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53 Amendments of Lorenzo FONTANA related to 2011/0281(COD)

Amendment 440 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) In order to assist farms whose activities are mostly seasonal, such as fruit and vegetables, or wine, for which more staff are employed at certain times of the year, and to facilitate employment for workers who are considered to be at risk of social exclusion, a system of work vouchers for the payment of casual labour should be introduced, along the lines of the system provided for under Italian legislation.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 510 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 85 a (new)
(85a) Data collected by the Farm Accountancy Data Network should be taken into consideration when formulating studies and research with the aim of preventing crises in the various agricultural sectors, given that they reflect the performance of farms. These data should be a useful tool for crisis prevention and management.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 530 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 94 a (new)
(94a) However, the implementation of international agreements should not depart from the principle of reciprocity, particularly with regard to tariffs, plant health and the environment, and it should be carried out so as to ensure strict compliance with the mechanisms for entry prices, specific additional duties and compensatory levies.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 655 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) common and durum wheat, barley and maize;
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 721 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) for common and durum wheat, barley, maize, paddy rice, sorghum and skimmed milk powder shall be equal to the respective reference prices fixed in Article 7 in the case of buying-in at a fixed price and shall not exceed the respective reference prices in the case of buying-in by tendering;
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 728 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. The public intervention prices referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be without prejudice to price increases or reductions for quality reasons for common and durum wheat, barley, maize, sorghum and paddy rice. Moreover, taking into account the need to ensure that production is orientated towards certain varieties of paddy rice, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 to fix increases and reductions of the public intervention price.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 744 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Aid for private storage mayshall be granted in respect of the products referred to in Article 1(2) and the following products, subject to the conditions set out in this Section and to requirements and conditions to be adopted by the Commission, by means of delegated and/or implementing acts, pursuant to Article 17 to 19:
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 817 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160, where necessary in order to provide for market transparency to lay down the conditions under which it may decide to grant private storage aid for the products listed in Article 16, taking into account average recorded Union market prices and, the reference prices forand production costs of the products concerned or the need to respond to a particularly difficult market situation or economic developments in the sector in one or more Member States.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 835 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. To implement the measure for the products referred to in point (g) of Article 1(2), in relation to specific areas of production, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts: (a) link the granting of aid to respective gross margins; (b) limit the placing of the stored product on the market to the period of February to August, to prevent any overlapping with the start of the new marketing year; (c) incentivise the placing of the stored product on third-country markets, through measures – such as a targeted promotion campaign together with the supply of a 'service package' – designed to facilitate the placing of the product on the markets of 'developing countries'. The measure shall be limited to the first three months of storage.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 878 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) the conditions according to which it may be decided that products covered by private storage contracts may be re- marketed or disposed of, seeking to avoid re-marketing in certain periods in order to eliminate problems of supply surpluses;
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 967 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) the dissemination of information on measures carried out by operators’ organisations and on traceability and certification systems to improve the quality of olive oil and table olives;
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 978 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 7590 % for activities in the areas referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1;
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 981 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) 7590 % for fixed assets investments and 560 % for other activities in the area referred to in point (b) of paragraph 1;
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1037 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f
f) support for the administrative costs of setting up and maintaining mutual funds.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1070 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 a (new)
Article 34a 1. Member States may establish a national fruit and vegetable network that unites the organisations, associations and authorities involved in implementing the national strategy. 2. The network shall be financed by a maximum levy of 0.5% of the Community share of the financing of the operational funds and its aim shall be: to manage the network, examine transferable good practices and gather the relevant information, organise conferences and seminars for those involved in managing the national strategy, conduct programmes to monitor and assess the national strategy and carry out other activities identified by the national strategy.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1106 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) use of concentrated grape must in accordance with Article 49(a);
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1107 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. By way of derogation from paragraph 3, Member States may grant national aid in accordance with the relevant Community rules on State aid for the measures referred to in Articles 43, 47 and 48.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1116 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1
1. Support under this Article shall cover information or promotion measures concerning Union wines in third countries and on the internal market, thereby improving their competitiveness in those countries.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) information campaigns, in particular on the Union systems covering designations of origin, geographical indications and organic production; to that end it would be desirable for agreements to be concluded with major retail chains in third countries to ensure that the information given to consumers about these products in sales outlets is as clear as possible;
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1135 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2
2. Support for green harvesting shall contribute to improving the quality of the grapes and restoring the balance of supply and demand in the Union wine market in order to prevent market crises.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1139 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1
1. Support for the setting up and consolidation of mutual funds shall provide assistance to producers seeking to insure themselves against market fluctuations.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1142 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 2
2. Support for the setting up and consolidation of mutual funds may be granted in the form of temporary and degressive aid to cover the administrative costs of the funds.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1160 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Support may be granted for tangible or intangible investments, including the registration of collective marks, in processing facilities, winery infrastructure, distilleries and marketing of wine which improve the overall performance of the enterprise and concern one or more of the following:
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1193 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 a (new)
Article 49a Use of concentrated grape must 1. Support may be granted to wine producers who use concentrated grape must, including rectified concentrated grape must, to increase the natural alcoholic strength of products, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Annex XVa. 2. The amount of the aid shall be fixed per % volume potential alcoholic strength and per hectolitre of the must used for enrichment. 3. The maximum applicable aid levels for this measure in the different wine growing zones shall be fixed by the Commission.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1233 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 3
3. A product shall be considered as conforming to the general marketing standard where the product intended to be marketed is in conformity with an applicable standard adopted by any of the international organisations listed in Annex V.deleted
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1235 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57
Article 57 Delegated powers 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 1240 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Fruit and vegetables that are intended to be sold to consumers as fresh products may be marketed only if they are of sound, fair and marketable quality and if the country of origin is indicated.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1242 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 1
1. Taking into account the expectations of consumers and the need to improve the economic conditions for the production and marketing of agricultural products as well as their quality, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 on marketing standards referred to in Article 55, at all stages of the marketing, as well as derogations and exemptions from such standards to adapt to the constantly changing market conditions, to the evolving consumer demands, to developments in relonly for a limited time and in exceptional cases, or in the evaent international standards and avoid creating obstacles to product innovationof market crises.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1244 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The marketing standards referred to in paragraph 1 may cover one or more of the following requirements, determined on a sectoral or product basis, and based on the characteristics of each sector, on the need to regulate the placing on the market and on the conditions laid down in paragraph 3:
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1274 #
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 levelby providing for the indication of the place of production;
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1283 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) the standard recommendations adopted by international bodies in Annex V.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1284 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
(ea) the possible risk of consumers being misled due to their expectations and habits, having regard to the availability and feasibility of informational means to exclude such risks;
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1285 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Place of farming, in accordance with paragraph 3(c), shall mean the place of cultivation or breeding, namely the country from which the non-processed agricultural product, or product used in the preparation or production of a food, originates.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1296 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 3
3. Taking into account the need to adapt to evolving consumer demands, and technical progress and to avoid creating obstacles to product innovation, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 on modifications, derogations or exemptions to the definitions and sales descriptions provided for in Annex VI.deleted
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1299 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 1
Taking into account the specificity of each sector, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 on tolerancerough the ordinary procedure a tolerance may be adopted for each standard beyond which the entire batch of products shall be considered as not respecting that standard.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1300 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 1 a (new)
In exceptional cases, or in the event of market crises and for a limited period of time, the Commission may adopt, by means of delegated acts, a tolerance for each standard beyond which the entire batch of products shall be considered as not respecting that standard.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1308 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall, where necessary, adoptIn accordance with Article 43(2) of the Treaty, the methods referred to in point (d) of Article 59(3) for products listed in Part II of Annex VI by means of implementing actsshall be adopted. Those methods shall be based on any relevant methods recommended and published by the OIV, unless they would be ineffective or inappropriate in view of the legitimate objective pursued. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2)
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1311 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may allow the experimental use of unauthorised oenological practices in accordance with the conditions specified by the Commission, by means of delegated acts adopted pursuant to paragraph 4.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1312 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 1
Taking into account the specificities in trade between the Union and certain third countries and the special character of some agricultural products, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 to defineensuring that consumers are not being misled due to their expectations and habits, the conditions under which imported products are considered to have an equivalent level of compliance with the Union marketing standards and conditions allowing derogation from Article 58 and determinemay be defined, through the ordinary procedure, and the rules concerning the application of the marketing standards to products exported from the Union may be determined.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1336 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) include the name of the vine variety together with the geographical reference.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1350 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
2a. The specification shall consist at least of: (a) the name to be protected; (b) a description of the wine(s); (i) for wines with a designation of origin, the description of their principal analytical and organoleptic characteristics; (ii) for wines with a geographical indication, the description of their principal analytical characteristics in addition to an evaluation or indication of their organoleptic characteristics; (c) where applicable, the specific oenological practices used to make the wine(s) as well as the relevant restrictions on making the wine(s); (d) the demarcation of the geographical area concerned; (e) the maximum yields per hectare; (f) an indication of the wine grape variety or varieties the wine(s) is/are obtained from; (g) applicable requirements laid down in Union or national legislation or, where provided for by Member States, by an organisation which manages the protected designation of origin or the protected geographical indication, having regard to the fact that such requirements shall be objective, and non-discriminatory and compatible with Union law; (h) the name and address of the authorities or bodies verifying compliance with the provisions of the product specification and their specific tasks.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1361 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall take the steps necessary to stop the unlawful use of protected designations of origin or protected geographical indications within the meaning of paragraph 2.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1377 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) the elements of the product specification;deleted
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1391 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 6 – point b
(b) preliminary national procedure;deleted
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1414 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) an indication of the sugary substances used to increase the alcohol content of the wines.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1415 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. By way of derogation from point (ga) of paragraph 1, the indication may be omitted in the following cases: (a) for sparkling and semi-sparkling wines obtained from cuvées produced without the addition of any sugary substances; (b) for all grapevine products for which added sugary substances have been used, where the latter derive solely from grapes.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1616 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
(ii) concentration of supply and the direct placing on the market of the products produced by its members;
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1645 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point vii a (new)
(viia) taking action to improve quality, especially at the market placement stage;
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1650 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point vii b (new)
(viib) implementing policies designed to strengthen producer organisations and associations of producer organisations from an organisational, commercial and financial point of view.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1656 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) do not hold a dominant position on a given market unless this is necessary in pursuance of the objectives of Article 39 of the Treaty.deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1828 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 1
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, in addition to processors and merchants, 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.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2179 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part IX – product line (new)
0714201 Sweet potatoes, fresh, whole, and intended for human consumption.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2204 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – Part I – point I – paragraph 2 – point B – introductory part
B) Category Z: bovine animals aged from 8 months to lessno more than 12 months
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI