30 Amendments of Maria do Céu PATRÃO NEVES related to 2010/0256(COD)
Amendment 49 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29a (new)
Recital 29a (new)
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30a (new)
Recital 30a (new)
Amendment 97 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31a (new)
Article 31a (new)
Amendment 145 #
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.