14 Amendments of Maria do Céu PATRÃO NEVES related to 2013/2097(INI)
Amendment 4 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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;