Progress: Procedure completed
Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | AGRI | HÄUSLING Martin ( Verts/ALE) | |
Committee Opinion | ENVI | TABAJDI Csaba Sándor ( S&D) |
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 54
Legal Basis:
RoP 54Subjects
Events
The European Parliament adopted a resolution on the EU protein deficit.
Supply, demand and international trade : the resolution notes that the total EU protein crop production currently occupies only 3% of the Union's arable land and supplies only 30% of the protein crops consumed as animal feed in the EU , with a trend over the past decade towards an increase in this deficit.
Historically, this significant deficit in protein crop production goes back to previously established international trade agreements , especially with the United States, which allowed the EU to protect its cereal production and in return allowed duty-free imports of protein crops and oilseeds into the EU (GATT and 1992 Blair House Agreement).
70% (42 million tonnes in 2009) of the raw materials rich in plant proteins consumed, especially soy flour, are imported , mainly from Brazil, Argentina and the USA. Approximately 60% of these imports (26 million tonnes) are by-products derived from vegetable oil production and are used as meals, especially soymeal, for animal feed. T hese producers are not subject to the same environmental, health and GMO regulatory constraints as European producers.
The EU livestock sector is vulnerable to price volatility and trade distortions, and depends on affordable and high quality protein imports. The sector's competitiveness is undermined by the additional costs of protein imports for feed incurred by the lack of an EU technical solution to the current zero tolerance policy on low level presence of unapproved GMOs.
Advantages of reducing the protein deficit : the resolution highlights that rebalancing the supply and consumption of cereals, proteins and oilseeds in the EU could have major economic benefits for farmers and the food and feed industry, as well as improving the variety of healthy, high-quality food for consumers. The Commission communication of 17 November 2010 clearly highlights the need to enhance protein crop production within a more integrated crop rotation system.
In this context, Parliament calls on the Commission to t ake a medium- to long-term view in reviewing its policy on proteins , ensuring that its legislative proposals for CAP reform include adequate and reliable new measures and instruments which support farmers in improving crop rotation systems so as to substantially reduce the current protein deficit and price volatility.
Recommendations and demands : highlighting that it is advantageous for farmers to grow protein crops in several areas, Parliament invites the Commission to:
submit a report on the possibilities and options for increasing domestic protein crop production in the EU by means of new policy instruments; report on the impact of the zero tolerance rule for the presence in imported feed of GMOs which are not authorised in Europe, giving particular consideration to the possibility of introducing limit values and their practical application; maintain the common organisation of the market in dried fodder in place until 2013 so as to ensure the continued survival of this key sector, which is vitally important in the production of feed proteins for the livestock sector; support research into breeding and supply of protein crop seeds in the EU, including their contribution to disease control; propose, in the context of promoting rural development , measures to promote an increase in the number of animals with biological material of high value and productive potential; propose a framework for rural development measures which introduce improved, decentralised facilities for the production of animal feed; carry out an appraisal evaluating the effects of current import tariffs and trade agreements on the various oilseed and protein crops and to submit to Parliament and the Council a detailed legal study on the current scope of the Blair House agreements on the production of protein crops in Europe; ensure an unhindered supply of soya to the EU market by providing a technical solution regarding the low-level presence of GMOs in protein crops for food and feed imported into the EU; consider including in its legislative proposals for a reformed CAP and beyond this the promotion of crop rotation with protein crops as a precautionary measure against crop disease and a contribution to improved agricultural practices and new challenges such as food security, climate change, management of resources etc and in recognition of the fact that local and proximity farming are of greater benefit to the environment; adopt suitable measures creating market conditions that favour local production as compared to imported products, and that meet the requirements of the feedstuffs industry; submit a legislative proposal to Parliament and the Council which authorises the use of processed animal proteins from slaughter offal for the production of feed for monogastric animals (pigs and poultry); introduce a specific framework programme for decentralised agricultural and rural development research and to improve European and international cooperation; propose a coherent overall political approach to the application of the agro-environmental rules to food products sold within the Union with regard to the importation of genetically modified protein crops; establish a monitoring mechanism on the origin of protein crops imported into the European Union ; consider including in its legislative proposals on CAP reform the provision of support for farmers cultivating protein crops in crop rotation systems which contribute to the reduction of GHGs and the EU’s crop protein deficit and improve disease control and soil fertility; bring forward incentive-based measures to promote the cultivation of fallow land , which could contribute significantly to reducing the protein deficit in the EU.
The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development adopted the own-initiative report drafted by Martin HÄUSLING (Greens/EFA, DE) on the EU protein deficit.
The report notes that the total EU protein crop production currently occupies only 3% of the Union's arable land and supplies only 30% of the protein crops consumed as animal feed in the EU, with a trend over the past decade towards an increase in this deficit.
Historically, this significant deficit in protein crop production goes back to previously established international trade agreements , especially with the United States, which allowed the EU to protect its cereal production and in return allowed duty-free imports of protein crops and oilseeds into the EU (GATT and 1992 Blair House Agreement).
70% (42 million tonnes in 2009) of the raw materials rich in plant proteins consumed, especially soy flour, are imported , mainly from Brazil, Argentina and the USA. Approximately 60% of these imports (26 million tonnes) are by-products derived from vegetable oil production and are used as meals, especially soymeal, for animal feed. T hese producers are not subject to the same environmental, health and GMO regulatory constraints as European producers.
The EU livestock sector is vulnerable to price volatility and trade distortions, and depends on affordable and high quality protein imports. The sector's competitiveness is undermined by the additional costs of protein imports for feed incurred by the lack of an EU technical solution to the current zero tolerance policy on low level presence of unapproved GMOs.
The report highlights that rebalancing the supply and consumption of cereals, proteins and oilseeds in the EU could have major economic benefits for farmers and the food and feed industry, as well as improving the variety of healthy, high-quality food for consumers. The Commission communication of 17 November 2010 clearly highlights the need to enhance protein crop production within a more integrated crop rotation system.
In this context, Members call on the Commission to t ake a medium- to long-term view in reviewing its policy on proteins , ensuring that its legislative proposals for CAP reform include adequate and reliable new measures and instruments which support farmers in improving crop rotation systems so as to substantially reduce the current protein deficit and price volatility.
The Commission is invited to:
submit a report on the possibilities and options for increasing domestic protein crop production in the EU by means of new policy instruments; report on the impact of the zero tolerance rule for the presence in imported feed of GMOs which are not authorised in Europe, giving particular consideration to the possibility of introducing limit values and their practical application; maintain the common organisation of the market in dried fodder in place until 2013 so as to ensure the continued survival of this key sector, which is vitally important in the production of feed proteins for the livestock sector; support research into breeding and supply of protein crop seeds in the EU, including their contribution to disease control; propose, in the context of promoting rural development , measures to promote an increase in the number of animals with biological material of high value and productive potential; propose a framework for rural development measures which introduce improved, decentralised facilities for the production of animal feed; carry out an appraisal evaluating the effects of current import tariffs and trade agreements on the various oilseed and protein crops and to submit to Parliament and the Council a detailed legal study on the current scope of the Blair House agreements on the production of protein crops in Europe; ensure an unhindered supply of soya to the EU market by providing a technical solution regarding the low-level presence of GMOs in protein crops for food and feed imported into the EU; consider including in its legislative proposals for a reformed CAP and beyond this the promotion of crop rotation with protein crops as a precautionary measure against crop disease and a contribution to improved agricultural practices and new challenges such as food security, climate change, management of resources etc and in recognition of the fact that local and proximity farming are of greater benefit to the environment; adopt suitable measures creating market conditions that favour local production as compared to imported products, and that meet the requirements of the feedstuffs industry; submit a legislative proposal to Parliament and the Council which authorises the use of processed animal proteins from slaughter offal for the production of feed for monogastric animals (pigs and poultry); introduce a specific framework programme for decentralised agricultural and rural development research and to improve European and international cooperation; propose a coherent overall political approach to the application of the agro-environmental rules to food products sold within the Union with regard to the importation of genetically modified protein crops; establish a monitoring mechanism on the origin of protein crops imported into the European Union ; consider including in its legislative proposals on CAP reform the provision of support for farmers cultivating protein crops in crop rotation systems which contribute to the reduction of GHGs and the EU’s crop protein deficit and improve disease control and soil fertility; bring forward incentive-based measures to promote the cultivation of fallow land , which could contribute significantly to reducing the protein deficit in the EU.
Documents
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2011)5426/2
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T7-0084/2011
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A7-0026/2011
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A7-0026/2011
- Committee opinion: PE452.688
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE454.440
- Committee draft report: PE450.760
- Committee draft report: PE450.760
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE454.440
- Committee opinion: PE452.688
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A7-0026/2011
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2011)5426/2
Activities
- Miguel Angel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ
Plenary Speeches (2)
- 2016/11/22 EU protein deficit (short presentation)
- 2016/11/22 EU protein deficit (short presentation)
- Michel DANTIN
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 EU protein deficit (short presentation)
- Elisabeth KÖSTINGER
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 EU protein deficit (short presentation)
- Rareș-Lucian NICULESCU
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 EU protein deficit (short presentation)
- Pavel POC
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 EU protein deficit (short presentation)
- Czesław Adam SIEKIERSKI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 EU protein deficit (short presentation)
- Csaba Sándor TABAJDI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 EU protein deficit (short presentation)
- Åsa WESTLUND
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 EU protein deficit (short presentation)
Votes
A7-0026/2011 - Martin Häusling - § 2 #
A7-0026/2011 - Martin Häusling - § 3 #
A7-0026/2011 - Martin Häusling - § 5 #
A7-0026/2011 - Martin Häusling - § 7 #
A7-0026/2011 - Martin Häusling - § 9 #
A7-0026/2011 - Martin Häusling - § 10/1 #
A7-0026/2011 - Martin Häusling - § 10/2 #
A7-0026/2011 - Martin Häusling - § 11 #
A7-0026/2011 - Martin Häusling - § 14 #
A7-0026/2011 - Martin Häusling - § 15/1 #
A7-0026/2011 - Martin Häusling - § 15/2 #
A7-0026/2011 - Martin Häusling - § 15/3 #
A7-0026/2011 - Martin Häusling - § 16 #
A7-0026/2011 - Martin Häusling - Considérant K #
A7-0026/2011 - Martin Häusling - Considérant X #
A7-0026/2011 - Martin Häusling - Considérant AI #
Amendments | Dossier |
165 |
2010/2111(INI)
2010/12/01
AGRI
132 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 a (new) - having regard to the Commission communication of 16 July 2010 entitled "The TSE Road map 2. A Strategy paper on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies for 2010-2015" (COM(2010)384),
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas, historically, this significant deficit in protein crop production goes back to previously established international trade agreements, especially with the United States, which allowed the EU to protect its
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to propose a framework for rural development measures which introduce improved
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to propose a framework for rural development measures which introduce improved, decentralised facilities for the production of animal feed,
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to propose
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission to carry out an appraisal evaluating the effects of current import tariffs and trade agreements on the various oilseed and protein crops, and
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission to carry out an appraisal evaluating the effects of current import tariffs and trade agreements on the various oilseed and protein crops, and to review the current strategies adopted in multilateral trade negotiations as regards so-called ‘non-trade aspects’, which include
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission to carry out an appraisal evaluating the effects of current import tariffs and trade agreements on the various oilseed and protein crops,
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the Commission to ensure an unhindered supply of soya to the EU market by providing a technical solution on the low level presence of GMOs for protein crops for food and feed imported in the EU; recalls that shortages of soya imports impose an additional cost burden on the EU livestock and feedstuffs sectors, and puts the economic viability of domestic meat production at risk;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the Commission to provide legal certainty for imports of soy and maize from third countries by introducing a pragmatic threshold for the adventitious presence of GMOs which are not yet authorised in the EU but which are under scientific consideration;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the Commission to carry out a detailed legal study on the current scope of the Blair House agreements on production of protein crops in Europe, and to notify Parliament of the findings;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, to
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas, historically, this significant deficit in protein crop production goes on the one hand back to previously established international trade agreements, especially with the United States, which allowed the EU to protect its cereal production and in return allowed duty-free imports of protein crops and oilseeds into the EU (GATT and 1992 Blair House Agreement), and is on the other hand related to significant progress in the efficiency of protein crop production and the use of new technologies outside the EU, leading to a competitive disadvantage of EU farmers who find protein crop production economically unattractive,
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, to revise the definition of good agricultural practices, including the use of mandatory crop rotation with
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, to revise the definition of good agricultural practices, including the use of
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, to revise the definition of good agricultural practices, including the use of
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, to revise the definition of good agricultural practices, including the use of
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, to
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, to revise the definition of good agricultural practices, including the use of mandatory crop rotation with domestic protein crops as a precautionary measure against crop disease and price volatility in the animal production sector and in recognition of the fact that local and proximity farming are of greater benefit to the environment;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new) In view of the improvements to feed safety and traceability, calls on the Commission to conduct a study, which examines the necessity of maintaining the ban on animal protein sources for non- ruminants, covering also the possible introduction of "sleeping requirements" in animal health and food safety;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission to adopt suitable measures creating market conditions that favour local production as compared to imported products, and that meet the requirements of the feedstuffs industry, including the introduction of models for GMO-free short supply chains and certified production;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to submit a report to Parliament on the current use of slaughter offal, swill, meat and bone meal and other animal protein sources in the Member States, including
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas, historically, this significant deficit in protein crop production goes back to previously established international trade agreements, especially with the United States, which allowed the EU to protect its cereal production and in return allowed duty-free imports of protein crops
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to submit a
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to submit a report to Parliament on the current use of slaughter offal, swill, meat and bone meal
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on the Commission, in recognition of the current TSE Roadmap, to pursue further the plans to relax the ban on feeding, without prejudice to the precautionary principle and strict channelling of feed to avoid cross- contamination, and as a precondition to accelerate progress towards safe methods of analysis to differentiate between species-specific animal proteins;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on the Commission to consider a system for further use, particularly of slaughter waste suitable for food use, as processed animal protein;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission to introduce a framework programme
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission to introduce a framework programme for decentralised agricultural research as part of research on agriculture and rural development and on-
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission to introduce a framework programme for decentralised agricultural research as part of research on agriculture and rural development, a programme to provide initial impetus to improved breeding of leguminous plants and on-
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas 70% (4
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission to introduce
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls on the Commission to bring forward incentive-based measures to promote the entry into production of fallow land, which could contribute significantly to reducing the protein deficit in the EU;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. urges the Commission to introduce a levy to support the voluntary exchanges of land consolidation;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas 70% (45 million tonnes) of the raw materials rich in plant protein
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas 70% (45 million tonnes) of the protein crops consumed in the EU today, especially soy beans, are imported, mainly from Brazil, Argentina and the USA, the bulk of them being used for animal feed, but support for potato protein production plants in the Member States would be more advantageous, as potato protein is more valuable than soya protein,
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas, owing to the volumes produced being so low, the European compound food industry only uses 2 million tonnes of protein crops each year but estimates that it would be able to use nearly 20 million tonnes per year,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas these imports represent the equivalent of 20 million hectares cultivated outside the EU, or more than 10% of the EU’s arable land,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas these imports represent the equivalent of 20 million hectares cultivated outside the EU, or more than 10% of the EU
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas these imports represent the equivalent of 20 million hectares cultivated outside the EU, or more than 10% of the
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas these imports represent the equivalent of 20 million hectares cultivated outside the EU, or more than 10% of the EU's arable land, which in some countries has
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas the emergence of new customers for South American suppliers, notably China, who are not as demanding as the European Union in regard to production conditions and a rather opaque supply strategy, may in the long run weaken the stability of the markets and the EU supply chain,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the high degree of imports of protein crops for animal feed
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the high degree of imports of protein crops for animal feed has made the entire EU livestock sector extremely vulnerable to price volatility and trade distortions,
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the high degree of imports of protein crops for animal feed
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the high degree of imports of
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 – having regard to
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas, as a consequence of the small percentage of
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. Whereas the EU is highly dependant on soya beans and maize imported from third countries and any interruption of the supply of these products due to a minute presence of non authorized GMOs has a very costly impact for the European feed industry,
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas a research policy is only likely to prove successful if it comes under medium- to long-term commitments, which is not the case at present for protein crops,
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. Whereas the EU is highly dependant on soya beans and maize imported from third countries and any interruption of the supply of these products due to a minute presence of non authorised GMOs has a very costly impact for the European feed industry,
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas farmers' knowledge of sustainable practices which link crop and livestock production through balanced crop rotation and adequate use of grassland areas is being lost, and whereas furthermore domestic protein crop quality
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas farmers‘ knowledge of sustainable practices which link crop and livestock production through balanced crop rotation and adequate use of grassland areas
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas global trade in cereals, proteins and oilseeds provide benefits for both importers and exporters of these goods and trade imbalances are a natural occurrence in a well functioning market,
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas for protein crops to become a sustainable element in cropping patterns, income from these crops must be increased in the short term, notably through specific CAP support,
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas rebalancing the supply and consumption of cereals, proteins and oilseeds in the EU could have major economic benefits for farmers and the food and feed industry, as well as improving
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 – having regard to
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas farmers in the developing world benefit substantially from the ability to import into the European market,
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas all opportunities afforded by the various promotion measures should be used to promote human consumption of cereals, protein crops and oilseeds, which should be further protected under an agricultural product quality scheme for protection of geographical or traditional products, thereby helping to preserve local and regional foods made from these commodities,
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas the output of Europe’s agriculture and food industry for export is substantial and therefore makes a lasting contribution to rural incomes and employment and whereas they are therefore dependent on the freest possible exchange with markets outside the Community,
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas, in the context of climate change, the production of
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas, in the context of climate change, the production of protein crops
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas, in the context of climate change, the production of protein crops substantially reduces greenhouse gas emissions through the assimilation and fixation of nitrogen in the soil (amounting to up to 100 kgN/ha per month) and the subsequent reduction in the use of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser, which contains nitrous oxide whose warming potential is 310 times higher than carbon dioxide,
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J a (new) Ja. whereas the EU’s ‘GL-pro’ programme has demonstrated that introducing protein crops once every four years into crop rotation results in a significant drop in CO2 emissions of approximately 10% to 15% and reduced ozone production,
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas, in terms of soil fertility, a higher percentage of protein crops cultivated on arable land as part of increased crop rotation systems and blocking plans contributes to more balanced nutrient storage, enhanced disease resistance
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas, in terms of soil fertility, a higher percentage of protein crops cultivated on arable land as part of increased crop rotation systems contributes to more balanced nutrient storage, less soil acidification, enhanced disease resistance and better soil structure (including increased energy efficiency for soil treatment),
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 a (new) - having regard to the study by the directorate general of the European Commission for agriculture and rural development on the "Economic Impact of Unapproved GMOs on EU Feed Imports and Livestock Production", 2007,
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K a (new) Ka. whereas the number of crops being rotated is a factor in reducing the likelihood of disease and propagation of weeds, and consequently the need for plant protection treatments,
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K b (new) Kb. whereas cultivating a higher percentage of protein crops on arable land, as part of a wider crop rotation system, may help cut energy consumption by 10%,
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas, in terms of water management, in particular the use in animal feed production of leguminous crops – such as permanent grass-clover mixtures or mixtures of cereals and protein crops – and permanent soil coverage can substantially reduce the run-off of nutrients, especially nitrates and phosphates, into groundwater
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L a (new) Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas, in terms of agricultural biodiversity, the extended use of protein crops that are adapted to European climatic conditions, such as beans, peas, lentils, lupins, chick peas, alfalfa/lucerne, Phacelia spp, Lotus corniculatus and sainfoin, will substantially stabilise and enhance diversity within the production system,
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas, in terms of agricultural biodiversity, the extended use of protein crops that are adapted to European climatic conditions, such as beans, peas, lentils, lupins, chick peas,
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas, in terms of agricultural biodiversity, the extended use of protein crops that are adapted to European climatic conditions, such as beans, soya, peas, lentils, lupins, chick peas, alfalfa/lucerne, Phacelia spp, Lotus corniculatus and sainfoin, will substantially stabilise and enhance diversity within the production system, thereby strengthening plant health and making sustainable use of locally adapted crop varieties, many of which currently cannot be marketed or exchanged under European seed marketing legislation,
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Recital N N. whereas, in terms of protein production and global food security, a better balance
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Recital N a (new) Na. whereas several EU policies have an impact on the EU’s protein deficit, and whereas the Commission must also analyse the issues of GMO production within and outside the EU’s territory, the development of biofuels and the reappraisal of the total ban on animal proteins in animal feed,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 a (new) - having regard to its resolution of 12 March 2008 on sustainable agriculture and biogas: a need for review of EU legislation1,
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O O. whereas, besides using native protein crops, the quality of non-imported compound feed can also be improved through the use of
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O O. whereas, besides using native protein crops, the quality of non-imported compound feed can also be improved through the use of potato starch and by- products of oilseeds such as sunflower and rapeseed, and the quantity can be improved by a swifter approval process for new GM events,
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O O. whereas, besides using native protein crops, the quality of non-imported compound feed can also be improved through the use of potato starch and by- products of oilseeds such as soya, sunflower and rapeseed,
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O a (new) Oa. whereas using leguminous fodder crops or seed crops in place of imported proteins – primarily soya cake – may bring about significant changes in breeding methods and thus play a part in improving the quality of agricultural products (from standard products to certified products with alterations to specifications) and producers’ income,
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O a (new) Oa. Whereas soy imports cannot be fully replaced by domestic proteins such as peas, beans and lupins, as they are not nutritionally equivalent, have lower total protein content, different amino acid profiles and are therefore not appropriate substitutes for all animals; whereas the 2007 DG AGRI report suggests that at most 10-20% of the EU imports of soybeans and soymeal could be replaced by an increase in domestic oilseed and protein seed acreage,
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O a (new) Oa. whereas the replacement of soy with rapeseed and sunflower is limited by technical and practical obstacles (e.g. counter-nutritive effect of rapeseed, or the irritation of the digestive-system by sharp edged particles in sunflower groats),
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P P. whereas the ban on the use of animal protein in animal feed made of swill, bone and meat meal must
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P P. whereas the ban on the use of animal protein in animal feed made of swill, bone and meat meal
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P P. whereas the ban on the use of animal protein in animal feed made of swill, bone and meat meal
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P P. whereas the ban on the use of animal protein in animal feed made of
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 a (new) - having regard to Parliament’s study of May 1998 on the meat sectors, factory farming and compound cattle feed, including cereal substitutes and oilseed cake in the European Union,
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P P. whereas the ban on the use of animal protein in animal feed made of
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Recital S S. whereas
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Recital U U. whereas,
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Recital U U. whereas,
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Recital U U. whereas, instead of further encouraging
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Recital U Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Recital U U. whereas, instead of further encouraging cereal and maize monocultures for feed and energy production, the use of extended crop rotation systems, on-farm mixed cropping and grass-clover mixtures has greater environmental and agronomic benefits, since the growing of leguminous crops as part of a rotation system can prevent diseases
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Recital U U. whereas, instead of further encouraging cereal and maize monocultures for feed and energy production, the use of extended crop rotation systems, on-farm mixed cropping and grass-clover mixtures has greater environmental and agronomic benefits, since the growing of leguminous crops as part of a rotation system can prevent diseases
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Recital U a (new) Ua. whereas increased cereal yields in central Europe will free up farming land across Europe and make it possible for crops, and particularly protein crops, to be relocated throughout Europe,
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Recital V V. whereas recent developments in food
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 10 a (new) - having regard to its resolution of 3 September 2002 on the communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on options to promote the cultivation of plant proteins in the EU1, ___________________ OJ C 272 E, 13.11.2003, p. 361.
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Recital V a (new) Va. whereas the biofuel policy of the EU also affected the market prices of oilseeds and vegetable oil products, thus it needs continuous supervision with special regards to its possible effects on food prices,
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Recital V a (new) Va. 1. whereas the European Union, in view of its very high protein supply dependency and the food security risk it is running, needs to establish a genuine strategic development plan for plant proteins in Europe; such an initiative calls for a willingness on the part of the EU and medium and long-term commitments that go well beyond the simple declarations of intent already seen in the past; the pertinence of this plan is evident when seen in an international context that anticipates worldwide demand for plant proteins increasing as a direct result of rising population growth and changes in eating habits, and that recognises the need to better manage natural resources and find common answers to the challenges posed by climate change; implementation of this plan requires from the European Union a global and consistent approach based on a reorientation of several of its policies: -the CAP must once again promote protein-rich leguminous fodder crops and seed crops. The forthcoming CAP reform should assist in this, thanks notably to part of the CAP subsidies being redeployed to provide a better return for services to the environment, -research, which is one of the priorities of the EU 2020 strategy, must focus more on the objective of reducing our protein dependency (new varieties, animal feed, etc.), -neighbourhood policy can also be mobilised through greater cooperation with countries, such as the Ukraine, that are on the EU’s doorstep and have significant production potential allowing for protein crops; the EU gains a double advantage from this additional option: geographically close leading to transport costs (by the Danube) and the environmental impact being less than for imports originating in countries lying further afield; a reduction in international pressure on the Amazon forest which is seriously threatened by the spread in soya farming supplying the world market in proteins, which is soaring primarily due to Chinese demand, -the EU’s external action via its trade policy must also be adapted to ensure that trade agreements accord with the need for the EU to be less dependent on outside markets for its plant protein supply,
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Recital V a (new) Va. whereas, due to the reduction in the area under leguminous crops and the associated decline in demand for leguminous plant seeds, only five significant protein plant breeding programmes now exist in the European Union,
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Recital V a (new) Va. whereas the efficiency with which feed protein is used depends substantially on the level of performance of livestock production and whereas intensive, resource-efficient livestock keeping and feeding procedures, which can produce a lasting increase in the conversion rate of the feed protein used, require more support,
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Recital V a (new) Va. whereas the problem of zero tolerance for imports of feed must be debated further and whereas approaches leading to practical solutions must be devised,
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Recital V b (new) Vb. whereas agricultural and industrial product-paths are connected in many respect and certain by-products of the biofuel-production are suitable for feeding purposes,
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Calls on the Commission to take a medium to long-term (at least 10 to 15 years) view in reviewing its policy on proteins, allowing time for genuine research on seed improvement and crop protection;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the Commission to ensure that its legislative proposals for CAP reform include adequate measures
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the Commission to ensure that its legislative proposals for CAP reform include adequate new measures and instruments which integrate protein crop production into improved crop rotation systems so as to overcome the current protein deficit, improve farmers’ revenues and address the key challenges agriculture is facing, such as climate change, the loss of biodiversity and soil fertility and the protection and sustainable management of water resources;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the Commission to ensure that its legislative proposals for CAP reform include adequate measures and instruments which allow the opportunity for farmers to integrate protein crop production into improved crop rotation systems so as to overcome the current protein deficit, improve farmers‘ revenues and address the key challenges agriculture is facing, such as climate change, the loss of biodiversity and soil fertility and the protection and sustainable management of water resources;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas in some Member States substantial areas of farmland remain fallow year on year, with their productive potential going to waste,
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the Commission to ensure that its legislative proposals for CAP reform include adequate measures and instruments which integrate protein crop production into improved and reliable crop rotation systems so as to overcome the current protein deficit, improve farmers’ revenues, monitor imports, bring price volatility under control and address the key challenges agriculture is facing, such as climate change, the loss of biodiversity and soil fertility and the protection and sustainable management of water resources;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the Commission swiftly to submit to Parliament and to the Council a report on the scope for increasing domestic protein crop production in the EU,
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the Commission swiftly to submit to Parliament and to the Council a report on the scope for increasing domestic protein crop production in the EU by means of other policy instruments (TSE roadmap, biofuel policy, etc.), including the potential for substituting imports, the potential effect on farmers’ revenues, the contribution it would make to climate change mitigation, the effect on biodiversity and soil fertility, and the potential for reducing the necessary external input of mineral fertilisers and
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the Commission swiftly to submit to Parliament and to the Council a report on the
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the Commission to carry out a study evaluating the extended use of oil- seeds (rapeseed- and sunflower-breeze) replacing soybean, also appraising the product-path of biogas and biofuel by- products, their possible use in feeding- stuffs and the optimal use of these resources;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the Commission to report on the impact of the zero tolerance rule for the presence in imported feed of GMOs which are not authorised in Europe, giving particular consideration to the possibility of introducing limit values and their practical application;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to carry out a study on deficits in terms of research and the breeding and supply of protein crop seeds, and to make proposals on ways to improve extension services and training for farmers in the use of crop rotation
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to carry out a study on deficits in terms of research and the breeding and supply of protein crop seeds, and to make proposals on ways to improve extension services and training for farmers in the use of crop rotation and mixed cropping for on-farm feed production, storage
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the Commission to bring forward measures to promote an increase, in the livestock sector, of the number of animals with biological material of high value and productive potential, and the dissemination of good practices in the introduction of optimum feeding patterns, with a view to guaranteeing an appropriate yield of the protein crops used for animal feeds;
source: PE-454.440
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Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Recital A (new) A. whereas increasing the share of vegetable proteins in our diets and consuming less meat respectively represents a win-win situation both for the environment and for human health,
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls the severe consequences of past BSE diseases, which led to a threat to public health and wide-scale export bans on the EU's internal market, hampered Member States‘ external trade activities and caused serious damage to the EU's livestock sector;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the Commission to submit to Parliament a report on the current use of slaughter waste, swill and meat and bone meal in the Member States and propose options for their use as protein sources;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Supports the Commission in its intention of reviewing the ban on feeding animal protein to non-ruminants subject to compliance with the ban on cannibalism (COM(2010)384 final); advocates the introduction of a tolerance threshold for processed animal proteins, expressly advocates full application of the precautionary principle with regard to the possible use of animal protein for animal feed;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Underlines that the excessive import of protein crops
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Underlines that the excessive importation and reliance o
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Underlines that the excessive import of protein crops made vulnerable the European livestock sector, contributed to the large-scale price volatility and thus kept down the profitability, especially of small and medium-sized livestock producers, while it led to unsustainable agricultural practices in third countries; emphasises that a reduction of meat production and consumption in the EU can be a first step towards addressing these problems;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new) (b) Calls on the Commission to propose a coherent overall political approach to the application of the agro-environmental rules to food products sold within the Union with regard to the production and importation of genetically modified protein crops;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses that the production of protein crops in South America contributes significantly to deforestation and thus to climate change; notes that the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimates that deforestation contributes up to a third of anthropogenic emissions of CO2;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Stresses that the use of varieties of soya genetically modified to render them tolerant to glyphosate results in the massive use of herbicides and the appearance of weeds resistant to glyphosate; calls on the Commission to submit a study of the impact of herbicide spraying on the health of people living in areas where soya is produced;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Recital B (new) B. whereas glyphosate-based herbicides which are used along with GM soy can cause adverse effects on the environment and human health; whereas recent research has shown that such herbicides cause severe embryonic deformations,
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the European Commission to establish a monitoring mechanism on the origin of protein crops imported to the European Union, revealing especially the sustainability of applied farming practices in the country of origin, and the use of genetically modified organisms; underlines that occasional on-site checks are also necessary to this end; reiterates its call not to authorise GMOs in the European Union;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the European Commission to
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the European Commission to establish a monitoring mechanism on the origin of protein crops imported to the European Union, revealing especially the sustainability of applied farming practices in the country of origin, and the use of genetically modified organisms; underlines that
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the European Commission to establish a monitoring mechanism on the origin of protein crops imported to the European Union, revealing especially the sustainability of applied farming practices in the country of origin, and the use of genetically modified organisms; recalls the EU commitments on land use change and sustainable water use; insists on taking into account land and water use when establishing the aforementioned mechanism; underlines that occasional on- site checks are also necessary to this end;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new) Calls on the Commission to find a technical solution to the problems which arise due to zero tolerance for the presence of as yet unauthorised GMO varieties in imported consignments of protein crops;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Notes that shortages of soya and maize imports impose an additional cost burden on the EU livestock and feedstuffs sectors, and puts the economic viability of domestic meat production at risk;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Emphasizes that the treatment of slaughter offal, swill, meat and bone meal shall meet strict provisions on the protection of human
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Emphasizes that the treatment of slaughter offal, swill, meat and bone meal shall meet strict provisions on the protection of human health and environment, also methane emissions stemming from the process shall be reduced
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Recital C (new) C. whereas European demand for soy contributes to direct and indirect deforestation and therefore to emissions of greenhouse gases in South America; whereas each reduction of European demand for soy imports can substantially contribute to mitigate this negative effect on climate change,
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Emphasizes that the treatment of slaughter offal, swill, meat and bone meal shall meet the existing strict provisions on the protection of human health and environment
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. In view of the improvements to feed safety and traceability, calls on the Commission to conduct a study, which examines the necessity of maintaining the ban on animal protein sources for non- ruminants, covering also the possible introduction of ‘sleeping requirements’ in animal health and food safety;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Stresses that, unlike livestock fed mainly on soya or maize, livestock raised on pastureland and fed on grass produces meat with a lower fat content and higher levels of Omega-3 fatty acids, which could confer numerous health benefits, particularly in connection with measures against malnutrition, overweight and obesity; calls on the Commission to study the potential benefits to human health of consuming this type of meat in comparison with meat from livestock fed mainly on soya or maize;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Stresses that the price of meat produced with the aid of imported protein crops does not necessarily reflect the true environmental and health costs of its production;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses the importance of increasing the protein crop production within the European Union; points out however that the difference between the market price of cereals and protein crops, the strong international price competition, and the comparative advantage of third-country producers stemming from climatic conditions, greater farm-size
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses the importance of increasing the protein crop production within the European Union and that the Commission should therefore introduce new incentives for the production and storage of protein crops; points out however that the difference between the market price of cereals and protein crops, the strong
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses the importance of increasing
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses the importance of increasing the protein crop production within the European Union in the context of climate change, soil fertility, water protection and biodiversity; points out however that the difference between the market price of cereals and protein crops, the strong international price competition, and the comparative advantage of third-country producers stemming from climatic conditions, greater farm-size and lower environmental requirements necessitates the targeted support of protein crop production;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
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