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Activities of Julie GIRLING related to 2013/0140(COD)

Plenary speeches (1)

2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0140(COD)

Amendments (79)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54

(54) Member States should be required to ensure that adequate financial resources are always available in order to appropriately staff and equip the competent authorities performing official controls and other official activities. Although operators are primarily responsible for ensuring that their activities are carried out in compliance with Union agri-food chain rules, the system of own controls that they put in place for that purpose needs to be complemented by a dedicated system of official controls maintained by each Member State to ensure effective market surveillance along the agri-food chain. Such a system is, by its very nature, complex and resource demanding and should be provided with a stable influx of resources for official controls, at a level appropriate to the enforcement needs at any given moment. To reduce the dependency of the official control system from public finances, competent authorities should collect fees to cover the costs they incur when performing official controls on certain operators and for certain activities for which Union agri- food chain legislation requires registration or approval in accordance with Union rules on the hygiene of food and feed or rules governing plant health and plant reproductive material. Fees should also be collected from operators to compensate the costs of official controls performed in view of issuing an official certificate or attestation, and costs of official controls performed by the competent authorities at border control posts.

2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54

(54) Member States should be required to ensure that adequate financial resources are always available in order to appropriately staff and equip the competent authorities performing official controls and other official activities. Although operators are primarily responsible for ensuring that their activities are carried out in compliance with Union agri-food chain rules, the system of own controls that they put in place for that purpose needs to be complemented by a dedicated system of official controls maintained by each Member State to ensure effective market surveillance along the agri-food chain. Such a system is, by its very nature, complex and resource demanding and should be provided with a stable influx of resources for official controls, at a level appropriate to the enforcement needs at any given moment. To reduce the dependency of the official control system from public finances, competent authorities should collect fees to cover the costs they incur when performing official controls on certain operators and for certain activities for which Union agri- food chain legislation requires registration or approval in accordance with Union rules on the hygiene of food and feed or rules governing plant health and plant reproductive material. Fees should also be collected from operators to compensate the costs of official controls performed in view of issuing an official certificate or attestation, and costs of official controls performed by the competent authorities at border control posts.

2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56

~~(56) The direct or indirect refund of fees col~~delected by the competent authorities should be prohibited as it would put operators not benefitting from the refund at a disadvantage and potentially create distortions of competition. However, in order to provide support to micro- enterprises, these should be exempted from the payment of the fees collected in accordance with this Regulation.

2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56

~~(56) The direct or indirect refund of fees col~~delected by the competent authorities should be prohibited as it would put operators not benefitting from the refund at a disadvantage and potentially create distortions of competition. However, in order to provide support to micro- enterprises, these should be exempted from the payment of the fees collected in accordance with this Regulation.

2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) governing the deliberate release into the environment and the contained use of ~~GMOs~~genetically modified food and feed;

2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii

(iii) the location of the activities or operations of operators, including place of origin;

2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15

15. ‘plant protection products’ means plant protection products as referred to in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 independent of its packaging size;

2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1

1. Competent authorities ~~shall~~may perform official controls using control methods and techniques that shall, as appropriate, include screening, targeted screening, verification, inspections, audits, sampling, analysis, diagnosis and tests.

2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) uniform specific requirements for the performance of official controls and uniform minimum frequency of such official controls, having regard, in addition to the criteria referred to in Article 8(1), to the specific ~~hazards and~~ risks related to non-authorised substances and to the non- authorised use of authorised substances;

2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) uniform specific requirements for the performance of official controls, and uniform minimum frequency of such official controls, having regard, in addition to the criteria referred to in Article 8(1), to the need to address specific ~~hazards and~~ risks to animal health by means of official controls performed to verify compliance with disease prevention and control measures laid down in accordance with the rules referred to in point (d) of Article 1(2);

2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii a (new)

(iia) Member States may consider implementing a maximum journey limit of 12 hours for all movements of horses for slaughter, in accordance with Council Directive 2009/156/EC and EFSA recommendations;

2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) uniform specific requirements for the performance of official controls on the introduction into and movement in the Union of particular plants, plant products and other objects subject to the rules referred to in point (g) of Article 1(2) and uniform minimum frequencies of such official controls having regard, in addition to the criteria referred to in Article 8(1), to the specific ~~hazards and~~ risks to plant health in relation to specific plants, plant products and other objects of a particular origin or provenance;

2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) uniform specific requirements for the performance of official controls and uniform minimum frequency of such official controls, having regard, in addition to the criteria referred to in Article 8(1), to the specific ~~hazards and~~ risks which exist in relation to each category of food and feed and the different processes it undergoes;

2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 6

6. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, determine the means by which the information referred to in paragraph 4 is to be made available to the public. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 141(2).deleted

2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI

Julie GIRLING, Britta REIMERS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 4

4. Where laboratory analyses, tests or diagnoses are urgently needed, in exceptional cases due to a developing emergency situation, and none of the methods referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 exists, the relevant national reference laboratory or, if no such national reference laboratory exists, any other laboratory designated in accordance with Article 36(1) may use methods other than those referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article until the validation of an appropriate method in accordance with internationally accepted scientific protocols.

2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)

(ca) apply due care and attention, to the execution of official controls, when handling food consignments in transit, in order to prevent damage or deterioration to the quality of the food product;

2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 3

~~3. Official laboratories shall make available to the public the list of methods used for analyses, tests or diagnoses performed in the context of official controls and other official activities.~~deleted

2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3

3. For the purpose of ensuring that the staff of the competent authorities referred to in point (e) of paragraph 1 and in paragraph 2 have the necessary qualifications, skills and knowledge, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 139 concerning rules for the specific qualification and training requirements of such staff, having regard to the scientific and technical knowledge necessary to perform official controls and other official activities in each of the areas referred to in Article 1(2).deleted

2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1

1. The competent authorities shall perform official controls on the consignments of the categories of animals and goods referred to in Article 45(1) upon arrival of the consignment at the border control post. Those official controls shall take account of both previous compliance and the possible risks posed and may include documentary, identity and physical checks.

2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii

(iii) the location of the activities or operations of operators, including place of origin;

2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall ensure that adequate financial resources are available, by whatever means they deem appropriate, to provide the staff and other resources necessary for the competent authorities to perform official controls and other official activities.

2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) the reliability and results of own controls that have been performed by the operators, or by a third party at their request, for the purpose of ascertaining compliance with the rules referred to in Article 1(2). Transfer of information on these own controls shall be utilised as much as possible, in a manner that minimizes the burden on operators;

2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. For the purpose of ensuring that competent authorities are provided with adequate resources for the performance of official controls, the competent authorities ~~shall~~may collect fees to recover, some or all of the costs they incur in relation to:

2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. The competent authorities ~~shall~~may collect fees in accordance with Article 77 to recover the following costs:

2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 79

Article 79 Calculation of fees 1. Fees collected in accordance with Article 77 shall be: (a) established at a flat-rate on the basis of the overall costs of official controls borne by the competent authorities over a given period of time, and applied to all operators irrespective of whether any official control is performed during the reference period in relation to each operator charged; in establishing the level of the fees to be charged on each sector, activity and category of operators, the competent authorities shall take into consideration the impact that the type and the size of the activity concerned and the relevant risk factors have on the distribution of the overall costs of those official controls; or, (b) calculated on the basis of the actual costs of each individual official control, and applied to the operators subject to such official control; such fee shall not exceed the actual costs of the official control performed and may be partly or entirely expressed as a function of the time employed by the staff of the competent authorities to perform the official controls. 2. Travel costs as referred to in point (e) of Article 78(1) shall be considered for the calculation of the fees referred to in Article 77(1) in a manner that does not discriminate between operators on the basis of the distance of their premises from the location of the competent authorities. 3. Where fees are calculated in accordance with point (a) of paragraph 1, the fees collected by competent authorities in accordance with Article 77 shall not exceed the overall costs incurred for the official controls performed over the period of time referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1.deleted

2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 2

2. Fees collected in accordance with point (d) of Article 77(1) ~~shall~~may be paid by the operator responsible for the consignment or its representative.

2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 82

Article 82 Fees refunds and exemption for microenterprises 1. Fees provided for in Article 77 shall not directly or indirectly be refunded, unless unduly collected. 2. Enterprises employing fewer than 10 persons and whose annual turnover or annual balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 2 million shall be exempted from the payment of the fees provided for in Article 77. 3. The costs referred to in Articles 77, 78 and 79 shall not include those incurred for the performance of official controls on the enterprises referred to in paragraph 2.deleted

2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2

2. To ensure the uniform implementation of the rules provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article, the Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, lay down and update as necessary the format in which the information referred to in that paragraph shall be published. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 141(2).deleted

2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. The Commission may publish or make otherwise available to the public the information provided by competent authorities as provided for in paragraph 1 of this article.

2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 112 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. By 30th June every ~~year~~second year after the entry into force of this Regulation, each Member State shall submit to the Commission a report setting out:

2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 130 – paragraph 1

1. The Commission shall set up and manage a computerised information management system for the integrated operation of the mechanisms and tools through which data, information and documents concerning official controls are managed and handled (‘the IMSOC’), taking into account existing national systems.

2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1

1. Competent authorities shall perform official controls using control methods and techniques that ~~shall~~may, as appropriate, include screening, targeted screening, verification, inspections, audits, sampling, analysis, diagnosis and tests.

2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point d

(d) an assessment of procedures on good manufacturing practices (GMP), good hygiene practices (GHP), good farming practices and ~~hazard analysis critical control~~of procedures based on the porin~~ts (~~ciples of HACCP);

2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point e

(e) an examination of documents, traceability records and other records which may be relevant to the assessment of compliance with the rules referred to in Article 1(2);

2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4

4. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, lay down rules: (a) establishing the modalities for access by the competent authorities to the computerised information management systems referred to in paragraph 1(b); (b) on the cooperation between operators and competent authorities as referred to in paragraph 3. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 141(2).deleted

2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) uniform specific requirements for the performance of official controls and uniform minimum frequency of such official controls, having regard, in addition to the criteria referred to in Article 8(1), to the specific ~~hazards and~~ risks related to non-authorised substances and to the non- authorised use of authorised substances;

2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) uniform specific requirements for the performance of official controls, and uniform minimum frequency of such official controls, having regard, in addition to the criteria referred to in Article 8(1), to the need to address specific ~~hazards and~~ risks to animal health by means of official controls performed to verify compliance with disease prevention and control measures laid down in accordance with the rules referred to in point (d) of Article 1(2);

2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point b – point c a (new)

(ca) The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, prescribe a maximum journey limit of 12 hours for all movements of horses for slaughter, in accordance with Council Directive 2009/1567EC and EFSA recommendations;

2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – point f

(f) the cases and conditions where official controls to verify compliance with animal welfare requirements ~~may~~shall include the use of specific animal welfare indicators based on measurable performance criteria, and the design of such indicators on the basis of scientific and technical evidence.

2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) uniform specific requirements for the performance of official controls on the introduction into and movement in the Union of particular plants, plant products and other objects subject to the rules referred to in point (g) of Article 1(2) and uniform minimum frequencies of such official controls having regard, in addition to the criteria referred to in Article 8(1), to the specific ~~hazards and~~ risks to plant health in relation to specific plants, plant products and other objects of a particular origin or provenance;

2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) uniform specific requirements for the performance of official controls and uniform minimum frequency of such official controls, concerning the manufacture, placing on the market, entry into the Union, labelling, packaging, transport, storage, parallel trade and use of plant protection products, having regard, in addition to the criteria referred to in Article 8(1), to the need to ensure the safe and sustainable use of plant protection products and to combat illegal trade of such products;

2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) uniform specific requirements for the performance of official controls and uniform minimum frequency of such official controls, having regard, in addition to the criteria referred to in Article 8(1), to the specific ~~hazards and~~ risks which exist in relation to each category of food and feed and the different processes it undergoes;

2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. In the absence of the Union rules referred to in paragraph 1, official laboratories shall use ~~state-of-the-art~~the most relevant fit for purpose methods for their specific analytical, testing and diagnostic needs, taking into account:

2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) the most recelevant ava~~ilable~~lidated methods complying with ~~relevant~~ internationally recognised scientific rules or protocols~~, including those that the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) has accepted; or,~~ unless they would be ineffective or inappropriate in view of the legitimate objective pursued. The most relevant validated methods include, for example: i. those that the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) or the International Standards Organisation (ISO) has accepted; or, ii. those agreed in national legislation; or, iii. those developed or recommended by the European Union Reference Laboratories (EURL); or, iv. those developed or recommended by the National Reference Laboratories (NRL).

2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) in the absence of ~~the rules or protocols referred to in point (a), the relevant methods developed or recommended by the European Union reference laboratories~~a), with other appropriate methods fit for the intended purpose or developed and validated in accordance with internationally ~~accept~~recognised scientific protocols~~; or,~~.

2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) in the absence of ~~the rules or protocols referred to in point (a) and the methods referred to in point (b), the methods which comply with relevant rules established at national level; or,~~a) and b), with single laboratory validated methods developed according to internationally accepted scientific protocols.

2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – point d

(d) in the absence of the rules or protocols referred to in point (a), the methods referred to in point (b) and the national rules referred to in point (c), the relevant methods developed or recommended by national reference laboratories and validated in accordance with internationally accepted scientific protocols; or,deleted

2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – point e

(e) in the absence of the rules or protocols referred to in point (a), the methods referred to in point (b), the national rules referred to in point (c) and the methods referred to in point (d), the relevant methods validated in accordance with internationally accepted scientific protocols.deleted

2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 4

4. Where laboratory analyses, tests or diagnoses are urgently needed, in exceptional cases due to a developing emergency situation, and none of the methods referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 exists, the relevant national reference laboratory or, if no such national reference laboratory exists, any other laboratory designated in accordance with Article 36(1) may use methods other than those referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article until the validation of an appropriate method in accordance with internationally accepted scientific protocols.

2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 3

3. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, lay down procedures for the uniform application of the rules provided for in paragraph 1 and for the presentation and handling of applications for a second expert opinion. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 141(2).deleted

2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 3

~~3. Official laboratories shall make available to the public the list of methods used for analyses, tests or diagnoses performed in the context of official controls and other official activities.~~deleted

2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. By derogation from point (e) of Article 36(4), competent authorities may designate the following as official laboratories , or laboratories acting under official supervision, irrespective of whether they fulfil the condition provided for in that point:

2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1

1. The competent authorities shall perform official controls on the consignments of the categories of animals and goods referred to in Article 45(1) upon arrival of the consignment at the border control post. Those official controls shall take account of both previous compliance and the possible risks posed and may include documentary, identity and physical checks.

2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – point d

~~(d) the equipment and premises available for performing official controls on each of the categories of animals and goods for which it is designa~~deleted;

2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – point e

~~(e) the volume of the animals and goods handled per calendar year for each of the categories of animals and goods referred to in Article 45(1) for which it is designated.~~deleted

2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 1

1. The approval of border inspection posts in accordance with Article 6 of Council Directive ~~97/78/EC and Article 6 of Council Directive~~ 91/496/EEC and the designation of points of entry in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 and with Article 13(c)(4) of Council Directive 2000/29/EC shall be withdrawn.

2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 5

5. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, establish procedures for the exchanges of information and communications referred to in paragraph 2 and in point (b) of paragraph 4. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 141(2).deleted

2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 3 – point a

(a) destroy the consignment, humanely in the case of live animals, in compliance, where appropriate, with the rules referred to in Article 1(2); or

2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) order that the operator destroy the consignment, humanely in the case of live animals, in compliance, where appropriate, with the rules referred to in Article 1(2), taking all the measures necessary to protect human, animal or plant health, animal welfare or the environment; or

2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 3

3. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, specify the procedures for the information exchanges and notifications referred to in paragraph 1. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 141(2).deleted

2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall ensure that adequate financial resources are available, by whatever means they deem appropriate, to provide the staff and other resources necessary for the competent authorities to perform official controls and other official activities.

2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. For the purpose of ensuring that competent authorities are provided with adequate resources for the performance of official controls, the competent authorities ~~shall~~may collect fees to recover, some or all of the costs they incur in relation to:

2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 78

Article 78 Costs 1. The competent authorities shall collect fees in accordance with Article 77 to recover the following costs: (a) the salaries of the staff, including support staff, involved in the performance of official controls, their social security, pension and insurance costs; (b) the cost of facilities and equipment, including maintenance and insurance costs; (c) the cost of consumables, services and tools; (d) the cost of training of staff referred to in point (a), with the exclusion of the training necessary to obtain the qualification necessary to be employed by the competent authorities; (e) the cost of travel of the staff referred to in point (a), and associated subsistence costs; (f) the cost of sampling and of laboratory analysis, testing and diagnosis. 2. If the competent authorities collecting fees in accordance with Article 77 also perform other activities, only the fraction of the cost elements referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article which results from the official controls referred to in Article 77(1) shall be considered for the calculation of the fees.deleted

2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 79

Article 79 Calculation of fees 1. Fees collected in accordance with Article 77 shall be: (a) established at a flat-rate on the basis of the overall costs of official controls borne by the competent authorities over a given period of time, and applied to all operators irrespective of whether any official control is performed during the reference period in relation to each operator charged; in establishing the level of the fees to be charged on each sector, activity and category of operators, the competent authorities shall take into consideration the impact that the type and the size of the activity concerned and the relevant risk factors have on the distribution of the overall costs of those official controls; or, (b) calculated on the basis of the actual costs of each individual official control, and applied to the operators subject to such official control; such fee shall not exceed the actual costs of the official control performed and may be partly or entirely expressed as a function of the time employed by the staff of the competent authorities to perform the official controls. 2. Travel costs as referred to in point (e) of Article 78(1) shall be considered for the calculation of the fees referred to in Article 77(1) in a manner that does not discriminate between operators on the basis of the distance of their premises from the location of the competent authorities. 3. Where fees are calculated in accordance with point (a) of paragraph 1, the fees collected by competent authorities in accordance with Article 77 shall not exceed the overall costs incurred for the official controls performed over the period of time referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1.deleted

2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 2

2. Fees collected in accordance with point (d) of Article 77(1) ~~shall~~may be paid by the operator responsible for the consignment or its representative.

2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 82

Fees refunds and exemption for microenterprises 1. Fees provided for in Article 77 shall not directly or indirectly be refunded, unless unduly collected. 2. Enterprises employing fewer than 10 persons and whose annual turnover or annual balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 2 million shall be exempted from the payment of the fees provided for in Article 77. 3. The costs referred to in Articles 77, 78 and 79 shall not include those incurred for the performance of official controls on the enterprises referred to in paragraph 2.Article 82 deleted

2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. The Commission ~~may~~shall, by means of implementing acts, designate European Union reference laboratories in the areas governed by the rules referred to in Article 1(2) where the effectiveness of official controls also depends on the quality, uniformity and reliability of:

2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 a (new)

Article 92a 1. The Commission shall, by means of delegated acts, designate an EU reference laboratory for food authenticity; 2. Member States may designate national reference laboratories as part of a network of laboratories working within the EU.

2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)

(ca) inform all relevant, concerned stakeholders, as specified in national food safety contingency plans;

2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 109 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. such plans may be prepared in consultation with relevant operators, with a view to ensuring a risk-based approach to official controls.

2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) the preparation, organisation and the implementation of coordinated control plans of limited duration in one of the areas governed by the rules referred to in Article 1(2);

2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)

(ba) the role of stakeholders in the development and implementation of the coordinated control plans;

2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 112 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. By 30th June every ~~year~~second year after the entry into force of this Regulation, each Member State shall submit to the Commission a report setting out:

2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 113 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. The Commission shall, by 31st December every second year after the entry into force of this Regulation, make available to the public an annual report on the operation of official controls in the Member States, taking into account:

2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 130 – paragraph 1

1. The Commission shall set up and manage a computerised information management system for the integrated operation of the mechanisms and tools through which data, information and documents concerning official controls are managed and handled (‘'the IMSOC~~’).~~ '), taking into account existing national systems.

2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 136 – paragraph 3 – point b

(b) false or misleading official certification and declarations;

2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 139 – paragraph 2

2. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 4(3), 15(2), 16, 17, 18(3), 19, 20, 21, 22, 23(1), 24(1), 25(3), 26(2), 40, 43(4), 45(3), 46, 49, 51(1), 52(1) and (2), 56(2), 60(3), 62(2), 69(3), 75(1) and (2), 97(2), 98(6), 99(2), 101(3), 106(3), 110, 111, 114(4) and 125(1), the third subparagraph of Article 132(1), Articles 133, 138(1) and (2), 143(2), 144(3), 151(3), 153(3) and 159(3) shall be conferred ~~for an indeterminate period of time from the date of entry into force of this Regulation~~on the Commission for a period of 5 years from (Publications Office is to fill in the date of entry into force of this amending Act). The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of identical duration unless the European Parliament or Council opposes such an extension not later than 3 months before the end of each period.

2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 162 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

Maximum one year after entry into force of this regulation, the Commission shall provide a comprehensive guidance document, to assist operators and national authorities to effectively implement this regulation;

2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 162 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Maximum five years after the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council to present the experience gained from the application of this Regulation and consider in particular the reduction of administrative burden on private sector and the efficiency and effectiveness of controls carried out by competent authorities.

2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI