Activities of Patrice TIROLIEN related to 2010/0256(COD)
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OPINION Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union
Amendments (38)
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
a) exported to third countries or dispatched to the rest of the Union within the established 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, taking as a reference the verified average figures for the three best years since 19891;
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. For the purposes of this chapter, ‘regional trade’shall be understood as trade, for each French overseas department, with the Azores and Madeira and the Canary Islands, with third countries established by the Commission by means of an implementing actbelonging to the same geographical and ocean areas as those regions and with third countries with which they have historical links.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. To increase the market competitiveness of agricultural products from the outermost regions and improve the ability of agricultural holdings to withstand natural disasters and hazards, steps shall be taken to encourage each subsector as a whole to take out disaster risk insurance. With a view to this, cooperatives, farmers' associations and all other agricultural bodies shall be exempted from the ban on receiving state aid to promote access to agricultural insurance cover.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraphe 3 a (new)
Article 31 – paragraphe 3 a (new)
3a. When the Union conducts trade negotiations with third countries, third- party regional organisations or international organisations likely to affect agricultural sectors supported by the POSEI, and where significant changes to the common agricultural policy are proposed, impact studies or prior assessments of the possible effects on agriculture in the outermost regions must be carried out. The criteria adopted by the Commission for such studies or assessments shall be those established by the UN.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) To avoid undermining the POSEI objectives, the Commission shall carry out impact studies or prior assessment of the possible effects (based on the criteria set by the UN) whenever international trade agreements are negotiated which may affect sectors supported by the POSEI. On completion, said impact studies or prior assessments of possible effects shall be forwarded by the Commission to Parliament, the Council and the local or regional authorities of the outermost regions before conclusion of the international agreements concerned.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In order to achieve the objectives of the scheme promoting the Union’s outermost regions more effectively, the POSEI programmes must include measures which ensure the supply of agricultural products and the preservation and development of local agricultural production. The level of programming for the regions concerned needs to be harmonised and the policy of partnership between the Commission and, the Member States and local authorities needs to become more systematic.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) In order not to undermine the objectives of the POSEI programmes, the Commission should perform impact assessments whenever international trade agreements are being negotiated and these are liable to pose a threat to sectors supported under the POSEI programmes. On completion of those impact assessments, the Commission should forward the results of the assessments to the European Parliament, the Council and the regional authorities of the outermost regions, prior to the conclusion of such agreements.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In order to achieve in an effective manner the lowering of prices in the outermost regions and mitigating the additional costs of their extreme remoteness, all the while maintaining the competitiveness of EU products of the outermost regions, aid should be granted for the supply of Community products to the outermost regions. Such aid should take account of the additional cost ofs associated with the transport tof theseose products to the outermost regions and the cost of exports to third countries and, in the case of agricultural inputs and products intended for processing, the additional costs of their extreme remoteness, specifically insularity and small surface areas.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Given that rice constitutes a staple of the diet ofn Réunion, and since the island does not produce sufficient quantities to meet local requirements, the import of this product to the island should continue to be exempt from any form of import tax.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Farmers in the outermost regions should be encouraged to supply high- quality products and to prioritise their marketing. Use of the logo introduced by the Union may be useful to this end. The use of quality indicators such as labels or controlled designations of origin should be encouraged in order to promote the products of the outermost regions.
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Support for the production of cow’s milk in Madeira and Réunion has not been sufficient to maintain the balance between domestic and external supply, chiefly because of the serious structural difficulties affecting the sector and its poor capacity to adapt to new economic environments. Consequently, authorisation to produce UHT milk reconstituted from milk powder of EU origin should continue, in order to cover local consumption more fully, without overlooking the need to ensure the long term development of that sector. In order to inform the consumer correctly, it should be made compulsory to indicate the method by which UHT milk is reconstituted using milk powder on the sales labelling, along with the percentages of fresh milk. In view of the current situation in the dairy sectors on Martinique and Guadeloupe, this measure should only be applied there after the Member State concerned has demonstrated its appropriateness.
Amendment 69 #
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 annual budgetary allocation for the POSEI programmes and the proportion of the budget which Member States may use for the specific supply arrangements for the regions concerned should therefore be increased.
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) preservation and development of agricultural activities in the outermost regions, including the production, processing and the sale of local production and products.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 42, Article 43(2) and Article 43(2)349 thereof,
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) specific measures to assist local agricultural production as provided forset out in Chapter IV.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4a (new)
Recital 4a (new)
(4a) In order to avoid undermining the efforts to achieve the objectives of the POSEI programmes, the Commission should carry out impact assessments each time an international trade agreement is negotiated which may pose a threat to the sectors supported under the POSEI programmes. Once these impact assessments or prior evaluations have been carried out, the Commission should forward the findings to the European Parliament, the Council and the elected departmental or regional authorities in the outermost regions before the international agreements in question are concluded.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In order to achieve in an effective manner the lowering of prices in the outermost regions andby mitigating the additional costs of their extreme remoteness, all the while maintaining the competitiveness of EUtheir products, aid should be granted for the supply of Community products to the outermost regions. Such aid should take account of the additional cost of transportarising from the transportation of the products in question to these regions and the cost of exports to third countries and, in the case of agricultural inputs and products intended for processing, the additional costs of their extreme remoteness, specifically insularity and small surface areas.
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 82 #
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 local authorities, 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 act the uniform measures for the submission of proposals for amendments to the programme.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. No aid shall be granted for the supply of products which have already benefited from the specific supply arrangements in another outermost region, in accordance with Article 12, which deals with the impact of the advantage.
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Given that rice constitutes a staple of the diet of Réunion and that rice processing and polishing industries have been established there for many years, and since the island does not produce sufficient quantities of rice to meet local requirements, the import of this product to the island should continue to be exempt from any form of import tax.
Amendment 86 #
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 traditionalaverage exports and traditionalaverage dispatches. These amounts arshall be established by the Commission by means of an implementing act on the basis of dispatches or export averagrepresentative figures ducovering 1989, 1990 and 1991a period of no more than five years preceding the current year;
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The parts of the programme which includes measures to assist local agricultural production shall comprise at least the following elements:
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Support for the production of cow’s milk in Madeira and Réunion has not been sufficient to maintain the balance between domestic and external supply, chiefly because of the serious structural difficulties affecting the sector and its poor capacity toroblems in adapting to new economic environments. Consequently, authorisation to produce UHT milk reconstituted from milk powder of EU origin should continue, in order to cover local consumption more fully. In order to inform the consumer correctly, it should be made compulsory to indicate the method by which UHT milk is reconstituted using milk powder on the sales labelling, provided that this does not pose an obstacle to the collection and marketing of all locally produced milk, or hamper efforts to promote the expansion of local production, the medium-term aim being to secure, for Réunion, self-sufficiency in milk production. In order to inform the consumer correctly, it should be made compulsory to indicate the method by which UHT milk is reconstituted using milk powder on the sales labelling. This provision should also be applicable in Martinique, French Guiana and Guadeloupe, should France make such a request citing the wish of local stakeholders to be covered by it and their ability to develop the milk sector.
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Once the beneficiaries’ projects have been approved, the Member States may issue an attestation to make it easier for them to obtain prefinancing from a bank.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Notwithstanding Article 114(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, the production in Madeira and in the French overseas department of Réunion of UHT milk reconstituted from milk powder originating in the Union shall be authorised within the limits of local consumption requirements, in so far as this measure does not hinder that locally produced milk is collected and finds outlets. Should the Member State in question demonstrate the expediency of such a measure for the French overseas departments of Martinique and Guadeloupe, the Commission shall be empowered, in accordance with Article 33, to adopt the necessary delegated acts in order to extend this measure to the aforementioned departments. This product shall be used for local consumption only.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) preservation and development of agricultural activities in the outermost regions, including the production, processing and the sale of local producsecuring the long-term future and development of the livestock and crop diversification sectors in the outermost regions, including the production, processing and the sale of local products, while significantly improving the local population’s degree of self-sufficiency by increasing domestic production and reducing imports.
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point ba (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point ba (new)
ba) maintaining the development and strengthening the competitiveness of traditional agricultural activities in the outermost regions, including the production, processing and marketing of local crops and products, whilst ensuring that the revenue generated from the products and by-products of traditional agricultural sectors is shared fairly between producers, processors and distributors.
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2a (new)
2a. The objectives set out in paragraph 1 must be achieved by taking a holistic approach to sustainable development which seeks both to safeguard the environment and to guarantee producers and farmers a decent income. This must also involve measures to provide farmers and processors with ongoing training in order to foster the development of high- quality, productive and sustainable agricultural sectors.
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The POSEI programmes shall be established atby the geographical level which the Member State concerned deems most appropriate. It shall be prepared by the competentauthority or authorities designated by the said Member State, which shall submit it to the Commission for approval in accordance with Article 6 after the competent authorities and organisations at the appropriate regional level have been consulted concerned, at the geographical level deemed most appropriate.
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2a (new)
2a. At the geographical level deemed most appropriate, the competent departmental or regional authorities, the relevant organisations and the representative and/or professional organisations involved must be consulted on the draft POSEI programmes before they are submitted to the Commission for approval.
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. A single POSEI programme may be submitted for each Member State in respect of its outermost regionThe Member States shall submit to the Commission and to all the relevant organisations a clear organisational chart relating to the process of drawing up POSEI programmes.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Measures taken under POSEI programmes must comply with European Union law and be consistent with other EU policies and with the measures taken under such policies, without prejudice to Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which grants the outermost regions special status with a view to fostering their development and their integration on a fair basis into the Union through the implementation of specific programmes and instruments tailored to their situation.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Member States shall submit a draft POSEI programme to the Commission in the light of the financial allocation referred to in Article 29(2) and (3). The draft programme shall be deemed admissible by the Commission only if it has been notified to the leaders of the elected departmental or regional authorities.
Amendment 111 #
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 elected departmental or regional authorities, 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 act the uniform measures for the submission of proposals for amendments to the programme.
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 a (new)
Article 31 a (new)
Article 31a Subsequent amendments Within a maximum of three years following the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall make further proposals, including financial proposals, designed to take account of both the granting of outermost region status to the department of Mayotte and new diversification sectors.
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31a (new)
Article 31a (new)