36 Amendments of Gabriel MATO related to 2020/2260(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to its position adopted at first reading on 4 April 2019 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) .../... of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and repealing Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council,
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Citation 2 b (new)
Citation 2 b (new)
- having regard to the Council conclusions of 29 October 2020 on the Farm to Fork Strategy,
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Citation 2 c (new)
Citation 2 c (new)
- having regard to the Commission’s proposal of 18 January 2018 for a Council Directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC as regards rates of value added tax,
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that farming accounts for 1% of global greenhouse gas emissions; calls on the Commission to step up trade policy with a view to improving cooperation with third countries and to undertake ambitious commitments similar to those established in the Farm to Fork Strategy with the aim of contributing to the global effort to combat climate change and keeping European farming competitive;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas the aim of the Farm to Fork Strategy is to contribute to the European climate change agenda, protect the environment, ensure the products’ position in the value chain, and encourage the consumption of sustainable and healthy foods;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the EU internal market is the world’s biggest importer and exporter of agri-food products; is convinced that the EU should use this position to set the benchmark in terms of standards for sustainable food systems, based on the precautionary principle, environmental protection and animal welfare; stresses that an EU promotion policy that includes all agri-food products may actively help to set this benchmark with a view to improving the sustainability of production and global consumption;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas marketing standards in the EU, including environmental sustainability and social standards, are very high; whereas the EU is importing fishery and aquaculture products that have lower environmental or social standards, to the detriment of EU producers' competitivity.
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the objectives of the common fisheries policy (CFP) include supplying the Union market with foods of high nutritional value, reducing the Union market’s dependence on food imports and ensuring that foods reach consumers at reasonable prices;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to provide coherence and flexibility so that the measures and objectives set out in the Farm to Fork Strategy are tailored to the common agriculture and fisheries policies, trade policy, the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, and other related EU policies and strategies;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas fish has been described as ‘the perfect protein’ because it is the animal protein with the smallest carbon footprint and the lowest environmental impact since no antibiotics, pesticides or artificial feeds are needed for its production;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stresses that the Commission should base its legislative proposals on scientifically sound ex-ante impact assessments that describe the methods used to calculate the targets, along with the baselines and reference periods of each target, after consultation with the Member States; in this regard, the cumulative effects of the legislative proposals should be taken into account;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that sustainable production should become a key characteristic of EU agri-food products, expanding the concept of quality to social and environmental aspects; acknowledges European farmers' commitment to offering the highest production standards in the world and also highlights the need for the EU institutions to provide them with the support that they need;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas more than half the adult population of the Union is overweight, contributing to a high prevalence of diet- related diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, and increasing healthcare costs;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas fishers’ associations, such as guilds, are key players in the food system of some Member States, where they operate as not-for-profit public law and social economy entities representing the fisheries sector and collaborating with the public administration, performing functions of general interest, to the benefit of sea fishing and workers in the fisheries sector, and business functions, marketing products and providing advisory and management services;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that sustainable production should become a key characteristic of EU agri-food products, expanding the concept of quality to social and environmental aspects, along with the sustainability of farmers' income;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to promote primary-sector access to new technologies as a fundamental factor in supporting the competitiveness of EU farming on the global market, along with maintaining high production standards;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses disappointment at the lack of prominence and ambition of the fisheries and aquaculture sector in the Farm to Forkrelevance of the fisheries and aquaculture sector in the Farm to Fork Strategy presented by the Commission; urges the Commission to pay due attention to the specific features of the fisheries and aquaculture sector in any future legislative proposals, strategies or guidelines it may present as a result of this Strategy;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission, with a view to protecting animal and plant health in European farming and preventing pests and diseases entering the EU, to step up control mechanisms both at origin and at borders in trade with third countries;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that promoting healthy and sustainable diets, as well as the Union’s climate change strategy, should privilege EU fisheries and aquaculture products, as they are an important source of protein with a small carbon footprint and a crucial component of a healthy diet and also highlight the value of the work of fishers and women in the sector, and of aquaculture;
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that, thanks to its heart- healthy properties, fish consumption has great potential to address the European public health crisis in terms of the high prevalence of diet-related diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, in the Union;
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Emphasises that, when implementing the objectives and measures proposed in the Strategy, due attention must be paid to the economic, social and environmental sustainability of food systems and to the competitiveness of the European fisheries and aquaculture sectors;
Amendment 109 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Emphasises that the transition to a sustainable food system also involves guaranteeing fair incomes for primary producers;
Amendment 115 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. WelcomesNotes that the Commission’s assessment of the CFP, due by 2022, with areport on the functioning of the CFP, due to be published by 31 December 2022, should focus on the risks triggered by climate change for the social, economic and environmental sustainability of specfisheries;
Amendment 123 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the risk of putting the EU agri-food sector at a competitive disadvantage in the absence of global convergence of standards, and of leading to increased costs for consumers, and of undermining the production model of 10 million European farms; calls on the Commission to present a comprehensive impact assessment of the targets envisaged in the Strategy, as well as proportionate measures to maintain the competitiveness of the EU agri-food sector and ensure reciprocity of standards;
Amendment 128 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points out that trade agreements should ensure that the parties involved actively engage in the promotion of sustainable development principles; they should also ensure that international standards are in line with the EU's environmental and climate ambitions; what is more, to guarantee a global transition to sustainable food systems, these agreements should take account of the binding nature of compliance with the Paris Agreement on climate change;
Amendment 131 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights the growing technological divergence between the EU and its main trade competitors with regard to biotechnology, genome editing and new breeding techniques (NBTs) as a result of the EU's regulatory restrictions; calls on the Commission to provide a technological level playing field that enables European businesses to compete on an equal basis on international markets;
Amendment 132 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to present guidelines for sustainable food procurement in institutional catering and urges the Commission to include fisheries and aquaculture products in these guidelines;
Amendment 141 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Points out that the farming and fishing industries are vital to the development of sustainable economic activity in the outermost regions and highlights these sectors' contribution and added value with regard to food security and to responding to public demand for high-quality products; stresses the need to include those regions' situation in the long-term strategic vision set out in the Farm to Fork Strategy;
Amendment 144 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Requests thatWelcomes the Commission and the Member States im’s intention to consider reforming the origin and prove thnance labelling of all fisheries products, whether fresh, frozen, processed or from aquaculture, marketed in restaurants and through retailers to allow traceability from the place of origin; stresses that this step will enhance the value of sustainablefor specific products, and emphasises that its proposal must be preceded by an impact study that considers the benefits to consumers and producters and protethe impact consumer rights the internal market;
Amendment 152 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Champions European consumers' right to more information on the origin and treatment of the agri-food products that they consume; considers, further, that improving consumer information and traceability will harness the efforts of the sectors concerned to comply with the environmental and food security requirements of the newly reformed common agricultural policy and the Farm to Fork Strategy; highlights the importance of increasing the added value of European production in comparison with imports from third countries;
Amendment 153 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that in 2020, the EU's Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) registered record numbers of imports of agri-food products that exceeded the maximum acceptable residue limit or had been treated with active substances that are banned in the EU; calls on the Commission to carry out checks more often and step up the minimum inspection thresholds to ensure that producers fully comply with EU law;
Amendment 170 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the need to ensure a level playing field for all fishery products marketed in the EU regardless of their origin.
Amendment 195 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recommends that the Union institutions and all Member States launch initiatives to encourage fish consumption, such as tax incentives, green public procurement and appropriately funded dedicated campaigns aimed at consumers be launched to bolster fish consumption.
Amendment 202 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Welcomes the fact that the Commission’s proposal for a directive on rates of value added tax (VAT) envisages the use of indirect taxation to encourage the consumption of sustainable and healthy food products; urges all Member States to apply a reduced rate of VAT to fisheries and aquaculture products, lower than the minimum 5% of the taxable base.
Amendment 209 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Stresses that associations such as the guilds (‘cofradías’) in Spain play a fundamental role in achieving the objectives of this Strategy; calls, therefore, for the guilds to be recognised under Union law and for them to eligible to receive financial support on an equal footing with producer organisations; calls, therefore, on the European Commission to present as soon as possible a proposal for a regulation amending Regulation (EU) 1379/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products.
Amendment 215 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Notes that, by their very nature, a number of the animal welfare considerations contained in the Commission’s Strategy do not apply to the fisheries sector.