Activities of Michel DANTIN related to 2013/2098(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on regional quality branding: towards best practice in rural economies
Amendments (13)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph A
Paragraph A
A. whereas regional quality branding will popularise rural districts and can stimulate their economies and the development of sustainable tourism, thus benefiting the inhabitants and also conserving the natural and cultural heritage;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph B
Paragraph B
B. whereas popularising the products of local firms willcan make a region more attractive to tourists, form its character and have a positive influence on perceptions of the region as a whole;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the future framework regulation on regional policy calls on the Member States to employ integrated planning and programming in an effort to achieve greater consistency among the multiannual programmes implemented under the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the EAFRD (and the European Fisheries Fund) through the use of a common strategic framework which is geared to the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy and set out in a partnership contract drawn up by the Member States in cooperation with the economic and social partners and representatives of civil society; whereas territorial development measures and initiatives, particularly those concerning rural areas, should consequently be part of a global and cross-sectoral approach;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that regional quality branding must help to preserve the image of Europe as a high-quality destination for tourism, on the basis of various regional tourism products, for example ecotourism, cycle routes, the industrial heritage and gastro- tourism;Does not affect English version.
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers that regional quality branding must reflect a set of specifications providing a guarantee of quality and must not lead to any confusion with EU quality-labelled agricultural products;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to forward to Parliament and the Council as soon as possible a proposal concerning the creation of a European Tregional tourism Qquality Certificatebranding which will enhance consumer safety and consumers'’ confidence in a set of tourism products and will help to improve services in the respective geographical area;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on Member States to promote the establishment of platforms for cooperation and to promote existing support for exchange of experience and know-how to develop regional quality branding and local products of interest to tourists;Does not affect English version
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the system of protected designations of origin (PDO) and protected geographical indications (PGI) is an effective one, contributing greatly to rural and territorial development through the creation and distribution of added value, through collective action by producers and all parties concerned and through the way they promote the region in question on local, regional and international markets; whereas regional branding should never therefore replace or undermine in any way the PDO-PGI system;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the concept of ‘community- led local development’, on the basis of which the Member States are encouraged to employ the LEADER approach in their management of measures to be taken under the Structural Funds and the Social Fund; calls on the Member States to implement this concept and to ensure that its implementation is not thwarted by a lack of cooperationremove any hindrances to this among the ministries and other administrative bodies involved in managing this innovative new approach;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States and their regional authorities to promote more dynamic forms of participatory governance as a way of implementing collective territorial development projects which are not confined to the farmingable to cover all economic sector,s on the basis of the gradual recognition of the identity of each territory, as defined and informed by its heritage; notes that these forms of governance are based on complex partnerships between actors and bodies, whose work must be coordinated;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that the PDO-PGI quality systems fulfil these requirements already in the agri-food field and that territorial branding ought therefore to be confined to promoting them where they exist or to supporting their creation where they do not yet exist;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to develop an approach to the official system for recognition of regional quality branding based on an objective assessment of the governance of the territorial development process, focusings which fits harmoniously with the PDO-PGI recognition system in the agri- food sector, based on an objective assessment of regional synergies, taking account in particular onf the steps taken to incorporate the social, economic and environmental dimensions, the diversity of the economic and social actors involved in promoting regional quality branding and, the quality of the set of specific goods and services which they can offer and the added value this instrument is likely to create and maintain in the territory concerned;