17 Amendments of Julie GIRLING related to 2016/0392(COD)
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In some cases, food business operators may be required or may want to indicate the origin of spirit drinks to draw consumers’ attention to the qualities of their product. Such origin indications should comply with harmonised criteria. Therefore, specific provisions on the indication of the country of origin or place of provenance in the presentation and labelling of spirit drinks should be laid down.
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) In line with international obligations of the Union under the framework of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) as well as bilateral trade deals, in order to strengthen geographical indicators and combat counterfeiting of spirit drinks, this Regulation aims to prevent third parties from bringing goods brought, in the course of trade, into the union without being released for circulation, where such goods come from third countries and bear without authorisation a geographical indicator that is identical or which cannot be distinguished in its essential aspects.
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In applying a quality policy and in order to allow for a high level of quality of spirit drinks and diversity in the spirit drinks sector, Member States should be allowed to adopt rules on the production, definition, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks produced in their territory that are stricter than those laid down in this Regulation.
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) In order to take into account evolving consumer demands, technological progress, developments in the relevant international standards and the need to improve the economic conditions of production and marketing, the traditional ageing processes and, in exceptional cases, the law of the importing third countries, and in order to ensure the protection of geographical indications, and also allowing for the importance of traditional practise within a Member State, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the amendment of or derogations from the technical definitions and requirements of the categories of spirit drinks and the specific rules concerning some of them referred to under Chapter I of this Regulation, the labelling and presentation referred to under Chapter II of this Regulation, the geographical indications referred to under Chapter III of this Regulation and the checks and exchange of information referred under Chapter IV of this Regulation.
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The delegated acts referred to in points (a) and (b) of the first subparagraph shall, while allowing for the importance of traditional practice within a Member State, be limited to meeting demonstrated needs resulting from evolving consumer demands, technological progress, developments in relevant international standards or needs for product innovation.
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
A mixture shall bear the sales denomination ‘spirit drink’. which shall be displayed clearly in a prominent place on the label.
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Where the origin of a spirit drink is indicated, it shall correspond to the country or territory of origin in accordance with Article 60 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council16 . __________________ 16Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament anplace where the character and essential qualities were conferred ofn the Council of 9 October 2013 layspirit dringk down the Union Customs Code (OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1)uring the production process.
Amendment 286 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Without prejudice to the first paragraph, in the case of spirit drinks produced in the Union and intended for export, the particulars provided for in this Regulation may be repeated in a language other than an official language of the European Union.
Amendment 299 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Amendment 307 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) any other false or misleading indication as to the provenance, origin, nature or essential qualities of the product, on the labelling of the product, on the inner or outer packaging, advertising material or documents relating to the product concerned, and the packing of the product in a container liable to convey a false impression as to its origin;
Amendment 308 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The protection of geographical indications referred to in the first subparagraph extends to goods and packaging that enter the Union from third countries, for the purposes of trade, but which are not released for trade within the Union and which bear, without authorisation, a geographical indication that is identical or which cannot be distinguished in its essential aspects.
Amendment 328 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22
Article 22
Amendment 360 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. The registration of a trademark which contains or consists of a geographical indication listed in the Register shall be refused or invalidatshall be denied if its use would lead to any of the situations referred to in Article 18(2).
Amendment 380 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1
Article 38 – paragraph 1
Amendment 385 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2
Article 38 – paragraph 2