5 Amendments of Giancarlo SCOTTÀ related to 2013/2097(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas expiry of the milk quotas will affect the entire European milk market, in particularand whereas, unless targeted action is taken, dairy farmers in mountain areas and outermost regions where it willmay not be possiable to take advantage of the growth opportunities generated by deregulationthe industry’s deregulation, thus finding themselves at a competitive disadvantage compared to producers in low-lying areas;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Acknowledges the fact that Member States and, where appropriate, regional authorities may, when drafting and administering rural development programmes, give a higher weighting, when applying the selection criteria, to holders of mountain farms who live in the area in which they carry out their farming activities;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that second-pillar measures such as compensatory allowances, agro- environmental premiums or investment aids are of great importance for sustainable milk production in these areas; urges therefore that Member States and regions be given the necessary opportunities to ensure the payment of adequate and clearly differentiated compensatory allowances and promotewhen drafting future development plans to include differentiated, environmentally- friendly and organic forms of agriculture; calls for adequate compensatory payments from the second CAP pillar to offset the higher investment costs for milk production in mountain areas occasioned by the particular nature of the terrameasures, in particular measures relating to organic farming;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for adequate co-financing to be provided under the second CAP pillar for milk production investment costs in mountain areas that are occasioned by the specific features of such areas; takes the view, in particular, that support measures should provide for the possibility of taking specific steps to: (a) encourage the training of farm workers and provide technical assistance in using the correct breeding and milking methods, with a view to guaranteeing the quality of upland milk; (b) ensure that investment support measures include a reserve for dairy farmers in less-favoured areas who group together to supply milk to a single processing undertaking; (c) ensure that, in connection with farming multifunctionality measures, a higher weighting is given to mountain farms that process their own milk, sell it directly in accordance with the current rules and conclude formal cooperation agreements with public bodies and/or private entities providing tourism and leisure services in their area;