10 Amendments of Christophe BÉCHU related to 2009/2236(INI)
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas price volatility in agricultural markets, which is a permanent feature of such markets, has increased dramatically and is expected to increase further, leading to extreme booms and busts in agricultural commodity prices on European markets; whereas between 2006 and 2008, the prices of several commodities rose considerably, some by as much as 180%, as was the case for grains; whereas dairy prices collapsed in 2009, falling on average by 40%; whereas extreme fluctuations in prices have had detrimental consequences for producers and have not benefited consumers,
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas producer support estimates (PSE) show that total farm support in the EU has been gradually reducing since 2000 and is now comparable on a per capita basis with the level of support in the EU's major trading partners, such as the United States; whereas the PSE indicator should also be improved as regards the assessment of support to certain countries, such as the United States,
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that rural development is now an integral part of the CAP architecture with its focus on rural communities, improving the environment, modernising and restructuring agriculture and improving product marketing and competitiveness and the environment;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that the global energy crisis and increasing energy prices will drive agricultural production costs up, leading to rising food prices and growworsening market price volatility for both farmers and consumers, which will have a detrimental effect on the stability of food supply and will seriously constrain the ability to maintain and increase current production levels;
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Recognises that farmers deliver a range of public goods which the market does not reward them for; therefore insists that they must be fairly rewarded and further incentivised to continue delivering higher- quality products, better animal welfare conditions and additional environmental benefits; stresses that agriculture makes a substantial contribution to employment in, and the economic viability of, rural areas, given that almost 30 million people work in agricultural holdings and that over 40 million work in the agrifood chain as a whole;
Amendment 422 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Calls for a fairer distribution of CAP payments and insists that it should be fair to farmers in both new and old Member States8;
Amendment 480 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Believes that, thanks to improvements in production factors linked to advances in knowledge, farmers are well placed to contribute to green growth and respond to the energy crisis through the development of green energy in such forms as biomass, biowaste, biogas, second-generation biofuels and small-scale wind, solar and hydro energy, which will also help create new green job opportunities;
Amendment 513 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Recognises the wide range of new priorities for the CAP and notes that the new Member States' expectationdemand when they joined the European Union was that their share of CAP support would, over time, reach parity with in the long term be comparable with that given to old Member States; therefore calls for the 2013 CAP budget amount to be at least maintained post-2013 if the EU is to meet its current commitments and successfully deliver the new priorities;
Amendment 612 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
Paragraph 54
54. Considers that there should be no return to coupled payments as a guiding principle of the CAP; however, given the move from a historical to an area support model, tTakes the view that a limited margin for flexibility should be left to Member States to respond to the specific needs of their territory and sectors, in the form of capped coupled payments for vulnerable grassland livestock areas, in compliance with WTO requirements;
Amendment 763 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63
Paragraph 63
63. Recalls that, amongst the current set of market tools, export refunds should continue to be phased out according to WTO agreements, provided, however, that Europe does not face unfair competition as a result;