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Plenary speeches (4)

Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 17 and 18 October 2019 (debate)
2016/11/22
Preparation of the European Council meeting of 17 and 18 October 2019 (debate)
2016/11/22
The UK’s withdrawal from the EU (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2019/2817(RSP)
Presentation of the programme of activities of the Finnish Presidency of the Council (debate)
2016/11/22

Written questions (1)

EU-Mercosur trade agreement PDF (37 KB) DOC (17 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(37 KB) DOC(17 KB)

Amendments (480)

Amendment 58 #

2019/2028(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Draws attention to the decision of the United Kingdom to leave the Union which will have an impact on the implementation of the 2014-2020 EMFF; points out that “Brexit” means that the utmost importance needs to be given to the establishment of a new financial budgetary framework for the period 2021-2027; considers that a higher degree of additional flexibility of the Union budget is necessary to cope with the new situation.; resolves that the most effective vehicle for avoiding disruption to the EMFF and future funding is for EU negotiators to find pragmatic alternative arrangements to the backstop in the draft withdrawal agreement which commands mutual support in the European and UK Parliaments."
2019/08/28
Committee: PECH
Amendment 10 #

2015/2277(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that over-reliance on imported food should be replaced by establishing resilient domestic food production, given that climates and markets are increasingly volatile, and that emphasis has shifted from increasing the production of agricultural commodities to enabling countries to feed themselves; this can only be achieved if the primary producers receives a fair price;
2016/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 21 #

2015/2277(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Supports 'medium and long-term sustainable agricultural, food security, nutrition and rural development programmes to eliminate the root causes of hunger and poverty, including through the progressive realisation of the right to adequate food', especially by 'building capacity, focusing on integrated actions addressing policy, institutions and people, with a special emphasis on smallholders and women farmers’1 ; ___________ 1 Final declaration of the World Summit on Food Security, FAO, 2009'
2016/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 23 #

2015/2155(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses that the Court of Auditors report adopted on 11.07.2014 states that the potential saving for the EU budget would be about 114 million EUR per year if the European Parliament centralised its activities; reiterates the call on Parliament and the Council to address, in order to create long term savings, the need for a roadmap to a single seat, as stated by Parliament in several previous resolutions;
2016/03/14
Committee: CONT
Amendment 543 #

2015/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that the backbone of the future Energy Union must be a fully functioning internal energy market that delivers secure, competitive and sustainable energy to enable EU companies and consumers to access gas and electricity in the most efficient and cost-effective way possible; highlights substantive deficiencies experienced within rural communities across the EU as a result of poor energy connectivity.
2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 680 #

2015/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Supports regional approaches where there are particular regional challenges or opportunities, or where acting regionally could speed up market integration, including through the creation of regional hubs to enhance market liquidity; highlights the potential inherent within cross border projects as a lever for EU wide solutions.
2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 802 #

2015/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Believes that it will be important to avoid over-prescriptive legislation that can constrain domestic policy choices about how best to promote energy efficiency within a national context; restates the need for adherence to the principal of subsidiarity in this regard;
2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1067 #

2015/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
44. Calls on the Commission to intensify its research efforts regarding the better use of Europe's indigenous resources, both conventional and unconventional; stresses the importance of nurturing SMEs within this process.
2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 14 #

2015/2065(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that CAP reform introduced measures aimed at addressing the bargaining power gap between farmers and other stakeholders in the food supply chain; but the current crisis facing agriculture shows the measures do not go far enough;
2015/09/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 69 #

2015/2065(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Doubts whether voluntary initiatives are adequate for addressing UTPs and the acknowledged ‘fear factor’ in the supply chain arising from the imbalance of power between farmers and retailers; any changes to the current framework require an appropriate promotional and educational initiative to inform farmers.
2015/09/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 124 #

2015/2065(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that several Member States have initiated actions in national law to address the concerns of primary producers regarding the negative impact of UTPs; asks the Commission to assess these national efforts with a view to selecting best practices for application at EU level; notes in particular the Groceries Code Adjudicator in the UK as a potential model for adaptation at EU level; the model in the UK fails to fully address the challenges and does require a wider remit to address farmers concerns.
2015/09/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 176 #

2015/2065(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – point 1 (new)
(1) Notes that in some member states, Country of Origin labelling is used to restrict imports of food from other EU member states, therefore the Commission must be called upon to investigate such unfair practices.
2015/09/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 26 #

2015/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to be extremely cautious in applying the first strand of Article 23 of the CPR to all programmes coming under any of the thematic objectives of the ESI Funds, in particular thematic objectives (8), (9) or (10), or the employment and social targets of the Europe 2020 Strategy, to ensure that social cohesion is not undermined; asks the Commission to be strictly committed to applying the ESF minimum share provided for in Article 92(4) of the CPR; highlights in this context the plight of many ESF project recipients in Northern Ireland, from whom significant preallocated sums of money have been withheld under the 2007-2013 programme, and through no fault of their own;
2015/06/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 106 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The arrangements for the acquisition and possession of ammunition should be the same as those for the possession of the firearms for which the ammunition is intended. The acquisition and possession of ammunition containing a single projectile should be permitted only for persons who are allowed to possess a firearm.
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 275 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
(12 a) Member States should not be able to make the issuance or renewal of a European firearms pass conditional upon any payment or charge and its acceptance conditional, directly or indirectly, upon the payment of any fee or charge.
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 400 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point d a (new)
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph -2a (new)
(da) In paragraph 2, the following paragraph is inserted: "-2a. It shall be specified that the activities of a dealer include not only the manufacturing but also the conversion of a firearm, such as to change its category."
2016/04/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 484 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point a
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – second sentence
This at data-filing system shall record each firearm's type, make, model, calibre and serial numberall information relating to firearms which is needed in order to trace and identify those firearms. That information shall include each firearm's type, make, model, calibre and serial number, including details of any conversions or modifications, including the date of certified deactivation or destruction, as well as the names and addresses of the supplier and theof each person acquiring or possessing the firearm. The record of firearms, including deactivated, the dates of acquisition and, where applicable, the end of possession or transfer to another person, unless such transfer concerns a firearm which has been registered as deactivated. All records held by the national authority relating to firearms, shall be maintained until destruction of the firearm has been certified by the competent authorities. in an electronically retrievable format for an indefinite period, including after certified deactivation or destruction. Each Member State shall establish single points of contact within national authorities for the exchange of information for the purpose of tracing.
2016/04/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 584 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to Article 2(2), Member States shall take all appropriate steps to prohibit the acquisition and the possession of the firearms and ammunition classified in category A and to seize and destroy those firearms and ammunition held in violation of this provison and seizedion. In special cases the competent authorities may grant strictly limited authorisations for such firearms and ammunition where this is not contrary to public security or public order.
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 66 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) The EFSI should target projects with a higher risk-return profile than existing EIB and Union instruments to ensure additionality over existing operations. The EFSI should finance projects across the Union, including in the countries most affected brural areas of Europe which rely the financial crisisavily on agricultural production. The EFSI should only be used where financing is not available from other sources on reasonable terms.
2015/03/27
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 74 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) Provided that all relevant eligibility criteria are fulfilled, Member States may use European Structural Investment Funds to contribute to the financing of eligible projects that are supported by the EU guarantee. Use should also be made of the CAP policy instruments, and in particular Pillar 2 measures, which if used effectively can deliver added value and jobs in many parts of the European Union. The flexibility of this approach should maximise the potential to attract investors to the areas of investment targeted by the EFSI.
2015/03/27
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 95 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The purpose of the EFSI shall be to support investments in the Union and to ensure increased access to financing for companies having up to 3000 employees, with a particular focus on small and medium enterprises, through the supply of risk bearing capacity to the EIB, and with particular priority being assigned to businesses in rural areas. ('EFSI Agreement').
2015/03/27
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 185 #

2014/2256(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges the necessity for authors and performers to be provided with legal protection for their creative and artistic work; recognises the role of producers and publishers in bringing works to the market, and the need for appropriate remuneration for all categories of rightholders; calls for improvements to the contractual position of authors and performers in relation to other rightholders and intermediaries; stresses the importance of protections for new businesses and entrepreneurs in the creative industries
2015/03/05
Committee: JURI
Amendment 108 #

2014/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to study the worrying problem of unemployment among people over the age of 50 and, in conjunction with the Member States, to develop effective tools for reintegrating such workers into the labour market; stresses the role that older persons can play in intergenerational learning involving disengaged young people.
2015/06/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 134 #

2014/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Considers it essential to support older people in living independently for as long as possible, and to develop and maintain people-oriented and demand-driven support and care services; recognises the importance of effective dissemination of information relating to local services and entitlements in aiding this goal.
2015/06/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 152 #

2014/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Takes the view that older people should be a fully-fledged part of society and that their participation in daily life should be supported; considers, furthermore, that a structured dialogue between young and elderly people should be actively encouraged; respects the role of intergenerational projects in this context;
2015/06/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 180 #

2014/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses the importance of volunteering, which promotes intercultural learning and intergenerational solidarity, fosters active ageing and lifelong civic participation, and enables older people to make a contribution to society and earn recognition, thereby improving their quality of life, well-being and general state of health; urges the Commission to take cognizance of successful past EU programmes which combined civic participation with EU wide group exchanges involving older people.
2015/06/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 271 #

2014/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Emphasises that affordable public transport is an essential element for inclusive public services and for securing access to jobs; recognises that this provision becomes even more pertinent in rural communities;
2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 288 #

2014/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that urban mobility must be integrated into the Connecting Europe Facility / Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) measures, including support for urban nodes and the integration of mobility plans for cross-border cities; restates the need for rural connectivity to demand equal prominence in EU planning;
2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 384 #

2014/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Invites the Member States and local authorities to rethink speed management in cities and to introduceassess a default speed limit of 30 km/h by 2020;
2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 385 #

2014/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Invites the Member States and local authorities to rethink speed management in cities and to introduce a default speed limit of 30 km/h by 2020; expresses caution regarding a one size fits all approach;
2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 406 #

2014/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for the Commission to propose a framework of guidelines and criteria for urban road and parking pricing based on the non-discrimination, interoperability and polluter-pays principles; stresses the need to eliminate deficiencies in provision for motorists and pedestrians with disabilities;
2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 14 #

2014/2234(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Fears that the most likely error rate determined by the Court of Auditors will increase in the common agricultural policy direct payments area during the period 2014-2020, owing in particular to the fact that the next framework for cross- compliance does not yet correspond to a reduction in the level of needless complexity of this policy for the managing authorities or for the beneficiaries;
2015/06/11
Committee: CONT
Amendment 21 #

2014/2234(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Favours an improvement of the quality and constituency of inspections rather than an increase in the number of controls in agriculture by theall Member States, the Commission and the Court of Auditors;
2015/06/11
Committee: CONT
Amendment 29 #

2014/2234(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Expects the Commission to urgently make full use of the process of simplification of the CAP, especially with regard to the burdensome and complex regulations governing cross-compliance and greening which ultimately impacts upon farmers across Europe;
2015/06/11
Committee: CONT
Amendment 25 #

2014/2209(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the pressure for SMEs to comply with environmental standards will increase both from the market and from legislation; whereas this increase should be reevacuated to alleviate the burden on operational efficiency within these enterprises;
2015/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 46 #

2014/2209(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the concept of green growth and the opportunities arising from it relate to various sectors such as the circular economy, energy efficiency, resource efficiency, renewable energy, waste management, cradle to cradle; points out the considerable economic potential of these sectors; notes that green growth should be only one part of a wider strategy of promoting job creation and economic growth among SMEs;
2015/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 61 #

2014/0285(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The plan shall also apply to plaice, flounder, turbot and brill in ICES Subdivisions 22-32 caught when fishing for the stocks concerndeleted.
2015/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 78 #

2014/0285(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ensuring the conservation of the stocks of plaice, brill, flounder and turbot in line with the precautionary approach.deleted
2015/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 120 #

2014/0285(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. When scientific advice states that the conservation of any of the Baltic stocks of plaice, flounder, turbot or brill is under threat, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 15 on specific conservation measures concerning the stock under threat and regarding any of the following:.
2015/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 123 #

2014/0285(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) adaptation of fishing capacity and fishing effort;deleted
2015/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 124 #

2014/0285(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) technical measures, including (1) characteristics of fishing gear, in particular mesh size, twine thickness, size of the gear); (2) use of the fishing gear, in particular immersion time, depth of gear deployment); (3) prohibition or limitation to fish in specific areas; (4) prohibition or limitation to fish during specific time periods; (5) minimum conservation reference size.deleted
2015/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 127 #

2014/0285(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall aim at achieving the objective set out in Article 3(1)(b) and be based on scientific advice.
2015/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 133 #

2014/0285(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7
By way of derogation from Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 the landing obligation shall not apply to the stocks concerned and plaice when fishing with the following gears: trapnets, pots and creels, fykenets and poundnets.
2015/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 23 #

2014/0138(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.
2015/03/13
Committee: PECH
Amendment 91 #

2014/0138(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. In addition, a 'driftnet' means a net made up of one or more walls of netting, hung jointly in parallel on the headline(s), held on the water surface or at a certain distance below it by floating devices and drifting with the current, either independently or with the boat to which it may be attached. It may be equipped with devices aiming to stabilise the net or to limit its drift such as a sea-anchor or an anchor on the bottom attached at one single end of the net.deleted
2015/03/13
Committee: PECH
Amendment 97 #

2014/0138(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3
It shall be prohibited: (a) to catch any marine biological resource with driftnets; and (b) to keep any kind of driftnet on board of fishing vesselsProhibition of driftnets deleted
2015/03/13
Committee: PECH
Amendment 159 #

2014/0138(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4
1. In Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98, paragraph 3 is deleted. 2. Regulation (EC) No 812/2004 is amended as follows: (a) Article 1a is deleted; (b) in Annex I, points A (b) and E (b) are deleted; (c) in Annex III, point D is deleted. 3. Article 2(o), Article 9 and Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005 are deleted. 4. In Annex II (a) of Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006, the words ‘and drifting nets’ are deleted.4 deleted Amendments of related Regulations
2015/03/13
Committee: PECH
Amendment 16 #

2013/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas expiry of the quotas may also place parts of other less favoured areas at a competitive disadvantageat a competitive disadvantage those EU regions which rely heavily on export markets and which share a land border with another Member State that is likely to increase milk production;
2013/09/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 28 #

2013/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas in many of these areas milk production is the mostan important branch of agricultural activity;
2013/09/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 64 #

2013/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need for CAP provisions to focus on small farms in these areas, given that they are structurally more labour intensive and make a valuable contribution to sustained employment levels and rural development;
2013/09/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 124 #

2013/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission and Member States, in formulating all legislation, to take account of the need to avoid excessive bureaucracy and keep health, labelling and compulsory information requirements within reasonable bounds, so as to ensure that they are feasible for small undertakings;
2013/09/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 133 #

2013/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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;
2013/09/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 28 #

2013/2073(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas, in deeply divided societies across the EU, rising levels of unemployment and exclusion render young people more vulnerable to the influences of criminality and terrorism;
2013/05/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 35 #

2013/2073(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas young people face increasing difficulties in their transition from education into work; whereas lifelong learning initiatives and intergenerational projects are useful tools by which young people across the EU can be equipped with skills necessary for entering the labour market;
2013/05/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 119 #

2013/2073(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the new EU initiative for a Youth Guarantee scheme; calls on the Member States to fully exploit it where appropriate;
2013/05/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 152 #

2013/2073(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Stresses the need for Member States to exploit the potential underlying intergenerational projects and learning for life and work in schools toward preparing Europe's young people for entering employment;
2013/05/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 163 #

2013/2073(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Calls on the Commission to specifically tackle youth unemployment in deeply divided communities across the EU, where the consequences of social exclusion are traditionally more serious;
2013/05/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 26 #

2013/2045(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph C a (new)
Ca. Whereas in deeply divided societies across the EU, unemployment and subsequent exclusion render young people disproportionately vulnerable to participation in criminality and terrorism;
2013/05/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 24 #

2013/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas women and men should have the freedom to make their own informed and responsible choices as regards their sexual and reproductive health; the rights of the unborn child must be upheld and respected
2013/07/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 45 #

2013/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas access to safe abortion is banned, except in very narrow circumstances, in three EU Member States (Ireland, Malta and Poland) and remains widely unavailable, though legal, through the abuse of conscientious objection or overly restrictive interpretait is within the member states own competency to legislate to ensure the protections of existing limits;the unborn child.
2013/07/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 90 #

2013/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that even though it is a competence of Member States to formulate and implement policies on SRHR, the EU can exercise policy-making competence in the area of public health and of non- discrimination, and support better implementation of sexual and reproductive rights; ensuring at all times that the right to life of the unborn child is protected
2013/07/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 130 #

2013/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Recommends that, as a human rights concern, abortion should be made legal, safe, and accessible to all;deleted
2013/07/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 148 #

2013/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States to ensure universal access to comprehensive SRHR information, education and services; urges them to ensure that this information covers a variety of modern methods of family planning and counselling, skilled birth attendance, and the right to access gynaecological and obstetric emergency care, and that it is non-judgmental and scientifically accurate about abortion services;.
2013/07/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 158 #

2013/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on Member States to ensure compulsory, age-appropriate and gender- sensitive sexuality and relationship education for all children and adolescents (both in and out of school);.
2013/07/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 51 #

2013/0436(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) In addition, in order to ensure legal certainty, provisions relating to an area closure for the protection of juvenile haddock in ICES division VIb should be amended.deleted
2014/11/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 58 #

2013/0436(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) In order to ensure the implementation of the landing obligation Control Regulation (EC) 1224/2009 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 1966/2006 should be amended to ensure monitoring of the landing obligation. For this purpose fishing authorisations should apply to fisheries subject to a landing obligation ; data on catches of all species shall be recorded irrespective of a weight threshold; data on catches below minimum conservation reference sizes should be recorded separately; in view of the difficulty to establish the exact quantity of small catches on board a fishing vessel a higher margin of tolerance should apply for estimates of small catches in logbooks and transhipment declarations; rules for remote electronic monitoring (REM) should be established for the recording of data for monitoring the landing obligation at sea; rules on a separate stowage of catches and control of marketing of catches below minimum conservation reference sizes should be set up; and the conditions for the use of control observers for monitoring purposes should be defined.deleted
2014/11/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 68 #

2013/0436(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 850/98
Article 3 – point i
1) In Article 3, the following point (i) is added: "(i) 'Unintended catches' shall mean incidental catches of marine organisms the fishing for which is prohibited in the relevant circumstances."deleted
2014/11/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 71 #

2013/0436(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – subpoint a
Regulation (EC) No 850/98
Article 4 – paragraph 1
a) In paragraph 1, the following subparagraph is added: "Fishing for any species listed in Annexes I to V using a mesh size not provided for in those Annexes for that species shall be prohibideleted."
2014/11/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 73 #

2013/0436(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – subpoint b
Regulation (EC) No 850/98
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point a
By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, landings shall not be prohibited where the conditions established in Annex X cannot be complied with because of unintended catches of marine organisms subject to the landing obligation set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) [xxxx]. Those unintended catches shall be landed and counted against quotasonly for those fisheries covered by the landing obligation as of 1 January 2015, subject to Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 1380/2013, the rules relating to catch composition established in Annex X to this Regulation are not applicable.
2014/11/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 76 #

2013/0436(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – subpoint c
Regulation (EC) No 850/98
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point b
By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, landings shall not be prohibited where the conditions established in Annexes I to V cannot be complied with because of unintended catches of marine organisms subject to the landing obligation set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) [xxxx]. Those unintended catches shall be landed and counted against quotasonly for those fisheries covered by the landing obligation as of 1 January 2015, subject to Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 1380/2013, the rules relating to catch composition established in Annex I to V to this Regulation are not applicable.
2014/11/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 79 #

2013/0436(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 850/98
Article 7 – paragraph 5
4) In Article 7(5) the following subparagraph is added: "The first subparagraph shall not apply where the crustaceans of the species Pandalus are subject to the landing obligation set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) [xxxx]. However, it shall be prohibited to fish for those crustaceans with nets referred to in the first subparagraph which are not equipped in accordance with that subparagraph. Unintended catches taken with such nets shall be landed and counted against quotas."deleted
2014/11/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 82 #

2013/0436(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 850/98
Article 10
(5) In Article 10, the following subparagraph is added: "By way of derogation from point (b) of the first subparagraph, the retention on board and landing shall not be prohibited where the minimum percentage of bivalve molluscs cannot be achieved because of unintended catches of marine organisms subject to the landing obligation set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) [xxxx]. Those unintended catches shall be landed and counted against quotas."deleted
2014/11/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 85 #

2013/0436(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 850/98
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
By way of derogation from point (a) of the first subparagraph, the use or keeping on board of bottom set gillnets, entangling nets or trammel nets shall not be prohibited whereonly for those fisheries covered by the colanditions established in that point (a) cannot be complied with because of unintended catches of marine organisms subject to the landing obligation set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) [xxxx]. Those unintended catches shall be landed and counted against quotasng obligation as of 1 January 2015, subject to Article 15 of Regulation (EU)1380/2013, the rules relating to catch composition established in Annex X to this Regulation are not applicable.
2014/11/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 91 #

2013/0436(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 850/98
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. Before they start fishing in any management area on a specific fishing trip, masters of fishing vessels shall ensure they have quotas for stocks subject to catch limits that are sufficient to cover their likely catch composition and the permitted percentages during that trip.deleted
2014/11/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 114 #

2013/0436(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Regulation (EC) No 850/98
Article 29c
(18) Article 29c is replaced by the following: Rockall haddock box in ICES sub-area VI 1. All fishing, except with longlines, shall be prohibited in the areas enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following coordinates, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 system: – 57o00' N, 15o00' W – 57o00' N, 14o00' W – 56o30' N, 14o00' W – 56o30' N, 15o00' W – 57o00' N, 15o00' W."deleted "Article 29c
2014/11/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 117 #

2013/0436(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 – subpoint a
Regulation (EC) No 850/98
Article 29d – paragraph 3
WThere the fish or shellfish referred to in point (b) of the first subparagraph is subject to the landing obligation set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) [xxxx], the condition laid down in that point (b) shall be replaced by the condition that such fish or shellfish is not targeted. Unintended catches of such fish or shellfish shall be landed and counted against quotas capture of species subject to catch limits as subject to the landing obligation set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 as of 1 January 2015, shall be landed and counted against quotas. However, the targeted fishing for species not listed in point (b) of the first subparagraph shall be prohibited.
2014/11/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 125 #

2013/0436(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20
Regulation (EC) No 850/98
Article 29e – paragraph 2
WThere the fish referred to in point (b) of the first subparagraph i capture of species subject to catch limits as subject to the landing obligation set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) [xxxx], the condition laid down in that point (b) shall be replaced by the condition that such fish is not targeted. Unintended catches of such fish shall be landed and counted against quotasNo 1380/2013 as of 1 January 2015 shall be landed and counted against quotas. However, the targeted fishing for species not listed in point (b) of the first subparagraph shall be prohibited.
2014/11/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 128 #

2013/0436(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Regulation (EC) No 850/98
Article 29f – paragraph 1a
In Article 29f, the following paragraph 1a shall be inserted: "1a. Where blue ling is subject to the landing obligation set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) [xxxx], the prohibition to retain on board established in paragraph 1 of this Article shall not apply. However, in the period and within the areas referred to in that paragraph, it shall be prohibited to fish for that species. Unintended catches of blue ling shall be landed and counted against quotas."deleted
2014/11/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 132 #

2013/0436(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005
Article 2 – point p
(1) In Article 2, the following point p is added: "(p) 'Unintended catches' means incidental catches of marine organisms the fishing for which is prohibited in the relevant circumstances."deleted
2014/11/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 134 #

2013/0436(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005
Article 2 a (new)
(1a) The following Article is be inserted: "Article 2a The use of separator trawls and other highly selective gears as approved under the conditions laid down in Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 (the Cod Plan) shall be permitted."
2014/11/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 139 #

2013/0436(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Before they start fishing in any management area on a specific fishing trip, masters of all fishing vessels shall ensure they have quotas for stocks subject to catch limits that are sufficient to cover their likely catch composition and the percentages contained in Annexes II and III.deleted
2014/11/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 147 #

2013/0436(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006
Article 2 – point 18
(1) In Article 2, the following point (18) is added: "(18) 'Unintended catches' means incidental catches of marine organisms the fishing for which is prohibited in the relevant circumstances."deleted
2014/11/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 150 #

2013/0436(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – subpoint a
Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Unintended catches of undersized marine organisms which are subject to the landing obligation set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) [xxxx]No 1380/2013 as of 1 January 2015, that is to say sardine, anchovy, mackerel and horse mackerel caught by pelagic gears, shall be retained on board, and landed. They shall not be sold, displayed or offered for sale for human consumption.
2014/11/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 153 #

2013/0436(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – subpoint b
Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006
Article 15 – paragraph 3
(b) Paragraph 3 is deleted.
2014/11/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 161 #

2013/0436(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5
Regulation (EC) No 254/2002 is amended as follows: (1) In Article 3(1), the following subparagraph is added: "By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, landings shall not be prohibited if the conditions established in that subparagraph cannot be complied with because of unintended catches of marine organisms subject to the landing obligation set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) [xxxx]. Those unintended catches shall be landed and counted against quotas." (2) In Article 4, the following subparagraph is added: "By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, landings shall not be prohibited if the conditions established in that subparagraph cannot be complied with because of unintended catches of marine organisms subject to the landing obligation set out in Article 15 ofArticle 5 deleted Amendments to Regulation (EUC) [xxxx]. Those unintended catches shall be landed and counted against quotas."No 254/2002
2014/11/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 163 #

2013/0436(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Regulation (EC) No 254/2002
Article 2 – paragraph 2 –point a – point iii
(-1) In point (a) of Article 2(2), point (iii), is replaced by the following: "(iii) incorporate no individual diamond mesh, irrespective of its position within the net, of mesh size greater than 300 mm, and"
2014/11/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 164 #

2013/0436(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 254/2002
Article 2 – paragraph 2 –point b
(b) the use of separator trawls-1a) In Article 2(2), point (b) is replaced by the following: "(b) the use of separator trawls and other highly selective gears as approved under the conditions laid down in Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 (the Cod Plan) shall be permitted provided that no other type of fishing gear is retained on board and that such nets: (i) comply with the conditions laid down in subparagraph (a)(i) to (iv), and (ii) are constructed in conformity with the technical details provided in the Annex. Furthermore, separator trawls and other highly selective gear may also be used within an area enclosed by straight lines sequentially joining the following geographical coordinates: 53° 45_' N, 06° 00_' W 53° 45' N, 05° 30' W 53° 30' N, 05° 30' W 53° 30' N, 06° 00' W 53° 45' N, 06° 00' W."
2014/11/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 166 #

2013/0436(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
By way of derogation from the second subparagraph, the retention on board, transhipment and landing shall not be prohibited if the 100 kg limit established in that subparagraph is exceeded because of unintendedThe first subparagraph shall not apply to catches of deep-sea species in fisheries subject to the landing obligation as set out in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) [xxxx]. Those unintended catches shall be landed and counted against quotasNo 1380/2013.
2014/11/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 170 #

2013/0436(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 7 – paragraph 1
(1) Article 7(1) is amended as follows: (a) Point (e) is replaced by the following: "(e) a landing obligation in part of the fisheries or in all fisheries as referred to in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) [xxxx]." (b) The following point (f) is inserted: "(f) other cases laid down in Union legislation."deleted
2014/11/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 174 #

2013/0436(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – subpoint a
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to specific provisions contained in multiannual plans, masters of Union fishing vessels of 10 metres' length overall or more shall keep a fishing logbook of their operations, indicating specifically all quantities of each species caught and kept on board above 50 kg of equivalent live weight. The threshold of 50 kg applies as soon as the catch of one species exceeds 50 kg.
2014/11/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 187 #

2013/0436(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
(d) Paragraph 4 is replaced by the following: "4. Masters of Union fishing vessels shall also record in their fishing logbook all estimated discards in volume for any species."deleted
2014/11/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 193 #

2013/0436(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 21 – paragraph 3
(c) Paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: "The permitted margin of tolerance in estimates recorded in the transhipment declaration of the quantities in kilograms of fish transhipped on board shall be 10 % for all species. Where for one or more species, the respective total catch is below 50 kilograms, the permitted margin of tolerance shall be 20%."deleted
2014/11/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 198 #

2013/0436(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 25a
1. Fishing vessels that, in accordance withIf Union legislation or a decision of a Member State, provide that fishing vessels are subject to the utilisation of remote electronic monitoring for the purpose of monitoring of the landing obligation as established in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) [xxxx],No 1380/2013, fishing vessels shall have installed the devices of a remote electronic monitoring system. That system shall ensure the recording at all times of data of fishing activities and activities related to them by cameras, including the processing of the catch. 2. The fishing vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall also be equipped with: (a) removable data storage devices approved by the competent authorities where all images of the fishing activities shall be saved at all times; and (b) sensors attached to the systems operating the fishing gear and to the winch or the net drum,, by cameras or other electronic devices which can recording all movements related to the setting and hauling of the fishing gear. 32. The remote electronic monitoring systems installed on board fishing vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall operate fully automatically, shall not permit the input or output of false positions and shall not be capable of being manually over- ridden. 43. Member States shall ensure that they have the technical capacity to analyse and make effective use of the information provided by the remote electronic monitoring system. 54. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with the Article 119a concerning: (a) the data to be recorded and processed by the remote electronic monitoring systems; (b) the responsibilities of masters concerning the remote electronic monitoring systems; (c) the measures to be taken in case of a technical failure or non-functioning of the remote electronic monitoring systems; (d) reporting obligations of Member States on the use of remote electronic monitoring systemData recorded shall be treated in conformity with the applicable data protection rules and principles. 65. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, lay down detailed rules on: (a) the requirements of remote electronic monitoring systems; (b)and the specifications of remote electronic monitoring systems; (c) the control measures to be adopted by the flag Member State; (d) the access of the Commission to data of the remote electronic monitoring systems as defined in paragraphs 1 and 2. In doing so, the Commission shall respect the principles of proportionality and efficiency. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 119(2)."
2014/11/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 216 #

2013/0436(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point -a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 33 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(-a) In Article 33, the following paragraph is inserted: "1a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, masters of Union fishing vessels having caught pelagic or industrial species and keeping such catches on board fresh and unsorted may alternatively in their fishing logbook indicate all quantities of each species in these catches caught and kept on board above [10 %] of live-weight equivalent of the total catch caught and kept on board fresh and unsorted."
2014/11/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 218 #

2013/0436(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 49a
Separate stowage of catches below the minimum conservation reference sizes 1. All catches below the applicable minimum conservation reference size retained on board a Union fishing vessel shall be placed in boxes, compartments or containers separately for each stock in such a way that they are identifiable from other boxes, compartments or containers. 2. It shall be prohibited to retain on board a Union fishing vessel in any box, compartment or container any quantity of catches below the applicable minimum conservation reference size mixed with any other fisheries product. 3. Paragraphs 2 and 3 shall not apply: – where the catches contain more than 80% of Norway pout and sand eel caught for non-human consumption purposes or of one or more of the following species: – mackerel; – herring; – horse mackerel; – blue whiting; – boarfish; – anchovy; – argentine; – sardine; – sprat. – to fishing vessels of less than 12 metres' length overall where catches below the minimum conservation reference size have been sorted, weighed and recorded in the logbook. 4. For the cases referred to in paragraph 3, Member States shall monitor the catch composition by way of sampling.""Article 49a deleted
2014/11/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 222 #

2013/0436(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 49a – paragraph 1
1. All catches below the applicable minimum conservation reference size retained on board a Union fishing vessel shall be placed in boxes, compartments or containers separately for each stock in such a way that they are identifiable from other boxes, compartments or containers.
2014/11/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 225 #

2013/0436(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 49a – paragraph 2
2. It shall be prohibited to retain on board a Union fishing vessel in any box, compartment or container any quantity of catches below the applicable minimum conservation reference size mixed with any other fisheries product.deleted
2014/11/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 227 #

2013/0436(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 49a – paragraph 3
3. Paragraphs 2 and 3 1 shall not apply: (a) where the catches contain more than 80% of Norway pout and sand eel caught for non-human consumption purposes or of one or more of the following species: – mackerel; – herring; – horse mackerel; – blue whiting; – boarfish; – anchovy; – argentine; – sardine; – sprat. –one or more small pelagic or industrial species, as defined in Article 15(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013: (b) to fishing vessels of less than 12 metres length overall where catches below the minimum conservation reference size have been sorted, weighestimated and recorded in the logbookaccordance with Article 14.
2014/11/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 228 #

2013/0436(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 49c
Where catches below the applicable minimum conservation reference size are landed the competent authorities shall endeavour to ensure that these catches are stored in such a way to make them distinguishable from fisheries products destined for human consumption.
2014/11/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 49 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) Emerging technologies in food production processes may have an impact on food and thereby on food safety. Therefore, it should also be clarified that a food should be considered as a novel food wWhere a production process which was not previously used for food production in the Union is applied to that food, or when foods contain or consist of engineered nanomaterials, relevant testing methods should be carried out before the food is declared a "novel food" as defined in Article 2(2)(t) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council16 . __________________ 16 Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, amending Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, Council Directive 90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directive 2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and Commission Regulation (EC No 608/2004 (OJ L 304, 22.11.2011, p. 18).
2014/10/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 74 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) Novel foods should be authorised and used only if they fulfil the criteria laid down in this Regulation. Novel foods should be safe and their use should not mislead the consumer. Therefore, where a novel food is intended to replace another food, it should not differ from that food in a way that would be nutritionally less advantageous or inferior quality for the consumer.
2014/10/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 83 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) As regards the possible use of nanomaterials for food use, EFSA considered in its opinion of 6 April 201121 on Guidance on the risk assessment of the application of nanoscience and nanotechnologies in the food and feed chain that limitedinsufficient information is available in relation to aspects of nanotoxicokinetics and toxicology of engineered nanomaterials and that existing toxicity testing methods may need methodological modifications. In order to better assess the safety of nanomaterials for food use, the Commission is developing test methods which take into account specific characteristics of engineered nanomaterials. __________________ 21 EFSA Journal 2011;9(5):2140. EFSA Journal 2011;9(5):2140.
2014/10/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 175 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) it is correctly labelled so that it's use does not mislead the consumer;
2014/10/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 230 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Where the Commission requests an opinion from EFSA, it shall forward the valid application to EFSA. EFSA shall adopt its opinion within ninesix months from the date of receipt of a valid application.
2014/10/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 289 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) any new scientific evidence or technical informationprocedures which mightay influence the evaluation of the safety in use of the novel food;
2014/10/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 40 #

2013/0000(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Recalls the plenary decision for the Council to present a roadmap by June 2013 on the multiple seats of the EP and expects both the Committees concerned, the Secretary General and the Bureau to provide members with up-to-date figures and information on the financial and environmental impact of the multiple seat arrangement; suggests the EP's own impact assessment services examine this question also with respect to the impact of the EP's presence or partial presence on the respective communities and regions and present an assessment by June 2013 in order for these findings to be considered for the next MFF;
2013/01/10
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 13 #
2013/07/05
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 14 #

2012/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
– having regard to the parliament's vote on 23 October 2012, which saw a majority of 78% of Members call on EU governments to revise the issue of parliament's official seat; Strasbourg;
2013/07/05
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 48 #

2012/2308(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph C a (new)
Ca. whereas MEPs have repeatedly requested the Parliament's Administration procure for a Eurobarometer survey which asks European citizens for their views on Parliament's split-site arrangement;
2013/06/24
Committee: PETI
Amendment 83 #

2012/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Qa. whereas Members have repeatedly requested up-to-date breakdowns of the financial, environmental and social costs of the parliament's working arrangements, because the Administration has yet to produce a consistent and coherent set of figures;
2013/07/05
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 115 #

2012/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Acknowledges that any future decision by Parliament on its working arrangements must allow sufficient time for debate and reflection, as well as for an orderly transition; requests a study into the one- off cost of moving all parliament's activities to a single working location;
2013/07/05
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 122 #

2012/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Asks the Administration to provide a comprehensive analysis of the potential savings for our budget if the parliament had only one place of work, in Brussels; asks that this analysis includes the budgetary aspects and the ancillary costs such as savings made as a result of loss of working time and efficiency;
2013/07/05
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 123 #

2012/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Asks the Administration to procure that EMAS or suitable external consultants provide an analysis of the environmental aspects if the parliament held all its plenary sessions in Brussels;
2013/07/05
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 124 #

2012/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Asks the Administration to procure that the parliament's Medical Service provide an analysis of the health effects of the monthly session in Strasbourg on Members, staff and assistants;
2013/07/05
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 131 #

2012/2308(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the relevant services of the European Parliament to make an assessment of the agreement between the authorities in Luxembourg and the European Parliament, on the number of staff to be present in Luxembourg, taking into account a revision of the Parliament's needs; this assessment shall include suggestions on how to renegotiate this agreement, without prejudice to the legal provisions;
2013/06/24
Committee: PETI
Amendment 136 #

2012/2308(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on Parliament's Administration to procure for Eurobarometer or similar professional polling service to conduct a survey of EU citizens' views on the maintenance of Parliament's split site working arrangement by 1 January 2014, with specific reference to the financial, environmental and efficiency costs of this arrangement;
2013/06/24
Committee: PETI
Amendment 113 #

2012/2287(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the partners to give a new impetus to the G20 and G8, also by, at the same time, engaging the other Atlantic powers participating in that forum;
2013/04/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 200 #

2012/2287(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Highlights the rising trend of Christian persecution across the globe and stresses the urgent need for international actors to ensure that religious freedom is protected;
2013/04/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 201 #

2012/2287(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 b (new)
32b. Calls on the nations of South America to respect and acknowledge the result of the recent referendum in the Falkland Islands, in addition to the reopening of trade and dialogue with the government in Port Stanley;
2013/04/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 4 #

2012/2092(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that savings can for example be made by phasing out export refunds, which currently constitute only a small part of the agriculture budget, but remain controversial and potentially harmful to the Common Agricultural Policy's (CAP) reputation;deleted
2012/09/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 14 #

2012/2092(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Reinstates the Commission Draft Budget as regards payments for rural development measures, as second-pillar programmes will be drawing to a close in 2013, the last year of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), when a higher level of payments is traditionally required; nevertheless calls on the Commission to closely monitor the correct implementation of these programmes;. It is also important that flexibility is given to Member States to move unspent funds between axes, axes which have a proven track record of delivering for farmers and rural communities.
2012/09/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 129 #

2012/2092(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraphs 77 a, b, c, d, e, f, g (new)
Working arrangements of the Parliament 77a. Believes that, like every directly elected parliament, the Parliament should have the right to decide on its own seat and working place arrangements; 77b. Declares therefore that the Parliament's seat and places of work for Members and officials should be decided upon by the Parliament itself; 77c. Urges the two arms of the budgetary authority (the Council and the Parliament), in order to make financial savings and promote a more sustainable climate- and environment friendly solution, to raise the issue of a single seat and Parliament's working places for Members and officials in the upcoming negotiations on the next MFF for 2014- 2020; 77d. Urges the Member States to revise the issue of the Parliament's seat and working places in the next revision of the Treaty by amending protocol 6; 77e. Calls in the meantime on the Council and the Parliament to start elaborating a road-map towards a single seat and a more efficient use of the Parliament's working places, taking into account specific up to date figures detailing the cost of each place of work and working conditions for staff, as well as economic, societal and environmental factors - to be presented in a report by 30 June 2013; 77f. Believes that, as the most viable place for Parliament's seat would be Brussels, co-located alongside Council, Commission and the EEAS, such a road- map should also include a reasonable solution for Strasbourg and Luxemburg so as to avoid, to the extent possible, any loss of jobs and income for citizens and local and regional authorities in those places of work; such a solution could preferably entail locating other institutions permanently to Strasbourg and Luxemburg that could make full use of the Parliament's buildings; 77g. Suggests that the agreement between the authorities in Luxembourg and the Parliament, on the number of staff to be present in Luxembourg, should be revised taking into account a revision of the Parliament's needs;
2012/10/08
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 7 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the transport of animals is necessary for economic reasons, whilst at the same time giving rise to an increase in the financial costs of animal production, which are borne on the one hand by farmers and breeders, and on the other hand by consumers;
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 28 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the transport of meat and other animal products ismight be technically easier andin certain situations and eventually financially more rational than the transport of live animals;
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 37 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the transport of animals over significant distances increases the risk of transmission of animal and human diseases;deleted
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 51 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas animal slaughter and meat processing at the closest possible proximity to the breeding location is important for the stimulation of rural areas and their sustainable development; it should be recognised that is not always possible due to lack of proper slaughterhouses;
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 62 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas the conditions under which animals are transported are a matter of interest to citizens and social organisatifor everyonse in the European Union;
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 93 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that in relation to the weak and ineffectual system of monitoring compliance with the conditions of animal transport in Member States it seems expedient to consider the creation, in Member States, of specialised monitoring institutes that would monitor compliance with provisions governing the protection and welfare of animals, including conditions for the transport of animals;deleted
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 114 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Expresses disappointment that the Commission has not presented a full analysis supported by calculations of the effect of the costs of live animal transport on the price of meat products within the European Union, being satisfied with the thesis, unsupported by any proof, that transport companies were unable to transfer their costs onto any other entity in the social sector;deleted
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 125 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Further to the concerns described above, cCalls on the Commission to evaluate fully the influence of the costs and benefits of animal transport on the price of meat products in the European Union market;
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 129 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that during the 2005-2009 reporting period the number of animals transported increased significantly: cattle by 8 %, pigs by 70 %, sheep by 3 %, and only with horses was there a decrease of 17 %. The aim set out in Recital 5 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, namely that ‘for reasons of animal welfare the transport of animals over long journeys, including animals for slaughter, should be limited to the greatest extent possible’ has therefore not been achieved;deleted
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 143 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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 supportingshould promote where possible local processing, small local slaughterhouses and local meat processing plants, based on the supply of animals for slaughter from the immediate vicinity;
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 184 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the improvement in the quality of animal transport, but believes that the Commission findings referred to above are based on the results of surveys carried out among slaughterhouses and business and transport enterprises engaged in the transportation of live animals. The results of the surveys carried out by the Commission may therefore not fully reflect the actual state of affairsnvestments carried out by the industry in order to improve the quality of production systems, transport and slaughter of animals across EU member states; takes also note that because of considerable investments needed, many farms and slaughterhouses of small size have disappeared;
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 197 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. In view of the situation described above, calls on the Commission to develop an objective and reliable system for evaluating system to monitor the welfare of animals during transport;
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 260 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Is concerned that significant differences have arisen in individual Member States' interpretation of the rules, since this threatens the aims of the Regulation and distorts competition; calls therefore on the Commission to introduce appropriate amendments to the Regulation so aguidelines to eliminate the possibility of it being interpreted arbitrarily;
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 185 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
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 messageinformation message and, where applicable, the general warning shall cover 50% of the surface on which they are printed.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 216 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g – point ii
(ii) width: not less than 5542 mm.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 259 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. A unit packet of cigarettes shallmay have a cuboid shape. A unit packet of roll-your- own tobacco shallmay have a cuboid or cylindrical shape, or have the form ofr a pouch, i.e. a regular rectangular pocket with a flap that covers the opening. The flap of the pouch shall cover at least 70% of the front of the packetbe of a size to ensure the graphical integrity and visibility of the text, photographs and cessation information as required by Article 9(3)(d) of the Directive. A unit packet of cigarettes shall include at least 210 cigarettes. A unit packet of roll-your-own tobacco shall contain tobacco weighing at least 40 12.5g.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 261 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
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 of a cigarette packet shall be hinged only at the back of the packet.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 271 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to define more detailed rules for the shape and size of unit packets in so far as these rules are necessary to ensure the full visibility and integrity of the health warnings before the first opening, during the opening and after reclosing of the unit packet.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 278 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to make either cuboid or cylindric shape mandatory for unit packets of tobacco products other than cigarettes and roll-your-own tobacco if there is a substantial change of circumstances as established in a Commission report.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 609 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
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 messageinformation message and, where applicable, the general warning shall cover 50% of the surface on which they are printed.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 721 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g – point ii
(ii) width: not less than 5542 mm.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 878 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. A unit packet of cigarettes shallmay have a cuboid shape. A unit packet of roll-your- own tobacco shallmay have a cuboid or cylindrical shape, or have the form ofr a pouch, i.e. a regular rectangular pocket with a flap that covers the opening. The flap of the pouch shall cover at least 70% of the front of the packetbe of a size to ensure the graphical integrity and visibility of the text, photographs and cessation information as required by Article 9(3)(d) of the Directive. A unit packet of cigarettes shall include at least 210 cigarettes. A unit packet of roll-your-own tobacco shall contain tobacco weighing at least 40 12.5g.
2013/05/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 894 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
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 of a cigarette packet shall be hinged only at the back of the packet.
2013/05/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 905 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to define more detailed rules for the shape and size of unit packets in so far as these rules are necessary to ensure the full visibility and integrity of the health warnings before the first opening, during the opening and after reclosing of the unit packet.
2013/05/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 921 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to make either cuboid or cylindric shape mandatory for unit packets of tobacco products other than cigarettes and roll-your-own tobacco if there is a substantial change of circumstances as established in a Commission report.
2013/05/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 36 #

2012/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EC) nº 1100/2007
Article 5 – paragraph 4
(3a) In Article 5, paragraph 4 is replaced by the following: "4. A Member State which has submitted an Eel Management Plan to the Commission for approval not later than 31 December 2008, which cannot be approved by the Commission in accordance with paragraph 1 or which does not adhere to the reporting and evaluation conditions set out in Article 9, shall either reduce fishing effort by at least 50 % relative to the average effort deployed from 2004 to 2006 or reduce fishing effort to ensure a reduction in eel catches by at least 50 % relative to the average catch from 2004 to 2006, either by shortening the fishing season for eel or by other means. This reduction shall be implemented within three months of the decision not to approve the plan or within three months of failure to meet a reporting deadline."
2013/04/30
Committee: PECH
Amendment 38 #

2012/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) nº 1100/2007
Article 7 – paragraphs 6 and 7
6. In the event of a significant decline of 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 where the Eel Management Plan is in compliance with Article 2(4). 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 the evolution of market priceocess. The Commission shall, not later than 31 October 2013, report to the European Parliament and the Council and evaluate the measures concerning restocking, taking into account the latest scientific advice on the conditions under which restocking is likely to contribute to the increase of the spawning stock biomass.
2013/04/30
Committee: PECH
Amendment 42 #

2012/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4a (new)
Regulation (EC) nº 1100/2007
Article 7 – paragraph 8
(4a) In Article 7, paragraph 8 is replaced by the following: "Restocking shall be deemed to be a conservation measure for the purposes of Article 38(2) of (insert new EMFF Regulation), provided that: - it is part of an Eel Management Plan established in accordance with Article 2, - it concerns eels less than 20 cm in length, and - it contributes to the achievement of the 40 % target level of escapement as referred to in Article 2(4)."
2013/04/30
Committee: PECH
Amendment 95 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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.
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 98 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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.
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 100 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 b (new)
(2b) These measures are proportionate and establish an efficient management framework based on additional measures: the freezing of existing fishing activities' footprint, the requirement to conduct impact and risk studies prior to the practice of fishing activities in new areas, and the respect of vulnerable marine ecosystems avoidance protocol when ships find indices of their presence. These measures should be formally incorporated into Union law in its entirety, when the transposition has not yet been achieved, despite the fact that the first of these measures have been adopted by NEAFC in 2008.
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 101 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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.
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 103 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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.
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 108 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) Deep-sea fishing with bottom trawls carry 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 the targeting of deep-sea species.deleted
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 115 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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 the targeting of deep-sea species.deleted
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 124 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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.
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 130 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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.
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 136 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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.
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 139 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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.
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 163 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) ‘deep-sea species’ means the species listed in Annex I and Ia (new);
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 167 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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);
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 177 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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;
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 179 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. 'new fishing areas' means fishing areas where no previous deep-water fishing operations have been documented
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 180 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. 'exploratory fishing' means fishing operations conducted in new fishing areas;
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 181 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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;
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 185 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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.
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 192 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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.
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 194 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. Notwithstanding paragraphs 1 and 3, fishing vessels may catch, retain on board, tranship or land any quantity of deep-sea species without a fishing authorisation, if that quantity is below a threshold set at 100 kg of any mixture of deep-sea species per fishing trip.deleted
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 198 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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.
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 205 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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.
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 214 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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.
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 219 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In addition to the requirements set out in Article 6, each application for a fishingn authorisation for targeted deep sea fisheries, as referred to in Article 4(1),fishing deep-water stocks that allows for the use of bottom gears in Union waters as rdeferred toined in Article 2(a), shall be accompanied by a detailed fishing plan specifyingor in waters under NEAFC jurisdiction as referred to in Article 2(c), shall:
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 221 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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;
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 224 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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;
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 227 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) provide for the respect of measures currently applying in the NEAFC framework;
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 238 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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.
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 242 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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.
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 243 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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).
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 244 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point 3 (new)
(3) Authorisations referred to in Article 4 shall require the notification of capture of species listed in Annex Ia (new), whether retained or discarded.
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 245 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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.
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 246 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 251 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9
Expiry of fishing authorisations targeting deep-sea species for vessels using bottom trawls or bottom-set gillnets Fishing authorisations referred to in Article 4(1) for vessels using bottom trawls or bottom-set gillnets shall expire at the latest two years after the entry into force of this Regulation. After that date, fishing authorisations targeting deep-sea species with those gears shall neither be issued nor renewed.Article 9 deleted
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 269 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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.
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 278 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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.
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 313 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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.
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 318 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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.
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 321 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I
Annex I Section 1: Deep-sea speciesAnnex I Scientific name Common name Most vulnerable (x) Centrophorus granulosus Gulper shark x Centrophorus squamosus Leafscale gulper shark x Centroscyllium fabricii Black dogfish x Centroscymnus coelolepis Portuguese dogfish x Centroscymnus crepidater Longnose velvet dogfish x Dalatias licha Kitefin shark x Etmopterus princeps Greater lanternshark x Apristuris spp Iceland catchark Chlamydoselachus anguineus Frilled shark Deania calcea Birdbeak dogfish Galeus melastomus Blackmouth dogfish Galeus murinus Mouse catshark Hexanchus griseus Bluntnose six-gilled shark x Etmopterus spinax Velvet belly Oxynotus paradoxus Sailfin roughshark (Sharpback Scymnodon ringens shark) Somniosus microcephalus Knifetooth dogfish Greenland shark Alepocephalidae Smoothheads (Slickheads) Alepocephalus Bairdii Baird's smoothhead Alepocephalus rostratus Risso's smoothhead Aphanopus carbo Black scabbardfish Argentina silusAphanopus carbo Black scabbardfish Argentina silus Greater silver smelt Beryx spp. Alfonsinos Chaceon (Geryon) affinis Deep-water red crab Chimaera monstrosa Rabbit fish (rattail) Hydrolagus mirabilis Large-eyed rabbitfish (Ratfish) Rhinochimaera atlantica Straightnose rabbitfish Coryphaenoides rupestris Roundnose grenadier Epigonus telescopus Black cardinalfish x Helicolenus dactilopterus Bluemouth (Bluemouth redfish) Hoplostethus atlanticus Orange roughy x Macrourus berglax Roughhead grenadier (Rough rattail) Alfonsinos Coryphaenoides rupestris Roundnose grenadier Molva dypterigia Blue ling Mora moro Common mora Antimora rostrata Blue antimora (Blue hake) Pagellus bogaraveo Red (blackspot) seabream Phycis blennoides Greater Forkbeard Polyprion americanus Wreckfish Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Greenland halibut Cataetyx laticeps Hoplosthetus mediterraneus Silver roughy (Pink) Macrouridae Grenadiers (rattails) other than Coryphaenoides rupestris other than roundnose grenadier and and Macrourus berglax roughhead grenadier Nesiarchus nasutus Black gemfish Notocanthus chemnitzii Snubnosed spiny eel Raja fyllae Round skate Raja hyperborea Arctic skate Raja nidarosiensus Norwegian skate Trachyscorpia cristulata Spiny (deep-sea) scorpionfish 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 Species that are subject to regulation under NEAFC jurisdiction Brosme brosme Tusk Sebastes viviparus Small redfish (Norway haddock)
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 343 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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.
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 344 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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.
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 345 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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.
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 20 #

2012/0158(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) In the light of advice from ICES and STECF certain technical conservation measures in the West of Scotland (ICES Division VIa), Celtic Sea (ICES Divisions VIIf,g) and Irish Sea (ICES Division VIIa) to protect Rockall haddock, cod, haddock and whiting stocks should be maintained to contribute to the conservation of fish stocks.
2012/09/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 28 #

2012/0158(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation No 850/98
Article 29d - paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, it shall be permitted to conduct fishing activities using inshore static nets fixed with stakes, scallop dredges and gears that target queen scallops, mussel dredges, handlines, mechanised jigging, draft nets and beach seines, pots and creels within the specified areas and time periods, provided that:
2012/09/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 30 #

2012/0158(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation No 850/98
Article 29d - paragraph 5 - point a
(a) the fishing gear used incorporates a sorting grid in accordance with Annex XIVa; or a square-mesh panel as described in Annex XIVc; or equivalent highly selective gear that has been approved by STECF.
2012/09/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 32 #

2012/0158(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(d) no more than 10 % of the retained catch by weight is comprised of any mixture of cod, haddock and/or whiting;deleted
2012/09/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 35 #

2012/0158(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation No 850/98
Article 29d - paragraph 7 - point b
(b) no more than 30 % of the retained catch by weight is comprised of any mixture of cod, haddock and/or whiting;deleted
2012/09/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 36 #

2012/0158(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation No 850/98
Article 29d - paragraph 8a (new)
8a. From 1 January to 31 March, and from 1 October to 31 December, it shall be prohibited to conduct any fishing activity using any of the gears specified in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 of 18 December 2008 establishing a long-term plan for cod stocks and the fisheries exploiting those stocks(1) in the area specified in ICES rectangle 39E3 enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following coordinates which shall be measured according to the WGS84 system: - longitude 7°00 W, latitude 55°00 N, - longitude 6°00W, latitude 55°00 N - longitude 6°00W, latitude 55°30 N - longitude 7°00 W, latitude 55°30 N; By way of derogations from paragraph 1, it shall be permitted to conduct fishing activities using scallop dredges and gear that targets queen scallops between 1 October and 31 December. It shall also be permitted to conduct fishing activities using gill nets and tangle nets between 1 October and 31 October. The master of a sea-fishing vessel or another person on board shall not cause or permit a person on board to attempt to fish for, land, tranship or have on board fish caught in the specified area. From 1 January to 31 December it shall be prohibited to conduct any cod and whiting fishing activity in the areas specified in ICES rectangle (47E3 and 46E2) in the northern part of ICES Division VIa. The master of a sea-fishing vessel or another person on board shall not cause or permit a person on board the boat to attempt to fish for, land, tranship or have on board cod and whiting caught in the specified area. (1) OJ L 348, 24.12.2008, p. 20.
2012/09/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 37 #

2012/0158(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation No 850/98
Article 29d - paragraph 9
9. Each Member State concerned shall implement an onboard observer programme from 1 January to 30 June each year in order to sample the catches and discards of vessels benefiting from the derogations provided for in paragraphs 6 and 7. The observer programmes shall be carried out without prejudice to the obligations under the respective rules and shall aim at estimating cod, haddock and whiting catches and discards with an accuracy of no less than 20 %.deleted
2012/09/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 38 #

2012/0158(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation No 850/98
Article 29d - paragraph 10
10. Member States concerned shall submit to the Commission a preliminary report on the total amount of catches and discards of vessels subject to the observer programme no later than 30 June of the year in which the programme is implemented. The final report for the concerned calendar year shall be submitted no later than 1 February of the year following that calendar year.deleted
2012/09/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 419 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. In the case of direct farm payments, advocates moving away from historical and individual reference values and calls for a transition to a uniformn area based area-based regional or national premium for decoupled payments in the next financing period; recognises, however, that the situations in the individual Member States are very disparate, requiring special measures per regfferent, therefore regional flexibility is required along with an adequate transitional periond;
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 530 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls – without casting any doubt on the results of the 2008 Health Check of the CAP – for appropriations under Article 68 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 primarily to be allocated for measures to promote territorial coherence and boost key sectors (e.g. the dairy and sheep sectors and suckler cows), for area-based environmental measures (e.g. organic farming) which to date have not been included in the second pillar; considers that the budget for Article 68 could – subject to contrary results of an impact assessment – cover up to 10% of direct payments; strictly used to help preserve sensitive production in specific locations (e.g. the dairy and sheep sectors and suckler cows); considers that the budget for Article 68 could – subject to contrary results of an impact assessment – cover up to 10% of direct payments; and that any coupled support payments be limited to a maximum of 3.5% of the national or regional envelope for direct payments; furthermore, calls for any measures submitted by Member States to be subject to approval by the Commission under delegated acts to ensure that they do not distort production and markets within the single market;
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 630 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that better resourceenvironmental protection is an key element in sustainable farming, which should involve separate support for environmental measures going beyond the requirements and that previous reforms of the CAP have increased the environmental sustainability of the CAP notably through the introduction of Ccross C-compliance (CC), which already entail many environmental meato ensures, and being geared to multiannual applications, as a result of which greater environmental benefits can be attained; adequate baseline and through the development of agri-environmental measures under pillar 2.
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 649 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that resource protection should be directly linked to any further granteening of direct payments in order to attain these environmental objectives to the maximum without the need to introduce new, bureaucratic environmental conditions into the first pillar; considers that a flat- rate income payment, as envisaged in a top-up model in the first pillar, must cover costs and income lossesthe CAP must be based on voluntary incentives, should reinforce, rather than damage participation in existing agri- environmental measures and other voluntary programmes and should be positive (i.e. should seek out win-wins or measures that improve the environment and farming competitiveness);
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 680 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Considers 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 agri-environmental measures or should supplement measures which take into account climatic and geographical differences in the Member States; observes that resource protection programmdifference and environmental priorities in the Member States and across regions; observes that environmental measures should be pursued everywhere 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 agri-environmental programmes, thus avoiding duplication of monitoring and additional application and administration procedures;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 726 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Regards this model as making a substantial contribution to the simplification of the direct payments system and to the attainment of new compulsory environmental objectivesimproving the environmental performance of farming; observes that, under this model, there is no need to step up the current rate of monitoring and the current monitoring capacities, as existing checks can be used, and that checks in the second pillar can be combined in the basic and regeneration programme; considers also that no new systems of payments or penalties need be introduced;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 755 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Advocates compensation for natural disadvantages in the second pillar and rejects a. Furthermore, calls for any complementary payment in the first pillar on account of the additional administrative work involvedsubmitted by Member States to be subject to approval by the Commission under delegated acts to ensure that they do not distort production and markets within the single market;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 795 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Calls, in view of the greater concentration of direct payments on resource protection and environmental measures, for a substantial reduction of the scope of CC; calls on the Commission to make significant progress in simplifying and harmonising rules on monitoring; calls on the Commission to consider the introduction of tolerance levels and the application of proportionality within any penalty system;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 813 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Could eEnvisages a modest adaptation of theto GAEC requirements to maintain GAEC with regard to altered environmental and production conditions (climate change, biomass), if the introduction of the new requirements in a comparable way throughout Europe were guaranteedremove the optional GAEC measures that were introduced as part of the CAP Health Check agreement;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 972 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
42. Calls on the Commission to examine the extent to which producer groups or sectoral associations can be extended to allother production sectors and incorporated into the risk prevention schemes; calls on the Commission to examine the extent to which specific contractual arrangements should be laid out in the single CMO regulation to strengthen the position of farmers and promote fair competition; calls on the Commission to examine what steps are needed across the EU to regulate against the abuse of power by dominant market players so that farmers can achieve a fairer share of value added from the supply chain;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1041 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
47. Observes that excessive speculation in agriculturale commodities should be combated; recognises the role that market support have played in the past to combat excessive price fluctuations; advocates the retention of market support mechanisms including intervention storage, export refunds and import tariffs; advocates a worldwide notification system for agriculturale stocks; and observes that consideration should be given to maintaining stocks of vital agriculturale commodities;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1110 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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 of inclusive, smart and green growth; observes that these measures may qualify for a reduced national cofinancing rate where they promote objectives that have genuine European added value;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1186 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
52. Advocates that, in the case of measures which are of particular importance to Member States, an optional increase of 25% in national financing in the second pillar (top-up) should be possible; Commission should come forward with proposals to review income foregone calculations in a way that is compatible with the WTO agreement on agriculture yet allows for compensation to reflect true costs and income foregone and thereby offer proper incentives to participate in environmental programmes;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1235 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56 a (new)
56 a. Declares that the next financial framework for the European Union must ensure that adequate resources are made available to fund measures under both pillar 1 and pillar 2; as a consequence calls for the abolition of compulsory and voluntary national modulation;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 362 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) actions implementing the comprehensive network according to Chapter II of Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [TEN-T Guidelines] when such actions contribute to facilitating cross-border traffic flows or removing bottlenecks and when these actions also contribute to the development of the core network, up to a ceiling of 5% of the financial envelope for transport as specified in Article 5 of this Regulation;
2012/10/10
Committee: TRANITRE
Amendment 417 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i
(i) rail and inland waterways: and for road networks in the case of Member States with no railway network established in their territory or in the case of a Member State with an isolated network as defined in Article 3(qq) of Regulation (EU) No XXX/2012 [TEN-T guidelines] without long distance rail freight transport, the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% of the eligible cost; the funding rate may be increased up to 30% for actions addressing bottlenecks; the funding rate may be increased up to 40 % for actions concerning cross-border sections and enhancing rail interoperability actions;
2012/10/10
Committee: TRANITRE
Amendment 440 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii a (new)
(ii a) for actions to support cross-border road sections, 10% of the eligible cost;
2012/10/10
Committee: TRANITRE
Amendment 553 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The projects detailed in Part I of the Annex are not binding on the Member States for their programming decisions. The decision to implement these projects is a competence of Member States and will depend on public financing capacities, and on their socio-economic viability in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [TEN-T Guidelines].
2012/10/10
Committee: TRANITRE
Amendment 669 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 8 – row 2 a (new)
Larne - Belfast Ports, Roads upgrading
2012/10/17
Committee: TRANITRE
Amendment 185 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4
4. The guidelines provide for measures for the implementation of the trans-European network. The implementation of projects of common interest depends on their degree of maturity, the compliance with national and EU legal procedures and the availability of financial resources, without prejudging the financial commitment of a Member State or the Union.
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 193 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘p'Project of common interest' means any piece of planned transport infrastructure, of existing transport infrastructure or any modification of existing transport infrastructure that complies with the provisions of Chapter II and any measures providing the efficient management and use of such infrastructureroject carried out pursuant to the requirements of this Regulation;
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 220 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point r a (new)
(r a) 'isolated network' means the rail network of a Member State, or a part thereof, with a track gauge which is different to that of the European standard nominal track gauge (1435mm), for which certain major infrastructure investments cannot be justified in economic cost-benefit terms by virtue of the specificities of that network arising from its geographic detachment or peripheral location;
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 282 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) have been subject to a socio-economic cost benefit analysis resulting in a positive net present valuebe economically viable on the basis of the socio-economic costs and benefits;
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 301 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The Member States shall ensure thatEfforts shall be made to complete the comprehensive network is completed and fullyand compliesy with the relevant provisions of this Chapter by 31 December 2050 at the latest.
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 462 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. High-quality roads shall be specially designed and built for motor traffic, and shall be either: motorways or, express roads or conventional strategic roads.
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 465 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – point a – point ii
(ii) does not cross at levelgrade with any road, railway or tramway track, bicycle path or footpath; and
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 468 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – point b – introductory part
(b) An express road is a road rdeservigned for motor traffic accessible primarily from interchanges or controlled junctions only and which:
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 471 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – point b – point ii
(ii) does not cross at levelgrade with any railway or tramway track, or footpath.
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 473 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(b a) A conventional strategic road is a road which is not a motorway or express road, but which is still a high quality road as referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2.
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 596 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The infrastructure of the core network shall meet all the requirements set out in Chapter II without exception. In addition, the following requirements shall also be met by the infrastructure of the core network, without prejudice to paragraph 3:
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 631 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point c – indent 1
– the development of rest areas approximately every 5100 kilometres on motorways in order inter alia to provide sufficientappropriate parking space for commercial road users with an appropriate level of safety and security;
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 637 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Without prejudice to Directive 2008/57/EC, at the request of a Member State, as regards railway transport infrastructure, exemptions may be granted by the Commission in duly justified cases as regards the train length, ERTMS, axle load, electrification and line speed. At the request of a Member State, as regards road transport infrastructure, exemptions from the provisions of Article 20(3)(a) or (b) may be granted by the Commission in duly justified cases as long as an appropriate level of safety is ensured. The duly justified cases referred to in this paragraph shall include cases where infrastructure investments cannot be justified in economic cost-benefit terms.
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 655 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 2
2. Maritime ports indicatedset out in Part 2 of Annex II shall be connected with the railway and road transport infrastructure of the trans-European transport network by 31 December 2030 at the latest, except in duly justified casesand, where possible, with the inland waterway infrastructure by 31 December 2030, except where physical constraints prevent it.
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 658 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 3
3. The main airports indicated in Part 1b of Annex II shall be connected with the railway and road transport infrastructure of the trans-European transport network by 31 December 2050 a, except twhe latesre physical constraints prevent it. Taking into account potential traffic demand, such airports shall be integrated into the high speed rail network wherever possible.
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 784 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Volume 07/33
To remove Northern Ireland's rail freight network from the core network
2012/10/11
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 785 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Volume 07/33
To add the A75 in Scotland to the road core network
2012/10/11
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 786 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Volume 07/33
To add Londonderry and its connecting route to Belfast to the core network, comprising the roads M2 - A6 as well as the railway line Belfast - Coleraine - Londonderry
2012/10/11
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 215 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment as laid down in Chapter 2 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx [DP] and the maintenance of the agricultural area as referred to in Article 4(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx [DP];deleted
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 271 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) the agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment as laid down in Chapter 2 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx [DP] and the maintenance of the agricultural area as referred to in Article 4(1) (c) of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx [DP]
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 312 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States may decide not to avail of prefinancing arrangements as outlined in this article.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 336 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2
2. Where the latest possible date of payment is not respected by the Member States, they shall pay the beneficiaries default interests, supported from the national budget. This paragraph shall not apply in cases where the payment delay is not the fault of the Member State.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 364 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
The Commission shall reduce the frequency of on-the-spot checks in Member States where the opinion of the Certification Body as regards the legality and regularly of the underlying transactions indicates that the error rate is at an acceptable level.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 373 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall assess the amounts to be excluded on the basis of the gravity of the non-conformity recorded. It shall take due account of the nature and gravity of the infringement and of the financial damage caused to the Union. In no event shall the amounts excluded exceed the risk to the Agricultural Funds are expressed in the opinion of the Certification Body on the legality and regularity of underlying transactions.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 378 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
If agreement is not reached, the Member State may request opening of a procedure aimed at reconciling each party's position within four months. A report of the outcome of the procedure shall be given to the Commission, which shall examine it with a view to accepting its findings before deciding on any refusal of financing.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 501 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 2
2. Payments on an individual application referred to in the paragraph 1 shall not be made before the verification of eligibility conditions, to be carried out by the Member States pursuant to Article 75, has been finalised in respect of that application.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 628 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 99 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
In duly justified cases Member States may decide that no reduction shall be applied where, given its severity, extent and duration, a case of non-compliance is to be considered as minor. However, cases of non-compliance which constitute a direct risk to public or animal health shall not be considered as minor. Minor breaches of systems for identification and registration of animals referred to in Annex II, SMR7 AND SMR8 shall not be deemed a direct risk to public or animal health. The finding and the obligation to take remedial action shall be notified to the beneficiary.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 654 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. By way of derogation from paragraph 3, Member States may convert the amount of aid expressed in euro into the national currency on the basis of the average of a maximum of the thirty most recent exchange rates set by the European Central Bank, prior to 1 October of the year for which aid is granted.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 719 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II — Main Issue "Soil and carbon stock" GAEC 4
Minimum soil coverdeleted
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 722 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II — Main Issue "Soil and carbon stock" GAEC 5
Minimum land management reflecting site specific conditions to limit erosiondeleted
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 723 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II — Main Issue "Soil and carbon stock" GAEC 6
Maintenance of soil organic matter level including ban on burning arable stubbledeleted
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 729 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II — Main Issue "Soil and carbon stock" GAEC 7
Protection of wetland and carbon rich soils including a ban of first ploughingdeleted
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 732 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II — Main Issue "Soil and carbon stock" GAEC 7
Protection of wetland and carbon rich soils including a ban of first ploughing1 ____________________ 1 Ploughing of wetland and carbon rich land which has been defined in 2011 at the latest as arable land in accordance with Article 2 point (a) of Regulation (EC) No 1120/2009 and which complies with the definition of arable land as laid down in Article 4 point (f) of the Regulation (EU) No DP/xxxgrassland which is immediately reseeded as grass shall not be considered as first ploughing.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 124 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) The creation and development of new economic activity in the form of new farms, new businesses or new investments in non-agricultural activities is essential for the development and competitiveness of rural areas. A farm and business development measure should facilitate the initial establishment of young farmers and the structural adjustment of their holdings after initial setting up, diversification of farmers into non-agricultural activities and the setting up and development of non- agricultural SMEs in rural areas. The development of small farms which are potentially economically viable should also be encouraged. In order to ensure the viability of new economic activities supported under this measure, support should be made conditional on the submission of a business plan. Support for business start up should cover only the initial period of the life of a business and not become operating aid. Therefore, where Member States opt to grant aid in instalments these should be for a period of no more than five years. In addition in order to encourage the restructuring of the agricultural sector, support in the form of annual payments should be provided for farmers participating in the small farmers scheme established by Title V of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012may be provided for farmers who commit to transfer their entire holding and the corresponding payment entitlements to another farmer who does not participate in that scheme.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 171 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
(33) In order to ensure efficient use of Union funds and equal treatment for farmers across the Union mountain areas and areas facing natural or other specific constraints should be defined in accordance with objective criteria. In the case of areas facing natural constraints these should be bio-physical criteria underpinned by robust scientific evidence. Transitional arrangements should be adopted in order to facilitate the phasing out of payments in areas that will no longer be considered as areas facing natural constraints as a result of the application of these criteriaBy 31 December 2015, the Commission should present a legislative proposal for mandatory bio- physical criteria and the corresponding threshold values to be applied for the future delimitation, as well as appropriate rules for fine-tuning and transitional arrangements.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 192 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
(50) The EAFRD should signal the Union's recognition of how local development approaches and a trans- national dimension can reinforce each other, especially when an innovative spirit is applied. It should do this by awarding prizes to a limited number of projects which exemplify these characteristics. The prizes should complement other sources of funding available through rural development policy by conferring recognition on any leading suitable project, whether or not that project was also financed through a rural development programme.deleted
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 243 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point u
(u) ‘y'Young farmer': farmer who is less than 40 years of age at the moment of submitting the application, possesses adequate occupational skills and competence and is setting up for the first time in an agricultural holding as head of the holding;.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 269 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
The EAFRD shall contribute to the Europe 2020 Strategy by promoting sustainable rural development throughout the Union in a complementary manner to the other instruments of the common agricultural policy (hereinafter 'CAP'), to cohesion policy and to the common fisheries policy. It shall contribute to a more territorially and environmentally balanced, climate- friendly and resilient and innovativ and resilient, innovative and economically sustainable Union agricultural sector.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 287 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) the competitiveness of agriculture and forestry;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 328 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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:
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 335 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
(a) facilitating restructuring of farms facing major structural problems, notably farms with a low degree of market participation, market-oriented farms in particular sectors and farms in need of agricultural diversificationencouraging investment in innovative farm technologies and facilitating their diffusion and uptake;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 343 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
(a) facilitating restructuring of farms facing major structural problems, notably farms with a low degree of market participation, market-oriented farms in particular sectors and farms in need of agricultural diversification;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 353 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
(b) facilitating generational renewal in the agricultural sector.try into the farming sector of new, fully skilled, entrants, including through generational renewal;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 360 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) improving the economic performance of all farms, increasing market participation, orientation and diversification;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 369 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b b (new)
(b b) facilitating restructuring of farms facing major structural problems.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 391 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
(a) restoring and, preserving and enhancing biodiversity, including in Natura 2000 areas and high nature value farming, and the state of European landscapes;.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 608 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) a change in the programme strategy through a major reset of quantified targets;change of more than 50% in any result indicator linked to a focus area.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 611 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) a change inof the EAFRDentire Union contribution rate of one or more measuresor its annual distribution at programme level;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 620 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) Tthe Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, decide on approve requests to amend the programme in all other cases. These shall include in particular:;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 622 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii a (new)
(ii a) a change in the EAFRD contribution rate of one or more measures;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 626 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii b (new)
(ii b) a transfer of funds between measures implemented under different EAFRD contribution rates.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 629 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The approval referred to in paragraph 1 shall be issued by the Commission within two months of the receipt of the request.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 663 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The provider of or the participant in the training or other knowledge transfer and information action provider shall be the beneficiary of the support.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 676 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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 visits.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 866 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Support under paragraph 1(a) shall be granted to agricultural holdings. 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.deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 903 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Support may be granted in respect of investments made by farmers in order to comply with newly introduced Union standards in the fields of environmental protection, public health, animal and plant health, animal welfare and occupational safety. These standards must be newly introduced in national legislation implementing Union law and impose new obligations or restrictions on farming practice which have a significant impact on typical farm operating costs and concern a significant number of farmers.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 918 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) young farmers;a farmer who possesses adequate occupational skills and competences and who has set up as head of holding for the first time and fulfils additional criteria as may be defined by Member States
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 936 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) investments in non-agricultural activities;creation and development of non-agricultural activities, including processing and marketing of products where the input or output of the production process is a product not covered by Annex 1 to the Treaty
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 946 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1056 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) investments byfor public bodiesuse in recreational infrastructure, tourist information, small scale tourist infrastructure, marketing of rural tourism services and sign-posting of touristic sites;
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1101 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) the preparation of management plans; or equivalent instruments, in line with sustainable forest management.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1114 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 22(1)(a) shall be granted to private land-owners and tenants, other land managers, municipalities and their associations and shall cover the costs of establishment and an annual premium per hectare to cover the costs of agricultural income foregone and maintenance, including early and late cleanings, for a maximum period of tfifteen years.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1149 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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 threfive years.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1401 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Payments to farmers in mountain areas and other areas facing natural or other specific constraints shall be granted annually per hectare of UAA in order to compensate farmers for all or part of the additional costs and income foregone related to the constraints for agricultural production in the area concerned.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1415 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 5
5. Member States may grant payments under this measure between 20146 and 20179 to farmers in areas which were eligible under Aarticle 36(a)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 during the 2007-2013 programming period but are no longer eligible following the new delimitation referred to in Aarticle 33(3). These payments shall be degressive starting in 2014 at 80% of the payment received in 2013 and ending in 2017 at 20%ending by 31 December 2019 at the latest. The sum total of the degressive payments paid to any farmer shall not exceed 200% of the payment received by that farmer in 2013.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1423 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 6
6. In Member States which have not completed the delimitation referred to in Article 33(3) before 1 January 20146, paragraph 5 shall apply to farmers receiving payments in areas which were eligible for such payments during the 2007-2013 period. Following completion of the delimitation, farmers in areas that remain eligible shall receive full payments under this measure. Farmers in areas that are no longer eligible shall continue to receive payments in accordance with paragraph 5.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1425 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33
[...]deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1444 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
In order to be eligible for payments under Article 32, areas, other than mountain areas, shall be considered as facing significant natural constraints if at least 66% of the UAA meets at least one of the criteria listed in Annex II at the threshold value indicated. Respect of this condition shall be ensured at the appropriate level of local administrative units (‘LAU 2’ level)LAU2 level or at the level of a clearly delineated local unit which covers a single clear contiguous geographical area with a definable economic and administrative identity.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1682 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2
2. Costs for the animation of the territory referred to in Aarticle 31(d) of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012] are costs to cover actionshat occur in order to facilitate the exchange between stakeholders, to inform about and promote the local development strategy as well as project development tasks.nd to support potential beneficiaries to develop projects and prepare applications
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1737 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 2
2. A sum of EUR 30 million shall be withdrawn from the allocation referred to in paragraph 1 and used to finance the prize for innovative, local cooperation referred to in Article 56.deleted
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1782 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 3 – point b – introductory part
(b) for the preparation and implementation of an action plan containing at leastwhich may contain the following:
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1783 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 3 – point b – point iii
(iii) support for monitoring, in particular through collection and sharing of relevant feed-back, recommendations and analysis notably from the Monitoring Committees referred to in Article 41 of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012]. Local action groups shall also be supported by the national rural network for the monitoring and evaluation of the local development strategies;deleted
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1802 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1
The funds referred to in Article 51(2) shall be used for financing the award of a prize to cooperation projects involving at least two entities located in different Member States that realise an innovative, local concept.deleted
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1809 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57
Article 57 Call for proposals 1. Starting at the latest in 2015 and every year thereafter the Commission shall launch a call for proposals in view of awarding the prize referred to in Article 56. The last call for proposals shall be launched no later than in 2019. 2. The call for proposals shall indicate a theme for the proposals which shall be related to one of the Union priorities for rural development. The theme shall also be appropriate for implementation through cooperation at transnational level. 3. The call for proposals shall be open to both local action groups and individual entities cooperating for the purpose of the specific project.deleted
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1819 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 58
Article 58 Selection procedure 1. Applications for the prize shall be submitted by applicants in all Member States to the respective national rural network, which shall be responsible for pre-selecting applications. 2. National rural networks shall set up, from within their members, a pre- selection board of independent experts in order to pre-select applications. Pre- selection of applications shall be done on the basis of the exclusion, selection and award criteria defined in the call for proposals. Each National Rural Network shall pre-select no more than 10 applications and shall transmit them to the Commission. 3. The Commission shall be responsible for the selection of fifty winning projects among the applications pre-selected in all the Member States. The Commission shall set up an ad hoc steering group composed of independent experts. This steering group shall prepare the selection of the winning applications on the basis of the exclusion, selection and award criteria defined in the call for proposals. 4. The Commission shall, by means of an implementing act, decide on the list of projects to which the prize is awarded.deleted
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1827 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59
Article 59 Financial Prize – conditions and payment 1. In order for projects to be eligible for the prize, the time required for their completion shall not exceed two years from the date of adoption of the implementing act awarding the prize. The time frame of realisation of the project shall be defined in the application. 2. The prize shall be granted in the form of a lump sum payment. The amount of the payment shall be determined by the Commission, by means of implementing acts, in line with criteria defined in the call for proposals and taking into account the estimated cost of realisation of the project indicated in the application. The maximum prize per project shall not exceed 100 000 euro. 3. Member States shall pay the award to winning applicants after verifying that the project has been completed. The relevant expenditure shall be reimbursed by the Union to Member States in accordance with the provisions of Section 4 of Chapter II of Title IV of Regulation (EU) No HR/2012. Member States may decide to pay fully or partly the sum of the prize to the winning applicants before having verified the completion of the project but they shall, in this case, bear the responsibility for the expenditure until the completion of the project is verified.deleted
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1838 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 60
Article 60 Rules on the procedure, timetables and setting up of the steering-group The Commission shall by means of implementing acts lay down detailed provisions on the procedure and timetables for the selection of projects and rules on the setting up of the steering group of independent experts referred to in Article 58(3). Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 91.deleted
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1849 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) promote a resource efficient, productive, low emission, climate friendlycompetitive and resilient agricultural sector, working in harmony with the essential natural resources on which farming depends;
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1858 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) help to sustainably increase productivity and efficiency of European agriculture and deliver a steady supply of food, feed and biomaterials, both existing and new ones;
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1914 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) past performance.deleted
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1960 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 4 – point a a (new)
(a a) 60 % for the agri-environment- climate measures referred to in Article 29. It may be increased to 90 % for the programmes of less developed regions, outermost regions and smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93;
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1969 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. The funds transferred to the EAFRD in application of Article 14 of Regulation EU No DP/2012 shall be co-financed in accordance with the general co-financing rates
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1989 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 66
Article 66 Funding for operations with a significant contribution to innovation The funds transferred to the EAFRD in application of Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012 shall be reserved for operations which provide a significant contribution to innovation relevant to agricultural productivity and sustainability, including climate mitigation or adaptation.deleted
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2011 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) providing the Commission, on a quarterlyn annual basis, with relevant indicator data on operations selected for funding, including key characteristics of the beneficiary as well as the projectinformation on output and financial indicators;
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2035 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) shall consider and approveissue an opinion on the annual implementation reports before they are sent to the Commission.
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2039 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 1
1. By 31 May0 June 2016 and by 31 May0 June each subsequent year until and including 2023, the Member State shall submit to the Commission an annual implementation report on implementation of the rural development programme in the previous calendar year. The report submitted in 2016 shall cover the calendar years 2014 and 2015.
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2072 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
ANNEX I – Article 18(3)
18(3) Investment in physical Agricultural sector assets 50% Of the amount of eligible 75% investment in less developed regions 65% Of the amount of eligible investment in outermost regions 40% Of the amount of eligible investment in the smaller Aegean islands Of the amount of eligible investment in other regions The above rates may be increased by 20%, provided that maximum combined support does not exceed 90%, for: - Young farmers setting up - Collective investments and integrated projects 50% - Areas facing natural constraints as referred to in Article 33. 75% - Operations supported in the framework of the EIP 65% Processing and marketing of Annex I products 40% Of the amount of eligible investment in less developed regions Of the amount of eligible investment in outermost regions Of the amount of eligible investment in the smaller Aegean islands Of the amount of eligible investment in other regions The above rates may be increased by 20%, provided that maximum combined support does not exceed 90%, for operations supported in the framework of the EIP Text amended 18(3) Investment in physical Agricultural sector assets 50% Of the amount of eligible 75% investment in less developed regions 65% Of the amount of eligible investment in outermost regions 40% Of the amount of eligible investment in the smaller Aegean islands Of the amount of eligible investment in other regions The above rates may be increased by 20%, provided that maximum combined support does not exceed 90%, for: - Young farmers - Collective investments and integrated projects 50% - Areas facing natural constraints as referred to in Article 33. 75% - Operations supported in the framework of the EIP 65% Processing and marketing of Annex I products 40% Of the amount of eligible investment in less developed regions Of the amount of eligible investment in outermost regions Of the amount of eligible investment in the smaller Aegean islands Of the amount of eligible investment in other regions The above rates may be increased by 20%, provided that maximum combined support does not exceed 90%, for operations supported in the framework of the EIP
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 639 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The reference prices set out in article 7(e) for the milk and milk products sector must be periodically reviewed and if necessary changed by the Commission to ensure that they provide an effective safety net mechanism to the dairy sector against extremes of downward price volatility. a) In undertaking its review the Commission should in particular take account of developments in: - market volatility - production costs b) In making any change to reference prices the Commission should ensure that the new reference price does not provide an incentive for increasing aggregate EU production of milk and milk products.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 641 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7a Prices, production costs and margins reporting systems The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, set up an information system on prices, production costs and margins in the commodities market, including a system for the publication of price levels, production cost and margin indicators for the commodities market. The system shall be based on information submitted by operators involved in the commodities trade. This information shall be treated with confidentiality. The Commission shall ensure that the information published does not permit the identification of individual operators.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 675 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) butter and skimmed milk powder, from 1 March to 31 August throughout the year.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 677 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) butter and skimmed milk powder, from 1 March to 31 AugustJanuary.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 700 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) for butter, 370 000 tonnes;
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 762 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) flax fibre;deleted
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 907 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) exceed EUR 1590 million per school year; nor
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 945 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 a (new)
Article 26 a Aid for skimmed milk and skimmed milk powder for use as feedingstuffs 1. When surpluses of milk products build up or are likely to occur, creating or likely to create a serious imbalance in the market, the Commission may decide that aid shall be granted for Union produced skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder intended for use as feedingstuffs, according to conditions and product standards to be determined by the Commission. The aid may be fixed in advance or by means of tendering procedures. For the purposes of this Article, buttermilk and buttermilk powder shall be regarded as skimmed milk and skimmed- milk powder. 2. Aid amounts shall be fixed by the Commission taking into account the reference price fixed in point (e)(ii) of Article 7 (1) for skimmed- milk powder, and the development of the market situation as regards skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 947 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 b (new)
Article 26 b Aid for skimmed milk processed into casein and caseinates 1. When surpluses of milk products build up or are likely to occur, creating or likely to create a serious imbalance in the market, the Commission may decide that aid shall be granted for Union produced skimmed milk processed into casein and caseinates, according to conditions and product standards of such milk and the casein or caseinates produced from it to be determined by the Commission. The aid may be fixed in advance or by means of tendering procedures. 2. Aid shall be fixed by the Commission taking into account the development of the market situation for skimmed-milk powder and the reference price for skimmed-milk powder, fixed in point (e)(ii) of Article 7(1). The aid may vary, according to whether the skimmed milk is processed into casein or caseinates and according to the quality of those products.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1217 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 a (new)
Article 52a Measures eligible for aid The measures which may be included in the apiculture programmes under article 52 shall be the following: (a) technical assistance to beekeepers and groupings of beekeepers; (b) control of varroasis; (c) rationalisation of transhumance; (d) measures to support laboratories carrying out analyses of the physico- chemical properties of honey; (e) measures to support the restocking of hives in the Community; (f) cooperation with specialised bodies for the implementation of applied research programmes in the field of beekeeping and apiculture products.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1220 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) additional requirement for the measures which may be included in apiculture programmes,
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1237 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1
Taking into account the need to address changes in the market situation, and the specificity of each sector, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 to adopt, modify and derogate from the requirements concerning general marketing standard referred to in Article 56(1), and rules on conformity referred to in Article 56(3).deleted
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1273 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) the interest of consumers to receive adequate and transparent product information, including the place of farming to be determined on a case by case approach at the appropriate geographical level;deleted
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1595 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shallmay recognise, on request, producer organisations, which:
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1698 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shallmay recognise, on request, interbranch organisations in any of the sectors listed in Article 1(2) which:
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1786 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 110
[...]deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1821 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 111
Financial contributions of non-members Where rules of a recognised producer organisation, a recognised association of producer organisations or a recognised interbranch organisation are extended under Article 110 and the activities covered by those rules are in the general economic interest of persons whose activities relate to the products concerned, the Member State which has granted recognition may decide that individuals or groups which are not members of the organisation but which benefit from those activities shall pay the organisation all or part of the financial contributions paid by its members to the extent that such contributions are intended to cover costs directly incurred as a result of pursuing the activities in question.Article 111 deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1834 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 112
Measures to facilitate the adjustment of 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: (a) to improve quality; (b) to promote better organisation of production, processing and marketing; (c) to facilitate the recording of market price trends; (d) to permit the establishment of short and long-term forecasts on the basis of the means of production used.12 deleted supply to market requirements
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1846 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 113
Marketing rules to improve and stabilise the operation of the common market in In order to improve and stabilise the operation of the common market in wines, including the grapes, musts and wines from which they derive, producer Member States may lay down marketing rules to regulate supply, particularly by way of decisions taken by the interbranch organisations recognised under Article 108. Such rules shall be proportionate to the objective pursued and shall not: (a) relate to any transaction after the first marketing of the produce concerned; (b) allow for price fixing, including where prices are set for guidance or recommendation; (c) render unavailable an excessive proportion of the vintage that would otherwise be available; (d) provide scope for refusing to issue the national and Union certificates required for the circulation and marketing of wines where such marketing is in accordance with those rules.Article 113 deleted wines
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2053 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 154 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Taking into account the need to react efficiently and effectively against threats of market disturbance caused by significant price rises or falls on internal or external markets or significant falls in producers margin or any other factors affecting the market, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 to take the necessary measures for the sector concerned, respecting any obligations resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 218 of the Treaty.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2081 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 155 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
(f a) potatoes; (f b) cereals; (f c) oilseeds; (f d) protein crops;
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 336 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
(iv) a voluntary payment for young farmers who commence their agricultural activity;
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 350 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point vii
(vii) a voluntary simplified scheme for small farmers;
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 383 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 3
carrying out a minimum activity to be established by Member States on agricultural areas naturally kept in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation; If the Member State at national or regional level so chooses, where an area does not require maintenance activity but is instead naturally maintained in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation, activities which may be defined at national or regional level;
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 434 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) "permanent grassland" means land used to grow grasses or other herbaceous forage naturally (self-seeded) or through cultivation (sown) and that has not been included in the crop rotation of the holding for five years or longer; it may include other species suitable for grazwhich can be grazed provided that the grasses and other herbaceous forage remaing provided that thedominant. Member States may decide to include land which can be grazed and which forms part of established local practices where grasses and other herbaceous forage aremain predominant traditionally not predominant in grazing areas;
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 442 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) 'permanent grassland' means land used to grow grasses or other herbaceous forage naturally (self-seeded) or through cultivation (sown) and that has either not been included in the crop rotation of the holding for five years or longer or has been reseeded with similar or the same grass or forage for five years or longer; it may include other species suitable for grazing provided that the grasses and other herbaceous forage remain predominant; including, for example, heather;
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 472 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
(k a) "multiannual crops": non-rotational crops other than permanent grassland and permanent crops that occupy the land for five years or less and yield repeated harvests.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 497 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. For each Member State and each year, the national ceiling comprising the total value of all allocated entitlements, of the national reserve and of the ceilings fixed in accordance with Articles 33, 35, 37 and 39 shall be as set out in Annex II.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 506 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Member States may decide to apply this regulation at regional level. In that case, Member States shall define regions in accordance with objective and non- discriminatory criteria and proceed to divide the national ceiling amongst the regions. Member States may also take all decisions referred to in this regulation at regional level and apply the financial provisions referred to in Articles 33, 35, 37, 39, and 51 to the regional ceilings. Member States may also decide to establish regional reserves
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 507 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Member States may decide to apply this regulation at regional level. In that case, Member States shall define regions in accordance with objective and non- discriminatory criteria and proceed to divide the national ceiling amongst the regions. Member States may also take all decisions referred to in this regulation at regional level and apply the financial provisions referred to in Articles 33, 35, 37, 39, and 51 to the regional ceilings. Member States may also decide to establish regional reserves
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 511 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Without prejudice to Article 8, the total amount of direct payments which may be granted in a Member State pursuant to Titles III, IV and V in respect of a calendar year, after application of Article 11, shall not be higher than the ceilings set out in Annex III to this Regulation.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 513 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Without prejudice to Article 8, the total amount of direct payments which may be granted in a Member State pursuant to Titles III, IV and V in respect of a calendar year, after application of Article 11, shall not be higher than the ceilings set out in Annex III to this Regulation. For this purpose, Member States may divide the ceiling set out in Annex III of this Regulation amongst regions defined in accordance with objective and non- discriminatory criteria.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 522 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. For each Member State and each year, the estimated product of capping as referred to in Article 11, which is refdelected by the difference between the national ceilings set out in Annex II, to which is added the amount available in accordance with Article 44, and the net ceilings set out in Annex III, is made available as Union support for measures under rural development programming financed under the EAFRD as specified in Regulation (EU) No […] [RDR].
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 539 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. No direct payments shall be granted to natural or legal persons, or to groups of natural or legal persons, where one of the followThe Member States and regions shall be empowered to draw up their own legal framework and definitions, to ensure, where appropriate, that direct payments are granted only to farmers engaged ing applgricultural activities:.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 541 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. No direct payments shall be granted to natural or legal persons, or to groups of natural or legal persons, where one of the following applThe Member States shall be empowered to draw up their own legal framework and definitions, to ensure, where appropriate, that direct payments are granted only to farmers engaged in agricultural activities:.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 542 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. No direct payments shall be granted to natural or legal persons, or to groups of natural or legal persons, where one of the following applThe Member States shall be empowered to draw up their own legal framework and definitions, to ensure, where appropriate, that direct payments are granted only to farmers engaged in agricultural activities:.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 548 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. No direct payments shall be granted to natural or legal persons, or to groups of natural or legal persons, where one of the following applies:the Member State or region has established a list of activities relevant to land which is naturally kept in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation and no such activity is carried out.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 566 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the annual amount of direct payments is less than 5 % of the total receipts they obtained from non-agricultural activities in the most recent fiscal year; ordeleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 575 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the annual amount of direct payments is less than 5 % of the total receipts they obtained from non-agricultural activities in the most recent fiscal year; ordeleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 600 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) their agricultural areas are mainly areas naturally kept in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation and they do not carry out on those areas the minimum activity established by Member States in accordance with Article 4(1)(c).deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 617 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) They were not engaged in an agricultural production activity in 2011.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 630 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Who do not carry out a minimum level of activity on their holding established by Member States in accordance with Article 4(1)(C)
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 633 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to farmers who received less than EUR 5 000 of direct payments for the previous year.deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 636 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to farmers who received less than EUR 5 000 of direct payments for the previous year.deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 707 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11
Article 11 Progressive reduction and capping of the payment 1. The amount of direct payments to be granted to a farmer under this Regulation in a given calendar year shall be reduced as follows: – by 20 % for the tranche of more than EUR 150 000 and up to EUR 200 000; – by 40 % for the tranche of more than EUR 200 000 and up to EUR 250 000; – by 70 % for the tranche of more than EUR 250 000 and up to EUR 300 000; – by 100 % for the tranche of more than EUR 300 000. 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, 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. 3. Member States shall ensure that no payment is made to farmers for whom it is established that, as from the date of publication of the Commission proposal for this Regulation, they artificially created the conditions to avoid the effects of this Article.deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 716 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The amount of direct payments to be granted to a farmer under this Regulation in a given calendar year shall be reduced as follows:by 4 percentage points for amounts exceeding EUR 300 000.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 723 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
– by 20 % for the tranche of more than EUR 150 000 and up to EUR 200 000;deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 739 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
– by 40 % for the tranche of more than EUR 200 000 and up to EUR 250 000;deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 755 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – indent 3
– by 720 % for the tranche of more than EUR 250 000 and up to EUR 300 000;
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 762 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – indent 4
– by 1020 % for the tranche of more than EUR 300 000.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 763 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – indent 4
– by 1020 % for the tranche of more than EUR 300 000.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 764 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – indent 4
– by 100 % for the tranche of more than EUR 3500 000.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 789 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Any amount deducted due to progressive reduction of payments should remain in the Member States and region where it originated and can be used to fund activities under Regulation (EU) No {...}RDR
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 798 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. any amount deducted due to progressive reduction of payments should remain in the Member States and region where it originated and can be used to fund activities under Regulation (EU) No {...}RDR.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 804 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
The area corresponding to the number of eligible hectares in respect of which an application for a basic payment has been submitted by a farmer pursuant to Chapter 1 of Title III may be the subject of an application for any other direct payment as well as for any other aid not covered by this Regulation, save as explicitly provided otherwise in this Regulation. Provided the respective eligibility requirements are met, it shall be permissible for a farmer to receive direct payments under this Regulation while another claimant receives any other aid not covered by this Regulation on the same eligible hectares.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 807 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Provided the respective eligibility requirements are met, it shall be permissible for a farmer to receive direct payments under this Regulation while another claimant receives any other aid not covered by this Regulation on the same eligible hectares
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 809 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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.deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 822 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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. Member states that make use of this additional support for rural development programmes are obliged to co-finance any funds generated at the rate stipulated in Regulation (EU) No [...] [RDR],
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 838 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The decision referred to in the first subparagraph shall be notified to the Commission by the date referred to in that subparagraph.deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 843 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
The percentage notified in accordance with the second subparagraph shall be the same for the years referred to in the first subparagraph.deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 865 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
In the case of regional implementation, different percentage rates may apply to each region.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 874 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. In 2014 and 2015, Bulgaria and Romania may use national direct payments in order to complement payments granted under the basicsingle payment scheme referred to in Chapter 1 of Title III and, in the case of Bulgaria, also to complement payments granted under the crop specific payment for cotton referred to in Chapter 2 of Title IV.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 875 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. The total amount of complementary national direct payments to the basicsingle payment scheme which may be granted in respect of 2014 and 2015 shall not exceed the amounts set out in Annex V.B for each of those years.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 877 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title 3
BASICSINGLE PAYMENT SCHEME AND RELATEDPAYMENTS
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 878 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title 3 – chapter 1 – title
BasicSingle payment scheme
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 879 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title 3 – chapter 1 – section 1 – title
Setting up of the basicsingle payment scheme
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 884 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Support under the basicsingle 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.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 893 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Payment entitlements obtained under the existing single payment scheme in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and with Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 shall expire on 31 December 2013.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 898 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, Member States that, on 31 December 2013, are operating the single payment scheme on the basis of the regional model laid down in Article 59 of Regulation (EC) N° 1782/2003 may decide, by 1 August 2013, to maintain the payment entitlements allocated in accordance with Regulation (EC) N° 1782/2003 and/or with Regulation (EC) N° 73/2009.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 905 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – title
BasicSingle payment scheme ceiling
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 911 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, set the annual national ceiling for the basic payment scheme by deducting from the annual national ceiling established in Annex II the annual amounts to be set in accordance with Articles 33, 35, 37 and 39. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 56(2).
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 914 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, set the annual national ceiling for the basicsingle payment scheme by deducting from the annual national ceiling established in Annex II the annual amounts to be set in accordance with Articles 33, 35, 37 and 39. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 56(2).
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 938 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Subject to paragraph 2, payment entitlements shall be allocated to farmers if they apply for allocation of payment entitlements under the basicsingle payment scheme by 15 May 2014 except in case of force majeure and exceptional circumstances.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1248 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title 3 – chapter 2 – title
Payment for agricultural practises beneficial for the climate and the environmentdelete
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1255 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. FAn additional annual payment shall be granted to farmers entitled to a payment under the basic payment scheme referred to in Chapter 1 shall observand who undertake on their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2) two of the following agricultural practises beneficial for the climate and the environment:
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1275 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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(26(1) the following agricultural practises beneficial for the climate and the environment:
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1285 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to have threewo different crops on their arable land where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 3 hectaresexceeds the area corresponding to the average size of agricultural holdings as set out in Annex VI 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;
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1293 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to have threewo different crops on their arable land where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 35 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;
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1295 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to have threeat least two different crops on their arable land 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;
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1307 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to have three different crops on their arable land where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 35 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;
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1315 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to maintain existing permanent grassareas of semi natural and uncultivated land on their holding; and
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1348 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) to implement a nutrient management plan.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1359 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
(c b) to implement an on-farm energy efficiency plan
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1364 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c c (new)
(c c) to implement a soil management plan
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1372 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c d (new)
(c d) regional flexibility for implementation.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1388 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to paragraphs 3 and 4 and to the application of financial discipline, linear reductions in accordance with Article 7, and any reductions and penalties imposed pursuant to Regulation (EU) No [...] [HZR], Member States shalmay at national or regional level grant the payment referred to in this Chapter to farmers observing those of the three practises referred to in paragraph 1 that are relevant for them, and in function of their compliance with Articles 30, 31 and 32..
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1389 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to paragraphs 3 and 4 and to the application of financial discipline, linear reductions in accordance with Article 7, and any reductions and penalties imposed pursuant to Regulation (EU) No [...] [HZR], Member States shalmay at national or regional level grant the payment referred to in this Chapter to farmers observing those of the three practises referred to in paragraph 1 that are relevant for them, and in function of their compliance with Articles 30, 31 and 32..
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1437 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Farmers whose eligible areas as defined in Article 26(1) are comprised of at least 75% permanent grassland shall be entitled ipso facto to the payment referred to in this chapter
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1472 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 5
5. The payment referred to in paragraph 1 shall take the form of an annual payment per eligible hectare declared ac30 % of the basic payment made cornding 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 State concerned according to Article 26.tional on compliance with Title III, Chapter 2 of this Regulation
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1486 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Where the agricultural practices referred to in this Chapter are already satisfied or exceeded at a regional level, all of these practices shall be deemed as being complied with by all farmers in that region. Monitoring must be undertaken at a regional level to ensure that these agricultural practices area at least maintained. If they are not satisfied, controls must be applied to ensure that they are observed on an individual farmer level.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1507 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 3 hectares and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year, cultivation on the arable land shall consist of at least three different crops. None of those three crops shall cover less than 5 % of the arable land and the main one shall not exceed 70 % of the arable land.deleted
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1519 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 35 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 three different crops. None of those three crops shall cover less than 5 % of the arable land and the main one shall not exceed 70 % of the arable land.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1538 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 3 hectaresexceeds the area corresponding to the average size of the agricultural holdings as set out in Annex VI 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 exceed 70 % of the arable landMember states shall phase in this requirement in the case of land used for multi-annual crops.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1568 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The first paragraph shall not apply to farms where at least 70% of the arable land is used for grass production.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1581 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 laying down the definition of ‘crop’ and the rules concerning the application of the precise calculation of shares of different crops.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1587 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 laying down the definition of ‘crop’ and the rules concerning the application of the precise calculation of shares of different crops'.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1593 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31
1. Farmers shall maintain as permanent grassland the areas of their holdings declared as such in the application made pursuant to Article 74(1) of Regulation (EU) No XXX (HZ) for claim year 2014, hereinafter referred to as ‘reference areas under permanent grassland’. The reference areas under permanent grassland shall be increased in cases where the farmer has an obligation to reconvert areas into permanent grassland in 2014 and/or in 2015 as referred to in Article 93 of Regulation (EU) No […] HZR. 2. Farmers shall be allowed to convert a maximum of 5 % of their reference areas under permanent grassland. That limit shall not apply in the case of force majeure or exceptional circumstances. 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 decrease referred to in paragraph 2 is exceeded, as well as the modification of the reference areas under permanent grassland in case of transfer of land.Article 31 deleted Permanent grassland
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1614 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Farmers shall maintain as permanent grassland the areasreas of semi natural and uncultivated land present ofn their holdings declared as such in the application made pursuant to Article 74(1) of Regulation (EU) No XXXX (HZ) for claim year 2014, hereinafter referred to as "reference areas under permanent grassof semi natural uncultivated land".
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1630 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The reference areas under permanent grassland shall be increased in cases where the farmer has an obligation to reconvert areas into permanent grassland in 2014 and/or in 2015 as referred to in Article 93 of Regulation (EU) No […] HZR.deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1649 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
2. Farmers shall be allowed to convert a maximum of 5 % of their reference areas under permanent grassland. That limit shall not apply to land under permanent grassland to be afforested, if such afforestation is compatible with the environment and with the exclusion of plantations of Christmas trees and fast growing species cultivated in the short term or in the case of force majeure or exceptional circumstances.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1659 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. In regions where the area of permanent grassland does not decline by more than 5% compared with 2014, the requirement outlined in paragraph 1 shall be deemed as being complied with by all farmers in the region concerned.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1662 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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 decrease referred to in paragraph 2 is exceeded, as well as the modification of the reference areas under permanent grassland in case of transfer of land.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1691 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. Farmers shall ensure that at least 7 % of their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2), excluding areas under permanent grassland, 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).deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1725 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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 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).
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1727 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. FWhere the arable land of the farmer covers more than 35ha, farmers shall ensure that at least 7 % of their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2), excluding areas under permanent grassland, 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).
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1738 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. Farmers shall ensure that at least 7 % of their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2), excluding areas under permanent grassland and permanent crops, 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).
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1743 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. Farmers shall ensure that at least 7 % of their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(26(1), excluding areas under permanent grassland, 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).
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1771 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Farmers shall implement an annual nutrient management plan to areas of their holding eligible for support as defined in Article 25(2). This shall consist of a farm record sheet and a field record sheet which include at least; - A soil analysis report of all eligible areas of the holding, undertaken on a periodic basis of at least 3 to 5 years, and reviewed annually, to identify P, K and Mg Index and pH - Full details of all fertilisers on the holding including organic manure (timing, area of application, quantity, type, storage). Ensuring that a farmer takes account of all other sources of nutrients before deciding on fertiliser application rates. -Farmers shall also undertake regular calibration and tray testing of fertiliser spreaders and calibration of manure spreaders. 2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 to adopt specific definitions and rules applying to the content of the farm and field record sheets that farmers shall complete to record and optimise their nutrient planning and use.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1782 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Farmers shall implement an on-farm energy efficiency plan on their holding. This shall consist of at least the following elements: -Detailed and regularly reviewed record keeping of on-farm energy supplies and consumption and actions to increase their farm's energy efficiency. 2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 to adopt the specific definitions and criteria applicable to the content of the farm energy efficiency plans that farmers shall implement to optimise energy efficiency on farm.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1786 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Farmers shall implement a whole farm soil management plan on their holding, identifying areas at risk of soil erosion, significant declines in organic matter loss as a result of agricultural practices, and soil compaction. Farmers are required to take appropriate actions to mitigate these risks.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1787 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 to adopt specific definitions and criteria applicable to the content of the soil management plans to ensure effective soil utilisation.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1789 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 to further define the types of ecological focus areas referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article and to add and define other types of ecological focus areas that can be taken into account for the respect of the percentage referred to in that paragraph.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1798 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 to further define the types of ecological focus areas and their equivalency values referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article and to add and define other types of ecological focus areas that can be taken into account for the respect of the percentage referred to in that paragraph.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1824 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. In order to finance the payment referred to in this Chapter, Member States shall use 30 % of the annual national ceiling set out in Annex II.deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1829 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. In order to finance the payment referred to in this Chapter, Member States shall use 310 % of the annual national ceiling set out in Annex II.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1843 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. In order to finance the payment referred to in this Chapter, Member States shall usmake 30 % of the annual national ceiling set out in Annex II.basic payment conditional on compliance with Title III, Chapter 2 of this Regulation
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1849 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall apply the payment referred to in this Chapter at national or, when applying Article 20, at regional level. In case of application at regional level, Member States shall use in each region a share of the ceiling set pursuant to paragraph 3. For each region, this share shall be calculated by dividing the respective regional ceiling as established in accordance with Article 20(2) by the ceiling determined according to Article 19(1).deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1855 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shallmay apply the payment referred to in this Chapter at national or, when applying Article 20, at regional level. In case of application at regional level, Member States shall use in each region a share of the ceiling set pursuant to paragraph 3. For each region, this share shall be calculated by dividing the respective regional ceiling as established in accordance with Article 20(2) by the ceiling determined according to Article 19(1).
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1856 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shallmay apply the payment referred to in this Chapter at national level or, when applying Article 20, the Member State may apply the payment at regional level. In case of application at regional level, Member States shall use in each region a share of the ceiling set pursuant to paragraph 3. For each region, this share shall be calculated by dividing the respective regional ceiling as established in accordance with Article 20(2) by the ceiling determined according to Article 19(1).
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1860 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, set out the corresponding ceiling for the payment referred to in this Chapter on a yearly basis. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 56(2).deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1864 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Any reduction or penalties imposed by non-compliance with this Article and Articles 30,31 and 32 shall remain in the Member States and region where it originated.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1915 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shallor regions may grant an annual payment to young farmers who are entitled to a payment under the basic payment scheme referred to in Chapter 1.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1917 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shallmay grant an annual payment to young farmers who are entitled to a payment under the basicsingle payment scheme referred to in Chapter 1.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1947 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) natural persons who are setting up for the first time an agricultural holding as head of the holding, or who have already set up such a holding during the five years preceding the first submission of an application to the basic payment scheme as referred in Article 73(1) of Regulation (EU) No [...] [HZR], and
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2095 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1
1. In order to finance the voluntary coupled support, Member States may decide, by 1 August of the year preceding the first year of implementation of such support, to use up to 5 % of their annual national or regional ceiling set out in Annex II.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2101 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, Member States may decide to use up to 10 % of the annual national ceiling set out in Annex II provided that: (a) they applied, until 31 December 2013, the single area payment scheme as laid down in Title V of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, or financed measures under Article 111 of that Regulation, or are concerned by the derogation provided for in Article 69(5), or, in the case of Malta, in Article 69(1) of that Regulation; and/or (b) they allocated, during at least one year in the period 2010-2013, more than 5 % of their amount available for granting the direct payments provided for in Titles III, IV and V of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, with the exception of Section 6 of Chapter 1 of Title IV, for financing the measures laid down in Section 2 of Chapter 2 of Title III of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, the support provided for in points (i) to (iv) of paragraph 1(a) and paragraphs 1(b) and (e) of Article 68 of that Regulation, or the measures under Chapter 1, with the exception of Section 6, of Title IV of that Regulation.deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2129 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, Member States having allocated during at least one year in the period 2010-2013 more than 10 % of their amount available for granting the direct payments provided for in Titles III, IV and V of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, with the exception of Section 6 of Chapter 1 of Title IV, for financing the measures laid down in Section 2 of Chapter 2 of Title III of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, the support provided for in points (i) to (iv) of paragraph 1(a) and paragraphs 1(b) and (e) of Article 68 of that Regulation, or the measures under Chapter 1, with the exception of Section 6, of Title IV of that Regulation may decide to use more than 10 % of the annual national ceiling set out in Annex II upon approval by the Commission in accordance with Article 41.deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2132 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, Member States having allocated during at least one year in the period 2010-2013 more than 10 % of their amount available for granting the direct payments provided for in Titles III, IV and V of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, with the exception of Section 6 of Chapter 1 of Title IV, for financing the measures laid down in Section 2 of Chapter 2 of Title III of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, the support provided for in points (i) to (iv) of paragraph 1(a) and paragraphs 1(b) and (e) of Article 68 of that Regulation, or the measures under Chapter 1, with the exception of Section 6, of Title IV of that Regulation may decide to use more than 10 % of the annual national ceiling set out in Annex II upon approval by the Commission in accordance with Article 41.deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2146 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Member States may, by 1 August 2016, review their decision pursuant to paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 and decide, with effect from 2017:
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2148 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) to increase the percentage fixed pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2, within the limits laid down therein where applicable, and, where appropriate, modify the conditions for granting the support;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2154 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 5
5. On the basis of the decision taken by each Member State pursuant to paragraphs 1 to 4and 2 on the proportion of the national ceiling to be used, the Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, fix the corresponding ceiling for the support on a yearly basis. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 56(2).
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2185 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1
1. Farmers shall be granted the crop specific payment for cotton per eligible hectare as established in Article 44.deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2186 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 2
2. Farmers who are members of an approved inter-branch organisation shall be granted the crop specific payment for cotton per eligible hectare within the base area laid down in Article 44(1), increased by an amount of EUR 2.deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2190 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1
1. 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 ‘Member States may establish a simplified scheme for "small farmers" known as the "small farmers scheme"
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2198 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1
1. FMember States may decide 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 forcan have the option to participatione in a simplified scheme under the conditions laid down in this Title, hereinafter referred to as 'small farmers scheme'
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2207 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 2
2. Payments under the small farmers scheme shallmay replace the payments to be granted pursuant to Titles III and IV at the discretion of the Member State or at regional level.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2210 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 3
3. Farmers participating in the small farmers scheme shall be exempted from the agricultural practises provided for in Chapter 2 of Title III.deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2211 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 3
3. Farmers participating in the small farmers scheme shall be exempted from the agricultural practises provided for in Chapter 2 of Title IIImeet all cross compliance regulations equivalent to those receiving the basic payment.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2238 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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:
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 187 #

2011/0273(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
In addition to Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [the ERDF Regulation], the ERDF shallprogrammes under the European territorial cooperation goal may also support the sharing of human resources, facilities and infrastructures across borders under the different investment priorities, as well as the following investment priorities within the thematic objectives:
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 256 #

2011/0273(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1a (new)
In the case of any cross-border programme between Northern Ireland and the border countries of Ireland in support of peace and reconciliation, the ERDF shall also contribute to promote social and economic stability in the regions concerned, notably by actions to promote cohesion between communities.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 315 #

2011/0273(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The above mentioned conditions shall not apply to those actions under any cross- border programme between Northern Ireland and the border countries of Ireland in support of peace and reconciliation referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 6.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 32 #

2011/0269(COD)

(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 sThis Regulation is currently unable to adequately respond to farmers needs when the Union concludes international trade agreements in the agricultural sector or as regards their problems that result from globalization. Therefore the EGF should not be applicable to the agricultural sector and farmers. The necessary measures that facilituation resulting from international trade agreements in the agricultural sector and 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 activitie an effective response to specific farmers needs arising from trade agreements and/or globalization are laid down in the common agricultural policy (CAP) instruments which must be adequately funded for an appropriate treatment of these issues. The financial allocation to farmers proposed in the Communication on 'A Budget for Europe 2020' should be included in the CAP in order to provide for sufficient funding regarding those measures.
2012/10/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 51 #

2011/0269(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 — paragraph 1 — point a a (new)
(a a) This Regulation shall not apply to the agricultural sector. The necessary measures that facilitate an effective response to specific farmers needs arising from trade agreements and/or globalization are laid down in the common agricultural policy instruments which must be adequately funded for an appropriate treatment of these issues.
2012/10/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 257 #

2011/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) At the World Summit on Sustainable Development at Johannesburg in 2002, the Union and its Member States committed themselves to act against the continued decline of many fish stocks. Therefore, the Union should improve its Common Fisheries Policy to ensure that as a matter of priority exploitation levels of marine biological resources, and where possible, population levels for harvested stocks are restored and maintained at levels above those capable of producing maximum sustainable yields from the populations of harvested stocks by 2015. Where less scientific information is available, this may require applying proxies to maximum sustainable yield.
2012/06/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 307 #

2011/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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. 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. and could be strengthened to give preferential access for small scale, artisanal or coastal fishermen, whilst taking into account Member State and regional differences.
2012/06/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 364 #

2011/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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 limitand applying appropriate technical conservation measures.
2012/06/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 407 #

2011/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) A system of transferable fishing concessions for the majority of managed stocks under the Common Fisheries Policy should 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 exclude vessels up to 12 meters' length other than vessels using towed gear from transferable fishing concessby Member States on a voluntary basis, reflecting existing arrangements no later than one year after entry into force of this Regulations. Such a system should contribute to industry-induced fleet reductions 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.
2012/06/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 626 #

2011/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 2
2. The Common Fisheries Policy shall apply the precautionary approach to fisheries and aquaculture management, and shall aim to ensure, by 2015, that exploitation of living marine biological resources restores and maintainsset exploitation rates, for all stocks, that aim to ensure that where possible by 2020 populations of harvested species above levels which can produce the maximum sustainable yield.
2012/06/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 708 #

2011/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) provide conditions for efficient and sustainable fishing activities withinin order to maintain and where required restore an economically viable and competitive fishing industry;
2012/06/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 740 #

2011/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) contribute to a fair standard of living for those who depend on fishing activities; and ensure improved working standards for fishermen, particularly through compliance with health and safety legislation and where contractual arrangements exist through the provisions of workers' collective bargaining agreements;
2012/06/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 847 #

2011/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 6
'maximum sustainable yield' means the maximum catch that may be taken from a fish stock indefinitelycontinuously and indefinitely without negatively affecting the reproduction of the stock, whilst recognising the natural fluctuations of stocks and dynamics between stocks;
2012/06/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 912 #

2011/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 14 a (new)
- ‘fishing protected area’ means a geographically defined sea area in which all or certain fishing activities are managed in order to improve the exploitation and conservation of living aquatic resources or the protection of marine ecosystems;
2012/06/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 920 #

2011/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 15
– ‘fishing opportunity’ means a quantified legal entitlement to fish a certain fish stock, expressed in terms of catches and/or fishing effort and conditions functionally linked thereto which are necessary to quantify them at a certain level;
2012/06/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 1108 #

2011/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a Establishment of exclusive fishing areas 1. In order to secure the maintenance of the fishing sector, and to conserve dynamic and valuable marine ecosystems, Member States shall establish a coherent network of exclusive fishing areas in which all activities with a potential to impact upon fishing and the stocks on which the industry depend are prohibited. Such areas will be identified on the basis of historic fishing data since 2002. 2. Member States shall identify and designate as many areas as are necessary to establish a coherent network of exclusive fishing areas amounting to between 20 % and 30 % of territorial waters in each Member State and shall notify the Commission of these areas. The establishment of the network shall be gradual, in accordance with the following timeframe: (a) By ...*: -Exclusive fishing areas shall amount to at least 10 % of the territorial waters of each Member State (b) By ...**: - Exclusive fishing shall amount to at least 20 % of the territorial waters of each Member State 3. The location of exclusive fishing areas shall not be modified within the first five years of their establishment. If a modification is needed, this shall only occur after the establishment of another area or areas of the same dimensions; 4. The measures and decisions referred to paragraph 2 and 3 above shall be notified to the Commission, along with the scientific, technical, social and legal reasons for them and shall be made publicly available; 5. The competent authorities of the Member States concerned shall decide whether the exclusive fishing areas designated under paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, shall be surrounded by a zone or zones in which fishing activities are further protected and shall decide, after having notified the Commission, on the fishing gears that may be used in those zones, as well as the appropriate management measures and technical rules to be applied therein, which cannot be less stringent than those of Union law. This information shall be made publicly available;
2012/06/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 1575 #

2011/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that Union fishing vessels flying their flag are equipped to ensure full documentation of all fishing and processing activities for the purpose of monitoring compliance with the obligation to land all catches. For a transitional period, Member States shall promote voluntary full documentation by CCTV, or comparable means, by granting additional fishing opportunities in accordance with Article 29(4).
2012/06/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 1600 #

2011/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 16 – paragraph 1
1. FThe Council, when fixing fishing opportunities and allocateding them to Member States shall act in accordance with Article 2 and apply a long-term perspective. It shall further ensure each Member State relative stability of fishing activities for each fish stock or fishery. The interests of each Member State shall be taken into account when new fishing opportunities are allocated. Delegations from the European Parliament and Advisory Councils shall be present when decisions on establishing fishing opportunities are taken by the Council.
2012/06/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 2003 #

2011/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 32 – paragraph 1
1. Individual fishing opportunities may be fully or partially leased within a Member State to holders of individual fishing opportunities. The leasing period shall not exceed the duration of the fishing concession.
2012/06/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 2042 #

2011/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 5 – article 34 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. In order to implement the objective specified in paragraph 1, Member States shall conduct capacity assessments by ...* and transmit the results to the Commission. Capacity assessments shall include an analysis of the total fleet capacity per fishery and fleet segment at the time of assessment, and its impacts on stocks and the wider marine ecosystem. Assessments shall be made in accordance with the Commission's guidelines for an improved analysis of the balance between fleet capacity and fishing opportunities 1. The Commission should ensure that a common approach to such assessments is adopted across all Member States.
2012/06/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 25 #

2011/0177(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the importance of granting flexibility to Member States to move funds between the two pillars of the CAP, in order to address the challenges of rural areas in the most appropriate way; considers it is also important that the allocations of funds for pillar 2 are allocated not on an historic basis but according to an objective criteria at a European Level.
2012/09/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 158 #

2011/0177(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a. Points to the significant savings that could be made if the European Parliament were to have a single seat; urges the budgetary authority to raise this issue in the negotiations on the next MFF 2014-2020;
2012/10/05
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 474 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
41. Notes that the market fails to reward farmers for protecting the environment; therefore believes that the CAP must become greener byshould continue to incentivisinge farmers to maximisimprove the delivery of eco-system services to further improvenvironmental benefits and the sound environmental resource management of EU farmland;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 492 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
44. Believes that the new CAP must be simple to administer and reduce red tape and administrative burdens on farmers by moving towards the use of delivery tools such as outcome agreements and simple contracts;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 648 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56
56. Believes that there should be a basic EU-funded decoupled direct area payment to all EU farmers in order to provide basic food security for European consumers, allow farmers to produce high-quality food competitively in relation to well subsidised trade partners (US), ensure that farming activity continues across the EU and provide baseline public goods through cross-compliance requirements for Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions, as well as high qualityensure that agriculture can provide baseline public benefits such as high quality food production, maintenance of landscapes and animal welfare standards; calls for an absolute requirement of minimum activity to be included in the cross-compliance rules and proportionality to be the key principle applied when enforcing the rules;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 757 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63
63. Recalls that, amongsBelieves that the current set of market tools, including export refunds, should continue to be phased out according tobe retained as an additional measure against extreme price volatility, while compatible with WTO agreements;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 123 #

2009/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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 criteriawell as applying effective control measures, the Commission and Member States should in partnership with the sector, strive to develop a culture of compliance throughout the supply chain, ensure transparency of inspection findings and strengthen the Community inspections systems;
2009/12/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 130 #

2009/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Stresses that many of the problems faced by the CFP stem from a failure to implement the principles of good governance;
2009/12/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 214 #

2009/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Maintains that the exploitation of fish stocks has to be based on the principle of maximum sustainable yield, accepting that it may not be possible to hold all stocks at MSY simultaneously;
2009/12/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 228 #

2009/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Urges the Commission to draw up a specific Community support programme for small-scale coastal and non-industrial fisheries;
2009/12/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 281 #

2009/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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) 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 uniformitytop down, command and control management model, that has characterised the CFP to date, has itself proven to be a major obstacle to the achievement of the CFP's objectives; this rigid and inflexible approach should be replaced with a decentralising system of decision making to the lowest practical level. In the first instance this should, within an overall system overseen by the European institutions, involve the transfer of management responsibilities to the Member States level;
2009/12/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 324 #

2009/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33 a. Considers that the present system of quota swaps and transfers between Member States could be streamlined to facilitate full uptake of fishing opportunities;
2009/12/17
Committee: PECH