25 Amendments of Luís Paulo ALVES related to 2010/0256(COD)
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8a (new)
Recital 8a (new)
(8a) Whilst diversification is desirable, given the situation of the outermost regions, it is sometimes difficult to achieve.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) In order to support the marketing of products from the outermost regions, aid should be established to assist commercialisation of these products outside of the region in which they are produced, taking account of the high additional costs they face as a result of their distance from consumer markets and the need for double storage, which create crucial competitive disadvantages affecting their ability to compete in the internal market. These factors justify the need to increase the financial envelope for the POSEI programme.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) exported to third countries or dispatched to the rest of the Union within the limits of traditional exports and traditional dispatches. These amounts are established by the Commission by means of an implementing act on the basis of dispatches or export average figures during 1989, 1990 and 1991in the three best years;
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23a (new)
Recital 23a (new)
(23a) Account should also be taken of the additional costs affecting agricultural production in the outermost regions linked to the small size of farmland plots and their scattered nature, including greater use of agricultural diesel not only by traction machinery but also by other vehicles used to transport various items of farm machinery between farms.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) dispatched between the regions of the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands;
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) The restructuring of the milk sector is not yet complete in the Azores. In line with the high dependence of the Azores on milk production, combined with other handicaps connected with their extreme remoteness and the absence of profitable alternative lines of production, the derogation from certain provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 concerning surplus levies on milk and milk products should be maintained. Likewise, in order to bring about a more rapid structural recovery that will better prepare the sector for the end of the milk-quota system, it is justified to increase the financial envelope for the POSEI programme by the amounts sufficient to cover the measures which may become necessary, in the light of the studies proposed in this Regulation on the foreseeable impact of the abolition of this scheme.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29a (new)
Recital 29a (new)
(29a) Given the irreplaceable nature of milk production in the Azores, where it is the main driving force for the economy, social stability, the quality of the environment and occupation of the land, the POSEI programme, whose aim is to adapt the common agricultural policy to the outermost regions, is the best instrument with which to lay down any measures which may be necessary to maintain current levels of production, arising from the production rights allocated.
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) Since 2006, requirements in essential products have increased in some outermost regions, particularly in the Azores and in the French overseas departments, as a result of the increasing livestock population and demographic pressure. The proportion of the budget which Member States may use for the specific supply arrangements for the regions concerned should therefore be increased. re should therefore be an effective increase in the financial envelope for the specific supply arrangements, in order to avoid compromising current support which is indispensable for local production, the main objective of the POSEI programme.
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In respect of each financial year, the Union shall finance the measures provided for in Chapters III and IV, which should also include the real increases of 20% under the Special Supply Regime, which are considered necessary for Portugal and France.
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall submit to the Commission, not later than 31 Julyby 30 September each year, a report on the implementation of the measures provided for in this Regulation over the previous year.
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. Not later than 30 June 2015, and thereafter every five years, the Commission shall submit a general report to the European Parliament and the Council showing the impact of the action taken under this Regulation, including in the banana and milk sectors, accompanied if applicable by appropriate proposals.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In the case of entry into force of international trade agreements or of significant changes to the CAP, impact studies should be carried out concerning agriculture in the most remote regions, especially with regard to their most important products.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Following the impact studies referred to in paragraph 3a, and should it be necessary, modifications should be proposed with a view to the closer adaptation of agriculture in the most remote regions to new circumstances.
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Depending on the annual evaluation of the implementation of measures included in the POSEI programmes, the Member States may, after consulting the socioeconomic operators concerned, submit to the Commission proposals for amendments thereto within the context of the financial allocation referred to in Article 29(2) and (3), to bring them more into line with the requirements of the outermost regions and the strategy proposed. The Commission shall adopt by means of an implementing acts the uniform measures for the submission of proposals for amendments to the programme.
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1a (new)
1a. The Member States shall endeavour to ensure that the economic advantage of the benefits granted under the specific supply arrangements is in fact passed on to the end user, including the application of a more favourable fiscal policy for imported products or for processed products incorporating products imported under these arrangements.
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point ea (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point ea (new)
ea) and which have incurred real costs on import that are higher than the benefits enjoyed under the specific supply arrangements, in order to ensure that the outermost regions are better integrated into the internal market. The Commission shall be responsible for granting this authorisation in accordance with the evidence provided.
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 1a (new)
1a. There shall be a minimum effective increase in the annual amount allocated to finance the measures provided for in Chapters III and IV corresponding to the 20% increase in the specific supply arrangements deemed necessary for Portugal and France.
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. Not later than 30 June 2015, and thereafter every five years, the Commission shall submit a general report to the European Parliament and the Council showing the impact of the action taken under this Regulation, including in the banana and milk sectors, accompanied if applicable by appropriate proposals.
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 3a (new)
3a. The Commission shall carry out studies or assessments of the impact on local production of bilateral and multilateral trade negotiations with third countries or trade markets and of significant changes agreed with regard to the common agricultural policy. The Commission shall apply the criteria laid down by the United Nations when drawing up its reports. Where necessary, these studies or assessments shall be accompanied by proposals for a revision of the financial statement and of support measures for local production in the light of changes arising from the trade negotiations or significant changes to the common agricultural policy that have a major impact on the main production sectors in the outermost regions.
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3b (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 3b (new)
3b. Given its significant impact on local production sectors in the outermost regions, the studies or assessments referred to in Article 31(3a) shall include the EU-Mercosur bilateral agreement.
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3c (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 3c (new)
3c. Given its significant impact on local production sectors in the outermost regions, the studies or assessments referred to in Article 31(3a) shall include the effects of the abolition of the milk- quota system.
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3d (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 3d (new)
3d. The Commission shall include a specific chapter in the analyses, studies and assessments it carries out in the context of trade agreements and the common agricultural policy for any topic in which the outermost regions have a particular interest.
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31a (new)
Article 31a (new)