B7-0338/2013, B7-0341/2013, B7-0342/2013, B7-0343/2013)
Practical arrangements for the holding of the European elections in 2014 (A7-0219/2013 - Andrew Duff)
Arms exports: implementation of Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP (RCB7-0258/2013, B7-0258/2013, RCB7-0260/2013, B7-0260/2013, B7-0262/2013, B7-0263/2013, B7-0264/2013, B7-0267/2013)
Opening of negotiations on a plurilateral agreement on services (B7-0314/2013, B7-0317/2013)
Increase in Norwegian duties on agricultural products (B7-0327/2013)
Completing the digital single market (B7-0331/2013)
Impact of the crisis on access to care for vulnerable groups (A7-0221/2013 - Jean Lambert)
Connected TV (A7-0212/2013 - Petra Kammerevert)
Draft amending budget No 1/2013 - Expenditure related to the accession of Croatia to the EU (A7-0246/2013 - Giovanni La Via)
Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 on budgetary discipline and sound financial management as regards the multiannual financial framework, to take account of the expenditure requirements resulting from the accession of Croatia to the European Union (A7-0247/2013 - Reimer Böge)
Preparation of the Commission Work Programme 2014 (B7-0315/2013, B7-0316/2013, B7-0325/2013, B7-0326/2013, B7-0328/2013, B7-0329/2013)
Situation in Egypt (RCB7-0362/2013, B7-0362/2013, B7-0363/2013, B7-0364/2013, B7-0365/2013, B7-0366/2013, B7-0367/2013)
Review of the Irish Presidency, including the MFF agreement (B7-0332/2013, RCB7-0334/2013, B7-0334/2013, B7-0335/2013, B7-0339/2013, B7-0340/2013)
Wheeled vehicules (Amendment of Decision 97/836/EC ('revised 1958 Agreement')) (A7-0192/2013 - Vital Moreira)
Wheeled vehicules (Amendment of Council Decision 2000/125/EC ('parallel agreement')) (A7-0194/2013 - Vital Moreira)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2013/000 TA 2013 - technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission (A7-0243/2013 - Alda Sousa)
Investigations conducted by the European Anti Fraud Office (OLAF) (A7-0225/2013 - Ingeborg Gräßle)
Laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (A7-0125/2013 - Sven Giegold)
Timing of auctions of greenhouse gas allowances (A7-0046/2013 - Matthias Groote)
Serious cross-border threats to health (A7-0337/2012 - Gilles Pargneaux)
Implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of financial transaction tax (A7-0230/2013 - Anni Podimata)
Adoption by Latvia of the euro on 1 January 2014 (A7-0237/2013 - Burkhard Balz)
Road safety (B7-0318/2013)
Situation of fundamental rights: standards and practices in Hungary (A7-0229/2013 - Rui Tavares)
Recent floods in Europe (RCB7-0319/2013, B7-0319/2013, B7-0320/2013, B7-0321/2013, B7-0322/2013, B7-0323/2013, B7-0324/2013)
Reforming the structure of the EU banking sector (A7-0231/2013 - Arlene McCarthy)
Protection of the EU's financial interests - fight against fraud (A7-0197/2013 - Derek Vaughan)
Integrated internal control framework (A7-0189/2013 - Andrea Češková)
Staff Regulations of officials and Conditions of employment of other servants of the EU (A7-0156/2012 - Dagmar Roth-Behrendt)
Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage (A7-0198/2013 - Alajos Mészáros)
Application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty (A7-0180/2013 - Sirpa Pietikäinen)
External aviation policy (A7-0172/2013 - Marian-Jean Marinescu)
Member States' export credit agencies (A7-0193/2013 - Yannick Jadot)
Request for the waiver of the parliamentary immunity of Marine Le Pen (A7-0236/2013 - Cecilia Wikström)
Statute for a European Foundation (A7-0223/2013 - Evelyn Regner)
Port State control (A7-0394/2012 - Brian Simpson)
Registration documents for vehicles (A7-0199/2013 - Vilja Savisaar-Toomast)
Inspection of the roadworthiness of commercial vehicles (A7-0207/2013 - Olga Sehnalová)
Roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers (A7-0210/2013 - Werner Kuhn)
Priority substances in the field of water policy (A7-0397/2012 - Richard Seeber)
Certain categories of horizontal State aid and public passenger transport services by rail and by road (A7-0179/2013 - Herbert Dorfmann)
Contribution of cooperatives to overcoming the crisis (A7-0222/2013 - Patrizia Toia)
A bioeconomy for Europe (A7-0201/2013 - Paolo Bartolozzi)
Blue growth - enhancing sustainable growth in the marine, maritime transport and tourism sectors (short presentation)
Stepping-stone Economic Partnership Agreement between the EC and Central Africa (A7-0190/2013 - David Martin)
Second amendment to the Cotonou Agreement of 23 June 2000 (A7-0110/2013 - Michael Cashman)
Freedom of press and media in the world (A7-0176/2013 - Marietje Schaake)
Re-use of public sector information (A7-0404/2012 - Ivailo Kalfin)
Financial services: Lack of progress in Council and Commission's delay in the adoption of certain proposals (B7-0304/2013)
Situation in Turkey (RCB7-0305/2013, B7-0305/2013, B7-0306/2013, B7-0307/2013, B7-0308/2013, B7-0309/2013, B7-0310/2013, B7-0311/2013)
2013 review of the organisation and functioning of the EEAS (A7-0147/2013 - Elmar Brok, Roberto Gualtieri)
Promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief (A7-0203/2013 - Laima Liucija Andrikienė)
A broader Transatlantic partnership (A7-0173/2013 - Francisco José Millán Mon)
Reconstruction and democratisation of Mali (B7-0254/2013)
Partnership and cooperation agreement with Afghanistan (RCB7-0274/2013, B7-0274/2013, B7-0281/2013, B7-0282/2013, B7-0283/2013, B7-0284/2013, B7-0285/2013)
Millennium development goals (A7-0165/2013 - Filip Kaczmarek)
Numerical strength of the standing committees (B7-0268/2013)
Appointment of a member of the Court of Auditors - Neven Mates (A7-0182/2013 - Inés Ayala Sender)
Appointment of a member of the Court of Auditors - George Pufan (A7-0181/2013 - Inés Ayala Sender)
Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (A7-0144/2013 - Raül Romeva i Rueda)
Laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (recast) (A7-0214/2013 - Antonio Masip Hidalgo)
Application for international protection lodged in a Member State by a third-country national or a stateless person (recast version) (A7-0216/2013 - Cecilia Wikström)
Granting and withdrawing international protection (recast) (A7-0217/2013 - Sylvie Guillaume)
Establishment of 'Eurodac' for the comparison of fingerprints (A7-0432/2012 - Monica Luisa Macovei)
Temporary reintroduction of border control at internal borders (A7-0200/2012 - Renate Weber)
Establishment of an evaluation mechanism to verify application of the Schengen acquis (A7-0215/2013 - Carlos Coelho)
Financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings (A7-0278/2012 - Klaus-Heiner Lehne)
Transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market (A7-0292/2012 - Arlene McCarthy)
Amendment of Schengen border code and Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement (A7-0206/2013 - Georgios Papanikolaou)
Draft decision of the European Council establishing the composition of the European Parliament (A7-0213/2013 - Rafał Trzaskowski, Roberto Gualtieri)
Social investment for growth and cohesion (B7-0255/2013)
Regional policy as a part of wider State support schemes (A7-0204/2013 - Oldřich Vlasák)
Annual report on competition policy (A7-0143/2013 - Antolín Sánchez Presedo)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (27-28 June 2013) - Democratic decision making in the future EMU (B7-0271/2013, B7-0272/2013, B7-0277/2013)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (27-28 June 2013) - European action to combat youth unemployment (RCB7-0270/2013, B7-0270/2013, B7-0273/2013, B7-0275/2013, B7-0276/2013, B7-0278/2013, B7-0279/2013, B7-0280/2013)
Deadlock on the revision of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 (RCB7-0256/2013, B7-0256/2013, B7-0257/2013, B7-0259/2013, B7-0261/2013, B7-0265/2013, B7-0266/2013)
Fund for European aid to the most deprived (debate)
Long-term plan for cod stocks and the fisheries exploiting those stocks - 1 (A7-0141/2013 - Diane Dodds)
Request for waiver of the parliamentary immunity of Jacek Olgierd Kurski (A7-0187/2013 - Cecilia Wikström)
Request for waiver of the parliamentary immunity of Malgorzata Handzlik (A7-0195/2013 - Dimitar Stoyanov)
Request for waiver of the parliamentary immunity of Alexander Alvaro (A7-0188/2013 - Eva Lichtenberger)
A new agenda for European consumer policy (A7-0163/2013 - Vicente Miguel Garcés Ramón)
Legal aid in cross-border civil and commercial disputes (A7-0161/2013 - Tadeusz Zwiefka)
Customs enforcement of intellectual property rights (A7-0185/2013 - Jürgen Creutzmann)
Food intended for infants and young children and food for special medical purposes (A7-0191/2013 - Frédérique Ries)
Health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields) (A7-0009/2013 - Elisabeth Morin-Chartier)
Long-term plan for cod stocks and the fisheries exploiting those stocks - 2 (A7-0146/2013 - Diane Dodds)
Organised crime, corruption and money laundering (A7-0175/2013 - Salvatore Iacolino)
Educational and occupational mobility of women (A7-0164/2013 - Licia Ronzulli)
Electronic toll service and vignette system on light private vehicles (A7-0142/2013 - Jim Higgins)
Social housing in the European Union (short presentation)
Community Customs Code as regards the date of its application (A7-0170/2013 - Constance Le Grip)
Reinstatement of Myanmar/Burma's access to generalised tariff preferences (A7-0122/2013 - David Martin)
Financial responsibility linked to investor-state dispute settlement tribunals established by international agreements to which the EU is party (A7-0124/2013 - Paweł Zalewski)
Non-commercial movement of pet animals (A7-0371/2012 - Horst Schnellhardt)
Animal health requirements governing trade in dogs, cats and ferrets (A7-0366/2012 - Horst Schnellhardt)
Future legislative proposals on EMU (B7-0250/2013)
Asset recovery to Arab Spring countries in transition (RCB7-0188/2013, B7-0188/2013, B7-0189/2013, B7-0191/2013, B7-0192/2013, B7-0193/2013, B7-0194/2013)
2012 progress report on Bosnia and Herzegovina (B7-0161/2013)
2012 progress report on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (B7-0186/2013)
EU trade and investment agreement negotiations with the US (B7-0187/2013, B7-0195/2013)
Myanmar/Burma's access to generalised tariff preferences (B7-0198/2013)
A macro-regional strategy for the Alps (B7-0190/2013, B7-0190/2013, B7-0196/2013, B7-0197/2013, B7-0229/2013)
Labour conditions and health and safety standards following the recent factory fires and building collapse in Bangladesh (RCB7-0223/2013, B7-0223/2013, B7-0224/2013, B7-0225/2013, B7-0230/2013, B7-0231/2013, B7-0232/2013)
Draft protocol on the application of the Charter of fundamental rights of the European Union to the Czech Republic (consent) (A7-0282/2012 - Andrew Duff)
Draft protocol on the application of the Charter of fundamental rights of the European Union to the Czech Republic (consultation) (A7-0174/2013 - Andrew Duff)
Mutual recognition of protection measures in civil matters (A7-0126/2013 - Antonio López-Istúriz White, Antonyia Parvanova)
EU-Canada Agreement on customs cooperation with respect to matters related to supply chain security (A7-0152/2013 - Peter Šťastný)
European Banking Authority and prudential supervision of credit institutions (A7-0393/2012 - Sven Giegold)
Specific tasks for the European Central Bank concerning policies relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions (A7-0392/2012 - Marianne Thyssen)
Pyrotechnic articles (A7-0375/2012 - Zuzana Roithová)
Implementation of the audiovisual media services directive (A7-0055/2013 - Piotr Borys)
Amendment of the EC-Ukraine Agreement on the facilitation of the issuance of visas (A7-0059/2013 - Claude Moraes)
EU-Moldova Agreement on the facilitation of the issuance of visas (A7-0128/2013 - Marian-Jean Marinescu)
Impact of the financial and economic crisis on human rights (A7-0057/2013 - Inese Vaidere)
European statistics on demography (A7-0050/2013 - Csaba Sógor)
Ship recycling (A7-0132/2013 - Carl Schlyter)
2012 comprehensive monitoring report on Croatia (B7-0160/2013)
2012 progress report on Turkey (B7-0162/2013)
2012 progress report on Montenegro (B7-0087/2013)
2012 progress report on Serbia (B7-0090/2013)
European integration process of Kosovo (B7-0089/2013)
Completing the scoreboard for the Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure (B7-0165/2013)
2011 discharge: Section III, Commission (A7-0116/2013 - Jens Geier)
Court of Auditors' special reports in the context of the 2011 Commission discharge (A7-0096/2013 - Jens Geier)
2011 discharge: EU general budget, European Parliament (A7-0063/2013 - Eva Ortiz Vilella)
2011 discharge: 8th, 9th and 10th European Development Funds (EDF) (A7-0062/2013 - Søren Bo Søndergaard)
2011 discharge: European Council and Council (A7-0061/2013 - Andrea Češková)
2011 discharge: Court of Justice (A7-0090/2013 - Ryszard Czarnecki)
2011 discharge: Court of Auditors (A7-0092/2013 - Ryszard Czarnecki)
2011 discharge: European Economic and Social Committee (A7-0076/2013 - Andrea Češková)
2011 discharge: Committee of the Regions (A7-0093/2013 - Andrea Češková)
2011 discharge: European Ombudsman (A7-0094/2013 - Andrea Češková)
2011 discharge: European Data Protection Supervisor (A7-0095/2013 - Andrea Češková)
2011 discharge: European External Action Service (A7-0099/2013 - Ryszard Czarnecki)
2011 discharge: performance, financial management and control of EU agencies (A7-0118/2013 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy)
2011 discharge: European Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (A7-0068/2013 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy)
2011 discharge: Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (A7-0066/2013 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy)
2011 discharge: Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union (A7-0069/2013 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy)
2011 discharge: European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) (A7-0073/2013 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy)
2011 discharge: European Police College (A7-0064/2013 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy)
2011 discharge: European Aviation Safety Agency (A7-0075/2013 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy)
2011 discharge: European Banking Authority (A7-0113/2013 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy)
2011 discharge: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (A7-0082/2013 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy)
2011 discharge: European Chemicals Agency (A7-0097/2013 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy)
2011 discharge: European Environment Agency (A7-0070/2013 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy)
2011 discharge: European Fisheries Control Agency (A7-0109/2013 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy)
2011 discharge: European Food Safety Agency (A7-0074/2013 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy)
2011 discharge - European Institute for Gender Equality (A7-0081/2013 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy)
2011 discharge: European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (A7-0114/2013 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy)
2011 discharge: European Medicines Agency (A7-0098/2013 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy)
2011 discharge: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (A7-0071/2013 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy)
2011 discharge: European Agency for Maritime Safety (A7-0078/2013 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy)
2011 discharge: European Network and Information Security Agency (A7-0100/2013 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy)
Estimates of revenue and expenditure for 2014 - Section I - Parliament (A7-0112/2013 - Monika Hohlmeier)
Financial assistance for Member States whose currency is not the euro (A7-0129/2013 - Danuta Maria Hübner)
European Central Bank annual report (2011) (A7-0031/2013 - Marisa Matias)
2011 discharge: European Railway Agency (A7-0103/2013 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy)
2011 discharge: European Securities and Markets Authority (A7-0115/2013 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy)
2011 discharge: European Training Foundation (A7-0080/2013 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy)
2011 discharge: European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (A7-0085/2013 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy)
2011 discharge: Euratom Supply Agency (A7-0104/2013 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy)
2011 discharge: European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (A7-0067/2013 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy)
2011 discharge: Eurojust (A7-0072/2013 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy)
Common system of value added tax as regards the treatment of vouchers (A7-0058/2013 - Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz)
2011 discharge: Europol (A7-0083/2013 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy)
2011 discharge: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (A7-0102/2013 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy)
2011 discharge: European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders (Frontex) (A7-0079/2013 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy)
2011 discharge: European GNSS Agency (A7-0065/2013 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy)
2011 discharge: Artemis Joint Undertaking (A7-0087/2013 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy)
2011 discharge: Clean Sky Joint Undertaking (A7-0086/2013 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy)
2011 discharge: ENIAC Joint Undertaking (A7-0105/2013 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy)
2011 discharge: Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (A7-0084/2013 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy)
2011 discharge: Initiative on Innovative Medicines Joint Undertaking (A7-0088/2013 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy)
2011 discharge: Joint Undertaking for ITER and the development of fusion energy (A7-0077/2013 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy)
2011 discharge: SESAR Joint Undertaking (A7-0101/2013 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy)
International recovery of child support and other forms of family maintenance (A7-0091/2013 - Antonio López-Istúriz White)
Institutional deadlock regarding multi-annual fisheries management plans (debate)
European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) (A7-0056/2013 - Giles Chichester)
Incidental catches of cetaceans (A7-0042/2013 - Raül Romeva i Rueda)
Fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for by the EU-Mauritius Fisheries Partnership Agreement (A7-0127/2013 - Antolín Sánchez Presedo)
Request for waiver of the parliamentary immunity of Hans-Peter Martin (A7-0106/2013 - Tadeusz Zwiefka)
Request for waiver of the parliamentary immunity of Jürgen Creutzmann (A7-0107/2013 - Francesco Enrico Speroni)
Request for the waiver of the parliamentary immunity of Ewald Stadler (A7-0120/2013 - Tadeusz Zwiefka)
European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2012/023 IT/Antonio Merloni SpA (A7-0111/2013 - Frédéric Daerden)
European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2011/016 IT/Agile (A7-0133/2013 - Angelika Werthmann)
European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2011/010 AT/Austria Tabak (A7-0134/2013 - Frédéric Daerden)
EU/ACP countries' Economic Partnership Agreements: exclusion of certain countries from trade preferences (A7-0123/2013 - David Martin)
Scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading (A7-0060/2013 - Peter Liese)
Credit institutions and prudential supervision (A7-0170/2012 - Othmar Karas)
Prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms (A7-0171/2012 - Othmar Karas)
Groundhandling services at European Union airports (A7-0364/2012 - Artur Zasada)
Technical and control measures in the Skagerrak (A7-0051/2013 - Werner Kuhn)
Equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services (A7-0044/2013 - Zita Gurmai)
Advancing development through trade (A7-0054/2013 - Alf Svensson)
Trade and investment-driven growth for developing countries (A7-0053/2013 - Tokia Saïfi)
Unsustainable mackerel fishing in the North East Atlantic (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Situation of women in North Africa (A7-0047/2013 - Silvia Costa)
Financing of EU cooperation for African, Caribbean and Pacific States and overseas countries and territories for 2014-2020 (A7-0049/2013 - Patrice Tirolien)
Motion for a resolution - European Council conclusions of 7-8 February concerning the Multiannual Financial Framework
System of national and regional accounts (A7-0076/2012 - Sharon Bowles)
Flag State responsibilities for the enforcement of Council Directive 2009/13/EC implementing the Agreement concluded by the European Community Shipowners’ Associations and the European Transport Workers’ Federation on the Maritime Labour Convention (A7-0037/2013 - Pervenche Berès)
Guidelines for the 2014 budget - Section III (A7-0043/2013 - Anne E. Jensen)
Composition of the European Parliament with a view to the 2014 elections (A7-0041/2013 - Rafał Trzaskowski, Roberto Gualtieri)
Definition, description, presentation, labelling and protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks
Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the CAP - 2011/0280(COD) (B7-0079/2013)
Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on common organisation of the markets in agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) - 2011/0281(COD) (B7-0080/2013)
Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) - 2011/0282(COD) (B7-0081/2013)
Energy roadmap 2050 (A7-0035/2013 - Niki Tzavela)
Risk and safety assessments of nuclear power plants in the European Union ("stress tests") (B7-0086/2013)
Strengthening the fight against racism, xenophobia and hate crime (B7-0121/2013, B7-0122/2013, B7-0123/2013, B7-0124/2013, B7-0125/2013)
Protection of public health from endocrine disrupters (A7-0027/2013 - Åsa Westlund)
Integration of migrants, its effects on the labour market and the external dimension of social security coordination (A7-0040/2013 - Nadja Hirsch)
Asbestos-related occupational health threats and prospects for abolishing all existing asbestos (A7-0025/2013 - Stephen Hughes)
Statute for a European mutual society (A7-0018/2013 - Luigi Berlinguer)
Situation in Egypt
EU-China relations (A7-0434/2012 - Bastiaan Belder)
Match-fixing and corruption in sport (B7-0130/2013, B7-0131/2013, B7-0139/2013, B7-0140/2013, B7-0141/2013)
Global cotton value chain (B7-0092/2013)
Trans-European energy infrastructure guidelines (A7-0036/2013 - António Fernando Correia de Campos)
European Ombudsman special report (Vienna airport) (A7-0022/2013 - Margrete Auken)
Accounting rules and action plans on greenhouse gas emissions and removals resulting from activities related to land use (A7-0317/2012 - Kriton Arsenis)
Online consumer dispute resolution (A7-0236/2012 - Róża Gräfin von Thun und Hohenstein)
Alternative consumer dispute resolution (A7-0280/2012 - Louis Grech)
Association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Union (A7-0052/2013 - Patrice Tirolien)
Radioactive substances in water intended for human consumption (A7-0033/2013 - Michèle Rivasi)
Economic and budgetary surveillance of Member States with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability in the euro area (A7-0172/2012 - Jean-Paul Gauzès)
Monitoring and assessing draft budgetary plans and ensuring the correction of excessive deficit of the Member States in the euro area (A7-0173/2012 - Elisa Ferreira)
European venture capital funds (A7-0193/2012 - Philippe Lamberts)
European social entrepreneurship funds (A7-0194/2012 - Sophie Auconie)
Impact of the economic crisis on gender equality and women's rights (A7-0048/2013 - Elisabeth Morin-Chartier)
Eliminating gender stereotypes in the EU (A7-0401/2012 - Kartika Tamara Liotard)
Improving the delivery of benefits from EU environment measures (A7-0028/2013 - Oreste Rossi)
Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the CAP - 2011/0280(COD) - Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on common organisation of the markets in agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) - 2011/0281(COD) - Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) - 2011/0282(COD) - Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on financing, management and monitoring of the CAP - 2011/0288(COD) (debate)
Association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Union (short presentation)
European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (A7-0029/2013 - Kartika Tamara Liotard)
Preparations for CITES COP 16 (B7-0047/2013)
Guidelines for the 2014 budget - sections other than the Commission (A7-0020/2013 - Monika Hohlmeier)
Corporate social responsibility: accountable, transparent and responsible business behaviour and sustainable growth (A7-0017/2013 - Raffaele Baldassarre)
Corporate social responsibility: promoting society's interests and a route to sustainable and inclusive recovery (A7-0023/2013 - Richard Howitt)
Common system of value added tax and a quick reaction mechanism against VAT fraud (A7-0014/2013 - David Casa)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: annual growth survey 2013 (A7-0032/2013 - Elisa Ferreira)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects in the annual growth survey 2013 (A7-0024/2013 - Veronica Lope Fontagné)
Governance of the single market (A7-0019/2013 - Andreas Schwab)
22nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (B7-0055/2013, B7-0055/2013, B7-0058/2013, B7-0059/2013, B7-0060/2013, B7-0061/2013, B7-0062/2013)
Judicial training - court coordinators (B7-0053/2013)
European Investment Bank - 2011 annual report (A7-0016/2013 - Mario Mauro)
EU-US Agreement under GATT 1994: modification of concessions in the schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the EU (A7-0430/2012 - Vital Moreira)
Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (A7-0010/2013 - Pervenche Berès)
Transparency of measures regulating the prices of medicinal products for human use (A7-0015/2013 - Antonyia Parvanova)
Sound level of motor vehicles (A7-0435/2012 - Miroslav Ouzký)
European Refugee Fund, the European Return Fund and the European Fund for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals (A7-0004/2013 - Nils Torvalds)
External Borders Fund (A7-0433/2012 - Nils Torvalds)
Conservation of fishery resources (A7-0342/2012 - Pat the Cope Gallagher)
Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls (B7-0049/2013)
Use of traditional designations for wines from the USA (debate)
Common fisheries policy (debate)
Specific measures in favour of agriculture in the smaller Aegean islands (A7-0319/2011 - Georgios Papastamkos)
Specific measures in favour of agriculture in the smaller Aegean islands - Specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union (debate)
Improving access to finance for SMEs (debate)
State of play of EU-Mercosur trade relations (debate)
Iraq (B7-0006/2013)
EU-Iraq partnership and cooperation agreement (A7-0411/2012 - Mario Mauro)
Implementation of IEPA between the European Community and Eastern and Southern Africa States in light of the current situation in Zimbabwe (B7-0025/2013, B7-0026/2013, B7-0027/2013)
Interim agreement establishing a framework for an EC-Eastern and Southern Africa States Economic Partnership Agreement (A7-0431/2012 - Daniel Caspary)
State aid modernisation (B7-0024/2013)
Recent casualties in textile factory fires, notably in Bangladesh (B7-0004/2013, B7-0004/2013, B7-0005/2013, B7-0010/2013, B7-0020/2013, B7-0021/2013, B7-0022/2013)
Recommendations of the Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference regarding the establishment of a Middle East free of weapons of mass destruction (B7-0534/2012, B7-0534/2012, B7-0535/2012, B7-0538/2012, B7-0539/2012, B7-0011/2013, B7-0012/2013)
Regulation on mandatory marking of origin for certain products imported from third countries (B7-0013/2013, B7-0013/2013, B7-0014/2013, B7-0015/2013, B7-0016/2013)
Classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations (A7-0391/2012 - Eija-Riitta Korhola)
Sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea (A7-0180/2012 - Anna Rosbach)
Conclusion of the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (A7-0429/2012 - Matthias Groote)
Public finances in EMU - 2011 and 2012 (A7-0425/2012 - Alfredo Pallone)
Credit rating agencies (A7-0221/2012 - Leonardo Domenici)
Undertakings of collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) and alternative investment funds managers (A7-0220/2012 - Leonardo Domenici)
Multi-annual plan for cod stocks in the Baltic Sea (A7-0395/2012 - Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa)
Amendment of Parliament's Rules of Procedure on the order of precedence of Vice-Presidents elected by acclamation (A7-0412/2012 - Carlo Casini)
Youth guarantee (B7-0007/2013)
Role of EU cohesion policy in implementing the new European energy policy (A7-0437/2012 - Lena Kolarska-Bobińska)
Feasibility of introducing stability bonds (A7-0402/2012 - Sylvie Goulard)
Urban redevelopment as contribution to economic growth (A7-0406/2012 - Andrea Cozzolino)
Role of territorial development in cohesion policy (A7-0421/2012 - Derek Vaughan)
European Union Solidarity Fund, implementation and application (A7-0398/2012 - Rosa Estaràs Ferragut)
Administrative procedure law (A7-0369/2012 - Luigi Berlinguer)
Information and consultation of workers, anticipation and management of restructuring (A7-0390/2012 - Alejandro Cercas)
EU strategy for the Horn of Africa (A7-0408/2012 - Charles Tannock)
Development aspects of intellectual property rights on genetic resources (A7-0423/2012 - Catherine Grèze)
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Baltic salmon stock and the fisheries exploiting that stock - Conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms - Removal of fins of sharks on board vessels - Small-scale and artisanal fisheries and CFP reform - External dimension of the common fisheries policy (debate)
Baltic salmon stock and the fisheries exploiting that stock - Conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms - Removal of fins of sharks on board vessels - Small-scale and artisanal fisheries and CFP reform - External dimension of the common fisheries policy (debate)
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Measures in relation to countries allowing non-sustainable fishing for the purpose of the conservation of fish stocks - Common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products - Conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources - Reform of the common fisheries policy (debate)
Current management of the sugar sector (debate)
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Threat posed by chartering to flag state responsibilities under the CITES Convention (debate)
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Common rules for direct support schemes for farmers - Support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development - Common organisation of agricultural markets and specific provisions for certain agricultural products - Financing of the common agricultural policy - Organic production and labelling of organic products - System of financing by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (debate)
European milk producers (debate)
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Delimitation of Less-Favoured Areas in the context of the reform of the CAP (debate)
What is 'locally produced' food? (debate)
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Food distribution to the most deprived persons in the Union (debate)
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European Fisheries Fund (debate)
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Multi-annual plan for western stock of Atlantic horse mackerel - TAC and quotas regulation for 2012 - Contribution of the common fisheries policy to the production of public goods (debate)
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Contractual relations in the milk and milk products sector (debate)
Agreement between the EU and Morocco concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures on agricultural products and fishery products (debate)
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Farm input supply chain - Imbalances in the food supply chain (debate)
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EU-Morocco fisheries partnership agreement - Future protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial compensation provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco (debate)
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5th cohesion report and strategy for the post-2013 cohesion policy - Implementation of cohesion policy programmes for 2007-2013 - European urban agenda and its future in cohesion policy - Objective 3: future agenda for cross-border, transnational and interregional cooperation - Increased effectiveness between ERDF and other structural funds (debate)
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The CAP towards 2020: Meeting the food, natural resources and territorial challenges of the future (debate)
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Reports (6)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Seychelles PDF (194 KB) DOC (101 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 as regards certain provisions relating to financial management for certain Member States experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability PDF (179 KB) DOC (242 KB)
REPORT on marine knowledge 2020:"Seabed mapping for promoting sustainable fisheries" PDF (181 KB) DOC (96 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003 on the removal of fins of sharks on board vessels PDF (289 KB) DOC (337 KB)
RECOMMENDATION on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of a Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and Solomon Islands PDF (197 KB) DOC (145 KB)
REPORT Green Paper: Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy PDF (285 KB) DOC (215 KB)
Shadow reports (4)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community, on the one hand, and the Republic of Kiribati, on the other PDF (241 KB) DOC (168 KB)
REPORT on promotion measures and information provision for agricultural products: what strategy for promoting the tastes of Europe PDF (181 KB) DOC (130 KB)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Mozambique PDF (188 KB) DOC (126 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products PDF (213 KB) DOC (260 KB)
Opinions (2)
OPINION Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Programme to support the further development of an Integrated Maritime Policy
OPINION Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: A Community approach on the prevention of natural and man made disasters
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning and integrated coastal management
Written declarations (4)
Amendments (1818)
Amendment 1 #
2013/2232(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the importance of EFCA's role in the adoption and implementation of the reform of the common fisheries policy (CFP); stresses its significant contribution to implementing the CFP's ambitious objectives, particularly in the light of the increased demands in terms of monitoring, control and surveillance of fishing activity; stresses the future importance of control underpinned by a large budget geared to supporting the additional financial effort for this field; expresses its readiness, which it shares with EFCA, to ensure that this type of activity is suitably coordinated and structured in all the Member States;
Amendment 2 #
2013/2232(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that the policy objectives of the reform of the CFP mean that control will play a stronger role in the future and it is therefore important to avoid weakening the financial and human resources available to EFCA in the coming years; and guarantee that the amounts entered in future budgets match the growing requirements in relation to the control and surveillance of fishing activity advocated in the reformed CFP;
Amendment 2 #
2013/2195(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph K
Paragraph K
K. Urges the Court of Auditors once again to include an audit on the external dimension of the common fisheries policy in its work programmeand the corresponding costs and benefits in its work programme, underlining in this regard the huge importance of fisheries partnership agreements with third countries for supplying the European market with fish and maintaining the strategic presence of the European Union fishing fleet in external waters;
Amendment 1 #
2013/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the European fishing and processing industry is vital in terms of securing the supply of food to European citizens and a basis for the livelihood of coastal areas that largely depend on those activities, and the survival of the sector will be jeopardised if the EU liberalises trade in fishery products with developing countries that wish to export their products to the key Community market, especially if they are offered zero duty;
Amendment 2 #
2013/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas Thailand is the world’s main producer of canned tuna, with 46% of world production, and its exports of canned tuna to the EU, more than 90 000 tonnes a year, amount to almost 20% of all Community imports from third countries, the US, EU and Japan being the main destination markets for exports of fishery products from Thailand;
Amendment 4 #
2013/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas a tariff reduction would also distort the European market, since the bulk of the EU tuna canning industry is located in regions that are heavily dependent on fisheries, such as Galicia, Brittany, the Azores, – an outermost region – the Basque Country and Sardinia, and whereas the EU tuna industry is the world’s second largest producer of canned tuna and its activity, a traditional form of production, is crucial in terms of creating value added and generating employment within the EU, guaranteeing the highest possible social, environmental and health and hygiene protection standards;
Amendment 5 #
2013/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas when we talk about trade in fishery products we are talking about trade in a natural resource whose sustainability is influenced by a wide range of factors, including sound management and sustainable exploitation of fishery resources, control of illegal fishing, pollution, climate change and market demand; whereas all these external factors affect international trade in fishery products and, consequently, fishery products should be considered as sensitive products that may be given special protection;
Amendment 6 #
2013/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas an adequate and constant supply of raw material is essential for the continued existence and, the sustainability, and the economic development of tuna processing companies in the EU;
Amendment 7 #
2013/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas globalisation has significantly increased the volume of fish traded internationally and there is widespread concern that many producer countries lack sufficient resources to manage and/or exploit fish stocks sustainably, guarantee an adequate level of health and hygiene protection, mitigate the environmental impact of fishing and aquaculture, and guarantee respect for human rights in general and promote labour rights and social conditions in particular;
Amendment 9 #
2013/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital X a (new)
Recital X a (new)
X a. whereas the competitiveness of the Thai canned tuna industry stems from the widespread failure to comply with environmental standards, hygiene and health requirements, labour rights, and social conditions, leading to unfair competition among the international rivals operating in this production sector;
Amendment 13 #
2013/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for access to the EU market for canned and prepared fish and shellfish from Thailand to remain subject to the current tariff and thus to be excluded from tariff liberalisation, so as to safeguard the sustainability and competitiveness of the Community tuna industry and preserve the significant activity and social dimension associated with the tuna industry in the EU (25 000 direct and 54 000 indirect jobs);
Amendment 15 #
2013/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission to ensure that the necessary guarantees are secured from Thailand in order to prevent IUU fishing and the marketing of IUU fish products, and the processing of small-sized fish by the Thai canning industry;
Amendment 18 #
2013/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Demands a guarantee that all operators in the sector, in both the EU and third countries, comply with the same competition rules in order to ensure a level playing field; takes the view that this should specifically entail compliance with international conventions on labour, respect for human rights and for labour and social rights, environmental protection and sustainable exploitation of fishery resources, the fight against illegal fishing and compliance with EU health and hygiene standards; takes the view that, to this end, the FTA should include a mechanism for monitoring and supervising compliance with these rules;
Amendment 19 #
2013/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the FTA to include a requirement for compliance with International Labour Organisation conventions and greater transparency, surveillance, oversight, and traceability in the Thai fisheries sector, so that fishing activities can be monitored;
Amendment 2 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
– having regard to Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), which confers a special status on the outermost regions (ORs) and provides for the adoption of 'specific measures' enabling the full application of the Treaties and the implementation of common policies,
Amendment 3 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
– having regard to Articles 349 and 355(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), which confers a special status on the outermost regions (ORs),
Amendment 6 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
– having regard to the Joint Memorandum of the Outermost Regions of 14 October 2009 on ‘The Outermost Regions in 2020’,
Amendment 10 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the assets, resources and potential of the ORs, as highlighted by the Commission in its 2008 strategy and 2012 communication, which lie in areas of key importance to EU research, innovation and growth, and whereas they attract too little support and financing under the EU funds and programmes lying outside the scope of cohesion, agricultural and fisheries policy;
Amendment 15 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, in pursuit of these strategies, the volume of structural and investment funding being provided to the ORs for the purpose of closing their economic and social development gap with the rest of the EU is not large enough to enable them to play a role commensurate with their full potential in addressing the major challenges facing the EU;
Amendment 16 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the current economic and social crisis is having a particularly serious impact on the outermost regions of the European Union, particularly in terms of competitiveness and employment, and both the need for economic growth and the unemployment situation require urgent and appropriate responses in the forthcoming financial and programming period;
Amendment 22 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the ORs can become regions of excellence, to the benefit of the EU as a whole, in areas such as biodiversity, environment, adapting climate change, dealing with an observing extreme weather events, research, innovation, space, the aerospace industry, oceans, maritime governancespatial planning and maritime governance, seismology, volcanology, health, renewable energy, transport, telecommunications, emergency humanitarian assistance outside the EU and culture;
Amendment 26 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the ORs and the OCTs are a special case, forming a common entity that is both inside and outside the EU at the same time; whereas and which the Commission should promote and support closer integration of the ORs and OCTs, including through the implementation of common policies;
Amendment 28 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas in order to maximise the potential of the ORs and OCTs, the closest possible synergies need to be created between all EU instruments, funds and programmes;
Amendment 32 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that the ORs’ lack of access to the various sources of EU funding will, in the long run, indirectly have a negative impact on the EU as a whole and challenges the approach advocated at European level whereby the cohesion policy alone should be used to finance virtually all the ORs' needs;
Amendment 36 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Endorses the Commission approach of implementing policies seeking to make the ORs more self-reliant, economically robust and better able to create sustainable jobs by capitalising on their assets and taking practical, imaginative action, not least in the area of energy, ICT and transport, on the basis of Article 349 of the TFEU and of ad hoc instruments introduced for each EU fund and programme that can help turn the ORs’ assets into economic development;
Amendment 38 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Takes the view that Article 349 TFEU provides an appropriate legal basis for the adoption of specific measures for the outermost regions but regrets the limited and scant use made of this article, which enshrines the possibility of special arrangements determined by outermost region status;
Amendment 39 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses also that it is necessary and important for the ORs for there to be basic tax and customs instruments for promoting, inter alia, diversification of the OR economies and job creation;
Amendment 42 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to set up a contact group made up of the relevant Commissioners and the Members of the European Parliament representing the ORs to meet twice a year to review the progress of programmes planned and/or introduced for the ORs;
Amendment 44 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that, by virtue of the fact that they lie far away from mainland Europe, the ORs and the OCTs help to spread the influence of an EU that is becoming increasingly aware of its global dimension and the role it has to play in a rapidly changing world;
Amendment 45 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that particular attention must be paid to the ORs in the event of a natural disaster, in the light of their particular characteristics and Article 349 TFEU, which allows for the possibility of adopting specific measures, while also bearing in mind that it is important to coordinate the structural funds with the European Union Solidarity Fund;
Amendment 46 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls for investment in ICT, transport, water and energy through services of general economic interest to be given priority in these regions and recommends a more consistent framework for state aid in the ORs in order to implement the EU2020 Strategy;
Amendment 49 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes there to be a close correlation between the EU’s awareness of the global role it can play and the attention it pays to the ORs and OCTS; believes the fact that the Union has disregarded or underestimated the importance and implications of its strategic investment decisions regarding the ORs and OCTS to be indicative of a more general failure to accord suitable importance to the Union’s global dimension;
Amendment 50 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points to the importance of a macroregional perspective and the development of strategies for the macroregions that include the ORs, as instruments for encouraging synergies between the structural funds and the Union's other programmes, taking advantage of those regions' characteristics and resources;
Amendment 51 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the national and regional authorities to draw on a multi-fund approach and establish links between the structural funds and the financial instruments provided under the European Union's other programmes, wherever this is possible and more efficient;
Amendment 54 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to introduce a global strategy for ‘European overseas entities’ and set up an EU-OR-OCT joint forum; extend the EU’s strategy in respect of the ORs so at to enable the development of those region’s assets while taking into account their permanent structural constraints; calls on the Commission, in this connection, to act on the proposals made by the ORs, including those contained in their action plans;
Amendment 59 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Criticises the failure to provide sufficient support for OR projectsct that OR projects, which face serious difficulties in meeting some of the requirements for securing Community funding, have for that reason not received sufficient support under the 2007-2013 programme for research and development, which has resulted in low levels of participation and a weak OR presence in European research networks;
Amendment 62 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that, if cohesion policy, Europe 2020 and Horizon 2020 targets are to be fully met – something which cannot be achieved by ERDF funding alone –, the Commission will need to streamline, guarantee and promote OR access to the Horizon 2020 programme by setting up dedicated programmes that can help to foster greater OR inclusion in European and international research and innovation networks; points out in this connection that the Horizon 2020 programme itself, in its 'Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation' section, acknowledges that there are significant disparities in terms of research and innovation performance, as identified in the Innovation Union Scoreboard, and introduces specific measures for spreading excellence and widening participation in low-performing Member States in terms of research and innovation, and these possibilities should be adequately exploited by bodies and institutions in the ORs;
Amendment 63 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for OR universities to be expanded and promoted in order to help, in synergy with Horizon 2020, to raise the European and international profile of those universities, their research centres, their researchers and their students; points out that all the programmes promoting inter- university mobility – for students, teachers and administrative staff – are seriously compromised in the ORs owing to the extra costs arising from distance and isolation;
Amendment 69 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Emphasises that competition in the ORs is not of the same ilk, in practice, as competition elsewhere in the EU. The market for most services of general economic interest (SGEIs) cannot function as a free market in those regions because those SGEIs are unattractive to private investment. A supply of quality products at competitive prices can only exist in the ORs if sufficiently subsidised by the state. The provision of SGEIs in the ORs needs to be urgently assessed by the Commission, with a view to injecting greater flexibility and enabling the current EU legislative framework to be adapted to the actual situation in the ORs.
Amendment 71 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to publish a guide for small and medium-sized enterprises in the ORs and on their contribution to the internal market, taking account of the various European programmes and funds in force in the ORs;
Amendment 75 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that cofinancing is to be provided for innovative environmental conservation and climate change projects under the LIFE+ programme for 2014- 2020; points out that thematic objectives 5 and 6 of the new cohesion policy also cover these areas, and that it is therefore vital for the ORs to be afforded genuine access toto consolidate the participation of the ORs in the LIFE+ programme;
Amendment 79 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to draw up a specific Natura 2000 programme for the ORs on the basis of Article 349 of the TFEU and the achievements of the BEST preparatory action;
Amendment 81 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to introduce a renewable energy development strategy for the ORs that is geared to achieving energy self-sufficiency and meeting the Energy 2020 targets and reminds the Commission of its proposal that a specific programme be established in the field of energy to reduce the costs due to remoteness, infrastructure and provision of services in the ORs in order to promote renewable energy policies, based on the POSEI programmes and with the best possible synergies with other EU strands of action;
Amendment 84 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses that the ORs have some of the highest unemployment rates in the EU and that youth unemployment rates in the EUare worse still; welcomes, therefore, the ORs’ eligibility for funding under the Youth Guarantee programme, as well as the introduction of the Youth Employment Initiative;
Amendment 85 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses that the ORs have some of the highest youth unemployment rates in the EU; welcomes, therefore, the ORs’ eligibility for funding under the Youth Guarantee programme, as well as the introduction of the Youth Employment Initiative; nevertheless regrets the lack of any special provisions for the ORs in the Programme for Employment and Social Innovation;
Amendment 86 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the EIB to include the ORs in its youth employment initiative and its ‘Investment in Skills’ programme;
Amendment 88 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Notes that the new Erasmus programme is intended to foster the development of a knowledge society; stresses that it is essential for this goal to be met if the Europe 2020 strategy, under which knowledge is viewed as the primary driving force in Europe’s economy, is to be a success; points, accordingly, to the need for greater synergies to be achieved in the ORs between the Erasmus programme and the ESF in the ORs, and between the EURES programme and the ESF, in order to maximise local human capital and expertise, which are powerful driving forces for growth; maintains that distance constraints, especially where transport costs are concerned, should be factored into the amounts allocated for scholarships, the object being to ensure that OR students can take advantage of European exchange and training programmes and that OR universities could seek to derive greater benefit from the Erasmus Mundus programme between the Member States and the rest of the world;
Amendment 90 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Supports the further development of universities in the ORs and the establishment of new centres of excellence, with a view to giving OR universities a higher profile aLinguistic amend menhancing their drawing power in Europe; supports the establishment of partnerships between OR universities and the opening up of such partnerships up to universities in non-EU countries with which ORs have a special relationship; calls for transport costs arising in connection with OR-EU exchange programmes to be covered by Erasmus funding;t not affecting the English version
Amendment 91 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Synergies with trans-European networks (transport, telecommunications, energy) Draws attention to the Teixeira report on the role of cohesion policy in the outermost regions of the European Union in the context of EU 2020 (2011/2195(INI)), which called on the Commission to establish a specific programme in the field of energy, transport, and information and communication technologies, based on the POSEI schemes, and in particular to lay down a specific framework providing for transport subsidies in the ORs, particularly for public transport and to develop shipping services between islands;
Amendment 95 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to includeinclusion of the ORs in the trans-European networks, but regrets that most of the ORs have been excluded from the priority corridors and hence also from CEF funding;
Amendment 96 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to include the ORs in the trans-European networks and points out that investment in transport is vitally important to enable the ORs to cope with isolation and the fact of being islands;
Amendment 98 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Points to the need to review the state aid framework for sea transport in order to enable public support to be provided for links between ORs and countries outside the EU;
Amendment 99 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
Paragraph 30 b (new)
30b. Points to the need to adjust the classification system for regional airports, given that, as far as the ORs are concerned, passenger flows and profitability cannot be the sole criteria;
Amendment 101 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Considers trans-European telecommunications network links between mainland Europe and the ORs to be essential; believes that, in view of the digital economy’s importance, the digital divide between the ORs and mainland Europe is hampering the ORs’ development and competitiveness; points out that this digital divide, which is a result of delays in the roll-out and modernisation of ICT infrastructure in the ORs, is adding to the problems already faced by the ORs because of their geographical remoteness; suggests that the development of ICTs in the ORs should be stepped up by extending and modernising networks, exploiting synergies with the ERDF and granting easier access to EIB funding for projects in this area, and also points to the need to grant the ORs priority access to the GMES and Galileo programmes;
Amendment 105 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Points out that, as a result of the ORs and the OCTs, the EU is the world’s leading maritime power;
Amendment 107 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Calls on the Commission to take greater account of Europe’s global maritime dimension, the importance of the sea, the oceans and blue growth to the EU as a whole, the strategic location of the ORs and the OCTs, and the role that they can play in ensuring that seas, oceans and coastal areas are used in a sustainable way, as well as in global maritime governance and the development of a knowledge economy based on the sea;
Amendment 108 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Draws attention to the lack of synergies between cohesion policy and the CFP, which still takes too little account of conditions in the ORs, maintains that a POSEI scheme for fisheries has to remain in place, and proposes that research and innovation be developed within the maritime economy, as this is a potential source of growth;
Amendment 110 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Stresses that the ORs are dependent on the fish stocks in their EEZs, which are biologically highly vulnerableand ecologically highly vulnerable, and believes, therefore, that biogeographically sensitive OR zones need to be properly and effectively protected, not least through exclusive access granted to local fleets using environment-friendly fishing gear; emphasises the need to ensure that those stockfishery resources are used in a balanced and sustainable manner; calls for proper account to be taken of the long-term interests of local people when EU fisheries agreements are drafted and negotiated;
Amendment 111 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Deplores the fact that the POSEI Fisheries programme, which established a scheme to compensate for the additional costs incurred in the marketing of OR fishery products, has recently been absorbed into the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) and thus ceased to be governed by a self-contained regulation aimed specifically and exclusively at the ORs, a fact which waters down the importance of the positive discrimination that the ORs are entitled to enjoy under Article 349 of the TFEU;
Amendment 114 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Points out that farming is a thriving industry which provides jobs and plays a role in the development of activities with a high added value; also points, however, to the specific characteristics of agriculture in the ORs that markedly effect farming there, such as the small scale of farm holdings and the limited market; draws attention to the fact that objective 3 of the new cohesion policy covers the development of SMEs in the farming sector;
Amendment 118 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Stresses that the POSEI programme has proved its worth and has shown itself to be particularly well-suited to conditions in the ORs, but is hampered by chronic underfunding that needs to be dealt with as a matter of urgency;
Amendment 119 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Stresses that the POSEI programme has proved its worth and has shown itself to be particularly well-suited to conditions in the ORs; stresses, in this connection, the economic, social and environmental importance of certain OR products such as bananas, rum, sugar, milk and meat;
Amendment 120 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Stresses that the POSEI programme has proved its worth and has shown itself to be particularly well-suited to conditions in the ORs, and therefore maintains that the POSEI system should continue to be encompassed within its own self- contained framework;
Amendment 123 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Supports the introduction of protected designations of origin and local labels in the ORs, and hopes that promotion policy will be tailored to the needs of the ORs and that GIs will be safeguarded;
Amendment 130 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Calls on the Commission to take greater account of the geo-strategic importance of the ORs and OCTs, which stems from their proximity to other continents;
Amendment 131 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Calls on the Commission to complete the wider neighbourhood action plan, on which it has been working since 1999; draws attention in this context to the particularly close historical and cultural relations with non-EU countries and to the potential for developing economic, trading, and cooperation relations in various parts of the world;
Amendment 133 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
Paragraph 47
47. Calls on the Commission to take greater account of the impact that trade agreements concluded with non-EU countries have on OR economies; calls for impact studies invariably to be conducted in advance and for products considered ‘sensitive’ to be protected as such, wherever justified and on the understanding that fair compensation must be provided for the losses incurred in given sectors;
Amendment 137 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. Draws attention to the fact that the ORs and OCTs can be a real asset for the EU in connection with building humanitarian response capacity and deploying it when natural disasters occur; calls, in this connection, for a European civil protection force to be set up;
Amendment 139 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
51. Draws attention to the fact that social exclusion, and poverty and violence are a major problem in the ORs; points out that thematic objective 9 of the new cohesion policy covers social inclusion and action against poverty and all forms of discrimination and that support for the most deprived sections of society is an ERDF investment priority;
Amendment 140 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
51. Draws attention to the fact that social exclusion, and poverty and violence are a major problem in the ORs; points out that thematic objective 9 of the new cohesion policy covers social inclusion and action against poverty and all forms of discrimination and that support for the most deprived sections of society is an ERDF investment priority;
Amendment 142 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
Paragraph 53
53. Points out that thsome ORs are faced with major housing shortages as a result of strong population growth; advocates the establishment of a social housing investment scheme and the introduction of special measures enabling state aids to be used in support of investment in social housing in ORs; points out that other ORs are facing growing desertification, which is also leading to deterioration of their characteristic built environment, and that this latter problem has to be tackled by supporting urban regeneration and stimulating economic activities suited to the localities concerned, so as to encourage the population to remain there;
Amendment 143 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
Paragraph 53
53. Points out that the ORs are faced with major housing shortages, not least as a result of strong population growth in some ORs; advocates the establishment of a social housing investment scheme and the introduction of special measures enabling state aids to be useunder which aid in support of investment in social housing in ORss not considered to be State aid;
Amendment 145 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
Paragraph 54
54. Points out that thsome ORs are located in areas in which industrial competition is fierce, in particular owing to low labour costs and an abundance of raw materials in neighbouring countries; draws attention to the fact that thematic objectives 3 and 8 of the new cohesion policy cover action to enhance SME competitiveness and promote high-quality sustainable employment;
Amendment 147 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55
Paragraph 55
55. Points out that, although they show a healthy start-up rate despite the crisis, very small and small and medium-sized businesses in the ORs are finding it increasingly difficult to gain access to financing, and that this is jeopardising their development and future survival;
Amendment 149 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56
Paragraph 56
56. Welcomes in this connection the objectives set for the future COSME programme, under which support will be provided to European SMEs, in particular as regards access to finance and to new markets; welcomes the decision to maintain the Progress Microfinance Facility; calls on the Commission to ensure that these programmes coverare efficiently implemented in the ORs as well;
Amendment 150 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56
Paragraph 56
56. Welcomes in this connection the objectives set for the future COSME programme, under which support will be provided to European SMEs, in particular as regards access to finance and to new markets; welcomes the decision to maintain the Progress Microfinance Facility; calls on the Commission to ensure that these programmes cover the ORs as well and welcomes the possibility of dialogue with the EIB and the European Investment Fund in order to explore avenues for improving access to financing for OR SMEs with a view to setting up local investment funds in each OR and developing regional investment capital markets;
Amendment 153 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59
Paragraph 59
59. Stresses that tourism is a key economic driver in the ORs; considers it essential therefore for joint ERDF-COSME support to be provided for efforts to expand and modernise the ORs’ hotel network, in order to diversify and develop the tourism services on offer in the ORs;Linguistic amendment not affecting the English version
Amendment 156 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61
Paragraph 61
61. Notes that thsome ORs are highly multicultural societies and points to the need for cultural interchange between the ORs and mainland Europe; calls on the Commission to allow projects from ORs to be funded under the Creative Europe programme;
Amendment 158 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62
Paragraph 62
62. Calls on the Commission to draw up a strategy for the development and dissemination of the ORs' cultural heritage, using the Euromed Heritage IV programme as a model;Linguistic amendment not affecting the English version
Amendment 2 #
2013/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. Whereas the statistics grossly underestimate the reality of female work in some of these sectors and the widespread economic crisis and high unemployment in some countries has helped to further increase these figures and led to a growing number of women engaging in activities in the fishing sector, particularly land-based shellfish gathering, as a means of complementing or even ensuring their family income;
Amendment 7 #
2013/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas in paragraph 39 of its resolution of 22 November 2012 on small- scale coastal fishing, artisanal fishing and the reform of the common fisheries policy the European Parliament called on the Commission and the Member States to take steps to ensure that women benefit from equal pay and other labour, social and economic rights, including insurance covering the risks to which they are exposed by working in the fisheries sector and recognition of their specific disorders as occupational diseases;
Amendment 15 #
2013/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission to ensure that the collection of gender-disaggregated data also covers the catch sector and that new indicators are introduced such as age, level of school education and vocational training and activity of spouses or partners;
Amendment 19 #
2013/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers it necessary to foster and provide economic support for the establishment of women'’s associations through national and European women'’s networks, in order to increase the visibility of women in the fishing sector, create social awareness of women’s contribution to fishing activity, facilitate the exchange of experience and communicate their needs and demands, from local government level to European bodies;
Amendment 23 #
2013/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point 3
Paragraph 9 – point 3
support associations of women and their organisation in networks, such as net- makers, port workers and packers;
Amendment 25 #
2013/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point 5
Paragraph 9 – point 5
support projects to promote and, diversify and raise the profile of the role played by women in fisheries and aquaculture;
Amendment 27 #
2013/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point 10
Paragraph 9 – point 10
promote business initiatives launched by women, including, where appropriate, the economic diversification of certain activities related to the fisheries sector, including activities such as museology, cultural tradition, crafts, gastronomy and the restaurant industry;
Amendment 2 #
2013/2145(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the budget appropriations for 2014 to be sufficient to meet the stiff challenges of the recently reformed Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), which was recently the subject of an ambitious reform which requires an increased financial effort on the part of Member States and operators in the fisheries sector;
Amendment 4 #
2013/2145(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Member States, therefore, to achieve the necessary synergies between the various EU funds, including the European Fund for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, in order to address the stiff challenges of the economic crisis and foster the development of European coastal and sea regionsposed by the general economic crisis in Europe and by the need to foster the development of European coastal and sea regions and the sustainability and competitiveness of the fisheries sector;
Amendment 1 #
2013/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
– having regard to the Council Regulation of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009),
Amendment 2 #
2013/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission communication of 17 July 2012 entitled 'Towards better access to scientific information: Boosting the benefits of public investments in research' (COM(2012)0401),
Amendment 3 #
2013/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)
Citation 9 b (new)
– having regard to the Commission recommendation of 17 July 2012 on access to and preservation of scientific information (2012/417/EU),
Amendment 19 #
2013/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Points out that the section of the Regulation establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the CFP which deals with fisheries data and information contains articles geared specifically to the protection of personal data and the confidentiality of professional and commercial secrecy; stresses further that the above Regulation explicitly states that fisheries data whose collection, exchange and disclosure would undermine the protection of the privacy and integrity of the individual or the commercial interests of a natural or legal person, including intellectual property, are subject to the applicable rules on confidentiality and professional and commercial secrecy;
Amendment 21 #
2013/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Highlights the existence of Commission communications and recommendations on access to and the dissemination and preservation of scientific information, which state that the disclosure of research data must comply with European and national rules on data protection; points out, further, that these documents refer to the need to safeguard the conditions governing the disclosure of data and the restrictions necessary in order to comply with the rules on the protection of personal data, privacy, commercial secrecy, legitimate commercial interests and intellectual property rights;
Amendment 10 #
2013/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the future framework regulation on regional policy calls on the Member States to employ integrated planning and programming in an effort to achieve greater consistency among the multiannual programmes implemented under the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the EAFRD (and the European Fisheries Fund) through the use of a common strategic framework which avoids the duplication of funding and double initiatives, is geared to the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy and set out in a partnership contract drawn up by the Member States in cooperation with the economic and social partners and representatives of civil society;
Amendment 17 #
2013/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the regulation for the rural development programming period 2014- 2020 will broaden the range of measures available to Member States, examples being the measures to support high-quality food production, the measure focusing on cooperation among territorial actors with a view to exploiting resources to the full through the provision of high-quality goods and services, the strengthening of producer organisations and the measures concerning innovation and economic diversification in rural territories;
Amendment 24 #
2013/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the success of rural development programmes depends to a large extent on the territorial governance methods which can be used to mobilise and involve, through joint approaches, all the relevant public and private actors, irrespective of the levels at which they are active, with a view to developing cooperation in a wide range of areas and exploiting the full potential of each territory on the basis of a shared project, whereby attention should be drawn, in this case in particular, to the importance of local development associations, producer associations and cooperatives, which may act as privileged partners with a view to access to local, regional, national and international markets;
Amendment 36 #
2013/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas regional quality branding can contribute to the development of territorial economies by broadening the concept of quality through the use of schemes for the delivery of sets of high-quality goods and services which are inextricably interlinked and which embody the specific characteristics of each territory, and in particular its heritage (historical, cultural, geographical, etc.); whereas, as a result, these sets of goods and services come to be seen as unique, generating revenue at territorial level and opening up new opportunities on local and international markets, and may also act as an 'umbrella' for promoting regions as tourist destinations;
Amendment 61 #
2013/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States and their regional authorities to promote more dynamic forms of participatory governance as a way of implementing collective territorial development projects which are not confined to the farming sector and are linked, wherever possible, to the tourist promotion of these territories, on the basis of the gradual recognition of the identity of each territory, as defined and informed by its heritage; notes that these forms of governance are based on complex partnerships between actors and bodies, whose work must be coordinated;
Amendment 85 #
2013/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to draw up an inventory of the number of brands with specific regional features, cataloguing them and avoiding multiplication wherever the scope of brand promotion overlaps, and developing strategies for promoting them internationally, in partnership with the Member States and/or regions, with a view to boosting European exports;
Amendment 96 #
2013/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to develop an approach to the official recognition of European regional quality branding with specific criteria for its definition and creation, based on an objective assessment of the governance of the territorial development process, focusing in particular on the steps taken to incorporate the social, economic and, environmental, sustainability and tourist promotion dimensions, the diversity of the economic and social actors involved in promoting regional quality branding and the quality of the set of specific goods and services which they can offer;
Amendment 4 #
2013/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to Regulation (EU) No 247/2006 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union,
Amendment 12 #
2013/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas expiry of the milk quotas will affect the entire European milk market, in particular dairy farmers in mountain areas and outermost regions where it will not be possible to take advantage of the growth opportunities generated by deregulation, due to the natural and permanent handicaps of these regions;
Amendment 20 #
2013/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas expiry of the quotas may also place parts of other less favoured areas at a competitive disadvantage, endangering the sustainability of production in these areas;
Amendment 25 #
2013/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas milk production and collection costs in these areas are substantially higher than in more favourable locations, specially where there is a geographic discontinuity as it happens with the outermost regions;
Amendment 35 #
2013/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas 59 % of farmland in mountain areas is permanent grassland or dairy pastureland, no other agricultural activity generally being possible or viable; whereas 9.5% of milk is produced in mountain areas; whereas orography and climate limits agriculture alternatives and the agricultural diversity is very limited;
Amendment 43 #
2013/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas, in mountain areas, outermost regions and parts of other less-favoured areas, abandonment of stockbreeding and the related dairy production frequently leads to the abandonment of agriculture and subsequent depopulation, carelessness of good agriculture fields and subsequent depopulation and migration from rural to urban areas;
Amendment 58 #
2013/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers it essential for a grazing stock premium to be earmarked for these areas under the first pillar of the CAP and under the POSEI in the outermost regions;
Amendment 89 #
2013/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that second-pillar measures such as compensatory allowances, agro- environmental premiums or investment aids are of great importance for sustainable milk production in these areas; urges therefore that Member States and regions be given the necessary opportunities to ensure the payment of adequate and clearly differentiated compensatory allowances and promote environmentally friendly and organic forms of agriculture; calls for adequate compensatory payments from the second CAP pillar to offset the higher investment costs for milk production in mountain areas and in outermost regions occasioned by the particular nature of the terrain, the remoteness of these regions and the geographic discontinuity of the islands;
Amendment 97 #
2013/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States to promote in particular measures under the second pillar, such as cooperative ventures for the rational use of agricultural machinery or buildings, whenever possible, considering the specificities of mountain areas and the geographic discontinuity within the archipelagos;
Amendment 122 #
2013/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Points out that measures it should be put in place to allow the production of typical products in artisanal way;
Amendment 135 #
2013/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Takes the view that the formation of dairy producer organisations should be encouraged so as to ensure adequate market access for small farms and to create partnerships for the promotion of agro-environmental tourism;
Amendment 137 #
2013/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Points out that, in line with arrangements under the CMO for fruit and vegetables, producer organisations should be given the opportunity of realising EU- funded operational programmes; observes that, in this connection, producer organizations should be given the opportunity of promoting market development (including the access to new markets), quality control, product innovation and advertising initiatives, particularly in respect of the new ‘mountain produce’ designation and protected designations of origin, as well as fostering the development of skills and crisis management measures;
Amendment 141 #
2013/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and Member States to extend joint research programmes to encompass grassland areas and milk production in less favoured areas and devote particular attention to them under joint research projects. This research should also be conducted to identify health benefits for the consumers, which should be in the labels of these products;
Amendment 146 #
2013/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to extend joint research programmes to encompass grassland areas and milk production in less favoured areas, specifically in what concerns the most adequate type of grass, livestock species and respective feed;
Amendment 15 #
2013/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that, although the need to revitalise economic activity is a prerequisite for any solution involving the creation of sustainable and lasting employment, this situation is caused by structural issues arising from education and employment policy which need to be corrected, and that this calls for a new generation of more attractive teaching strategies, with better regional insertion, to promote the use of more efficient strategies for transition to active life (with strong links between school and work) and the creation of more secure career paths; considers it important, in addition to these factors, to define the priority areas for the development of each region and to shape or create entrepreneurship programmes for young people in these areas;
Amendment 40 #
2013/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Encourages the Member States and regional and local authorities, bearing in mind that the European Union Programme for Social Change and Innovation (2014-2020) highlights insufficient knowledge as a factor hampering the development of social innovation in the Union, both to promote the dissemination of programmes to support young entrepreneurs and to take specific regional characteristics into account in existing entrepreneurship programmes, given that they may dictate the success or failure of young people's initiatives, particularly in the outermost regions;
Amendment 4 #
2013/2017(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the budget, via the new European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), is an essential instrument for achieving the ambitious targets of the new CFP; recalls that the main aspects of the reform are maximum sustainable yield, the ban on discards and regionalisation; recalls that the implementation of multiannual fisheries management plans calls for greater effort in terms of monitoring and collecting data on fishing activity;
Amendment 10 #
2013/2017(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance of the international dimension of the CFP and of the expenditure incurred by that policy; notes in this connection that international fisheries agreements are an indispensable instrument for supplying the European market with fish and fishery products; recalls that fish and fishery produc and for maintaining a strategic presence by the Union fishing fleet in external waters; recalls that international fisheries agreements also have a role to play in the wider framework of relations with third countries; stresses the importance of sector-specific support and the proper management of such support;
Amendment 12 #
2013/2017(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that, following the Limassol Declaration on ‘blue growth’, several sectors were identified as having the potential to become drivers of growth in coastal regions; calls for the funding allocated to the IMP to be consistent in order to achieve its objectives and support regions and local communities which are heavily dependent on fisheries, in particular the outermost regions; highlights the fact that 2014 is a crucial year for the development of the integrated maritime policy;
Amendment 60 #
2013/2007(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas early bilingualism promotes cognitive development and children who are bilingual from the start have a natural skill that they can use to learn more languages later on, and whereas linguistic pluralism is an advantage for young Europeans;
Amendment 96 #
2013/2007(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Suggests that the Commission should carry out a detailed study of the current situation regarding the threat posed to European languages and dialects, and that it should use this study to draw up a multimedia inventory on this topic;
Amendment 7 #
2013/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that a competition-driven open European energy market will make for lower prices, as well as enhancing Europe’s competitiveness and contributing to economic growth and consumers’ well- being, and that, in order to bring this about, the physical, statutory, and regulatory barriers to market efficiency need to be removed urgently, providing a suitable framework for and protecting the interests of consumers in the outermost regions, whose geographical separation will need to be specifically addressed;
Amendment 51 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The aim of these measures is to enhance the competitiveness of European agriculture and help to make products more profitable, bring about greater competitive equity in both the internal market and third countries byand increasinge consumers' awareness of the merits of the Union's agricultural products and food products based on agricultural products and developing and opening up new markets. They usefully complement and reinforce the measures implemented by the Member States, while always guaranteeing equal access for all the Member States and promoting positive discrimination in favour of the outermost regions in accordance with Article 349 TFEU.
Amendment 55 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) These information and promotion policies are not confined simply to restoring consumer confidence following crises but extend to making products more profitable, boosting employment, bringing about greater competitive equity in external markets and providing more and better information for consumers.
Amendment 58 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
Amendment 61 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) One of the Union’s strengths in food production lies in the diversity and specificity of its products, which are linked to different geographical areas and different traditional methods and provide unique tastes, with the variety and authenticity that consumers increasingly look for, both in the EU and outside.
Amendment 69 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Over the period 2001-11, barely 30 % of the budget earmarked for information provision and promotion measures under Regulation (EC) No 3/2008 was spent on measures targeting third-country markets, even though these markets offer major growth potential. With the aim of reaching 75 % of estimated expenditure, sSpecific arrangements are therefore required to encourage a larger number of information provision and promotion measures for Union agricultural products in third countries, in particular through increased financial support.
Amendment 78 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to guarantee the impact of the information provision and promotion measures that are implemented, these should be developed in the context of information and promotion programmes. Such programmes have hitherto been submitted by professional or inter- professional organisations. In order to increase the number and raise the quality of the measures proposed, the range of beneficiaries should be widened to include producer organisations, and provision should also be made for consulting the Member States. Moreover, the Commission must be able to supplement programmes by implementing measures at its own initiative, particularly with a view to contributing to the opening-up of new markets.
Amendment 81 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The information provision and promotion measures co-financed by the Union should endow them with a specific European dimension and pay the same attention to the internal and external market, recognising in equal measure the importance of the local and regional levels in internal terms and of expanding world markets in external terms. To that end, and in order to avoid a dispersion of resources and increase Europe's visibility through these information provision and promotion measures for agricultural products, it is necessary to establish a work programme which defines the strategic priorities for these measures in terms of populations, products, themes or markets to be targeted and the nature of the information and promotion messages to be imparted. The Commission will take particular account of national strategic interests, the predominant position of small and medium-enterprises in the agri-food sector, a sector which benefits from the exceptional measures provided for in Articles 154, 155 and 156 of Regulation (EU) XXX/20... [of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (COM(2011)626)] and from free-trade agreements coming under the commercial policy of the European Union for measures targeting third countries, and their foreseeable impact on local and regional economies.
Amendment 86 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) This information provision and promotion policy should be based on four main objectives: creating more European added value in the food sector; being more appealing and assertive; simpler management; greater synergy between the different promotion instruments.
Amendment 88 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Over and above the information provision and promotion measures, the Commission needs to develop and coordinate technical and support services at European level, taking account of the specific characteristics of each country, with the aim of helping operators take part in co-financed programmes, conduct effective campaigns or develop their export activities. It would also be desirable for the Commission to produce a simple and comprehensive manual that would help potential beneficiaries to comply with the rules and procedures associated with this policy.
Amendment 89 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Attention is also drawn to the need to allocate a larger budget to these policies and to make programmes more flexible, so that they can be adjusted to fluctuating market conditions during the implementation phase. The level of detail required when presenting programmes should also be reduced.
Amendment 91 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The Union is keen to simplify the regulatory environment of the CAP. This approach should also be applied to the Regulation on information provision and promotion measures for agricultural products. In particular, the principles of administrative management of information and promotion programmes should be reviewed with the aim of simplifying them and enabling the Commission to establish the rules and procedures applicable to the submission and selection of proposals for programmes, after considering the specific interests of the Member States.
Amendment 97 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Consideration should be given to the possibility of promoting the origin of products that are not covered by quality denominations, highlighting their characteristics and qualities.
Amendment 100 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In order to ensure the coherence, effectiveness and sound management of the measures provided for in this Regulation as well as the efficient use of Union funding, the Commission should be delegated the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty as regards the specific conditions of brand visibility and the indication of product origin, the criteria for determining the eligibility of proposing organisations, the conditions governing competitive tendering between implementing organisations and the conditions according to which the proposing organisation may be authorised to implement certain parts of the programme itself and, finally, the specific conditions determining the eligibility of the costs of information provision and promotion measures for simple programmes. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including the Member States, inter alia, and also using external experts. When preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, the Commission will ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council.
Amendment 105 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) In order to ensure that uniform implementing conditions apply under this Regulation, the Commission should be granted implementing powers for the purposes of adopting implementing acts concerning work programmes laying down strategic priorities, on the basis of the information provided by the Member States, the selection of simple programmes, the implementing, monitoring and control arrangements of simple programmes, the rules concerning the conclusion of contracts for the implementation of simple programmes selected in accordance with this Regulation, and the common impact assessment framework for programmes. These powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council17. __________________ 17 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
Amendment 106 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Information provision and promotion measures for agricultural products and certain food products based on agricultural products (hereinafter referred to as ‘information provision and promotion measures’) implemented on the internal market or in third countriesshould receive the same attention whether they are implemented on the internal market, at European, national, regional or local level, or in third countries, including expanding world markets, and may be fully or partially financed from the Union budget under the conditions set out in this Regulation.
Amendment 117 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 - point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 - point a
(a) information measures aimed at stressing the specific features of agricultural productions methods in the Union, particularly in terms of food safety, authenticity – the 'European production model', particularly in terms of production methods, geographical origins, specific cultural traditions or contexts, food safety, authenticity, the possibility of identifying the origin of products, nutritional and health aspects, working conditions, animal welfare or respect for the environment;
Amendment 127 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 - point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 - point b a (new)
(ba) promotion measures aimed at boosting sales of agricultural and food products from local and regional European production, as well as stressing the specific features of agricultural production methods in the Union – the 'European production model'. Promotion measures should also be carried out to promote the potential of local farming and short-chain distribution.
Amendment 136 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(bb) promotion measures aimed at increasing sales of agricultural and food products from the ORs, taking into account the constraints affecting them as regards market access, provided that the products to be promoted are not given a competitive advantage over mainland products.
Amendment 139 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b c (new)
(bc) information provision and promotion measures for agricultural products and certain food products based on agricultural products within a short food supply chain, the object being to favour local markets and local production.
Amendment 150 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Information measures shall not encourage the consumption of any product on grounds of its origin. Nevertheless, tThe origin of products may be visible on information and promotional material subject to compliance with specific conditions to be adopted pursuant to Article 6(b).
Amendment 162 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the agricultural products listed in Annex I to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Treaty’) and preserved fish, excluding the fishery and aquaculture products listed in Annex 1 to Regulation (EU) No [COM(2011)416] of the European Parliament and of the Council19 and tobacco; __________________ 19 Regulation (EC) No [COM(2011/416] of Regulation (EC) No [COM(2011/416] of ... on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products (OJ ...).
Amendment 178 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) spirit drinks with a protected geographical indication pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council20. __________________ 20 Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 (OJ L 39, 13.2.2008, p. 16).
Amendment 227 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall, by means of an implementing act, adopt a work programme in line with national strategic interests, setting out the objectives pursued, the priorities, the expected results, the implementing arrangements and the total amount of the financing plan. It shall also contain the main evaluation criteria, a description of the measures to be financed, an indication of the amounts allocated to each type of measure and an indicative implementation timetable and, in the case of grants, the maximum rate of co- financing.
Amendment 229 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
When devising that programme, the Commission shall take into account the specific natural handicaps of the upland, island and outermost areas.
Amendment 235 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(3a) The calls for proposals referred to in points (a) and (b) above shall take account of the specific natural handicaps of the upland, island and outermost areas.
Amendment 236 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission may also authorise information and promotion measures as described in Articles 2 and 3 to be implemented jointly by the Member State concerned and the organisations referred to in Article 7 of this Regulation. These measures may in particular take the form of participation in trade fairs and exhibitions of international importance by means of stands or operations aimed at enhancing the image of Union products.
Amendment 237 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall develop technical support services, in particular with a view to encouraging awareness of different markets, including the financing of exploratory business meetings, maintaining a dynamic professional network around information and promotion policy and improving knowledge of legislative provisions concerning programme development and implementation. The Commission shall also produce a simple comprehensive manual to help potential beneficiaries comply with the rules and procedures related to this policy.
Amendment 240 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall encourage Member States and regions to make the local origin of production a selection criterion when supplying agricultural products and certain food products based on agricultural products to schools, homes for young people and the elderly, private social solidarity institutions, public bodies, and so forth. The above consideration is becoming manifestly more relevant, given that these products are fresh and that chemicals, preservatives, and other substances are being used, needlessly, to prolong their shelf-life, and, moreover, it is conducive to short food supply chains.
Amendment 266 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The percentage referred to in paragraph 1 shall be increased to 6075% for:
Amendment 282 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) information and promotion measures on milk, fruit, and vegetables specifically targeting children in Union educational establishments,.
Amendment 284 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) information and promotion measures implemented by the outermost regions of the Union.
Amendment 287 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The percentage referred to in paragraph 1 may be raised to 80% for countries receiving financial assistance or for not more than two years after that external aid procedure has ended.
Amendment 289 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The percentage contributed by the Union shall rise to 75% for programmes hold by the outermost regions of the Union.
Amendment 315 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The rate of co-financing by the Union shall rise to 75% for programmes hold by the outermost regions.
Amendment 1 #
2013/0388(NLE)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to forward to Parliament the minutes and the conclusions of the meetings of the Joint Committee to monitor the implementation, interpretation and application of the Agreement, as provided for in Article 9 of the Agreement, as well as the evaluation of the progress made in implementing multiannual sectorial programme provided for in Article 3 of the protocol; calls on the Commission to facilitate the participation of representatives of Parliament as observers in the meetings of the Joint Committee; calls on the Commission to submit to Parliament and the Council, within the last year of application of the protocol and before the opening of negotiations for its renewal, a full report on its implementation, containing an analysis of the uptake of fishing opportunities and a cost-benefit analysis of the Protocol, along with a report on possible constraints on fishing operations and damage caused to the European Union fleet operating in the fishing zone of the Union of the Comoros as a result of piracy in this part of the Indian Ocean, without unnecessary restrictions on document access;
Amendment 18 #
2013/0307(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Some of the species that are invasive in the Union may be native in some of the Union’s Outermost Regions and vice versa. In the Communication from the Commission on “The outermost regions: an asset for Europe”18 it was recognised that the remarkable biodiversity of the outermost regions calls for the development and implementation of measures to prevent and manage invasive alien species in those regions as defined by the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union taking into account European Council Decisions 2010/718/EU of 29 October 2010 amending the status with regard to the European Union of the island of Saint-Barthélemy19 and 2012/419/EU of 11 July 2012 amending the status of Mayotte with regard to the European Union20. Therefore all the provisions of these new rules should apply to the Union’s Outermost Regions except for provisions relating to invasive alien species of Union concern which are native to those regions. In addition, to allow for the necessary protection of the biodiversity in such regions, it is necessary that the concerned Member States draw upin all appropriate cases the Member States concerned draw up and update, as a complement to the list of invasive alien species of Union concern, specific lists of invasive alien species for their Outermost Regions to which these new rules should also apply. __________________ 18 COM(2008) 642 final. 19 OJ L 325, 9.12.2010, p. 4. 20 OJ L 204, 31.7.2012, p. 131.
Amendment 22 #
2013/0307(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) they are, having regard to the best and most recent scientific evidence available, found to be alien to the territory of the Union excluding the outermost regions;
Amendment 23 #
2013/0307(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) they are, having regard to the best and most recent scientific evidence available, found to be capable of establishing a viable population and spreading in the environment under current or foreseeable climate change conditions anywhere in the Union excluding the outermost regions;
Amendment 25 #
2013/0307(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) a quantified forecast of the damage costs at Union level demonstrating the significance for the Union, together with an estimate of the resources required for, and the cost of, mitigation at Member State level, so as to further justify action because the overall damage would outweigh the cost of mitigation;
Amendment 26 #
2013/0307(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the distribution of the invasive alien species of Union concern present in their territory and in their fresh and marine waters;
Amendment 1 #
2013/0266(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The sharp decline in local demand for fishery products covered by tariff quota 09.2651, namely crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic invertebrates, the cost of which has led to a marked decline in consumption due to the difficult economic conditions in the Canary Islands following the economic and financial crises, might explain the underutilisation of this quota.
Amendment 2 #
2013/0266(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The suspension referred to in paragraph 1 shall be granted exclusively for fishery products intended for the Canary Islands' domestic market. It shall only apply to fishery products which are unloaded from ship or aircraft before the customs declaration for release into free circulation is submitted to the customs authorities in the Canary Islands.
Amendment 3 #
2013/0266(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Where the Commission has reasons to believe that the suspensions laid down in this Regulation have led to a deflection of trade for a specific fishery product it may adopt implementing acts, temporarily withdrawing the suspension for a period not longer than 12 months. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 5(2).
Amendment 4 #
2013/0266(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Import duties for fishery products for which the suspension has been temporarily withdrawn shall be secured by a guarantee, and the release of the products concerned for free circulation in the Community of the Canary Islands shall be conditional upon the provision of such guarantee.
Amendment 22 #
2013/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to better take into account the specific nature of those disasters which, although important, do not reach the minimum scale required to benefit from a contribution from the Fund, the criteria for regional disasters should be determined based on the damage calculable by reference to regional gross domestic product (GDP)– which should pay special attention to disasters taking place in the outermost regions, pursuant to Article 349 TFEU, since these areas are more vulnerable on account of their dispersion, geographical isolation and other permanent constraints – should be determined based on the damage calculable by reference to regional gross domestic product (GDP). Exceptionally, consideration may also be given to severe impacts on confined communities, such as islets, when although the disaster in question amounts to less than 1 % of the archipelago’s GDP, it causes devastation at a local level. Those criteria should be determined in a clear and simple manner in order to reduce the possibility of applications being submitted which do not meet the requirements set out in Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002.
Amendment 26 #
2013/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The Fund should contribute to the restoration of infrastructure to working order, including ports and airports, particularly in the outermost regions, which depend on them for maintaining external contact, to the cleaning up of disaster- stricken zones and to the costs of the rescue services and for temporary accommodation for the population concerned during the whole implementation period, and to the prevention of further incidents and minimisation of human activity aggravating the impact of natural disasters. The time-span during which the accommodation of people made homeless by the disaster may be considered temporary should also be defined, taking into account the nature and extent of the disaster and each Member State or region’s capacity for recovery.
Amendment 37 #
2013/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) It is important to ensure that the eligible States make the requisite efforts to as far as possible prevent disasters from occurring and to mitigate their effects, including by full implementation of relevant Union legislation on disaster risk prevention and management and the use of available Union funding for relevant investments. Provision should therefore be made that a failure of the Member State to comply with relevant Union legislation on disaster risk prevention and management, after having received a contribution from the Fund for an earlier natural disaster, may result in the rejection of the application or a reduction of the amount of contribution in the event of a further application for a disaster of the same nature. With this in mind, the Commission should ask Member States to submit a ‘letter of identification of disaster risk zones’ and respective surveillance/intervention processes to reduce said risk.
Amendment 45 #
2013/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Article 2 – point 3
Article 2 – point 3
For the purposes of this Regulation, a ‘regional natural disaster’ shall mean any natural disaster resulting, in a region of a Member State or a country involved in accession negotiations with the Union at NUTS 2 level, in direct damage in excess of 1,5 % of the region's gross domestic product (GDP). Where the disaster concerns several regions at NUTS 2 level, the threshold shall be applied to the weighted average GDP of those regions.
Amendment 53 #
2013/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
restoring the working order of infrastructure and plant in the fields of road links, energy, water and waste water, telecommunications, transport, health and education;
Amendment 56 #
2013/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
providing temporary accommodation and earthquake-proof rebuilding, in the case of earthquakes, funding rescue services to meet the needs of the population concerned;
Amendment 60 #
2013/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(e) using aerial and/or maritime means of access to disaster-hit areas which have been cut off;
Amendment 66 #
2013/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 85 #
2013/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Beneficiary States shall seek all possiblelegally permitted compensation from third parties.
Amendment 88 #
2013/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Bureaucratic complexity, which hinders processes, ties up human resources and consumes financial resources, should be avoided in all the above procedures, which should be made swift and straightforward.
Amendment 1 #
2013/0216(NLE)
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to forward to Parliament the minutes and the conclusions of the meetings of the Joint Committee provided for in Article 9 of the Agreement, as well as the multiannual sectoral programme provided for in Article 3 of the protocol and the corresponding annual evaluations, and the minutes and the conclusions of the meetings provided for in Article 4 of the protocol; calls on the Commission to facilitate the participation of representatives of Parliament as observers in the meetings of the Joint Committee; calls on the Commission to submit to Parliament and the Council, within the last year of application of the protocol and before the opening of negotiations for its renewal, a full report on its implementation, withoutgauging the uptake of fishing opportunities and the cost- effectiveness of the protocol; maintains that there should be no unnecessary restrictions on document accessaccess to that report;
Amendment 16 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 43(2) and Article, 349 and 168(4)(b) thereof,
Amendment 18 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) By Decision 2012/419/EU3, the European Council amended the status of Mayotte with regard to the Union with effect from 1 January 2014. Therefore, from that date Mayotte will cease to be an overseas country and territory to become an outermost region within the meaning of Articles 349 and 355(1) TFEU. In view of the change in legal status of Mayotte, Union law will apply to Mayotte from 1 January 2014. It is appropriate to provide for certain specific measures justified by the particular situation of Mayotte in a number of areas. __________________ 3, in particular its island status and remoteness, in a number of areas. __________________ OL L 204, 31.7.2012, p.131. 3 OJ L 204, 31.7.2012, p. 131.
Amendment 19 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) As regards Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 of 30 March 1998 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organism4, the waters around Mayotte should be included within the scope of that Regulation and the use of purse-seines on tuna and tuna-like schools of fish inside the area within 24 nautical miles from the baselines of the island should be prohibited in order to preserve the shoals of large migratory fish in the vicinity of the island of Mayotte. __________________ 4 OJ L 125, 27.04.1998, p.1.
Amendment 20 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) As regards Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 of 30 March 1998 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organism4, given Mayotte’s status as an outermost region within the meaning of Article 349 TFEU, the waters around Mayotteit should be included within the scope of that Regulation and the use of purse-seines on tuna and tuna-like schools of fish inside the area within 24100 miles from the baselines of the island should be prohibited in order to preserve the shoals of large migratory fish in the vicinity of the island of Mayotte. __________________ 4 OJ L 125, 27.04.1998, p. 1.
Amendment 21 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) First, an important part of the fleet flying the flag of France and operating from the French Department of Mayotte is composed by vessels of less than 9 meters in overall length which are dispersed around the island, have no specific landing sites and still need to be identified, measured and equipped with minimum safety implements in order to be included in the register of Union fishing vessels; as a consequence, France will not be able to complete this register until 31 December 2016. France should, however, install a provisional fleet register guaranteeing minimum identification of the characteristics of vessels of this segment in order to avoid proliferation of unidentified and informal fishing vessels.
Amendment 22 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) First, an important part of the fleet flying the flag of France and operating from the French Department of Mayotte is composed by vessels of less than 910 meters which are dispersed around the island, have no specific landing sites and still need to be identified, measured and equipped with minimum safety implements in order to be included in the register of Union fishing vessels; as a consequence, France will not be able to complete this register until 31 December 201620. France should, however, install a provisional fleet register guaranteeing minimum identification of the vessels of this segment in order to avoid proliferation of informal fishing vessels.
Amendment 24 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Second, it is necessary for the protection of the sensitive ecological and biological situation of the waters around Mayotte and the preservation of the local economy of that island, having regard to its structural, social and economic situation, to limit certain fishing activities in those waters to vessels registered in the ports of that island.
Amendment 26 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) As regards Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/20069 , it appears that France will not be in a position to comply with all Union control obligations for the segment "Mayotte. Pelagic and demersal species. Length < 910m" of the fleet of Mayotte by the date on which Mayotte becomes an outermost region. The vessels of that segment, dispersed around the island, have no specific landing sites and still need to be identified. In addition, it is necessary to train fishermen and controllers and to set up the appropriate administrative and physical infrastructure. It is therefore necessary to provide for a temporary derogation from certain rules concerning the control of fishing vessels and their characteristics, their activities at sea, their gear and their catches at all stages from the vessel to the market in respect of that segment of the fleet. However, in order to attain at least some of the most important objectives of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, France should establish a national control system allowing it to control and monitor the activities of that segment of the fleet and to comply with the international reporting obligations of the Union. __________________ 9 OJ L 343, 22.12.09, p.1. OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Amendment 29 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 850/98
Article 34a
Article 34a
Restrictions on fishing activities in the 24- 100-mile zone around the island of Mayotte
Amendment 30 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 850/98
Article 34a
Article 34a
Vessels shall be prohibited from using any purse-seine on tuna and tuna-like schools of fish inside the areas within 24 nautical miles of the coasts of the island of Mayotte, measured from the baselines from which territorial waters are measured.
Amendment 31 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 850/98
Article 34a
Article 34a
Vessels shall be prohibited from using any purse-seine on tuna and tuna-like schools of fish inside the areas within 24100 miles of the coasts of the island of Mayotte, measured from the baselines from which territorial waters are measured.”
Amendment 32 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) No 104/2000
Article 4 – paragraph 3a
Article 4 – paragraph 3a
Until 16 December 2016, paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall not apply to fishery and aquaculture products offered for retail sale to the final consumer in Mayotte.
Amendment 33 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) No 104/2000
Article 4 – paragraph 3a
Article 4 – paragraph 3a
Until 316 December 201620, paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall not apply to products offered for retail sale to the final consumer in Mayotte.
Amendment 35 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002
Article 15 – paragraph 5 (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 5 (new)
5. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, France shall be exempted until 31 December 201620 from the obligation to include in its register of Union fishing vessels those vessels which are less than 910 meters in overall length and operate from Mayotte.
Amendment 37 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002
Article 15 – paragraph 6 (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 6 (new)
6. Until 31 December 201620, France shall keep a provisional register of fishing vessels which are less than 910 meters in overall length and operate from Mayotte. That register shall contain, for each vessel, at least its name, its overall length and an identification code.
Amendment 42 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009
Article 56
Article 56
However, Article 4 shall apply to Mayotte from 1 January 20219. Animal by-products and derived products generated in Mayotte as an outermost region before 1 January 20219 shall be disposed of in accordance with Article 19(1)(b).
Amendment 47 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 2a – paragraph 1
Article 2a – paragraph 1
1. Until 31 December 20168, Article 5(3) and Articles 6, 8, 41, 56, 58 to 62, 66, 68 and 109 shall not apply to France in respect of fishing vessels which are less than 910 meters in overall length and operate from Mayotte, their activities and their catch.
Amendment 50 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 2a – paragraph 2
Article 2a – paragraph 2
2. By 1 January 20145, France shall establish a national scheme of control applicable to fishing vessels which are less than 910 meters in overall length and operate from Mayotte. That scheme shall comply with the following requirements:
Amendment 53 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 2a – paragraph 3
Article 2a – paragraph 3
(3) By 30 September 20145 France shall present to the Commission an action plan setting out the measures to be taken in order to ensure the full implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 from 1 January 20178 concerning fishing vessels which are less than 910 meters in overall length and operate from the French departmentoutermost region of Mayotte. The action plan shall be the subject of a dialogue between France and the Commission. France shall take all necessary measures to implement that action plan.
Amendment 56 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union1 January 2014.
Amendment 204 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d h (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d h (new)
(dh) open-pollinated plants and seeds;
Amendment 258 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 6 – point f
Article 3 – point 6 – point f
(f) making available on the market, with a view to marketing and not for the purpose of commercial exploitation.
Amendment 349 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point 10 a (new)
Article 10 – point 10 a (new)
(10a) 'heterogeneous material' means plant reproductive material that has been newly bred and that does not belong to a variety as defined in point (1) of this Article, and is not a mixture of varieties;
Amendment 471 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15a Requirements for niche varieties 1. Plant reproductive material may be produced and made available on the market locally, at the level of a NUTS 2 region, and in limited quantities, as niche varieties registered in a national variety register referred to in Article 51, on the basis of an officially recognised description. A reference sample is made available to the Competent Authorities together with the proposed description. 2. The persons who produce niche varieties shall keep records of the quantities of the material produced and made available on the market, per genera, species or type of material. On request, they shall make those records available to the competent authorities. 3. The Commission shall establish delegated acts in accordance with Article 140, setting out, with regard to the production and making available on the market of niche varieties, the following: (a) the maximum size of packages, containers or bundles, per particular genera or species concerned; (b) requirements concerning traceability, lots and labelling of the niche varieties concerned; (c) modalities of making available on the market, in a manner ensuring that such modalities do not constitute a barrier to the marketing of niche varieties.
Amendment 505 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. The official label and the operator's label shall contain the information set out in Part A of Annex III, with the addition of information stating whether or not microbiological processes have been used in selection and/or propagation.
Amendment 58 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 187 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 187 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Transporters of aquaculture animals and wild aquatic animals intended for aquaculture or for release in a natural environment in order to replenish wild stocks shall keep up-to date records on:
Amendment 70 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The impact of transmissible animal diseases and the measures necessary to control these diseases can be devastating for individual animals, animal populations, animal owners and keepers and the economy.
Amendment 170 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
(8a) 'stray animals' means animals which are not under the direct control of an animal keeper but which circulate in public areas and coexist with humans;
Amendment 2 #
2013/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) At its 23rd Regular Meeting in November 2013, ICCAT adopted Recommendation 13-08 complementing Recommendation 12-03, in order to allow modifications of the fishing seasons in the eastern Atlantic that do not affect the protection of the bluefin tuna spawning grounds. This ICCAT recommendation states that the Contracting Parties and Cooperating non-Contracting Parties, Entities or Fishing Entities (CPCs) may specify a different starting date for the fishing seasons for their bait boats and trolling boats operating in the eastern Atlantic, while keeping the total duration of the open season for these fisheries.
Amendment 5 #
2013/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Regulation 302/2009
Article 7 paragraph 3
Article 7 paragraph 3
Bluefin tuna fishing by bait boats and trolling boats shall be permitted in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean during the period from 1 July to 31 October. Notwithstanding the previous sub- paragraph, for the years 2014 and 2015, and since it does not affect the protection of the spawning grounds, Member States may specify, in their annual national fishing plans, a different starting date for baitboats and trolling boats flying their flag and operating in the eastern Atlantic, while keeping the total duration of the open season for these fisheries in line with the provisions of the previous sub- paragraph.
Amendment 1 #
2013/0102(NLE)
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to provide the European Parliament with relevant information on the meetings of the Joint Committee provided for in Article 9 of the Agreement, in particular the corresponding minutes and conclusions, together with an annual report on the results of the practical implementation of the multiannual sectoral support programme referred to in Article 3 of the Protocol; calls further on the Commission, during the final year of the Protocol’s validity and before the opening of negotiations on its renewal, to submit to the European Parliament and the Council an ex-post assessment report containing a cost-benefit analysis of the implementation of the Protocol;
Amendment 1 #
2013/0097(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) At its 14th Special Meeting in 2004, ICCAT acknowledged the efforts made by Cambodia, Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone to address its concerns and adopted recommendations for the lifting of trade- restrictive measures against those three countries in relation to Atlantic bigeye tuna and its products.
Amendment 2 #
2013/0097(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) As a consequence, Regulation (EC) No 827/2004 has been amended by Regulation (EC) No 919/2005, so that it continues prohibiting such imports of Atlantic bigeye tuna and its products only from Bolivia and Georgia, whereas imports from Cambodia, Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone are permitted again. __________________ 6 OJ L 156, 18.6.2005, p. 1.
Amendment 36 #
2013/0074(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The high and rapidly increasing demand for maritime space for different purposes, such as renewable energy installations, the extraction of raw materials from the seabed, maritime shipping and fishing and shellfishing activities, ecosystem conservation and tourism and aquaculture installations, as well as the multiple pressures on coastal ecosystems and resources, require an integrated planning and management approach.
Amendment 39 #
2013/0074(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In order to ensure the appropriate apportionment of maritime space among relevant usthe multiple and diverse relevant uses and human activities and the coordinated management of coastal zones, a framework should be put in place that consists at least in the establishment and implementation by Member States of maritime spatial plans and integrated coastal management strategies.
Amendment 41 #
2013/0074(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Maritime spatial planning and integrated coastal management will result in better coordination, more simple and more effective coordination, linkage and compatibility of maritime and coastal activities, which can lead to significant economic benefits by providing transparenca framework of transparency, legal certainty, predictability and stability for investors as well as lowering coordination and transaction costs.
Amendment 43 #
2013/0074(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The geographical scope of marine waters and coastal zones overlaps in the coastal and territorial waters of Member States. The tools of maritime spatial planning and integrated coastal management are complementary, as they respectively focus on mapping the multiple and diverse existing and potential uses and human activities for the purpose of preparing maritime spatial plans in marine waters and on the identification of measures for integrated management of these human activities in coastal zones. The joint, linked up and coherent application of Maritime Spatial Plans and Integrated Coastal Management Strategies will improve the land-sea interface planning and management.
Amendment 47 #
2013/0074(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) While it is appropriate for the Union to lay down rules on maritime spatial plans and integrated coastal management strategies, Member States and their competent authorities remain responsible for designing and determining, within their marine waters and coastal zones, the content of such plans and strategies, including the apportionment of maritime space to the different sector activitiesand potentially competing sector activities and measures to ensure compatibility.
Amendment 49 #
2013/0074(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) So as to respect proportionality and subsidiarity, as well as minimise additional administrative burden, transposition and implementation of this Directive should to the greatest extent possible build upon existing national rules and mechanisms with a view to making the procedures clear, simple and quick. Integrated coastal management strategies should build on the principles and elements set out in Council Recommendation 2002/413/EC and Council Decision 2010/631/EU.
Amendment 50 #
2013/0074(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In marine waters and coastal zones, ecosystems and marine and coastal resources are subject to diverse and significant pressures. Human activities, but also climate change effects, natural hazards and shoreline dynamics such as coastal erosion and sediment accretion, can have severe impacts on coastal economic development and growth, as well as coastal and marine ecosystems, leading to deterioration of environmental status, loss of biodiversity and degradation of ecosystem services. Due regard should be given to these various pressures in the establishment of maritime spatial plans and integrated coastal management strategies. Moreover, healthy coastal and marine ecosystems and their multiple services, if integrated in planning decisions, can deliver substantial benefits in terms of food production, recreation and tourism, climate change mitigation and, adaptation and resilience, shoreline dynamics control and disaster prevention.
Amendment 52 #
2013/0074(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) Maritime spatial planning and integrated coastal management should take due account of the specific features of regions and sub-regions, in particular the outermost regions which, being located in oceanic zones without a continental shelf and with extremely deep waters only a few miles off the coast, largely target their fishing activities at deep-sea fishery resources, a fact that could lead to conflicts over use between traditional fishing activity and emerging and promising activities such as the extraction of raw materials from the seabed.
Amendment 56 #
2013/0074(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Maritime and coastal activities are often closely interrelated and interdependent. This requires maritime spatial plans and integrated coastal management strategies to be coordinated, linked up or integrated in order to guarantee the sustainable use of maritime space and management of coastal areas taking account of social, economic and environmental factors.
Amendment 57 #
2013/0074(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In order to achieve the objectives of this Directive, maritime spatial plans and integrated coastal management strategies should cover the full cycle of problem identification, information collection, planning, decision-making, implementation and monitoring of implementation and be based on best and most recent available scientific knowledge. Best use should be made of mechanisms set out in existing or future legislation, including Decision 2010/477/EU on criteria and methodological standards for good environmental status of marine waters or the Commission's Marine Knowledge 2020 initiative.
Amendment 58 #
2013/0074(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The main purpose of maritime spatial planning is to identify and manage spatial uses and conflicts over use in maritime areas. In order to achieve thatose purposes, Member States need at least to ensure that the planning process or processes result in a comprehensive map identifying the different uses of maritime spacand human activities in maritime space, both present and future, taking into consideration foreseeable long term changes due to climate change.
Amendment 59 #
2013/0074(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Member States should consult and coordinate their plans and strategies with the relevant Member State or third country authorities in the marine region or sub- region or coastal zone concerned, which should be duly encouraged and supported by the EU and implemented in conformity with the rights and obligations of these Member States and third countries under European and international law. Effective cross border cooperation between Member States and with neighbouring third countries requires that the competent authorities in each Member State are identified. Member States therefore need to designate the competent authority or authorities responsible for cooperation with other Member States or third countries. Given the differences between various marine regions or sub-regions and coastal zones, it is not appropriate to prescribe in detail in this Directive how these cooperation mechanisms should look.
Amendment 60 #
2013/0074(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) A variety of measures under different policies apply in coastal zones. In order to achieve the objectives of this Directive, Member States should prepare an inventory of these measures and analyse the need for additional actions, such as actions to prevent coastal erosion and manage accretionsediment accretion and silting, adapt to the effects and consequences of climate change, combat coastal and marine litter, develop green infrastructure and help prevent natural disasters. These should be applied in a coordinated and integrated way. In doing this, Member States should consider all relevant coastal activities and pay particular attention to cross-sectoral and land-sea interactions between these activities.
Amendment 63 #
2013/0074(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In order to ensure that the establishment of maritime spatial plans and integrated coastal management strategies is based on reliable data and to avoid additional administrative burden and the associated delays and costs, it is essential that Member States collect the best and most recent available data and information by making use of existing instruments and tools for data collection, such as those developed in the context of the Marine Knowledge 2020 initiative.
Amendment 64 #
2013/0074(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Timely transposition of the provisions of this Directive is essential since the EU has adopted a number of policy initiatives that are to be implemented by the year 2020 and which this Directive aims to support and complement. The shortest possible deadline for the transposition of this Directive should therefore be adopted.
Amendment 65 #
2013/0074(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive establishes a framework for maritime spatial planning and integrated coastal management aiming at promoting the sustainable development and growth of maritime and coastal economies and the sustainable use of marine and coastal ecosystems and resources.
Amendment 83 #
2013/0074(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. When establishing maritime spatial plans and integrated coastal management strategies, Member States shall give due regard to the particularities of the regions and the sub-regions, the respectivnotably the outermost regions, the respective present and future sector activities, the marine waters and coastal zones concerned and potential climate change impacts.
Amendment 88 #
2013/0074(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Maritime spatial plans and integrated coastal management strategies shall apply an ecosystem-based approach to facilitate the co-existence and compatibility and prevent conflicts over use between competing sector activities in marine waters and coastal zones, and shall aim to contribute to:
Amendment 94 #
2013/0074(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) securing the energy supply of the Union by promoting the development of marine energy sources, the development of new, alternative and renewable forms of energy, the interconnection of energy networks, and energy efficiency;
Amendment 99 #
2013/0074(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) fostering the sustainable development and growth of the fisheries, shellfishing and aquaculture sector, includs and preserving areas traditionally based on these activities, promoting employment in fisheries and connected sectors;
Amendment 105 #
2013/0074(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) ensuring the preservation, protection and improvement of the environment as well as the prudent and rational use ofrational, balanced and sustainable use of ecosystems and natural resources, notably in order to achieve good environmental status, halt the loss of biodiversity and degradation of ecosystem services and reduce marine pollution risks;
Amendment 115 #
2013/0074(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Maritime spatial plans shall contain at least a mapping of marine waters which identifies the actual and potential spatial and temporal distribution of all relevant maritimeuses and human activities in order to achieve the objectives as set out in Article 5.
Amendment 122 #
2013/0074(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) sites and infrastructure for the extraction of raw materials from the seabed;
Amendment 124 #
2013/0074(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) fishing and shellfishing areas;
Amendment 137 #
2013/0074(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) tourism, bathing and recreational activities;
Amendment 139 #
2013/0074(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) fishing, shellfishing and aquaculture;
Amendment 142 #
2013/0074(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Public participation shall ensure that the relevant stakeholders and authorities and the public concerned are informed and consulted on the draft plans and strategies in good time and have access to the corresponding results once available.
Amendment 146 #
2013/0074(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall organise the collection of the best and most recent available data and the exchange of information necessary for maritime spatial plans and integrated coastal management strategies.
Amendment 152 #
2013/0074(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) a dedicated network of Member States’ competent authorities covering the coastal zone, marine region and/or sub-region concerned.
Amendment 153 #
2013/0074(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Member States bordering a coastal zone or maritime area of a third country shall make every effort to coordinate their maritime spatial plans and integrated coastal management strategies with that third country in the marine region or sub-region and the related coastal zone concerned, through cooperation initiatives that are duly encouraged and supported by the EU.
Amendment 163 #
2013/0074(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex 1 – point 5
Annex 1 – point 5
(5) Regional or sub-regional coordination — a summary is required of the mechanisms established in order to ensure coordination between Member States where their waters are covered by this Directive and fall within the same coastal zone, marine region or sub-region.
Amendment 3 #
2013/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
– having regard to Article 107(3) (a) and (c) TFEU, which provide for the eligibility for regional State aid to promote the economic development of certain disadvantaged areas in the European Unareas where the standard of living is abnormally low or where there is serious underemployment, and of the regions referred to in Article 349, in view of their structural, economic and social situation,
Amendment 7 #
2013/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to the decision of the Commission , C(2012) 7542 final, in the case SA 33243 Jornal de Madeira,
Amendment 43 #
2013/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that the geographical zoning of the new Guidelines on Regional State Aid 2014-2020 (RSAG) should not be reduced, and that decreasing the aid intensity should be reconsidered, taking into account the political, economic and social situation in the Member States; in this regard, calls on the Commission to clearly restate in its Guidelines the principles of non degressivity and non limitation in time for operating aids in the outermost regions due to their specific handicaps; points out that, in the global context, the EU economy could be placed at a disadvantage relative to third countries benefitting from looser employment schemes or lower costs in particular in the outermost regions, which are neighbours to less developed countries;;
Amendment 88 #
2013/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that the application of State aid rules within Cohesion Policy programmes could be better achieved by focussing on large-scale aid, simplifying rules, increasing the de minimis ceiling, and extending the horizontal categories in the Enabling Regulation and the scope of the block exemption rules in the General Block Exemption Regulation with, specifically, the inclusion of a new category in the GBER for aid schemes in favour of the outermost regions;
Amendment 96 #
2013/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Reiterates its call on the Commission to provide for detailed criteria for distinguishing between important and less important State aid cases and to clarify its definition of State aids granted to outermost regions, since most of the aids or aid schemes do not distort competition and do not affect trade between Member States as specified in several decisions of the Commission, concerning among others, outermost regions (decision C(2012)7442 final);
Amendment 4 #
2012/2323(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Deplores the fact that, in the field of the common fisheries policy, as in other fields in which the codecision procedure was not introduced until the entry into force of the current Treaty and the Regulatory Procedure with Scrutiny was previously not used, the process of aligning pre- Lisbon legislation with the new legal framework comprising legislative, delegated and implementing acts is facing considerable difficulties and is even stagnating, often owing to– entailing lengthy and dangerous delays – and is even stagnating, with the result that measures needed urgently in the fisheries sector cannot be implemented, and that the reason for this situation often lies in the Council’s unwillingness to acknowledge and make effective use of the delegation of powers to the Commission to adopt delegated acts under Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU);
Amendment 6 #
2012/2323(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Invites the Commission and the Council to engage in further negotiations with the European Parliament in order to find a common understanding on the interpretation and use of, and follow-up to, Articles 290 and 291 of the TFEU, in particular a workable demarcation between delegated and implementing acts, possibly with unquestionable specific examples of powers that are classified as legislative, delegated or implementing.
Amendment 12 #
2012/2302(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that funding available under the future multiannual financial framework, namely under the ESF and ERDF, should be used to help strengthen the cultural and creative industries as well as the national, regional and local institutional and administrative capacity to work with them, focusing in particular on the outermost regions, where cultural and creative industries are more complicated to set up and develop, in spite of the fact that the populations concerned have immense cultural and creative potential precisely because they are islanders;
Amendment 10 #
2012/2298(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that this strategy should be based on an integrative model in which interregional connections and cross-border missing links are accorded the highest importance, passenger rights are, by means of greater regulation, safeguarded in geographically fragmented regions and in cases where there is a monopoly, without neglecting the minimum service to be provided in the event of a strike, and innovative solutions for multimodal transport can reduce regional disparities and enhance territorial cohesion;
Amendment 12 #
2012/2297(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises the advantages of growth in different marine sectors, e.g. the development of offshore energy installations and marine mineral mining; stresses, however, that when realising these activities the utmost attention must be paid to avoiding damage to the marine environment and to fishing grounds; supports, in this connection, the development of Maritime Spatial Planning and Integrated Coastal Zone Management as a means of achieving a coherent and effective use of marine space; maintains that these planning and management tools have to be applied at the practical level in order to gauge the cumulative impact of the numerous human activities carried out at sea and in coastal areas and to promote sustainable exploitation of resources and effective integrated fisheries and aquaculture management;
Amendment 15 #
2012/2297(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need for legal certainty for businesses looking to invest in maritime areas; calls on the Commission and the Member States to agree on clear, uniform, transparent and practical maritime spatial planning and integrated coastal zone management plans that will make it possible for the many different uses and activities in these zones to be carried on in a sustainable manner;
Amendment 31 #
2012/2297(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the importance of coastal regions and of sustainable coastal and maritime tourism for the development of an all-inclusive maritime economy; points out also that tourist fishing has been attracting growing interest in some EU coastal areas, given that it is helping to preserve traditional fishing activities and promote the social and economic development of local communities.
Amendment 22 #
2012/2295(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Maintains that the bioeconomy will do much to enhance resource efficiency and reduce dependence on imported raw materials and energy and non-renewable natural resources; points to the importance of the forest sector and other bio-based industry and maintains that carbon-neutral renewable natural resources and raw materials, such as wood and wood fibre, can replace non-renewable fossil raw materials; points out that bioeconomy industry produces many high added value products, for example chemicals, medicines, plastics, and other innovative new materials, and that it creates jobs;
Amendment 20 #
2012/2293(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph E
Paragraph E
E. whereas single mothers, widows with dependent children, young families, young people at the start of their careers, migrant women, people with disabilities, women from minority groups and the elderly are especially affected by the lack of social housing;
Amendment 38 #
2012/2293(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that investment in social housing can play a concrete and effective role in improving Europe’s economic governance by, in particular, countering property price bubbles and their disruptive effect on society and macroeconomic stability, and for this reason priority should be given to refurbishing existing buildings rather than constructing new ones, particularly in highly built-up areas, environmentally sensitive areas and areas where there is a surplus of supply on the property market, paying attention to energy efficiency and earthquake risk prevention, where applicable.
Amendment 47 #
2012/2293(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes with regret that victims of domestic violence are often more likely to stay in an abusive environment if they are financially unable to find suitable housing; calls, therefore, for the EU to promote policies and programmes that increase access to safe, anonymous, ordinary and affordable housing for domestic violence victims;
Amendment 228 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 1
Paragraph 16 – indent 1
– specific support for good-quality social and ‘very social’ housing, giving priority, whenever justified, to supported self- building, given that, in some regions, many people who are unemployed or on low incomes are part of the surplus workforce in the civil construction industry;
Amendment 260 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 5
Paragraph 16 – indent 5
– preparation of specific programmes for the homeless, linked to social support measures and complementing other European funds such as the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived;
Amendment 14 #
2012/2290(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the multiannual financial framework constitutes a very important instrument for the long-term planning of the European project, taking into account the European perspective and the added value of the Union; calls, however, for better coordination between the EU budget and the Member States’ national budgets, and for the spending of public funds from planning to implementation to be done in such a way as to ensure greater complementarity, without duplication of resources, and an effective contribution to achieving the objectives set;
Amendment 25 #
2012/2289(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the post-2015 MDG framework to set ambitious targets for women’s rights and gender equality in terms of women’s empowerment and well-being, the right to balance family and professional life, in particular through distance working and teleworking, participation in decision- making, combating violence against women, access to good education (at primary, secondary, and higher level) and training, access to effective health care, improvements in sexual and reproductive health and rights, quality and stability of employment, equal pay, career development, the representation of women in politics and economic activity, and ownership and inheritance rights;
Amendment 5 #
2012/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – Fight against fraud – Annual Report 2011 (‘the Commission’s annual report’); regrets, however, that the report is limited to the data reported by the Member States in different ways and therefore does not indicate the actual scale of irregularities and fraud, and that consequently it is not possible to evaluate the overall scale of irregularities and fraud in individual Member States or to identify and discipline those Member States with the highest level of irregularities and fraud as has been repeatedly requested by Parliament; urges, therefore, that standard evaluation criteria for irregularities and fraud be laid down in all Member States and combined with appropriate penalties for those guilty of infringement;
Amendment 5 #
2012/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that the low number of fraud cases reported in some Member States could be explained by the fact that cases recognised as fraud in one Member State are considered to be lawful in another, and therefore urges the Commission to standardise the criteria for defining fraud and to forward them to all the Member States;
Amendment 33 #
2012/2261(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to submit at the earliest opportunity a proposal for a regulation laying down common technical measures for fishing in the Adriatic-Ionian sea basin and specifying the admissible fishing effort, fishing periods and fishing gears and other relevant management measures;
Amendment 36 #
2012/2261(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to establish an ongoing dialogue with the non-EU countries of the Adriatic-Ionian sea basin, with a view to concluding bilateral or multilateral agreements providing for the adoption and implementation of the same fishing rules and management measures for all of the regional fleets and the use of the same fishing gears by all of those fleets;
Amendment 47 #
2012/2261(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to include in the future legislative proposal on maritime spatial planning provisions requiring Member States to make an inventory of the environmental and tourism protection rules in force on their national territory and, in respect of areas not subject to restrictions, to adopt marine and coastal development plans covering all of the various activities pursued inestablishing the admissibility and compatibility of the usector and including plans for the management of maroccupation of these areas, with a view to facilitatineg and coastal areas that will make it easier for aquaculture undertakings to gain access to the space they require in order to set up farmsccess to areas suitable for setting up aquaculture undertakings ;
Amendment 57 #
2012/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that local sustainable energy strategies have an essential role in terms of regional and social development, as they enhance the participation of regional players in renewable energy projects; notes that the Member States and regions have their own strengths as far as renewable energy sources are concerned and that, because of geographical differences, renewable energy policy cannot be exactly the same in every region, for which reason a specific programme should be established in the field of energy, along the lines of the POSEI schemes, as called for by Parliament in the Teixeira report on the role of cohesion policy in the outermost regions of the European Union in the context of EU 2020 (2011/2195(INI)); points out that bioenergy can do much to foster energy management, economic growth, and vitality, especially in sparsely populated regions and rural areas;
Amendment 21 #
2012/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas the Commission, in its Decision of 15 November 2012, issued notification of Fiji and Vanuatu, inter alia, possibly being non-cooperating countries under the IUU Regulation, owing both to their lack of actiondeterrent measures and penalties against IUU vessels flagged in those countries and to their not having implemented the recommendations made by regional fisheries organisations;
Amendment 25 #
2012/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Urges the Commission to ensure the coordination of all the Community policies affecting the Pacific region, and specifically those on fisheries, trade and development, and to enhance potential synergies with a view to achieving a multiplier effect that maximises the benefits both for the states of the Pacific region and for the EU countries, while also raispromoting the profile of the EUinternational dimension, boosting the EU's strategic presence and raising its profile in the Western and Central Pacific;
Amendment 29 #
2012/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the EU strategy for accessing resources in the EEZs of the countries in the region by way of fisheries cooperation agreements has not worked properly except in the case of Kiribati, and considers that a new framework for relationsclose and advantageous relations between the various parties involved is needed in order to revitalise and consolidate those agreements;
Amendment 87 #
2012/2214(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Invites the Network's coordinating agencies to launch a debate on the creation of an ethics adviser and/or ethics council in all bodies, wherever possible, with a view to preventing and resolving potential conflicts of interest and other issues relating to the independence and transparency with which those bodies must work;
Amendment 7 #
2012/2210(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Urges the Agency, in close cooperation with the discharge authority, to promote the adoption of a manual of good conduct and to assess the need to appoint an ethics adviser in order to prevent the situations described;
Amendment 1 #
2012/2202(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the importance of the European Fisheries Control Agency in view of the adoption of the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and its important contribution to the implementation of the CFP objectives, particularly in the light of the increased demands in terms of monitoring, control and surveillance resulting from the measures advocated as part of the CFP reform, as well as the need to guarantee that such activities are suitably coordinated in the various Member States;
Amendment 7 #
2012/2201(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes from the Agency that its analysis of costs is based on the following: the project proposal, the deliverables during the project life (quarterly reports), the final deliverables and the costs incurred, and that the proposals include a detailed work plan with different activities necessary to achieve the project’s objectives; notes that the beneficiaries set up a tight project budget on the basis of the resources which are needed to implement the work plan and the proposals are evaluated and the grants awarded by experts at the Commission premises; acknowledges the Agency's intention to implement controls that allow an effective and efficient verification of the project costs in the future, and calls on the Agency to inform the discharge authority on steps taken to that effect;
Amendment 31 #
2012/2196(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Urges the Authority to request an annual report from its ethics adviser, to be submitted to the discharge authority and the European Parliament, with a view to the delivery of an opinion by the competent committee or committees;
Amendment 37 #
2012/2194(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 13 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Urges the Agency to request an annual report from the ethics committee, to be submitted to the discharge authority and the European Parliament, with a view to the delivery of an opinion by the competent committee or committees;
Amendment 11 #
2012/2191(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes the fact that the Court of Auditors has, once again, observed shortcomings in the implementation of recruitment procedures; accordingly, calls on Eurojust to set up a comprehensive recruitment action plan, respecting equal opportunities for all candidates, to significantly reduce the vacancy rate and to inform the discharge authority about the taken actions; considers that some of the provisions of the Staff Regulations may present a considerable administrative burden; therefore encourages the Commission to allow for a certain degree of simplification under Article 110 of the Staff Regulations in regard to the agencies;
Amendment 15 #
2012/2190(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Acknowledges from the Court of Auditors the need to improve the transparency of staff selection procedures; acknowledges that Selection Board members did not always complete their conflict of interest declarations or did not do so in a timely manner, and there was no evidence of any action taken to address the issues raised by these declarations; acknowledges that the documentation of the Selection Board’s proceedings was not always adequate and that there is no evidence as to how the method for the short-listing of candidates was established and that the questions for the written tests or interviews were set before the examinations, and therefore urges the Agency, in common with other agencies and authorities, to appoint an ethics adviser for these procedures;
Amendment 7 #
2012/2188(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets that at the same time, the cancellation rate for appropriations doubled from 4% in 2010 to 8% (EUR 1,3 million) of the total budget for 2011, indicating difficulties in the implementation of the actions foreseen in the annual work programme and in complying with the budgetary principle of annuality, and therefore calls for a more realistic and feasible programme to be presented in future;
Amendment 12 #
2012/2186(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges from the Court of Auditors' report that the Centre could improve the recruitment procedures, creating a committee for this purpose and appointing an ethics adviser to monitor the whole process; calls on the Centre to inform the discharge authority of the taken actions to improve the recruitment procedures; considers that some of the provisions of the Staff Regulations may present a considerable administrative burden; therefore encourages the Commission to allow for a certain degree of simplification under Article 110 of the Staff Regulations in regard to the agencies;
Amendment 3 #
2012/2184(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Foundation to inform the discharge authority of the actions it has taken to address this deficiency and the actions it will take to prevent such a situation in the future; notes, furthermore, that the situation deteriorated, compared to the previous year;
Amendment 7 #
2012/2183(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Takes note that the Centre transferred EUR 699 920 from Title I to Titles II and III (EUR 204 620 and EUR 495 300 respectively), pursuant to Article 23 of the Financial Regulation; calls on the Centre to inform the discharge authority about the actions to be taken to address this deficiency as the situation indicates weaknesses in budget planning and programming and it is at odds with the principle of specification, and therefore urges the Centre to develop measures that will make it possible to prevent such situations in the future;
Amendment 8 #
2012/2174(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Ombudsman, with a view to reducing the length of procedures, to include in his annual report an indication of the percentage of resources affecting the handling of complaints submitted by the public, and the measures he considers necessary in order to make services more rapid and effective, in particular through the reallocation of resources;
Amendment 3 #
2012/2167(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that, in the same special report 12/2011, the Court of Auditors states that the EU fishing fleet register was not correctly updated in view of fishing vessels scrapped with public aid; takes the view that it is absolutely vital to have up-to- date, reliable data in connection with the EU fleet register, given the urgent need effectively to quantify the level of overcapacity in the EU fishing fleet and the way in which it is spread across the individual Member States and respective fleet segments;
Amendment 34 #
2012/2167(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l
Paragraph 1 – point l
(l) The Commission should report by the end of June 2013 on the progress made by the working group set up by DG AGRI to assess the root causes of Rural Development errors and develop corrective action for the current and future programming periods. That report should be sent to the Member States, the national parliaments and the European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture so that they can analyse the causes of errors, deliver non-binding opinions and submit proposals for countering those errors;
Amendment 26 #
2012/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point 5
Paragraph 5 – point 5
• the sustainable rehabilitation of the areas concerned, guaranteeing that green areas are included wherever possible;
Amendment 1 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
- having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the green paper on promotion measures and information provision for agricultural products: a reinforced value-added European strategy for promoting the tastes of Europe (NAT/525),
Amendment 2 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 b (new)
Citation 11 b (new)
- having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - promotion measures and information provision for agricultural products: a reinforced value- added European strategy for promoting the tastes of Europe (NAT/560),
Amendment 5 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas promoinformation and informapromotion measures were introduced in the 1980s with the objective of absorbing agricultural surpluses and were later also used as an instrument for dealing with crises in the food industry, such as the 1996 bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) – better known as ‘mad cow disease’ – outbreak, and the 1999 dioxins in eggs scandal;
Amendment 6 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas information and promotion measures now need to play a wider and more constant role and should help make products more profitable, bring about greater competitive equity in external markets and provide more and better information for consumers;
Amendment 8 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas spending on the horizontal promotion scheme in the 2012 budget is expected to amounts to approximately EUR 556 million, cor roughlyresponding to around 0.1 % of total CAP spending of roughly EUR 55 880 million;
Amendment 9 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the most recent objectives of information and promotion policy should also be taken into account for budgetary purposes, and these objectives are not confined to restoring consumer confidence following crises but extend to making products more profitable, bringing about greater competitive equity in external markets and providing more and better information for consumers;
Amendment 10 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas spending on all other CAP promotion and information measures, notably under the SCMO and rural development policy, amounts tois put at between EUR 400 and EUR 500 million annually, still less than 1 % of total CAP spending, which is clearly insufficient, particularly to boost the competitiveness of European products on the world market;
Amendment 11 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
Amendment 12 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
Amendment 16 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas one of the Union’s strengths in food production lies in its varied geography, quality products and traditions, which can provide the taste, diversithe diversity and specificity of its products, linked to different geographical areas and different traditional methods, providing unique tastes with the variety and authenticity that consumers increasingly look for, both in the EU and outside;
Amendment 17 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
I a. Whereas the EU promotion policy is an important tool of the CAP which can contribute to the competitiveness and long-term viability of the agricultural and food sectors,
Amendment 20 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the EUnion has recently published a list of approved nutrition and health claims – which enters into force in December 2012 – ending years of uncertainty for the food industry, providing marketing tools that are essential in order to attract consumers' attention and enabling consumers to make more informed choices;
Amendment 23 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the EU farming and food sector can become even more competitive at the global level if it is successful in exporting good examples of sustainable farming practices, as well as its productable to promote European food diversity, as well as the European model of production, which is subject to high standards with regard to quality, safety, animal welfare and environmental sustainability, etc., thus encouraging other farming powers to adopt this model with a view to establishing equitable production conditions and fair commercial competitiveness;
Amendment 25 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the Council, in its December 2011 conclusions on agricultural promotion policy, states that ‘promotion actions should also be carried out to promote the potential of local farming and short-chain distribution’ and that these actions should be included in rural development programmes, as already proposed by the Commission;
Amendment 26 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas it is necessary and important to provide sufficient instruments for a policy that will foster European farming and food promotion and contribute to the competitiveness of the farming and food sector, deriving benefits from the diversity, value-added and quality of its products;
Amendment 27 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L b (new)
Recital L b (new)
Lb. whereas there is an indissoluble link between European farming and the food industry that processes 70% of agricultural raw materials and sells food products, in which 99% of European food and drink businesses are SMEs and more than 52% are located in rural areas, making them economic and social drivers in Europe's rural environment;
Amendment 32 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas the School Fruit Scheme also has educational objectives, which should include providing pupils with a better idea of how food is produced and of life on a farm, as well as explaining why costs for improved environmental and animal welfare performance of farming must be paid to EU farmers for reasons of fairness;
Amendment 34 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas Regulation 814/2000 aims to help citizens understand the European model of agriculture and raise public awareness of the issues; whereas ignorance and misunderstandings about farming and rural life are probably stronger today than during any other period in Europe’s history, and one of the relevant factors of which public opinion is least aware is a significant rise in the cost of agricultural production resulting from the obligations imposed by the EU in terms of food security and hygiene, social welfare for workers, environmental conservation and animal welfare, which are often not practised by the EU's direct agricultural competitors; whereas one of the relevant factors that is most misunderstood by public opinion concerns the lack of awareness of the significant contribution that agriculture makes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and the long list of public assets it provides;
Amendment 35 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s ‘promotion measures and information provision for agricultural products: a reinforced value- added European strategy for promoting the tastes of Europe’ Communication, which must constitutes a step first step towards enhancing the right directionvalue of European production among both Europeans and others and increasing its profitability;
Amendment 41 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes, however, that the rationale forobjectives of EU promotion policy needs to be better defined in order to provide it with a clearer identity; stresses that promotion activities should focus omust be clearer and adequately defined; stresses that promotion activities should cover all agri-food products that meet European quality stand highly localised food products, rather than on basic agricultural productards, since this will contribute to the efficiency of promotion activities and respond to consumer demands;
Amendment 45 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that defining a clearer identity and introducing greater selectivity is a necessary first step towards increasing policy coherence and synergies between different promotion instrumentsa clear definition by the Commission of the objectives of EU promotion policy, alongside the setting of objective guidelines for the Member States, constitute a necessary first step towards increasing policy coherence and synergies between different promotion instruments as well as being absolutely essential in order to ensure greater transparency in the selection of programmes at national level; points out that Union activities in this field must complement national, as well as private sector initiatives;
Amendment 47 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the budget for improved information and promotion measures should be significantly increased, notably for the horizontal promotion scheme, and stresses that the latter should not be used in future to manage food crisestaking account of the most recent objectives of information and promotion policy, notably for the horizontal promotion scheme; considers, further, that this scheme should be provided with a separate heading in the general budget;
Amendment 48 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 55 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that horizontal promotion measures under Regulation 3/2008 should contribute to developing local markets and short supply chains, and to revitalising the internal market and intensifying the marketing of European products on external markets;
Amendment 59 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
New chapter – paragraph 7 a (new)
New chapter – paragraph 7 a (new)
Local, regional, internal and external markets 7 a. Notes that EU information and promotion policy should have three main objectives: in local and regional markets it should highlight the diversity and freshness of products and the proximity between producers and consumers, with a view to the economic revitalisation and social enhancement of rural life; in the internal market it should reap the full benefits of the European area without borders and 500 million consumers, with a view to boosting production and stimulating the consumption of European products; in external markets it should exploit the high standards followed by the European production model in order to obtain greater value-added for the agri- food sector;
Amendment 60 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Proposes that the Commission should develop short supply chains in local and regional markets, thereby creating new opportunities for farmers and other producers in rural areas and for associations of farmers and/or farmers and other operators in rural areas, and that it should design a wide set of instruments to promote the development of rural areas; considers it desirable, further, for the Commission to produce guides that will help farmers make more and better investments in the quality and specific value of their products; considers that consideration should also be given to investment in dissemination through the media (notably the internet);
Amendment 61 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7 c. Proposes that the Commission should do more on the internal market to support efforts being made by European producers to acquire the capacity to meet higher consumer demands in terms of quality and food hygiene, as well as knowledge of the origin of fresh products and when they should best be consumed, promoting the diversity of products and food and providing an opportunity to become acquainted with new products or new ways of presenting or using traditional products;
Amendment 62 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7 d. Calls, therefore, for the expansion of programmes geared to either markets or target products, whereby promotion tools should focus on the specific characteristics of production standards, always highlighting the European production model and European quality systems in particular; also considers it important to encourage multi-country programmes covering various products, which on the one hand bring a genuine European dimension to the programme and on the other hand are more specifically in need of European support; takes the view, in this context, that priority should be given to countries implementing production programmes that take account of market conditions and potential and at the same time allow the Commission to adjust support in line with the designated area;
Amendment 63 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 e (new)
Paragraph 7 e (new)
7 e. Urges that information and promotion measures should be made more attractive for professional organisations through greater cooperation between ongoing national and sectoral activities and better coordination with political activities, with particular regard to free- trade agreements;
Amendment 64 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 f (new)
Paragraph 7 f (new)
7 f. Highlights the need to make programmes more flexible so that they can be adjusted in line with fluctuating market conditions during the implementation phase; believes that the level of detail required when presenting programmes should therefore also be reduced;
Amendment 65 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 g (new)
Paragraph 7 g (new)
7 g. Calls for the improved assessment of programmes using a rigorous assessment system with specific indicators such as an increase in market share and job creation; takes the view that the selection process should be shorter and that consideration should be given to the possibility of advance payments for organisations;
Amendment 66 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 h (new)
Paragraph 7 h (new)
7 h. Congratulates the Commission on the good results achieved with the current information and promotion policy for agricultural products but calls for that policy to be simplified and improved, whereby it is particularly important to reduce administrative burdens, above all by reducing the number of reports that the Commission requires; considers that it would be desirable for the Commission to produce a simple and comprehensive manual that would help potential beneficiaries to comply with the rules and procedures linked to this policy;
Amendment 67 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 i (new)
Paragraph 7 i (new)
7 i. Draws the Commission's attention to the fact that, as regards external markets, the production of quality food is not in itself sufficient to guarantee a good market position, and it is therefore vital to invest in promotion programmes; considers that these programmes should be preceded by market studies in third countries, for which co-financing should be available; believes that consideration should also be given to the possibility of supporting pilot projects in third countries that have been identified as potential new markets;
Amendment 68 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 j (new)
Paragraph 7 j (new)
7j. Calls for action to boost the development of European associations and businesses and encourage them to participate in world forums, competing in terms of quality and giving priority to specialisation and diversity, which will require assistance for farmers and cooperatives in implementing their own strategies and export capacity, including technical assistance for producers;
Amendment 69 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 k (new)
Paragraph 7 k (new)
7k. Calls for it to be possible to promote the origin of products that are not covered by quality denominations, highlighting their characteristics and qualities;
Amendment 70 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 l (new)
Paragraph 7 l (new)
7l. Believes that information and promotion policy for European products should be provided with its own label that will identify such products inside and outside the EU;
Amendment 71 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 m (new)
Paragraph 7 m (new)
7m. Calls on the Commission to raise consumer awareness of the fact that European agricultural standards are the most demanding in the world in terms of quality, safety, animal welfare and environmental sustainability, etc., which affects the final price of the product; believes that consumers should be provided with transparent information on how European products and their characteristics can be identified, in order to avoid the risk of purchasing counterfeit products and enable them to decide what they wish to purchase;
Amendment 73 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that (without leading to discrimination against other products) it would be useful to take into account and foster quality products are those that are linked to specific production methods, geographical origins, traditions or cultural contexts, and notes thatfor which schemes to protect thesem already exist in the form of PDOs, PGIs, organic products or TSGs; calls for a new ‘local farming and direct sale’ scheme to cover local quality products intended for consumption in the region where they are produced;
Amendment 75 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Takes the view that the indication of European origin should prevail as the main identity in all promotion and information activities, both in the internal market and in third countries; takes the view that an additional indication of national origin could be considered in third countries where that identity is strong and where it helps to highlight diversity in the supply of food products;
Amendment 77 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Stresses that, as regards private brands, it is vital to seek a balance between generic promotion and brand promotion that will help make promotional campaigns in third countries more efficient; supports the Commission's view that brand names can have a leveraging effect on this type of activity, where it is natural to complement generic promotion by bringing together economic players through the promotion of products and brands, thus having a greater impact on importers and consequently on consumers; considers, further, that including private brands in promotion activities will result in businesses being more interested in participating, and it should be borne in mind that, in the end, it is these businesses that co-finance such measures;
Amendment 78 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that, to the extent that farmers are organised, quality schemes allow farmers to apply supply management and price stabilisation measures, increasing their chances of earning a decent living from farming, and are therefore best placed to increase “European added value”, in line with the Commission’s priorities;
Amendment 88 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Heading
Heading
Amendment 89 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 93 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 96 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 15 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the transport of animals should be handled both within and outside the EU, animals coming from third countries must be thoroughly controlled and monitored, granting European producers a more balanced competitive situation and an incentive to improve standards of animal transport in third countries.
Amendment 18 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the link between animal welfare issues and health issues should be evaluated along with the economic, social and environmental impact of the transport,
Amendment 57 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas limitations on transport time and overly restrictive conditions may compromise regular market supply in certain countries and peripheral regions in EU territory, making some companies not economically viable, with all the consequences associated with this loss of competitiveness,
Amendment 59 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas producers must always have economic freedom in choosing the site for the slaughter or processing of their animals, so that distance does not lead to the formation of artificial monopolies, to which producers would otherwise be subjected;
Amendment 88 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 103 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Whereas the Commission should focus on researching the best conditions for the transport of animals, optimising management conditions and establishing a platform at EU level, without needing to create new specialised control institutions, burdening Member States and creating more bureaucracy for farmers,
Amendment 149 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that given that the Regulation has not fulfilled its aim of limiting the transport of animals, EU policy on the matter should be reviewed and should be directed at supporting local processing, small local slaughterhouses and local meat processing plants, based on the supply of animals for slaughter from the immediate vicinity, where this does not compromise regular market supply in certain countries and peripheral regions, making some companies not economically viable, with all the consequences associated with this;
Amendment 160 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Insists on a reconsideration of the issue of limiting the transport time of animals destined for slaughter to eight hours, with some exceptions based on geographic conditions, and the option of longer transport of some animal species confirmed by scientific research results, proviAcknowledges Written Declaration 49/2011 of the European Parliament supporting an eight-hour limit for animals to be slaughtered, but recognises that such a demand is not scientifically based; considers that animal welfare during transport to a large extent depends on proper vehicle facilities and on the good handling of animals, as documented in the EFSA opinion of December 2010; nevertheless, asks the European Commission and the Member States to lay down guidelines for best practices to improve the correct implementation of Regulation (EC) N° 1/2005 and to reinforce control mechanisms in ordedr that the rules ono guarantee animal welfare; are complied with; sks Member States to introduce adequate and proportionate sanctions on the infringements to the Regulation;
Amendment 162 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Insists on a reconsideration of the issue of limiting the transport time of animals destined for slaughter to eight hours, with somea maximum period to be defined, taking into account exceptions based on geographic conditions, and the option of longer transport of some animal species confirmed by scientific research results, provided that the rules on animal welfare are complied with; in addition to all the investments made by hauliers, under the conditions of carriage and communication systems;
Amendment 218 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that in view of the EFSA test results the transport time of animalhorses should be greatly reduced, and that with regard to other farm animals, the requirement for such a reduction should be carefully considered;
Amendment 248 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Is concerned that the degree of implementation of the rules governing the transport of animals varies significantly between individual Member States, and therefore calls on the Commission to adopt measures to secure full and uniform monitoring of adherence to the transport conditions, without the need to create new specialised control institutions, burdening Member States and creating more bureaucracy for farmers;
Amendment 6 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The size of the internal market in tobacco and related products, the increasing tendency of manufacturers of tobacco products to concentrate production for the whole of the Union in only a small number of production plants within the Member States and the resulting significant cross-border trade of tobacco and related products calls for stronger legislative action at Union rather than national level to achieve the smooth operation of the internal market.
Amendment 7 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Tobacco production in disadvantaged areas, especially the outermost regions, which is often associated with specific environmental, geographical and cultural conditions and craft-based, environmentally-friendly methods, should receive special attention from the EU, which should allow the Member State the possibility of applying specific measures to maintain production in these regions, thereby safeguarding the jobs provided by this sector
Amendment 17 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The likelihood of diverging regulation is further increased by concerns over tobacco products, including smokeless tobacco products, having a characterising flavour other than tobacco, which may facilitate uptake of tobacco consumption or affect consumption patterns. For example, in many countries, sales of mentholated products gradually increased even as smoking prevalence overall declined. A number of studies indicated that mentholated tobacco products can facilitate inhalation as well as smoking uptake among young people. Measures introducing unjustified differThe Commission is urged to carry out a scientific study of the real influences of treatment between flavoured cigarettes (e.g. menthol and clove cigarettes) should be avoidedhese products on smoking uptake.
Amendment 22 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The labelling provisions also need to be adapted to new scientific evidence. For example the indication of the yields for tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide on cigarette packets have proven to be misleading as it makes consumers believe that certain cigarettes are less harmful than others. Evidence also suggests thatIt is essential to carry out an independent study beforehand, in order to establish whether large combined health warnings are more effective than text-only warnings. In this light combined health warnings should become mandatory throughout the Union and cover significant and visible parts of the packet surface. A minimum size should be set for all health warnings to ensure their visibility and effectiveness.
Amendment 22 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The size of the internal market in tobacco and related products, the increasing tendency of manufacturers of tobacco products to concentrate production for the whole of the Union in only a small number of production plants within the Member States and the resulting significant cross-border trade of tobacco and related products calls for stronger legislative action at Union rather than national level to achieve the smooth operation of the internal market.
Amendment 23 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The European Union should pay particular attention to tobacco production in less-favoured areas, especially in the outermost regions where it is frequently associated with specific environmental, geographical and socio-economic characteristics, using artisanal, eco- friendly methods, and the Union should allow the Member States to implement specific measures to ensure continued production in these areas, thereby safeguarding the corresponding jobs.
Amendment 24 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The size of the internal market in tobacco and related products, the increasing tendency of manufacturers of tobacco products to concentrate production for the whole of the Union in only a small number of production plants within the Member States and the resulting significant cross-border trade of tobacco and related products calls for stronger legislative action at Union rather than national level to achieve the smooth operation of the internal market.
Amendment 25 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The European Union should pay particular attention to tobacco production in less-favoured areas, especially in the outermost regions where it is frequently associated with specific geographical and socio-economic characteristics, and the Union should allow the Member States concerned to implement specific measures to ensure continued production in these areas.
Amendment 26 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) In order to ensure the integrity and the visibility of health warnings and maximise their efficacy, provisions should be made regarding the dimension of the warnings as well as regarding certain aspects of the appearance of the tobacco package, including the opening mechanism. The package and the products may mislead consumers, in particular young people, suggesting that products are less harmful. For instance, this is the case with certain texts or features, such as ‘low-tar’, ‘light’, ‘ultra-light’, ‘mild’, ‘natural’, ‘organic’, ‘without additives’, ‘without flavours’, ‘slim’, names, pictures, and figurative or other signs. Likewise, the size and appearance of individual cigarettes can mislead consumers by creating the impression that they are less harmful. A recent study has also shown that smokers of slim cigarettes were more likely to believe that their own brand might be less harmful. This should be addressedThe Commission is urged to carry out a scientific study of the real influence of these products on tobacco consumption.
Amendment 33 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The likelihood of diverging regulation is further increased by concerns over tobacco products, including smokeless tobacco products, having a characterising flavour other than tobacco, which may facilitate uptake of tobacco consumption or affect consumption patterns. For example, in many countries, sales of mentholated products gradually increased even as smoking prevalence overall declined. A number of studies indicated that mentholated tobacco products can facilitate inhalation as well as smoking uptake among young people. Measures introducing unjustified differences of treatment between flavoured cigarettes (e.g. menthol and clove cigarettes) should be avoided36The Commission is urged to carry out a scientific study of the real influence of these products on uptake of tobacco consumption.
Amendment 35 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The likelihood of diverging regulation is further increased by concerns over tobacco products, including smokeless tobacco products, having a characterising flavour other than tobacco, which may facilitate uptake of tobacco consumption or affect consumption patterns. For example, in many countries, sales of mentholated products gradually increased even as smoking prevalence overall declined. A number of studies indicated that mentholated tobacco products can facilitate inhalation as well as smoking uptake among young people. Measures introducing unjustified differences of treatment between flavoured cigarettes (e.g. menthol and clove cigarettes) should be avoided36.
Amendment 42 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 40 a (new)
Recital 40 a (new)
(40a) A Member State that deems it necessary to maintain and/or introduce national and/or regional provisions geared to preserving traditional tobacco plantations, for justified reasons relating to the socio-economic dependence of local communities, should be allowed to do so.
Amendment 47 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The labelling provisions also need to be adapted to new scientific evidence. For example the indication of the yields for tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide on cigarette packets have proven to be misleading as it makes consumers believe that certain cigarettes are less harmful than others. Evidence also suggIt is essential that an independent study be carried out in advance that will make it possible to assests thatwhether large combined health warnings are more effective than text-only warnings. In this light combined health warnings should become mandatory throughout the Union and cover significant and visible parts of the packet surface. A minimum size should be set for all health warnings to ensure their visibility and effectiveness.
Amendment 50 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) In order to ensure the integrity and the visibility of health warnings and maximise their efficacy, provisions should be made regarding the dimension of the warnings as well as regarding certain aspects of the appearance of the tobacco package, including the opening mechanism. The package and the products may mislead consumers, in particular young people, suggesting that products are less harmful. For instance, this is the case with certain texts or features, such as ‘low-tar’, ‘light’, ‘ultra-light’, ‘mild’, 'natural', 'organic', ‘without additives’, ‘without flavours’, 'slim', names, pictures, and figurative or other signs. Likewise, the size and appearance of individual cigarettes can mislead consumers by creating the impression that they are less harmful. A recent study has also shown that smokers of slim cigarettes were more likely to believe that their own brand might be less harmful. This should be addressedThe Commission is urged to carry out a scientific study of the real influence of these products on tobacco consumption.
Amendment 53 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) In order to ensure the integrity and the visibility of health warnings and maximise their efficacy, provisions should be made regarding the dimension of the warnings as well as regarding certain aspects of the appearance of the tobacco package, including the opening mechanism. The package and the products may mislead consumers, in particular young people, suggesting that products are less harmful. For instance, this is the case with certain texts or features, such as ‘low-tar’, ‘light’, ‘ultra-light’, ‘mild’, 'natural', 'organic', ‘without additives’, ‘without flavours’, 'slim', names, pictures, and figurative or other signs. Likewise, the size and appearance of individual cigarettes can mislead consumers by creating the impression that they are less harmful. A recent study has also shown that smokers of slim cigarettes were more likely to believe that their own brand might be less harmful. This should be addressed.
Amendment 57 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Tobacco production in disadvantaged areas such as the outermost regions, where it is frequently linked to special geographical and socioeconomic conditions and is of cultural value because of the craft-based production methods used, should receive special attention from the EU, which should allow the Member State the possibility of applying special measures to maintain production in these regions;
Amendment 63 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘characterising flavour’ means a distinguishable aroma or taste other than tobacco or menthol, resulting from an additive or combination of additives, including but not limited to fruit, spice, herb, alcohol, candy, menthol or vanilla observable before or upon intended use of the tobacco product;
Amendment 65 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Tobacco production in disadvantaged areas, especially the outermost regions, which is often associated with specific environmental, geographical and cultural conditions and craft-based, environmentally-friendly methods, should receive special attention from the EU, which should allow the Member State the possibility of applying specific measures to maintain production in these regions.
Amendment 65 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The likelihood of diverging regulation is further increased by concerns over tobacco products, including smokeless tobacco products, having a characterising flavour other than tobacco, which may facilitate uptake of tobacco consumption or affect consumption patterns. For example, in many countries, sales of mentholated products gradually increased even as smoking prevalence overall declined. A number of studies indicated that mentholated tobacco products can facilitate inhalation as well as smoking uptake among young people. Measures introducing unjustified differThe Commission is urged to carry out a scientific study of the real influences of treatment between flavoured cigarettes (e.g. menthol and clove cigarettes) should be avoidedhese products on smoking uptake.
Amendment 67 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Amendment 73 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 30
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 30
(30) ‘substantial change of circumstances’ means an increase of the sales volumes by product category, such as pipe tobacco, cigar, cigarillo, by at least 120 % in at least the10 Member States with the highest volume of sales, based on sales data transmitted in accordance with Article 5(4); or an increase of the prevalence level in the consumer group under 25 years of age by at least 5 percentage points in at least 10 Member States for the respective product category based on ____ [this date will be set at the moment of adoption of the Directive] Eurobarometer report or equivalent prevalence studies;
Amendment 75 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 36 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 36 a (new)
(36a) ‘reduced risk product’ means any product containing tobacco which, when marketed, significantly reduces the risk of illnesses associated with the consumption of conventional tobacco products. A product used to treat addiction to tobacco consumption, including cessation, is not a reduced risk product if it has been approved as a medicinal product.
Amendment 75 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 40 a (new)
Recital 40 a (new)
(40a) A Member State that deems it necessary to maintain and/or introduce national and/or regional provisions geared to preserving traditional tobacco plantations, for justified reasons relating to the socio-economic dependence of local communities, should be allowed to do so.
Amendment 78 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 43 a (new)
Recital 43 a (new)
(43a) This Directive should not lead to a deterioration in the living conditions of people whose livelihoods depend on tobacco growing in Europe and who often live in disadvantaged areas. Given that the aim of the Directive is solely to discourage consumption of tobacco products, any decisions concerning ingredients and additives should take due account of the possible socioeconomic repercussions for groups whose livelihoods depend on tobacco growing. The European tobacco growing sector should be protected because it accounts for only a very small proportion of consumption in the EU and, at the same time, contributes to the economic stability of certain European regions where the range of alternative crops is limited. A decrease in or an end to tobacco growing in the EU would have no impact on consumption levels, but would lead to an increase in imports from third countries and a reduction in quality standards.
Amendment 81 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 86 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) In order to ensure the integrity and the visibility of health warnings and maximise their efficacy, provisions should be made regarding the dimension of the warnings as well as regarding certain aspects of the appearance of the tobacco package, including the opening mechanism. The package and the products may mislead consumers, in particular young people, suggesting that products are less harmful. For instance, this is the case with certain texts or features, such as ‘low-tar’, ‘light’, ‘ultra-light’, ‘mild’, 'natural', 'organic', ‘without additives’, ‘without flavours’, ‘slim’, names, pictures, and figurative or other signs. Likewise, the size and appearance of individual cigarettes can mislead consumers by creating the impression that they are less harmful. A recent study has also shown that smokers of slim cigarettes were more likely to believe that their own brand might be less harmful. This should be addressedThe Commission is urged to carry out a scientific study of the real influence of these products on tobacco consumption.
Amendment 88 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) 'characterising flavour' means a distinguishable aroma or taste other than tobacco or menthol, resulting from an additive or combination of additives, including but not limited to fruit, spice, herb, alcohol, candy, menthol or vanilla observable before or upon intended use of the tobacco product;
Amendment 89 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 40 a (new)
Recital 40 a (new)
(40a) A Member State that deems it necessary to maintain and/or introduce national and/or regional provisions geared to preserving traditional tobacco plantations, for justified reasons relating to the socio-economic dependence of local communities, should be allowed to do so.
Amendment 94 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. In case the experience gained in the application of paragraphs 1 and 2 shows that a certain additive or a combination thereof typically impart a characterising flavour when it exceeds a certain level of presence or concentration the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22submit proposals to set maximum levels for those additives or combination of additives that cause the characterising flavour on the basis of validated scientific studies.
Amendment 98 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The likelihood of diverging regulation is further increased by concerns over tobacco products, including smokeless tobacco products, having a characterising flavour other than tobacco, which may facilitate uptake of tobacco consumption or affect consumption patterns. For example, in many countries, sales of mentholated products gradually increased even as smoking prevalence overall declined. A number of studies indicated that mentholated tobacco products can facilitate inhalation as well as smoking uptake among young people. Measures introducing unjustified differences of treatment between flavoured cigarettes (e.g. menthol and clove cigarettes) should be avoidedThe Commission is urged to carry out a scientific study of the real influence of these products on the uptake of tobacco consumption.
Amendment 101 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 10
Article 6 – paragraph 10
10. Tobacco products other than cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco and smokeless tobacco products shall be exempted from the prohibitions laid down in paragraphs 1 and 5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to withdraw this exemption if there is a substantial change of circumstances as established in a Commission report.
Amendment 104 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. For cigarette packets the general warning and the information message shall be printed on the lateral sides of the unit packets. These warnings shall have a width of not less than 20 mm and, taking up most of the surface area in a height of not less than 43 mmly visible manner. For roll- your-own tobacco the information message shall be printed on the surface that becomes visible when opening the unit packet. Both the general warning and the information message shall cover 50% of the surface on which they are printed.
Amendment 107 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) (4) 'characterising flavour' means a distinguishable aroma or taste other than tobacco or menthol, resulting from an additive or combination of additives, including but not limited to fruit, spice, herb, alcohol, candy, menthol or vanilla observable before or upon intended use of the tobacco product;
Amendment 107 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 34
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 34
(34) 'tobacco products' means products usable for consumption by consumers and consisting of, even partly, tobacco, whether genetically modified or not;
Amendment 108 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 36 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 36 a (new)
(36a) 'low-risk products' means any product containing tobacco which is placed on the market and significantly reduces the risk of diseases associated with the consumption of conventional tobacco products. A product designed to treat addiction to tobacco consumption, including cessation, is not a low-risk product if it has been approved as a medicinal product.
Amendment 109 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 40 a (new)
Recital 40 a (new)
(40a) A Member State which considers it necessary to maintain and/or introduce national and/or regional measures for the upkeep of traditional tobacco plantations on the justified grounds that the local population is socioeconomically dependent on them and the production is of cultural value, should be authorised to do so.
Amendment 112 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) cover 750 % of the external area of both the front and back surface of the unit packet and any outside packaging;
Amendment 114 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Amendment 114 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 116 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) be positioned atin the top edgehalf of the unit packet and any outside packaging, and in the same direction as any other information appearing on the packaging;
Amendment 117 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g
Amendment 118 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22may submit proposals to adapt the maximum yields laid down in paragraph 1, taking into account scientific development and internationally agreed standards.
Amendment 122 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 30
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 30
(30) '‘substantial change of circumstances'’ means an increase of the sales volumes by product category, such as pipe tobacco, cigar, cigarillo, by at least 120% in at leastthe 10 Member States with the highest sales volume based on sales data transmitted in accordance with Article 5(4); or an increase of the prevalence level in the consumer group under 25 years of age by at least 5 percentage points in at least 10 Member States for the respective product category based on ____ [this date will be set at the moment of adoption of the Directive] Eurobarometer report or equivalent prevalence studies;
Amendment 123 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘characterising flavour’ means a distinguishable aroma or taste other than tobacco or menthol, resulting from an additive or combination of additives, including but not limited to fruit, spice, herb, alcohol, candy, menthol or vanilla observable before or upon intended use of the tobacco product;
Amendment 124 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Amendment 124 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 36 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 36 a (new)
(36a) ‘reduced risk product’ means any product containing tobacco which, when marketed, significantly reduces the risk of illnesses associated with the consumption of conventional tobacco products. A product designed to treat addiction to tobacco consumption, including smoking cessation, is not a low-risk product if it has been approved as a medicinal product.
Amendment 125 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall notify the Commission of the maximum yields that they set for other emissions of cigarettes and for emissions of tobacco products other than cigarettes. Taking into account internationally agreed standards, where available, and based on scientific evidence and on the yields notified by Member States, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22may put forward proposals to adopt and adapt maximum yields for other emissions of cigarettes and for emissions of tobacco products other than cigarettes that increase in an appreciable manner the toxic or addictive effect of tobacco products beyond the threshold of toxicity and addictiveness stemming from the yields of tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide fixed in paragraph 1.
Amendment 128 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to adapt the methods of measurement of the tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide yieldsmay submit proposals to adapt the maximum yields referred to in paragraph 1, taking into account scientific and technical developments and internationally agreed standards.
Amendment 130 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) printed in black Helvetica bold type on a white background. The warnings may be attached in adhesive form, provided that they cannot be removed. In order to accommodate language requirements, Member States may determine the point size of the font, provided that the font size specified in their legislation is such as to occupy the greatest possible proportion of the area set aside for the text required;
Amendment 132 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 136 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Amendment 141 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall not prohibit the use of sugar and other additives which are essential for the manufacture of tobacco products, as long as the additives do not result in a product with a characterising flavour.
Amendment 147 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) In order to ensure the integrity and the visibility of health warnings and maximise their efficacy, provisions should be made regarding the dimension of the warnings as well as regarding certain aspects of the appearance of the tobacco package, including the opening mechanism. The package and the products may mislead consumers, in particular young people, suggesting that products are less harmful. For instance, this is the case with certain texts or features, such as ‘low-tar’, ‘light’, ‘ultra-light’, ‘mild’, ‘natural’, ‘organic’, ‘without additives’, ‘without flavours’, ‘slim’, names, pictures, and figurative or other signs. Likewise, the size and appearance of individual cigarettes can mislead consumers by creating the impression that they are less harmful. A recent study has also shown that smokers of slim cigarettes were more likely to believe that theirThe Commission is urged to carry out a scientific study of the real influence of these factors own brand might be less harmful. This should be addressedtobacco consumption.
Amendment 147 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 36 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 36 a (new)
(36a) ‘reduced risk product’ means any product containing tobacco which, when marketed, significantly reduces the risk of illnesses associated with the consumption of conventional tobacco products. A product used to treat addiction to tobacco consumption, including cessation, is not a reduced risk product if it has been approved as a medicinal product.
Amendment 151 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall at the request of a Member State or may on its own initiative determine by means of implementing acts whether a tobacco product falls within the scope of paragraph 1, on the basis of scientific evidence. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21. An independent panel shall be used to assist in the decision making.
Amendment 153 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Prohibited elements and features may include but are not limited to texts, symbols, names, trade marks, figurative or other signs, misleading colours, inserts or other additional material such as adhesive labels, stickers, inserts, scratch-offs and sleeves or relate to the shape of the tobacco product itself. Cigarettes with a diameter of less than 7.5 mm shall be deemed to be misleading.
Amendment 153 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 157 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. A unit packet of cigarettes shall have a cuboid shape. A unit packet of roll-your- own tobacco shall have the form of a pouch, i.e. a rectangular pocket with or without a flap that covers the opening. The flap, if any, of the pouch shall cover at least 70 % of the front of the packet. A unit packet of cigarettes shall include at least 20 cigarettes. A unit packet of roll-your-own tobacco shall contain tobacco weighing at least 40 g.
Amendment 159 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. A cigarette packet can be of carton or soft material and shall not contain an opening that can be re-closed or re-sealed after the opening is first opened, other than the flip-top lid. The flip-top lid, if any, of a cigarette packet shall be hinged only at the back of the packet.
Amendment 159 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. In case the experience gained in the application of paragraphs 1 and 2 shows that a certain additive or a combination thereof typically impart a characterising flavour when it exceeds a certain level of presence or concentration the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22submit proposals to set maximum levels for those additives or combination of additives that cause the characterising flavour on the basis of validated scientific studies.
Amendment 164 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Amendment 169 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 4
Article 13 – paragraph 4
Amendment 177 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. In case the experience gained in the application of paragraphs 1 and 2 shows that a certain additive or a combination thereof typically impart a characterising flavour when it exceeds a certain level of presence or concentration the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22submit proposals to set maximum levels for those additives or combination of additives that cause the characterising flavour on the basis of validated scientific studies.
Amendment 184 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. For cigarette packets the general warning and the information message shall be printed on the lateral sides of the unit packets. These warnings shall have a width of not less than 20 mm and a height of not less than 43 mm. For roll-your-own tobacco the information message shall be printed on the surface that becomes visible when opening the unit packet. Both the general warning and the information message shall cover 50% of the surface on which they are printed.
Amendment 197 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) cover 750 % of the external area of both the front and back surface of the unit packet and any outside packaging;
Amendment 206 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) be positioned atin the top edgehalf of the unit packet and any outside packaging, and in the same direction as any other information appearing on the packaging;
Amendment 209 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 - point 36 a (new)
Article 2 - point 36 a (new)
(36a) ‘reduced risk product’ means any product containing tobacco which, when marketed, significantly reduces the risk of illnesses associated with the consumption of conventional tobacco products. A product used to treat addiction to tobacco consumption, including cessation, is not a reduced risk product if it has been approved as a medicinal product.
Amendment 210 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – title
Article 17 – title
Notification of novel tobacco products and potentially lower-risk novel tobacco products
Amendment 211 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall require that manufacturers and importers of tobacco products notify the competent authorities of Member States of any novel tobacco product which they intend to place on the markets of the Member States concerned and which, on the basis of substantial scientific evidence, they intend to make the subject of a claim that it is less harmful, or constitutes a lower risk, than conventional tobacco products. The notification shall be submitted in electronic form six months before the intended placing on the market and shall be accompanied by a detailed description of the product in question as well as information on ingredients and emissions in accordance with Article 5. The manufacturers and importers notifying a novel tobacco product shall also provide the competent authorities in question with:
Amendment 211 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g
Amendment 212 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall require that manufacturers and importers of tobacco products inform their competent authorities of any new or updated information referred to in point (a) to (c) of paragraph 1. Member States shall be entitled to require tobacco manufacturers or importers to carry out additional tests or submit additional information. Member States shall make available to the Commission all information received pursuant to this Article. Member States shall be entitled to introduce an authorisation system and charge a proportionate fee. Member States shall be entitled to adopt specific labelling and packaging rules different from the requirements of this Directive for less harmful products. They shall notify such rules to the Commission.
Amendment 212 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 10
Article 6 – paragraph 10
10. Tobacco products other than cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco and smokeless tobacco products shall be exempted from the prohibitions laid down in paragraphs 1 and 5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to withdraw this exemption if there is a substantial change of circumstances as established in a Commission report.
Amendment 218 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. For cigarette packets the general warning and the information message shall be printed on the lateral sides of the unit packets. These warnings shall have a width of not less than 20 mm and, taking up most of the surface area in a height of not less than 43 mmly visible manner. For roll- your-own tobacco the information message shall be printed on the surface that becomes visible when opening the unit packet. Both the general warning and the information message shall cover 50% of the surface on which they are printed.
Amendment 219 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. For cigarette packets the general warning and the information message shall be printed on the lateral sides of the unit packets. These warnings shall have a width of not less than 20 mm and, taking up most of the surface area in a height of not less than 43 mmly visible manner. For roll- your-own tobacco the information message shall be printed on the surface that becomes visible when opening the unit packet. Both the general warning and the information message shall cover 50% of the surface on which they are printed.
Amendment 219 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Amendment 233 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 40 A (new)
Recital 40 A (new)
(40a) Any Member State which considers it necessary to maintain and/or introduce national and/or regional measures to maintain traditional tobacco plantations, for justified reasons of socioeconomic dependence and land use, should be authorised to do so.
Amendment 235 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) tobacco productscigarettes and roll-your-own tobacco;
Amendment 235 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) cover 750 % of the external area of both the front and back surface of the unit packet and any outside packaging;
Amendment 239 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) cover 750 % of the external area of both the front and back surface of the unit packet and any outside packaging;
Amendment 248 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) be positioned atin the top edgehalf of the unit packet and any outside packaging, and in the same direction as any other information appearing on the packaging;
Amendment 255 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g
Amendment 256 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Prohibited elements and features may include but are not limited to texts, symbols, names, trade marks, figurative or other signs, misleading colours, inserts or other additional material such as adhesive labels, stickers, onserts, scratch-offs and sleeves or relate to the shape of the tobacco product itself. Cigarettes with a diameter of less than 7.5 mm shall be deemed to be misleading.
Amendment 258 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g
Amendment 260 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. A unit packet of cigarettes shall have a cuboid shape. A unit packet of roll-your- own tobacco shall have the form of a pouch, i.e. a rectangular pocket with or without a flap that covers the opening. The flap, if any, of the pouch shall cover at least 70% of the front of the packet. A unit packet of cigarettes shall include at least 20 cigarettes. A unit packet of roll-your-own tobacco shall contain tobacco weighing at least 40 g.
Amendment 262 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. A cigarette packet can be of carton or soft material and shall not contain an opening that can be re-closed or re-sealed after the opening is first opened, other than the flip-top lid. The flip-top lid, if any, of a cigarette packet shall be hinged only at the back of the packet.
Amendment 267 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Amendment 268 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Amendment 276 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 4
Article 13 – paragraph 4
Amendment 280 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘characterising flavour’ means a distinguishable aroma or taste other than tobacco or menthol, resulting from an additive or combination of additives, including but not limited to fruit, spice, herb, alcohol, candy, menthol or vanilla observable before or upon intended use of the tobacco product;
Amendment 294 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) printed in black Helvetica bold type on a white background. Warnings may be affixed by means of stickers, provided that such stickers are not removable. In order to accommodate language requirements, Member States may determine the point size of the font, provided that the font size specified in their legislation is such as to occupy the greatest possible proportion of the area set aside for the text required;
Amendment 303 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Prohibited elements and features may include but are not limited to texts, symbols, names, trade marks, figurative or other signs, misleading colours, inserts or other additional material such as adhesive labels, stickers, inserts, scratch-offs and sleeves or relate to the shape of the tobacco product itself. Cigarettes with a diameter of less than 7.5 mm shall be deemed to be misleading.
Amendment 305 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Amendment 310 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – title
Article 17 – title
Notification of novel tobacco products and potentially lower-risk novel tobacco products
Amendment 311 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall require that manufacturers and importers of tobacco products notify the competent authorities of Member States of any novel tobacco product which they intend to place on the markets of the Member States concerned and which, on the basis of substantial scientific evidence, they intend to make the subject of a claim that it is less harmful, or constitutes a lower risk, than conventional tobacco products. The notification shall be submitted in electronic form six months before the intended placing on the market and shall be accompanied by a detailed description of the product in question as well as information on ingredients and emissions in accordance with Article 5. The manufacturers and importers notifying a novel tobacco product shall also provide the competent authorities in question with:
Amendment 312 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall require that manufacturers and importers of tobacco products inform their competent authorities of any new or updated information referred to in points (a) to (c) of paragraph 1. Member States shall be entitled to require tobacco manufacturers or importers to carry out additional tests or submit additional information. Member States shall make available to the Commission all information received pursuant to this Article. Member States shall be entitled to introduce an authorisation system and charge a proportionate fee. Member States shall be entitled to adopt specific labelling and packaging rules different from the requirements of this Directive for less harmful products. They shall notify such rules to the Commission.
Amendment 327 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Prohibited elements and features may include but are not limited to texts, symbols, names, trade marks, figurative or other signs, misleading colours, inserts or other additional material such as adhesive labels, stickers, onserts, scratch-offs and sleeves or relate to the shape of the tobacco product itself. Cigarettes with a diameter of less than 7.5 mm shall be deemed to be misleading.
Amendment 340 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. A unit packet of cigarettes shall have a cuboid shape. A unit packet of roll-your- own tobacco shall have the form of a pouch, i.e. a rectangular pocket with or without a flap that covers the opening. The flap, if any, of the pouch shall cover at least 70% of the front of the packet. A unit packet of cigarettes shall include at least 20 cigarettes. A unit packet of roll-your-own tobacco shall contain tobacco weighing at least 40 g.
Amendment 345 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. A cigarette packet can be of carton or soft material and shall not contain an opening that can be re-closed or re-sealed after the opening is first opened, other than the flip-top lid. The flip-top lid, if any, of a cigarette packet shall be hinged only at the back of the packet.
Amendment 346 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) the potential impact on European tobacco growing of the Directive.
Amendment 348 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Amendment 357 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 4
Article 13 – paragraph 4
Amendment 396 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – title
Article 17 – title
Notification of novel tobacco products and potentially lower-risk novel tobacco products
Amendment 398 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall require that manufacturers and importers of tobacco products notify the competent authorities of Member States of any novel tobacco product which they intend to place on the markets of the Member States concerned and which, on the basis of substantial scientific evidence, they intend to make the subject of a claim that it is less harmful, or constitutes a lower risk, than conventional tobacco products. The notification shall be submitted in electronic form six months before the intended placing on the market and shall be accompanied by a detailed description of the product in question as well as information on ingredients and emissions in accordance with Article 5. The manufacturers and importers notifying a novel tobacco product shall also provide the competent authorities in question with:
Amendment 404 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall require that manufacturers and importers of tobacco products inform their competent authorities of any new or updated information referred to in point (a) to (c) of paragraph 1. Member States shall be entitled to require tobacco manufacturers or importers to carry out additional tests or submit additional information. Member States shall make available to the Commission all information received pursuant to this Article. Member States shall be entitled to introduce an authorisation system and charge a proportionate fee. Member States shall be entitled to adopt specific labelling and packaging rules different from the requirements of this Directive for less harmful products. They shall notify such rules to the Commission.
Amendment 412 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – title
Article 17 – title
Notification of novel tobacco products and novel potential reduced-risk tobacco products;
Amendment 415 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall require that manufacturers and importers of tobacco products notify the competent authorities of Member States of any novel tobacco product they intend to place on the markets of the Member States concerned and in respect of which they intend to make claims, based on solid scientific evidence, alleging reduced harmfulness or risk in comparison with conventional tobacco products. The notification shall be submitted in electronic form six months before the intended placing on the market and shall be accompanied by a detailed description of the product in question as well as information on ingredients and emissions in accordance with Article 5. The manufacturers and importers notifying a novel tobacco product shall also provide the competent authorities in question with:
Amendment 476 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) tobacco productscigarettes and roll-your-own tobacco;
Amendment 612 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. For cigarette packets the general warning and the information message shall be printed on the lateral sides of the unit packets. These warnings shall have a width of not less than 20 mm and, covering most of the surface area in a height of not less than 43 mmly visible manner. For roll-your- own tobacco the information message shall be printed on the surface that becomes visible when opening the unit packet. Both the general warning and the information message shall cover 50% of the surface on which they are printed.
Amendment 666 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) cover 750 % of the external area of both the front and back surface of the unit packet and any outside packaging;
Amendment 706 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g
Amendment 800 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
This tobacco product can damages your health and is addictive
Amendment 846 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Prohibited elements and features may include but are not limited to texts, symbols, names, trade marks, figurative or other signs, misleading colours, inserts or other additional material such as adhesive labels, stickers, onserts, scratch-offs and sleeves or relate to the shape of the tobacco product itself. Cigarettes with a diameter of less than 7.5 mm shall be deemed to be misleading.
Amendment 1115 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – title
Article 17 – title
Notification of novel tobacco products and potentially reduced-risk novel tobacco products
Amendment 1122 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall require that manufacturers and importers of tobacco products notify the competent authorities of Member States of any novel tobacco product they intend to place on the markets of the Member States concerned and for which they intend, on the basis of solid scientific evidence, to make claims that they are less harmful or of lower risk than conventional tobacco products. The notification shall be submitted in electronic form six months before the intended placing on the market and shall be accompanied by a detailed description of the product in question as well as information on ingredients and emissions in accordance with Article 5. The manufacturers and importers notifying a novel tobacco product shall also provide the competent authorities in question with:
Amendment 15 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) In order to safeguard the Union's financial interests, there should be measures limited in time that allow the authorising officer by delegation to interrupt payments where there is evidence to suggest a significant deficiency in the functioning of the management and control system, evidence of irregularities linked to a payment application, or a failure to submit documents for the purpose of the examination and acceptance of accounts or serious delays in project implementation, with substantiated evidence that the objectives set for the projects in question are not being met.
Amendment 48 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Each Member State shall submit to the Commission one operational programme covering the period between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2020 within three months of the entry into force of this Regulation, containing. The programme, which should not be in competition with other programmes in the same sector and which should complement other measures being taken at Member State level, shall contain the following items:
Amendment 87 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
(da) the contribution of partner organisations, national schemes, beneficiaries, and intermediate bodies for the purposes of identifying all bodies to be associated with the Fund, describing their experience with support of this type, and specifying the aims which they intend to achieve under the Fund;
Amendment 201 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Amendment 219 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Every three years, the platform shall meet in one of the Member States, bringing together all the bodies involved in implementing the Fund, when each Member State shall be responsible for outlining national best practices in relation to the Fund with a view to optimising practices and resources and consolidating networks set up as part of the platform.
Amendment 278 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
1. At the initiative of, or on behalf of the Commission, subject to a ceiling of 0,35 % of its annual allocation, the Fund may finance preparation, monitoring, administrative and technical assistance, audit, information, control and evaluation measures necessary for implementing this Regulation as well as activities related to the platform, pursuant to Article 10. (Amendment linked with Amendment Patrão Neves number 1 to Article 10, paragrah 2 a new), in particular the two three-yearly meetings referred to therein. Or. pt
Amendment 4 #
2012/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) 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 to amend rules concerning the construction of theand technical specifications (materials, rigging and selectivity) of certain gears. Such amendments should reflect changes occuring in the selectivity patterns of the fishery, new technical knowledge on materials for construction or changes in the rigging of the gear which may enhance gear selectivity.
Amendment 4 #
2012/0278(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2a (new)
Recital 2a (new)
(2a) Research on genetic resources is gradually being extended into new areas, especially the oceans, which are still the planet's least explored and least well- known environments. The deep ocean in particular represents the last great frontier on the planet and is attracting growing interest in terms of research, prospecting and resource exploration. In this context, a study of the immense biodiversity to be found in deep marine ecosystems is an emerging and highly promising area of research with a view to the discovery of genetic resources offering potential applications for a wide range of purposes.
Amendment 81 #
2012/0278(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The Convention recognises that states have sovereign rights over natural resources found within their jurisdiction and the authority to determine access to their genetic resources. The Convention imposes an obligation on all Parties to facilitate access to genetic resources over which they hold sovereign rights. It also makes it mandatory for all Parties to take measures to share in a fair and equitable way the results of research and development and the benefits arising from the commercial and other utilization of genetic resources with the Party providing these resources. Such sharing shall be upon mutually agreed terms. The Convention also addresses access and benefit-sharing in relation to the knowledge, innovations and practices of indigenous and local communities relevant for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity. Genetic resources should, indeed, be utilized in a balanced and sustainable manner, and local communities legitimately involved, for it is only in that way that opportunities, developments, and benefits arising from their utilization can be shared fairly and equitably among all Parties.
Amendment 83 #
2012/0278(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
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 expandfurther 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.
Amendment 88 #
2012/0278(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
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 Protocolgenetic resources.
Amendment 95 #
2012/0278(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The specific choices taken by users on the tools and measures applied for exercising du diligence should be supported through the recognition of best practices. Best practices developed by users should play an important role in identifying due diligence measures that are particularly suitable for achieving compliance with the system of implementation of the Nagoya Protocol with high legal certainty and at low costs, as well as complementary measures in support of sectoral codes of conduct and model-contractual clauses. Users should be enabled to build on existing access and benefit-sharing codes of conduct developed for the academic sector and different industries. Associations of users should be able to request that the Commission determines whether a specific combination of procedures, tools or mechanisms overseen by an association may be recognised as best practice. Competent authorities of the Member States should consider that the implementation of a recognised best practice by a user reduces that user's risk of non-compliance and justifies a reduction in compliance checks. The same should apply to best practices adopted by the collective of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol.
Amendment 105 #
2012/0278(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
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).
Amendment 133 #
2012/0278(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 5
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 5
(5) access decisionpermits and mutually agreed terms, where applicable;
Amendment 162 #
2012/0278(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
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 considerthe 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.
Amendment 166 #
2012/0278(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. The checks referred to in paragraph 1 shall include at least:
Amendment 176 #
2012/0278(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
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.
Amendment 180 #
2012/0278(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
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 who 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.
Amendment 182 #
2012/0278(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
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.
Amendment 189 #
2012/0278(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3
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.
Amendment 11 #
2012/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Member States have used different methodologies to calculate effort during the reference years and to calculate reported effort consumption within the plan. This has allowed a higher level of deployed effort than intended by the plan, which should therefore be rectified by standardising the methodologies used by the Member States to calculate effort.
Amendment 13 #
2012/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to facilitate more selective fishing activities in the fully documented fisheries where all catches are counted against quota, it is appropriate to exempt the vessels, when participating in those trials,experimental fishing trials designed to improve fishing gear selectivity from the fishing effort regime.
Amendment 30 #
2012/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Amendment 2 #
2012/0229(NLE)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Declines to cConsents to conclusion of the Protocol;
Amendment 6 #
2012/0229(NLE)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 3 #
2012/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In order to apply certain provisions of Regulation (EC) No 812/2004, 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 technical specifications and conditions of use of acoustic deterrent devices, which should guarantee effective compliance with the intended purpose, without making any significant changes to the selectivity of fishing gear in relation to the respective target species.
Amendment 9 #
2012/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work for the adoption of delegated acts, including at expert level, especially at expert level, in order to obtain objective, rigorous, complete and up-to-date information.
Amendment 10 #
2012/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) No 850/98
Article 45 – paragraph 1
Article 45 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall be empowered to establish, by means of delegated acts adopted in accordance with Article 48a, technical conservation measures on the use of towed or fixed gear or on fishing activities in certain areas or during certain periods in addition to or by way of derogation to this Regulation. Those measures shall be designed to address unexpectedly small or large recruitments of juveniles, changes in migration patterns or any other changes in the conservation status of fish stocks of marine organisms, with immediate effect.
Amendment 25 #
2012/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work for the adoption of delegated acts, includingespecially at expert level, so as to ensure that the information available to it will be impartial, accurate, complete, and up to date.
Amendment 27 #
2012/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007 concerning the approval of Eel Management Plans by the Commission on the basis of the best and most recent technical and scientific datainformation available, implementing powers should be conferred upon the Commission. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers.
Amendment 37 #
2012/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – subparagraph 1
Regulation (EC) nº 1100/2007
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
“6. In the event of a significant decline of, in money and percentage terms, in average market prices for eels used for restocking, as compared to those of eels used for other purposes, the Member State concerned shall inform the Commission. The Commission, by means of delegated acts adopted in accordance with Article 12a and in order to address the situation, may temporarily reduce the percentages of eels used for restocking as referred to in paragraph 2.
Amendment 40 #
2012/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – subparagraph 2
Regulation (EC) nº 1100/2007
Article 7 – paragraph 7
Article 7 – paragraph 7
7. The Commission shall, not later than 31 December 2012, report to the European Parliament and the Council and evaluate the measures concerning restocking, including a detailed description of the evolution of market prices. and the annual average variations in the Member States.”
Amendment 456 #
2012/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) The prior interview with the investigator or a member of the investigating team in order to obtain the subject’s informed consent should include a test of full understanding on the part of the subject and/or their de facto representative by, for example, asking them to summarise the information which they have received.
Amendment 468 #
2012/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. Written information given to the subject and/or the legal representative for the purposes of obtaining his or her informed consent shall be presented in the mother tongue of the subject and/or representative and be kept concise, clear, relevant, and understandable to a lay person. It shall include both medical and legal information, as well as any controversial ethical issues, as necessary. It shall inform the subject about his or her right to revoke his or her informed consent.
Amendment 470 #
2012/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
Article 29 – paragraph 3
3. The subject shall be provided with a contact point where he or she mayafforded the possibility and necessary conditions to obtain further information.
Amendment 33 #
2012/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) To enable the automotive industry to carry out long-term investments and innovation it is desirable to provide indications of how this Regulation should be amended for the period beyond 2020. These indications should be based on an assessment of the necessary rate of reduction in line with the Union's long term climate goals and the implications for the development of cost effective CO2 reducing technology for cars. When assessing the rate of reduction, innovative technologies or technological packages should be taken into account. It is therefore desirable for these aspects to be reviewed, the Commission to make a report and if appropriate proposals made for targets beyond 2020.
Amendment 127 #
2012/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Regulation 2009/443/EC
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – first sentence
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – first sentence
The Commission shall adopt detailed provisions for a procedure to approve the innovative technologies referred to in paragraph 1 by way of implementing acts. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 14(2) of this Regulation. The creation of 'green jobs' in the European Union shall be taken into account as a positive factor when approving innovative technologies or innovative technology packages.
Amendment 20 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) It is essential to identify and accurately delimit vulnerable marine ecosystems which should be subject to a specific protection status and, possibly, a ban on the use of fishing gears with the greatest impact on seabeds. This task implies a need for detailed information about the physiographical characteristics of seabeds and their biological communities, to be obtained by means including research surveys for the purposes of high-resolution seabed mapping and of sampling, identification, and characterisation of the benthic communities concerned.
Amendment 95 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The Union is committed to implement the Resolutions adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations, in particular Resolutions 61/105 and 64/72, which call on States and Regional Fisheries Management Organisations to ensure the protection of vulnerable deep-sea marine ecosystems from the destructive impact of bottom fishing gears, as well as the sustainable exploitation of deep-sea fish stocks.
Amendment 98 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The development and adoption of the measures recommended by NEAFC to protect deep water vulnerable marine ecosystems against the adverse effects of bottom fishing gear, in accordance with resolutions 61/105 and 64/72, have been widely supported by the Union, and have been recognised by the General assembly of the United Nations as a very significant step towards achieving the goal of protecting vulnerable marine ecosystems and their biodiversity.
Amendment 100 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 b (new)
Recital 2 b (new)
Amendment 101 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 c (new)
Recital 2 c (new)
(2c) FAO guidelines on the management of deep-sea fisheries in the High Seas adopted in 2008, that the Union committed to respect and which define the concrete implementation of resolution 61/105 of the United Nations General Assembly, invite coastal States to apply the principles and methods they contain in their national courts. Given the example provided by the relevance of the measures recommended to the flag States by the NEAFC for waters beyond national jurisdiction, there is no reason for the coastal States in the NEAFC regulated area not to apply these measures in their own waters. It is therefore appropriate to provide that the measures recommended by NEAFC to protect vulnerable marine ecosystems in deep water against the adverse effects of bottom fishing gears shall apply 'mutatis mutandis' in EU waters, instead of any other modality.
Amendment 103 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In order to maintain necessary reductions in fishing capacity achieved so far in deep-sea fisheries, and to focus management measures on the most relevant part of the fleet for deep sea fisheries, it is appropriate to provide that fishing for deep-sea species is subject to a fishing authorisation which limits the capacity of vessels eligible to land deep-sea species. With a viewfish deep-sea species in a targeted manner. It is however necessary that fishing licenses are also delivered for bycatch fishing of deep-sea species, considering that all these fishing activities are likely to focus management measures on the part of the fleet most relevant for deep-sea fisheries, the fishing authorisations should be issued according to target or by- catch fisherycur in areas where deep water vulnerable marine ecosystems may be present, and that they should be protected against the adverse effects that may have these activities, including those using bottom gears. However, the Council and Parliament Regulation (EU) No xxx/2013 from xxx 2013 on the common fisheries policy defines a goal of eliminating discards that also apply to deep-sea species. The novelty of this new requirement should be taken into account so that vessels incidentally capturing deep-sea species and which are not currently subjected to a licensing regime for fishing, are not totally deprived of the opportunity to continue their traditional fishing activities.
Amendment 105 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Holders of a fishing authorisation allowing the catch of deep-sea species should cooperate in scientific research activities leading to an improvement in the assessment of deep-sea stocks and research into deep-sea ecosystems.
Amendment 108 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
Amendment 110 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Deep-sea fishing with bottom trawls carryies the highest risk for vulnerable marine ecosystems among the different gears used and reports the highest rates of undesired catch of deep-sea species. Bottom trawls should therefore be permanently prohibited from theFisheries management measures should therefore be defined and implemented that will make it possible to minimise the impact of bottom trawls targeting of deep-sea species.
Amendment 115 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 117 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Bottom-set gillnets are currently restricted in entering deep-sea fisheries by Council Regulation (EC) No 1288/2009 establishing transitional technical measures from 1 January 2010 to 30 June 2011. In view of the high rates of undesired catch when they were deployed unsustainably in deep waters, and in view of the ecological impact of lost and abandoned gear, this gear should also be permanently prohibited from thefisheries management measures should be defined and implemented that will make it possible to minimise the impact of bottom- set gillnets targeting of deep-sea species.
Amendment 122 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) However, in order to provide fFishermen withrequire sufficient time to adjust to the new requirements, and current fishing authorisations for fishing with bottom trawls and bottom- set gillnets should continue to be valid for a specified period of time, minimising the negative consequences for the fleet engaging in this fishing activity.
Amendment 124 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Moreover, vessels which haveo wish to change gear in order to be able to stay in the fishery should be eligible for receiving financial assistance from the European Fisheries Fund provided that the new gear reduces the impact of fishing on non- commercial species and provided also that the national operational programme allows contributing to such measures.
Amendment 125 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Moreover, vessels which haveopt to change gear in order to be able to stay in the fishery should be eligible for receiving financial assistance from the European Fisheries Fund provided that the new gear reduces the impact of fishing on non- commercial species and provided also that the national operational programme allows contributing to such measures.
Amendment 128 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Vessels targetcatching deep-sea species with other bottom gear should not extend their range of operation according to their authorisation within Union waters, unless expansion can be assessed as not carrying a significant risk of negative impact on vulnerable marine ecosystems.
Amendment 130 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Vessels targetfishing deep-sea species with otherin a targeted or accessory manner with bottom gear should not extend their range of operation according to their fishing authorisation within Union waters, unless expansion can be assessed as not carrying a significant risk of negative impact on vulnerable marine ecosystems. Similarly, wherever their area of activity may be, when finding indices of the presence of vulnerable marine ecosystems, they should avoid these locations in the future, pending whether these indices reflect a proved presence of vulnerable marine ecosystems.
Amendment 134 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Scientific advice concerning certain fish stocks found in the deep-sea indicates that these stocks are particularly vulnerable to exploitation, and that fishing for these stocks should be limited or reduced as a precautionary measure. Fishing opportunities for deep-sea stocks should not go beyond those levels which are scientifically advised as precautionary. In the case of advice being absent for lack of sufficient information about stocks or species, no fishing opportunities should be allocated.
Amendment 136 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Scientific advice concerning certain fish stocks found in the deep-sea indicates that these stocks are particularly vulnerable to exploitation, and that fishing for these stocks should be limited or reduced as a precautionary measurehowever there have been quantified improvements in some stocks such as the roundnose grenadier, blue ling and black scabbardfish. Fishing opportunities for deep-sea stocks should not go beyond those levels which are scientifically advised as precautionary. In the case of advice being absent for lack of sufficient information about stocks or species, no fishing opportunities should be allocated.
Amendment 139 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Regulation (EU) No xxx/2013 from the Council and the European Parliament from xxx 2013 on the common fisheries policy defines the rules which should govern the determination of opportunities in respect of the precautionary principle and aiming at quickly achieving maximum sustainable yield. There is no need to consider different ways from those defined as general, especially in spite of their particularly vulnerability to exploitation, several stocks of deep-water species with a major commercial interest are already recognised by ICES as being operated in accordance with the principle of maximum sustainable yield. The Commission may propose a framework for deep-sea species by-catch through a system of TACs and quotas, if it considers it necessary for their preservation.
Amendment 154 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 156 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) "ICES zones, subzones, divisions and subdivisions" are as defined in Regulation (EC) No 218/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
Amendment 158 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) "CECAF areas, subareas and divisions" are as defined in Regulation (EC) No 216/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
Amendment 160 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) "deep-sea species" means the species listed in Annex Iwhose life-cycle occurs predominantly at depths of more than 400 metres;
Amendment 163 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) ‘deep-sea species’ means the species listed in Annex I and Ia (new);
Amendment 167 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) ‘most vulnerable species’ means the deep-sea species indicated in the third column ‘Most vulnerable (x)’ of the table in Annex Ia (new);
Amendment 170 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point j
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point j
(j) "maximum sustainable yield" means the maximum catchhighest theoretical equilibrium yield that maycan be taken from a fish stock indefinitelycontinuously taken on average from a stock under existing average environmental conditions without affecting significantly the reproduction process.
Amendment 177 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. 'existing fishing areas' means fishing areas where fishing operations have been conducted since the entry into force of Council Regulation 2347/2002 of 16 December 2002 establishing specific access requirements and associated conditions applicable to fishing for deep- sea stocks;
Amendment 179 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. 'new fishing areas' means fishing areas where no previous deep-water fishing operations have been documented
Amendment 180 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 c (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. 'exploratory fishing' means fishing operations conducted in new fishing areas;
Amendment 181 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 d (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. 'fishing vessel' means a Union vessel operating in the waters defined in Article 2 or a third country vessel operating in Union waters;
Amendment 184 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 185 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the vessel's master records in the logbook a percentage of deep-seathe species defined in Annex I which is equal or superior to 1025% of the overall catch weight in the fishing daytrip concerned.
Amendment 192 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Fishing activities carried out in Union waters not targeting deep-sea species but catching deep-sea species as a by-catch, carried out by a Union fishing vessel, shall be subject to a fishing authorisation, which shall indicate deep-sea species as by-catch.
Amendment 194 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Amendment 195 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Amendment 198 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
The aggregate fishing capacity measured in gross tonnage and in kilowatt of all fishing vessels holding a fishing authorisation issued by a Member State, allowing the targeted catch of deep-sea species, whether as target or by-catch species, as defined in Article 4 (2) shall at no time exceed the aggregate fishing capacity of vessels of that Member State which have landed 10 tonnes or more of deep-sea species during any of the two calendar years preceding the entry into force of this Regulation2009-2011, whichever year provides the higher figure.
Amendment 200 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Notwithstanding the previous paragraph, regional fleets in outermost regions where there is no continental shelf and virtually no alternatives to deep-sea resources shall be permitted an aggregate fishing capacity for deep-sea species, measured in gross tonnage and in kilowatt, which may at no time exceed the aggregate fishing capacity of the current fleet in each outermost region.
Amendment 205 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Each application for a fishing authorisation allowing for the catch of deep-sea species whether as target or by- catch specithin areas of existing fishing activities, and for its renewal shall be accompanied by a description of the area where it is intended to conduct fishing activities, the type of gears, the depth range at which the activities will be deployed, and of the individual species targetedrelevant species.
Amendment 207 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Each application for a fishing authorisation allowing for the catch of deep-sea species whether as target or by-catch species, and for its renewal shall be accompanied by a description of the area where it is intended to conduct fishing activities, indicating all the ICES and CECAF subareas, divisions and subdivisions covered, the type of gears, the depth range at which the activities will be deployed, and of the individual species targeted.
Amendment 214 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6a Procedure for identification of areas of existing fishing activities The Commission shall identify areas of existing fishing activities in line with the provisions of Article 3 of the NEAFC recommendations on regulating bottom fishing, as quoted in Annex 2 a (new) of this Regulation.
Amendment 221 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the locations of the intended activities targeting deep-sea species in the deep-sea métier. The location(s) shall be defined by coordinates in accordance with the World Geodetic System of 1984list the bottom-sea gear that will be used;
Amendment 222 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the locations of the intended activities targeting deep-sea species in the deep-sea métier. The location(s) shall be defined by coordinates in accordance with the World Geodetic System of 1984 and shall include an indication of all the ICES and CECAF subareas, divisions and subdivisions covered;
Amendment 224 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the locations, if any, of activities in the deep-sea métier during the last three full calendar years. Those location(s) shall be defined by coordinates limit the authorised fishing accordance with the World Geodetic System of 1984 and they shall circumscribe the fishing activities as closely as possible.tivities to existing fishing areas;
Amendment 226 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the locations, if any, of activities in the deep-sea métier during the last three full calendar years. Those location(s) shall be defined by coordinates in accordance with the World Geodetic System of 1984 and they shall circumscribe the fishing activities as closely as possible and include an indication of all the ICES and CECAF subareas, divisions and subdivisions covered.
Amendment 227 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) provide for the respect of measures currently applying in the NEAFC framework;
Amendment 229 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) applications for the renewal of fishing authorisations for deep-sea species shall be exempt from the requirement to submit a detailed fishing plan provided that the information has not changed compared with the previous year.
Amendment 230 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(bb) applications for fishing authorisations for deep-sea species for small-scale fishing vessels shall be exempt from the requirement that they be accompanied by a detailed fishing plan.
Amendment 238 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Any fishing authorisation issued on the basis of an application made in accordance with paragraph 1 shall specify the bottom gear to be used and limit the fishing activities authorised to the area in which the intended fishing activity, as set out in paragraph 1(a), and the existing fishing activity, as set out in paragraph 1(b), overlap. However, the area of the intended fishing activity can be extended beyond the area of the existing fishing activity if the Member State has assessed and documented, based on scientific advice, that such extension would not have significant adverse impaWithout prejudice to Article 7 (1), fishing activities that are to take place in waters defined in paragraph 1 but that are defined as new fishing areas in the meaning of Article 3 paragraph 2b(new) shall be subject to a fishing authorisation. Applications for such authorisations shall include a detailed project for the exploratory fishing activity that follows the NEAFC guidelines outlined in Annex IIa(new). Applications will be accepted if it can be shown that the activity described will have no harmful effects on vulnerable marine ecosystems.
Amendment 240 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Any fishing authorisation issued on the basis of an application made in accordance with paragraph 1 shall specify the bottom gear to be used and limit the fishing activities authorised to the areaICES and CECAF area, subarea, division and subdivision in which the intended fishing activity, as set out in paragraph 1(a), and the existing fishing activity, as set out in paragraph 1(b), overlap. However, the area of the intended fishing activity can be extended beyond the areaICES and CECAF area, subarea, division and subdivision of the existing fishing activity if the Member State has assessed and documented, based on scientific advice, that such extension would not have significant adverse impacts on vulnerable marine ecosystems.
Amendment 242 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
(1) Applications for fishing authorisations in waters defined at Article 2 point b) shall fulfil the conditions set out in Regulation (EC) No 734/2008 of 15th July 2008 on the protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems in the high seas from the adverse impacts of bottom fishing gears.
Amendment 243 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point 2 (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point 2 (new)
(2) Existing fishing areas, as defined under article 3 and provisions for identification, as set out in article 6a(new), correspond to: (a) in Union waters: fishing areas for which there is evidence of fishing activity in the period since the entry into force of Council Regulation 2347/2002 of 16th December 2002 establishing specific access requirements and associated conditions applicable to fishing for deep sea stocks. (b) in Union waters under NEAFC jurisdiction: existing fishing zones that are defined and established in the NEAFC framework, as mentioned in Annex IIb(new).
Amendment 244 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point 3 (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point 3 (new)
Amendment 245 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point 4 (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point 4 (new)
(4) In addition to the requirements in paragraph 5, by-catch authorisations, as defined in Article 4 (3) shall require the reporting of all species in Annex I, whether retained or discarded.
Amendment 246 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point 5 (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point 5 (new)
(5) Fishing activities conducted in the framework of fishing authorisations referred to in Article 4 may be subject to the introduction of quantitative limits on the total amount of catches of the species included in Annex Ia (new) if such a limit is necessary
Amendment 251 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9
Article 9
Amendment 252 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9
Article 9
Amendment 267 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 269 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) where the best scientific information available does not identify exploitation rates corresponding to the precautionary approach to fisheries management due to lack of sufficient data concerning a certain stock or species, nothe fishing opportunities may be allocated for the fisheries concernedfor the relevant fishing management period may not be fixed higher than the rates provided within the ICES approach for data limited stocks.
Amendment 278 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The Council, acting in accordance with the Treaty, may decide to switching from the fixing of annual fishing opportunities for deep-sea species in terms of both fishing effort limits and catch limits to the fixing of only fishing effort limits for specific fisheries shall be decided in accordance with the Treaty.
Amendment 280 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the fishing effort levels for each deep-sea métier that shall be used as a baseline for any adjustments required in order to follow the principles set out in Article 10 shall be the fishing effort levels assessed, based on scientific information, as consistent with the catches made by the relevant deep-sea métiers during the previous twohree calendar years.
Amendment 297 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
By way of derogation of Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, the masters of all Union fishing vessels intending to land 100 kg or more of deep- sea species, whichever their length, shall be required to notify their flag Member State's competent authority of that intention.
Amendment 299 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Small-scale fishing vessels without an electronic fishing logbook shall be exempt from the requirement to notify their flag State's competent authority of their intention to land deep-sea species.
Amendment 301 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) 1224/2009, the fishing authorisations referred to in Article 4(1) and (3) of this Regulation shall be withdrawn, following an assessment and decision by the Member State, for a duration of at least one year in the following cases:
Amendment 307 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. The master of a vessel, or any other person responsible for the vessel's operation, shall be required to take on board the scientific observer whom the Member State has assigned for his vessel, unless this is not possible for security reasons. The master shall facilitate the discharging of the scientific observer's taskin line with the level of coverage for the fishing fleet fixed in the national data collection programme, unless this is not possible for security reasons.
Amendment 309 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 6
Article 19 – paragraph 6
6. Upon a request from the Commission, Member States shall submit monthly reports on of effort deployed and/or catches broken down by métier.
Amendment 313 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts as referred to in Article 13 shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminateperiod of three years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power no later than nine months before the end of the three year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of timean identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council oppose such extension no later than three months before the end of each period.
Amendment 318 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Special fishing authorisations issued in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 shall remain valid until their replacement by fishing authorisations allowing the catch of deep-sea species issued in accordance with this Regulation, but shall in any case no longer be valid after 30 September 20124.
Amendment 319 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Special fishing authorisations issued in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 shall remain valid until their replacement by fishing authorisations allowing the catch of deep-sea species issued in accordance with this Regulation, but shall in any case no longer be valid after 30 September 2012.
Amendment 321 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I
Annex I
Amendment 325 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I - Section 1 - row 11
Annex I - Section 1 - row 11
Amendment 328 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I - Section 1 - row 36
Annex I - Section 1 - row 36
Amendment 331 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I - Section 1 - row 38
Annex I - Section 1 - row 38
Amendment 334 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Section 2
Annex I – Section 2
Annex I Section 2: Species regulated in NEAFC in addition Brosme brosme Tusk Conger conger Conger eel Lepidopus caudatus Silver scabbard fish (Cutless fish) Lycodes esmarkii Greater Eelpout Molva molva Ling Sebastes viviparus Small redfish (Norway haddock)
Amendment 343 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – point 3
Annex 2 – point 3
3. Discards shall be sampled in all deep-sea métiers. The sampling strategy for landings and discards shall cover all the species listed in Annex I and Ia as well as species belonging to the seabed ecosystem such as deep-water corals, sponges or other organisms belonging to the same ecosystem.
Amendment 344 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II a (new)
Annex II a (new)
Annex IIa Identification of existing bottom fishing areas 1. The mapping of existing fishing areas within European Union waters shall be given priority. 2. A preliminary map based on VMS data and other geo reference data presently available with the European Commission and the Member States shall be developed. 3. Member States having vessels involved in bottom fishing activities in the period 2003 to 2013 shall, for the purpose of paragraph 1, submit comprehensive maps of existing fishing areas to the European Commission according to the guidelines set out in annex 3 of the NEAFC recommendation on regulating bottom fishing. 4. The comprehensive map of existing bottom fishing areas referred to in paragraphs 1 and 3 shall be revised regularly to incorporate any relevant information.
Amendment 345 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II b (new)
Annex II b (new)
Annex IIb Bottom fishing activities in new bottom fishing areas 1. Upon entry into force of this regulation, all bottom fishing activities in new bottom fishing areas or with bottom gear not previously used in the area concerned, shall be considered as exploratory fisheries and shall be conducted in accordance with an Exploratory Bottom Fisheries Protocol to be adopted as soon as possible. Until such a protocol is adopted the provision set out in the protocol set out in Annex 1 of the NEAFC recommendation on regulating bottom fishing shall apply. 2. The exploratory bottom fishing activities shall be subject to the assessment procedure set forth in Article 5 of the NEAFC recommendation on regulating bottom fishing, with the understanding that particular care shall be taken in the evaluation of risks of the significant adverse impact on vulnerable marine ecosystems, in line with the precautionary approach. 3. Member States shall communicate the required information under the exploratory fisheries protocol referred to in paragraph 1 to the European Commission, together with the information or preliminary impact assessment referred to in Article 5, paragraph 3 (i), below. 4. Member States shall provide 1 year after entry into force of this Regulation, a report of the results of such activities to the European Commission. 5. Prior to commencing new bottom fishing activities based upon the results of exploratory bottom fisheries conducted in the prior two years, the European Commission shall review the assessments undertaken in accordance with Article 5 below and the results of the fishing protocols implemented by the participating fleets, and shall: (i) Authorise these bottom fishing to proceed and establish conservation and management measures to prevent significant adverse impacts on vulnerable marine ecosystems from individual bottom fishing activities and to ensure the long- term sustainability of deep sea fish stocks, or (ii) not authorize these bottom fishing activities to proceed. 6. Member States shall ensure that vessels flying their flag conducting exploratory fisheries have an observer on board. Observers shall collect data in accordance with a Vulnerable Marine Ecosystem Data Collection Protocol to be adopted as soon as possible. Until such a protocol is adopted, the interim protocol set out in Annex 2 of the NEAFC recommendation on regulating bottom fishing shall apply.
Amendment 2 #
2012/0162(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work for the adoption of delegated acts, including at expert level, so that it has objective, rigorous, complete and up-to- date information. The Commission, when preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and Council.
Amendment 5 #
2012/0162(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) proportionate, dissuasive and effective sanctions have been applied in response to the IUU fishing activities in question, notably for the fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. Given that the sanctions applied must be proportionate to the severity of the offences committed, heavier sanctions shall be imposed on fishing vessels proven to have engaged in IUU fishing in vulnerable marine ecosystems and biogeographically sensitive areas around the outermost regions.
Amendment 27 #
2012/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 850/98
Article 19 a – paragraph 3
Article 19 a – paragraph 3
3. Within Regions 1 to 4 where the quantity of undersized mackerel, herring or horse mackerel exceeds 10 % of the total quantity of the catches in any one haul, the vessel shall move fishing grounds." The duration of the move and the possible resumption of fishing in the same zone (where there had previously been an excessive catch of juveniles) shall be defined on a case-by-case basis taking into account the characteristics and specific features of certain fisheries, in particular those in which artisanal gear is used.
Amendment 40 #
2012/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) No 850/98
Article 34 b – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 34 b – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) Entangling and trammel nets with a mesh size equal to or greater than 250 mm, provided that:
Amendment 44 #
2012/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
1. It shall be prohibited to conduct bottom trawling and fishing with static gear, including bottom set gill-nets and bottom set long- lines, within the areas enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following coordinates, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system:
Amendment 45 #
2012/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Regulation (EC) No 850/98
Annex XII
Annex XII
(13) In Annex XII, in the table, the rows corresponding to the short-necked clam and the octopus are replaced by the following: Short-necked clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) 350 mm
Amendment 16 #
2012/0013(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 – introductory part
Recital 3 – introductory part
(3) In order to amend or supplement non- essential elements of the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008, on the basis of the best and most recent scientific information available, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the following:
Amendment 17 #
2012/0013(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, includingparticularly at expert level, in order to obtain objective, rigorous, complete and up-to-date information. The Commission should, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, ensure the simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 9 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas 85 % of the few fish stocks globally for which information is available are either fully exploited or overexploited, according to the most recent assessment by the FAO, even though the FAO 2010 report points to progress in the recovery of overexploited stocks and marine ecosystems around the world due to the implementation of good management practices;
Amendment 17 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EU is a major market for fishery products –— fish caught by EU fleets as well as imports -— consuming 11 % of the world’s fish production in terms of volume and importing 24 % of fishery products in terms of value;
Amendment 18 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C A (new)
Recital C A (new)
Ca. whereas the EU has a large deficit in fish, importing about 65 % of its consumption, making it important to promote the external dimension of the CFP, whether by consolidating the presence of the EU fleet in international waters, specifically in the areas governed by the regional fisheries organisations, or by furthering sustainability agreements and partnership agreements with third countries, always within the framework of good fishing practices and good and sustainable management of resources;
Amendment 22 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas quotas in RFMOs are primarily based on historical catches, which maintains preferential access forthe criteria for allocating quotas in RFMOs must take account of appropriate projections for fishing by coastal developeding countries to global fish stocks;
Amendment 30 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas there is in many cases insufficientthe need to improve data on fish stocks that the EU is fishing, in terms of their status, and ofto ensure that information on the total removals by local fleets and other third country fleets is available;
Amendment 42 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s Communication and the many positive proposals it includes for encouraging the sustainability of the EU’s overall fishing activities outside EU waters; considers, however, that the scope of the document is not broad enough, being too concentrated on bilateral agreements and multilateral organisationscould be more comprehensive;
Amendment 50 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the size of the EU market for fish and the geographical range of activities by EU-flagged and EU-owned vessels impose a high level of responsibility on the Union for ensuring that its fisheries’ footprint is ecologically sustainable, providing high quality seafoodfish to consumers in Europe and other countries where European fish are marketed, and contributing to the social and economic fabric of coastal fishing communities both inside the EU and elsewhere;
Amendment 59 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 A (new)
Paragraph 3 A (new)
3a. Demands that fishery products entering the European Union market from third countries meet the same ecological and social sustainability and transparency standards;
Amendment 64 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates its belief in the need for coherence between the fisheries policy of the Union and its policies with respect to socioeconomic development and the environment; notes that such coherence requires coordination both within the Commission itself and between the Commission and the governments of the individual Member States;
Amendment 71 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that the IPOA-Capacity (International Plan of Action for the Management of Fishing Capacity) committed the EU, no later than 2005, to develop and implement a system for the management of fishing capacity; noterecommends that the Commission appears to be pursuing contradictorydopt coherent approaches tofor the management of capacity by proposing a freeze in certainof the EU fleet, and contribute within the scope of the RFMOs whileto proposmoting to remove the main regulatory limits to capacity within the EU’s internal and external fleethe capacity adjustments identified as necessary for the sustainable exploitation of resources by all fleets that operate in these areas;
Amendment 80 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Commission to drive forward the global and multilateral agenda promoting sustainable fisheries worldwide, while transforming its dialogues with key countries that also have a strong presence in almost all of the world’s oceans, such as the US, Japan and China, into effective partnerships to address crucial issues such as the eradication of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and the strengthening of high seas control and governance;
Amendment 91 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that the EU should be active within the UN system to explore means for the global community to address the need for more regionalised and integrated global ocean governance, regarding both living marine resources and other resources as well as pollution and the impacts of climate change on the oceans;
Amendment 104 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 A (new)
Paragraph 11 A (new)
11a. Asserts that the EU, more than any other global fishing power, has contributed to the socioeconomic development of third countries, particularly of their fishery sectors, at the same time as practising the highest standards of sustainable fishing; calls on the Commission, therefore, to develop an effective policy of supporting the external dimension of the CFP such that the EU is able to consolidate a strategic international position in sustainable access to fisheries resources, avoiding being disadvantaged relative to other fleets operating in third country waters, and not unilaterally limiting its own access for reasons of the sustainability and conservation of fisheries resources;
Amendment 106 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 B (new)
Paragraph 11 B (new)
11b. recalls that in evaluating the impact of what are now called Sustainable Fisheries Agreements (SFAs), it is important to correctly distinguish between the aid directed at developing the fisheries sector in third countries and that which results from paying for fishing rights;
Amendment 117 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the intention of the Commission to include several provisions in future bilateral agreements, including respect for the principle of limiting access to resources that are scientifically demonstrated to be surplus to the coastal State’s own catch capacity, asafeguarding human rights clause and theand prioritising exclusivity clause, though the latter needs to be strengthened and made consistent across agreements;
Amendment 131 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that the Fishing Authorisations Regulation should be amended so that EU-flagged vessels which have temporarily left the register of a Member State to seek fishing opportunities elsewhere are not allowed, for a set period of time (to be determined), to benefit from fishing opportunities under the SFA if they subsequently return to an EU register;
Amendment 143 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Encourages the Commission in its endeavours to obtain increasingly complete and reliable data from the coastal State on the total amount of fishing occurring in its waters, so as to prevent over-exploitation;
Amendment 154 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that the EU must make increased efforts to help provide the coastal States with which it negotiates bilateral agreements with sufficient data and information for reliable stock assessments, and that providing Commission funding for a scientific research vessel in regions where the EU fleet is active would considerably strengthen scientific analyses on fish stocks, which is a prerequisite for any SFA;
Amendment 159 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Expresses the wish that the Commission promote the strengthening of targeted scientific and technical cooperation in general should be strengthened in SFAs;
Amendment 171 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Insists that the Commission closely monitor the implementation of bilateral agreements, with annual reportsperiodic reports (at the start and the finish) being sent to Parliament and the Council, as well as evaluations performed by external, independent experts to be sent to the co- legislators prior to the negotiation of new protocols, all of which should be in the public domain;
Amendment 175 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Underlines the need for Parliament to be wholly involved in both the negotiating process and the long-term monitoring of the functioning of bilateral agreements, in order to respect the provisions of the TFEU; recalls its conviction that Parliament should be represented at the Joint Committee meetings envisaged in fisheries agreements, and insists that civil society, including both EU and third country fisheries representatives, also participate in those meetings;
Amendment 182 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Is convinced that full transparency on catches, payments and implementation of sectoral support will be a powerful tool to fight against the improper use of Community support and against corruption;
Amendment 194 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Urges the EU to take the leadactively participate in strengthening RFMOs in order to improve their performance, including by means of regular reviews by independent bodies of the extent to which they achieve their objectives, and to ensure that the recommendations made in such reviews are rapidly and fully implemented; believes that clearproven cases of lack of compliance by States must lead to non-discriminatory and proportionate sanctions, including reductions in quotas, effort, capacity allowed, etc.;
Amendment 198 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that the EU should work towards an improved system of decision- making in RFMOs tso avois to move beyond the ‘lowest common denominator’ approach that results from consensus, possibly by making more frequent use of voting, but without undermining the debate stimulated by the search for consensus;
Amendment 204 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Insists on the rapid expansion of the coverage of RFMOs so that all high seas fisheries are effectively managed with the ecosystem approach to ensure resource conservation; notes that this may require a combinationthe establishment of new RFMOs where none exist as well as an increase in the competence of existing RFMOs;
Amendment 211 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Believes that RFMOs must develop management systems that provide for an equitable and fair resource allocation based upon transparent environmental and, social criteria, rather than the simplistic criterion of historical catches,and economic criteria while ensuring that management and conservation measures are fully implemented by all members;
Amendment 223 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Requests that a detailedn assessment be conducted of the fishing capacity of EU fleets authorised to fish outside EU waters, using reliable indicators of the ability of vessels to catch fish and considering advances in technology based on the recommendations of the 1999 FAO Technical Consultation on the measurement of fishing capacity12; believes that all RFMOs should ensure that the fishing capacity of the fleets is commensurate with the fishery resources available;
Amendment 241 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
Amendment 245 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Expresses its impatience with the Commission for not having added vessels to be includedRecommends that the Commission implement the provisions onf the EU IUU list other than those listed by the RFMOs, nor having proposed aRegulation as soon as possible, particularly with regard to establishing the list of IUU vessels and the list of non- cooperating countries, despite the IUU Regulation having been in force for over two years;
Amendment 252 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Considers that EU vessels should not be allowed to temporarily reflag in order to take advantage of fishing opportunities under other flags, either in bilateral fisheries agreements or under the auspices of RFMOs, unless in accordance with the rules set out in these;
Amendment 263 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Urges the Commission to propose the addition of fishing, as well as forestry, to the list of ‘extractive industries’ in the revision of the Transparency Directive;
Amendment 274 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 – indent 1
Paragraph 42 – indent 1
– be precedaccompanied by environmental and social impact assessments,
Amendment 283 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Urges the EU to develop and implement ocean- and sea-based regional strategies for sustainable fisheries, e.g. in the Pacific and Indian Oceans as well as in the Mediterranean Sea, particularly for those in which sustainable fisheries can only be guaranteed through international cooperation;
Amendment 4 #
2011/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 16 February 2012 on the contribution of the common fisheries policy to the production of public goods1, 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2012)0052.
Amendment 21 #
2011/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas management models based on transferable fishing rights or concessions comprise real risks for the subsistence of certain sectors offisheries sectors, whenever they are enforced, and with increased risks for inshore and artisanal fishing if enforced, as demonstrated by the experience in some countries;
Amendment 36 #
2011/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas its structural weaknesses mean small-scale fishing is more exposed to certain types of external shock (such as the rapid increase in fuel prices and, most significantly, the lack of access to credit) and to rapid changes in the availability of resources than the elements of the fleet considered more competitive;
Amendment 43 #
2011/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the market does not fully remunerate the positive social and environmental externalities associated with small-scale fishing; whereas society as a whole does not recognise or remunerate the activities associated with fishing which constitute the sector’s multifunctional aspect and produce public goods by, inter alia, stimulating the coastline, gastronomy, museology and recreational angling, to the benefit of society as a whole;
Amendment 65 #
2011/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Rejects a definition of small-scale fishing that is restrictive and detached from reality; considers that the definition of small-scale fishing should cover a range of criteria, in addition to the strict and simplistic boat-size criterion, including, inter alia, the impact of fishing techniques on the marine ecosystem, time spent at sea, onboard fish processing capacity and the characteristics of the economic unit exploiting the resources; considers that it is important to formulate definition criteria that are flexible and/or can be combined and adapted in a balanced way to the diversity of small-scale fishing in the European Union;
Amendment 79 #
2011/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines the fact that artisanal fishing is defined by the techniques used, which have a lower environmental impact, and by the limited technological assistance at its disposal; small-scale coastal fishing is defined by the circumscribed fishing zone to which it has access, the length of the boat, less than 12 metres, or the time spent at sea, less than 36 hours;
Amendment 86 #
2011/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that local management, in the new context of a regionalised CFP and through strengthening the Regional Advisory Councils, that is based on scientific knowledge and that involves the sector in setting out and implementing policy, is the management type that best meets the needs of small- scale fishing;
Amendment 98 #
2011/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the imposition of a single model for all the Member States, such as total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas or the transferable fishing concessions (TFCs), does not constitute an appropriate solution, in view of the huge diversity that characterises fishingeries in the EU;
Amendment 100 #
2011/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers it advantageous to have different models of fisheries management available to Member States and/or regions in a voluntary system, where they are free to choose for themselves within a framework of a regionalised CFP;
Amendment 102 #
2011/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Rejects the mandatory implementation of TFCs for any type of fleet; argues that the decision on whether or not to adopt TFCs and on which sectors of the fleet to include in this scheme should be left to the Member States;
Amendment 117 #
2011/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Draws attention to the importance of taking into account, not only the quantity of the fleet, but also its quality (the number and type of boats), but also its quality (state of repair and safety, habitability, working conditions, energy efficiency and fish storage); considers that the future CFP should encourage the increased sustainability of the fleet in environmental, economic and social terms, by promoting the progressive prevalence of sectors and operators that use fishing techniques with less impact on resources, and that benefit the communities of which they are part in terms of generating jobs and of the quality of these jobs;
Amendment 128 #
2011/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Rejects a general reduction in the capacity of a given fleet solely and obligatorily on the basis of market criteria, imposed by a potential and unwanted enforcement of transferable fishing concessions;
Amendment 134 #
2011/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the Commission to work with the Member States to improve the definition of small-scale fishing and to map its distribution in the EU;
Amendment 147 #
2011/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Advocates positive discrimination in favour of inshore fishing by supporting new constructions, where these are replacements and power is only increased for reasons of safety or to improve working conditions, onboard fish processing or energy efficiency, to encourage improved organisation and intervention in this sector of the fleet;
Amendment 153 #
2011/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – indent 1
Paragraph 11 – indent 1
– renewal and modernisation of fleets with a view to makimproving themir safer, andty, living and onboard working conditions and catch preservation, and to making them more economically and environmentally sustainable (selection of techniques, energy efficiency, etc.);
Amendment 163 #
2011/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – indent 2
Paragraph 11 – indent 2
– promotion of young people’s increased involvement in the sector’s activities through a special incentive scheme, in response to the employment and sustainability challenges the sector is facing;
Amendment 172 #
2011/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – indent 5
Paragraph 11 – indent 5
– promotion of the cohesion of the economic and social fabric of the coastal communities most dependant on small- scale fishing, with a particular focus on the outermost regions, in order to stimulate the development of these coastal regions;
Amendment 175 #
2011/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – indent 6
Paragraph 11 – indent 6
– support for sustainable shellfishing practices, for activities carried out on land and for related professionals, whilst enhancing the role of women in fishing and, thereby, promoting an equality policy;
Amendment 186 #
2011/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products (COM) should increase its contribution, so as to ensure the output of small-scale fishing, market stability, the improved marketing of fisheries products and the increase of their value added; expresses its concern about the possibility of abolition of the still-existing public market-regulation instruments, public regulatory bodies and supports for storage on land, and calls for an ambitious reform that enhances the COM’s instruments for achieving its goals;
Amendment 207 #
2011/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Advocates the establishment and expansion of the exclusion zone (currently 12 nautical miles) and adjoining areas, in line with the continental shelf; considers that, in the case of the outermost regions, this area should go from 100 to 200 nautical milinclude, in addition to the current 100 nautical miles, the maritime areas identified as biologically and geographically sensitive, restricting these to the boats of the region that use environmentally friendly fishing techniques;
Amendment 1 #
2011/2291(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas this report by the Commission again confirms that the Current Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) has failled in reachingn short of its goals regarding conservation and sustainable exploitation of the EU fisheries and in adjusting the available fishing capacity to the available fisheries resources;
Amendment 4 #
2011/2291(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the TAC and quota system has, in itself, proved to be inefficient in managing fish stocks sustainably and whereas long-term management plans are key to the sustainable management of fish stocks;
Amendment 5 #
2011/2291(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the absence of reliable scientific data remains a seriousinsufficiency and, at times, unreliability of scientific data and the level of uncertainty about the models for their determination continue to constitute a problem when seeking to achieve sustainable management of mostany fish stocks;
Amendment 7 #
2011/2291(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the sustainable conservation of fisheries resources is also affected by climate change, such as global warming, and by anthropogenic effects, such as pollution;
Amendment 8 #
2011/2291(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas over the past decade a very significant number of jobs has been lost in the European fishing industry because of the poor state of fish stocks, increased production costs, the fall in prices caused by cheaper imports, and technological advances; at the same time, because of the technological advances, the fishing capacity of the fleets has significantlyat times increased;
Amendment 9 #
2011/2291(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the available data on the actual capacity of the European fishing fleet is not reliable enough because technological developments have not been taken into account and Member States are failing todo not always accurately report data on fleet capacities;
Amendment 16 #
2011/2291(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to provide for the establishment of long-term management plans for all EU fisheries; highlights the possibility of grouping fisheries according to geographical fishing regions whereby the specificities of the different European seas should be taken into account and a separate regime should apply to small-scale coastal fisheries; believes that there should be a possibility for investments in new landing sites and start-up packages in order to secure a new generation of fishermen, equipped with adequate training, entering into small- scale fisheries;
Amendment 32 #
2011/2291(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the direct link between discards, unwanted by-catch and overfishing, and the need to develop an efficient no-discards policypolicy that gradually eliminates discards at EU level whereby the Community Fisheries Control Agency (CFCA) should have greater powers to ensure a fair system of rules and sanctions, i.e. the principle of equal treatment; argues that a discard ban should be fishery-based and not relate to different fish stocks; stresses that selectived fishing gear and other devices which reduce or eliminate by-catches of non-targeted species, as well as other sustainable fishing methods, should be promoted; underlines the importance of addressing differentiated approach to the management of mixed fisheries to this end;
Amendment 42 #
2011/2291(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Commission to address immediately the issue of the lack of reliable and availablesufficient data necessary for sound scientific advice; calls on the Commission to establish a system whereby Member States which do not fulfil their data collection and transmission obligationsrespective obligations under the European fisheries data programme are sanctioned; stresses that adequate financial means have to be allocated to relevant scientific research in the Member States; urges the Commission at the same time to set up a framework for decision-making in data- poor situations, both regarding management plans and TACs and quota decisions;
Amendment 63 #
2011/2291(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Urges the Member States, wherever necessary, to carry out mandatoryappropriate cuts to achieve set targets for a sustainable level of capacity for every fishery so as to tackle the remaining significant overcapacity of the fishing fleets, with sanctions for failure to meet the targets, i.e. the freezing of funds from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF);
Amendment 68 #
2011/2291(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recognises the Commission’s proposal to introduce a system of individually transferable fishing concessions (TFCs), subject to strict safeguards, providing a special regime for small-scale and coastal fisheries as well as preferential treatment, providing for ecologically-friendly fishing vesselsnditionality, and addressing the issue of rights concentration and the possibility of revoking fishing concessions; believes, therefore, that a Member State should be exempted from the obligation to introduce TFCs if its fishing capacity is within the set ceiling or if the Member State in question can prove that it can achieve the necessary capacity reduction without using a TFC systemat the TFC scheme is only one of several possible models intended to reduce overcapacity and should be voluntary in Member States;
Amendment 74 #
2011/2291(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines that the TFC system cannot be considered as the only measure to tackle overfishing and overcapacity but that it should be available as one of the various additional management measures available to a Member State whereby the Commission, together with the two co- legislators, is to set the broader framework, control and monitor national application, provided that this is the Member State’s choice, and report to the legislators periodically on the results of this system; stresses that selective fishing gear and other technical measures, such as closure of specific zones orand the exclusion of certain fishing activitirestriction of access to maritime areas identified as bio- geographically sensitive only for regional fleets that use environmentally friendly fishing techniques, should be further promoted as complementary measures;
Amendment 84 #
2011/2291(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Emphasises the need for clear deadlines for fleet reductions and pace targets, where necessary, and urges the Commission to provide for a scheme of measures to sanction Member States which do not fulfil their respective obligations within the set timelines, whilst providing adequate funding for the purposes of this process, and to further develop the concept of conditionality in the context of access to fishing resources and remuneration which rewardsing sustainable fishing;
Amendment 99 #
2011/2291(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls onInvites the Commission to establish a systemconsider the benefits of result-based management for awarding access rights outside the 12 nautical miles waters, whereby the burden of proof of sustainable fishing is upon the industry;
Amendment 103 #
2011/2291(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Believes that the special access regime for small-scale fisheries in the 12 nautical mile zone should be retained, as should specific restrictions for vessels registered in the ports of the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands, in the waters around these archipelagos, particularly in the bio- geographically sensitive areas currently governed by Council Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003;
Amendment 107 #
2011/2291(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Believes that conservation areas, such as the Shetland Box, should remain an important conservation tool to protect biolog- geographically sensitive areas; accordingly expects the Commission to address these issues in the envisaged review of the relevant technical measures framework which would allow for a coherent legal regime;
Amendment 7 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the present communication recalls that, despite the significant progress made following the previous CFPsion of the CFP in 2002, it failed to achieve some of its key objectives: some stocks are overfished; the economic situation of parts of the EU fleet is fragile despite high levels of subsidyies; jobs in the fishing sector are unot always attractive; and the situation of many coastal communities depending on fisheries is precarious;
Amendment 13 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, in the context of the acknowledged lack of scientific data, it is estimated that 75 % of the EU’s estimated fish stocks are overexploited, more than 60 % of stocks in European waters are fished beyond the Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY), and the EU is losing approximately EUR 1.8 billion per year in potential income from its failure to manage fisheries sustainably, but also from the permeability of its borders to imported fishery products, which are not subject to the same strict production rules as European producers and, consequently, cost less to produce;
Amendment 19 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas, although the EU’s fishing industry lost 30 % of its jobs between 2002 and 2007, the fisheries sector (including aquaculture) is still estimated to generate EUR 34.2 billion in annual earnings, and creates more than 350 000 jobs both upstream and downstream in the fishing, fish processing and marketing sectors, in particular in coastal areas, remote regions and islands, where it produces ‘public goods’ that have not been duly accounted for;
Amendment 30 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas small-scale fishing fleets and areas that are heavily dependent on fishing, including outermost regions, require greater socio-economic support under the new CFP;
Amendment 48 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that the EU’s wild fisheries and aquaculture sector, if properly managedmanaged on the basis of global sustainability, could make a greater contribution to European society’s needs, in terms of food security, employment, and the maintenance of dynamic fishing and coastal communities;
Amendment 54 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that, by applying the concept of conditionality, incentives should be offered to those who fish sustainably using environment-friendly fishing methods, in order to ensure positive use of such fishing practices;
Amendment 60 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is convinced that the reform of the CFP must establish the rightsuitable and effective instruments to support an ecosystem-based fisheries management; believes, therefore, that the multiannual management plans must take account of such an ecosystemic approach;
Amendment 68 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Supports the management of fisheries resources on the basis of MSY, in order to phase out overfishing and achieve sustainable stock conservation, which requires reliable scientific data;
Amendment 75 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that the objective of achieving MSY based on fishing mortality (FMSY) should be establishimplemented immediately, as this will in any case put the vast majority of stocks on the right tracksignificantly contribute to the sustainability of stocks; calls on the Commission and the Member States to implement this objective in an operational manner, based on sound scientific data and taking account of the socio-economic consequences;
Amendment 89 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Understands the Commission’s motivations when proposing to implement a discard ban by 2016, and considers that it is right to view such practices as unacceptable in principle, particularlywhich is possible for some clean fisheries but unrealistic for mixed fisheries, given their harmful impact of discards on numerous essential evaluations relating to sustainable stock management, sound scientific advice, marine ecosystem surveillance and the financial viability of fisheries;
Amendment 92 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 A (new)
Paragraph 8 A (new)
8a. The discard ban will have to be planned differently and have a different and suitable time frame for clean fisheries and for mixed fisheries;
Amendment 99 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that a ban on discards should only be put in place ifbe accompanied by technical measures to reduce unwanted bycatch and incentives to encourage selective fishing practices, provided the ecosystem balance is maintained; priority should go to avoiding unwanted catches in the first place, rather than finding ways to market them; also stresses the importance of stakeholder engagement and careful design of the landing obligation, in order not to shift from unwanted fish in the sea to unwanted fish on land;
Amendment 104 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the need for moreexcellence in scientific research, with funding in line with the importance of its role in a reformed CFP, to develop tackle and fishing techniques in such a way as to avoid bycatches of non-targeted species and promote other sustainable fishing methods; underlines the importance of addressing, in a differentiated way, the management of mixed fisheries to this end;
Amendment 120 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 A (new)
Paragraph 13 A (new)
13a. Stresses the specific characteristics of the outermost regions, which are highly dependent on fishing — predominantly small-scale fishing — in economic, social and demographic terms, and surrounded by deep sea; believes it is necessary to restrict access to their biogeographically sensitive marine areas to local fleets that use environmentally friendly fishing gear;
Amendment 130 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that the discard ban should be based on a step-by-step introduction by fishery, and be differentiated for mixed and clean fisheries, to make it easier for the sector to adapt; stresses that the producers’ organisations should be actively involved in the gradual implementation of such a ban;
Amendment 149 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that the reliability and availability of datascientific data on different stocks, in different sea basins, and their respective ecosystems, as well as the improvement and standardisation of the models applied, must be one of the highest priorities of the reform; is concerned at the lack of reliable and available scientific data needed for sound scientific advice;
Amendment 153 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to make proposals on effective quality data collection for scientists and to adopt rigorous analysis models; urges it, at the same time, to establish a framework for decision-making in data-deficient situations and to come up with scientific models on which to base multi-species fisheries management;
Amendment 156 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Notes that one of the main reasons for thise lack of basic scientific data on the majority of stocks is inadequate reporting bythe lack of adequate funding, and few human and technical resources in the Member States; in this respect, calls on the Commission to provide Member States with technical and financial assistance for the collection and analysis of reliable data, employing both positive and negative incentives;
Amendment 174 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Notes that the proposal to introduce ‘Transferable Fishing Concessions’ (TFCs), contained in the basic regulation, raises concerns regarding the concentration and creation of monopolies, therefore it should be voluntary in nature, subject to the decision of Member States; stresses that in a number of countries transferable fishing rights have allowed fishing capacity to be reduced, which is commendable, if the inherent social cost is ignored; emphasises, however, that adequate safeguards would need to be introduced in order to protectexclude small-scale and coastal fishing from the TFC scheme, which is the most economically endangered part of the industry but also that providing most of the jobs and economic activity in coastal regions;
Amendment 193 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Believes that such a measure should offer priority access to those who fish in a socially and environmentally responsible way; believes that TFCs should voluntary TFCs cannot be the only measure proposed for reducing overcapacity, and that a Member State should be exempted from the obligation to introduce TFCs if it achieves the necessary capacity reduction without their use;
Amendment 199 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Considers that prior to the mandatory introduction of TFCs the Commission should undertake fleet assessments in order to obtain credible results vis-à-vis the precise situation of overcapacity at EU level, thus making it possible to propose appropriate and targeted instruments for its reduction;
Amendment 209 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Considers that the economic viability of the fisheries sector is, among other factors, affected by the recent rise involatility of oil prices; calls on the Commission to come up with suitable measures to improve fuel efficiency in the fisheries and aquaculture sector, to alleviate the difficult economic situation in which European fishermen find themselves, and to propose in this respect an action plan for coastal regions and islands, particularly for the outermost regions;
Amendment 217 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Believes strongly that the reformed CFP must not be removed from the socio- economic context in which it exists; considers that the fisheries and aquaculture sectors must be seen as important direct and indirect sources of job creation in our maritime regions, which underpin their economy as a wholethat vitalise the economy in our maritime regions;
Amendment 221 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Is concerned that more than 30 % of jobs were lost in the catching sector in the past decade; considers that the reduction of fish stocks, the absence of a guaranteed minimum wage, the low value at first sale, and difficult working conditions are obstacles to the necessary renewal of human resources in the sector;
Amendment 225 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Considers that the fisheries sector can remain sustainable only if there are sufficient and adequately trained and skilled workers; believes that in order to achieve this, careers in fishing need to remainbecome attractive and standards of qualifications and training need to meet international and European requirements; calls on the Commission to promote proper training and mandatory education schemes in best practice in different areas of the sector, since this willcould contribute to attracting young people and help create a competitive and eco- friendly fisheries and aquaculture sector;
Amendment 233 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. BelieveFears that the reform of the CFP maycould, in the short term, lead to job losses, especially in the catching sector, thus affecting the growth of coastal communities and islands, particularly in the outermost regions; stresses, in this respect, that there is a need for accompanying socio-economic measures, including a plan for jobs, in order to make the sector more attractive to young people and provide incentives to enter the sector; calls on the Commission to examine and promote cooperation with the European Investment Bank in order to leverage investment in the sector;
Amendment 244 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Shares the view expressed in the Commission proposal regarding the need for adaptation and specific measures, based on the disparate realities of the European fishing industry, and especially in the case of the Union’s coastal areas and outermost regions; supports the idea of to establishing regionalisation as one of the main instruments of this new governance, in order to respond adequately to the needs of each sea basin and incentivise adherence to rules adopted at European level;
Amendment 259 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Believes that as far as regionalisation is concerned, the key response is good governance, which means a bottom-up approach; stresses that clear and simple rules must be established at the appropriate level, thus increasing compliance; also strongly believes that the Regional Advisory Councils (RACs) promote dialogue and cooperation between stakeholders and should contribute actively to the establishing of Long Term Management Plans;
Amendment 265 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Believes, more generally, that the role of the RACs should be strengthened in terms of representativeness and power; in this respect, urges the Commission to table a new proposal aimed at strengthening the participation of stakeholders and small- scale fisheries, thus leading to genuine regionalisation in the CFP; welcomes, in this regard, the Commission’s proposal to set up a Black Sea Advisory Council;
Amendment 46 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. Wwhereas the Treaty stipulates that its provisions are to be applied to the outermost regions (ORs) in a differentiated manner and provides, under Article 349 of the TFEU, for special treatment and a specific framework for these regions, conferring onprovides, in Article 349, for a specific legal basis based on primary law, under which a specific legal status is reinforced for them ‘ outermost region status’s;
Amendment 58 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the major challenge for the economies of the ORs is to transform their constraints into growth potential and opportunities, with instruments that reduce disparities with regard to the free movement of people, goods, capital and services and whereas new global challenges, such as globalisation, climate change, energy supply and the development of renewable energy, and demographic pressures, require coordination of EU policies and instruments;
Amendment 70 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that, under the terms of the Treaty, the ORs are entitled to differentiated and holistic treatment, which should mean access to the maximum level of support, irrespective of their level of development, and that their specificity should be duly taken into account and protected, given that these regions cannot be treated in the same way as the other EU regions;
Amendment 83 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that other criteria connected to and weighted with the GDP criterion should be used to determine the eligibility of ORs for the allocation of structural funds, given that the per capita GDP criterion does not provide an accurate reflection of their specific situation and is contrary to the spirit on which ‘outermost region status’ is based and the Treaty itself; stresses, therefore, that the co-financing rates in respect of the ORs should be 85 % for all instruments providing aid for those regions; calls for an extension of the period of implementation of these funds in the ORs with a view to more effective implementation;
Amendment 89 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Criticises the fact that, within the additional ERDF funding, the amounts to be allocated to the ORs have been reduced in the proposals for the financial period from 2014 to 2020 and considers that the financial arrangements for the implementation of EU 2020 should provide for access to EU funding that is at least equal to that available for the current financial framework; proposes that other criteria be used for the allocation of funding with a view to a more equitable distribution between these regions, as a fixed component to be uniformly allocated amongst themis concerned that this allocation, initially designed to compensate the effects of the structural disadvantages of the outermost regions has been altered to 50 % to meet different objectives; calls for this allocation to be increased to a co-financing rate of 85 %, as for ERDF mainstream; calls therefore for the financial arrangements for the implementation of EU 2020 should provide for access to EU funding that is at least equal to that available for the current financial framework;
Amendment 91 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Criticises the fact that, within the additional ERDF funding, the amounts to be allocated to the ORs have been drastically reduced in the proposals for the financial period from 2014 to 2020, which could decisively compromise not only the ORs meeting the EU 2020 strategy targets but also, because of their disproportionate nature, the effective implementation of the cohesion policy, and considers that the financial arrangements for the implementation of EU 2020 should provide for access to EU funding that is at least equal to that available for the current financial framework; proposes that other criteria be used for the allocation of funding with a view to a more equitable distribution between these regions, as a fixed component to be uniformly allocated amongst them;
Amendment 94 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Draws attention to the fact that in the proposal for a Regulation of the next ESF, the situation of ORs will not be referred to, considering not only the structural characteristics listed in Article 349 of the TFEU but also their specific economic situation which puts them among the regions with the highest unemployment rates in the EU;
Amendment 98 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that European taxation and customs policies should be adjusted in order to enhance the competitiveness of the outermost regions and that the existence of free zoneappropriate tax and customs frameworks is of paramount importance to the diversification of economic activity and the creation of skilustainabled jobs in the ORs;
Amendment 101 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is in favour of maintaining the special treatment of the ORs as regards state aid and calls for the removal of discrimination between ORs, given that an unequal increase, based on their GDP, results in an imbalance for all of them;by retaining the current levels of aid for investment in large enterprises and small and medium sized enterprises and the possibility of granting operational aid which is not both progressively reduced and limited in time within a flexible regulatory framework, given that this aid has proven that it does not harm competition and that it assists the ORs in achieving their Europe 2020 strategy objectives, particularly those on innovation, research and the environment.
Amendment 102 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is in favour of maintaining the special treatment of the ORs as regards state aid and calls for the removal of discrimination between ORs, given that an unequal increase, based on their GDP, results in an imbalance for all of them;
Amendment 108 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Is in favour of the need for OR citizens to benefit from the advantages of the internal market on an equal footing with other EU citizens and calls for the adoption of measures in accordance with the recommendations of the Solbes report; calls for the possibility of developing a specific framework on state aid to ORs to be examined;
Amendment 115 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the need to maintain measures for the sustainable management and protection of marine resources, the promotion of aquaculture, and the reintroduction of the possibility of granting fleet renewal aidallowing only regional fleets using environmentally friendly fishing methods to access the marine areas identified as biogeographically sensitive, the promotion of aquaculture, and the reintroduction of the possibility of granting fleet modernisation aid, with regard health and safety conditions and implementing good practices, and calls for an increase in the compensation for additional costs in the POSEI fisheries programme;
Amendment 117 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the need to maintain measures for the management and protection of marine resources, the promotion of aquaculture, and the reintroduction of the possibility of granting fleet renewal and modernisation aid, and calls for an increase in the compensation for additional costs in the POSEI fisheries programme;
Amendment 118 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. DCriticises the fact that the proposal for the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy does not take sufficient account of the situation of the ORs; draws attention to the marine dimension of the ORs and the importance of the fishing sector in view of their Exclusive Economic Zone, the potential of which should be reflected in concrete and coherent measures for a genuine marine economy and duly taken into account in the integrated European maritime policy; considers it essential to facilitate the connection between the ‘internal’ and ‘external’ aspects of the CFP for the ORs and to provide compensation measures aimed at repairing the damage caused by the conclusion of fisheries agreements.
Amendment 124 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Draws attention to the importance of the tourism sector and calls on the Commission to speed up the implementation of the European Action Plan and ensure more effective coordination of the existing funding lines, giving specialfic attention to the ORs;
Amendment 126 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that the ORs wish to invest in a research and innovation strategy and in the growth of their business structure; argues for the creation of technological infrastructures and innovation hubs, the development of projects and partnerships with Scientific and Technological System organisations and the exchange of ideas and good practices through European innovation support networks and smart specialisation such as the S3 platform;
Amendment 132 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that a single European transport area should contribute towards the inclusive growth of the ORs and reduce their access gap; calls for the establishment of a specific framework to provide transport subsidies in the ORs, the establishment of logistical platforms and supports the implementation of projects such as Motorways of the Sea; highlights the possibilities of the Marco Polo programme for the ORs, calls on the Commission to increase the programme'’s flexibility and extend it after 2013 and calls for the Connecting Europe Facility to include specific references to the ORs; urges for ORs to be included in TEN-E networks and the new instrument aimed at facilitating European interconnections.
Amendment 133 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that a single European transport area should contribute towards the inclusive growth of the ORs and reduce their access gap; calls for the establishment of a specific framework to provide sea and air transport subsidies in the ORs,of the POSEI type in the ORs, respecting the territorial continuity principle; calls for the establishment of logistical platforms and supports the implementation of projects such as Motorways of the Sea; highlights the possibilities of the Marco Polo programme for the ORs, calls on the Commission to increase the programme'’s flexibility and extend it after 2013 and calls for the Connecting Europe Facility to include specific references to the ORs;
Amendment 134 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Points out that the ORs'’ dependence on imported fossil fuels results in substantial additional costs; proposes strengthening the renewable energy sector, by setting up a dedicated programme for research projects in the fields of reneweable energy sectorand diversification of the regional energy base, specificially with regard to geothermal, wave and hydrogen energy, and setting up a specific programme in the field of energy to reduce the costs due to remoteness, infrastructure and provision of services;
Amendment 136 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Points out that the ORs'rs’ dependence on imported fossil fuels results in substantial additional costs; proposes strengthening the renewable energy sector and setting up a specific programme in the field of energy to reduce the costs due to remoteness, infrastructure and provision of services; in order to promote the ambitious policies the ORs have committed to on the development of renewable energy.
Amendment 138 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. UStresses the fact that Article 349 of the TFEU stipulates the adoption of specific measures aimed at lessening the impact of OR characteristics, including those needed to allow the ORs to fully participate on an equal footing with other regions, in all EU horizontal programmes; considers, nevertheless, that the implementation of this article was weak, restricting its scope to adapt these policies and to benefit from them; urges the Commission to establish a specific programme in the field of energy, transport and information and communications technology, similar to the POSEI arrangements, which will need to be in keeping with other European funds in these fields;
Amendment 141 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Commission to establish a specific programme in the field of energy, transport and information and communications technology, similar to the POSEI arrangements, which will need to be in keeping with other European funds in these fields;
Amendment 149 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Advocates greater involvement of the regional authorities of the ORs in preparing and implementing European programmes, withinrespecting the principles of flexibility, adaptability and modulation, within a framework of subsidiarity and a multi- level and partnership-based form of governance, and greater visibility of these regions in the EU institutions;
Amendment 151 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Advocates greater involvement of the regional authorities of the ORs in preparing and implementing European programmes, within a multi-level and partnership-based form of governance, and greater visibility of these regions in the EU institutions;
Amendment 154 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Points to the role of the ORs as EU borders with the rest of the world and advocates an approach, particularly through pursuing the reflections of the Commission in partnership with the ORs, that recognises their closeness to EU third countries and, including to the countries with which they have special cultural and historical links; draws attention to their integration problems in their respective geographical areas, and the need to find specific innovative schemes which encourage real regional integration through shared programmes and projects between the ORs and neighbouring third countries and to help establish good connections between respective geographical areas; highligts the need to carry out studies to measure the impact of international trade agreements and their impact in relation tof the external aspects of some EU policies;
Amendment 163 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for the continuation of territorial cooperation programmes in the ORs and advocates increased funding for programmes,relaxed regulations aimed at using more effectively the available funding and completing projects as well as raising the ERDF co-financing rate to 85 % for greater investment in transnational cooperation and the removal, in the case of the ORs, of the 150km criterion for sea-borders in cross-border cooperation;
Amendment 167 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Recalls the key role the ORs could play in development cooperation in key cooperation platforms with their third country neighbours as well as regions which could carry out important work in fostering development in their geographical environment.
Amendment 169 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Points out that other EU regions Danish, French and Dutch overseas territories referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 355 of the TFEU can choose to become ORs, opting for whichever status is most appropriate to their situation, and draws the attention of the current ORs to the decisive role they can play in promoting and consolidating their status;
Amendment 13 #
2011/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas higher production costs and difficulties in passing them down the food distribution chain are liable in the short term to jeopardise certain enterprises' survival while undermining the productive structure in certain Member States, thus worsening the trade balance in terms of imports and dependence on volatile external markets;
Amendment 14 #
2011/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the consumer is currently also being disadvantaged in the sense that producers are unable to pass on the exponential rise in the cost of factors of production to the big retailers, who in their case pass that rise on to the consumer with their huge profit margins;
Amendment 18 #
2011/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the present price volatility has a European and world dimension, and it is therefore necessary to seek a specific solution at Community level for the agri-food chain, given its strategic role in the Union, while concerted action is already required at G-20 level;
Amendment 19 #
2011/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the EU is ever more dependent on the factors of production that are required if agriculture is to be preserved in Europe; whereas it is therefore necessary to call for rapid action to reduce that dependence, by means of investments and decisions at a purely political level, so as to ensure greater self-sufficiency in food for the EU;
Amendment 29 #
2011/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas consumers, faced with a reduction in their purchasing power, are increasingly opting for products whose quality and safety standards are lower than those for products originating in the EU, and which are not traceable, especially in the case of meat;
Amendment 117 #
2011/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. whereas all action in this field requires a prior definition, which must conceptually objective and rigorous, of abusive, unfair and anti-competitive practices, so as to enable the necessary specific forms of regulation and monitoring;
Amendment 119 #
2011/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Believes it is necessary to introduce a system for the effective control of such practices, either by administrative or by legal means, and to create a mechanism for the assessment and monitoring of Member States by the Commission, while also introducing penalties of a sufficiently deterrent and timely nature;
Amendment 6 #
2011/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas beekeeping as an economic and social activity plays a crucial role in the sustainable development of rural areas and the balance of natural ecosystems and may creates ‘green jobs’,
Amendment 18 #
2011/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas increased bee mortality has been reported in both the EU and other parts of the world; whereas science and veterinary practice cannot currently provide effective prevention or disease control against certain pests and diseases owing to insufficient research and development of new bee-health medicines in the past decades, which is the result of the limited size of the market and the consequent low interest of big pharmaceutical companies; whereas the limited number of medicines available to fight the Varroa destructor mite are in many cases no longer effective,
Amendment 28 #
2011/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the health of individual bees and colonies is also affected by numerous lethal and sub-lethal factors such as beekeeping practices that use subspecies outside their natural environment and/or colonies, and harmful selection methods that reduce swarming ability and aggressivity and significantly increase the vulnerability of the species, which is at the same time faced with the presence of invasive species,
Amendment 48 #
2011/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 a (new)
Subheading 1 a (new)
Amendment 195 #
2011/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5
Subheading 5
Measures in connection with the conservation of biodiversity and the forthcoming reform of the Common Agricultural Policy
Amendment 201 #
2011/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Urges the Commission, within the framework of the EU's new biodiversity strategy, to make financial resources available for apiculture as a priority and/or at a higher rate in all projects and actions submitted under the CAP dealing exclusively with subspecies and eco-types of Apis mellifera native to each region;
Amendment 8 #
2011/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas by 2025 urban development in the Mediterranean countries may reach a level of 60 %, with a third of the population concentrated in coastal areas, thus doubling the demand on water and on fishing resources; whereas some Mediterranean islands are densely populated and have a floating seasonal population which increases significantly during the summer months, which also leads to increased demand on water and on fishing resources;
Amendment 9 #
2011/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the Mediterranean and Black Sea basins have a very low water renewal rate (80-90 years and 140 years respectively) and are therefore extremely sensitive to marine pollution;
Amendment 17 #
2011/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that the competition for reduced levels of fish stocks and marine resources may become a source of friction with third countries; urges the EU and the Member States to work together to ensure the monitoring, control, security and safety of European coastal and territorial waters, exclusive economic zones (EEZs), the continental shelf, and maritime infrastructure and marine resources; notes that the EU should maintain a high political profile in this respect and should seek to preclude international discord;
Amendment 22 #
2011/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Encourages the establishment of maritime zones, in particular the exclusive economic zones, which will not only improve fisheries conservation and management beyond territorial waters but will also promote sustainable fisheries resources, facilitate the control of and fight against IUU (illegal, unreported and unregulated) fishing, as well as improving marine management within these basins; stresses the need for the EU to provide adequate guidance, coordination and support to Member States in this respect;
Amendment 25 #
2011/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for enhanced cooperation among scientific institutes in both basins, including the exchange of scientific data and sharing of information; believes that the EU should promote, stimulate and facilitate cooperation and joint work between EU scientific teams and their counterparts from the other involved non- Member States; welcomes, in this respect, the ‘Marine Knowledge 2020’ initiative, which aims to make data on the marine environment available to a large number of potentially interested parties, including public, industrial, educational and research bodies and civil society;
Amendment 24 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas a sustainable, productive and competitive European agriculture makes a significant contribution to the EU 2020 Strategy and to meeting new political challenges such as security of supply of food, energy and industrial raw materials, overall balance and climate change, the environment and biodiversity, health and demographic change in the EU and whereas in this context the situation brought about by the Lisbon Treaty must be taken into account,
Amendment 40 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the CAP reform of 2003 and the Health Check of the Common Agricultural Policy of 2008 have substantially increased the transparency and efficiency of the CAP and farmers’ own responsibility andought to contribute to a new architecture for the CAP that is more effective and transparent, characterised by greater market orientation; whereas this process must be continued and, as a counterpart, the administration of the CAP must be significantly further simplified in order to reduce the burden on farmers and administrations,
Amendment 49 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas, on the one hand, only 6% of European farmers are aged under 35, and, on the other, 4.5 million farmers will retire in the next 10 years; whereas generational renewal should therefore be seen as one of the priority challenges for the future CAP,
Amendment 51 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the European Parliament upholds the concept of multifunctional, broad-based agriculture spread throughout Europereiterates that the original and primary objective of agriculture is the production of food that at the same time guarantees the stabilisation of producers' incomes and a final price that is affordable for consumers, and that, over and above these objectives, it must also incorporate multifunctionality that is capable of guaranteeing territorial balance, as a guiding principle, and whereas in its resolution of 8 July 2010 on the future of the CAP after 2013 it already laid the foundations for sustainable agriculture,
Amendment 59 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas Europe’s history has left it with a dense population spread across the whole of its territory; whereas this legacy represents an opportunity for Europe, in particular in terms of tourism, but also creates a need to maintain good environmental, economic and social conditions throughout Europe; whereas the agricultural sector is by far the best placed to take steps to achieve these objectives in rural areas,
Amendment 62 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas because of the specific challenges, agriculturethe CAP, as a dynamic entity that must be governed by the principle of equity, applied to all the Member States, requires targeted measures which, in the context of enlargement, also take account of the specific situation in the EU-27,
Amendment 66 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the European Union must still have sufficient instruments to be prepared for and intervene in market and supply criseis scenarios and market and price fluctuations in the agricultural sector in the future;
Amendment 78 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the incorporation of greneralwed and ambitious objectives into the CAP, particularly relating to consumer protection, environmental protection, climate protection, animal welfare and regional cohesion, entails increased production costs and is in principle to be welcomed, but this must not jeopardise the competitiveness of European farmers,
Amendment 88 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas at a time of rapid upheaval in agricultural markets and numerous new priority challenges (e.g. EU 2020), farmers urgently need reliabillegal security, particularly regarding the financial framework, and the European Parliament has already called fortakes the view that the appropriations allocated to agriculture in the 2013 budget to benext financial planning period, maintaineding at least at the same level in the next financial planning periodn amount equivalent to the appropriations allocated up to 2013, should be set at the level necessary to continue to guarantee a strong and solid CAP that is capable of responding to the present and future challenges that this Community policy is set to face,
Amendment 96 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas according to the latest Eurobarometer poll, 90% of EU citizens surveyed consider agriculture and rural areas to be important for Europe's future, 83% of EU citizens surveyed are in favour of financial support to farmers and, on average, they believe that agricultural policy should continue to be decided upon at European level,
Amendment 107 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas a two-pillar CAP should be retained, with the respective well-defined characterisation as regards the pillars' structure and objectives, whilst at the same time favouring a harmonious relationship between the two; whereas the first pillar should guarantee quality food production in the EU, the stabilisation of farmers' incomes, the payment of compensation for environmental services provided to society and effective market regulation, whilst the second pillar should ensure the revitalisation of rural economies, preventing rural exodus and paying compensation for specific environmental services provided to society,
Amendment 120 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas there should not be any differentiation in the treatment of farmers except according to size of holding and legal form for the purpose of direct paymentsrecognised objective, reliable, fair criteria that are consistent with the general objectives of the CAP, although the possibility of introducing a basic allowance for small farmers should not be excluded,
Amendment 170 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas rural development is an important instrument of the CAP and whereas the new programmes should be geared even more strongly to the priority objectives of rural development and of farmers (employment, investment, competitiveness, the agricultural environment, water, climate change, innovationsupport for less favoured areas, water, climate change, biodiversity, innovation, farm start-ups and education),
Amendment 204 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Insists that the costs of supporting a strong CAP are more than justified if compared to the costs to society of not supporting European agriculture;
Amendment 417 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. In the case of direct farm payments, advocates moving away from historical and individual reference values and calls for a transition to a uniform flat-rate area-based regional or national premiumdirect payment for decoupled payments in the next financing period; recognises, however,a timeframe that is sufficient to enable the various Member States to adapt to the future system; notes that the situations in the individual Member States are very disparate, requiring special measures per Member State or region;
Amendment 452 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that Member States which currently apply the simplified Single Area Payment Scheme (SAPS) should switch to the single farm payment system with entitlements; calls for support in making the conversiona reasonable adaptation period and the necessary measures to ensure that the transition can be made without added difficulties for the various Member States;
Amendment 457 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need for an adequate basic allowance for small farmers, which in the Member States; can optionally determine in those Member States where these farms help to stabilise rural development; calls for these Member States to decide, in accordance with subsidiarity, what percentage of the direct payments to be incorporated in the new subsidy system should be made available to their small farmers; stresses, however, that this must not hamper the necessary structural changeonsiders it urgent, in the interests of transparency and legal security, to define the concept of small farmer at Member State level;
Amendment 476 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls for these Member States to decide, in accordance with the subsidiarity principle, what necessary budgetary allocation to be incorporated in the new subsidy system should be made available to their small farmers;
Amendment 494 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Recognises that young farmers encounter start-up problems, such as high investment costs or difficulty in gaining access to land and credit; stresses the need to devise targeted measures for young farmers, including under the first pillar;
Amendment 509 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that decoupling has essentially proved its worth, given the increased effect on income and greater autonomy in decision-making on the part of farmers and the associated simplification of the CAP, and calls for this also, in general, to apply to suckler cow and sheep premiums; recognises, however, that in certain sectors and regions such as mountainless- favoured, mountain, low-density and outermost regions, where there are no effective alternatives to relatively labour-intensive livestock farmingthe current agricultural activities, there may be considerable economic and environmental drawbacks which cannot be reconciled with the aims of the Treaty; acknowledges, therefore, that production-based premiums might be defensible within a narrowly defined framework for a limited, as well as social drawbacks, in particular depopulation, rural exodus and desertification; acknowledges, therefore, that production-based premiums might be defensible even after 2013 in these specific sectors and regions, with due regard for the Member State subsidiarity period even after 2013nciple;
Amendment 535 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls – without casting any doubt on the results of the 2008 Health Check of the CAP – for appropriations under Article 68 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 primarily to be allocated for measures to promote territorial coherence and boost key sectors (e.g. the dairy and sheep sectors and suckler cows), 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 –and sectors considered sensitive whose continued existence would otherwise not be guaranteed (e.g. the dairy sector, suckler cows, sheep, tomatoes, arable crops and rice); considers that the budget for Article 68 could cover up to 10% of direct payments;
Amendment 579 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to submit by 30 June 2016 a report setting out comprehensively how livestock farming in Europe can be safeguarded in the long term with regard to multifunctionality and regional aspects (such asless-favoured regions, mountain areas, Nordiclow-density regions and extremely remote areaoutermost regions) and also dealing with the question of how far the aims of the CAP can be realised in a more efficient, targeted way by means of decoupled, indirect support, e.g. premiums for extensive grassland or pasture land;
Amendment 607 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Considers that direct payments should be made only to active farmers, i.e. to professionals whose activities entail the mastery and pursuit of one or more of the steps required in a plant or animal biological cycle, and those whose activities are performed further to the act of production, who use an agricultural holding for this purpose or whose production emanates from a minimum of 50% of materials from an agricultural holding; realises that, under the system of decoupled direct payments, each farmer who uses farmland for production or who tends it in order to maintain GAEC should receive direct payments; calls on the Commission therefore to devise a definition of ‘active farmer’ which the Member States can administer without additional administrative effort, while it should be ensured that traditional farming activities (full-time and various degrees of part-time) are classified as active farming;
Amendment 612 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the European Commission to study the feasibility of flexibility mechanisms for granting direct payments, which could come in three forms: at Community budget level, the carryover of CAP funds not used in a given year and their transfer to a new financial tool (crisis management rapid-response reserve fund); at sectoral level, the transfer of some direct aid between the plant and animal sectors at times of major crisis (mutual solidarity mechanism); at farmer level, the placing in reserve of some of the direct aid not used in a given year (precautionary savings, multiannual investment plan, etc);
Amendment 632 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that better resource protection is an central element in sustainable farming, which should involve separate support for environmental measures going beyond the requirements of Cross Compliance (CC), which already entail many environmental measures, and being geared to multiannual applications, as a result of which greater environmental benefits can be attainedjustifies, within the framework of the new challenges and objectives of the EU 2020 strategy, special support for environmental measures going beyond the requirements of Cross Compliance (CC) and beyond the already existing agri-environmental programs; welcomes in this regard the proposed greening of the CAP, which meets this goal by effectively recognizing the environmental services delivered by farmers; considers that this greening should be applied through simple measures, widespread and accessible to as many farmers as possible, as a result of which greater environmental benefits can be attained; demands that the implementation of such measures is accompanied by a simplification of the cross-compliance rules; considers that farmers already participating to a great extent in agri-environmental programs should not be discriminated under the new system;
Amendment 672 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Consideralls therefore that any environmental advantages can be attained more effectively and directly by means of second-pillar measures adopted by the Member States, which should ideally build on existing agrienvironmental measures or should supplement measures which take into account climatic and geographical differences in the Member States; observes that resource protection programmes should be pursued everywhereon the Commission to submit, as soon as possible, both the details of its proposed new scheme of direct payments as well as an impact assessment of the administrative and bureaucratic conditions related to the implementation of the greening component; observes that the greening should be pursued across Member States by means of a priority catalogue of area- based measures in the second pillar which are subject to basic requirements, particularly in the fields of climate, environment and innovation (Annex I), and are 100% EU-financed; regards the greening of direct payments in the first pillar as lying in the fact that any recipient of direct payments in the EU must implement at least two priority area- based resource protection programmes in order to be eligible for the complete farm payment; believes that the administration involved in these measures can be minimised by managing them in accordance with the system of the existing agrienvironmental programmes, thus avoiding duplication of monitoring and additional application and administration proceduresthat are 100% EU- financed; considers that any recipient of these particular payments must implement a certain number of greening measures, chosen from a national or a regional list established by the Member State on the basis of a broader EU list; demands, in order to streamline the administrative procedures associated with these measures that all agricultural controls are, as far as possible, operated concomitantly;
Amendment 708 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls for the resources allocated to greening to be reserved for recipients of direct payments and only disbursed in connection with greening, in the light of budgetary constraints;
Amendment 724 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
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 toPoints out that it is imperative that any model for greening the CAP that might be adopted should remove any and every possibility of stepping up the current rate of monitoring and the current monitoring capacities, as existing checks can be used, and that checks inwhich add to the bureaucratic burden on farmers and national administrations, contrary to the need for effective simplification; takes the view that, in the context of the first pillar, already existing checks should be used for conditionality, since with regard to the second pillar, checks can be combined in the basic and regenerationnational or regional programme; considers also that no new systems of payments or penalties need be introduced;
Amendment 739 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 774 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that direct payments are no longer justified without cross compliance (CC) and therefore that the CC system should apply to all recipients of direct payments19 ;
Amendment 802 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Considers that CC should be restricted to monitoring for compliance with fundamental and recognised standards and standards closely related to farming, which lend themselves to systematictraightforward and perhaps recurrent monitoring;
Amendment 807 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls for an end to disproportionate burdens imposed on livestock farming by CC, and particularlywithout prejudice to the basic principles of food safety and traceability, and for a critical review of certain hygiene and animal marking standards;
Amendment 822 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Considers that the general market orientation of the CAP should be maintained and that the general structure of marke, restoring management tools that have proved to be effective in the past management instruments should likewise be retainedd implementing new instruments that will make it possible to combat price volatility and react in good time to crises caused by market instability;
Amendment 846 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Considers that the health check approach should be pursued further, as these existing market instruments have also demonstrated their value as anow play a role as a minimum safety net; takes the view, however, that these market measures, and in particular intervention, should only be used as a safety net in case of price crises and potential market disruption, cannot be termed market management tools, given the very low price levels at which they are now triggered;
Amendment 859 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Considers that, in view of the anticipatedpossible environmental and, climate dangers and the risk of epidemics andand epidemiological events, and in view of considerable price fluctuations on agricultural markets, an additional risk prevention is of vital importance, and particularly at individual farm leveland intervention system, accessible to all farmers in the various Member States, is of vital importance;
Amendment 870 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. RecallBelieves that market-orientated production and direct payments are at the heart of any insurance against risk, and that it is farmers who arenot sufficient to guarantee a safety net against risk; takes the view that, in this light, responsibleility for risk prevention cannot be left to farmers alone, owing to the huge disparities between existing insurance schemes in the Member States; supports the Member States, in this context, in making national risk insurance instruments available to farmers, based on a basic system at European level that guarantees respect for the specific features of each Member State in accordance with the subsidiarity principle;
Amendment 899 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
Amendment 941 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Considers that private-sector insurance schemes, such as multi-hazard insurance, must be developed in view of increasing risks; is aware of the fact that, without public contributions to the financing (from the EU and Member States), this would be difficult; supports the adoption of an EU- wide and WTO-compliant environment to ensure that no distortions of competition occur among Member States; rejects, however, the introduction of EU-wide insurance systems;
Amendment 960 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Considers rather that these measures should be promoted optionally, by decision of the Member State, in the first pillar (now Article 69)that a percentage of funding for these measures should be mandatory in the second pillar within the existing financing ceiling of the Member State concerned and that the Member States should be allowed, initially, justified cases and on the basis of national and regional needs, to use up to 2% of direct payments for risk management, stabilisation and prevention measures; considers that, in justified cases, Member States should be allowed to make additional resources available from national funds;
Amendment 969 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Calls on the Commission to examine the extent to which producer groups or sectoral associations can be extended to all producintegrate producer groups, farming organisations in general and sectoral associations sectors and incorporatedo as to safeguard their participation into the drawing-up of risk prevention schemes;
Amendment 994 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Acknowledges that in the WTO negotiations the EU has offered to abolish export refunds, albeit with the proviso that other trading partners (particularly the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand) also bring their export support into line with WTO rules; calls for the EU likewise to formulate a system foremphasises that this offer by the EU should be made contingent on the entry into force of the Doha agreement and reciprocity on the part of the EU’s trading partners; should the offer lapse, calls for the EU to retain the legal instrument of export credits which complies with WTO rulefunds, although these should be activated only for a limited period and used only in the event of a serious, short-term crisis, as an adjunct to the intervention instruments;
Amendment 1023 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 a (new)
Paragraph 45 a (new)
Amendment 1038 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
Paragraph 47
47. Observes that speculation in agricultural commodities should be combated; takes the view that coordinated international action is the only effective means of curbing such speculation; supports, in that connection, the proposal by the French Presidency of the G20 that the group should consider measures to combat the increasing volatility in the prices of agricultural raw materials; advocates a worldwide notification and coordinated action system for agricultural stocks; observes intended to provide food security; observes, therefore, that consideration should be given to maintaining stocks of vital agricultural commodities; emphasises that, if these objectives are to be achieved, storage capacities must be increased and market monitoring and surveillance instruments developed;
Amendment 1062 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Is aware of the importance of the second pillar, in view of its environmental, modernisation and structural improvement achievements, but also for attaining political objectives, which should also benefit farmers; calls therefore within the framework of the common agricultural policy; takes the view, in this light, that farmers should be the main beneficiaries; calls 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;
Amendment 1091 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 a (new)
Paragraph 48 a (new)
48a. Calls in this context for additional measures to be proposed that will contribute to the rejuvenation and skills of the farming community, encouraging innovation and entrepreneurship in the agricultural sector;
Amendment 1120 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
Paragraph 49
49. Advocates therefore introducing targeted measures, to be decided by the Member States in the second pillar, to attain priority objectives of the EU (2020 Strategy); observes that these measures should be applied in addition to the basic programmes for greening of direct payments in the first pillar and that a reduced national cofinancing rate of 25% should apply, with a reduced national cofinancing rate of 10% for least- favoured, mountain and outermost regions;
Amendment 1149 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. Advocates in this connection that the compensatory allowance for disadvantaged areas be retained in the second pillar; considers that it should be ascertained what cofinancing rate appears to be appropriate; calls on the Commission to retain the existing criteria for demarcation of disadvantaged areas;
Amendment 1184 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 52
Amendment 1201 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
Paragraph 53
53. Calls for the smooth execution of appropriations in the second pillar to be guaranteed, at the level of the expected national rate notified to the Commission, and for abrupt changes in the allocation of appropriations in the second pillar to be avoided, as Member States require certainty to enable them to plan and continuity of financing;
Amendment 1238 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56 a (new)
Paragraph 56 a (new)
56a. Stresses that development of the food quality policy, not least as regards geographical indications (AOP/IGP/STG), must be a priority axis of the CAP and that it must be deepened and strengthened to enable the EU to maintain its leading position in this field; considers that approval should be granted for the implementation of innovative instruments for the management, protection and promotion of quality products, enabling their harmonious development and ensuring they continue to make a major contribution to the sustainable growth and competitiveness of the European market;
Amendment 1242 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56 b (new)
Paragraph 56 b (new)
56b. Considers it vital to maintain and develop the added value generated in rural areas in order to ensure their dynamism and viability; recommends, therefore, the creation of territorial supply-chain projects based on joint approaches, for any creative forms of production with added value, developing a link between the product and the area, and centring on economic and social development while taking into account the environmental or landscape value of the area in question;
Amendment 167 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The scope of the EMFF should cover the support to the IMP which extends to the development and implementation of coordinated operations and decision- making in relation to the oceans, seas, coastal regions and maritime sectors complementing the different EU policies that touch upon them, notably the Common Fisheries Policies, transport, industry, territorial cohesion, environment, energy and tourism, areas for which it is necessary to promote scientific research, professional competence and training. Coherence and integration should be ensured in the management of different sectoral policies within the Baltic Sea, North Sea, Celtic Seas, Bay of Biscay and the Iberian Coast, Mediterranean and Black Sea sea basins.
Amendment 170 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) To ensure that the EMFF contributes to the achievement of the objectives of the CFP, the IMP and the Europe 2020 Strategy, it is necessary to focus on a limited numberestablish a range of core priorities relating to fostering innovation and knowledge based fisheries and aquaculture, promoting sustainable and resource-efficient fishing and aquaculture, and increasing employment and territorial cohesion by unlocking the growth and job potential of coastal and inland fisheries communities and promoting diversification of fisheries activities into other sectors of the marine economy.
Amendment 176 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The overall objective of the Common Fisheries Policy is to ensure that fishing and aquaculture activities contribute to long-term sustainable environmental conditions which are necessary forare carried out under long-term environmentally sustainable conditions, also contributing to economic and social development. It should contribute moreover to increased productivity, a fair standard of living for the fisheries sector, stable markets, ensure the availability of resources and that supplies reach consumers at reasonable prices.
Amendment 184 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) It is paramount to better integrate environmental concerns into the CFP which should deliver on the objectives and targets of the Union’s environmental policy and the Europe 2020 Strategy. The CFP is aimed at an exploitation of living marine biological resources that restores and maintains fish stocks at levels which can produce the maximum sustainable yield, not later than 201520. The CFP shall implement the precautionary and eco- system approaches to fisheries management. Consequently the EMFF should contribute to the protection of the marine environment as set out in the Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive).
Amendment 207 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
Amendment 209 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) The Commission should establish an annual breakdown by Member States of available commitment appropriations using objective and transparent criteria; these criteria should include the historicaly of allocations under Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 and the historical consumption under Council Regulation No 861/2006.
Amendment 213 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) In line with the goal of simplification, all activities of the EMFF which fall under shared management, including control and data collection, should take the form of one single operational programme per Member State, in accordance with its national structure. The programming exercise shall cover the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020. Each Member State should prepare a single operational programme. Each programme should identify a strategy for meeting targets in relation to the Union priorities for the EMFF and a selection of measures. Programming should comply with Union priorities, while being adapted to national contextsand regional contexts, in particular the specific characteristics of the outermost regions, and complement the other Union policies, in particular rural development policy and cohesion policywhile maintaining the current management and control system, so as not to generate additional costs or cause delays to programme implementation.
Amendment 221 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) Investment in human capital is also vital to increase the competitiveness and economic performance of fishing and maritime activities. Therefore, the EMFF should support vocational training (which in addition to covering technical issues also includes knowledge about sustainable fisheries management and the proper handling of fish, with a view to achieving greater profitability), improved health and safety and hygiene standards at work, lifelong learning, co- operation between scientists and fishermen stimulating the dissemination of knowledge as well as for advisory services helping to improve the overall performance and competitiveness of operators. In addition, it is important that the EMFF promotes generational renewal and rejuvenates the profession by creating specific mechanisms to encourage young people to enter the sector, namely by raising the status of the fishing profession through ensuring better health and safety and welfare standards on board, training and vocational training, and increased income.
Amendment 241 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) Conscious of the potential that diversification offers for small scale coastal fishermen and their crucial role in coastal communities, the EMFF should help diversification by covering business start-ups and investments for the retrofitting of The EMFF should contribute to job creation by funding the creation of enterprises in the fisheries sector and the training activities required to learn the suitable professional skills. The EMFF may support investments and vocational skills training in otheir vessels, in addition to the relevant training to acquire professional skills in the relevant fiareas, including the maritime economy, provided that they seek to maintain or balance the socio- economic leveld outsidef a fishing activitiesrea.
Amendment 252 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) In order to address health and safety needs on board, the EMFF should support investments covering improved safety and hygiene standards on board.
Amendment 273 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) The introduction of the transferable fishing concessions systems should make the sector more competitive. Consequently, there may be a need for new professional opportunities outside the fishing activities. T, therefore, the EMFF shouldmay support the diversification and job creation in fishing communities in particular by supporting business start-ups and the reassignment of vessels for maritime activities outside fishing activities of small scale coastal fishing vessels. This last operation seems to be appropriate as the small scale coastal fishing vessels are not covered by the transferable fishing concessions systems.
Amendment 284 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) The objective of the Common Fisheries Policy is to ensure a sustainable exploitation of fish stocks and contribute to the economic and social development of fisheries areas. Overcapacity has been identified as a major driver for overfishing. It is therefore paramount to adapt the Union fishing fleet to the resources available. The removal of overcapacity through public aid such as temporary or permanent cessation and scrapping schemes has proven ineffective. The EMFF will therefore support the establishment and management of systems of transferable fishing concessions aiming at the reduction of overcapacity and increased economic performance and profitability of the operators concerned.
Amendment 298 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) With overcapacity being one of the key drivers of overfishing, measures need to be taken in some Member States, is necessary to identify, locate and quantify this overcapacity and take measures to adapt the Union fishing fleet to the resources available; in this context, among other management measures, the EMFF shouldmay support the establishment, modification and management of the systems of transferable fishing concessions introduced by the CFP as management tools for reducing overcapacity.
Amendment 305 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) It is paramount to integrate environmental concerns into the EMFF and support the implementation of conservation measures under the CFP taking however into account the diverse conditions throughout the Union waters. For this purpose it is essential to develop a regionalised approach to conservation measures, duly adapted to the different regional realities, particularly in the outermost regions and their areas identified as bio-geographically sensitive.
Amendment 308 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) In the same vein, the EMFF should support the reduction of the impact of fishing on the marine environment in particular through the promotion of eco innovation, more selective gears and equipment (including developing fish detection apparatus with a greater ability to identify species and sizes, in order to promote fewer bycatches, better fish and greater value) as well as measures aiming at protecting and restoring marine biodiversity and ecosystems and the services they provide, in line with the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020.
Amendment 315 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) In line with the discard ban introduced by the CFPorder to significantly and progressively reduce discards, the EMFF should support investments on board aiming atthat restrict the maximum unwanted catches, make the best use of unwanted fish caughtcatches and valorise underused components of the fish caught, as well as vocational training for fishermen in this area. Considering the scarcity of the resources, in order to maximise the value of the fish caught, the EMFF should also support investments on board aiming at adding commercial value to fish caughtimproving the handling, storage and preservation of fish on board.
Amendment 327 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
Recital 44
(44) Conscious of the importance of fishing ports, landing sites, fish markets and shelters, the EMFF should support relevant investments in particular to increase energy efficiency, environmental protection, the quality of the product landed, as well as safety and working conditions.
Amendment 331 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) It is vital for the Union that a sustainable balance be achieved between fresh water resources and their exploitation, considering that river basins, estuaries and coastal lagoons are privileged breeding habitats and act like hatcheries for many species of juvenile fish; therefore having due regard to environmental impact while ensuring that these sectors retain economic viability, appropriate provisions should support inland fishing.
Amendment 335 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) Aquaculture contributes to growth and jobs in coastal and rural regions. Therefore, it is crucial that the EMFF is accessible to aquaculture enterprises, in particular SMEsregardless of their size, and contributes to bringing new aquaculture farmers into the business. In order to increase the competitiveness and economic performance of aquaculture activities it is vital to stimulate innovation and entrepreneurship. Therefore the EMFF should support innovative operations and the business development, in particular of aquaculture enterprises in general, including non- food and off-shore aquaculture.
Amendment 344 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) New forms of income combined with aquaculture activities have already shown their added value for business development. Therefore the EMFF should support these complementary activities outside aquaculture such as angling- tourism, educational or environmental activities, provided that they do not lead to a radical change in aquaculture activities and do not cause any significant decrease in production.
Amendment 352 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) Conscious of the need to identify the most suitable areas for developing aquaculture taking into account access to waters and space, as well as defining existing aquaculture production areas, the EMFF should support national authorities in making their strategic choices at national level.
Amendment 358 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50 a (new)
Recital 50 a (new)
(50A) Given the need to increase the competitiveness of European aquaculture enterprises, the EMFF should promote the reduction of production costs through a special arrangement for the cost of electricity and fuel consumed on farms, similar to that in place in the agricultural sector.
Amendment 366 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) In order to promote environmentally sustainable aquaculture, the EMFF should support aquaculture activities which are highly respectful of the environment, the conversion of aquaculture enterprises to eco-management, the use of audit schemes as well as the conversion to organic aquaculture. In the same vein, the EMFF should also support aquaculture providing for special environmental services, including extensive and semi-intensive production systems providing environmental services to the surroundings they are in.
Amendment 383 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 61
Recital 61
(61) In order to ensure the viability of fisheries and aquaculture in a highly competitive market, it is necessary to lay down provisions granting support for the implementation of the [Regulation (EU) No on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products]1 as well as for marketing and processing activities carried by operators to maximise the value of fisheries and aquaculture products, as well as to promote the use of fisheries by-products by the aquaculture sector. Particular attention should be paid to the promotion of operations which integrate producing, processing and marketing activities of the supply chain. In order to adapt to the new discard ban policy, the EMFF should also support the processing of unwanted catches.
Amendment 397 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 62
Recital 62
(62) Priority should be given to fishermen’s organisations, producer organisations and associations of producer organisations by granting them support. The compensation for storage aid and aid for production and marketing plans should gradually be phased out as the importance of this particular kind of support has lost its inter, as well increased competences and responsibilitiest in the light of the evolving structure of the Union market for this kind of products and the growing importance of strong producer's organisationoperation of the sector, which is crucial to responsible, sustainable and profitable fishing practices.
Amendment 406 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 64
Recital 64
(64) Fishing activities in the outermost regions of the European Union are facing difficulties, in particular because of the regions’ geographical isolation, the absence of a continental shelf, the specific characteristics of their fisheries (often a great distance from the vessels’ home ports, forcing long and expensive trips) and the additional costs incurred in the marketing of certain fishery products, due to the particular handicaps recognised by Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Amendment 408 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 65
Recital 65
(65) In order to maintain the competitiveness of certain fishery products from the outermost regions of the European Union compared with that of similar products from other European Union’s regions, the European Union introduced measures in 1992 to compensate for the related additional costs in the fisheries sector. The measures applying for the period 2007-2013 are laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 791/20071. It is necessary to continue providingGiven the difficulties facing fishing activities in the outermost regions, it is necessary to increase support to offset the additional costs for the marketing of certain fishery products as of 1 January 2014.
Amendment 411 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 68
Recital 68
(68) Member States should set the compensation amount at a level which allows appropriate off-setting of additional costs, arising from the specific handicaps of the outermost regions and in particular from the costs of transporting the products to mainland Europe. To avoid overcompensation, the amount should be proportional to the additional costs the aid off-sets and in no case exceed 100 % of the transport and other related costs to mainland Europe. To this end, it should also take into account other types of public intervention having an impact on the level of additional costs.
Amendment 436 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 83
Recital 83
(83) In order to improve governance within the CFP and ensure the effective functioning of the Advisory Councils (ACs), it is essential for ACs to be provided with sufficient and permanent funding in order to pursue effectively their advisory role within the CFP. In this regard, it is particularly important to provide financial support to the newly created Advisory Council for the outermost regions, which should have access to increased funding to enable the structuring and subdivision of three hydrographic basins (Western Atlantic, Eastern Atlantic and Indian). Pursuing the logic of a single fund, the support granted to ACs under the EMFF should replace the support given to Regional Advisory Councils (RACs) on the basis of the Regulation (EC) No. 861/2006.
Amendment 440 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 88
Recital 88
(88) Conscious of the importance of ensuring conservation of marine biological and protecting fish stocks in particular from illegal fishing and in the spirit of the conclusions drawn in the Green Paper on the Reform of the CFP1, those operators who do not comply withcommit serious breaches of the rules of the CFP, and particularly jeopardise the sustainability of the stocks concerned and constitute therefore a serious threat to the sustainable exploitation of living marine biological resources that restores and maintains populations of harvested species above levels which can produce the MSY, and those who are involved in IUU fishing should be excluded from support under the EMFF. Union funding should not at any stage from the selection to the implementation of an operation be used to undermine the public interest of conservation of marine biological resources expressed in the objectives of the CFP Regulation.
Amendment 444 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 89
Recital 89
(89) Member States should adopt adequate measures to guarantee the proper functioning of management and control systems. To that end, a managing authority, a paying agency and a certification bodcertification authority and an audit authority should be designated for each operational programme and their responsibilities should be specified. These responsibilities should relate primarily to the sound financial implementation, organisation of evaluation, certification of expenditure, audit and compliance with Union law. Provision should be made for regular meetings between the Commission and the national authorities concerned in order to monitor the assistance. With respect to management and control it is necessary, in particular, to establish the modalities by which Member States give the assurance that the systems are in place and function satisfactorily.
Amendment 450 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 93
Recital 93
(93) The rules and procedures governing commitments and payments should be simplified so that a regular cash flow is ensured. A pre-financing of 47 % of the contribution from the EMFF should help speeding up the implementation of the operational programme, including the possibility of positive discrimination for countries receiving financial assistance.
Amendment 452 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 95
Recital 95
(95) In order to address the specific needs of the CFP mentioned in Articles 50 and 51 of the [CFP Regulation] and contribute to the compliance with the CFP rules, additional provisions to the rules on interruption of the payment deadline [Regulation (EU) No […] laying down Common Provisions] should be laid down. Where a Member State or an operator has failed to comply with its obligations under the CFP or where the Commission has evidence to suggestverify this lack of compliance, as a precautionary measure, the Commission should be allowed to interrupt payments.
Amendment 453 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 97
Recital 97
(97) In order to establish the financial relationship between the accredited paying agenccertification authorities and the Union budget, the Commission should clear the accounts of these paying agencies annually. The clearance of accounts decision should cover the completeness, accuracy and veracity of the accounts but not the conformity of the expenditure with Union legislation.
Amendment 460 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 103
Recital 103
(103) The Commission should be empowered to adopt, by means of implementing acts, decisions on the annual breakdown of allocations, decisions approving the operational programmes and their amendments, decisions on the priority of the Union in the control and enforcement policy, decision approving the annual work plans for data collection, decisions establishing evidence of non- compliance with CFP leading to possible interruptions of the payment deadline, decisions on the failure to comply withserious infringements of CFP rules leading to possible suspension of payments, decisions suspending payments and lifting suspension of payments, decisions on financial corrections and decision on clearance of accounts.
Amendment 469 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
This Regulation shall apply to operations carried out in the territory, waters and fleets of the Union unless otherwise expressly provided for in this Regulation.
Amendment 480 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 6
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 6
(6) 'fisherman' means any person engaging in professional fishing, as recognised by the Member State, on board of an operational fishing vessel or engaging in professional harvesting of marine organisms, as recognised by the Member State, without a vessel, but in both cases duly affiliated to and covered by the social security scheme of the Member State;
Amendment 529 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) promoting sustainable and competitive fisheries and aquaculturfisheries and aquaculture that are competitive, environmentally sustainable, socially and economically viable and profitable;
Amendment 539 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) Renewal on a case-by-case basis and modernisation, with no increase in fishing capacity, solely for the purposes of improving safety, health and hygiene conditions, increasing energy efficiency and environmental protection, with positive discrimination in favour of small- scale and coastal fishing vessels and fleets of the outermost regions;
Amendment 540 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
(ab) Promotion of the fish processing and marketing sectors, which are of major importance to many coastal communities reliant on fishing, adding value to fish and increasing profitability for fishermen, and thus achieving the goals of reducing catches and increasing income from fishing;
Amendment 543 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) fostering the development and implementation of the Union's Integrated Maritime Policy in a complementary manner to cohesion policy and to, the Common Fisheries Policy and other relevant policies;
Amendment 545 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) promoting a balanced and inclusive territorial development of fisheries areas, and at the same time helping to promote the improvement of the social and economic conditions of fishing communities;
Amendment 566 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The achievement of the objectives of the EMFF shall contribute to the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth as well as the implementation of the CFP. It shall be pursued through the following six Union priorities for fisheries and aquaculture, including the processing and marketing of their products, which translate the relevant Thematic Objectives of the Common Strategic Framework (hereinafter CSF):
Amendment 579 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) Renewal on a case-by-case basis and modernisation, with no increase in fishing capacity, solely for the purposes of improving safety, health and hygiene conditions, increasing energy efficiency and environmental protection, with positive discrimination in favour of small- scale and coastal fishing vessels and fleets of the outermost regions;
Amendment 583 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a b (new)
(ab) Promotion of the fish processing and marketing sectors, which are of major importance to many coastal communities reliant on fishing, adding value to fish and increasing profitability for fishermen, and thus achieving the goals of reducing catches and increasing income from fishing;
Amendment 585 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a c (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a c (new)
(ac) Support for the development and modernisation of the fisheries and aquaculture product processing and marketing industries to make them sustainable, competitive and innovative, promoting job creation in the EU and adding value to fisheries products.
Amendment 607 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) encouragement of sustainable fishing practices, especially through the use of more selective fishing gear with less impact on marine stocks;
Amendment 610 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
(b) enhancement of the competitiveness and viability of fisheries, in particular of the small scale coastal fleet and the outermost regions’ fleet, and improvement of safety orand working conditions, both aboard ship and in port;
Amendment 620 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
(c) development of new professional skills, encouragement of professional training and lifelong learning;
Amendment 629 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
(d) improved market organisation for fishery products and encouragement of investment in the processing and marketing sectors, paying particular attention to the specificities of the outermost regions, which call for positive discrimination at this level.
Amendment 645 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
(b) enhancement of the competitiveness and viability of aquaculture enterprises, SMEs in particular by simplifying licensing procedures for production units;
Amendment 647 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
(c) development of new professional skills and encouragement of professional training and lifelong learning;
Amendment 650 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d
(d) improved market organisation for aquaculture products and encouragement of investment in the processing and marketing sectors, paying particular attention to the specificities of the outermost regions, which call for positive discrimination at this level.
Amendment 690 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – introductory part
(6) Fostering the implementation of the CFP and strengthening its links and coherence with the IMP through:
Amendment 710 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Amendment 721 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Applications submitted by the following operators shall not be admissible for support from the EMFF for an identified period of time where the competent body of the Member State has ruled that they:
Amendment 731 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) operators who have committed other cases of non compliance with theserious infringements of CFP rules which seriousverely jeopardise the sustainability of the stocks concerned.
Amendment 738 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Applications submitted by operators that have committed an irregularity fraud under the EFF or the EMFF, as determined by the competent authority of the Member State concerned, shall not be admissible for an identified period of time.
Amendment 751 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall require that operators submitting an application under the EMFF provide to the managing authority a signed statement confirming that they respect the criteria listed in paragraph 1 and have not committed an irregularityy fraud under the EEF or the EMFF as referred to in paragraph 2. Member States shall verify the veracity of the statement before the approval of the operation, by reference to the information provided in the national register of infringements established under Article 93 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, or other data provided for this purpose.
Amendment 760 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) construction of new fishing vessels, decommissioning or importation of fishing vessels;
Amendment 778 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 793 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 811 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. EUR 4 535 000 000 of the resources referred to in paragraph (1) shall be allocated to the sustainable development of fisheries, aquaculture and and aquaculture, of the processing and marketing of fish and aquaculture products, and of fisheries areas under Chapters I, II and III of Title V.
Amendment 827 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5 – indent 3
Article 15 – paragraph 5 – indent 3
– EUR 4 900 000 for the French Guiana and Réunionoutermost regions of France covered by Article 349 of the TFEU.
Amendment 839 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6
Article 15 – paragraph 6
6. EUR 45 000 000 of the resources referred to in paragraph (1) shall be allocated to the private storage aid referred to in Article 72 from 2014 to 2018 included.
Amendment 841 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. A maximum of 20% of the resources referred to in Article 16 shall be allocated to measures relating to the Integrated Maritime Policy referred to in Chapter VIII of Title V.
Amendment 851 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) the level of employment in fisheries and aquaculture, including the processing and marketing of fishery and aquaculture products,
Amendment 855 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) the level of production in fisheries and aquaculture, including the processing and marketing of fishery and aquaculture products, and
Amendment 862 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii a (new)
(iii a) the size of the Exclusive Economic Zone, interpreted in three-dimensional terms, that is, including both area and depth.
Amendment 867 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) As regards all measures, the historicalprevious allocation of funds under Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 and the historicalfor the 2007–2013 period and the previous consumption under Council Regulation (EC) No 861/2006.
Amendment 872 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall draw up a single operational programme to implement the Union’s fishing and aquaculture priorities to be co- financed by the EMFF.
Amendment 888 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) an analysis of the situation in terms of strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats (hereinafter called SWOT) and identification of the needs that have to be addressed in the geographical area covered by the programme;
Amendment 891 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point b – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point b – paragraph 2
The analysis shall be structured around the relevant Union priorities and shall be coherent with the multiannual strategic plan of Member States. Specific needs concerning climate change mitigation and adaptation and promotion of innovation shall be assessed across Union priorities, in view of identifying relevant responses in these two areas at the level of each priority; a synthesis of the situation of the policy areas eligible for support in terms of strengths and weaknesses;
Amendment 900 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) description of selection criteria for projectsthe principles for adopting the criteria applied in the selection of fishing zones under Title V, Chapter III;
Amendment 906 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) description of the applicable principles to fix selection criteria for local development strategies under Chapter III of Title V ;
Amendment 911 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) an analysis of needs relating to monitoring andthe evaluation requirements and the evaluation plan referred to in Article 49 of the [Regulation (EU) No […] laying down Common Provisions]. The Member States shall provide sufficient resources and capacity building activities and the measures to take to address the identified needs;
Amendment 916 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point l – point i a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point l – point i a (new)
(iA) a clear description of the roles to be performed by the FLAGs and by the management authority or body appointed for the set of strategy implementation tasks;
Amendment 917 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point l – point ii
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point l – point ii
(ii) a description of the monitoring and evaluation procedures, as well as the general composition of the Monitoring Committee;
Amendment 918 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point m
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point m
(m) the designationlist of the partners referred to in Article 5 of the [Regulation (EU) No [...] laying down Common Provisions] and the results of the consultation of the partners;
Amendment 922 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point n – point i
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point n – point i
(i) a list of a list of bodies implementing the control, inspection and enforcement system and a brief description of their human and financial resources available for fisheries control, inspection and enforcement, their main equipment available for fisheries control, inspection and enforcement in particular the number of vessels, aircraft and helicopters;
Amendment 923 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point n – point iii
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point n – point iii
(iii) specific objectives to be achieved in line with the Union priorities of Article 6 and detailing how many items of every expenditure category shall be purchasedan indicative breakdown for each category, over the entire programming period;
Amendment 930 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point o – point i – introductory part
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point o – point i – introductory part
(i) a description of activities of data collection to be carried out, with consultation from stakeholders, to allow the following:
Amendment 935 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point o – point i – indent 2
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point o – point i – indent 2
– an evaluation of the economic situation of the aquaculture and processing industriessector,
Amendment 937 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point o – point i – indent 2 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point o – point i – indent 2 a (new)
– an evaluation of the economic situation of the processing and marketing sectors for fisheries and aquaculture products,
Amendment 942 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point o – point iii
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point o – point iii
(iii) a demonstrascription of the capability to achieve sound financial and administrative management of the data collunder the activities described in the precteding paragraphs.
Amendment 944 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. The operational programme shall include the methods for the calculation of simplified costs, additional costs or income foregone in accordance with Article 103, or method to calculate compensation according to relevant criteria identified for each of the activities deployed under Article 38(1). Where appropriate, information on advanced payments to the FLAGs under Article 63 shall also be included.
Amendment 945 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3
Article 20 – paragraph 3
Amendment 946 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4
Article 20 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall lay down, by means of implementing acts, rules for the presentation of the elements described in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3. These implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisoryexamination procedure referred to in Article 151(2).
Amendment 950 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 953 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 955 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
In line with the principle of proportionality, the programmes amendments referred to in paragraph 2 shall benefit from a simplified procedure adopted in line with Article 24f necessary, Member States shall submit an amendment to their operational programme, taking into account the new priorities laid down in the decision referred to in the previous paragraph.
Amendment 957 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. From 2013, for the purpose of application of Article 20(1)(o), Member States shall submit to the Commission an annual work plan before 31 October each year, unless the work plan from the previous year continues to be applicable, in which case they shall notify the Commission of this fact. Annual work plans shall contain a description of the procedures and methods to be used in collecting and analysing data and in estimating their accuracy and precision.
Amendment 961 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3
Article 23 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall approve, by means of implementing act, the annual work plan for each year by 31 December of each year. , unless it has been informed that the work plan from the previous year continues to be applicable.
Amendment 963 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) a transfers of funds between Union’s priorities that do not exceed 20% of the amount assigned to the Union priority;
Amendment 965 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) introduction or withdrawal of measures or types of relevant operations and the information and the indicators related to it;
Amendment 968 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 970 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. These implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisoryexamination procedure referred to in Article 151(2).
Amendment 979 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Support under this Chapter shall contribute to the achievement of the Union priorities identified in Article 6(2), (4) and (46), as well as the objectives of the Integrated Maritime Policy (IMP) in particular through the initiatives laid down in Article 81(b).
Amendment 983 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. The owner of a fishing vessel having received support under Articles 32(1)(b), 36, 39(1)(a), or 40(2) of this Regulation shall not transfer theat vessel to an operator established in a third country outside the Union during at least 5 years following the date of actual payment of this support to the beneficiary. In the event that a vessel is transferred within this term, the Member State shall recover the amounts paid in error under that operation, in proportion to the period in which the requirements were not met.
Amendment 988 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. In order to stimulate innovation in fisheries, the EMFF may support projects aiming at developintroducing technological innovations in the fleet (in particular at the level of reducing energy consumption and polluting emissions), to carry out fishing experiments for the development of more sustainable fishing methods, to introduce improved techniques on the packaging, processing and preservation of fish on board, creating or introducing new or substantially improved fisheries products compared to the state of art, as well as new or improved processes, and techniques and new or improved management and organisation systems, including at the level of processing and marketing fisheries and aquaculture products.
Amendment 997 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. Operations financed under this Article must be carried out by or in collaboration with a scientific or technical body recognised by the Member State which shall validate the results of such operations.
Amendment 1002 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In order to improve the overall performance and competitiveness of operators and to promote simultaneously sustainable and profitable fisheries, the EMFF may support:
Amendment 1006 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aA) the provision of professional advice on adopting environmental sustainability practices in the fishery and aquaculture sectors.
Amendment 1010 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the provision of professional advice on business strategies, processing and marketing strategiesof fish.
Amendment 1017 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. The feasibility studies and advice referred to respectively in paragraph 1(a) and (b) shall be provided by recognised scientific or technical bodies with the required advisory competences as recognised by the national law of each Member Stateor by economic advisory entities equipped with the required competences.
Amendment 1020 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
Article 29 – paragraph 3
3. The support referred to in paragraph 1 shall be granted to operators or organisations of fishermen, recognised by the Member State, who commissioned the feasibility study referred to in paragraph 1organisations of producers, or public law bodies recognised by the Member State.
Amendment 1021 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4
Article 29 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that operationthe beneficiaries to be financed under this Article are selected through an accelerated procedure, in particular when the support to be granted does not exceed the sum of EUR 4 000.
Amendment 1023 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 5
Article 29 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1029 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the creation of a networkestablishment of partnerships composed by one or more independent scientific bodies and fishermen or one or more organisations of fishermen. The technical bodies may operate as a network;
Amendment 1036 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
Article 30 – paragraph 2
2. Activities referred to in paragraph 1(b) may cover data collection activities, studies, pilot projects, dissemination of knowledge and best practices, in particular through seminars.
Amendment 1042 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 3
Article 30 – paragraph 3
3. The support referred to in paragraph 1 may be granted to public law bodies, fishermen, organisations of fishermen and non-governmental organisations recognised by the Member State or FLAGs as defined under Article 62 and non-governmental organisations.
Amendment 1044 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) lifelong learning, dissemination of scientiftechnical, regulatory, scientific or economic knowledge and innovative practices, and acquisition of new professional skills in particular linked to the sustainable management of marine ecosystems, activities in the maritime sector, hygiene, health and safety in the workplace, innovation and entrepreneurship;
Amendment 1056 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) networking and exchange of experience and best practice between stakeholders including among organisations promoting equal opportunities between men and women and promoting the crucial role performed by women in the socio-economic fabric of numerous fishing communities;
Amendment 1075 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In order to facilitate diversification and job creation outside fishing, the EMFF may support:job creation, the EMFF may support the creation of enterprises in the fisheries sector and the development of complementary activities linked to fishing, or to the maritime economy, or others promoting the economic and social development of fisheries areas.
Amendment 1084 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) business start-ups outside commercial fishing;
Amendment 1095 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) retrofitting of small scale coastal fishing vessels in order to reassign them for activities outside fishingcommercial fishing, in particular fishing tourism or maritime tourism.
Amendment 1103 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(bA) Conversion actions required for business start-ups referred to in paragraph (a).
Amendment 1116 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) possess adequate professional skills which may be acquired through operations financed under Article 31(1)(a), or acquire such skills through a conversion project under the terms of paragraph 1(c) of this Article.
Amendment 1125 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 3
Article 32 – paragraph 3
3. Support under paragraph 1(b) shall be granted to small scale coastal fishermen owning a Union fishing vessel registered as active and which have carried out fishing activities at sea at least 60 days during the two calendar years preceding the date of submission of the application. The fishing licence associated with the fishing vessel shall be permanently withdrawn.
Amendment 1134 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 4
Article 32 – paragraph 4
4. Beneficiaries of the support referred to in paragraph 1 shall not engage in professionmay not obtain an income from commercial fishing in thefor five years following the reception of the last payment of the support, unless they repay ‘pro rata temporis’ the amount of support received.
Amendment 1142 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 5
Article 32 – paragraph 5
5. Eligible costs under paragraph 1(b) shall be limited to the costs ofarise from modifications of a vessel undertaken for the purpose ofand those directly associated with its reassignment.
Amendment 1148 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 6
Article 32 – paragraph 6
6. The amount of financial assistance granted under paragraph 1 (a) shall not exceed 50% of the budget foreseen in the business plan for each operation and shall not exceed a maximum amount of 5100 000 EUR for each operationbeneficiary.
Amendment 1155 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 a (new)
Article 32 a (new)
Article 32A New forms of income 1. To promote entrepreneurship in fisheries, the EMFF may support investments on board contributing to the diversification of income of fishermen, in particular through complementary activities to fishing, such as the provision of environmental services, and carrying out educational or tourism activities. 2. This support is only granted to fishermen and only on the condition that the complementary activities are outside fishing. The support referred to in paragraph 1 may only be granted to fishermen who are owners of Union vessels when these vessels have engaged in fishing activities at sea, for at least 60 days, in the two calendar years preceding the date of submission of the application.
Amendment 1158 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 b (new)
Article 32 b (new)
Amendment 1164 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. In order to improve working conditions on board for fishermensafety and health and hygiene standards in the workplace both on board for fishermen and in the fishing port, the EMFF may support investments on board, orn land and in individual safety equipments providing that these investments go beyond standards requiredin accordance with the requirements under national or Union law.
Amendment 1178 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3
Article 33 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1185 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 a (new)
Article 33 a (new)
Amendment 1194 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 b (new)
Article 33 b (new)
Amendment 1211 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In order to establish or modify voluntary systems of transferable fishing concessions, under Article 27 of the [Regulation on the CFP], the EMFF may support:
Amendment 1240 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2
Article 34 – paragraph 2
2. Support under paragraph 1 (a), (b) and (c) shall only be granted to public authorities. Support under paragraph 1 (d) of this Article shall be granted to public authorities legal or natural persons or fishermen’s organisations recognised by the Member State, including recognized producer organizations involved in collective management of pooled transferable fishing concessions in accordance with Article 28(4) of the Regulation on Common Fisheries.
Amendment 1244 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 34 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2A. In order to adapt fishing activities to fishing opportunities, the EMFF may support the design and development of new systems for allocating fishing opportunities under Article 28 of the [Regulation on the CFP].
Amendment 1254 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the design and, development and monitoring of technical and administrative means necessary for the development and the implementation of conservation measures in the meaning of Articles 17 and 21 of the [Regulation on Common Fisheries Policy];
Amendment 1265 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2
Article 35 – paragraph 2
2. The support referred to in paragraph 1 shall only be granted to public authorities, Regional Advisory Councils (RACs), fishermen’s organisations and producer organisations, involved in the implementation of conservation measures under the CFP.
Amendment 1267 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 35 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2A. The EMFF may only support direct restocking under paragraph 1 when restocking is foreseen as a conservation measure in a legal act of the Union.
Amendment 1273 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In order to reduce the impact of fishing on the marine environment, foster the elimination ofsignificantly and gradually reduce discards and facilitate thea transition tohat ensures exploitation of living marine biological resources that restores and maintains populations of harvested species abovet levels which can produce the MSY, the EMFF may support investments in equipment:
Amendment 1279 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) reducing unwanted catches of commercial stocks or other by-catches, with an emphasis on the development and introduction of special devices to reduce by-catches or unwanted catches;
Amendment 1283 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) investments on board or in equipment relating to the landing of unwanted catches.
Amendment 1286 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) limiting the physical and biological impacts of fishing on the ecosystem or the sea bed, particularly in areas identified as biogeographically sensitive.
Amendment 1295 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2
Article 36 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1313 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1
Article 37 – paragraph 1
1. In order to contribute to the eliminasignificant and gradual reduction of discards and by- catches and facilitate the transition to exploitation of living marine biological resources that restores and maintains populations of harvested species abovet levels which can produce the MSY, the EMFF may support projects aiming at developing, improving or introducing new technical or organisational knowledge, including improved fishing techniques and more selective fishing gears, reducing impacts of fishing activities on the environment or achieving a more sustainable use of marine biological resources.
Amendment 1322 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 4
Article 37 – paragraph 4
4. Fishing vessels involved in projects financed under this Article shall not exceed 5% of the vessels of the national fleet or 5% of the national fleet tonnage in gross tonnage, calculated at the time of submission of the application. At the request of a Member State, in duly justified circumstances and on the basis of a recommendation by the STECF, the Commission may approve projects that exceed the limit set in this paragraph.
Amendment 1331 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) collection, by fishermen, of waste from the sea such as the removal of lost fishing gears and marine litter;
Amendment 1334 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the construction or, installation or modernisation of static or movable facilities that can be easily dismantled, intended to protect and enhance marine fauna and flora, including the preparation and scientific evaluation thereof;
Amendment 1339 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the contribution to a better management or conservation of marine biological resources;
Amendment 1353 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) the participation in other actions aimed at maintaining and enhancing biodiversity and ecosystem services, such as the restoration of specific marine and coastal habitats in support of sustainable fish stocks. , including the preparation and scientific evaluation thereof.
Amendment 1358 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) environmental awareness activities involving fishermen in the protection and restoration of marine biodiversity.
Amendment 1364 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2
Article 38 – paragraph 2
2. Operations under this Article shall be implemented by public law bodies and shall involve, scientific or technical bodies and shall involve regional advisory councils (RACs), fishermen or organisations of fishermen, producer organisations, recognised by the Member State, or non- governmental organisation in partnership with organisations of fishermen or FLAGs as defined under Article 62.
Amendment 1370 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) investments on board or in equipment aimed at reducing the emission of pollutants or green-house gases and increasing energy efficiency of fishing vessels. Investments in fishing gears shall be eligible provided that they do not compromise the selectivity thereof;
Amendment 1381 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b A) Due to the specific features of the outermost regions, as well as certain specific features of fishing operations carried out there, investments in the fleets of those regions warrant positive discrimination in that regard.
Amendment 1394 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2
Article 39 – paragraph 2
2. Support shall not contribute to the replacement or modernisation of main or ancillary engines. Support shall only be granted to owners of fishing vessels and not more than once during the programming period for the same fishing vessel.for the replacement or modernisation of main or ancillary engines, under paragraph 1(a), shall only be granted to vessels belonging to a fleet segment for which the capacity report referred to in Article 35 of the [Regulation on Common Fisheries Policy] has shown a balance with the fishing opportunities available to that segment. Support for the replacement or modernisation of main or ancillary engines may be granted to: a) small-scale coastal fishing vessels of an overall length of up to12 metres and not using towed gear, provided that the new engine has the same power as the old one or less; or b) vessels of an overall length of up to 24 metres other than those referred to in point a), provided that the new engine has at least 20% less power than the old one;
Amendment 1402 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 39 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Support under paragraphs 1 and 2 shall only be granted for the replacement or modernisation of main or ancillary engines that have been officially certified in accordance with Article 40(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
Amendment 1404 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 39 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. For fishing vessels not subject to certification of engine power, support under paragraphs 1 and 2 shall only be granted for the replacement or modernisation of main or ancillary engines in respect of which the consistency of engine power has been verified, in accordance with Article 41 of Council Regulation (EC) No 122/2009, and physically inspected to ensure that it does not exceed the power shown on the fishing licences.
Amendment 1407 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 3
Article 39 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 150 in order to define the investments eligible under paragraph 1(a)Support under paragraph 1(a) shall only be granted to owners of fishing vessels and not more than once for the same type of investment during the programming period for the same fishing vessel.
Amendment 1408 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 39 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Without prejudice to Article 27(3), the financial contribution from the EMFF to the measures referred to in paragraph 2 relating to engine replacement or modernisation shall not exceed the higher of the following two thresholds: EUR 1.5 million or 3 % of the Union financial assistance allocated by the Member State to Union priorities 1 and 2.
Amendment 1416 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1
Article 40 – paragraph 1
1. In order to improve the quality of the fish caughtand increase the added value of the fish caught, particularly in terms of improving the handling, packing and storage conditions of fish on board, increasing the value of the fish and fishermen’s profits, and thus promoting the aim of reducing catches and increasing fishing yield, the EMFF may support investments on board for this purpose.
Amendment 1421 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 40 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The EMFF may support investments allowing fishermen to carry out the processing, marketing and direct sale of their own catches.
Amendment 1432 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 3
Article 40 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1441 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 4
Article 40 – paragraph 4
4. The support referred to in paragraph 1 shall only be granted to owners of Union fishing vessels whose vessels are which have carried a fishing activity for at least 60 days at sea during the two calendar years preceding the date of submission of the application combined.
Amendment 1448 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – title
Article 41 – title
Fishing ports, landing sites, auction halls and shelters
Amendment 1453 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 1
Article 41 – paragraph 1
1. For the purpose of increasing the quality of the product landed, increasing energy efficiency, contributing to environmental protection or improving safety and working conditions, tThe EMFF may support investments improving fishing port infrastructure or, landing sites, including investments in facilities for waste and marine litter collection and auction halls.
Amendment 1457 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 2
Article 41 – paragraph 2
2. In order to facilitate the use of unwanted catches the EMFF may support investments in fishing ports and, landing sites and shelters which enable to make the best use of unwanted catches of commercial stocks and which valoriseadd value to under-used components of the fish caughtcatches, in line with Article 15 of the [Regulation on Common Fisheries Policy] and Article 8(b) of the [Regulation (EU) No on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products].
Amendment 1461 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 41 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In order to promote suitable use of unwanted catches, conditions should be established for the performance of those new tasks that involve additional costs for fishing operators. The EMFF may therefore support investments in fishing ports and landing sites, specifically for this purpose, by fishermen's organisations and producer organisations.
Amendment 1465 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 3
Article 41 – paragraph 3
3. In order to improve the safety of fishermen, the EMFF may support investments for the construction or modernisation of shelters, including the equipment necessary to promote occupational safety, health and hygiene.
Amendment 1485 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) on existing ports, shelters and landing sites as referred to in Article 41 and under the conditions set out in that Article.
Amendment 1489 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) improving the quality or value of fish caught, as referred to in Article 40 and under the conditions set out in that Article.
Amendment 1519 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1
Article 44 – paragraph 1
1. SUnless otherwise expressly established, support under this Chapter shall be limigranted to aquaculture enterprises unless otherwise expressly established, including entrepreneurs entering the sector as stipulated in paragraph 2. 2. For the purposes of this Article, entrepreneurs entering the sector must submit a business plan and, where the investment costs exceed EUR 50 000, a feasibility study.
Amendment 1526 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 44 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. For the purposes of this Article, entrepreneurs entering the sector must submit a business plan and, where the investment costs exceed EUR 50 000, a feasibility study.
Amendment 1527 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 44 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. For the purposes of this Article, entrepreneurs entering the sector must submit a business plan and, where the investment costs exceed EUR 50 000, a feasibility study.
Amendment 1531 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 2
Article 44 – paragraph 2
2. Where operations consist of investments in equipment or infrastructure ensuring compliance with requirements on the environment, human or animal health, hygiene or animal welfare under Union law, and entering into force after 2014, may be granted until the date on which the standards become mandatory for the enterprises.
Amendment 1536 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In order to stimulate innovation in aquaculture, the EMFF may support operationprojects:
Amendment 1539 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) introducing new technical, scientific or organisational knowledge in aquaculture farms which reduces their impact on the environment or fosters a more sustainable and profitable use of resources in aquaculture;
Amendment 1546 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) developing or introducing in the market new or substantially improved products compared to the state of art, resulting from innovations or improvements in the production and processing of aquaculture products, new or improved processes, new or improved management and organisation systems.
Amendment 1555 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2
Article 45 – paragraph 2
2. Operations under this Article must be carried out by or in collaboration with apublic or private scientific or technical bodyies as recognised by the national law of each Member State which shall validate the results of such operations.
Amendment 1558 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 a (new)
Article 45 a (new)
Article 45a Incentives for increasing aquaculture production The EMFF must expand the scope of support so as to foster investment that promotes growth, development and increased production in the sector, irrespective of the size of aquaculture enterprises and without discrimination on the grounds of the site and area where the unit is established (offshore or inshore or in areas with economic development), the production system, the production regime and the production species.
Amendment 1563 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – title
Article 46 – title
Amendment 1573 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1
Article 46 – paragraph 1
1. In order to foster different forms of aquaculture with high growth potential in certain specific regions of the EU, the EMFF mayust support all investment in the development of off-shore or non food aquaculture.aquaculture, whether inshore or off-shore and for food and non food purposes. The EMFF may support:
Amendment 1579 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 - point a (new)
Article 46 – paragraph 1 - point a (new)
a) productive investments in aquaculture;
Amendment 1582 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 - point b (new)
Article 46 – paragraph 1 - point b (new)
b) diversification of aquaculture production and of the species reared;
Amendment 1585 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 - point c (new)
Article 46 – paragraph 1 - point c (new)
c) modernisation of aquaculture units, including improvement of the working and safety conditions of aquaculture workers;
Amendment 1589 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 - point d (new)
Article 46 – paragraph 1 - point d (new)
d) improvements and modernisation relating to animal health and welfare, including the purchase of equipment to protect farms from wild predators;
Amendment 1591 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 - point e (new)
Article 46 – paragraph 1 - point e (new)
e) reduction of the negative impact or enhancement of the positive effects on the environment and increased efficiency in terms of resources;
Amendment 1594 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 - point f (new)
Article 46 – paragraph 1 - point f (new)
f) investment in improving the quality of aquaculture products;
Amendment 1599 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 46 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Support under paragraph 1 may be granted for increasing production and/or modernising existing aquaculture enterprises or constructing new enterprises, provided that such development is in line with the multiannual national strategic plan for the development of aquaculture.
Amendment 1603 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 2
Article 46 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegatedimplementing acts in accordance with Article 150 in order to identify the type of operations and the eligible costs.
Amendment 1606 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) adding value to aquaculture products by the processing industry, in particular by allowing the aquaculture enterprise to carry out the processing, marketing and direct sale of its own aquaculture production in particular;
Amendment 1611 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) diversification of the income of aquaculture enterprises through the development of new aquaculture species with good profitability, added value and market prospects;
Amendment 1615 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 1621 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 2
Article 47 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1644 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 3
Article 48 – paragraph 3
3. Support under paragraph (1)(a) shall only be granted to public law bodies selectedor other bodies selected by the Member State to set up the farm advisory services. Support under paragraph (1)(b) shall only be granted to aquaculture SMEs or aquaculture organisations, including aquaculture producer's organisations.
Amendment 1647 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 48 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. When the support to be granted does not exceed EUR 4 000, the beneficiary may be selected through an accelerated procedure.
Amendment 1652 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) lifelong learning, promotion of occupational safety, dissemination of scientific and technical knowledge and innovative practices and acquisition of new professional skills in aquaculture;
Amendment 1658 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) networking and exchange of experience and best practice among aquaculture enterprises or professional organisations and other stakeholders, including scientific and technical bodies or those promoting equal opportunities between men and women.
Amendment 1665 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 2
Article 49 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1673 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) improvement of infrastructuresand development of support installations and infrastructures necessary for increasing the potential of aquaculture areasites including through investment in land consolidation, energy supply or water management;
Amendment 1682 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 2
Article 50 – paragraph 2
2. Beneficiaries of support under this Article shall only be public law bodies. or private bodies to which the Member State has assigned the above tasks.
Amendment 1698 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 51 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) are setting up for the first time an aquaculture micro or small enterprise as heads of such enterprise;
Amendment 1706 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) allowing for a substantial reduction of impact of aquaculture enterprises on water, in particular through reducing the amount of water used or improving the output water quality, including through the deployment of production systems with water recirculation and multi-trophic aquaculture systems;
Amendment 1720 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In order to promote the development of organic oraquaculture, a sector with a potential niche market in some specific regions of the EU, or more energy efficient aquaculture, the EMFF may support:
Amendment 1730 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 3
Article 53 – paragraph 3
3. Support shall take the form of compensation for a maximum of twofive years during the period of the conversion of the enterprise to organic production or during the preparation for participation in the EMAS scheme.
Amendment 1738 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 54 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) costs directly related to participation in ex-situ conservation and reproduction of aquatic animals, within the framework of conservation and biodiversity restoration programmes developed by public authorities, or under their supervision;
Amendment 1740 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 54 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) forms of extensive aquaculturend semi-intensive aquaculture, both in coastal zones and in inland waters, including conservation and improvement of the environment, biodiversity, and management of the landscape and traditional features of aquaculture zones.
Amendment 1749 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 2
Article 54 – paragraph 2
2. Support under paragraph 1 (a) shall take the form of annual compensation for the additional costs incurred and/or income foregone resulting from management requirements in the areas concerned, related to the implementation of Council Directive 92/43/EEC or Council and European Parliament Directive 2009/147/EC.
Amendment 1751 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 3
Article 54 – paragraph 3
3. Support under paragraph 1 (c) shall be granted only where beneficiaries commit themselves for a minimum of five years to aqua-environmental requirements that go beyond the merarising from the application of Union and national law. The environmental benefits of the operation shall be demonstrated by a prior assessment conducted by competent bodies designated by the Member State, unless the environmental benefits of a given operation are already recognised.
Amendment 1758 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 55 – paragraph 2 – point a
a) it lasts for more than fourone months consecutively; or
Amendment 1763 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 55 – paragraph 2 – point b
b) the loss, resulting from the suspension of the harvest, amounts to more than 3520 % of the annual turnover of the business concerned, calculated on the basis of the average turnover of the business over the preceding three years.
Amendment 1766 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the costs of control and eradication of diseases in aquaculture under the terms of Council Decision 2009/470/EC on expenditure in the veterinary field, including the necessary operating cost to fulfil the obligations laid down in an eradication plan;
Amendment 1783 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In order to safeguard the income of aquaculture producers the EMFF may support the contribution to an aquaculture stock insurance which shall cover the losses due to at least one of the following events:
Amendment 1785 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) sudden water quality changes, including oil spills, chemical and biological contamination, for which the operator is not responsible;
Amendment 1788 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) diseases in aquaculture, predation, mechanical failures or destruction of production facilities, for which the operator is not responsible.
Amendment 1807 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 3
Article 57 – paragraph 3
3. Support shall only be granted for aquaculture stock insurance contracts which cover economic losses under paragraph 1 exceeding 310% of the average annual production of the aquaculture farmer.
Amendment 1837 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 61 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) ensure that local communities fully exploit and benefit from the opportunities offered by maritime and, coastal and inland water development.
Amendment 1846 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 5
Article 61 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1851 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 62 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) ensure a significant representation of the fisheries and/or aquaculture sectors.
Amendment 1857 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 4
Article 62 – paragraph 4
4. If the local development strategy is supported by other Funds in addition to the EMFF a specificthe selection body of the FLAG for EMFF supported projects shall be established according to the criteriamust meet the requirements set out in paragraph (3).
Amendment 1859 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 63 – paragraph 1
Article 63 – paragraph 1
1. The operations and costs eligible under this Section are set out in Article 31 of the [Regulation (EU) No […] laying down Common Provisions].
Amendment 1863 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 65 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) supporting diversification and job creation in fisheries areas, in particular in other maritime sectorinside or outside commercial fisheries, lifelong learning and job creation in fisheries areas;
Amendment 1872 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 65 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) promoting social well being and cultural heritage in fisheries areas including fisheries, aquaculture and maritime cultural heritage;
Amendment 1880 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 66 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
“Inter-territorial cooperation” means cooperation within a Member State. “Transnational cooperation” means cooperation between territories in several Member States and/or with territories in third countries.
Amendment 1882 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 2
Article 66 – paragraph 2
2. AFor the purposes of this Article, apart from other FLAGs, the partners of a FLAG under the EMFF may be a local public- private partnership that is implementing a local development strategy within or outside the Union.
Amendment 1885 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 4
Article 66 – paragraph 4
4. Approval ofdministrative decisions on cooperation projects shall take place no later than four months after the date of submission of the project.
Amendment 1887 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 3
Article 67 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1912 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 3
Article 69 – paragraph 3
3. Support granted per year under this Article shall not exceed 3 % of the average annual value of the marketed production at first sale of each producer organisation in the period 2009-2011placed on the market in the last three years. For any newly recognised producer organisation, the support granted per year shall not exceed 3 % of the average annual value of the marketed production at first sale of their members in the period 2009-2011placed on the market in the last three years.
Amendment 1921 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 70 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 1936 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 2
Article 70 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1944 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The EMFF may support marketing measures for fishery and aquaculture products which aim at promoting a policy of quality, adding value to products and conducting promotional campaigns for such fishery and aquaculture products:
Amendment 1945 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) improving the conditions for the placing on the market of any fishing or aquaculture species, including:
Amendment 1953 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
(iii) fisheries and aquaculture products obtained using methods with low impact on the environment or organic aquaculture products as defined in Council Regulation(EC) No 834/2007 on organic production.
Amendment 1960 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) promoting the quality and added value by facilitating:
Amendment 1961 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) quality certification and promotion, including the creation of specific labelling, including of sustainable fishery and aquaculture products and of environmentally friendly processing methods;
Amendment 1971 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii a (new)
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii a (new)
(iii a) improvement of the hygiene conditions, presentation and packaging of products;
Amendment 1975 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii b (new)
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii b (new)
(iii b) development of projects that promote access to research, development and innovation by enterprises, including training on more advanced techniques and improved or innovative management processes.
Amendment 1977 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) contributing to the traceability of fishery and aquaculture products;
Amendment 1980 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) creatingsupporting the creation, merger and operation of producers' organisations, associations of producer organisations or inter-branch organisations recognised under Chapter II, Section III of Regulation [on the Common Organisation of the markets in fisheries and aquaculture products], so as to foster practical development of most marketing measures;
Amendment 1983 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) conducting promotional activities, exhibiting at exhibitions, conducting regional, national or transnational promotional campaigns for fishery and aquaculture products to inform the public and raise consumer awareness about the importance of eating such products, which are essential for a varied, balanced and complete diet.
Amendment 1987 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(f a) supporting measures of common interest which help to achieve the general objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy, including collective actions, support for the development of new markets and promotional campaigns, in which the promoters are aquaculture enterprises.
Amendment 1994 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 72 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The EMFF may support investments in the processing of fisheries and aquaculture products:
Amendment 2000 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) for the construction, expansion and modernisation of enterprises, including the purchase of equipment contributing to energy saving or reducing the impact on the environment, including waste treatment;
Amendment 2001 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) for the development of the fish processing sector, the improvement of production processes, the encouragement of innovation and the adoption of new technologies, with the aim of producing innovative fishery and aquaculture products with greater added value;
Amendment 2005 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) for the processing of surplus or underexploited species or species of limited or no commercial interest;
Amendment 2015 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) for the improvement of occupational safety and hygiene conditions and for the promotion of vocational training in those areas, with the aim of increasing the healthiness and quality of fishery and aquaculture products.
Amendment 2024 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
(db) to support vocational training of workers, particularly in respect of the use of more advanced techniques, new production processes and innovative organisation and management systems.
Amendment 2030 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point d c (new)
Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point d c (new)
(dc) to support the participation of enterprises in research, development and innovation activities and projects.
Amendment 2046 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 2
Article 72 – paragraph 2
Amendment 2054 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1
Article 73 – paragraph 1
1. The EMFF may support the compensation regime introduced by Council Regulation (EC) No 791/2007 for the additional costs incurred by the operators in the fishing, farmaquaculture, processing and marketing of certain fishery and aquaculture products from the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands, French Guiana, and Réunionand the French outermost regions under Article 349 TFEU.
Amendment 2058 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 73 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The compensation may be paid to the following operators who incur additional costs in the marketing of fishery products: a) any natural or legal person using means of production to obtain fishery or aquaculture products with a view to their placing on the market; b) owners or operators of vessels registered in the ports of the regions referred to in paragraph 1 and operating therein or associations of such operators; c) operators in the processing or marketing sector or associations of such operators.
Amendment 2060 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 74 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 74 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) for each fishery or aquaculture product or product category the additional costs resulting from the specific handicaps of the regions concerned, and
Amendment 2062 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 75 – paragraph 1
Article 75 – paragraph 1
1. The Member States concerned shall submit to the Commission a compensation plan for each region concerned including the list and quantities and the type of operators referred to in Article 73, the level of compensation referred to in Article 74 and the competent authority as laid down in Article 108.
Amendment 2064 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 75 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 75 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States may amend the content of the compensation plan referred to in paragraph 1, and must submit the amendments to the Commission.
Amendment 2066 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 75 – paragraph 2
Article 75 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegatedimplementing acts in accordance towith the examination procedure referred to in Article 1501 in order to define the content of the compensation plan, including the criteria for the calculation of the additional costs resulting from the specific handicaps of the regions concerned.
Amendment 2070 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 78 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) purchase or development of technology, including hardware and software, vessel detection systems (VDS), CCTV systems and IT networks enabling the gathering, administration, validation, analysis, risk management, submission and exchange of, and the development of sampling methods for, data related to fisheries, as well as interconnection to cross-sectoral data exchange systems;
Amendment 2073 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 78 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) development, purchase and installation of the components, including computer hardware and software, necessary to ensure data transmission from actors involved in fishing and the marketing of fishery products to the relevant Member State and EU authorities, including the necessary components for electronic recording and reporting systems (ERS), vessel monitoring systems (VMS), and automatic identification systems (AIS) used for control purposes;
Amendment 2076 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 78 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) development, purchase and installation of the components, including computer hardware and software, necessary to ensure traceability of fishery and aquaculture products, as defined in Art. 58 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;
Amendment 2079 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 78 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) modernisation and purchase of patrol vessels, aircrafts and helicopters, provided they are used at least 60% of the time for fisheries controlfor fisheries control at least 60% of the total time the equipment is used, calculated on an annual basis;
Amendment 2081 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 78 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) development of innovative control systems and implementation of pilot projects related to fisheries control, including fish DNA analysis or the development of web-sites related to control;
Amendment 2084 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 2 – point j a (new)
Article 78 – paragraph 2 – point j a (new)
(ja) Operating costs arising from enhanced control of stocks subject to the specific control and inspection programmes established under Article 95 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;
Amendment 2092 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 4
Article 78 – paragraph 4
4. In case of the measures listed in points (d) and (h) of paragraph 2 of this Article, only one of the Member States involved shall be designated as paying agencmanagement authority.
Amendment 2097 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 79 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 79 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the collection, processing, management and use of data for the purpose of scientific analysis and CFP implementation;
Amendment 2105 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 79 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 79 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) national and transnational multi- annual sampling programmes;
Amendment 2109 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 79 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 79 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) at-sea monitoring of commercial and recreational fisheries;
Amendment 2118 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 79 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 79 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) improvement of data collection and data management systems and implementation of pilot studies to improve existing data collection and data management systems.
Amendment 2121 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 79 a (new)
Article 79 a (new)
Article 79A Technical support on the initiative of Member States 1. The EMFF may support, on the initiative of a Member State, within a limit of 6% of the total operational programme: a) The technical support measures referred to in Article 52(1) of [Regulation (EU) No [...] laying down Common Provisions]; b) The establishment of national networks for information dissemination, capacity building, exchange of good practices and supporting cooperation between FLAGs in its territory. 2. In exceptional cases, and in duly justified circumstances, the limit referred to in paragraph 1 may be exceeded.
Amendment 2136 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Support under this Chapter shall contribute to enhance the development and implementation of the Union’s Integrated Maritime Policy. It shall:
Amendment 2137 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) promoting actions which encourage Member States and EUtheir regions to develop introduce or implement integrated maritime governance;
Amendment 2138 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) promoting dialogue and cooperation with and among Member States and stakeholders on marine and maritime issues, including by developing sea-basin strategiesand implementing integrated sea-basin strategies, taking into account a balanced approach in all sea basins, as well as the specific characteristics of maritime basins and sub-basins and the relevant macroregional strategies, where appropriate;
Amendment 2141 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
(iii) promoting cross-sectoral cooperation platforms and networks, including representatives of national public authorities, regional and local authorities, industry, the tourism sector, research stakeholders, citizens, civil society organisations and the social partners;
Amendment 2146 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) integrated maritime surveillance to enhance the safe, secure and sustainable use of maritime space, through enhanced effectiveness and efficiency through information exchange across sectors and borders while taking due account of existing and future cooperation mechanisms and systems;
Amendment 2149 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) the progressive development of a comprehensive and publicly accessible high quality marine knowledge database which shall facilitate sharing, re-use and dissemination of these data and knowledge among various user groups., therefore avoiding duplication of efforts; for such recourse must be made whenever possible to existing programmes at the level of Member States and the European Union;
Amendment 2152 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) Supporting sustainable economic growth, employment, innovation and new technologies within emerging and prospective maritime sectors in coastal regionsmaritime sectors, as well as in coastal areas, islands and outermost regions of the European Union, in complementarity with established sectoral and national activities.
Amendment 2158 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 82 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) projects, from design to implementation, including test projects and national and cross-border cooperation projects;
Amendment 2161 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 82 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) conferences, seminars, forums and workshops;
Amendment 2162 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 82 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) exchange of best practices, coordination activities including information sharing networks and steering mechanismsdevelopment support for sea- basin strategies;
Amendment 2164 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 82 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) the development, operation and maintenance of IT-systems and networks enabling the gathering, administration, validation, analysis and exchange of, and the development of sampling methods for, data related to fisheries, as well as interconnection to cross- sectoral data exchange systems;
Amendment 2169 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 82 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. In order to achieve the specific objective of developing cross-border and cross- sectoral operations set out in Article 81 b), the EMFF may support:
Amendment 2171 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 82 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the technical tools for setting up and running of an operational European Marine Observation and Data Network aiming to facilitate the collection, acquisition, assembling, quality control, re-use and distribution of marine data and knowledge through cooperation between the Member states institutions involved in the network.
Amendment 2184 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) cooperation activities between the Member States in the field of data collection, including the various regional stakeholders and including the setting-up and running of regionalized databases for storage, management and use of data which will benefit regional cooperation and improve data collection and management activities as well as the scientific expertise in support of fisheries management.
Amendment 2186 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) joint purchase by several Member States belonging to the same geographical area, of patrol vessels, aircrafts and helicopters, provided they are used at least 60% of the time for fisheries controlfor fisheries control at least 60% of the total time the equipment is used, calculated on an annual basis;
Amendment 2193 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 88 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 88 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The EMFF may help to support the operating costs of the Regional Advisory Councils (RACs) that promote the involvement and participation of fishermen’s organisations, producer organisations and civil society associations;
Amendment 2198 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 91 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the implementpreparation, monitoring and evaluation of sustainable fisheries agreements and the Union participation in regional fisheries management organisations; the measures in question consist of studies, meetings, expert involvement, temporary staff costs, information activities and any other administrative costs or costs arising from scientific or technical assistance by the Commission.
Amendment 2208 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) 50 % of the eligible public expenditure for the support referred to in Articles 33(A), 33(B), 39(2) and 78(2)(e);
Amendment 2212 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – point e
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) 6580 % of the eligible expenditure for the support referred to in Article 79.
Amendment 2215 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
(ea) 75% of eligible expenditure for the support referred to in Article 79B.
Amendment 2219 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 95 – paragraph 1
Article 95 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall apply a maximum intensity of public aid of 560% of the total eligible expenditure of the operation.
Amendment 2229 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 95 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 95 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) the operation relates to awards under Articles 33A and 33B and compensation under Articles 53, 54 and 55.
Amendment 2232 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 95 – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)
Article 95 – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)
(da) The operation relates to the integrated maritime policy measures referred to in Article 79B.
Amendment 2240 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 95 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 95 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, Member States may apply for public aid intensity of 50% to a maximum of 100% of total eligible costs, when the operation is performed under Title V, Chapters I, II and IV, and meets all of the following criteria: (a) Collective interest; and (b) Public access to the results of the operation in accordance with Article 143.
Amendment 2243 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1
Article 96 – paragraph 1
1. In addition to the general rules of Article 72 of [Regulation (EU) No [...] laying down Common Provisions], and following the Commission decision approving the operational programme, an initial pre- financing amount for the whole programming period shall be paid by the Commission. This shall represent 47% of the contribution from the Union budget to the operational programme concerned. It may be split into two instalments depending on budget availability.
Amendment 2248 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 97
Article 97
Amendment 2251 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 98 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 98 – paragraph 3 – point a
a) transmission to the Commission of a declaration of expenditure signed by the accredited paying agency, in accordance with Article 124(1)(c)certification authority;
Amendment 2255 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 98 – paragraph 4
Article 98 – paragraph 4
4. If one of the requirements laid down in paragraph 3 is not met, the Commission shall forthwith inform the accredited paying agency. If one of the requirement laid down in point (a) or (c) of paragraph 3 is not met, the declaration of expenditure shall be inadmissiblecertification authority.
Amendment 2259 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 98 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 98 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 2262 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 98 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Article 98 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 2265 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 99 – paragraph 1
Article 99 – paragraph 1
1. After receiving the last annual progress report on the implementation of an operational programme, the Commission shall pay the balance, subject to resource availability, on the basis of the financial plan in force, the annual accounts for the last execution year for the relevant operational programme and of the corresponding clearance decision. Those accounts shall be presented to the Commission no later than 6nine months after the final eligibility date of expenditure and shall cover the expenditure incurred by the paying agency up to the last eligibility date of expenditure.
Amendment 2269 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 101 – paragraph 4
Article 101 – paragraph 4
4. When the euro becomes the currency of a Member State, the conversion procedure set out in the paragraph 3 shall continue to apply to all expenditure recorded in the accounts by the paying agenccertification authority before the date of entry into force of the fixed conversion rate between the national currency and the euro.
Amendment 2272 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 102 – paragraph 1
Article 102 – paragraph 1
1. In addition to the general rules set out in Article 55(1) of [Regulation (EU) No [...] laying down Common Provisions], pPayments by beneficiaries shall be supported by invoices and documents proving payment.
Amendment 2277 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103
Article 103
Amendment 2279 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 104 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In the case of private beneficiaries, these advances are granted to fisheries and aquaculture enterprises, producer organisations and fishermen’s organisations, with funding prioritised for small-scale and coastal fisheries organisations;
Amendment 2281 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 105 – paragraph 2
Article 105 – paragraph 2
Amendment 2289 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1
Article 106 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that a management and control system has been set up for the operational programme ensuring a clear allocation and separation of functions between the managing authority, the paying agency and the certification bodauthority. Member States shall be responsible for ensuring that the system functions effectively throughout the programme period.
Amendment 2297 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 107 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 107 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the accredited paying agency within the meaning of Article 109certification authority that certifies the statements of expenditure and payment claims to the Commission;
Amendment 2300 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 107 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 107 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the certification body within the meaning of Article 112audit authority.
Amendment 2303 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 107 – paragraph 2
Article 107 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall clearly define the tasks of the managing authority, the paying agency and, under sustainable local development, the local action groups referred to in Article 62 with regard to the application of eligibility and selection criteria and the project selection procedure.
Amendment 2306 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) providing the Commission, on a quarterlyn annual basis, with relevant data on operations selected for funding, including key characteristics of the beneficiary and the operation itself;
Amendment 2313 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) are informed of their obligations resulting from the aid granted, and maintain either a separate accounting system or an adequate accounting code for all transactions relating to the operation, in accordance with national accounting requirements;
Amendment 2317 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) ensuring that the paying agenccertification authority receives all necessary information, in particular on the procedures operated and any controls carried out in relation to operations selected for funding, before payments are authorised;
Amendment 2322 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 109
Article 109
Accreditation and withdrawal of accreditation of paying agency 1. The paying agency shall be a dedicated department or body of the Member States responsible for the management and control of expenditure. With the exception of payment, the execution of those tasks may be delegated. 2. Member States shall accredit as paying agencies departments or bodies which fulfil the accreditation criteria to be laid down by the Commission pursuant to Article 111(2). 3. The person in charge of the accredited paying agency shall draw up the information listed in Article 75(1)(a), (b) and (c) of the [Regulation (EU) No [...] laying down Common Provisions]. 4. Where an accredited paying agency does not meet or no longer meets one or more of the accreditation criteria referred to in paragraph 2, the Member State shall withdraw its accreditation unless the paying agency makes the necessary changes within a period to be determined according to the severity of the problem. 5. The paying agencies shall manage and ensure control of the operations linked to public intervention for which they are responsible and they shall retain overall responsibility in that field.rticle 109 deleted
Amendment 2328 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 111
Article 111
Amendment 2332 #
Amendment 2335 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 112 – paragraph 1
Article 112 – paragraph 1
1. The certification bodaudit authority shall be a public or private audit body designated by the Member State which shall provide an opinion on the management declaration of assurance covering 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. It shall be operationally independent from the paying agency concerned, the managing authority and the authority which has accredited that paying agencmanaging authority and the certification authority.
Amendment 2341 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 114 – paragraph 8
Article 114 – paragraph 8
Amendment 2344 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 115 – paragraph 2
Article 115 – paragraph 2
Amendment 2348 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 118 – paragraph 1
Article 118 – paragraph 1
In addition to the elements allowing for interruption listed in Article 74(1)(a) to (c) of [Regulation (EU) No [...] laying down Common Provisions], the authorising officer by delegation within the meaning of the [Financial Regulation] may interrupt the payment deadline for an interim payment claim for a maximum period of ninesix months if the Commission has adopted a decision by means of implementing act recognising that there is evidence to suggest that there is a case of non compliance by a Member State with obligations under the Common Fisheries Policy which shall be liable to affect the expenditure contained in a certified statement of expenditure for which the interim payment is requested;
Amendment 2358 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 120 – paragraph 1
Article 120 – paragraph 1
Amendment 2359 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 – paragraph 4
Article 121 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall give sufficientat least one month’s prior notice of an on-the-spot control to the Member State concerned or the Member State within whose territory the control is to take place. Agents from the Member State concerned may take part in such controls.
Amendment 2360 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 122 – paragraph 3
Article 122 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall make available to the Commission all information about irregularities and suspected fraud cases detected, should they involve amounts exceeding EUR 10 000, and about the steps taken to recover undue payments in connection with those irregularities and frauds pursuant to Article 116.
Amendment 2363 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 123 – paragraph 1
Article 123 – paragraph 1
The accredited paying agencmanaging authority, along with the other authorities, 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.
Amendment 2366 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 123 – paragraph 2
Article 123 – paragraph 2
Amendment 2369 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 124
Article 124
Amendment 2372 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 125 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 125 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall send to the Commission, on the date indicated, the following information, declarations and documents:
Amendment 2375 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 125 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Article 125 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) for accredited paying agencymanaging authorities:
Amendment 2378 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 125 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 125 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) its accreditation documentname;
Amendment 2381 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 125 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
Article 125 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
(iii) where relevant, the withdrawal of its accreditation,its contact details;
Amendment 2386 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 125 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
Article 125 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) declarations of expenditure, which also act as payment requests, duly signed by the accredited paying agency and accompanied by the requisite information;
Amendment 2389 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 125 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
Article 125 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
(iii) the management declaration of assurance and the annual accounts of the accredited paying agencies;
Amendment 2390 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 125 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iv
Article 125 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iv
Amendment 2393 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 127 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 127 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) management declaration of assurance and annual accounts of the paying agencies, as well as the results of all available audits and controls carried out;
Amendment 2396 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 127 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
Article 127 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
(iv) the names and particulars of accredited paying agencies and certification bodmanaging and control authorities;
Amendment 2397 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 128 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 128 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 2399 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 128 – paragraph 5
Article 128 – paragraph 5
Amendment 2402 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 128 – paragraph 6
Article 128 – paragraph 6
Amendment 2405 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 131 – paragraph 1
Article 131 – paragraph 1
1. A common monitoring and evaluation system for EMFF operations under shared management shall be established with a view to meaensuring the performance of the EMFF. In order to ensure an effective performance measurement the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 150 regarding the content and construction of that frameworkeffective evaluation of the performance of the EMFF.
Amendment 2407 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 131 – paragraph 2
Article 131 – paragraph 2
Amendment 2413 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 137 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 137 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 2416 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 143 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 143 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The paying agency, in collaboration with the managing authority, shall be responsible in accordance with Article 108(1)(i) for:
Amendment 2427 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 143 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 143 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The list of operations shall be updated at least every three monthsnnually.
Amendment 2437 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – table 1 - line 1
Annex 1 – table 1 - line 1
Type of operations Percentage points Related to small scale coastal fisheries may 2530 benefit from an increase by
Amendment 2438 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – table 1 - line 3
Annex 1 – table 1 - line 3
Type of operations Percentage points Located in the outermost regions may 35 40 benefit from an increase by
Amendment 2445 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 4 – part 2 – point 2.1 – point 2 – point b
Annex 4 – part 2 – point 2.1 – point 2 – point b
Amendment 264 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) To promote mobility and equal access to studies and exchanges, the Union should, in line with Article 349 of Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, provide all appropriate measures to take into account the specificity of the outermost regions of the Union, particularly in view of their remoteness from the European continent and their insularity.
Amendment 270 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) To enhance the intensity and volume of European cooperation between the outermost regions of the Union and neighbouring countries, the administrative and financial arrangements relating to the implementation of measures of this Regulation provide for adapting the rules to regional geographical context and capacity building needed.
Amendment 786 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Amendment 22 #
2011/0364(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003
Article 4
Article 4
(3) Article 4 is deleted. replaced by the following: "Article 4 Derogation and associated conditions 1. By way of derogation from Article 3(1) and (1a), and subject to paragraphs 2, 3, 4 and 5 of this Article, vessels which hold a special fishing permit may be allowed to completely remove shark fins from dead sharks on board, retaining them together with the carcasses of those sharks from which they were removed. Such fins and carcasses shall always be kept together, and shall be transhipped and/or landed together in the same port. 2. Such a special fishing permit shall only be issued to freezer fishing vessels, where their capacity to use all parts of sharks has been demonstrated, where a traceability system is in operation, making it possible to establish that the landed fins correspond to the carcasses of sharks being landed (by counting numbers of shark trunks and fins, such as first dorsal or caudal), where those freezer fishing vessels have established a contract with an independent body to control each landing of sharks in all ports where local authorities are unable to ensure due control and where the need for the separate processing on board of shark fins and the remaining parts of sharks has been justified. 3. It shall be prohibited to discard at sea the remaining parts of sharks after removal of the shark fins, except those parts resulting from basic processing operations, such as beheading, gutting and skinning. 4. The weight of the fins that are retained on board and transhipped or landed together with the carcasses shall never exceed the theoretical weight of the fins that would correspond to the remaining parts of sharks retained on board, transhipped or landed. 5. For the purpose of controlling the application of paragraph 4, the theoretical correspondence between weights of fins and bodies shall be established by Member States, taking into account the type of fishery, the species composition and the type of processing and storage. In no case shall the theoretical weight of the fins exceed 6 % of the live weight of the shark catch, or 14 % of the dressed weight of the shark catch."
Amendment 23 #
2011/0364(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3a (new)
Article 1 – point 3a (new)
(3) In Article 4 is deletedthe following paragraph is added: 5a. Spatial-temporal fishery closures should be established, aiming to protect shark spawning, promoting and improving recruitment, and protecting aggregations of juveniles in determined areas or periods.
Amendment 318 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 37 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States which submit several rural development programmes may offset amounts not used by 31 December of the second year following that of the budget commitment for one or more rural development programmes against amounts spent after that date under other rural development programmes. Should any amounts remain to be decommitted after such offsetting, they shall be charged, on a proportional basis, to the rural development programmes in which there has been underspending.
Amendment 344 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44
Article 44
Amendment 386 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1
Article 56 – paragraph 1
1. For any undue payment following the occurrence of irregularity or negligeother cases of non-compliance, Member States shall request recovery from the beneficiary wino later thian one year of the first indication that such an irregular has taken place24 months after the competent national authority determined the amounts to be recovered on the basis of a final control report or a similar document, according to the legislation applicable, and shall record the corresponding amounts in the debtors’ ledger of the paying agency.
Amendment 400 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 56 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
If recovery has not taken place within four years of the date of the recovery request, or within eight years where recovery is taken in the national courts, 50% of the financial consequences of non-recovery shall be borne by the Member State concerned and 50% by the Union budget, without prejudice to the requirement that the Member State concerned must pursue recovery procedures in compliance with Article 60.
Amendment 98 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) It is necessary to establish certain rules for programming and revising rural development programmes. A lightersimplified procedure should be provided for revisions not affecting the strategy of the programmes or the respective Union financial contributions.
Amendment 104 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The evolution and specialisation of agriculture and forestry and the particular challenges faced by micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (hereinafter “SMEs”) in rural areas require an appropriate level of technical and economic training as well as an increased capacity to access and exchange knowledge and information including in the form of diffusion of best agricultural and forestry production practices. Knowledge transfer and information actions should take not only the form of traditional training courses but be adapted to the needs of rural actors. Workshops, coaching, demonstration activities, information actions but also short-term farm exchange or visit schemes should therefore also be supported. Knowledge and information acquired should enable farmers, forest holders, persons engaged in the food sector and rural SMEs in the agricultural and forestry sectors to enhance in particular their competitiveness and resource efficiency and improve their environmental performance while at the same time contributing to the sustainability of the rural economy. In order to ensure that knowledge transfer and information actions are effective in delivering these results it should be required that the providers of knowledge transfer services have all the appropriate capabilities.
Amendment 106 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to ensure that bodies providing knowledge transfer services are able to provide services of a quality and nature that isare in line with the purposes of the rural development policy, to ensure a better targeting of funds and to ensure that farm exchange schemes and farm visits are clearly demarcated in relation to similar actions under other Union schemes, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of minimum qualifications of bodies providing knowledge transfer, should be laid down, as should eligible costs and the duration and content of farm exchange schemes and farm visits.
Amendment 116 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) In order to improve the economic and environmental performance of agricultural holdings and rural enterprises, improve the efficiency of the agricultural products marketing and processing sector, provide infrastructure needed for the development of agriculture and support non- remunerative investments necessary to achieve environmental aims, support should be provided to physical investments contributing to these aims. During the 2007-2013 programming period a variety of measures covered different areas of intervention. 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 physical investments. Member States should define, and set out the reasons for, a threshold for agricultural holdings eligible for aid for investments related to supporting farm viability based on the results of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (“SWOT”) analysis as means to better target the aid.
Amendment 149 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) Producer groups help farmers to face jointly the challenges posed by increased competition and consolidation of downstream markets in relation to the marketing of their products including in local markets. The setting -up of producer groupsand resizing of producer organisations, through mergers, increases in membership, or differentiation, should therefore be encouraged. In order to ensure the best use of limited financial resources only producer grouporganisations that qualify as SMEs should benefit from support. In order to ensure that the producer grouporganisations becomes a viable entityies, a business plan should be submitted as a condition for the recognition of a producer grouporganisation by Member States. To avoid providing operating aid and maintain the incentive role of support, its maximum duration should be limited to five years.
Amendment 156 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Agri-environment-climate payments should continue to play a prominent role in supporting the sustainable development of rural areas and in responding to society’s increasing demands for environmental services. They should further encourage farmers and other land managers to serve society as a whole by introducing or continuing to apply agricultural practices contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation and compatible with the protection and improvement of the environment, the landscape and its features, natural resources, the soil and genetic diversity. In this context the conservation of genetic resources in agriculture and the additional needs of farming systems that are of high nature value should be given specific attention. Payments should contribute to covering additional costs and income foregone resulting from the commitments undertaken and should only cover commitments going beyond relevant mandatory standards and requirements, in accordance with the “polluter pays” principle. 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, as an indication, have 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, and organic farming andmeasures, Natura 2000 and Water Framework Directive payments, the measure concerning payments to areas facing natural or other specific constraints, and measures related to production practices and systems which, on the basis of evidence to be furnished by Member States, can be shown to contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Amendment 203 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
Recital 56
(56) Member States should take all the necessary steps and put in place adequate provisions to ensure that their rural development measures are verifiable and controllable. To this end the Managing Authority and Paying Agency should provide an ex ante assessment and undertake to assess measures throughout the implementation of the programme, taking into account the proportionality principle as far as small grants are concerned. Measures not respecting this condition should be adjusted.
Amendment 220 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point l a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point l a (new)
(la) “agriculture”: the controlled use of animals, plants, fungi, and other life forms primarily in order to produce foodstuffs, along with fibres, biofuels, and other products used to support life, and hence including forestry and stockbreeding;
Amendment 221 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point l b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point l b (new)
(lb) “production system”: a complex of land and inputs managed as a whole;
Amendment 273 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
The EAFRD shall contribute to the Europe 2020 Strategy by promoting sustainable rural development throughout the Union in a complementary manner to the other instruments of the common agricultural policy (hereinafter “CAP”), to cohesion policy and to the common fisheries policy. It shall contribute to a more territorially and environmentally balanced, climate- friendly and resilient and innovative Union agricultural sector, forests included, which should perform the essential role of producing the necessary quantity of good food within the Union, at all times, for the Union’s peoples.
Amendment 288 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) the competitiveness of agriculture and forestry;
Amendment 330 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
(2) enhancing competitiveness of all types of agriculture and forestry and enhancing farm viability, with a focus on the following areas:
Amendment 367 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) modernisation and/or improvement of agricultural activity in general.
Amendment 514 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) concentration of supply through funding producer organisations.
Amendment 647 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Support may also cover short-term farm and forest management exchange and farm and forest visit.
Amendment 652 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Support under this measure shall be for the benefit of persons engaged in the agricultural, food and forestry sector, land managers and other economic actors which are SMEs operating in rural areas and direct linked with the agricultural or forestry sectors.
Amendment 672 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 4
4. Eligible costs under this measure shall be the costs of organising and delivering the knowledge transfer or information action. In the case of demonstration projects, support may also cover relevant investment costs. Costs for travel, accommodation and per diem expenses of participants as well as the cost of replacement of farmers and active forest owners shall also be eligible.
Amendment 674 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Support under this measure may be included in the broader context of the proposal for a single framework regulation with common rules for the common strategic framework funds (Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012]).
Amendment 680 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5
Article 15 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 90 concerning the further specification of eligible costs, the minimum qualifications of bodies providing knowledge transfer services and the duration and content of farm exchange schemes and farm and forest visits.
Amendment 689 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) help farmers, forest holders and SMEs in rural areas benefit from the use of advisory services for the improvement of the economic performance, particularly in terms of processing and marketing, and environmental performance as well as the climate friendliness and resilience of their holding, enterprise and/or investment;
Amendment 746 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Support under this measure may be included in the broader context of the proposal for a single framework regulation with common rules for the common strategic framework funds (Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012]).
Amendment 762 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Support under this measure shall cover new participation by farmers or producer organisations in:
Amendment 789 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Support shall be granted as an annual incentive payment, the level of which shall be determined according to the level of the fixed costs arising from participation in supported schemes, for a maximum duration of fiseven years.
Amendment 808 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17 A 1. Support under Article 20(c) (i) shall be used to partially cover the costs and loss of income to farmers incurred by their application of environmental protection, public, animal and plant health, animal welfare and occupational safety standards. These standards must be introduced in national legislation implementing Community law and impose new obligations or restrictions to farming practice which have a significant impact on typical farm operating costs and concern a significant number of farmers. 2. The support shall be granted annually as a flat-rate, temporary and degressive aid for a maximum period of 5 years, starting on the date on which the standard becomes obligatory under Community law. Support shall be limited to the maximum amount laid down in the Annex.
Amendment 820 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) improve the overall performance of the agricultural holding and of cooperatives and producer organisations recognised under the terms of Article 106 of Regulation (EU) No (CMO/2012);
Amendment 838 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) concern infrastructure related to the development and adaptation of agriculture, including access to farm and forest land, land consolidation and improvement, energy supply and, water management, in particular collective land and water management systems; or
Amendment 877 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Support under paragraph 1(a) shall be granted to agricultural holdings. and cooperatives and producer organisations recognised under the terms of Article 106 of Regulation (EU) No (CMO/2012); In the case of investments to support farm restructuring, only farms not exceeding a certain size, to be defined by the Member States in the programme based on the SWOT analysis carried out in relation to the Union priority for rural development “enhancing competitiveness of all types of agriculture and enhancing farm viability”, shall be eligible.
Amendment 905 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18a Promotion of green growth on farms 1. Support under this measure shall be granted to support investments or cover additional costs incurred by farmers or groups of farmers carrying out operations to: (a) increase resource efficiency (including efficient use of nutrients and plant-health products and efficient water management and waste treatment) (b) reduce CO2 emissions (c) improve carbon sequestration in the soil 2. The Member States should make efforts to provide farmers agreeing to carry out activities under this measure with the necessary knowhow and information with which to implement them, including a commitment concerning the provision of expert advice. 3. Support shall be limited to the maxima laid down in Annex I.
Amendment 925 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i a (new)
(ia) young farmers forming a cooperative;
Amendment 934 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) investments in profit-generating non- agricultural activities;
Amendment 947 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) annualone-off payments for farmers participating in the small farmers scheme established by Title V of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012 (hereafter "the small farmers scheme") who permanently transfer their holding to another farmer.
Amendment 950 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) payment of a retirement bonus for farmers who decide to cease their agricultural activity in order to transfer their farm to a young farmer. This bonus may amount to 50 % of the start-up aid to young farmers, under the provisions of paragraph 1(a)(i), and shall be linked to the amount of work used on the holding transferred, with the maximum value for holdings using at least the equivalent of one agricultural work unit per year.
Amendment 965 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 A (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 A (new)
Support under paragraph 1(a)(ia) shall be granted to cooperatives in which a majority of members are young farmers.
Amendment 968 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Support under paragraph 1(a)(ii) shall be granted to farmers or members of the farm household diversifying into non- agricultural activities and to non- agricultural micro- and small- enterprises in rural areas, and to small and medium- scale agricultural enterprises, cooperatives and producer organisations recognised under the terms of article 106 of regulation (EU) No (CMO/2012).
Amendment 983 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Support under paragraph 1(b) shall be granted in rural areas to non- agricultural micro- and small- enterprises in rural areas, cooperatives and producer organisations recognised under the terms of Article 106 of Regulation (EU) No (CMO/2012) and to farmers or members of the farm household.
Amendment 1080 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The recipients of the support referred to in paragraph 1 shall be agricultural or forest holdings or organisations thereof or, alternatively, shall have a proven direct link to the agricultural or forestry sector.
Amendment 1081 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Support under this measure may be implemented by means of the LEADER approach.
Amendment 1110 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
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 1993 (hereinafter “sustainable forest management”), as well as affording effective means of preventing fires and other natural disasters.
Amendment 1128 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 22(1)(a) shall be granted 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 yearto be laid down by Member States.
Amendment 1151 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 22(1)(b) shall be granted to private landowners, tenants, municipalities and their associations and shall cover the costs of establishment and an annual premium per hectare to cover the costs of maintenance for a maximum period of three yearto be laid down by Member States.
Amendment 1161 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Given that the large existing agro- forestry systems should be preserved, support may be granted for their improvement, thus serving to establish them as sustainable systems of outstanding natural and environmental value.
Amendment 1178 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) national, regional, local, and small -scale prevention activities against fire or other natural hazards;
Amendment 1190 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
In the case of preventive actions concerning pests and diseases, the risk of a relevantmajor disaster occurrence and/or serious economic and environmental damage must be supported by scientific evidence and acknowledged by scientific public organisations. Where relevant, the list of species of organisms harmful to plants which may cause a disaster must be provided in the programme, allowing for the possibility of updating.
Amendment 1206 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The support referred to in paragraph 1(d) shall, by way of exception, cover forest decay problems caused by environmental factors such as climate change or pollution and complex health problems resulting from the interaction of pathogens.
Amendment 1225 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Support shall be granted subject to quantified proof of the benefit brought about by the assets without market value created by the investment.
Amendment 1239 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. IAll investments related to the improvement of the economic value of forests shall band of their productive potential shall be eligible. They shall be made at the level of the forest holding and may include investments for soil- and resource -friendly harvesting machinery and practices.
Amendment 1241 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4
Article 27 – paragraph 4
4. Support shall be limited to the maximum support rates laid down in Annex Iof 60% for less developed regions and 40% for other regions.
Amendment 1250 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Support under this measure shall be granted in order to facilitate the setting -up of producer groups and resizing within existing producer organisations, through mergers or scaling-up, in the agriculture and forestry sectors for the purpose of:
Amendment 1259 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) resizing through an increase in membership or in the value of production marketed in other value chains;
Amendment 1260 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
(cb) scaling-up by means of recruitment or merger, under trading agreements to promote synergies and bring the activities of producer organisations into complementary relationships, or through vertical integration;
Amendment 1262 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) other activities that may be carried out by producer grouporganisations, such as development of business and marketing skills and organisation and facilitation of innovation processes.
Amendment 1270 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Support shall be granted to producer grouporganisations which are officially recognised by the Member States’ competent authorityies on the basis of a business plan. It shall be limited to producer groups coming under the definition of SMEs.
Amendment 1281 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall verify that the objectives of the business plan have been reached within five years after recognition of the producer groupsupport was granted under this Article. After the first year, annual support shall be based on verification of performance measured by simple quantitative indicators of progress towards goals set in preceding years.
Amendment 1284 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The support shall be paigranted as a flat -rate aid in annual instalments for the first fiveten years following the date on which the producer group was recognised on the basis of its business plansupport was granted under this Article. It shall be calculated on the basis of the value of the group’s annual marketed production. Member States shall pay the last instalment only after having verified the correct implementation of the business plan.
Amendment 1286 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
In the first year Member States may pay support to the producer grouporganisation calculated on the basis of the average annual value of the marketed production of its members over the three years before they entered the grouporganisation. In the case of producer groups in the forestry sector, support shall be calculated on the basis of the average marketed production of the members of the group over the last five years before the recognition, excluding the highest and the lowest value.
Amendment 1288 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. At the end of the ten-year period the producer organisation must fulfil the requirements for recognition under Article 106 of Regulation (EU) No (CMO/2012).
Amendment 1307 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
Article 29 – paragraph 3
3. Agri-environment-climate payments cover only those commitments going beyond the relevant mandatory standards established pursuant to Chapter I of Title VI of Regulation (EU) No HR/2012 and, other relevant obligations established under Chapter 2 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012, and relevant minimum requirements for fertiliser and plant protection products use as well as other relevant mandatory requirements established by national legislation. All such mandatory requirements shall be identified in the programme.
Amendment 1322 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 5
Article 29 – paragraph 5
5. Commitments under this measure, covering a time-span to be laid down in the programme, shall be undertaken for a period of five to seven years. However, where necessary in order to achieve or maintain the environmental benefits sought, Member States may determine a longer period in their rural development programmes for particular types of commitments, including by means of providing for their annual extension after the termination of the initial period.
Amendment 1327 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 6
Article 29 – paragraph 6
6. Payments shall be granted annually and shall compensate beneficiaries for all or part of the additional costs and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. Where necessary they may also cover transaction costs to a value of up to 20% of the premium paid for the agri- environment- climate commitments. WhereFor the purposes of group commitments, are undertaken by groups of farmers, the maximum level shall be 30%. flat-rate amount shall be granted for every participating farmer in order to cover the additional cost of adaptation in the first year. For the purposes of calculating the payments referred to in this paragraph, where there is a risk that practices beneficial for the environment and the climate might be abandoned, Member States may calculate the support on the basis of the opportunity cost entailed in abandonment of the activities.
Amendment 1350 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
Article 30 – paragraph 2
2. Support shall only be granted for commitments going beyond the relevant mandatory standards established pursuant to Chapter I of Title VI of Regulation (EU) No HR/2012, and relevant minimum requirements for fertiliser and plant protection products use as well as other relevant mandatory requirements established by national legislation. All such requirements shall be identified in the programme.
Amendment 1355 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 4
Article 30 – paragraph 4
4. Payments shall be granted annually and shall compensate beneficiaries for all or part of the additional costs and income foregone resulting from the commitments entailed in the conversion to organic farming. Payments to maintain organic farming practices shall be granted annually and shall compensate beneficiaries for the additional costs and income forgone 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 commitments. Where commitments are undertaken by groups of farmers, the maximum level shall be 30%.
Amendment 1361 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Member States shall seek to provide and assist farmers with the knowledge and information necessary in order to implement the commitments made.
Amendment 1377 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. Support to farmers, linked to Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC shall only be granted in relation to disadvantages resulting from requirements that go beyond the good agricultural and environmental condition provided for in Article 94 and Annex II of Council Regulation (EU) No HR/2012. For the purposes of calculating the payment referred to in this paragraph, where there is a risk that practices beneficial for the environment and the climate might be abandoned, Member States may calculate the support on the basis of the opportunity cost entailed in abandonment of the activities.
Amendment 1459 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 33 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) the new delimitation of the areas referred to in paragraph 3 or, if this has not been completed, the delimitation used in the 2007-2013 period.
Amendment 1495 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Co-operation under paragraph 1 shall relate in particular to the following areas involving farmers, foresters, agro-food and forestry sector enterprises, or their organisations:
Amendment 1553 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) financial contributions, paid directly to farmers, their cooperatives, or producer organisations recognised under Article 106 of Regulation (EU) No (CMO/2012), to premiums for crop, animal and plant insurance against economic losses caused by adverse climatic events and animal or plant diseases or pest infestation;
Amendment 1559 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) financial contributions to mutual funds to pay financial compensations to farmers, cooperatives, or producer organisations recognised under Article 106 of Regulation (EU) No (CMO/2012), for economic losses caused by the outbreak of an animal or plant disease or an environmental incident;
Amendment 1574 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) an income stabilisation tool, in the form of contributions to loss-of-income insurance instruments and financial contributions to mutual funds, providing compensation to farmers who experience a severe drop in their income or to cooperatives or producer organisations recognised under Article 106 of Regulation (EU) No (CMO/2012) which have incurred economic losses.
Amendment 1599 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1
Article 38 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 37(1)(a) shall only be granted for insurance contracts which cover for loss caused by an adverse climatic event or by an animal or plant disease or a pest infestation or a measure adopted in accordance with Directive 2000/29/EC to eradicate or contain a plant disease or pest which destroys more than 3015% of the average annual production of the farmer in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period, excluding the highest and lowest entry. Losses may be measured according to each type of product by using biological indices (based for example on the quantity of biomass lost) or equivalent yield loss indices established at holding or aggregate level.
Amendment 1611 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2
Article 39 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall define the rules for the constitution and management of the mutual funds, in particular for the granting of compensation payments to farmers, their cooperatives, or producer organisations recognised under Article 106 of Regulation (EU) No (CMO/2012), in the event of crisis and for the administration and monitoring of compliance with these rules. Member States may combine insurance and mutual fund schemes.
Amendment 1617 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 39 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the amounts paid by the mutual fund as financial compensation to farmers, their cooperatives, or producer organisations recognised under Article 106 of Regulation (EU) No (CMO/2012). In addition, the financial contribution may relate to interest on commercial loans taken out by the mutual fund for the purpose of paying the financial compensation to farmers, their cooperatives, or producer organisations recognised under Article 106 of Regulation (EU) No (CMO/2012), in case of crisis.
Amendment 1620 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 39 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1633 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1
Article 40 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 37(1)(c) may only be granted where the drop of income exceeds 30% of the average annual income of the individual farmer in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period excluding the highest and lowest entry. The support may also be granted when the average value of a cooperative or producer organisation’s marketed production is 20% higher than the three- year average value of marketed production, based on the preceding five- year period, excluding the highest and the lowest entry. Income for the purposes of Article 37(1)(c) shall refer to the sum of revenues the farmer receives from the market, including any form of public support, deducting input costs. Payments by the mutual fund or under insurance schemes to farmers shall compensate for not more than 70% of the income lost or the average value of marketed production in the case of cooperatives or producer organisations.
Amendment 1647 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 3
Article 40 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall define the rules for the constitution and management of the mutual funds, in particular for the granting of compensation payments to farmers, cooperatives, and producer organisations in the event of crisis and for the administration and monitoring of compliance with these rules.
Amendment 1654 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 40 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The financial contributions referred to in Article 37(1)(c) may only relate to the amounts paid by the mutual fund as financial compensation to farmers, cooperatives, and producer organisations. In addition, the financial contribution may relate to interest on commercial loans taken out by the mutual fund for the purpose of paying the financial compensation to farmers in case of crisis.
Amendment 1657 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 40 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1701 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 3
Article 46 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1720 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 46 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Investment in new irrigation installations shall be eligible if the investment in question is shown to be sustainable and in accordance with the Water Framework Directive. Investment related to the modernisation of existing systems shall be eligible if it is proven to improve water use within the parameters laid down in the national efficient water use plans drawn up under the Water Framework Directive (WFD).
Amendment 1741 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 2
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.
Amendment 1905 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 4
Article 64 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1920 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 64 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The annual breakdown by Member State of the amounts referred to in paragraph 1, after deduction of the amount referred to in paragraph 2 is given in Annex [XX]. The transfers referred to in article 14(2) of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012 shall also be taken into account.
Amendment 1966 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 65 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) 100% for operations receiving funding under Articles 66 and 38.
Amendment 1987 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 65 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The Member States may, if they so wish, decide to replace the national contribution to the eligible public expenditure with private contributions.
Amendment 1999 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 67 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Expenditure shall be eligible for an EAFRD contribution only where incurred for operations decided upon by the Managing Authority of the programme in question or under its responsibility, in accordance with selection criteria referred to in Article 49, except for proposals presented during the transition period between the two programmes, to avoid any hiatus likely to obstruct investment.
Amendment 2007 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 69 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Member States shall ensure a clear separation between control and payment operations, in order to prevent any overlapping of control and payment functions within the same procedure.
Amendment 2027 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 1
Article 78 – paragraph 1
Beneficiaries of support under rural development measures and local action groups shall undertake to provide to the Managing Authority and/or to appointed evaluators or other bodies delegated to perform functions on its behalf, all the information necessary to permit monitoring and evaluation of the programme, in particular in relation to meeting specified objectives and priorities, ensuring that the legally defined rights to confidentiality and protection of personal data are respected.
Amendment 2079 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
ANNEX I – Article 20(6)
ANNEX I – Article 20(6)
Amendment 2087 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
ANNEX I – Article 28(4)
ANNEX I – Article 28(4)
Amendment 2095 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
ANNEX I – Article 38(5)
ANNEX I – Article 38(5)
Amendment 482 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 82 a (new)
Recital 82 a (new)
(82a) The milk quota system will remain in force until alternative measures have been put in place – once the impacts have been assessed – in order to maintain market equilibrium, enable the Union market to be supplied at all times with milk and milk products, and minimise such adverse effects as might be entailed, regionally and nationally as well as locally, for milk producers in the abolition of the system.
Amendment 483 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 82 b (new)
Recital 82 b (new)
(82b) The milk quota system will remain in force until alternative measures have been put in place – once the impacts have been assessed – so as to maintain market equilibrium, enable the Union market to be supplied at all times with milk and milk products, and minimise such adverse effects at local, regional, or national level as the abolition of the system might have on milk producers.
Amendment 485 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 83
Recital 83
(83) Specific instruments will still be needed after the end of the quota systemIn the sugar sector specific instruments are needed to ensure a fair balance of rights and obligations between sugar undertakings and sugar beet growers. Therefore, the standard provisions governing agreements between them should be established.
Amendment 515 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 89 a (new)
Recital 89 a (new)
(89a) The milk quota system will remain in force until means can be found to maintain market equilibrium, enable the Union market to be supplied at all times with milk and milk products, and minimise such adverse effects as might occur locally, regionally, especially in regions greatly dependent on milk production, or nationally.
Amendment 516 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 89 b (new)
Recital 89 b (new)
(89b) For the purposes of the preceding recital, the Commission should carry out detailed impact assessments of measures to maintain market equilibrium, enable the Union market to be supplied at all times with milk and milk products, and minimise such adverse effects as might occur locally, regionally, especially in regions greatly dependent on milk production, or nationally as a result of the market changes likely to be brought about if quotas were abolished.
Amendment 590 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 146
Recital 146
Amendment 598 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 149
Recital 149
(149) As regards cContractual relations in the milk and milk products sectors, the measures set out in this Regulation, are justified in the current economic circumstances of the dairy market and the structure of the supply chain. They should therefore be applied for a sufficiently long duration (both before and after the abolition of milk quotas) should be applied for a sufficiently long duration to allow them to have full effect. However, given their far- reaching nature, they should nevertheless be temporary in nature, and be subject to review. The Commission should adopt reports on the development of the milk market, covering in particular potential incentives to encourage farmers to enter into joint production agreements, to be submitted by 30 June 2014 and 31 December 2018 respectively,
Amendment 627 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Where this is justified by market changes, including those occurring on input markets, reference prices may be altered in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43(2) of the Treaty.
Amendment 701 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) for butter, 370 000 tonnes;
Amendment 724 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) for beef and veal, shall not exceed the price referred to90% of the reference price stated in point (cd) of Article 127(1).
Amendment 759 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) olive oil and table olives;
Amendment 775 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c c (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c c (new)
(cc) curd cheese made from goats’ or ewes’ milk;
Amendment 783 #
Amendment 793 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point e d (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point e d (new)
(ed) poultrymeat;
Amendment 807 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
However, once the conditions referred to in Article 17 have been established, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts pursuant to Article 160, apply the above-mentioned measures to other sectors listed in Article 1 of this Regulation.
Amendment 956 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – title
Article 27 – title
Amendment 958 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Union shall finance three-yearnational work programmes to be drawn up by the operatoproducer organisations as defined in Article 1096 in one or more of the following areas:
Amendment 960 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) the improvement of the competitiveness of olive cultivation through modernisation;
Amendment 961 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
(ab) monitoring and regulation of the market in the olive oil and olive sector;
Amendment 966 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) dissemination of information about the activities of producer organisations aimed at improving the quality of olive oil and table olives;
Amendment 971 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
(cb) concentration of supply and placing on the market;
Amendment 974 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point c c (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point c c (new)
(cc) production costs and optimisation of producer prices with a view to stabilisation.
Amendment 976 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States other than those listed above may use all or part of the funding available within the financial limit laid down in Article 14 of Regulation [XXXX/XXXX] of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing rules for direct payment to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy and rural development funds.
Amendment 986 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) conditions for the approval of operator organisations for the purposes of the aid scheme, and for the suspension or withdrawal of such approvalnational programmes;
Amendment 987 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) allocation of Union financing to particular measurnational programmes;
Amendment 989 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 a (new)
Article 28 a (new)
Article 28a School olive oil scheme The Commission shall draw up a scheme to promote the use of olive oil in school meals, modelled on the school fruit and milk schemes. Member States, at national or regional level, wishing to participate in the scheme shall draw up a prior strategy for its implementation.
Amendment 998 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) financial contributions of members or of the producer organisation itself, or of producer organisations to their association;
Amendment 1021 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Associations of producer organisations may act on behalf of their members for the purposes of managing, handling, carrying out, and submitting operational programmes.
Amendment 1023 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point -a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point -a (new)
(-a) production and consumption forecasting and monitoring;
Amendment 1034 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) investment making for more efficient management of quantities placed on the market;
Amendment 1059 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. The Union financial assistance shall be limited to 4,.1% of the value of the marketed production of each producer organisation and/or its association.
Amendment 1063 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Where production is marketed by associations of producer organisations, the above percentage may be raised to 5% for the measures referred to in the second subparagraph of this paragraph.
Amendment 1100 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – point a
Article 40 – point a
(a) Single Payment Scheme supportsupply concentration support measures in accordance with Article 42;
Amendment 1109 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – title
Article 42 – title
Amendment 1110 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1
Article 42 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1112 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 42 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Where measures referred to in Article 40 are managed by producer organisations recognised under Article 106 of this Regulation, those organisations shall be treated as a priority for the purposes of financial allocations.
Amendment 1143 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 2
Article 46 – paragraph 2
2. Support for the setting -up of mutual funds may be granted in the form of temporary and degressive aid to cover the administrative costs of the funds and a portion of the amounts paid to members to compensate for economic losses incurred.
Amendment 1145 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1
Article 47 – paragraph 1
1. Support for harvest insurance shall contribute to safeguarding producers’ incomes and covering market losses incurred by producer organisations, cooperatives, and/or their members where these are affected by natural disasters, adverse climatic events, diseases or pest infestations.
Amendment 1149 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 47 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) 80% of the cost of the insurance premiums paid for by producers or producer organisations/cooperatives for insurance against losses as a resulting from of adverse climatic events which can be assimilated to natural disasters;
Amendment 1152 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part
Article 47 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part
(b) 50% of the cost of the insurance premiums paid for by producers or producer organisations/cooperatives for insurance against:
Amendment 1164 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 48 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the production or marketing of grapevine products referred to in Part II of Annex VI, including intangible investments;
Amendment 1169 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 48 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Support under paragraph 1 at its maximum rate shall apply only to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprisesbe provided primarily to producer organisations recognised under Article 106 of this Regulation.
Amendment 1173 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 48 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1224 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part II – Title I – Chapter II – section 5 a (new)
Part II – Title I – Chapter II – section 5 a (new)
SECTION 5A SUPPORT PROGRAMMES IN THE OLIVE OIL SECTOR Article 54d Support system for the olive oil sector The Commission shall devise a support system for the olive oil sector, similar to the system proposed for the wine sector, with rules governing the allocation of Union funds to Member States and their use of those funds under five-year national support programmes (“support programmes”) to finance specific measures to support the olive oil sector.
Amendment 1232 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1
Article 56 – paragraph 1
1. For the purposes of this Regulation a product complies with the “general marketing standard” if it is of sound, fair and marketable quality. In the case of fresh fruit and vegetables, the variety, class, and origin must be specified.
Amendment 1251 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the presentation, sales descriptions, labelling linked to obligatory marketing standards, packaging, rules to be applied in relation to packing centres, marking, wrapping, year of harvesting and use of specific terms; marketing standards need not include a mandatory indication of the plant health treatments applied to products;
Amendment 1286 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 59 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The marketing standards referred to in paragraph 1, and any marketing standard applicable to fresh or processed fruit and vegetables, shall apply at every stage of marketing, including import and export, except where the Commission provides otherwise.
Amendment 1287 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 59 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. A holder of fresh or processed fruit and vegetables covered by marketing standards may not display the products, offer, or hand them over, for sale, or market them within the Union in any way other than in accordance with those standards. The holder shall be responsible for ensuring that the standards are complied with.
Amendment 1288 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 3 c (new)
Article 59 – paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Without prejudice to such specific provisions as the Commission might adopt, in particular on the coherent enforcement of conformity checks in Member States, Member States shall, as regards the fruit and vegetable sector and processed fruit and vegetables, verify selectively, on the basis of a risk analysis, whether the products concerned conform to the relevant marketing standards. The checks for that purpose shall focus on the point of dispatch from the production sites, when products are being packed or loaded. If products come from third countries, the checks shall be carried out before the products are released for free circulation.
Amendment 1488 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 102 – paragraph 1
Article 102 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall maintain a vineyard register which shall contain updated information on the production potential and which shall be integrated into the parcel identification systems forming part of the common agricultural policy Integrated Administration and Control System.
Amendment 1493 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 1
Article 103 – paragraph 1
1. The products of the wine sector shall be put into circulation in the Union with an officially authorised accompanying document. Taking into account the need to standardise and simplify the documents used by Member States, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 laying down rules on the model circulation document to be used.
Amendment 1494 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 2
Article 103 – paragraph 2
2. Natural or legal persons or groups of persons who, in the exercise of their trade, hold products covered by the wine sector in the exercisetended to be placed ofn their trade market, in particular producers, bottlers and processors, as well as merchants, shall keep inwards and outwards registers in respect of those products.
Amendment 1495 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 103 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Taking into account the need to facilitate the transport of wine products and verification thereof by Member States, as well as the provisions of paragraph 1 above, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 on:
Amendment 1496 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
Article 103 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
(ea) simplification and standardisation of the register.
Amendment 1621 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
(iii) optimising production costs and stabilising producer prices, and guaranteeing fair consumer prices in relation to producer prices;
Amendment 1691 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 107 – paragraph 2
Article 107 – paragraph 2
Subject to the rules adopted pursuant to Article 114(1), associations of producer organisations may carry out any of the activities or functions of producer organisations, including financing options for an operational fund and the management of an operational programme.
Amendment 1839 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 112 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 112 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Taking into account the need to encourage action by the organisations referred to in Articles 106 to 108 to facilitate the adjustment of supply to market requirements, with the exception of action relating to withdrawal from the market, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160, concerning the live plants, beef and veal, pigmeat, sheepmeat and goatmeat, eggs and poultrymeat sectors on measures:
Amendment 1906 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 125 – paragraph 1
Article 125 – paragraph 1
1. Tariff quotas for the import of agricultural products for release into free circulation in the Union (or a part thereof), or tariff quotas for imports of Union agricultural products into third countries which are to be partly or fully administered by the Union, resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 218 of the Treaty or any other act adopted in accordance with Article 43(2) of the Treaty shall be opened and/or administered by the Commission by means of delegated and implementing acts pursuant to Articles 126 to 128, without prejudice to quotas resulting from traditional trade flows.
Amendment 1909 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 125 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 125 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) for import tariff quotas give due weight to the supply requirements of the Union market and the need to safeguard the equilibrium of that market, and to established pre-existing special needs concerning given products in Member States, or
Amendment 1920 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 130 a (new)
Article 130 a (new)
Article 130a Derogations for imported products and special security in the sugar sector Taking into account the specific features of the sugar sector, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 concerning raw sugar import licences and covering the following: (a) The number of licences to be issued in each marketing period in order to meet the raw material supply requirements of full-time refiners. Licences may be issued at any time during a marketing year and shall be valid for that year only. (b) At the beginning of each marketing year the Commission shall draw up a forecast of raw sugar imports for refining, based on preferential origins. If the import forecast is below the supply requirements of full-time refiners, licences for imports of any origin, free of duty, may be issued in order to make up the shortfalls. The award of additional import licences of this kind may be phased over the marketing year.
Amendment 2064 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 154 – paragraph 2
Article 154 – paragraph 2
2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall not apply to products listed in Section 2 of Part XXIV of Annex I.
Amendment 2065 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 154 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 154 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall be implemented without the use of Member State co-financing.
Amendment 2219 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – Part I – section B – paragraph 1 – point a
Annex VII – Part I – section B – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) in respect of fresh grapes, grape must in fermentation or new wine still in fermentation, by adding sucrose, concentrated grape must or rectified concentrated grape must;
Amendment 2220 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – Part I – section B – paragraph 1 – point b
Annex VII – Part I – section B – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) in respect of grape must, by adding sucrose, concentrated grape must or rectified concentrated grape must, or by partial concentration, including reverse osmosis;
Amendment 2221 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – Part I – section B – paragraph 3
Annex VII – Part I – section B – paragraph 3
Amendment 112 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on ‘The CAP towards 2020: Meeting the food, natural resources and territorial challenges of the future’11 sets out potential challenges, objectives and orientations for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2013. In the light of the debate on that Communication, the CAP should be reformed with effect from 1 January 2014. That reform should cover all the main instruments of the CAP, including Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 of 19 January 2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1290/2005, (EC) No 247/2006, (EC) No 378/2007 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003. In view of the scope of the reform, it is appropriate to repeal Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and to replace it with a new text. The reform should also, as far as possible,The reform should streamline and simplify provisions.
Amendment 113 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on “The CAP towards 2020: Meeting the food, natural resources and territorial challenges of the future” sets out potential challenges, objectives and orientations for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2013. In the light of the debate on that Communication, the CAP should be reformed with effect from 1 January 2014. That reform should cover all the main instruments of the CAP, including Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 of 19 January 2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1290/2005, (EC) No 247/2006, and (EC) No 378/2007 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003. In view of the scope of the reform, it is appropriate to repeal Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and to replace it with a new text. The reform should also, as far as possible, streamline and simplify provisions.
Amendment 114 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) It is necessary to have a strong CAP, backed by the budget needed in the period from 2007 to 2013 to generate real growth, the object being to enable the European Union, at all times, to produce the necessary quantity and variety of high-quality foodstuffs and to help promote employment, conserve and produce environmental goods, combat climate change, and manage territory. The CAP should, furthermore, be based on provisions readily understandable to farmers, other stakeholders, and citizens in general, so as to make for transparency of implementation, allow oversight, and reduce costs to operators and administrators.
Amendment 136 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to take into account specific new elements and to guarantee the protection of the rights of beneficiaries, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission for the purpose of laying down further definitions regarding the access to support under this Regulation, establishing the framework within which Member States shall define the minimum activities to be carried out on areas naturally kept in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation as well as the criteria to be met by farmers in order to be deemed to have respected the obligation of maintaining the agricultural area in the state suitable for production and the criteria to determine the predominance of grasses and other herbaceous forage as regards permanent grassland and pasture and permanent crops.
Amendment 166 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The distribution of direct income support among farmers is characterised by the allocation of disproportionate amounts of payments to a rather small number of large beneficiaries. Due to economies of size, larger beneficiaries do not require the same level of unitary support for the objective of income support to be efficiently achieved. Moreover, the potential to adapt makes it easier for larger beneficiaries to operate with lower levels of unitary support. It is therefore fair to introduce a system for large beneficiaries where the support level is gradually reduced and ultimately capped to improve the distribution of payments between farmers. Such a system should however take into account salaried labour intensitylabour employed, including salaries and contractor costs, to avoid disproportionate effects on large farms with high employment numbers. Those maximum levels should not apply to payments granted to agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment since the beneficial objectives they pursue could be diminished as a result. In order to make capping effective, Member States should establish some criteria in order to avoid abusive operations by farmers seeking to evade its effects. The proceeds of the reduction and capping of payments to large beneficiaries should remain in the Member States where they were generated and should be used for financing projects with a significant contribution to innovation under Regulation (EU) No […] of the European Parliament and of the Council of….on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) [RDR].
Amendment 175 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) In order to evaluate the new CAP, a review of the reforms and their impact on the environment and agricultural production should be carried out by the Commission by the end of 2017.
Amendment 177 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) In order to ensure a better distribution of support amongst agricultural land in the Union, including in those Member States which applied the single area payment scheme established under Regulation (EC) No 73/2009in the Union, a new basic payment scheme should replace the single payment scheme established under Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers , and continued under Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, which combined previously existing support mechanisms into a single scheme of decoupled direct payments. Such a moveMember States should entailmodify their expiry of payment entitlements obtained under those Regulations and the allocation of new ones, although still based on the number of eligible hectares at the disposal of farmers in the first year of implementation of the schemeisting support systems in line with this Regulation, without necessarily abolishing their current direct payments models.
Amendment 180 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Due to the successive integration of various sectors into the single payment scheme and the ensuing period of adjustment granted to farmers, it has become increasingly difficult to justify the presence of significant individual differences in the level of support per hectare resulting from use of historical references. Therefore direct income support should be more equitabfairly distributed between Member States, by reducing the link to historical references and having regard to the overall context of the Union budget. To ensure a more equalfairer distribution of direct support, while taking account of the differences that still exist in wage levels and input costs, the levels of direct support per hectare should be progressively adjusted. Member States with direct payments below the level of 90 % of the average should close one third of the gap between their current level and this level. This convergence should be financed proportionally by all Member States with direct payments above the Union average. In addition, all payment entitlements activated in 2019 in a Member State or in a region should have a uniform unit value following a convergence towards this value that should take place during the transition period in linear steps. However, in order to avoid disruptive financial consequences for farmers, Member States having used the single payment scheme, and in particular the historical model, should be allowed to partially take historical factors into account when calculating the value of payment entitlements in the first year of application of the new scheme. The debate on the next Multiannual Financial Framework for the period starting in 2021 should also focus on the objective of complete convergence through the equal distribution of direct support across the European Union during that period.
Amendment 211 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 b (new)
Recital 21 b (new)
(21b) Member States using the single area payments scheme (SAPS) may retain this system, subject to modifications to accommodate the new basic payment scheme and conditions laid out in Chapter 2 of this Regulation.
Amendment 214 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 c (new)
Recital 21 c (new)
(21c) Member States which, by 31 December 2013, operate the single payment scheme on a regional or regional hybrid basis, may retain their existing payment entitlements, subject to modifications to accommodate the conditions laid out in Chapter 2 of this Regulation.
Amendment 229 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
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 suppfort 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 compulsorylimate and environment 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 compulspasture and permanent crops, ecological focus areas, on-farm nutrient management, winter soil cover, minimum tillage ory nature of to tillage and direct drilling, biodiversity action plans and water management. 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 should benefit from the ‘greening’ comp, farmers in agri-environment schemes, farmers whose holding is certified under national environment without fulfillingal certification schemes anyd further obligation, given the recognised environmental benefits of the organic farming systemsarmers with more than 70% of the eligible agricultural area covered by grassland, should benefit from the ‘greening’ component without fulfilling any further obligation. Non- respect of the ‘'greening’' component should not lead to penalties on the basis of Article 65 of Regulation (EU) No […] [HZR]a reduction of the basic payment.
Amendment 245 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
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 practisces 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 practisces 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 practisces are compatible with the objectives of those Directives. The farmers in question should therefore benefit from the “greening” component without being required to fulfil any further obligation, given the recognised environmental benefits. 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 should benefit from the “greening” component without fulfilling any further obligation, given the recognised environmental benefits of the organic farming systems. Non-respect of the “greening” component should lead to penalties on the basis of Article 65 of Regulation (EU) No […] [HZR].
Amendment 274 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The creation and development of new economic activityIn order to address the challenge of inter-generational renewal in the agriculturale sector by young farmers is financially challenging and constitutes an element that should be considered in the allocation and targeting of direct payments. This development is essential for the competitiveness of the agricultural sector in the Union and, for that reason, where only 7% of the population is aged under 35 years of age, an income support to young farmers commencing their agricultural activities should be established in order to facilitate the initial establishment of young farmers and the structural adjustment of their holdings after the initial setting up. Member States should be able to use part of their national ceilings for direct payments to grant an annual area-based payment, on top of the basic payment, to young farmers. That payment should only be granted during a period of maximum five years, since it should only cover the initial period of the life of the business and should not become an operating aid.
Amendment 299 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) A simple and specific scheme for small farmers shouldmay be put in place in order to reduce the administrative costs linked to the management and control of direct support. For that purpose, a lump- sum payment replacing all direct payments should be established. Rules seeking simplification of formalities should be introduced by reducing, amongst others, the obligations imposed on small farmers such as those related to the application for support, to agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment, to cross-compliance and to controls as laid down in Regulation (EU) No […...] [HZR] without endangering the achievement of the overall objectives of the reform, it being understood that Union legislation as referred to in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No […...] [HZR] applies to small farmers. However for breaches of national environmental legislation, penalties on the payment should be imposed. The objective of that scheme should be to support the existing agricultural structure of small farms in the Union without countering the development towards more competitive structures. For that reason, access to the scheme should be limited to existing holdings.
Amendment 485 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) establishing the frameworkcriteria within which Member States shall define the minimum activities to be carried out on areas naturally kept in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation;
Amendment 564 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. No dDirect payments shall be granted to natural or legal persons, or to groups of natural or legal persons, where one of the following applies:
Amendment 565 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 579 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 590 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) they appear on a list of entities and/or situations disqualifying them from benefiting under the CAP; or
Amendment 593 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 614 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) whose agricultural activities form a significant part of their overall economic activities; or
Amendment 624 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(b b) whose principal business or company objects consist of exercising an agricultural activity as defined in Article 4, paragraph1 (c). By way of example, entities such as transport companies, airports, real estate companies, companies managing sport grounds, campsite operators and mining companies shall be excluded from receipt of direct payments.
Amendment 672 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 674 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 679 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Member States should, by 31 October 2013, define objective and non- discriminatory criteria to ensure that no direct payment is granted to any individual or collective whose agricultural activity or main business goals account for an insignificant proportion of their overall economic activity.
Amendment 775 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. The amount referred to in paragraph 1 shall be calculated by subtracting the salaries effectively paid and declared by the farmer in the previous year, including taxes and social contributions related to employment, as well as costs incurred as a result of the use of contractors for specific farming operations, 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.
Amendment 793 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. All amounts deducted by way of implementation of this Article shall remain in the Member State or region where it was deducted, and may, at the discretion of the Member State or region, be used for the purpose of the national reserve or for rural development programming. Where a Member State or region chooses to allocate funds from capping to rural development programming, co-financing rules shall apply.
Amendment 802 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The terms of paragraph 1 of this article shall not apply where the beneficiary is a cooperative or producers’ organisation. Or. petition
Amendment 818 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Before 1 August 2013, Member States may decide to make available as additional support for measures under rural development programming financed under the EAFRD as specified under Regulation (EU) No […] [RDR], up to 10 % of their annual national ceilings for calendar years 2014 to 2019 as set out in Annex II to this Regulation. As a result, the corresponding amount shall no longer be available for granting direct payments and shall be subject to co-financing.
Amendment 862 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. Before 1 August 2013, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden and the United-Kingdom may decide to make available as direct payments under this Regulation up to 510 % of the amount allocated to support for measures under rural development programming financed under the EAFRD in the period 2015-2020 as specified under Regulation (EU) No […] [RDR]. As a result, the corresponding amount shall no longer be available for support measures under rural development programming.
Amendment 867 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new)
a. The Member States may decide to make available the ceiling referred to in paragraph 1, as well as any unused funds, as additional funding support for actions carried out by recognised producers’ organisations pursuant to Article 106 of Regulation (EU) No XXX [Single CMO Regulation]
Amendment 868 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 a (new)
Article 14 a (new)
Article 14 a Amounts assigned to direct payments which have not been allocated by a Member State may be used to support EAFRD funded rural development programming measures in the same Member State.
Amendment 870 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 15 – paragraph -1 (new)
- 1. In order to evaluate the new CAP, a review of the implementation of the reforms and their impact on the environment and agricultural production should be carried out by the Commission by the end of 2017.
Amendment 883 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Support under the basic payment scheme shall be available to farmers if they obtain payment entitlements under this Regulation through first allocation pursuant to Article 21, from the national reserve pursuant to Article 23 or, by transfer pursuant to Article 27 or by maintaining existing payment entitlements obtained in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and with Regulation (EC) No 73/2009.
Amendment 889 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Payment entitlements in Member States: - obtained under the single area payment scheme in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and with Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 shall expire on(SAPS), may continue to do so after 31 December 2013; or - operating the single payment scheme on a regional or regional hybrid basis, obtained under the single payment scheme in accordance with Article 59 or Title III Chapter 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, may continue to apply these entitlements after the 31 December 2013.
Amendment 1252 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Farmers entitled to a payment under the basic payment scheme referred to in Chapter 1 shall observe on their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2) the following agricultural practises beneficial for the climate and the environmentMembers States shall grant an annual payment for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment to farmers who are entitled to a payment under the basic payment scheme referred to in Chapter 1. Farmers who fulfil the criteria of "green by definition", in accordance with Article 29(4), shall qualify ipso facto for this payment. Member States shall select four measures from the following list and farmers shall observe on their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2) two of the nationally or regionally selected agricultural measures:
Amendment 1254 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Farmers entitled to a payment under the basic payment scheme referred to in Chapter 1 shall opt to observe on their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2) at least one of the following agricultural practisces beneficial for the climate and the environment, on the understanding that this should not entail a drastic reduction in the productive capacity of their holdings:
Amendment 1290 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to have threewo different crops on their arable land where the arable land of the farmer covers between 5 and 20 hectares, and three different crops grown in rotation where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 320 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;
Amendment 1319 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to maintain existing permanent grassland, pasture or permanent crops on their holding; and
Amendment 1337 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to havemaintain ecological focus areas on their agricultural area.rable land where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 20 hectares and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year; or alternatively, to apply minimum soil disturbance and/or permanent soil cover;
Amendment 1345 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) on-farm nutrient management plan;
Amendment 1353 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
(c b) winter soil cover;
Amendment 1362 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c c (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c c (new)
(c c) minimum tillage or no tillage and direct drilling;
Amendment 1371 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c d (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c d (new)
(c d) biodiversity action plan;
Amendment 1374 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c e (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c e (new)
(c e) water management.
Amendment 1382 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 29 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Compliance with ‘greening’ shall be placed on a uniform footing throughout the EU, that is to say, calculated according to the ratio between the annual maximum amount earmarked for direct payments for the 27 Member States as a whole and the agricultural area eligible in 2014, adjusted by a percentage to be determined, in order to ensure that the environmental value is equal in all Member States from 2014.
Amendment 1386 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to paragraphs 3 and 4 and to the application of financial discipline, and linear reductions in accordance with Article 7, and any reductions and penalties imposed pursuant to Regulation (EU) No […] [HZR], Member States shall grant the payment referred to in this Chapter to farmers observing those of the threewo practises referred to in paragraph 1 that are relevant for them, and in function of their compliance with Articles 30, 31 and 32..
Amendment 1410 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
Article 29 – paragraph 3
3. Farmers whose holdings are fully or partly situated in areas covered by Directives 92/43/EEC or 2009/147/EC shall be entitled to the payment referred to in this Chapter provided that they observe the practises referred to in this Chapter to the extent that those practises are compatible in the holding concerned with the objectives of those Directives.
Amendment 1412 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Farmers whose holdings are situated wholly or partly in areas covered by the Natura 2000 network or in nature conservation areas shall be entitled ipso facto to the payment referred to in this Chapter.
Amendment 1414 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Farmers complying with the requirements laid down inshall be entitled ipso facto to the payment referred to in this Chapter when they meet any one of the following "green by definition" criteria: - farmers in agri-environment schemes, in accordance with Article 29(1) of Regulation (ECU) No 834/2007 as regards [...] [RDR]; or, - organic farmers, in accorgdanic farming shall be entitled ipso facto to the payment referred to in this Chapterce with Article 30 of Regulation (EU) No [...] [RDR]; or, - farmers whose holding is certified under national environmental certification schemes that are approved by the Commission to have at least an equivalent environmental impact of the core greening criteria; or - farmers with more than 70% of the eligible agricultural area covered by grassland.
Amendment 1473 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 5
Article 29 – paragraph 5
5. The payment referred to in paragraph 1 shall take the form of an annual payment per eligible hectare declared according to Article 26(1), the amount of which shall be calculated annually by dividing the amount resulting from the application of Article 33(1) by the total number of eligible hectares declared in the Member Spayable to individual farmers as a fixed percentatge concerned according to Article 26 top of their basic payment.
Amendment 1491 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Penalties for non-compliance with paragraphs 3, 3a, and 4 of this Article shall apply only to the portion corresponding to payment for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment.
Amendment 1514 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 3between 5 and 20 hectares and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year, cultivation on the arable land shall consist of at least threetwo different crops. None of those three crops shall cover less than 5 % of the arable land and tWhere the arable land of the farmer covers more than 20 hectares and 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 three different crops in rotation. The main onecrop shall not exceed 70 % of the arable land area.
Amendment 1522 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 320 hectares and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year, cultivation on the arable land shall consist of at least threewo different crops. None of those three crops shall cover less than 5% of the arable land and the main one shall not exceedmore than 70% of the arable land.
Amendment 1579 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. For the purpose of this Article, a "crop" shall mean any culture listed under Annex Va.
Amendment 1597 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – title
Article 31 – title
Permanent grassland and pasture and permanent crops
Amendment 1608 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1641 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1665 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 laying down rules concerning the increase of reference areas under permanent grassland as laid down in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1, the renewal of permanent grassland, the reconversion of agricultural area into permanent grassland in case the authorised decreaselimit referred to in paragraph 21 is exceeded, as well as the modification of the reference areas under permanent grassland in case of transfer of land.
Amendment 1698 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. Farmers shall ensure that at least 7When the arable land of the farmer covers more than 20 hectares, farmers shall maintain 3 % of their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2), excluding areas under permanent grassland and pasture, is ecological focus area such as land left fallow, terraces, landscape features, buffer strips and afforested areas as referred to in article 25(2)(b)(ii).field margins, hedgerows, internal watercourses, buffer strips, land planted with nitrogen-fixing crops, short rotation coppice, temporary grassland and afforested areas as referred to in article 25(2)(b)(ii). The inclusion of such features as ecological focus areas does not preclude these measures being aided under Regulation (EU) No [...] [RDR];
Amendment 1723 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. Farmers shall ensure that at least 75% of their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2), excluding areas under permanent grassland, is an ecological focus area such as land under permanent dry- farming crops, land left fallow, terraces, landscape features, buffer strips and afforested areas as referred to in aArticle 25(2)(b)(ii). This requirement must never jeopardise the productive capacity of holdings, given the need to increase output in order to meet food security objectives.
Amendment 1749 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Farmers may apply minimum soil disturbance and/or permanent soil cover as an alternative to maintaining ecological focus areas. By way of derogation, Member States may apply the 3% calculation on a regional basis, rather than at farm level.
Amendment 1802 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 a (new)
Article 32 a (new)
Amendment 1812 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 b (new)
Article 32 b (new)
Article 32 b Winter soil cover 1. Farmers with more than 20 hectares of arable land eligible for support under Article 25(2), shall maintain temporary cover during winter, in accordance with the following conditions: -the farmer must be able to identify the map number, method of cultivation and green area sown; Non-living mulch and/or residue cover could be considered for the purposes of this Article. 2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 laying down rules concerning the application of the requirements set out in this Article and the time period when the temporary cover shall be applied.
Amendment 1816 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 c (new)
Article 32 c (new)
Article 32 c Minimum tillage or no tillage and direct drilling 1. Farmers shall maintain 20% of their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2), under minimum tillage or low disturbance no-tillage and direct drilling. The farmer will be required to keep detailed records including the crop sown, land map number and incorporation method used. 2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 laying down rules concerning the application of the measure.
Amendment 1817 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 d (new)
Article 32 d (new)
Article 32 d Biodiversity action plan 1. Farmers shall implement a biodiversity action plan to areas of their holding eligible for support as defined in Article 25(2). The plan shall identify species on the holding and species in decline with targeted habitat provision for those species in decline. 2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 laying down the rules concerning the application of the measure.
Amendment 1819 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 e (new)
Article 32 e (new)
Amendment 1847 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2
Article 33 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1891 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 34 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
In that case, Member States shall define the regions in accordance with objective and non-discriminatory criteria such as their natural constraint characteristics and agronomic conditions and shall furnish evidence showing that the above- mentioned payment is complementary to payments under Article 33 of Regulation (EU) No [ ] [RDR].
Amendment 1897 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 a (new)
Article 34 a (new)
Amendment 1958 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) to qualify as a young farmers in the first pillar, young farmers shall meet objective and non-discriminatory criteria set by Member States, in accordance with Article 2(1) (u) of Regulation (EU) No [..] [RDR].
Amendment 1977 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
When applying the first subparagraph, Member States shall respect the following maximum limits in the number of activated payment entitlements that are to be taken into account:fix a limit which may be up to a minimum of 50 hectares, granting flexibility to Member States to increase it above this, to reach at least 2% of the national envelope.
Amendment 1985 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Amendment 1989 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Amendment 2201 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1
Article 47 – paragraph 1
1. FMember States may decide on a voluntary basis that farmers holding payment entitlements allocated in 2014 pursuant to Article 21 and fulfilling the minimum requirements provided for in Article 10(1) may opt for participation in a simplified scheme under the conditions laid down in this Title, hereinafter referred to as ‘small farmers scheme’.
Amendment 2222 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1
Article 48 – paragraph 1
Farmers wishing to participate in the small farmers scheme shall submit an application by 15 October 2014each year.
Amendment 2227 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 2
Article 48 – paragraph 2
Amendment 2236 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shallmay set the amount of the annual payment for the small farmers scheme at one of the following levels, subject to paragraphs 2 and 3:
Amendment 2291 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V a (new)
Annex V a (new)
Annex V a List of crops as referred to in Article 30: spring common wheat or meslin seed or spelt winter common wheat or meslin seed or spelt durum wheat spring rye winter rye spring barley winter barley spring oats winter oats maize rice grain sorghum buckwheat or millet or canary seed cassava or arrowroot or salep or Jerusalem artichokes or sweet potatoes winter oilseed rape(canola) spring oilseed rape(canola) sunflower soya beans groundnuts linseed other oilseeds or oleaginous fruit lucerne or sainfoin or clover or vetches or honey lotus or chickling pea & birdsfoot peas or chickpeas or beans or lentils or other leguminous vegetables potatoes sugar beet sugar cane sweet corn hops flax hemp tobacco tomatoes onions or shallots or garlic or leeks or other alliaceous vegetables cabbages or cauliflowers or kohlrabi or kale or similar edible brassicas lettuce chicory carrots or turnips or salad beetroot, or salsify or celeriac or radishes or similar edible roots cucumbers or gherkins leguminous vegetables avocados melon or pawpaws saffron thyme or basil or melissa or mint or oregano or rosemary or sage locust beans cotton Italian ryegrass Cover crop mixes for agronomic purposes
Amendment 36 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In compliance with the Communication on ‘A Budget for Europe 2020’, the scope of the EGF should be broadened to facilitate the adaptation of farmers to a new market sThe scope of the EGF should be broadened to include farmers and facilituation resulting from international trade agreements in the agricultural sector ande their adaptation to extreme market instability leading to a change or a significant adjustment in the agricultural activities of the affected farmers so as to assist them to become structurally more competitive or to facilitate their transition to non-agricultural activities.
Amendment 39 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In order to maintain the European nature of the EGF, an application for support should be triggered when the number of redundancies reaches a minimum threshold. In small labour markets, such as small Member States or remote regions, and in exceptional circumstances, applications may be submitted for a lower number of redundancies. As regards farmers, the necessary criteria should be determined by the Commission in relation to the consequences of each tdegree of price fluctuation in relation to averadge agreementprices.
Amendment 41 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Redundant workers should have equal access to the EGF independently of their type of employment contract or employment relationship. Therefore, workers with fixed -term contracts and temporary agency workers made redundant as well as owner-managers of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and self- employed workers who cease their activities and farmers who change or adjust their activities to a new market situation following trade agreements,llow for extreme market instability should be regarded as redundant workers for the purposes of this Regulation.
Amendment 43 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Regarding farmers, the scope of the EGF should include among the beneficiaries affected by bilateral agreements concluded by the Union in accordance with Article XXIV of the GATT or multilateral agreements concluded within the World Trade Organisation. This covers farmers changing or adjusting their previous agricultural activities within a period starting upon initialling of such trade agreements and ending three years after their full implementation.
Amendment 50 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 — paragraph 2
Article 1 — paragraph 2
The aim of the EGF shall be to contribute to economic growth and employment in the Union by enabling the Union to show solidarity towards workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation, trade agextreements affecting agriculture market instability, or an unexpected crisis, and to provide financial support for their rapid reintegration into employment, or for changing or adjusting their agricultural activities.
Amendment 53 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 — paragraph 1 — point c
Article 2 — paragraph 1 — point c
Amendment 58 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 — paragraph 1 — introductory part
Article 4 — paragraph 1 — introductory part
1. A financial contribution from the EGF shall be provided where any of the conditions set out in points (a), (b) and (cb) of Article 2 occur and result in:
Amendment 63 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 — paragraph 3
Article 4 — paragraph 3
3. As regards farmers, when, after a trade agreement is initialled and on the basis of the information, data and analyses available to in a situation of extreme market instability, the Commission considers that the conditions for support in accordance with Article 2(c) aconditions for support are considered likely to be met for a significant number of farmers, ithe Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 24 designating the eligible sectors or products, defining the affected geographical areas where appropriate, setting a maximum amount for potential support at Union level, setting reference periods and eligibility conditions for farmers and eligibility dates for expenditure as well as establishing the deadline by which applications must be submitted and, if necessary, the content of these applications in accordance with Article 8(2).
Amendment 67 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 — paragraph 1 — point c
Article 6 — paragraph 1 — point c
(c) farmers changing or adjusting their previous agricultural activities following the initialling by the Unionwhere extreme market instability has led to a change ofr a trade agreementsignificant adjustment in the agricultural activities of the affected farmers as referred to in the delegated act takenadopted in accordance with Article 4(3).
Amendment 71 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 — paragraph 2 — point a
Article 8 — paragraph 2 — point a
(a) a reasoned analysis of the link between the redundancies and the major structural changes in world trade patterns, or the serious disruption of the local, regional or national economy caused by an unexpected crisis, or the new market situation in the agricultural sector in the Member State and resulting from the effects of a trade agreement initialled by the European Union in accordance with Article XXIV of the GATT or a multilateral agreement initialled within the World Trade Organisation as per Article 2(c). This analysis shall be based on statistical and other information at the most appropriate level to demonstrate the fulfilment of the intervention criteria set out in Article 4;
Amendment 10 #
2011/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 as regards electronic identification of bovine animals and deleting the provisions on voluntary beef labelling
Amendment 17 #
2011/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
Amendment 52 #
2011/0229(COD)
Amendment 236 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Common Fisheries Policy should ensure that fishing and aquaculture activities contribute to long-term sustainable environmental, economic, and social conditions. It should contribute moreover to increased productivity, a reduction in imports of fishery and aquaculture products into the European Union, a fair standard of living for the fisheries and aquaculture sector, stable markets, ensure the availability of resources and that supplies reach consumers with good quality and at reasonable prices.
Amendment 246 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Union is a Contracting Party to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 (UNCLOS)[10] and it has ratified the United Nations Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks of 4 August 1995 (UN Fish Stocks Agreement)[18]. It has also accepted the Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas of 24 November 1993 of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO Compliance Agreement)19 . These international instruments predominantly foresee conservation obligations, including among other things obligations to take conservation and management measures designed to maintain or restore marine resources at levels which can produce the maximum sustainable yield both within sea areas under national jurisdiction and on the high seas, and to cooperate with other States to this end, obligations to apply the precautionary approach widely to conservation, management and exploitation of fish stocks, obligations to ensure compatibility of conservation and management measures where marine resources occur in sea areas of different jurisdictional status and obligations to have due regard to other legitimate and regulated uses of the seas. The Common Fisheries Policy should contribute to the Union's proper discharge of its international obligations under these international instruments, promoting the worldwide adoption of these good practices in the interests of the sustainability of fishery resources and fair access to living aquatic resources for the world's fleets. Where Member States adopt conservation and management measures, for which they have been empowered in the framework of the Common Fisheries Policy, they should also act in a manner which is fully consistent with the international conservation and cooperation obligations under the said international instruments.
Amendment 254 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) At the World Summit on Sustainable Development at Johannesburg in 2002, the Union and its Member States committed themselves, though still not in a binding manner, to act against the continued decline of many fish stocks. Therefore, the Union should improve its Common Fisheries Policy to move towards ensureing that as a matter of priority exploitation levels of marine biological resources stocks are restored and maintained at levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yields from the populations of harvested stocks by 2015in the shortest possible period of time, gradually and in a manner geared to the various types of fisheries - mixed and clean - and always on a scientific basis. Where less scientific information is available, this may require applying proxies to maximum sustainable yield, taking into account the opinions of stakeholders, notably the Advisory Councils.
Amendment 273 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Sustainable exploitation of marine biological resources should be based on the precautionary approach, which is to be derived from the precautionary principle referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 191(2) of the Treaty. Where available, the application of this approach should take account of the results of socio-economic impact assessments on fishing communities that depend on the biological resources concerned.
Amendment 278 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) The Common Fisheries Policy should also contribute to supplying the Community market with highly nutritional food, reducing the internal market's food dependence, and to direct and indirect job creation and economic development in coastal areas.
Amendment 283 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) An ecosystem based approach to fisheries management needs to be implemented, environmental impacts of fishing activities should be limited and unwanted catchcontrolled and moves should be made to minimised and progressively eliminated. unwanted catches, taking account of the specific characteristics of the marine ecosystem and fisheries.
Amendment 306 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Rules in place restricting access to resources within the 12 nautical mile zones of Member States have operated satisfactorily benefiting conservation by restricting fishing effort in the most sensitive part of Union waters, and the same results have been seen in the 100 nautical mile zone around the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands. Those rules have also preserved traditional fishing activities on which the social and economic development of certain coastal communities is highly dependent. Those rules should therefore continue to apply.
Amendment 316 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Marine biological resources around the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands, including their sea areas identified as bio-geographically sensitive, should continue to be especially protected since they contribute to the preservation of the local economy of these islands, having regard to the structural, social and economic situation of those islands. The limitation of cCertain fishing activities in those waters should therefore be limited to fishing vessels registered in the ports of the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands should therefore be maintained.
Amendment 323 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The objective of sustainable exploitation of marine biological resources is more effectively achieved through a multi-annual approach to fisheries management, establishing as a priority multi-annual, dynamic and tailored plans reflecting the specificities of different fisheries and different sea areas.
Amendment 327 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Multi-annual plans should where possible cover multiple stocks where those stocks are jointly exploited. The multiannual plans should establish the basis for fixing fishing opportunities and quantifiable targets for the sustainable exploitation of stocks and marine ecosystems concerned, defining clear timeframes and safeguard mechanisms for unforeseen developmentswhilst making provision for adapting these timeframes to stock dynamics, and should cover and differentiate between segments of Member State fleets fishing for these stocks, according to catch rates for the resources that are to be restored.
Amendment 334 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Measures are needed to reduce and move towards the eliminateion of the current high levels of unwanted catches and discards. Indeed, unwanted catches and discards constitute a substantial waste and affect negatively the sustainable exploitation of marine biological resources and marine ecosystems as well as the financial viability of fisheries, for commercial reasons which urgently need to be studied with a view to their elimination. An obligation to land all catches of managed stocks caught during fishing activities in Union waters or by Union fishing vessels should be established and gradually implemented.
Amendment 353 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Landings of unwanted catches should not result in full economic advantages for the operator. For landings of catches of fish under the minimum conservation reference size, the destination of such catches should be limitcontrolled and exclude sale for human consumption.
Amendment 357 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) For the sake of conservation of stocks and adaptability of fleets and fisheries, clear objectives should be applied with respect to certain technical measures.
Amendment 361 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) For stocks for which no multi-annual plan has been established, exploitation rates delivering maximum sustainable yield should be ensured by setting catch and/or fishing effort limits where necessary.
Amendment 374 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Such relative stability of fishing activities, given the temporary biological situation of stocks, should safeguard the particular needs of regions where local communities are especially dependent on fisheries and related activities, with a particular emphasis on the outermost regions, as decided by the Council in its Resolution of 3 November 1976, on certain external aspects of the creation of a 200- mile fishing zone in the Community with effect from 1 January 1977, and in particular Annex VII thereto. Therefore, it is in this sense that the concept of relative stability aimed at should be understood.
Amendment 375 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Member States should be in a position to present substantiated requests to the Commission to draw up measures under the Common Fisheries Policy for measures identified by Member States as necessary to comply with obligations as regards Special Protection Areas, in particular bio- geographically sensitive areas, pursuant to Article 4 of Council Directive 2009/147/EC of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds, Special Areas of Conservation pursuant to Article 6 of Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora and marine protected areas pursuant to Article 13(4) of Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive).
Amendment 378 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The Commission should be able to adopt temporary measures, on sound scientific grounds and taking into account the opinion of stakeholders, notably the Advisory Councils, in the event of a serious threat, requiring immediate action, to the conservation of marine biological resources or to the marine ecosystem resulting from fishing activities.
Amendment 384 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Member States should be able to adopt conservation measures and technical measures for the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy to allow for the policy to better address the realities and specificities of individual fisheries and to increase the adherence to the policy, acting on the principle of local management.
Amendment 405 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) A voluntary system of transferable fishing concessions for the majority of managed stockstocks managed through TACs and quotas under the Common Fisheries Policy shouldwill be implemented no later than 31 December 2013 for all vessels of 12 meters' length or over and all other vessels fishing with towed gears. Member States may exinclude vessels up to 12 meters' length other than vessels using towed gear fromin transferable fishing concessions. Such a system should contribute to industry-induced fleet reductions, where there is a mismatch between fleet capacity and available resources, and improved economic performance while at the same time creating legally secure and exclusive transferable fishing concession of a Member State's annual fishing opportunities. Since marine biological resources are a common good, transferable fishing concessions should only establish user entitlements to a Member State's part of annual fishing opportunities which may be recalled according to established rules.
Amendment 427 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Fishing concessions should be transferable and leasable in order to decentralise management of fishing opportunities towards the fishing industry and ensuring, seeking to create the necessary conditions so that fishers leaving the industry will not need to rely on public financial assistance under the Common Fisheries Policy.
Amendment 439 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) Specific characteristics and socio- economic vulnerability of some small-scale fleets justify the limitconsideration of the mandatovoluntary system of transferable fishing concessions tonly for large vessels. The system of transferable fishing concessions should apply only to stocks for which fishing opportunities are allocatedmanaged through TACs and quotas.
Amendment 465 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) Fisheries management based on the best available scientific advice requires harmonised, reliable and accurate data sets. Therefore Member states should collect data on fleets and their fishing activities, in particular biological data on catches, including discards, survey information on fish stocks and on the potential environmental impact of fishing activities on the marine ecosystem; and the Commission should provide the necessary conditions for data harmonisation so as to promote an ecosystem-based interpretation of resources.
Amendment 475 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) Member States should manage and make available to end-users of scientific- data the collected data, on the basis of a multi-annual Union program, supplying the relevant results to stakeholders. Member States should also cooperate with each other to coordinate data collection activities. Where relevant, Member States should also cooperate with third countries within the same sea basin regarding data collection.
Amendment 483 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) Policy-oriented fisheries science should be reinforced by means of nationally-adopted fisheries scientific data collection, research and innovation programs in coordination with other Member States as well as by Union research and innovation framework tools, and the necessary data harmonisation and systematisation carried out by the Commission.
Amendment 494 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
Amendment 499 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) Respect for democratic principles and human rights, as laid down in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other relevant international human rights instruments, and for the principle of the rule of law, should constitute an essential elemenforms part of Sustainable Fisheries Agreements and, which may be subject to a specific human rights clause consistent with the Union's general development objectives where this is justified.
Amendment 505 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) Aquaculture should contribute to the preservatexpansion of the food production potential on a sustainable basis throughout the Union so as to guarantee long-term food security for European citizens, to reduce imports of fishery and aquaculture products into the European Union and to contribute to the growing world aquatic food demand.
Amendment 509 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
Recital 44
(44) The Common Fisheries Policy should contribute to, in relation to fisheries and aquaculture activities, to the Europe 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, and help achieve the objectives set out in that strategy.
Amendment 513 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) Aquaculture activities in the Union are influenced by different conditions across national borders, including as regards authorisations for the operators, Union strategic guidelines for national strategic plans should be developed, adapted to the existing constraints in each Member State, to improve the competitiveness of the aquaculture industry, supporting its development and innovation, and encouraging economic activity, diversification and increased production using the species and production methods that are best suited to each country, and improving the quality of life in coastal and rural areas, as well as mechanisms to exchange among Member States information and best practices through an open method of coordination of national measures concerning business security, access to Union waters and space, and administrative simplification of licensing or concessions.
Amendment 522 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) There is a need to strengthen the competitiveness of the Union fishery and aquaculture sector, and a call for administrative simplification in support of better management of production and marketing activities of the sector; t. As regards marketing, it is essential to harmonise the rules governing payments to producers in the EU at 30 days from the date on which products are delivered. The Common Market Organisation for fishery and aquaculture products should ensure a level- playing field for all fishing and aquaculture products marketed in the Union, with a label differentiating Community from imported products, should enable consumers to make better informed choices and support responsible consumption, and should improve the economic knowledge and understanding of the Union markets along the supply chain.
Amendment 533 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) To ensurcourage the involvement of concernedthe operators concerned in the Union system for control, inspection, and enforcement, Member States should be able to require the holders of a fishing licence of Union fishing vessels of 12 meters length over all or more flying their flag to contribute proportionally to the costs of that systemincentives should be created.
Amendment 539 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 51
Recital 51
(51) The objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy cannot be sufficiently achieved by Member States given the problems encountered in the development of the fishing industry and its management, and the limits on the financial resources of the Member States. Therefore, multiannual Union financial assistance focused on the priorities of the Common Fisheries Policy and tailored to the specific features of the fishing industry in individual Member States should be granted to contribute to the achievement of those objectives.
Amendment 542 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) Union financial assistance should be made conditional upon compliance by Member States and operators with the Common Fisheries Policy. Thus such financial assistance should be interrupted, suspended or corrected in cases of proven non- compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy by Member States and serious infringements of those rules by operators, and the parties concerned should be guaranteed proper rights, both to be heard and as regards defence.
Amendment 545 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53
Recital 53
(53) Dialogue with stakeholders has proven essential for the achievement of the objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy. Taking into account the diverse conditions throughout Union waters and the desirable increased regionalisation of the Common Fisheries Policy, Advisory Councils should be strengthened and enable the Common Fisheries Policy to benefit from the knowledge and experience of all stakeholders.
Amendment 563 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55
Recital 55
(55) To achieve the objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission for the purpose of specifying fishing -related measures to alleviate the impact of fishing activities in special areas of conservation, adaptation of the obligation to land all catches for the purpose of complying with the Union’s international obligations, default conservation measures (where the Member States have failed to act within a reasonable time limit) in the framework of multiannual plans or technical measures, the recalculation of fleet capacity ceilings, definition of information on characteristics and activity for Union fishing vessels, rules for carrying out pilot projects on new control technologies and data management systems, amendments to Annex III in relation to the areas of competence for Advisory Councils and the compositioning and functioning of Advisory Councils.
Amendment 567 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
Recital 56
(56) It is of particular importanceessential that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work for the adoption of delegated acts, including Advisory Councils compulsorily and, wherever justifiable, at expert level.
Amendment 568 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59
Recital 59
(59) To achieve the basic objective of the Common Fisheries Policy, namely to provide long-term sustainable environmental, economic and social conditions for the fishing and aquaculture sectors, and to contribute to the availability of food supplies, it is necessary and appropriate to lay down rules on the conservation and exploitation of marine biological resources, taking into account the profitability of vessels and the need to ensure a decent life for fishermen.
Amendment 610 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – Article 2 – paragraph 1
Part 1 – Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. The Common Fisheries Policy shall ensure, through fishing and aquaculture activities, shall seek to supply the Union market with highly nutritious food, reducing the food dependence of the internal market while ensuring that fishing and aquaculture activities provide long-term sustainable environmental, economic and social conditions and contribute to the availability of food supplies.
Amendment 631 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – Article 2 – paragraph 2
Part 1 – Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. The Common Fisheries Policy shall apply the precautionary approach to fisheries management, and, proceeding on the basis of such reliable scientific knowledge as might be obtained, shall aim to ensure, by 2015, that exploitation of living marine biological resources restores and maintains populations of harvested species above levels which can produce the maximum sustainable yield, this to be achieved within as short a period as possible, according to a timetable suited to the different types of fishery, individual species, and the varying degrees of reliable scientific knowledge to draw on, combined in each instance with assessment of the socio-economic impact.
Amendment 649 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – Article 2 – paragraph 3
Part 1 – Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. The Common Fisheries Policy shall implement the ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management to ensure that the impacts of fishing activities on the marine ecosystem are limitcontrolled.
Amendment 692 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Part 1 – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) seek gradually to eliminate unwanted catches of commercial stocks and graduallyto ensure that all catches of such stocks are landed;
Amendment 727 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Part 1 – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) promote the development of Union aquaculture activities to contribute to food security and employment in coastal and rural areas and to wealth creation, as well as to reducing imports of fishery products into the Union;
Amendment 744 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Part 1 – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) contribute to a fair standard of living for those who depend on fishing activities and to the social and economic revitalisation of coastal areas;
Amendment 834 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
– ‘marine biological resources’ means available and accessible living marine aquatic species, including anadromous and catadromous species, through all stages of their life cycle;
Amendment 835 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 3
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 3
Amendment 850 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 6
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 6
– ‘maximum sustainable yield’ means the maximum catch that may be taken, in a balanced and sustainable way, from a fish stock indefinitely;
Amendment 865 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 7
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 7
– ‘precautionary approach to fisheries management’ means an approach according to which the absence of adequate scientific information should not justify postponing or failing to take management measures to conserve target species, associated or dependent species and non- targetby- catch species and their environment where there is a real possibility of a genuine risk to their sustainability;
Amendment 874 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 8
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 8
– ‘ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management’ means an approach ensuring that benefits from the exploitation of living aquatic resources are high while the direct and indirect impacts of fishing operations on marine ecosystems are lowcontrolled and not detrimental to the future functioning, diversity and integrity of those ecosystems;
Amendment 903 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 13
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 13
– ‘safeguard’ means a precautionary measure designed to protect or prevent something undesirable occurring;
Amendment 908 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 14
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 14
Amendment 957 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 23
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 23
Amendment 966 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 27
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 27
Amendment 975 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 30
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 30
Amendment 1016 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 6 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Union fishing vessels shall have equal access to waters and resources in all Union waters other than those referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3, subject to the measures adopted under Part III, particularly with regard to the application of measures deriving from Union environmental legislation which establish restrictions on access to certain biogeographically sensitive areas.
Amendment 1026 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 6 – paragraph 3
Part 2 – article 6 – paragraph 3
3. In the waters up to 100 nautical miles from the baselines of the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands, and in their maritime areas identified as biologically and geographically sensitive, the Member States concerned may from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2022 restrict fishing to vessels registered in the ports of those islands. Such restrictions shall not apply to Union vessels that traditionally fish in those waters, in so far as those vessels do not exceed the fishing effort traditionally exerted. Member States shall inform the Commission of the restrictions put in place under this paragraph.
Amendment 1057 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part 3 – article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) establishing realistic and, where possible, quantified targets for the sustainable exploitation of stocks;
Amendment 1078 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
Part 3 – article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) establishing incentives, including those of an economic nature, to promote more selective or lowcontrolled impact fishing;
Amendment 1081 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Part 3 – article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) gradually eliminating discards, on a case-by-case basis and taking into account the best scientific advice;
Amendment 1170 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Multiannual plans providing for dynamic, appropriate conservation measures to maintain or restore fish stocks above levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield shall be established as a priority.
Amendment 1258 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 10 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Multiannual plans shall provide for adaptations of the fishing mortality rate, resulting in a fishing mortality rate that restores and maintains all stocks above levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield by 2015, within the shortest possible space of time, in a gradual manner adapted to the different types of fishery (clean and mixed) and in all cases scientifically supported.
Amendment 1322 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point e
Part 3 – Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) technical measures, including measures concerning the elimination of unwanted catchesaimed at reducing unwanted catches and, wherever possible, gradually eliminating them;
Amendment 1411 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 13 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. On the basis of evidence of a serious threat to the conservation of marine biological resources, or to the marine eco- system and requiring immediate action, the Commission, upon a reasoned request of a Member State or on its own initiative, but invariably paying heed to the Advisory Council concerned, may decide on temporary measures to alleviate the threat.
Amendment 1498 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 1
Part 3 – Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 1
– small pelagic fishes (mackerel, herring, horse mackerel, blue whiting, boarfish, anchovy, argentine, sardinella, capelin);
Amendment 1503 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 2
Part 3 – Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 2
– large pelagic fishes (bluefin tuna, swordfish, albacore tuna, bigeye tuna, other billfish).
Amendment 1505 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 2 a (new)
Part 3 – Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 2 a (new)
– industrial fishing.
Amendment 1548 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 15 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. Minimum conservation reference sizes based on the best available scientific advice shall be established for the fish stocks set out in paragraph 1. The sale of catches of such fish stocks below the minimum conservation reference size shall be restricted for reduction to fish meal or pet food only. Minimum marketing sizes may be laid down for certain species for which there is a market demand and which may be landed up to given maximum limits.
Amendment 1563 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Part 3 – Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Catches exceeding the quota which conform to the minimum size should be permitted for sale for the benefit of the fishermen, and the quantity regularised in the following years.
Amendment 1571 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 15 – paragraph 4
Part 3 – Article 15 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that Union fishing vessels flying their flag are equipped to ensure, wherever possible, full documentation of all fishing and processing activities for the purpose of monitoring compliance with the obligation to land all catches. They shall take into account the costs incurred in this procedure and the need to provide the corresponding compensation.
Amendment 1611 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 16 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. By-catch fishing opportunities may be reserved, within a range of 5% to 10%, under the total fishing opportunities, thereby helping to reduce discards.
Amendment 1688 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 18 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 18 – paragraph 1
Member States adopting conservation measures pursuant to Article 17(1) shall notify the Commission, other interested Member States and relevant Advisory Councils of, which shall take part in the decision-making process relating to such measures.
Amendment 1711 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 20 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 20 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 to specify the conservation measures for fisheries covered by a multiannual plan, if the Member States authorised to take measures in accordance with Article 17 do not notify such measures to the Commission within three months after the date of entry into force of the multiannual plan; however, where the conservation measures for fisheries covered by a multiannual plan require the coordination and agreement of several Member States, the Commission shall play a facilitating role in the process and shall extend the above period by an additional month in cases where such process has already clearly reached an advanced stage of consensus.
Amendment 1744 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 21 – paragraph 1 – point d
Part 3 – article 21 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) are no less stringent thando not conflict with and are coherent with those existing in Union legislation.
Amendment 1753 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 22 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 22 – paragraph 1
Member States adopting technical measures pursuant to Article 21(1) shall notify the Commission, other interested Member States and relevant Advisory Councils of, which shall take part in the decision-making process relating to such measures.
Amendment 1785 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 25 – paragraph 1 – point c
Part 3 – article 25 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) are no less stringent thando not conflict with and are coherent with those in existing Union legislation.
Amendment 1791 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 26 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 26 – paragraph 1
1. A Member State may take non- discriminatory measures for the conservation and management of fish stocks and to minimise the effect of fishing on the conservation of marine eco-systems within 12 nautical miles of its baselines provided that the Union has not adopted measures addressing conservation and management specifically for that area or specifically addressing the problem identified by the Member State in question. The Member State measures shall be compatible with the objectives set out in Articles 2 and 3 and no less stringent thanshall not conflict with and shall be coherent with those in existing Union legislation.
Amendment 1792 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 26 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – article 26 – paragraph 2
2. Where conservation and management measures to be adopted by a Member State are liable to affect fishing vessels of other Member States, such measures shall be adopted only after consulting the Commission, the relevant Member States and relevant Advisory Councils on a draft of the measures accompanied by an explanatory memorandum, within a maximum period of one month.
Amendment 1815 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Each Member State shall establish a system of transferable fishing concession, within the context of a regionalised CFP, a voluntary system of transferable fishing concessions to adapt fishing capacity to catch possibilities no later than 31 December 2013 for
Amendment 1848 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 2
Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may extend the voluntary system of transferable fishing concessions to fishing vessels of less than 12 meters length overall and deploying other types of gear than towed gear, after completion of a socioeconomic impact study with favourable results, and shall inform the Commission thereof.
Amendment 2087 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 5 – article 36 – paragraph 2
Part 5 – article 36 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall make available to the Commission, on request, the information referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 2102 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 6 – article 37 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Part 6 – article 37 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall collect biological, technical, environmental and socio- economic data necessary for ecosystem based fisheries management, manage them and make them available to end users of scientific data and interested parties, including bodies designated by the Commission. Those data shall in particular enable the assessment of:
Amendment 2121 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 6 – article 37 – paragraph 2 – point c
Part 6 – article 37 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) ensure safe storage of collected data and where applicable appropriate protection and confidentiality of collected data;
Amendment 2123 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 6 – article 37 – paragraph 2 – point d
Part 6 – article 37 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) ensure that the Commission, or bodies designated by it, have access to the national databases and systems used for processing the collected data for the purpose of verification of the existence and quality of the data.;
Amendment 2126 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 6 – article 37 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Part 6 – article 37 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) make available to interested parties the relevant data and respective methodologies by which they are obtained, while taking into account any complementary data which may be provided by such parties.
Amendment 2202 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – article 41 – paragraph 1
Part 7 – article 41 – paragraph 1
1. Sustainable Fisheries Agreements of an essentially commercial nature with third countries shall establish a legal, economic and environmental governance framework for fishing activities carried out by Union fishing vessels in third country waters.
Amendment 2237 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – article 42 – paragraph 1 – point a
Part 7 – article 42 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) support part offundamentally support the cost of access to the fisheries resources in third country waters, given the essentially commercial nature of these agreements;
Amendment 2242 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – article 42 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part 7 – article 42 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) also establish the governance framework, including the development and maintenance of the necessary scientific and research institutions, monitoring, control and surveillance capability and other capacity building items pertaining to the development of a sustainable fisheries policy driven by the third country. Such financial assistance shall be conditioned upon the achievement of specific results.
Amendment 2274 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) encouraging economic activity; by proposing exceptional, time-limited support measures for the creation and development of aquaculture projects for Member States and regions in which such activity is at an incipient stage;
Amendment 2275 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) giving fish added value through the use of certification;
Amendment 2283 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) a level playing field for all aquaculture operators, and between these and other fisheries sector operators, in relation to access to waters and space.;
Amendment 2308 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 2
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall establish a multiannual national strategic plan for the development of aquaculture activities on their territory by 2014, establishing licensing periods of adequate duration to allow the necessary recovery of investment and expected profit returns on the capital involved.
Amendment 2325 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 4 – point b
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) legal certainty for aquaculture operators in relation to access to waters and space, as well as a fair position in relation to other fisheries sector operators in relation to access to waters and space;
Amendment 2351 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – article 44 – paragraph 1
Part 8 – article 44 – paragraph 1
An Advisory Council on aquaculture shall be established in accordance with Article 53 and with Council Decision 585/EC/2004, as shall a new Consultative Council for the outermost regions, divided into sub-groups for each of the different ocean regions: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific.
Amendment 2422 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 10 – Article 48
Part 10 – Article 48
Amendment 2469 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 12 – Article 53 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Part 12 – Article 53 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Advisory Councils mayust:
Amendment 2476 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 12 – Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point a
Part 12 – Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) submit recommendations and suggestions on matters relating to fisheries management and aquaculture to the Commission or to the Member State concerned, which must take them duly into account;
Amendment 2494 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 12 – Article 53 – paragraph 2
Part 12 – Article 53 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission and, where relevant, the Member State concerned, shall reply within a reasonable time periodnot more than 30 days, and in any event before final measures or acts have been adopted, to any recommendation, suggestion or information received pursuant to paragraph 1.
Amendment 2509 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 12 – Article 54 – paragraph 1
Part 12 – Article 54 – paragraph 1
1. Advisory Councils shall be composed of organizations representing the fisheries and aquaculture operators and other interest groups affected by the Common Fisheries Policy.
Amendment 44 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Producer organisations are the key actors for the appropriate application of the Common Fisheries Policy and the Common Market Organisation. It is therefore necessary to strengthen their objectives to ensure that their members carry out fishing and aquaculture activities in a sustainable manner, improve the placing on the market of products, and collect economic information on aquaculture. When realising these objectives, producer organisations should take account of the different conditions of the fishery and aquaculture sectors prevailing in the Union, in particularespecially as regards the outermost regions, which should be accorded differentiated treatment tailored to their specificities, and of the specificities of small-scale fisheries.
Amendment 51 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The unpredictability of fishing activities makes it appropriate to set up acontinue applying market intervention support measures, for example ‘fish withdrawals’, and the mechanism of storing fishery products for human consumption with a view to fostering greater market stability and to increaseing the return on products, in particular by creating added value. This mechanism should contribute to the stabilisation and convergence of the Union local markets with a view to achieving the single market.
Amendment 53 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
Amendment 60 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The widening variety of fishery and aquaculture products makes it essential to provide consumers with a minimum amount of mandatory information on the main characteristics of products. In order to promote differentiation of products, it is also necessary to take account of additional information that mayshould be indicated on a voluntary basis.
Amendment 70 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) It is appropriate to lay down competition rules applicable to the production and marketing of fishery and aquaculture products, taking into account the specific features of the fishery and aquaculture sector, including fragmentation of the sector, the fact that fish is a shared resource and the large extent of imports, which should be governed by the same rules as Union fishery and aquaculture products. For the sake of simplification, the relevant provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1184/2006 of 24 July 2006 applying certain rules of competition to the production of and trade in certain agricultural products should be incorporated into the present ris Regulation. Regulation (EC) No 1184/2006 should therefore no longer apply to fishery and aquaculture products.
Amendment 73 #
Amendment 75 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) the external dimension.
Amendment 80 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
The Common Market Organisation shall contribute to the achievement of the objectives laid down in Articles 2, 3, and 345 of the Regulation on the Common Fisheries Policy.
Amendment 87 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) ‘fishery orand aquaculture sector’ means the sector of the economy, including all activities of production, processing and marketing of fishery orand aquaculture products;
Amendment 89 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) ‘making available on the market’ means any supply of a fishery or aquaculture product for distribution, consumption or use on the Union market in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge;
Amendment 90 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) ‘placing on the market’ means the first making available of a fishery or aquaculture product on the Union market.
Amendment 106 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) planning their members’ production and catch management, including joint management of transferable fishing concessions, where applicable;
Amendment 224 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) promoting Union fishery and aquaculture products in a non- discriminatory manner by using the potential of certification, in particular designations of origin, quality seals, geographical designations and sustainability merits, making provision for a clear identification of Union products by comparison with imported products;
Amendment 226 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) promoting, among consumers, species with appreciable nutritional value that are currently not marketable, obtained from healthy fish stocks;
Amendment 236 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) they are sufficiently active economically in their territory or a part thereof, in particular as regards number of members andor volume of marketable production;
Amendment 242 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 292 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
Article 29 – paragraph 3
3. Within two months of receipt of the notification, the Commission shall take a decision authorising or refusing to authorise the extension of rules and shall inform the Member States. Where the Commission has not taken a decision within the twoone-month period, the extension of rules shall be deemed to have been authorised by the Commission.
Amendment 311 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the products are stabilised or processed and stored by way of freezing, either on board vessels or in land facilities, salting, drying, marinating, and, where relevant, boiling and pasteurisation. Filleting or cutting-up and, where appropriate, heading, may accompany one of the previous processesthe subject of stabilisation or processing and storage, regardless of their presentation;
Amendment 322 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Section 6
Section 6
Amendment 356 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 3
Article 40 – paragraph 3
3. All fishery products landed, including those not complying with marketing standards, may be, under the responsibility of the Member States, distributed free of charge by any economic operator to philanthropic or charitable institutions established in the Union or to persons who are recognised by the legislation of the Member State concerned as being entitled to public assistance, provided that this does not damage established marketing channels. These fishery products may also be used for bait, as well as for the production of fishmeal and fish oil.
Amendment 360 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 40 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. A landing quota shall be set for remote and isolated regions, such as the outermost regions, where the measures laid down in paragraph 3 are not practicable, with a requirement that all fish be recorded.
Amendment 377 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 384 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) whether the product is fresh or hasbeing sold as fresh when it has previously been defrosted;
Amendment 392 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 42 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 411 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the scientific name for each species according to the FishBase Information System, whereby the name of the genus followed by spp. may be given in the case of species for which the same commercial designation may be used;
Amendment 424 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In addition to the mandatory information required pursuant to Article 42, the following information may be provided on a voluntary basis, on condition that it is presented in a clear and unambiguous manner:
Amendment 425 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
(-1a) the date of catch of fishery products or date of harvest of aquaculture products;
Amendment 458 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 2
Article 55 – paragraph 2
It shall apply from 1 January 2013 with the exception of Articles 32, 35 and 36, which shall apply from 1 January 2014. The mandatory consumer information referred to in Article 42 shall apply in accordance with the relevant dates of entry into force laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers1. Packaging for fishery and aquaculture products which was produced before the date of entry into force of Article 42 and which does not comply with the requirements of this Regulation may be marketed until existing stocks have been cleared. ________________ 1 OJ L 304, 22.11.11, p. 18
Amendment 7 #
2010/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas illegal, undeclared and unregulated (IUU) fishing represents a major environmental and economic problem worldwide and contributes to the exhaustion of fish stocks, while also creating economic difficulties for fishing communities which operate legally and complying with the rules and are dependent on their fishing activity,
Amendment 10 #
2010/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Amendment 14 #
2010/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. having regard to the importance of exchanges of information and international cooperation in the fight against IUU fishing,
Amendment 23 #
2010/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. whereas the EU, given its leading and publicly assumed role in the defence and preservation of sea and land ecosystems and its position as a major fisheries power and the world's largest market for fishery products, must play a key role in the fight against IUU fishing,
Amendment 30 #
2010/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that the European Fisheries Monitoring Agency must ensure that its annual programme of work includes fighting illegal fishing as a priority objective, encouraging coordination among Member States on the matter;
Amendment 68 #
2010/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses that where IUU fishing is practised by the Community fleet this is partly thanks to management models that are ill-adapted to the realities of fishing in certain regions, as well as legal requirements (catch limits, fishing effort, etc) which do not reflect the real biological state of certain fish stocks;
Amendment 111 #
2010/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission and Council to increase the resources allocated to the fight against corruption and organised crime at all levels;
Amendment 174 #
2010/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Stresses the need for fairness in the CAP, which should ensure a balanced distribution of support to farmers from all Member States, greater territorial cohesion, and the phasing-out of export subsidies, in full parallelism with the phasing out of all forms of export subsidies by the EU's trading partners and the imposition of disciplines on all export measures with equivalent effect;
Amendment 17 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas the 4th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control will be held in November 2010; whereas a public consultation has been launched on the possible revision of the Tobacco Products Directive (Directive 2001/37/EC1); whereas several WTO Members have raised the issue of the conformity with the TBT Agreement of the Canadian Bill C-32, which essentially leads to the ban of all traditional blended tobacco products, except the ones using solely Virginia tobacco, the single variety produced in Canada and used in the manufacturing of Canadian tobacco products,
Amendment 124 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Stresses that, while tobacco products must be governed by a strict regulatory framework, the regulation of ingredients in tobacco products at the EU and at the international level must follow a proportionate, risk-based approach on the basis of scientific evidence; warns against any non-science based ban on all ingredients, leading essentially to the ban of European traditional blended tobacco products, which would have severe socioeconomic repercussions for EU tobacco growers (of oriental and burley varieties), without a benefit for public health;
Amendment 1 #
2010/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Advocates the creation of a genuine forest policy designed to improve the management and conservation of forests, taking into account the fundamental role that they play in combating climate change, which is having an increasing impact in natural disasters; considers that such a policy should be directed towards both forest protection and the sustainable use of timber resources;
Amendment 10 #
2010/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Points out that forests represent the main carbon sink and therefore play a crucial role in the fight against climate change; therefore considers it vitally important for the European Union to launch a common strategy to combat factors that cause forest deterioration, such as fires and air pollution;
Amendment 18 #
2010/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that agriculture is vulnerable to climate change, the manifestations of which have been increasing in number, frequency and intensity, deforestation having been taking place in numerous regions of Europe; forests also play an important role in terms of watercourse regulation, water quality standards and the protection of vital springs, contributing indirectly to prevent forest fires as well as drought, desertification and soil erosion, all of which are of relevance to agriculture; ,
Amendment 38 #
2010/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that agriculture and forestry can be made to function as an integrated whole; while the aspects relating to production are essential, they are not inconsistent with the protection of forests or the other benefits deriving from them; it is necessary to strike the correct balance between the two and ensure interaction between them, for example through the more efficient allocation of available funding; European forestry policy, particularly under the second pillar of the CAP, must be continued with an adequate level of funding under the post-2013 CAPpoints out that forestry protection goes beyond the CAP, serving multiple policy objectives, and that therefore EU funding, currently insufficient under the second pillar of the CAP, should also be sought through other instruments;
Amendment 44 #
2010/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Stresses the need for an adequate EU financial framework in order to strengthen actions towards preventing and combating forest fires; calls for enhanced flexibility and effectiveness in the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund;
Amendment 50 #
2010/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Highlights, likewise, the crucial role played by farmers in preventing fires; therefore considers it necessary to ensure that farming remains a viable activity in order to curb the cessation of production and depopulation of rural areas, given that this would considerably aggravate the situation with regard to fires;
Amendment 80 #
2010/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 100 #
2010/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates its concerns regarding forest fires, which are a serious problem, and the need to take action to prevent any deterioration in the composition of forests as a result of excessive forestationfinance forestation and reforestation projects, giving priority to native species and mixed forests, in order to encourage biodiversity and greater resistance to fire, storms and disease.
Amendment 109 #
2010/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Draws attention to the added difficulties faced by islands and the outermost regions in tackling fires; asks for special treatment to be provided for those regions through the various financial instruments available, including the Solidarity Fund;
Amendment 8 #
2010/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that the European Union should ensure maximum consistency between its cooperation and development policies and its trade policies, taking account of the needs and concerns both of the Member States and of the developing countries;
Amendment 20 #
2010/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls that following the 2008 financial crisis, international donors have cut their financial transfers to developing countries by some 30%, and that the local governments obstinately continue not to allocate the scanty financial resources at their disposal to supporting local agriculture;
Amendment 21 #
2010/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes that the European Union should take steps to restore world food stocks, which after reaching record lows in 2007, have contributed to speculation which has been affecting the prices of agricultural products at world level, with alarming effects on developing countries;
Amendment 38 #
2010/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that a substantial part of EU financial aid, under regional and trade agreements or other cooperation instruments, should be devoted to agriculture, so as to encourage the development of local agriculture and vocational training for small farmers, and to guarantee access to production resources (know-how, loans, infrastructures);
Amendment 61 #
2010/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that in the context of the UN Climate Change Fund negotiations the EU should push to ensure that a substantial part of the monies allocated to developing countries is effectively used to reinforce local agricultural policies, with due regard for social sustainability and environmental concerns;
Amendment 74 #
2010/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Urges the Commission to formalise sustainability criteria for all non-food products, such as bio-fuels, in the European directives on this issue scheduled for 2012, so as to prevent social and environmental dumping in the developing countries;
Amendment 75 #
2010/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Believes that carbon-capture projects related to biomass (agriculture and forestry) should be financed by means of environmental funds managed by international organisations such as the UNFCCC, and not by the conventional carbon market, where purely commercial interests prevail, given the risk of not being able to guarantee protection of local forests and of good agricultural practice, which could genuinely secure food sovereignty for local communities;
Amendment 76 #
2010/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Calls on the Commission to coordinate its 2020 energy strategy – specifically the goal of a 10% biofuel content in all fuels – and the food and environmental sovereignty concerns of the developing countries, which are potential producers and exporters of raw materials for the European biofuel market;
Amendment 78 #
2010/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that the land should be accessible to all and that it is necessary to protect the land rights of small farmers in order to avoid a new agricultural colonialism in the form ofand the access of local communities to natural resources, and to avoid land takeovers, as iswhich are now happening to an alarming extent in certain regions of the world, especially Africa;
Amendment 84 #
2010/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Believes that the Commission should design its development and cooperation policies in such a way as to guarantee protection for farmers in developing countries vis-à-vis negative externalities stemming from intellectual property rights, which sometimes make it impossible for local farmers freely to use, exchange and preserve local seed;
Amendment 85 #
2010/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Believes that the Commission should support protein crops in the European Union so as to give the Union greater autonomy, thus contributing to the diversification of agriculture in the developing countries, which often have agricultural policies operating purely on the basis of exports and access to external markets, to the detriment of the wellbeing and needs of local communities;
Amendment 91 #
2010/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that it is crucial to involve local agricultural organisations in the different stages of implementing an agricultural policy in the developing countries, and that the European Union should therefore strive to strengthen local associations, so as to ensure that the interests of local communities are protected;
Amendment 5 #
2010/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 6 #
2010/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Considers that, despite the efforts invested, the present CFP has failed to bring sustainability to marine resources and economic viability to fishing fleets and coastal communities, and that the reason lies in the overcentralisation of executive power and in burdensome red tape, both of which should be remedied in the new reformed CFP;
Amendment 10 #
2010/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Reiterates the need to intensify support for scientific research, both as regards the conservation of marine ecosystems and as regards new technology research (more selective gear, environment-friendlier engines, development of species in captivity, etc.), since this will directly benefit the fisheries and aquaculture sectors;
Amendment 17 #
2010/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points to the importance of the Marine Strategy Directive, the environmental pillar of the IMP, and the need for the reformed CFP to be properly consistent with the directive’s aims;
Amendment 18 #
2010/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Is aware that the delimitation of frontiers between European countries bordering the Mediterranean and other Mediterranean countries raises politically complex and sensitive issues that could obstruct the emergence of a genuinely integrated maritime policy for the Mediterranean region, not least where the management of fish stocks is concerned;
Amendment 30 #
2010/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Urges that the fisheries sector be involved more closely, and participate more actively, in European maritime clusters;
Amendment 31 #
2010/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Notes the essential importance of European maritime spatial planning and its uses for coastal regions and the ORs in particular and points to the need to protect the ecologically most sensitive marine biogeographical regions while enabling the fisheries sector to exploit resources on a sustainable basis;
Amendment 32 #
2010/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Urges the Commission to implement Parliament’s proposals set out in the own- initiative report on a new impetus for the Strategy for the Sustainable Development of European Aquaculture, adopted in Strasbourg on 17 June 2010, since this would boost the EU’s aquaculture sector and help it to move forward;
Amendment 44 #
2010/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Maintains that good ecological status of the oceans is a priority for the IMP and the CFP; in this context reiterates the need for funding/subsidies to cushion non-industrial fishing against the socio- economic impact caused by the implementation of measures to protect marine ecosystems, such as the recovery plans for certain species, taking into account in particular the fishing regions and communities most dependent on fishing, including the outermost regions;
Amendment 45 #
2010/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Reiterates the need to establish cross- cutting policy approaches encompassing fisheries, aquaculture, and other sectors in such a way as to optimise European maritime spatial planning, foster the development of marine-related knowledge, and provide for integrated maritime surveillance;
Amendment 46 #
2010/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Welcomes the establishment of the Regional Advisory Councils and the Community Fisheries Control Agency, which have a key role to play in ensuring good ecological status of fish stocks, but considers that their powers need to be strengthened under the reformed CFP and the IMP;
Amendment 48 #
2010/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Believes that such funding should be separate from the present EFF (or any other future fund to support the CFP) but should cover the fisheries sector in the same way as other maritime activities;
Amendment 51 #
2010/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission to give special consideration to the specific features of the EU's outermost regions, whose territorial waters ensure that the EU has the world's largest Exclusive Economic Zone, the physical, social and economic characteristics of their sea basins and the challenges resulting from their remote location, as well as difficulties of access and the need for greater coastal maritime surveillance of such regions;
Amendment 14 #
2010/0364(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In order to guarantee a uniform application of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 in all Member States, the Commission should be empowered to adopt implementing acts in accordance with Article 291 of the Treaty. The Commission should in particular be empowered to adopt implementing acts regarding the attribution of code numbers under the control regime, the indication of origin for the products and uniform rules on the exchange of information to be sent by Member States, third countries, control authorities and control bodies or made available by the Commission or the publication of that information, as well as for the recognition of third countries and control authorities and control bodies for the purposes of equivalence and compliance. Save where explicitly provided otherwise, the Commission should adopt those implementing acts in accordance with the provisions of [Regulation (EU) No XX/XXXX of the European Parliament and the Council on …]. In the context of preparatory work on the implementing acts, the Commission should continue to make use of advisory groups so that interested parties and NGOs can express themselves on a regular and structured basis.
Amendment 15 #
2010/0364(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 4a
Recital 4a
(4a) The process of alignment to the Treaty of Lisbon should seek to achieve the aim of simplifying all EU legislation enacted for the sector, with a view to relieving organic farmers of the burden of unnecessary red tape.
Amendment 17 #
2010/0364(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 16 – point a – subpoint i a (new)
Article 1 – point 16 – point a – subpoint i a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 834/2007
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
(ia) The following subparagraph is inserted after the fourth subparagraph: The new organic production logo shall distinguish between EU and non-EU products, in particular by using different colours.
Amendment 42 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Successive reforms of the common market organisation covering milk and milk products, now contained in Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation), have been aimed at market-orientation (i.e. letting price signals guide the decisions of farmers in terms of what and how much to produce) so as to strengthen the competitive situation of the dairy sector and its sustainability in the context of globalised trade, without however renouncing appropriate regulation instruments, rejecting a pure liberalisation of the sector. By Council Regulation (EC) No 72/2009 of 19 January 2009 on modifications to the Common Agricultural Policy by amending Regulations (EC) No 247/2006, (EC) No 320/2006, (EC) No 1405/2006, (EC) No 1234/2007, (EC) No 3/2008 and (EC) No 479/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 1883/78, (EEC) No 1254/89, (EEC) No 2247/89, (EEC) No 2055/93, (EC) No 1868/94, (EC) No 2596/97, (EC) No 1182/2005 and (EC) No 315/20075 , ("Health Check" reform of 2008-2009) it was therefore decided that it was necessary, given the situation in the sector at that time and its recent development, to increase quotas gradually in order to, as one way of ensureing a smooth transition to the end of the milk quota system in 2015.
Amendment 45 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In 2007-2009, exceptional developments took place in milk and milk products sector markets which, it is now recognised, are tending to recur. Initially, extreme weather conditions in Oceania brought about a significant decline in supplies, leading to a rapid and significant increase in prices. Yet while world supplies had started their recovery, and prices had started to return to more normal levels in some European regions, the subsequent financial and economic crisis negatively affected EU dairy producers, aggravating price volatility. Initially feed and other input costs including energy increased significantly as a result of higher commodity prices. Subsequently, a drop in worldwide, as well as EU, demand, including for milk and milk products, whilst EU production was stable led to a collapse in EU prices, down to the lower safety net level. This sharp decline in dairy commodity prices failed to fully translate into lowera proportional fall in dairy prices at consumer levels, generating a widening in the gross margin of the downstream sectors for most milk and milk sector products, and countries, and preventingmaking it difficult for demand for them to adjust to low commodity prices, slowing downin some cases slowing down and in other cases influencing price recovery and exacerbating the impact of low prices on milk producers, leading to mounting debts among producers, making many farms unsustainable and forcing farmers to give up farming. It is in this context of falling income for producers and recurrent price volatility, along with the announced end of quotas, that consideration should be given to some compensation for the acquired quota and that a regulation is required which will at the very least provide the milk sector with the level of management and information that were previously guaranteed.
Amendment 51 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The European dairy sector has become subject to market logic and is suffering terribly from the deregulation advocated by the liberal model and the resulting price volatility. The unprecedented dairy crisis that Europe experienced in 2009 is a well-known example. It plunged European agriculture into total disarray, such was the fall in production prices, with Europe’s farmers no longer able to face up to their production costs and obtain a reasonable profit margin. There is thus a need to take a position in favour of regulating the dairy market in such a way that supply meets the demand and production prices rise again, and to establish a new balance in the supply chain for dairy products. To achieve this, regulatory intervention by the public authorities is justified in order to adjust production to market requirements in the medium and long term.
Amendment 55 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In October 2009, in light of this difficult market situation for milk, a High Level Expert Group on Milk ("HLG") was set up with the purpose of discussing mid- term and long-term arrangements for the milk and milk products sector, givenin a context that was restricted in advance to the expiry of dairy quotas in 2015. While respecting the outcome of the Health Check, the HLG was to work on a regulatory framework to be put in place, to contribute to stabilising the market and producers' income and enhance its transparency.
Amendment 59 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The HLG obtained oral and written input from major European stakeholder groups in the dairy supply chain representing farmers, dairy processors, dairy traders, retailers and consumers. Further, the HLG received contributions from invited academic experts, third country representatives, National Competition Authorities and the Commission's services. A dairy stakeholder conference was also held on 26 March 2010 allowing a wider range of actors in the supply chain to express their views. The HLG delivered its report on 15 June 2010, which contained an analysis of, without constituting an overview of the contributions received, presented an analysis and interpretation in line with the HLG's own criteria. In this context, the report on the current situation of the dairy sector andformulated a number of recommendations, relating in particular to contractualising supplies, strengthening the bargaining power of producers and strengthening the role of inter-branch organisations, whilst omitting to make any reference to distribution.
Amendment 66 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) There is a problem of price transmission along the chain, sin particular as regards farm-gate prices. Conversely, during 2009 the supply of milk did not react to lower demand. Indeed, in some large producer Member States, in reaction to lower prices, farmers produced more than in the previous year. Value-added in the chain has become increasingly concce value- added has become increasingly concentrated in the downstream sectors, notably with large-scale distribution, which, in the current context of the sector's market orientrated in the downstream sectors, notably with dairiesion, must inevitably be involved.
Amendment 76 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) For dairies, the volume which will be delivered during the season is not always well planned. Even for dairy co-operatives (owned by farmers which posses processing facilities, by which 58% of EU raw milk is processed, although the percentage varies considerably from one Member State to another) there is a potential lack of adaptation of supply to demand: farmers are obliged to deliver all their milk to their co-operative and the co- operative is obliged to accept all the milk. In this context the Commission should conduct a reassessment of the European cooperative sector and issue specific guidelines with the aim of ensuring that it is adapted to the current reform.
Amendment 82 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The use of formalised, written contracts even containing basic elements made in advance of delivery is not widespread. However, they could increase awareness and reinforce the responsibility of the operators in the dairy chain to better take into account the signals of the market, improve price transmission and adapt supply to demand, as well as help avoid certain unfair commercial practices, if they were extended to the whole of the chain.
Amendment 83 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Without collective control of European production the contractual system advocated by the HLG will not, even if it is backed up by such other measures as strengthening producers’ bargaining power, the role of producer organisations and inter- professional/interbranch organisations, succeed in securing fair and stable milk prices for producers and consumers. We need to produce less milk while preserving the largest possible number of farms. Having numerous farms in Europe helps stabilise rural development and boosts employment.
Amendment 89 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In the absence of EU legislation on such contracts, Member States may currently, within their own contract law systems, make the use of such contracts compulsory provided that in doing so EU law is respected and in particular that the proper functioning of the internal market and the common market organisation is respected. Given the diversity of situatHowever, given that contractual relations form the basis of the Commission's across the EU in this context, in the interests of subsidiarity, such a decision should remain with Member States. However, tproposal for the future regulation of the milk sector, the same principle, with flexible implementing rules, should be followed by all the Member States, since a voluntary scheme would risk leaving the current situation unchanged. Given the imminent dismantling of quotas and without an effective alternative mechanism, the end result would be to leave the sector unregulated. To ensure appropriate minimum standards for such contracts and good functioning of the internal market and the common market organisation, some basic conditions for the use of such contracts should therefore be laid down at EU level. Since some dairy co- operatives may have rules with similar effect in their statutes, with requirements to be specified, in the interests of simplicity they should then be exempted from a requirement for contracts. In order to ensure that any such system is effective where intermediate parties collect milk from farmers to deliver to processors, it should apply equally in such a case.
Amendment 93 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The EU, in accordance with its motto 'unity in diversity', should seek to develop common policies that take into account and do not compromise the specific characteristics inherent to the various Member States. Amending the regulation should therefore take account of the diversity of the milk sector in the various Member States and should not lay down conditions for the industry that would eliminate milk production in Member States and regions where it traditionally guarantees an income for rural communities, thereby helping to populate and revitalise rural areas in disadvantaged regions such as mountain regions and the outermost regions.
Amendment 94 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 b (new)
Recital 9 b (new)
(9b) In many Member States the milk sector is essentially organised in cooperatives which function as the sole collection centre, above all in isolated and/or remote regions, in which the majority of partners have a small degree of representativeness. For some of the Member States, a proposal for a regulation founded on first-level contractual relations, put forward as voluntary, which leaves cooperatives on one side, does not make any contribution that would have a real and effective impact.
Amendment 97 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to ensure the rational development of production and so to ensure a fair standard of living for dairy farmers, their bargaining power vis-à-vis processors and the whole of the chain should be strengthened, which should result in a fairer distribution of value-added along the supply chain. Therefore, in order to realise these objectives of the common agricultural policy, a provision should be adopted pursuant to Articles 42 and 43(2) TFEU to allow producer organisations constituted by dairy farmers or their associations to negotiate contract terms, including price, jointly for some or all of its members' production with a dairy. In order to maintain effective competition on the dairy market, this possibility should be subject to appropriate quantitative limits. Such producer organisations should therefore also be eligible for recognition under Article 122 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. The Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU in respect of the conditions for approval of associations of producer organisations.
Amendment 102 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) The Commission should create a price formation observatory to prevent the policy of dumping, among other objectives.
Amendment 106 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Rules have been introduced at EU level for interbranch organisations in some sectors. TProvided that they bring together representatives of all the parties concerned, these organisations can play useful roles in allowing dialogue between actors in the supply chain, in functioning as a privileged forum for sectoral consultation and in promoting best practice and market transparency. Such rules should equally be applied in the milk and milk products sector, along with the provisions clarifying the position of such organisations under competition law whilst ensuring that they do not distort competition or the internal market or affect the good functioning of the common market organisation.
Amendment 116 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The measures set out in this Regulation, are justified in the current economic circumstances of the dairy market and the structure of the supply chain. They should therefore be applied for a sufficiently long duration (both before and after the abolition of milk quotas) to allow them to have full effect. However, given their far-reaching nature, they should nevertheless be temporary in nature, and be subject to regular review to see how they have operated and, whether they should continue to apply or whether they should be reformulated, particularly as regards giving further consideration to maintaining quotas. This should be dealt with in Commission reports on the development of the milk market, and covering in particular potential incentives to encourage farmers to enter into joint production agreements, to be submitted by 30 June 2014 and 31 December 2018.
Amendment 135 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 123 – paragraph 4 - introductory part
Article 123 – paragraph 4 - introductory part
4. Member States may also recognise as inter- branch organisations those organisations which:
Amendment 138 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 123 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 123 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) are made up of effective representatives of economic activities linked to the production of, trade in, or processing of products of the milk and milk products, processing, distribution, consumers, applied research (universities and private sector) and in general all parties involved in the milk sector;
Amendment 146 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 123 – paragraph 4 – point c – introductory part
Article 123 – paragraph 4 – point c – introductory part
(c) carry out one or morsome of the following activities, with the power to make decisions in the area in which they operate, in one or more regions of the Union, taking into account the interests of the whole of the chain, notably consumers:
Amendment 152 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 123 – paragraph 4 – point c – subpoint ii
Article 123 – paragraph 4 – point c – subpoint ii
(ii) helping to coordinate better the way the products of the milk and milk products sector are placed on the market, in particular by means of research and market studies, including potential export markets;
Amendment 154 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 123 – paragraph 4 – point c – subpoint ii a (new)
Article 123 – paragraph 4 – point c – subpoint ii a (new)
(iia) promoting consumption.
Amendment 164 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 123 – paragraph 4 – point c – subpoint vii
Article 123 – paragraph 4 – point c – subpoint vii
(vii) exploiting the potential of organic farming and protecting and promoting such farming as well as designations of origin, quality labels, product labelling and geographical indications; and
Amendment 165 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 123 – paragraph 4 – point c – subpoint vii a (new)
Article 123 – paragraph 4 – point c – subpoint vii a (new)
(viia) promoting research and development strategies for milk sector products in order to create value-added products that are more attractive to consumers and that allow producers to receive more satisfactory remuneration;
Amendment 214 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 126 a – paragraph 4
Article 126 a – paragraph 4
4. For the purposes of applying point (c) of paragraph 2, the Commission shall publish, by the methods it considers appropriate, the amounts of raw milk production in the Union and the Member Statesall information on milk production (volume, quality, prices) in the Union and the Member States serving to define the nature of the sector, using the most up-to- date information available.
Amendment 223 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 126 a – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 126 a – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
5. By way of derogation fromNotwithstanding paragraph 2(c)(ii) and (iii), even where the threshold of 33% is not exceeded, the competition authority referred to in the second subparagraph may decide in an individual case that the negotiation by the producer organisation may not take placeust be reviewed if it considers that this is necessary in order to prevent competition being excluded or in order to avoid serious prejudice to SME processors of raw milk in its territory.
Amendment 240 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 185 e – paragraph 1
Article 185 e – paragraph 1
1. Processors of raw milk shall declare to the competent national authority the quantity of, quality, and prices of the raw milk that has been delivered to them each month, seeking, in so doing, to provide a comprehensive, accurate, and up-to-date description of the sector making for greater transparency.
Amendment 244 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 185 e – paragraph 2
Article 185 e – paragraph 2
2. In order to ensure the usefulness and timeliness of such declarations for market management purposes, and that they are up to date, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, adopt rules on the scope, content, format and timing of such declarations.
Amendment 251 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 185 f – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 185 f – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. If a Member State decides that everyWritten contracts for deliveryies of raw milk by a farmproducer to a processor of raw milk must be covered by a written contract between the parties, such a contract shall fulfil the conditions laid down in paragraph 2.
Amendment 261 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 185 f – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 185 f – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
In the case described in the first subparagraph, the Member State concerned shall also decide that if the delivery of raw milk is made through one or more collectors, each stage of the delivery must be covered by such a contract between the parties. To this end, a “collector” means an undertaking which transports raw milk from a farmer or another collector to a processor of raw milk or another collector, where the ownership of the raw milk is transferred in each case.
Amendment 267 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 185 f – paragraph 2 – point c – subpoint i – indent 1
Article 185 f – paragraph 2 – point c – subpoint i – indent 1
– be static and becalculated according to a negotiated formula set out in the contract, and/or
Amendment 271 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 185 f – paragraph 2 – point c – subpoint i – indent 2
Article 185 f – paragraph 2 – point c – subpoint i – indent 2
– vary only on factors which are set out in the contract, in particular theprice indexation based on development of the market situation based on, other market indicators, the volume delivered and the quality or composition of the raw milk delivered,
Amendment 286 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 185 f – paragraph 2 – point c – subpoint iii a (new)
Article 185 f – paragraph 2 – point c – subpoint iii a (new)
(iiia) a flexibility clause whereby milk not covered by a contract may, up to reasonable quantities, be delivered to a processor, bearing in mind in particular that the seasonality of production does not invariably remain in step with fluctuating markets, nor can biological production cycles respond immediately to market fluctuations.
Amendment 47 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Assisting producers, by means of the operation of quality schemes, to be rewarded for their efforts to produce a diversity of quality products, can benefit the rural economy. This is particularly the case in less favoured areas, and in particular in the most remote regions, where the farming sector accounts for a significant part of the economy. In this way quality schemes contribute to and complement rural development policy as well as market and income support policies of the common agricultural policy (CAP).
Amendment 49 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The European Union has for some time been pursuing the aim of simplifying the regulatory environment of the CAP. This approach should also be applied to agricultural product quality policy Regulations, with the aim of reducing the red-tape burden on producers.
Amendment 50 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The specific objectives of protecting designations of origin and geographical indications are for farmers and producers to secure fair return for the qualities of product andand characteristics of a given product or of its mode of production, provide clear information on products with specific characteristics linked to geographical origin, enabling consumers to make more informed purchasing choices.
Amendment 52 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) A Union framework for protection of designations of origin and geographical indications, with their inclusion into a register, permits their development since, by providing a more uniform approach, such a framework ensures fair competition between the producers of products bearing such indications and enhances the credibility of the products in the consumer's eyes. Provision should be made for the development of designations of origin and geographical indications at Union level and the creation of mechanisms for their external protection in the framework of the WTO, within which it is important to secure the recognition, as a factor of value added, of the quality of products and of their model of production.
Amendment 53 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) In view of their specific nature, special provisions as to labelling should be adopted for protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications, requiring producers to use the appropriate Union symbols or indications on packaging. The use of such symbols or indications should be made obligatory in the case of Union names, on the one hand, to make this category of products and the guarantees attached to them better known to consumers and, on the other, to permit easier identification of these products on the market so as to facilitate checks. Taking into account the requirements of the World Trade Organization, the use of such symbols or indications should be made vola specific symbol different from the European logo should be authorised only in the case of third-countary for geographical indications and designations of origin originating in a third countryproducts complying with the conditions of registration and the other legal requirements applying to European products with protected designations of origin or protected geographical indications.
Amendment 65 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57
Recital 57
(57) The role of groups should be clarified and recognised. Groups play an essential role in the application process for the registration of names of designations of origin and geographical indications and traditional specialities guaranteed, including amendments of specifications and cancellation requests. The group can also develop activities related to the surveillance of the enforcement of the protection of the registered names, the compliance of the production with the product specification, the information and promotion of the registered name as well as in general any activity aiming to improve the value of the registered names and effectiveness of the quality schemes. Groups should also play an active part in managing the amounts supplied for purposes of ensuring market stability and product quality. Nevertheless, these activities should not facilitate nor lead to anti-competitive conduct incompatible with Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty.
Amendment 77 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 2
Article 3 – point 2
(2) ‘group’ means any association, irrespective of its legal form, mainly composed of producers or processors working with the same product or of agents who produce or process that product;
Amendment 83 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 6 a (new)
Article 3 – point 6 a (new)
6a) 'production stage' means any of the following stages: production, processing or finalisation, packaging being excepted;
Amendment 91 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a – subpoint iii
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a – subpoint iii
(iii) the production steps of which (production, processing and finalisation) all take place in the same defined geographical area;
Amendment 129 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. In the case of products originating in third countries marketed under a name entered in the register, the indications referred to in paragraph 3 or the Union symbols associated with them may appear on the labellingit should only be possible to authorise use of a dedicated logo that is different from the Union logo where those products comply with the same conditions of registration and other legal criteria as those required of European products with protected designations of origin or protected geographical indications. Following verification of reciprocity of conditions and respect for the indications referred to in paragraph 3, quality symbols for third- country products may appear on the labelling, provided they are different from the European logo.
Amendment 65 #
2010/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point e
Article 2 – point e
(e) to improve and enhance external cooperation and coordination in relation to the objectives of the Integrated Maritime Policy, on the basis of data collection sharing information on best practice and advancing debate within international forums. In this respect ratifying and implementing the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and relevant international conventions is essential.
Amendment 96 #
2010/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a.With regard to growth, employment and innovation, the Programme shall: (a) promote technological development and the application of knowledge in the interests of more environmentally sustainable practices in the context of activities impacting on the marine environment; (b) guarantee the creation of more and better jobs in the field of maritime activities, as well as higher incomes and improved social conditions (health, safety, etc.) for those working in maritime activities such as fisheries; (c) support the creation and development of new forms of economic activity related to the sea; (d) promote professional qualifications in maritime activities, including fisheries, by extending the range of maritime studies and by upgrading skills and qualifications.
Amendment 97 #
2010/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. With regard to the promotion of the external dimension of the IMP, the Programme shall: (a) include the horizontal objectives of the IMP in the bilateral or multilateral agreements concluded by the Union; (b) develop strategies and actions for cooperation with third countries or other international organisations with a view to the protection and restoration of marine ecosystems, including the promotion of data collection and data sharing programmes.
Amendment 109 #
Amendment 112 #
2010/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
The European Parliament and the Council shall be regularly and promptly informed about the Commission's work. The Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council: (a) a progress report no later than 31 December 2012; (b) an ex-post evaluation report no later than 31 December 2014.
Amendment 49 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 349, the first subparagraph of Article 42 and Article 43(2) thereof,
Amendment 76 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The content of the Programmes of Options Specifically Relating to Remoteness and Insularity ('POSEI programmes’) which, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, must be established by the Member States concerned at the most appropriate geographical level and submitted by the Member States to the Commission for approval, must also be specified, following internal consultation through regional monitoring committees.
Amendment 78 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In keeping with the principle of subsidiarity and in order to ensure flexibility, two principles which form the basis of the programming approach adopted for the scheme promoting the Union's outermost regions, the authorities appointed by the Member State may, after consulting stakeholders within the regional monitoring committee, propose amendments to the programme to bring it into line with the reality of the situation in the outermost regions. Also in keeping with this approach, the procedure for amending the programmes must be adapted to reflect the level of relevance of each type of amendment.
Amendment 80 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In order to achieve in an effective manner the lowering of prices in the outermost regions and mitigating the additional costs of their extreme remoteness, all the while maintaining the competitiveness of EU products, aid should be granted for the supply of Community products to the outermost regions. Such aid should take account of the additional cost of transport to these regions and the cost of exports to third countries and, in the case of agricultural inputs and products intended for processing, the additional costs of their extreme remoteness, specifically insularity and small surface areas, hilly terrain, difficult climate and scattered islands.
Amendment 87 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) exported to third countries or dispatched to the rest of the Union within the limits of traditional exports and traditional dispatches. Theshe amounts are established by the Commission by means of an implementing act on the basis of dispatchthe average dispatch or export figures for export averagethe three years preceding the current year, subject to a minimum threshold corresponding to the average dispatch or export figures during 1989, 1990 and 1991;
Amendment 87 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Farmers in the outermost regions should be encouraged to supply high- quality products and to prioritise their marketing. Use of the logo introduced by the Union may be useful to this end, in combination with campaigns to promote the logo aimed at building consumer empathy and making it easier for consumers to recognise products from the outermost regions.
Amendment 88 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22a (new)
Recital 22a (new)
(22a) Wherever possible, the supply arrangements and measures to assist local production should be geared to high- quality agricultural production and innovative products with added value capable of satisfying demanding markets and market niches.
Amendment 89 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) exported to third countries as part of regional trade in accordance with the destinations and conditions determined by the Commission by means of an implementing act;
Amendment 90 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) A derogation may be granted from the Commission’s consistent policy of not authorising State operating aid for the production, processing and marketing of agricultural products covered by Annex I to the Treaty, in order to mitigate the specific constraints on farming in the outermost regions linked to their extreme remoteness, specifically their isolation, insularity, small surface areas, mountainous terrain and climate and their economic dependency on a small number of products. Agricultural production plays a vital role in revitalising rural areas and encouraging people to stay in them, and the outermost rural areas are particularly affected by population ageing, low population density and in some cases depopulation.
Amendment 93 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. For the purposes of this chapter, ‘regional trade’ shall be understood as trade, for each French overseas department, with and the Azores and Madeira and the Canary Islands, with third countries established by the Commission by means of an implementing act.
Amendment 93 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29a (new)
Recital 29a (new)
Amendment 96 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30a (new)
Recital 30a (new)
Amendment 97 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32a (new)
Recital 32a (new)
(32a) Traditional livestock farming activities should be supported. In order to meet the local consumption needs of Madeira and the Canary Islands, imports of young male bovine animals, notably from the Azores, should be promoted with a view to strengthening the trade dynamic among the outermost regions. The conditions necessary for fair and equitable trade should also be guaranteed, in particular as regards the tax burden on trade.
Amendment 98 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) Tobacco growing is of historical importance in the Canary Islands and the Azores. Economically speaking, tobacco preparation continues to be one of the chief industrial activities in the region. In social terms, tobacco cultivation is very labour- intensive and carried out by small farms, which, in the case of the Azores, makes crop rotation possible, thereby preventing monoculture and the excessive use of fertilisers. Since the crop is not sufficiently profitable, however, it is in danger of dying out. Tobacco is currently cultivated on only a small area on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, for the small-scale manufacture of cigars. Spain, and on the island of São Miguel in the Azores, for the production of cigars and cigarillos. Spain and Portugal should therefore be authorised to continue to grant aid, in addition to EU aid, so that this traditional crop can be maintained with a view to supporting the artisanal activity associated with it. In addition, to maintain the manufacture of tobacco products, imports into the Canary Islands and the Azores of raw and semi-manufactured tobacco should continue to be exempt from customs duty, up to an annual limit of 20 000 tonnes of stripped raw tobacco equivalent.
Amendment 99 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35a (new)
Recital 35a (new)
(35a) So that the objectives of this Regulation can be fulfilled, it should be possible for this instrument to avert any negative repercussions of the post-2013 reform of the common agricultural policy and the new CAP should be applied to the outermost regions selectively and progressively, taking account of their specific characteristics.
Amendment 100 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35b (new)
Recital 35b (new)
(35b) So that the objectives of this Regulation can be fulfilled, it should be possible for this instrument to avert the negative repercussions of bilateral and multilateral agreements at all times, for which purpose an impact assessment should be carried out before the agreements are signed, followed by the corresponding compensatory measures.
Amendment 103 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) preservation and development of agricultural activities in the outermost regions, including the production, processing and the sale of local products, in particular the higher transport costs.
Amendment 113 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Specific supply arrangements are hereby established for the agricultural products listed in Annex I to the Treaty, which are essential in the outermost regions for human consumption, for the manufacture of other products or as agricultural inputs. , always taking account of the principle of administrative simplification for the administrations and above all for the final beneficiaries, without ever jeopardising effectiveness and the corresponding financial resources allocated to the POSEI programme.
Amendment 119 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14a (new)
Article 14a (new)
Article 14a Milk and milk products The production of milk products in the Azores necessitates the importing of various materials that are not available locally, such as wrapping, plastics and UHT packaging, adding to production costs and final consumer prices, which means that this type of material should be taken into account in the support provided under the special supply arrangements.
Amendment 120 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. The POSEI programmes consist of specific measures designed to promote local agricultural production under the scope of Part 3, Title III of the Treaty, necessary in order to ensure the continuity and development of local agricultural production in each outermost region, always taking account of the principle of administrative simplification for the administrations and above all for the final beneficiaries, without ever jeopardising effectiveness and the corresponding financial resources allocated to the POSEI programme.
Amendment 125 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 3a (new)
3a. In some outermost regions there is also a need to encourage the conservation of the landscape and traditional features of farmland, particularly the conservation of the network of stone walls, especially those supporting terraces: maintaining the traditional landscape and ensuring that land is properly preserved is essential due to the difficult terrain and the nature of the soil. Therefore, in Article 21(1), the flexibility that Madeira currently enjoys as regards the doubling of the maximum annual amounts eligible for European Union aid (as set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1628/2005) should be extended to other outermost regions.
Amendment 126 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Until the local numbers of young male bovines reach a level sufficient to ensure the maintenance and development of local beef production in the French overseas departments and Madeira, and taking account of the fact that the Azores produce a surplus and may therefore help to make up the shortfall in the remaining outermost regions, the possibility shall be introduced of importing bovine animals from third countries for fattening and consumption in the French overseas departments and Madeira, without applying import duties under the Common Customs Tariff. The Commission shall adopt, by means of an implementing acts, the measures necessary to implement this subparagraph and more specifically the means for introducing the exemption from import duties in respect of the young male bovines introduced into the French overseas departments and Madeira.
Amendment 127 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 1
1. The measures provided for in this Regulation, with the exception of Article 21, shall constitute intervention intended to stabilise the agricultural markets and guarantee direct payments within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and (c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005.
Amendment 130 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 4a (new)
4a. The Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council assessing the impact that the dismantling of milk quotas will have on producers' incomes. This report shall be accompanied by a legislative proposal concerning due compensation for the losses of income suffered by European producers at any given time.
Amendment 131 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4b (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 4b (new)
4b. The Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council assessing the impact on the income of beef and veal producers affected by the possible EU-Mercosur agreement. This report shall be accompanied by a legislative proposal concerning due compensation for the losses of income suffered by European producers at any given time.
Amendment 132 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – subparagraph 1a (new)
Article 30 – subparagraph 1a (new)
A common set of monitoring indicators shall be created (employment, revitalisation of the economy, improvement in living standards) with a view to the drawing-up of half-yearly interim reports and a cumulative and comprehensive annual report, in order to safeguard the implementation, outcome and impact of the POSEI programme in the outermost regions and thereby guarantee that the programme produces effective results.
Amendment 133 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – subparagraph 1b (new)
Article 30 – subparagraph 1b (new)
The Member States may not make aid for supply subject to any type of tax or fiscal levy, whether direct or indirect, and aid should be passed on in its entirety to the end user in accordance with the principle laid down in Article 12.
Amendment 134 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30a (new)
Article 30a (new)
Article 30a Regional monitoring committees Regional monitoring committees shall meet twice a year to assess the effectiveness and level of implementation of each measure, through official, timetabled consultation of stakeholders, up to the six-month period preceding the annual request for changes to the programme.
Amendment 140 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31a (new)
Article 31a (new)
Amendment 145 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – subparagraph 2a (new)
Article 35 – subparagraph 2a (new)
Even though the new Regulation is to enter into force on 1 January 2012, the Member States shall not be required to submit a new programme by 1 August 2012 for implementation in 2013, as this would complicate the negotiating process with the Commission services. The stability of programmes is beneficial for all stakeholders, since it safeguards the principle of legal certainty and guarantees sound planning with a view to future investment.
Amendment 3 #
2010/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Sole Article - point 1 - point b - point i - indent 1 Council Regulation (EC) No 1288/2009
Article 1 - paragraph 2 - point a - point i
Article 1 - paragraph 2 - point a - point i
– in point (i), the words "point 6.8 second paragraph" are deleted and "2010" is replaced by "2013";
Amendment 27 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Member States should therefore be authorised to adopt measures restricting or prohibiting the cultivation of all or particular GMOs in all or part of their territory, and respectively amend those measures as they deem appropriate, at all stages of the authorisation, re- authorisation or withdrawal from the market of the concerned GMOs. This should apply as well to genetically modified varieties of seed and plant propagating material which are placed on the market in accordance with relevant legislation on the marketing of seeds and plant propagating material and, in particular, in accordance with Directives 2002/53/EC and 2002/55/EC. Measures should refer to the cultivation of GMOs only and not to the free circulation and import of genetically modified seeds and plant propagating material, as or in products, and of the products of their harvest. Similarly they should not affect the cultivation of non genetically modified varieties of seed and plant propagating material in which adventitious or technically unavoidable traces of EU authorised GMOs are found.
Amendment 28 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Member States should therefore be authorised to adopt measures restricting or prohibiting the cultivation of all or particular GMOs, on a case-by-case basis, in all or part of their territory, andprovided the relevant measures are adopted and are made publicly accessible to all operators concerned, including producers, at least six months before the start of the cultivation season, and to respectively amend those measures as they deem appropriate, at all stages of the authorisation, re-authorisation or withdrawal from the market of the concerned GMOs. This should apply as well to genetically modified varieties of seed and plant propagating material which are placed on the market in accordance with relevant legislation on the marketing of seeds and plant propagating material and, in particular, in accordance with Directives 2002/53/EC and 2002/55/EC. Measures should refer to the cultivation of GMOs only and not to the free circulation and import of genetically modified seeds and plant propagating material, as or in products, and of the products of their harvest. Similarly they should not affect the cultivation of non genetically modified varieties of seed and plant propagating material in which adventitious or technically unavoidable traces of EU authorised GMOs are found.
Amendment 36 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) According to the legal framework for the authorisation of GMOs, the level of protection of human/animal health and of the environment chosen in the EU cannot be revised by a Member State and this situation must not be altered. However Member States may adopt measures restricting or prohibiting the cultivation of all or particular GMOs, on a case-by-case basis, in all or part of their territory on the basis of grounds relating to the public interest other than those already addressed by the harmonised set of EU rules which already provide for procedures to take into account the risks that a GMO for cultivation may pose on health and the environment. Those measures should furthermore be in conformity with the Treaties, in particular as regards the principle of non discrimination between national and non national products and Articles 34 and 36 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, as well as with the relevant international obligations of the Union, notably in the context of the World Trade Organisation. Account should be taken of the need to re- examine the existing thresholds for labelling GM traces in conventional seeds.
Amendment 39 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) On the basis of the subsidiarity principle, the purpose of this Regulation is not to harmonize the conditions of cultivation in Member States but to grant freedomlexibility to Member States to invoke other grounds thanapart from scientific assessment of health and environmental risks to ban cultivation of GMOs on their territory. In addition one of the purposes ofSuch other grounds should be properly substantiated, given that the notification procedure under Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations27 which is to allow the Commission to consider the adoption of binding acts at EU level would not be served by the systematic notification of Member States' measures under that Directive. Moreover, since measures which Member States can adopt under this Regulation cannot have as a subject the placing of the market of GMOs and thus does not modify the conditions of placing on the market of GMOs authorised under the existing legislation, the notification procedure under Directive 98/34/EC does not appear the most appropriate information channel for the Commission. Therefore, by derogation, Directive 98/34/EC should not be applicable. A simpler notification system of the national measures prior to their adoption appears to be a more proportionate tool for the Commission to be aware of these measuresappears to be the most appropriate information channel for the Commission. Measures which Member States intend to adopt should thus be communicated together with their reasons to the Commission and to the other Member States one month prior to their adoption for information purposes.
Amendment 48 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 1
Article 26 b – paragraph 1
Member States may adopt measures restriclimiting or prohibiting the cultivation of all or particular GMOs authorised in accordance with Part C of this Directive or Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, and consisting of genetically modified varieties placed on the market in accordance with relevant EU legislation on the marketing of seed and plant propagating material, in all or part of their territory, provided that:
Amendment 1 #
2010/0094(NLE)
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the considerable improvements needed in terms of transparency and in ensuring that the European parliament is immediately and fully informed at all stages of bilateral negotiations in accordance with 218(10) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Amendment 17 #
2009/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that market liberalisation and the current openness of the Community market to exports of fishery and aquaculture products are having a considerable and damaging impact on the local economy in certain regions, especially the most remote regions, which are unable to find markets for their products;
Amendment 46 #
2009/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Subheading 4
Environmental, social, cultural, health and quality aspects
Amendment 48 #
2009/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Is concerned that the massive influx of fishery and aquaculture products onto the Community market in an environment of unfair competition could end up influencing the eating habits of Europeans, who, at a time of general economic crisis, could yield to the easy temptation to buy cheaper and lower- quality food products;
Amendment 53 #
2009/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Believes that, in addition to applying the Community rules on IUU fishing, it is necessary to exercise stricter downstream controls on the marketing of such fish, notably by means of more rigorous audits of the Member States and of enterprises suspected of supplying products originating in illegal fishing;
Amendment 69 #
2009/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Emphasises the urgent need to introduce stringent and transparent criteria for certifying and labelling in respect of the quality and traceability of European fishery and aquaculture products and to promote the introduction, as soon as possible, of specific EU ecolabelling for such products in order to put an end to the uncontrolled proliferation of private certification systems;
Amendment 70 #
2009/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Believes that the ecocertification and ecolabelling of fishery and aquaculture products should be a process that is transparent and easily understandable by the consumer, and should be available to the whole sector without exception, subject to strict compliance with the basic attribution criteria;
Amendment 3 #
2009/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas between 1996 and the present the cost of food products has risen by an average of 3.3% per annum, the equivalent figures for agricultural production costs and for prices paid to farmers being 3.6%/ per annum and only 2.1% per annum respectively,
Amendment 10 #
2009/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the average farmer’s income decreased by more than 12% in the EU-27 in 2009; whereas, despite this, farmers and the agri-food sector still have to produce food products that meet extremely demanding quality standards at prices that are affordable to consumers, in line with the objectives defined under the CAP,
Amendment 24 #
2009/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G d (new)
Recital G d (new)
Gd. whereas globalisation and the processes of concentration, especially at retail level, have created a situation of imbalance as between the different players in the food chain, and today's reality is one of a tiny number of all- powerful retailers who negotiate directly or indirectly with 13.4 million farmers and 310 000 agri-food enterprises Union- wide,
Amendment 59 #
2009/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3a (new)
Paragraph 3a (new)
3a. Urges the Commission to maintain the high-level group on the food distribution chain as a permanent forum for discussion, as it has proved a significant instrument for identifying problems, making recommendations and adopting strategies with a view to remedying the current situation of imbalance;
Amendment 60 #
2009/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3b (new)
Paragraph 3b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission to create the post of Food Trading Ombudsman at European level, whose tasks would be to ensure implementation of the codes of conduct and best practices and act as mediator in cases of breach of obligations arising from voluntary agreements;
Amendment 66 #
2009/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to submit a legislative proposal for introducing mandatory annual reporting by the top 20 traders, processors, wholesalers and retailers onthe monitoring of abusive practices on the part of the main traders, processors, wholesalers and retailers, with particular reference to their reporting of 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;
Amendment 72 #
2009/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4a (new)
Paragraph 4a (new)
4a. Believes that the Commission needs to promote a large-scale information campaign at European level in order to raise farmers' awareness concerning their rights, the abusive practices of which they may be the targets, and the means available to them to denounce abuses;
Amendment 126 #
2009/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8a (new)
Paragraph 8a (new)
8a. Notes that, according to a Commission study, late payments to farmers on the part of retailers and supermarket chains account for as much as EUR 23.6 billion per annum; urges the Commission to propose legislation on the matter with a view to preventing these unjustifiable practices, especially in the case of highly perishable agricultural products such as fruit and vegetables, for which there is no rational justification whatever for late payment;
Amendment 141 #
2009/2237(INI)
10. Takes the view that the Commission’s recommendations to enhance vertical integration of the food industry do not always reflect the need to rebalance bargaining power between farmers and the food industry, and that those strategies should therefore be accompanied by measures to discourage abusive practices;
Amendment 147 #
2009/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11a (new)
Paragraph 11a (new)
11a. Urges the Commission to promote mergers of farmers' organisations, especially cooperatives, in order to create a bigger critical mass and boost their negotiating power; believes, in this connection, that farmers' organisations and cooperatives should be treated as equivalent to SMEs, thus enabling them to benefit from special exemptions;
Amendment 278 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Recalls that one of the main reasons why the EU needs a strong CAP is to contribute to the maintenance and development of viable and dynamic rural communities, at the heart of European cultural diversity, and with a view to ensuringthat guarantee sustainableility and balanced socio- economic development across all European territory, which calls for socio-economic conditions in rural communities to be equivalent to those of urban communities with a view to avoiding the growing abandonment of the land which is isolating rural communities;
Amendment 326 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Recalls that agriculture has always been a producer of public goods, or of what in today's context may be called 'first-generation' public goods, the reference here being to food security and food safety, which should continue to constitute the primary raison d'être for the CAP, corresponding to its essence and representing the first concern of Europe's citizens; the more recently identified or 'second-generation' public goods, e.g. the environment, planning or animal welfare, while also objectives of the CAP, are complementary to the first-generation goods and should therefore not replace them;
Amendment 338 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Recognises that generations of farmers have shaped the valued EU landscapes and, therefore, should be rewarded(in socio-economic, demographic, territorial, design, environmental, cultural and tourism terms) and, therefore, should receive a fair financial reward, both for their achievements and as an incentive for continuing to do so in a sustainable way, especially in naturally disadvantaged areas; believes that they are activelyfarmers can make an even fuller contributiong to the great cultural valuheritage represented by the land in terms of the attractiveness of Europe, providing the backdrop for the successful rural tourism; of a range of parallel activities linked to agriculture (rural tourism, nature tourism, green tourism, bird-watching, etc).
Amendment 388 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Insists that the maintenance of farming activity across the whole of Europe is fundamental to maintain diverse and local food production and prevent the threat of land abandonment across EU territoryin the EU's rural areas and by its rural communities, which play the role of ensuring that large swathes of Europe remain populated and economically dynamic;
Amendment 430 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Calls for a fairer distribution of CAP payments and insists that it should be fair to farmers in both new and old Member States;
Amendment 440 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Believes that viable farming businesses are fundamental to sustaining thriving rural communitiespreserving rural communities and to their socio-economic development, and that it is therefore necessary to create the conditions for their economic viability;
Amendment 448 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Believes that agriculture has a leading role to play in tackling climate change by reducing GHG emissions, increasing carbon sequestration capacity and developing and using more renewable energy sources; believadvocates, that climate considerations should be integrated across CAP measerefore, specific measures to that end with input from all climate-related areas; recalls that at the same time it is essential to equip agricultures where appropriateith new forms of funding to meet these new challenges;
Amendment 472 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Notes that the market fails tohas not, to date, properly rewarded farmers for protecting the environment; therefore believes that the CAP must become greener by's contribution in this field requires greater emphasis and encouragement, with incentivisinges to farmers to maximise the delivery of eco-system services toby means of packages of consistent and harmonised agri-environmental measures in order to ensure the further improvegress and incremental success of the sound environmental resource management of EU farmland;
Amendment 497 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Believes that the new CAP must be simple to administer and reduce red tape and administrative burdens on farmers by moving towards the use of, while also harmonising the rules on controls and payments throughout the EU, thus helping action on competition- related problems in the context of the implementation of the CAP by the Member State authorities, with recourse to such measures as phasing in delivery tools such as outcome agreements and simple contracts;
Amendment 499 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)
Paragraph 44 a (new)
44a. Believes it is essential that CAP funds be transferred to farmers in a less bureaucratic and faster fashion, so as to ensure that support has the desired effect on the real economy; to this end, it is vital to ensure the participation of producers' organisations and associative structures, in terms of both technical support and the interpretation of Community rules,
Amendment 506 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 b (new)
Paragraph 44 b (new)
44b. Stresses that the need for stability and the possibility of medium- and long- term decision-making are crucial to any kind of economic activity; agriculture is an economic activity whose actors need a clearly-defined and solid framework to enable them to invest in the sector; the multiple reforms, whether horizontal or sectoral, of recent years have in no way contributed to an environment of continuity of activity for practising farmers or to attracting young farmers or, indeed, external investors indirectly linked to agriculture;
Amendment 521 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Recognises the wide range of new priorities for the CAP and notes that the new Member States' expectation whein they process of joineding the European Union was that CAP support would, over time, reach parity withey would subsequently benefit from aid identical to that received by the old Member States; therefore calls for the 2013 CAP budget amount to be at least maintainincreased post- 2013, if the EU is to meet its current commitments and successfully deliver the new prioritiesn line with the rate of inflation and taking account of the commitments made to the new Member States and the responsibilities accruing to the CAP in the environmental field;
Amendment 544 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
Paragraph 47
47. Insists that the CAP should not be renationalised and therefore believes that core direct support should remain fully financed by the EU budget, hence rejecting any further co- financing which could harm fair competition within the EU Single Market;
Amendment 553 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 – point 1
Paragraph 48 – point 1
(1) Believes that in order to reduce the disparities in the dis, for the attribution of direect support funds between Member Statesaid, the hectare basis alone will not be sufficient and, therefore, calls forto ensure a fairer distribution between Member States; calls on the Commission to consider the introduction of additional objective criteria, such as a purchasing power coefficient to be used to achieve an overall balanced. employability, contribution of agriculture to national/regional GDP, national/regional level of development and dependence on agriculture, etc, possibly with variable weightings, which could, taken together, operate as corrective criteria as between Member States and regions, thus contributing to a more balanced and equitable distribution;.
Amendment 675 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57
Paragraph 57
57. Believes that an EU-funded top-up direct area payments should be made available to farmers throughby means of simple contracts rewarding them for reducingfor achieving reductions in their carbon emissions per unit of production and increasing their sequestration of carbon, in the context of the second pillar; 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 obtain financially benefit advantages 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 possible;
Amendment 680 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58
Paragraph 58
58. Calls for the continuation of specific measures to compensate farmers producing in areas with natural handicaps, especially the most remote regions, in order to ensure that agricultural activity takes place and local food is produced across the EU, reducing the threat of land abandonment from rural depopulation and desertification in some of the most remote regions, and ensuring balanced territorial management across the EU; considers that this support scheme should remain co- financed as it currently is;
Amendment 734 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61
Paragraph 61
61. Believes that to underpin the five key building blocks of the CAP, a minimum safety net against extreme price volatility should still be available as a rapid reaction crisis tool; to that end, considers that a special reserve budget line should be made available in the EU budget which could be activated rapidly to respond to crises which arise, and that new innovative financial tools should also be considered such as riskincome insurance schemes and futures marketand risk insurance schemes to help reduce market volatility;
Amendment 758 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63
Paragraph 63
63. Recalls that, amongst the current set of market tools, export refunds should continue to be phased out according to WTO agreements, on a reciprocal basis and only to the extent that they are abolished by the EU's trading partners;
Amendment 7 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas good animal health and good livestock farming are of decisive importance to our society, not only in the interests of animal welfare but for the sake of public health as a whole, and for our economy and Europe's competitiveness, , but without jeopardising the EU's competitiveness in terms of world trade,
Amendment 21 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas our high animal welfare standards are part of the 'brand' of European agricultural producers, but only on condition that the rules in force are genuinely complied with within the EU and applied to imports originating in third countries,
Amendment 37 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas in its above-mentioned resolution of 2006 the European Parliament insisted that the rules, standards and indicators adopted should be based on the latest technology and science and stressed that a high standard of animal welfare also entailed financial and administrative costs for Europe's farmthe EU's farmers; whereas failure to respect the principle of reciprocity poses a risk to fair competition vis-à-vis non- Community producers,
Amendment 45 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomeds the Commission's decision to focus in a multiannual action plan for animal welfare on a few essential fields of action and then take vigorous action in these fields;
Amendment 52 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the vast majority of the measures contained in the current - albeit still none too ambitious - action plan have been implemented satisfactorily;
Amendment 59 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Appreciates the work which has been done to develop alternatives to animal testing and the Commission's efforts, under the auspices of the WTO and in bilateral agreements with third countries, to assign the highest priority to animal welfareestablish animal welfare as an objective to be taken into account; notes, however, the need for an intransigent defence of respect for the principle of reciprocity with regard to imports from third countries in order to guarantee compliance with EU rules;
Amendment 88 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets, nonetheless, that more has not been done to adopt a proposal for new rules on animal transport and the associated issue of developing a satellite system to monitor such transport, and urges the Commission, in the time still remaining before the action plan expires, to take the initiative in this fieldUrges the Commission, when adopting new rules on animal transport, to take account of the increased costs for producers and only to adopt such rules on the basis of a solid analysis of the economic impact on livestock farming;
Amendment 98 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 112 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. UrgesCalls on the Commission likewise to ensure that the ban on systems which lack cages with nests for laying hens, which enters into force in 2012, is genuinely complied with and that it is accomplanied withby a study of its economic impact on production;
Amendment 146 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Observes that Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union has created a new legal situation in which new powers and greater responsibility have been vested in the European Union and its institutions and considers that this article applies to all animals and not only food- producing animals, whilst bearing in mind that differing characteristics and living conditions require differentiated treatment;
Amendment 150 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission, in the light of Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to submit no later than 2012 aon the basis of an impact study and after consulting stakeholders, to submit a reasoned proposal for general animal welfare legislation for the EU, no later than 2014, which, on the basis of the available science and proven experience, should contribute to a common understanding of the concept of animal welfare, the associated costs and the fundamental conditions applicable;
Amendment 161 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that this general animal welfare legislation, which should be accompanied by individual legal acts concerning specific species of animal, must include, in accordance with the animal health law, suitable guidelines on responsible keeping of animals, a common system for monitoring and to gather comparable data, as well as requirements relating to basic know-how on the part of handlers of animals and provisions establishing the particular responsibilities of animal owners; considers that all these requirements should be accompanied by resources supplied to producers in order to ensure that they are properly implemented;
Amendment 170 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that this general animal welfare legislation, like Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety , should establish a common basic level of animal welfare in the European Union, which is the precondition for free and equitable competition within the internal market; considers, however, that it should be possible for any person, region or Member State to introduce voluntary systems which are more far-reaching, avoiding distortions of competition and safeguarding the EU's competitiveness on international markets;
Amendment 171 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – subparagraph a (new)
Paragraph 12 – subparagraph a (new)
Considers that imported products must comply with the same animal welfare requirements as those imposed on European operators;
Amendment 179 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the debate concerning various possible animal welfare labelling schemes in the aforementioned Commission communication of 28 October 2009, and stresses that it is important for this label to be included in existing schemes in the context of the environment, nutrition and climate; considers that consumers in the European Union should receive adequate information, with due respect for the principle of simplification, to enable them to make well-informed choices in this regard as well as in others;
Amendment 188 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
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 afford access to the information on the Internet;
Amendment 204 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – introductory part
Paragraph 15 – introductory part
15. Considers furthermore that further measures and any additional individual legal acts should particularly focus on the following:
Amendment 210 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – indent 1
Paragraph 15 – indent 1
- providing operators with financial resources by 2012 and monitoring compliance with the ban on systems which lack cages with nests for hens,
Amendment 214 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – indent 2
Paragraph 15 – indent 2
- more stringent monitoring of compliance with the EU directive on pigs,
Amendment 233 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – indent 6
Paragraph 15 – indent 6
Amendment 272 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that an independent European centre 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;
Amendment 288 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that such a centre should comprise thea 'central independent coordination institute' referred to in the aforementioned Commission communication of 28 October 2009, in accordance with the prerogatives of DG SANCO and EFSA's scientific panel on animal welfare;
Amendment 289 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – subparagraph a (new)
Paragraph 17 – subparagraph a (new)
Considers that the European centre for animal welfare should have a governing body composed of representatives of producers, consumers, scientists and national authorities;
Amendment 304 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers furthermore that, having regard to Article 13 of 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 welfare and animal health, defining and assessing animal welfare standards on the basis of the latest available knowledge, providing training and disseminating information about animal welfare and animal health, and coordinating an EU system for testing new techniquespractices that exist in the EU;
Amendment 339 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that the aim must be a purposeful, risk-based monitoring system in which objective factors such as mortality statistics and the use of antibioticpresence of diseases are central;
Amendment 346 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that the European Union budget must include sufficient appropriations to enable the Commission to monitor the Member States more effectively and comprehensively in this regardsure effective implementation by operators;
Amendment 372 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Recalls that the use of antibiotics is anone of the indicators of the state of health of animals, and expresses its deep concern about the acutethat the potential problem of antibiotic resistance in animals and humansneeds to be monitored;
Amendment 377 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 389 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 405 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
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 forconcerned with monitoring animals' health and welfare;
Amendment 413 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
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;
Amendment 417 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls for an assessment and further development of the Animal Welfare Quality Project, particularly as regards incentives for farmers and producers to use the new indicators, as much work remains to be done to prepare the new indicators forthe instrument's simplification and practical application;
Amendment 438 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Calls on the Member States in this context to make better use of the opportunities for support for investment in innovation, research and modernisation beneficial to animal welfare which is available from EU rural development funds and the Seventh Framework Programme (2007-2013);
Amendment 60 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Affirms that EU agriculture can contribute to the Union’s global warming mitigation objectives by finding ways to limit and reduce its GHG emissions, promoting carbon storage in the soil and developing the production of sustainable renewable energies; emphasises that, to this end, it is essential to foster the development of a different kind of agriculture better provide agriculture with the technical and operational means that will enable it to reconcilespond to economic, social and environmental imperatives withchallenges, taking account of the natural potential of each ecosystem; considers it crucial that this contribution be made in a balanced manner so as not to jeopardise farmers’ incomes and the supply of food to European consumers;
Amendment 71 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that organic farming and integrated pest management practices are among the ecologically effective systems needing further development; emphasises, however, the need to find ways to facilitate a transiroduction are one alternative for more ecological agricultural production; emphasises, however, the need to find ways to enable conventional farming, which occupies the bulk of European farmland, to make a significant contribution to morthe sustainable agriculture in the case of the other systems used on most farmlandmanagement of the environment;
Amendment 84 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – introductory sentence
Paragraph 3 – introductory sentence
3. Calls, in particular, for the future CAPfunding to be provided for the EU to encourage – through the provision of information, training and incentives – practices that limit GHG emissions and/or fix carbon, including:
Amendment 109 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that, as well as being more environmentally friendly, such farming practices the farming practices listed above also have a positive impact in terms of improved biodiversity and soil quality, water retention and efforts to combat erosion and pollution;
Amendment 164 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – introductory sentence
Paragraph 13 – introductory sentence
13. Takes the view that the CAPEU must offer financial incentives, within a reasonable timeframe, for EU farmers to implement the necessary agronomic adaptation measures in each region, including:
Amendment 190 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Emphasises that the CAP will have to meet growing public demand forcontribute to a more sustainable agricultural policy, while bearing in mind that global warming may jeopardise world food production capacity, including in Europe;
Amendment 202 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Takes the view that the ‘new challenges’ of climate change, water management, renewable energies and biodiversity were not fully taken on board, particularly at the time of the CAP Health Check, and that they should be addressed through all the CAP instruments, not just the ‘second- pillar’ subsidies; should be the subject of a report, to be submitted by the Commission, on the recent application of these instruments, so that possible amendments to this chapter of the Health Check can be considered at a future stage;
Amendment 219 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Takes the view that climate change is forcing the Union to reinvent its development model; consequently calls on the Commission, in its future communication on CAP reform after 2013, to consider turning the CAP into an agricultural, food and environmental policy with fairer, more sustainable farmer support systems that enjoy greater legitimacy in the eyes of the public and which also restore meaning tohelp enhance the role and status of the farming profession;
Amendment 2 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas simplification should be addressed to farmers at the point of deliverynefit farmers first and foremost and not only the national authorities and payment bodies in the Member States, as has been predominantly observed,
Amendment 23 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas a new CAP should be more market-oriented and focused on reducing the excessive protectionism that hinders competitionprovide the necessary instruments to enable farmers to adapt quickly to the constant changes on the market,
Amendment 35 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that CAP measures should be proportionate to riskthat are implemented or are adopted in the future should be proportionate to risk and the legislative path should be chosen only where it is genuinely justifiable, thereby avoiding a legal construction which is difficult for farmers to understand;
Amendment 74 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need for the CAP to be simpler, more transparent and more equitable; in this respect a single flat rate paymentmplified aid scheme would be preferable;
Amendment 89 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Believes that the national authorities should organise their own teams that would make proper inspections possible, and that they should not delegate these tasks to subcontracted undertakings which in many cases fail to ensure a high- quality service;
Amendment 162 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that the future single payment should be based on a simplified flat rate basic support system based on uniformsimplified annual payments in order to make the CAP simpler, fairer and more transparent;
Amendment 2 #
2009/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates that man-made greenhouse gases have wide-ranging impacts on the complex dynamics of the marine environment, and emissions of such gases should therefore be cut, and that marine ecosystems already under pressure from pollution and overfishing are also being affected by warmer temperatures, rising sea levels, changes in salinity and acidification and possible changes in ocean currents;
Amendment 3 #
2009/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2a (new)
Paragraph 2a (new)
2a. Recalls that the last century saw a 0.6°C increase in atmospheric temperature and a 0.17 m increase in the average sea level, and that the scientific models used to study these topics predict that these values will continue to rise over the course of this century;
Amendment 4 #
2009/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2b (new)
Paragraph 2b (new)
2b. Recalls that variations in the physical and chemical parameters of oceans and seas (ph, temperature, salinity, etc.), together with atmospheric variability, influence the circulation of ocean currents and the spatial distribution of live aquatic organisms (fish, molluscs, crustaceans, etc), as well as their spread along the water column;
Amendment 5 #
2009/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2c (new)
Paragraph 2c (new)
2c. Recalls that the potential impact of climate change may have devastating consequences for some of the more closed European seas, such as the Baltic; notes that some scientific studies forecast an 8- 50% fall in the salinity of the water and a 2- 4°C rise in its surface temperature, which could destroy a large part of the marine fauna and flora if these forecasts prove accurate;
Amendment 10 #
2009/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4a (new)
Paragraph 4a (new)
4a. Reaffirms that migrations of various marine organisms (fish, molluscs, crustaceans, etc) from one biogeographical region to another may lead to the disappearance of some indigenous species and the invasion of alien species in a given region; notes that these variations may have important consequences for the fishing industry, which may find it difficult to adapt to new biological and economic conditions;
Amendment 14 #
2009/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that climate change will have potentially severe economic implications for European industrial and small-scale fisheries, requiring a reduction in industrial fishing-fleet capacity and a shift towards sustainable fishing and aquaculture practices;
Amendment 16 #
2009/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5a (new)
Paragraph 5a (new)
5a. Points out that the potential effects of climate variability may have a far- reaching economic impact on the fishing industry; notes that, assuming a linear relationship between resource availability and catch efficiency, a 10% fluctuation in productivity implies a gain or loss of around EUR 200 million;
Amendment 19 #
2009/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6a (new)
Paragraph 6a (new)
6a. Takes the view that, as far as the aquaculture sector is concerned, an increase in the temperature of sea water may lead to an increase in feed conversion ratios for some species but may also lead to a proliferation of new pathologies linked to this increase; notes that the positive and negative effects that variations in this and other physical and chemical parameters of the water may have are difficult to predict and may require the relocation of aquaculture production systems, chiefly floating systems (on rafts);
Amendment 20 #
2009/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6b (new)
Paragraph 6b (new)
6b. Considers it necessary to carry out scientific research that will provide relevant information for the fisheries and aquaculture sector to enable it to adapt to the new situation that variations in climate patterns will entail, and all the associated implications;
Amendment 24 #
2009/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Deplores the fact that mature and well- functioning Integrated Coastal Zone Management involving all relevant levels of government is still rarely put into practice1 and strongly urges the Commission to ensure that the Integrated Coastal Zone Management 1 Communication from the Commission - Report to the European Parliament and the Council on evaluation of Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) in Europe (COM(2007)0308 recommendations1 are updated, strengthened and implemen). recommendations1 are updated, strengthened and implemented by the governments of the various Member Stateds;
Amendment 1 #
2009/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission Communication on the prevention of natural and man-made disasters; supports the view that disaster prevention is inseparable from intervention; reaffirms Parliament's previous work on this subject and regrets that the Commission has not yet put forward legislative proposals in line with Parliament’s proposals; stresses the need to establish comprehensive legislation and guidelines with minimum standards, reflecting a holistic approach, towards a more effective EU policy on disaster management; recalls that in the absence of this, the Treaty of Lisbon permits the use of enhanced cooperation between Member States, and that this subject may therefore also be addressed within that framework;
Amendment 9 #
2009/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is in favour ofEncourages linking the actors and policies throughout the disaster management cycle, recognistressing the benefits of a quick reaction force that would enhance coordination and solidarity among Member States; supports the initiative to launch a stakeholder group and calls for the inclusion of representatives from agriculture in the proposed mechanism for crisis management with a view, inter alia, to making the principle of multi- functionality a reality;
Amendment 10 #
2009/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the balanced occupation of land, and economic and social development that are in harmony with nature, and reinforced cohesion across the EU ar, combating rural depopulation and maintaining agricultural activity that is economically and environmentally sustainable are some of the fundamental elements of disaster prevention;
Amendment 10 #
2009/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises that the effects of natural disasters spill over the legal and administrative borders of regions and Member States, which means that risk mapping needs to be accompanied by wide-ranging territorial cooperation mechanisms that operate independently of said borders at the macro-region level, due to the efficacy the latter enables in fighting natural or man-made disasters in terms of both prevention and intervention.
Amendment 13 #
2009/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Urges cooperation between Member States, countries neighbouring the EU and also developing countries in cross- border projects sharing best practice and disseminating practical knowledge through the EU’s neighbourhood policy programmes and development programmes.
Amendment 17 #
2009/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that agricultural and forestry production are vulnerable to climatic phenomena such as drought, storms, frost, hail, forest fires 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, and to the desertification of mountain areas, to forest fires due to absence of forest maintenance and criminal behaviour, and to contamination of rivers due to chemical discharges from factories;
Amendment 18 #
2009/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Advocates a single EU-wide strategy through the introduction of a uniform action plan for each type of disaster, ensuring complete solidarity between countries in tackling disasters; urges that particular attention be paid within the strategy to the most isolated, most sparsely populated, mountainous and border regions of Europe, and the most economically disadvantaged European regions.
Amendment 25 #
2009/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recalls that plants absorb CO2 from the atmosphere through photosynthesis and produce biomass that can be converted into biogas, biofuels and industrial goods; that the increase in the use of agricultural products in the production of industrial products such as polymers, lubricants, surface agents, solvents and fibres, can also help reduce dependence on non-renewable energy sources.
Amendment 27 #
2009/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Considers that there is an entire group of agricultural energy crops that, together with wind power and solar energy, can significantly contribute to the EU’s energy security;
Amendment 28 #
2009/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Therefore calls on the European Commission to examine the feasibility of creating a climate change adaptation fund in the context of the next financial perspective, in order to help finance preventive measures relating to natural disasters in specific economic sectors.
Amendment 28 #
2009/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Considers that the foreseeable negative effects of climate change on agricultural production will put additional pressure on maintaining food security as a matter of necessity, which will also be worsened by a demographic increase to 9 billion people by 2050, requiring a corresponding increase of some 70% in production capacity; all of these aspects show how food security, climate change mitigation, natural disasters and poverty reduction are inextricably linked;
Amendment 29 #
2009/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Warns of the need for the future common agricultural policy to have the financial means to continue to ensure the supply of food to Europeans and to respond to other challenges they may face, in the context of adapting to climate change and reducing its negative effects, in particular through preventing the impact of natural disasters;
Amendment 30 #
2009/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that forests are important 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; there is a pressing need for a stringent EU forestry policy, that takes due account of the diversity of European forests and is based on scientific knowledge in order to maintain, protect and adapt forests in the fight against the risks they face;
Amendment 34 #
2009/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 - point d a (new)
Paragraph 6 - point d a (new)
(d a) sustaining the agricultural activity in areas affected by depopulation and subject to the risk of natural disasters and contributing to the reintegration of human activity by creating infra- structures to enable those who live in such areas to remain on the territory.
Amendment 41 #
2009/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Highlights the role played by farmers as custodians of the countryside in the European Union; therefore considers it necessary to promote the maintenance of agricultural activities in an economically and environmentally viable manner, with the aim of curbing the abandonment of production and the depopulation of rural areas, a phenomenon which further increases the risk of forest fires and desertification.
Amendment 46 #
2009/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Invites the Commission to report on the implementation in the Member States of Articles 70 and 71 of the Health Check provisions on risk insurance and mutual fund schemes; urges the Commission to come forward with a proposal for a European mandatory joint system involving private initiatives and also supported by public funds to better address the risk and income instability of farmers related to natural and man-made disasters; stresses that it must be more ambitious than the present voluntary model in order to avoid a multiplicity of different insurance schemes in the EU, creating huge imbalances between farmers' incomes;
Amendment 48 #
2009/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Advocates a single EU-wide strategy through the introduction of a uniform action plan for each type of disaster, ensuring complete solidarity between countries in tackling disasters; urges that particular attention be paid within the strategy to the most isolated, most sparsely populated, mountainous and border regions of Europe, and the most economically disadvantaged European regions.
Amendment 48 #
2009/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Considers it urgent for a minimum compensation scheme for natural or man- made disasters to also be accessible to all European farmers, denouncing the unworkable nature of Article 11(8) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, given the different insurance schemes available in the various Member States, recommending in addition that the component on promoting prevention measures be given preference when calculating agricultural insurance premiums;
Amendment 49 #
2009/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Highlights the fact that persistent droughts have in recent years encouraged the proliferation of forest fires in Europe, at the same time worsening the desertification of a large number of regions.
Amendment 50 #
2009/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Advocates the creation of a genuine forest policy designed to improve the management and conservation of forests, taking into account the fundamental role that they play in combating climate change, which is having an increasing impact in natural disasters; such a policy should be directed both towards forest protection and the sustainable use of timber resources.
Amendment 51 #
2009/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls that insurance schemes are acceptedprovided for under the WTO amber box, and that our trading partners, such as the USA (Counter-Cyclical Programme and Disaster Assistance Programmes), systematically use them to secure farmers'’ incomes as compensation for the effects of natural disasters as well as for loss of income due to market instability;
Amendment 53 #
2009/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to carry out, together with the Member States, within the context of a genuine European forest policy, a specific initiative in the area of forest protection and fire prevention; considers that forestation and reforestation projects should be supported, with preference given to native species and mixed forests, to encourage biodiversity and greater resistance to fire, storms and disease;
Amendment 58 #
2009/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Recommends an expansion of the scope of the EU Solidarity Fund to cover damage to agriculture and forests;
Amendment 59 #
2009/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Considers that the eligible operations listed in Article 4 of the EUSF (European Union Solidarity Fund) are too restrictive and do not allow for other situations of the same nature, such as droughts. In this context, and regardless of the fact that it is not practicable for the main victims (private individuals and businesses) to receive direct aid, a new, more flexible clause should be introduced in the EUSF which would enable indirect support to be granted;
Amendment 60 #
2009/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Calls for the introduction of a new category in the EUSF (European Union Solidarity Fund) relating to 'other operations of public interest aimed at restoring the social and economic life of affected populations and/or areas', so as to include events with consequences for private assets which, being of unquestionable importance for the overall wellbeing, operate as if they were public assets;
Amendment 64 #
2009/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that the natural characteristics and constraints of sparsely populated regions and outermost regions need to be acknowledged and taken into due account; draws attention to the added difficulties faced by these regions in tackling disasters; asks for special attention to be paid to those regions through the various financial instruments available and, specifically, calls for the conditions for mobilising the Solidarity Fund for those areas to be made more flexible.
Amendment 2 #
2009/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
– having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 271/2010 of 24 March 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, as regards the organic production logo of the European Union,
Amendment 5 #
2009/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the aquaculture sector is an innovative, potentially high-technology economic sector requiring intensive structural and research investment, long- term operational and financial planning, and hence legal certainty and clear and stable legislative frameworks,
Amendment 18 #
2009/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
Amendment 21 #
2009/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas any sustainable aquaculture policy, whether at Community or national level, must take account of distinctions between various types of aquaculture production (saltwater fish, freshwater fish, molluscs and, crustaceans, seaweed and echinoderms), with measures properly geared to their market and competition structures and issues,
Amendment 28 #
2009/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
Amendment 32 #
2009/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas, at the same time, many EU countries lack specific national or regional sectoral development plans that regulate installations in continental, coastal and marine areas and clearly identify the zones available forwith an aquaculture plantsotential, thereby preventing easily foreseeable conflicts of interest with environmental protection policies and other economic sectors, such as tourism, agriculture and coastal fishing,
Amendment 45 #
2009/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Expresses the view that a strong sustainable aquaculture sector could act as a catalyst for the development of many coastal and rural areas in the EU and contribute to the development of related production activities, with significant benefits also for consumers in the form of high-quality, healthy and sustainably produced food products;
Amendment 48 #
2009/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that targeted support for technological and scientific researhe competitiveness of Community aquaculture should be strengthened through strong, active, targeted, and steady support for research and technological development, which is an essential prerequisite for the development of a sustainable, modern, efficient, economically viable and environment- friendly aquaculture sector;
Amendment 56 #
2009/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers it urgent and essential to lay down rigorous, transparent quality and traceability criteria for EU aquaculture products, also applicable to products marketed in this area, to improve feedstuffs and general fish health and to introduce and strengthen certification criteria for high-quality aquaculture products and organic aquaculture production;
Amendment 65 #
2009/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 73 #
2009/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses that marine aquaculture and continental aquaculture represent different business realities, that both form an integral part of the CFP and that aquaculture should be considered as complementary to the catch sector, in particular as regards market supply and employability;
Amendment 78 #
2009/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to set out in that regulation specific European certification criteria and general rules for the various product categories, with which every aquaculture establishment in the Community must comply, but to delegate responsibility for the implementation phase to the competent territorial authorities, in full accordance with the principle of subsidiarity – e.g. parameters on environmental impact, water supplyuse of water resources, feeding of farmed fish, molluscs and crustaceans in production units, product traceability and labelling, and fish health and respect for feeding habitsanimal welfare, etc.;
Amendment 80 #
2009/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Believes that the aquaculture sector should be duly supervised and should cover a wider range of marine activities, such as: maritime transport, nautical tourism, offshore wind farms, fishing, etc.;
Amendment 83 #
2009/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to strive to ensure that the Member States make a formal undertaking to document and apply their countries’ existing environmental and tourism protection and general territorial planning legislation and – in respect of those zones not subject to restrictions – to adopt the necessary development plans for the management of marine, coastal and inland water areas, so that sectoral plans for aquaculture operations can be set up by means of facilitating access to space, clearly identifying the areas available for the establishment of plants in the sector;
Amendment 100 #
2009/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Urges the Commission to equip the aquaculture sector with a real economic crisis instrument and to devise support systems to deal with biological natural disasters (like toxic algal blooms), man- made disasters (like the Erika or Prestige) or extreme weather events (cyclones, floods, etc.);
Amendment 102 #
2009/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Stresses the need to take measures to ensure the replenish stocks of species that are becoming rarer in rivers, in particular traditionally migratory species with a significant economic impact on local populations (sturgeon, shad, salon, etc.) and certain species at sea, and draws the attention of the Commission and the Member States to the need to guarantee the necessary funding for the implementation of such initiatives;
Amendment 114 #
2009/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Points out that only less than 50% of fishmeal is used in aquaculture feedingstuffs and that most of this raw material is used for the production of feedingstuffs for other animals (pigs, cattle, etc.); considers, nevertheless, that the aquaculture sector should work towards a reduction in its dependence on oil products and fishmeal and invest in the development of alternative raw materials, without however abandoning high-quality animal feedingstuffs, which guarantee top-quality end products;
Amendment 136 #
2009/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. 32. Calls on the Commission to strive to ensure swifter harmonisation of the procedures for the approval of ththe application of the principle of mutual recognition and free movement of goods to curative and preventive pharmaceuticals used in aquaculture, and to promote reciprocal advanced know-how agreements with third countries (e.g. Norway);
Amendment 7 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the reform of the CFP must take account of EU policy in the field of the environment, as enshrined in the Treaties, and of the Bali Declaration of December 2007,
Amendment 9 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the basic aim of the CFP, as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, is to ensure the sustainable development and economic and social viability of the fisheries sector and the conservation of marine biologicresources, a fundamental presourcesmise for the exercise of fishing activity in the present and future,
Amendment 10 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. having regard to the diversity of European seas and the specific nature of the fleet and fishing practices in each of those seas,
Amendment 15 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, lays down that the CFP covers conservation, management and exploitation of living aquatic resources, aquaculture, and the processing and marketing of fishery and aquaculture products where such activities are practised on the territory of Member States or in Community waters or by Community fishing vessels or, without prejudice to the primary responsibility of the flag State, nationals of Member States (Article 1(1)),
Amendment 17 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the application of the CFP interacts directly with areas as vast as the environmentprotection of the environment, climate change, safety, public health, consumer protection and regional development and whereas it is essential to guarantee proper and careful harmonisation between all these areas,
Amendment 31 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas, in order to be effective, the CFP should be restructured with a view to the multidisciplinary involvement of all groups directly or indirectly connected with the sector, in particular fishermen, vessel owners, industrialist, the scientific community and politicians, whilst always advocating a global, integrated view of the sector,
Amendment 40 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas, despite the significant progress made following the revision of the CFP in 2002, serious problems relating to fleet overcapacity and the scarcity of fishery resources still remain in some regions and have worsened in recent years,
Amendment 46 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the maintenance of modern, competitive and safe fishing fleets is not incompatible with the reduction in fishing capacity, which has in fact been carried out by various Member States in order to bring it more closely into line with the availability of resourcesbased on a reliable scientific research,
Amendment 55 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas, in spite of their low level of representation in the catching subsector, women are an important group in view of the fundamental role that they play in areas directly linked to the CFP, such as aquaculture, processing, marketing, research, business management, training and maritime safety,
Amendment 56 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L b (new)
Recital L b (new)
Lb. whereas, as has already been recognised in the agricultural sector, women also suffer inequalities in the fisheries sector in the form of lower wages (or indeed no pay at all), fewer social benefits, and in some cases obstacles to their full participation in governing bodies in certain communities or associations,
Amendment 60 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas the placing on the market of fishery products carrying accredited food certification from the point of catch through fattening or processing (depending on the industry involved) to marketing should be based on criteria of environmental sustainability and should contribute to greater awareness of sustainable fishing among both producers and consumers,
Amendment 61 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M b (new)
Recital M b (new)
Mb. whereas the FAO has carried out significant work in the field of the ecological labelling of fishery and aquaculture products, and in May 2005 the Committee on Fisheries drew up guidelines on this topic for consideration by the Commission,
Amendment 116 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that despite having been extensively reformed in 2002, the CFP, 27 years after its establishment, is faced with serious problems whose main features are overfishing, overcapacity, overinvestment and waste, lack of reliable research on fish stocks, with additional aspects, such as the economic and social regression, currently affecting the sector, globalisation of the fisheries and aquaculture market, and the consequences of climate change;
Amendment 126 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that Parliament has in previous terms drawn attention to the fact that CFP rules were not being sufficiently complied with and has repeatedly called on Member States to improve controls, harmonise inspection and sanction criteria, ensure transparency of inspection findings and strengthen the Community inspection systems and harmonization of systems of reporting catches;
Amendment 160 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Considers that the financial resources to be negotiated within the framework of the new financial perspective 2014-2020 should make provision for an increased budget devoted to the reform of the CFP that will create the necessary financial conditions for the full implementation and practical development of the reforming guidelines that have been adopted;
Amendment 163 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Considers it necessary to value and respect the role of women in fisheries and in the sustainable development of fishing areas; calls on Member States to take the measures required to ensure that assisting spouses enjoy a level of protection that is at least equivalent to that of the self- employed and under the same conditions as apply to the latter; calls on the Commission and the Member States to cooperate in order to promote and incorporate the principle of equal opportunities at the various stages of the implementation of the European Fisheries Fund (including the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation stages), as provided for in Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006;
Amendment 172 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Maintains that the reform of the CFP must continue to observe the precautionary principle set out in the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries and in the New York Agreement, so as to prevent any risk to the survival and/or sustainability of species in the future;
Amendment 174 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Recognizes the need to lay the foundation for a Common Fisheries Policy that does not structurally or otherwise, encourage discards; maintains that solutions to phase out discards should be explored together with the fishing industry;
Amendment 179 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Considers it necessary to guarantee effective protection for coastal areas that are highly environmentally sensitive (the main breeding and spawning grounds for biological resources);
Amendment 188 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Believes that the criteria for defining the Community fleet should go beyond simplistic numerical parameters (such as length, power and tonnage), opening the way to the possibility of listing a set of criteria common to all regions (such as the level of organisation of undertakings of which vessels form part, the area in which they operate and catch levels), but with differentiated weighting factors in each region, which would provide a uniform and flexible model capable of responding fairly to the range of different situations in the Community fleet;
Amendment 193 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Stresses that Member States shall, as stated in the new control regulation adopted on 10 November, Art 55(1) “ensure that recreational fisheries on their territory and in Community waters are conducted in a manner compatible with the objectives and rules of the Common Fisheries Policy”;
Amendment 194 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Urges the Commission to consider the social implications and the serious damage to fisheries done by some fish predators, like oversized seal and cormorant populations;
Amendment 205 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Believes that increasing use should be made of information technologies relevant to the sector and computerised systems for collecting and transferring data, for both regional and national administrations and professionals and producers' organisations, thus making information more accessible and transparent;
Amendment 206 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Believes that the mandatory use of new technologies on board fishing vessels (for the purposes of fisheries inspection and control) should be introduced gradually and with a transition period in order to make it easier for the sector to adapt;
Amendment 220 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Recalls that the Community's outermost regions are lagging behind in socio-economic terms, due to their remoteness, insularity and isolated situation, small size and difficult topography and climate, their economic dependence on a small number of products, particularly fishery products, their limited markets and their dual nature (as both Community regions and territories situated in an environment of developing countries), and that these characteristics justify positive discrimination in some areas of the CFP, in particular as regards support for fleet modernisation and renewal;
Amendment 222 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Supports the continuation of POSEI- Fisheries (scheme to compensate for the additional costs incurred in the marketing of certain fishery products from the outermost regions) along the same lines as POSEI Agriculture;
Amendment 224 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Reiterates that fishing is a vital activity, not just in food terms, but also in social and, cultural and recreational terms, and that in many of Europe’s coastal regions it constitutes the main – and in some cases the sole – means of obtaining a livelihood for the numerous families who depend on it directly or indirectly, and it helps to enliven the coasts and knit together their socio-economic fabric, in conjunction with other maritime activities;
Amendment 225 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Considers it necessary to create interprofessional clusters in the fisheries sector, involving owners, workers, processors, intermediaries, etc., which would promote dialogue between the various stakeholders in the sector upstream and downstream;
Amendment 234 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Takes the view that the present EFF and future structural funds for the fisheries sector must continue to support fleet renewal and modernisation, above all with regard to small-scale coastal and artisanal fishing, since this support is based on criteria of safety (which minimise occupational accidents), hygiene and comfort, as well as environmental protection, fuel economy and other criteria which do not involve any increase in fishing capacity for the fleets concerned;
Amendment 236 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Urges the Commission and the Member States to promote proper training for fishermen and skippers with a view to enhancing the status of qualifications, giving prestige to the profession, and attracting more adaptable young people who would be capable of embracing occupational mobility and taking a more entrepreneurial attitude to the sector;
Amendment 250 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Considers it necessary to ensure higher first-sale prices of fishery productsresh fish and to reduce the number of middlemen in the chain stretching from producers to consumers and, to an increasing extent, secure the involvement of producers’ organisations in the management of stocks and the marketing of fishery products, the aim being to make the catching sub-sector as profitable as possible;
Amendment 257 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Commission to draw up a specific eco-labelling programme with a view to enhancing the image of fishery products and promoting consumer health, and to base it on strict monitoring and complete traceability of fisheries, as regards both catches in the wild and aquaculture products, as well as all processed products;
Amendment 271 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
Amendment 276 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Considers that long-term management plans shall be required to be established for all fisheries or geographical fishing regions; calls for these to be based upon scientific advice, meeting consistent criteria that will ensure an ecosystem approach, and regularly monitored and assessed, without detracting from the minimum flexibility required to enable them to be adapted swiftly to new circumstances affecting the broader context;
Amendment 283 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Maintains that the management system for the fisheries sector has to abandon the traditional top-down approach, laying emphasis instead on the principle of regionalisation and subsidiarity (horizontal decentralisation), the redefinition and increased flexibility of the principle of relative stability and the participation of professionals in the sector, taking into account the multifarious specific features of the Community fleet; firmly rejects any attempt to adopt a universal Community fisheries management model, in a form serving to impose uniformity;
Amendment 287 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Urges the Commission to work for a separate, clearly defined, liberal and de- bureaucratized and simplified model for managing small-scale, coastal fisheries, where the European institutions set the overarching targets to be achieved by the member states according to their own strategy;
Amendment 288 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 b (new)
Paragraph 31 b (new)
31b. Recognizes the potential of self- management and regionalization for the creation of a culture of compliance;
Amendment 304 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Urges the Commission to carefully explore the possibility of adopting new fisheries management mechanisms, as opposed to the TAC and quota system, for example fishing effort management and, the use of transferable fishing rights, and regional management of discards, since such arrangements would enable the fleet to be adapted in a more flexible way, in line with the actual diversity and distribution of stocks, and could be supported by structural implementing measures, without neglecting the more vulnerable small-scale sector;
Amendment 305 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Urges the Commission to carefully explore the possibility of adopting new fisheries management mechanisms, as opposed to the TAC and quota system, for example fishing effort management and the use of transferable fishing rights (duly accompanied by safeguard clauses), since such arrangements would enable the fleet to be adapted in a more flexible way, in line with the actual diversity and distribution of stocks, and could be supported by structural implementing measures, without neglecting the more vulnerable small-scale sector;
Amendment 335 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Stresses the importance of the European Fisheries Control and Inspection Agency in the context of the reformed CFP and highlights the need to ensure harmonisation and objectivity in fisheries control and to apply a uniform and fair system of rules and sanctions, thus strengthening confidence among ship-owners and fishermen in the fundamental principle of equal treatment;
Amendment 344 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Notes that IUU fishing is a form of unfair competition that seriously harms all European fishermen who comply with Community, national and third-country legislation and carry out their activity in a responsible way;
Amendment 345 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 b (new)
Paragraph 35 b (new)
35b. Recalls that IUU fishing disrupts the fair operation of the market in fish and threatens the balance of ecosystems;
Amendment 366 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Considers that the sustainable development of aquaculture requires environment-friendly production methods, to avoid issues such as eutrophication of waters; also stresses the importance of stringent health and animal welfare standards, and a high level of consumer protection;
Amendment 371 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38a. Considers aquaculture to be an integral part of the CFP that plays a complementary role vis-à-vis the catching subsector, particularly as regards the availability of food supply, employability and repopulation, above all of species that are most over-exploited in the wild;
Amendment 372 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Calls for support to be given to investment in new fish farming technologies, including intensive systems allowing water to be recycled and, offshore salt-water fish farming and research into the farming of new species of economic interest and feed produced with a lower environmental impact;
Amendment 375 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Calls for support to be given to investment in new fish farming technologies, including intensive systems allowing water to be recycled and offshore salt-water and fresh-water fish farming;
Amendment 377 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39 a. Considers it necessary to introduce rules establishing good market practices (quality checks of products, consumer protection, custom duties) and fair competition regarding fishing products from outside the EU, excluding products which fall under regulations included in EU agreements with third parties;
Amendment 378 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a. Considers it essential that, in the event of biological rest periods for the fleet for the purpose of restoring fish stocks, provision should also be made for the canning industry where there are no alternative sources of supply for the species affected by these measures;
Amendment 382 #
Amendment 383 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40a. Believes that a far-reaching revision of the COM in fisheries products should be carried out that will make it possible to improve the marketing of fish and other fisheries products and increase their value added;
Amendment 384 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 b (new)
Paragraph 40 b (new)
40b. Stresses the need to create mechanisms to promote the concentration of supply, in particular the setting-up and revitalisation of producers’ organisations;
Amendment 385 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 c (new)
Paragraph 40 c (new)
40c. Considers it necessary to create market intervention mechanisms, particularly in fisheries where the management model based on the principle of transferable fishing rights is adopted, in order to prevent the excessive concentration of fishing rights among a small number of operators (safeguard clauses), since, if such a situation came about within a Member State, it could jeopardise the viability of its artisanal fleet, and if several Member States were involved it could jeopardise the sustainability of the sector in some of those States;
Amendment 386 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 d (new)
Paragraph 40 d (new)
40d. Believes that the policy on support for fishing fleets should take account of merit-based criteria such as: the development of good ‘environmentally friendly’ fishing practices, respect for the culture of compliance, implementation of organisation schemes (producers’ associations);
Amendment 387 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 e (new)
Paragraph 40 e (new)
40e. Believes that the criteria for the traceability and inspection of fishery products imported onto the Community market should be the same as those applied to products produced or caught by the EU’s fleets and industries;
Amendment 388 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 f (new)
Paragraph 40 f (new)
Amendment 397 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Maintains that new fisheries agreements with third countries should be encouraged in order to afford the Community fleet easier accgiven an overall assessment, against criteria, as defined by the European Parliament; the purpose of these criteria should be to balance economic interests to new fishing groundwith promoting sustainable fisheries abroad and maintaining the credibility of the European union as a global defender of human rights;
Amendment 405 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Considers that partnership agreements should boost job creation in third countries and, reduce poverty levels, develop support structures for the sector (fishing ports, fish storage and processing structures, etc.) and hence reduce the numbers of immigrants to the EU;
Amendment 407 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)
Paragraph 44 a (new)
44a. Believes that the financial compensation granted under fisheries agreements with third countries should be used to promote and develop the fisheries sector in those countries, either through the mandatory targeting of funding for the construction of infrastructure (fishing ports, storage, fish processing facilities, etc.) or through the provision of operational resources (vessels, gear, etc.) so that fishing activity can be carried out responsibly and sustainably;
Amendment 414 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 a (new)
Paragraph 45 a (new)
45a. Believes that fishing activity should be suitably integrated and structured within a wider context of maritime activities such as: maritime transport, marine tourism, offshore wind farms and aquaculture, and that it should be included in clusters of maritime activities;
Amendment 419 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)
Paragraph 47 a (new)
47a. Considers it necessary to establish a transitional period so that this reform of the CFP can be properly harmonised with the current framework of this common policy;
Amendment 10 #
2009/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital -1 (new)
Recital -1 (new)
(-1) Under Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 247/2006, the Azores are entitled to dispatch until 2009, by way of derogation from paragraph 2(a), yearly maximum quantities of sugar (CN code 1701) to the rest of the EU. Considering that sugar beet production could become a very significant complement to milk production in the Azores, in particular on S. Miguel island, in view of the uncertain outlook regarding the milk market, it is necessary to guarantee producers and processors the continued existence of the milk quota system, or an alternative to that system, as well as alternative agricultural prospects, and enable economic operators to reach a level of industrial and commercial activities which stabilises the economic and social environment in this region. The existing derogation should therefore be extended until 31 December 2019.
Amendment 11 #
2009/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 provides for a transitional period during which the Canary Islands may continue to receive supplies of determined quantities of milk-based preparations falling within CN codes 1901 90 99 and 2106 90 92 intended for industrial processing. This transitional period expires on 31 December 2009. The product falling within CN code 1901 90 99 – skimmed milk powder with vegetable fat – is a traditional product for the local consumers, including the most deprived, and has been sold in the Canary Islands during the last 40 years. The supply of this product has generated a specific local industry ensuring employment and added value. In the current situation of economic crisis it is appropriatejustified to maintain the supply of this specific product and to extend the transitional period set by Article 6 of that Regulation to 31 December 2013, as long as it reserved exclusively for local use.
Amendment 10 #
2009/0138(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 a (new)
Article 1 – point -1 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 247/2006
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
(-1a) Article 2(2) is replaced by the following: “2. A forecast supply balance shall be drawn up stating the quantity of the agricultural products referred to in paragraph 1 needed to meet supply requirements each year. A separate forecast balance may be drawn up for the requirements of undertakings packaging and processing products intended for the local market, for traditional consignment to the rest of the Community or for export as part of regional trade or traditional trade flows; in this case the quantities specified shall be updated regularly so as to reflect the market trend within the meaning of Article 4(2).”