15 Amendments of Luís Paulo ALVES related to 2013/0398(COD)
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Over the period 2001-11, barely 30 % of the budget earmarked for information provision and promotion measures under Regulation (EC) No 3/2008 was spent on measures targeting third-country markets, even though these markets offer major growth potential. With the aim of reaching 75 % of estimated expenditure, sSpecific arrangements are therefore required to encourage a larger number of information provision and promotion measures for Union agricultural products in third countries, in particular through increased financial support.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to guarantee the impact of the information provision and promotion measures that are implemented, these should be developed in the context of information and promotion programmes. Such programmes have hitherto been submitted by professional or inter- professional organisations. In order to increase the number and raise the quality of the measures proposed, the range of beneficiaries should be widened to include producer organisations, including cooperatives and small and medium-sized enterprises. Moreover, the Commission must be able to supplement programmes by implementing measures at its own initiative, particularly with a view to contributing to the opening-up of new markets.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The information provision and promotion measures co-financed by the Union should endow them with a specific European dimension. To that end, and in order to avoid a dispersion of resources and increase Europe's visibility through these information provision and promotion measures for agricultural products, it is necessary to establish a work programme which defines the strategic priorities for these measures in terms of populations, products, themes or markets to be targeted and the nature of the information and promotion messages to be imparted. The Commission will take particular account of the predominant position of small and medium-enterprises in the agri-food sector, a sector which benefits from the exceptional measures provided for in Articles 154, 155 and 156 of Regulation (EU) XXX/20... [of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (COM(2011)626)] and from free-trade agreements coming under the commercial policy of the European Union for measures targeting third countries. That programme should supplement and mesh with the other measures undertaken at the initiative of the Member States or operators. Small and medium-sized enterprises in the agrifood sector, as well as cooperatives, should be awarded priority treatment and a higher rate of cofinancing from the Commission.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Financing rules should be set. As a general rule, so that interesting proposing organisations assume their responsibilities, the Union should cover only part of the cost of programmes. Certain administrative and staff costs which are not linked to implementation of the CAP form an integral part of information provision and promotion measures and could be eligible for Union funding. The Member States would also be able to finance part of the cost.
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 - point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 - point b a (new)
(ba) information and promotion measures for high-quality agricultural products produced in the outermost regions;
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) information and promotion measures for high-grade agricultural products produced in the outermost regions.
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) high-grade agricultural products produced in the outermost regions.
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The Union’s financial contribution to simple programmes shall not exceed 50% of the eligible expenditure. Member States may cover up to 20% of the costs. The remaining expenditure shall be borne exclusively by proposing organisations.
Amendment 270 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The percentage referred to in paragraph 1to be borne by the Union shall be increased to 60% for:
Amendment 288 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The percentage to be borne by the Union shall be increased to 75% for information and promotion measures on high-grade products produced in the outermost regions.
Amendment 300 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18
Article 18
The maximum rate of co-financing shall be set at 60% of the total eligible costs for the multi programmes. Member States may cover up to 20% of the costs. The remaining expenditure shall be borne exclusively by proposing organisations.
Amendment 314 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The percentage of co-financing to be borne by the Union shall be increased to 75% for programmes of information and promotion measures on high-grade products produced in the outermost regions.
Amendment 328 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in this Regulation shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 334 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27
Article 27
By not later than 31 December [2020], the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the application of this Regulation, also covering the outermost regions, together with any appropriate proposals. In addition, an interim report, in the same form as the report mentioned above, shall be submitted by 31 December 2017 at the latest.