Activities of María Auxiliadora CORREA ZAMORA
Plenary speeches (11)
Common rules and procedures for the implementation of the Union's instruments for external action - Instrument for stability - Financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide - Partnership instrument for cooperation with third countries - Establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation - European neighbourhood instrument - Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (debate)
Financing, management and monitoring of the CAP - European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development - Common organisation of the markets in agricultural products - Direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the CAP - Transitional provisions on support for rural development (debate)
Future of the EU wine sector (debate)
Manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products (debate)
Opening of negotiations on a plurilateral agreement on services (debate)
EU trade and investment agreement negotiations with the US (debate)
EU-Columbia/Peru trade agreement (debate)
Financing SME trade and investment (short presentation)
EU trade negotiations with Japan (debate)
Trade and investment strategy for the southern Mediterranean following the Arab Spring revolutions (debate)
Agreement between the EU and Morocco concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures on agricultural products and fishery products (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on financing EU SMEs’ trade and investment: facilitated access to credit in support of internationalisation PDF (182 KB) DOC (125 KB)
Opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Neighbourhood Instrument
Shadow opinions (4)
OPINION on an Action Plan for a competitive and sustainable steel industry in Europe
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products
OPINION on current challenges and opportunities for renewable energy in the European internal energy market
Amendments (890)
Amendment 3 #
2013/2179(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Requests that fish products such as canned tuna imported from Thailand, which have the potential to disrupt the EU’'s production and market for these products, be treated as sensitive products; points out that long transitional periods or partial and that access of Thai canned and processed tuna in the EU market should continue to be subject to its current overall tariff and therefore excluded from tariff liberaliszation commitments, including the imposition of quotas, should therefore be duly established for such products;under the FTA. Furthermore any decision concerning the access of Thai canned and processed tuna should only be taken after rigorous impact assessments and in close collaboration with the industry, in order to analyse and evaluate, the impact that they may have in the processing industry and marketing of seafood products in the EU
Amendment 4 #
2013/2179(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Demands that imports of canned tuna and other fish products from Thailand be subject to the greatest possible extent to the same competitive conditions as those for EU fish products; this implies in particular that an ambitious trade and sustainable development chapter must be part of the Agreement, whereby Thailand undertakes to respect, promote and implement internationally recognised labour standards, as embodied in the fundamental ILO conventions, including those on forced labour;. Also, respect for human rights, the protection of the environment, the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and the conformity with sanitary and phytosanitary rules of the EU, should be strictly monitored. Therefore, a mechanism for monitoring and supervision of compliance should be included in the FTA
Amendment 7 #
2013/2179(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls, in the case ofRequests that for sensitive fish products, for stricull compliance with solid and coherent rules of origin to bare maintained, and for cumulation to be strictly limited in that of without exemption. In this sense, cumulation shall not be allowed for products such as canned tuna, for which Thailand is mainly a processing country rather than a fishing country;
Amendment 11 #
2013/2179(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that thonly a positive outcome of the trade negotiations with Thailand in the sensitive fisheriesy sector shcould be without prejudice tomake possible the European Parliament’'s decision to support the conclusion of the Agreement by giving its consent to it.
Amendment 2 #
2013/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Shares the Commission’'s view that a strong and competitive steel industry is important for Europe’'s industrial base; the EU is the second largest producer of steel in the world, with an output of over 177 million tonnes of steel per year, accounting for 11 % of global output; and that Trade Policy can play an important role in promoting the development of the steel industry
Amendment 6 #
2013/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Deplores the fact that some trading partners have imposed unjust trade barriers, such as export restrictions and export duties on raw materials, which contribute to (e.g. ferrous scrap), which contribute to reducing raw materials availability and unduly raising steel production costs in the EU;
Amendment 13 #
2013/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Deplores the fact that some of our trading partners apply unfair, restrictive measures, such as investment limitations and public procurement preferences that protect domestic steel industries, which unduly hamper EU steel exports; and the fact that that there is an increasing intensification of protectionist measures applied by many third countries to support their steel industries since global crisis started in 2008
Amendment 17 #
2013/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Commission to ensure that all commitments made in existing and future trade negotiations and agreements are effectively fulfilled; calls on the Commission to make an effective and rapid use of Community Trade Defence Instruments and in accordance with WTO rules, to resort, if necessary, to the dispute- settlement mechanism, and to fight back against unfair trade practices and the intensification of protectionist measures applied by many third countries, which damage EU interests;
Amendment 25 #
2013/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that EU standards regarding corporate social responsibility (CSR) and employee participation should also be implemented by European companies in third countries, and that regional development should be promoted; and in order to boost demand of sustainable steel construction products, urges the Commission to start standardization activities related with sustainability for steel construction products (SustSteel)
Amendment 27 #
2013/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Supports the Commission's plan to carry out an impact assessment on the EU Industry which takes into account the interests and challenges of the steel sector prior to the signature of the free trade agreements;
Amendment 29 #
2013/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Considers that negotiations with our trade partners should be founded on a reciprocal approach where considerations such as access to new markets, access to raw materials, risk of carbon and investment leakages, level of playfield and leakages of knowhow are taken into account
Amendment 32 #
2013/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Urges the Commission to monitor scrap markets and reflect on possible measures that could be taken, if necessary, so as to address carbon leakage to non-EU countries
Amendment 7 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the fruit and vegetables (F&V) sector accounts for 18 % of the total value ofotal agricultural production in the EU, represents 3 % of the EU’s cultivatedusable agricultural area and is worth more than EUR 50 billion;
Amendment 10 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the sector plays an important role in regions that have a high unemployment rate, and which has been made worse by the current economic crisis;
Amendment 16 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the Union has opened up its markets considerably to imports from third countries with which it has concluded trade agreements, and has also done so on the basis of multilateral agreements;
Amendment 18 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas per capita F&V consumption in 2011 for the EU-27 decreased by 3 % compared with the average consumption of the previous five years, in spite of the substantial health benefits which eating F&V brings;
Amendment 21 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas membership of producer organisations (POs) should be increased by making the system more attractive to individual farmers, in view of the fact that more than half of all EU growers still do not belong to a producer organisation (PO) despite the Commission’s objective of an average rate of 60 % PO membership by 2013; whereas the low rate of organisation has been partly caused by the suspension of POs within Member States, which creates uncertainty among producers, given that POs play a key role in enhancing the negotiating power of F&V organisations and in restoring balance in the food chain;
Amendment 42 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises the need to make it easier for producers to gain access to third- country markets, for example by removing phytosanitary barriers that limit the export potential of fruit, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants;
Amendment 45 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages the promotion of F&V consumption, and flower and plant sales, in Member States through educational activities such as the Grow Your Own Potato and Cook Your Own Potato industryCommunity F&V promotion schemes in the UKschools;
Amendment 58 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the measures in the EU F&V regime which are intended to increase market orientation among EU growers, encourage innovation and, increase growers’ competitiveness, improve marketing, product quality and the environmental aspects of production, and step up prevention and market management measures, through the provision of support to POs, associations of POs and inter- branch organisations;
Amendment 62 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that individual and collective investment in physical assets on farms, funded under operational programmes, is taking on greater strategic importance in terms of maintaining the competitiveness on which the economic sustainability of farms and jobs in the sector depends;
Amendment 67 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the report on the Commission public consultation entitled ‘A Review of the EU Regime for the Fruit and Vegetables Sector’, in particular section 3.8 thereof, which acknowledges the need for simplification of the current rules governing POs, and, in particular, endorses its proposal to strengthen POs and crisis management instruments;
Amendment 73 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Opposes, however, any transfer of PO support measures to the rural development pillar, as this could lead to a substantial decrease in support for the F&V sector, and calls for the budget for operational programmes to continue without a ceiling so as not to limit the creation of new POs;
Amendment 74 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses the need to improve the existing instruments used to tackle market crises, and create new ones, given that the existing instruments have been ineffective thus far, as recognised by the Commission in its public consultation document entitled ‘A Review of the EU Regime for the Fruit and Vegetables Sector’;
Amendment 75 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Expresses its support, in that connection, for the introduction of new crisis management measures, such as income insurance, export credits and mutual-fund contributions, financed from operational funds;
Amendment 76 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Supports also the establishment of a Community instrument for managing serious crises affecting a number of Member States, and stresses that it should be open to all producers, irrespective of whether or not they are members of POs;
Amendment 77 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Underlines the need to increase consumption of these products in the Union, and, accordingly, to make Community promotion instruments, which can play a key role in times of crisis, more effective;
Amendment 78 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 f (new)
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6f. Supports the establishment of a Community observatory to improve the monitoring of prices and the quantities produced and marketed, with a view to enhancing crisis prevention and management;
Amendment 83 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission, in its review of the EU F&V regime, to produce clearer practical rules about how POs should be designed and managed, and believes that in order to encourage more growers to join POs it is crucially important that the scheme adapts to fit the market structures that exist in Member States, provided that this does not jeopardise the achievement of the regime’s fundamental objectives and undermine its principles;
Amendment 100 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that horticulture is reliant on a variety of plant protection and fertiliser products, and urges the Commission to take a risk-based approach to the regulation of these products that is justified by scientific evidence; emphasises that minor uses are particularly vulnerable owing to the scarcity of the relevant active substances; calls on DG Agri, DG Sanco, DG Environment and DG Competition to work strategically together to take into account the impact of changes to plant protection product regulation from multiple perspectives;
Amendment 156 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Is deeply concerned that up to a third of edible produce is wasted because of its appearance and calls on the Commission to create possibilities for marketing a wider range of quality specifications of produce, provided that the Community continues to regulate trade standards in such a way as to guarantee the transparency and proper functioning of the market;
Amendment 3 #
2013/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Heading 1
Heading 1
Amendment 15 #
2013/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the rural development instruments available to the Member States under the current rural development regulation offer them and their regions many different ways of promoting a territorial approach, in particular through the LEADER instrument, and whereas existing rural development programmes do not make sufficient use of these possibilities, because they are short of budget resources;
Amendment 25 #
2013/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the success of rural development programmes depends to a large extent on the territorial governance methods which can be used to mobilise and involve, through joint approaches, all the relevant public and private actors, irrespective of the levels at which they are active, with a view to developing cooperation in a wide range of areas and exploiting the full potential of each territory on the basis of a shared project;
Amendment 28 #
2013/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas regional quality branding can contribute to the development of territorial economies by broadenthe high-quality products to be found ing the concept of quality through the use of schemes for the delivery of sets of high- quality goods and services which are inextricably interlinked and which embody the specific characteristics of each territory, and in particular its heritage (historical, cultural, geographical, etc.); whereas, as a result, these sets of goods and services come to be seen as unique, generating revenue at territorial level and opening up new opportunities on local and international marketEuropean Union can help to boost rural economies and whereas the Union should intensify its efforts to promote and market them both within and beyond EU borders;
Amendment 49 #
2013/2098(INI)
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 cooperation among the ministries and other administrative bodies involved in managing this innovative new approach;
Amendment 68 #
2013/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that the measures taken to coordinate that governance are of decisive importance for the future of territories, in particularcloser coordination of local actors could help to strengthen rural economies, especially in the most vulnerable among themregions; emphasises that they make it possible, by promoting a collective sense of ownership, not only to define the extent and the nature of each territory, but also to organise territorieserritories should be organised more effectively with a view to identifying the full potential their resources (including latent resources) offer, in the interests of all the actors involved, who are linked by a relationship of interdependence and solidarity; notes that the purpose of this strategic coordination is to tap resources which cannot be exploited by means of a sectoral or single-industry approach and instead call for the employment of territorial approaches which generate new revenue at territorial level through the marketing of sets of complementary goods and services which reflect the specific characteristics of each territory;
Amendment 93 #
2013/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to develop an approach to the official recofor better promotion of existing EU quality labels, in particular designiations of regional quality branding based on an objective assessment of the governance of the territorial development process, focusing in particular on the steps taken to incorporate the sociorigin and protected geographical indications; considers that the quality certification schemes recognised in EU legislation act as a major fillip to rural, 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 ces; calls on the Commission to study in detail what measures might be taken to promote European high-quality products more effectively both within the EU market and offern outside markets;
Amendment 56 #
2013/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers it essential for a grazing stock premium to be earmarked for these areas under the first pillar of the CAP for farms with forage areas for livestock;
Amendment 101 #
2013/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that, given the substantial logistical problems arising with regard to transport and the generally small quantities of milk produced on individual farms, collection costs in mountain areas and outermost regions are particularly high, placing them at a major geographical and competitive disadvantage; calls on the Member States and regions accordingly to earmark state subsidiesfor aid for processing plants, so as to offset the higher costs of collection compared with those in more favourable locations;
Amendment 114 #
2013/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that in-situ processing and marketing on farms or alpmountaine pastures means greater added value for smallholdings and micro farms in mountain areas and enhances the tourist potential of these locations; stresses that such initiatives should be funded under the second CAP pillar;
Amendment 97 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 100 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
That list shall be include the pests listed in Part A of Annex I to Directive 2000/29/EC and Section I of Part A of Annex II to that Directived in Annex Ia.
Amendment 102 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5
Amendment 104 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall amend the implementing act referred to in paragraph 2, under the terms of Article 98, be authorised to adopt delegated acts modifying the annex, where an assessment shows that a pest not listed in that actnnex fulfils the conditions referred to in Article 3(b), (c) and (d) in respect of the Union territory, or a pest listed in that act no longer fulfils one or more of those conditions. In the first case it shall add the pest concerned to the list referred to in paragraph 2, in the second case it shall delete the pest concerned from that list.
Amendment 105 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 108 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall amend the implementing act referred to in paragraph 2, by means of a delegated act, amend the list by amending the scientific name of a pest, where such an amendment is justified by the development of scientific knowledge.
Amendment 110 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 112 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 114 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Where the results of an assessment show that a Union quarantine pest fulfils the conditions referred to in paragraph 1, or a pest no longer fulfils one or more of those conditions, the Commission shall amend the implementing ac, under the terms of Article 98, be authorised to adopt delegated acts modifying the list referred to in the first subparagraph by adding the pest concerned to, or removing it from, that list.
Amendment 119 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 122 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5
Amendment 123 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 6
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 6
On duly justified imperative grounds of urgency relating to a serious phytosanitary risk, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt immediately applicable implementingurgent delegated acts, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 99(4)8a, listing Union quarantine pests as priority pests.
Amendment 150 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
As regards priority pests whose presence in one Member state could have impacts for neighbouring Member States, the simulation exercises shallmay be carried out together by the Member States concerned on the basis of their respective contingency plans.
Amendment 157 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission may, by means of implementingshall, under the terms of Article 98, be authorised to adopt delegated acts, to set out measures against specific Union quarantine pests. Those measures shall implement, specifically for each of the pest(s) concerned, one or more of the following provisions:
Amendment 159 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 161 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. Where, as regards a restricted area, the Commission concludes, on the basis of the surveys referred to in Article 18 or other evidence, that the eradication of the Union quarantine pest concerned is not possible, the Commission may adopt implementing acts, as referred to in paragraph 1shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 98, which set out measures with the single purpose of prevention of the spread of those pests out of the areas concerned. Such prevention is referred to as 'containment'.
Amendment 163 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3
Article 27 – paragraph 3
3. In case the Commission concludes that prevention measures in locations outside restricted areas are necessary to protect the part of the Union territory where the Union quarantine pest concerned is not present, the Commission may adopt implementing acts, as referred to in paragraph 1shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 98, setting out such measures.
Amendment 165 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 5
Article 27 – paragraph 5
5. The implementingdelegated acts referred to in paragraph 1 may provide that the measures, referred to in points (a) to (j) of paragraph 1, taken by the Member States are to be repealed or amended. Until a measure has been adopted by the Commission, the Member State may maintain the measures that it has employed.
Amendment 167 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 6
Article 27 – paragraph 6
6. On duly justified imperative grounds of urgency to address a serious phytosanitary risk, the Commission shall adopt immediately applicable implementingurgent delegated acts in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 99(4)8a.
Amendment 174 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Where a quarantine pest is present in the Union territory but not present in the Member State concerned, and is not a Union quarantine pest, the Commission may, upon application of that Member State pursuant to paragraph 4, recognise the territory of that Member State as a protected zone in accordance with paragraph 3.
Amendment 178 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 181 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 182 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 186 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 37 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall amend the implementing act referred to in paragraph 2list by means of a delegated act, where an assessment shows that a pest not listed in that act fulfils the conditions referred to in Article 36, a pest listcontained in that implementing ace list no longer fulfils one or more of those conditions or where amendments to that list are necessary, as regards categories referred to in paragraph 4 or thresholds referred to in paragraph 5.
Amendment 188 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 6
Article 37 – paragraph 6
Amendment 190 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – title
Article 40 – title
Amendment 193 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 40 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall adopt an implementing act, containing the plants, plant products and other objects, and the prohibiauthorisations and containment measures and the third countries concerned, as set out in Part A of Annex III to Directive 2000/29/EC. The containment measures shall meet special or equivalent requirements.
Amendment 197 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 40 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
The criteria for the drawing up of the abovementioned list shall be established by adopting delegated acts in accordance with Article 98.
Amendment 200 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 40 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Those measures, along with those referred to in paragraph 1, are hereinafter referred to as ‘special requirements’. The measures may take the form of specific requirements, adopted in accordance with Article 42(1), for the introduction into the Union territory of particular plants, plant products or other objects, which are equivalent to special requirements for the movement of those plants, plant products or other objects within the Union territory (hereinafter: 'equivalent requirements').
Amendment 206 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 3
Article 40 – paragraph 3
3. A plant, plant product or other object listed in the implementing act provided for in paragraph 1 shall notmay only be introduced into the Union territory from the third country, concerned by that listing.
Amendment 212 #
Amendment 216 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Equivalent requirements, as referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 41(2) shall be set out, by means of an implementing actThe Commission shall, for the purposes of drawing up the list referred to in Article 40, be empowered pursuant to Article 98 to adopt delegated acts in order to set out the equivalent requirements referred to in Article 40, on request of a particular third country, if all of the following conditions are fulfilled:
Amendment 217 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 3
Article 42 – paragraph 3
Amendment 220 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States andshall ensure that international transport operators shall make information available to passengers concerning the prohibitions, set outlist of plants, plant products and other objects, pursuant to Article 40(3), the requirements, set out pursuant to Articles 41(1) and 42(2), and the exemptions, set out pursuant to Article 70(2), as regards the introduction of plants, plant products and other objects into the Union territory.
Amendment 223 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
That information shallmay be provided in the form of posters or brochures, which, where appropriate, shall be made available through the internet.
Amendment 226 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) they are grown or produced in areas of third countries in the vicinity of their land border with Member States (hereinafter: ‘third country frontier zones’);
Amendment 228 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – title
Article 45 – title
Amendment 230 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 233 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) they are introduced into, passed through and, without delay, moved out of the Union territory under official control by the competent authorities concerned and under the supervision of customs officers. The competent authority of the Member State where those plants, plant products or other objects are introduced into, or for the first time moved within, the Union territory shall inform the competent authorities of all other Member States through which those plants, plant products or other objects are to be moved prior to being moved out of the Union territory.
Amendment 235 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) Plants, plant products and other objects in phytosanitary transit through Union territory from one third country to another must satisfy the plant health requirements under Article 40 without prejudice to other applicable plant health rules.
Amendment 237 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c b (new)
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c b (new)
(cb) In accordance with subparagraph (ca), the competent authority of the Member State where those plants, plant products or other objects are introduced into, or for the first time moved within, the Union territory, must perform the documentary check on that introduction and shall be responsible for the sealing of goods pursuant to subparagraph (b).
Amendment 238 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c c (new)
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c c (new)
(cc) Similarly, the competent authority of the Member State where the goods in transit are moved out of Union territory shall inform the competent authorities of the Member State into which they were introduced, and the Member State(s) through which they have been moved, of the fact that the goods have been moved out of Union territory.
Amendment 241 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 270 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point d
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point d
(d) plants, plant products and other objects listed pursuant to Articles 41(1) and (2)0.
Amendment 272 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Points (a) to (d) shall not apply, however, where the act adopted pursuant to Articles 27(1), 29(1) or 41(1) and (2)0 requires proof of compliance in the form of an official mark, as referred to in Article 91(1), or another official attestation, as referred to in Article 93(1).
Amendment 286 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 98 – paragraph 2
Article 98 – paragraph 2
2. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 1(2), 5(2), 6(2), 7(1) and (2), 8(6), 11(3), 20, 22(3), 25(4), 27, 30, 32(4), 34(1), 37(2), 38, 44(2), 45(3), 46(6), 48, 61(3), 67(4), 71(4), 76, 78(4), 82(4), 84(2), 86(3), 91(2), 92(1) and (3), 93(1), 94(4), 95(5) and 96(5) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time period of five years from the entry into force of this Regulation. Unless the European Parliament and the Council express an objection, this period shall be renewed on its expiry for a further five years.
Amendment 288 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 98 – paragraph 3
Article 98 – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 1(2), 5(2), 6(2), 7(1) and (2), 8(6), 11(3), 20, 22(3), 25(4), 27, 30, 32(4), 34(1), 37(2), 38, 44(2), 45(3), 46(6), 48, 61(3), 67(4), 71(4), 76, 78(4), 82(4), 84(2), 86(3), 91(2), 92(1) and (3), 93(1), 94(4), 95(5) and 96(5) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
Amendment 289 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 98 – paragraph 5
Article 98 – paragraph 5
5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 1(2), 5(2), 6(2), 7(1) and (2), 8(6), 11(3), 20, 22(3), 25(4), 27, 30, 32(4), 34(1), 37(2), 38, 44(2), 45(3), 46(6), 48, 61(3), 67(4), 71(4), 76, 78(4), 82(4), 84(2), 86(3), 91(2), 92(1) and (3), 93(1), 94(4), 95(5) and 96(5) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council.
Amendment 290 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 98 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 98 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Four years after the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and Council concerning the use of the power to adopt delegated acts provided for in paragraph 2.
Amendment 291 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 98 a (new)
Article 98 a (new)
Article 98a Urgency procedure Delegated acts adopted under this Article shall enter into force without delay and shall apply as long as no objection is expressed in accordance with paragraph 2. The notification of a delegated act to the European Parliament and to the Council shall state the reasons for the use of the urgency procedure. Either the European Parliament or the Council may object to a delegated act in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 98(5). In such a case, the Commission shall repeal the act without delay following the notification of the decision to object by the European Parliament or by the Council.
Amendment 295 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 a (new)
Annex 1 a (new)
Amendment 298 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 b (new)
Annex 1 b (new)
Amendment 300 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 c (new)
Annex 1 c (new)
Amendment 96 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
a) governing food and food safety, at any stage of production, the processing and distribution of food, including rules aimed at guaranteeing commercial quality and fair practices in trade and protecting consumer interests and information, and the manufacture and use of materials and articles intended to come into contact with food;
Amendment 97 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d
d) laying down animal health requirements, in particular those directly linked to operators' compliance with animal health requirements;
Amendment 100 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point k (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point k (new)
ka) laying down requirements on monitoring certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products.
Amendment 102 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 103 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point a
a) the rules laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007; on the management of the common organisation of markets, including production and other quotas and intervention. However, this Regulation shall apply to official controls on protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications for wine.
Amendment 105 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 5 – point a
Article 2 – point 5 – point a
a) the central authorities of a Member State responsible for the organisation or implementation of official controls and of other official activities, in accordance with this Regulation and the rules referred to in Article 1(2);
Amendment 106 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 5 – point b
Article 2 – point 5 – point b
b) any other local or regional authority ton which that responsibilitycompetence has been conferred;
Amendment 107 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 6
Article 2 – point 6
6) 'animals' means animals as defined in point (1) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXXX [Office of Publications, please insert number of the Regulation on animal health], falling within the scope of one or more of the rules referred to in Article 1(2);
Amendment 111 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 22 – point a
Article 2 – point 22 – point a
a) any official ofnatural or legal person officially recognised by the competent authorities and authorised to issue and sign official certificates by such authorities;
Amendment 113 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 22 – point b
Article 2 – point 22 – point b
b) where provided for by the rules referred to in Article 1(2) – any other person, who is authorised to issue and sign official certificates by the competent authorities;
Amendment 114 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 25 a (new)
Article 2 – point 25 a (new)
25a. 'official health attestation' means any seal, mark or other form of attestation issued by the competent authorities or under supervision and providing health assurance concerning compliance with one or more requirements laid down in the rules referred to in Article 1(2);
Amendment 117 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 27
Article 2 – point 27
27) 'consignment' means a number of animals orf the same species or a quantity of goodproducts of the same type, class, or description, covered by the same officialveterinary certificate, official attestation or any other documentr document or other documents provided for by legislation, conveyed by the same means of transport and havcoming from the same origin; it may consist of one or more lotsthird country or part of such country;
Amendment 122 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 28 – point c a (new)
Article 2 – point 28 – point c a (new)
ca) the documentation referred to in points a), b) and c).
Amendment 127 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 46
Article 2 – point 46
46) '‘documentary check'’ means the examination of the official certificates, official attestations and other document(s) including documents of a commercial nature, which are required to accompany the consignment as provided for by the rules referred to in Article 1(2), Article 54(1), or by implementing acts adopted in accordance with Articles 75(3), 125(4), 127(1) and 128(1);
Amendment 128 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 47
Article 2 – point 47
47) 'identity check' means a visual inspection to verify that the content and the labelling of a consignment, including the marks on animals, attestations, seals and means of transport, correspond with the information provided in the official certificates, official attestations and other documents accompanying it;
Amendment 130 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 49
Article 2 – point 49
49) 'transhipment' means the movement of goods subject to the official controls provided for in Article 45(1) which arrive by sea or by air transport from a third country from a vessel or aircraft and are transported under customs supervision to another vessel or aircraft in the same port or airport in preparation for onward travel;
Amendment 131 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 53
Article 2 – point 53
53) 'official detention' means the procedure by which the competent authorities ensure that animals and goods subject to official controls are not moved orprohibit or restrict the movement or transport and, where appropriate, the marketing of animals, products or goods subject to official controls within the framework of this Regulation in order to prevent them from being moved, tampered with or marketed pending a decision on their destination; it includes storage by operators under the control of the competent authorities or by the authorities themselves;
Amendment 134 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 56
Article 2 – point 56
56) 'control plan' means a description established by the competent authorities containing information on the structure and organisation of the official control system, and of its operation and the detailed planning of official controls to be performed in each of the areas referred to in Article 1(2) over a period of time;
Amendment 135 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 57 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 57 a (new)
57a)'commercial quality' means the set of properties and characteristics of a food product that result from the requirements laid down in mandatory provisions regarding the raw materials or ingredients used in its production, the processes used in its production, and the composition and presentation of the end product.
Amendment 140 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5
Article 3 – paragraph 5
5. Member States may confer to the competent authorities referred to in paragraph 1 the responsibility to carry out controls for the verification of compliance with, or for the application of, rules, including those regulating specific risks which may arise from the presence of alien species in the Union, other than those referred to in Article 1(2).
Amendment 147 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. For the purpose of ensuring that the staff of the competent authorities referred to in point (e) of paragraph 1 and in paragraph 2 have the necessary qualifications, skills and knowledge, harmonised across the whole of the EU, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 139 concerning harmonised rules for the specific qualification and training requirements of such staff, having regard to the scientific and technical knowledge necessary to perform official controls and other official activities in each of the areas referred to in Article 1(2).
Amendment 148 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Competent authorities shall make available the results of the audits referred to in paragraph 1 to the Commission upon justified request.
Amendment 149 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – title
Article 7 – title
Confidentiality obligations of the staff at the service of the competent authorities
Amendment 152 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not prevent the competent authorities from publishing or making otherwise available to the public information about the outcome of official controls regarding individual operators established on their territory, provided that the following conditions are met:
Amendment 154 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Competent authorities shall perform official controls on all operators regularlyat suitable intervals, oin a risk basis and wiline with the risks that may arise in relation to the appropriate frequencyrea concerned, taking account of:
Amendment 160 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – point b
Amendment 162 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – point a
Article 9 – point a
(a) on animals and goods at all stages of production, processing, placing on the market and distribution;
Amendment 166 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Competent authorities shall be entitled to publish or make otherwise available to the public information about the rating of individual operators established on their territory based on the outcome of official controls, provided that the following conditions are met:
Amendment 173 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i
(i) primary produceoperators'’ installations and other businesses, including their surroundings, premises, offices, equipment, installations and machinery, transport and their animals and goods;
Amendment 179 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) their documents and any other relevant information relating to the official control to be carried out.
Amendment 182 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. During official controls and other official activities, operators shall assist the staff of the competent authorities in the accomplishment of their control tasks.
Amendment 185 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Amendment 189 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Amendment 190 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) uniform and harmonised specific requirements for the performance of official controls and uniformharmonised minimum frequency of such official controls, having regard, in addition to the criteria referred to in Article 8(1), to the specific hazards and risks which exist in relation to each product of animal origin and the different processes it undergoes;
Amendment 191 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) the cases where and the conditions under which skilled slaughterhouse staff may be involved in official controls, and the design and application of specific tests to assess their performancetechnical capacity;
Amendment 200 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – title
Article 18 – title
Specific rules on official controls and action to be taken by the competent authorities in relation to the welfare requirements for vertebrate animals
Amendment 205 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Amendment 207 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) the verification of animal welfare requirements at border control posts and at exit points and the minimum requirements applicable to such exit points;
Amendment 208 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – point f
Amendment 214 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – title
Article 21 – title
Specific rules on official controls and action to be taken by the competent authorities in relation to GMOs and genetically modified food and feed
Amendment 215 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance withimplementing acts that shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 13941(2) concerning rules for the performance of official controls on GMOs and genetically modified food and feed performed to verify compliance with the rules referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of Article 1(2) and on action to be taken by the competent authorities following such official controls. Those delegated acts shall take into account the need to ensure a minimum level of official controls to prevent practices in violation with those rules, and lay down rules on:
Amendment 217 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) uniform specific requirements for the performance of official controls and uniform minimum frequency of such official controls on: the presence on the market of genetically modified food and feed that have not been authorised in accordance with Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 March 2001 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC or Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003;
Amendment 229 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The first subparagraph shall not apply to the measures to be taken in accordance with Article 135 or with the rules provided for in point (e) of Article 23(2) and point (e) of Article 23(3) following official controls performed to verify compliance with the rules referred to in points (j) and (k) of Article 1(2).
Amendment 230 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 4
Article 25 – paragraph 4
4. Where competent authorities delegate specific official control tasks for the verification of compliance with the rules referred to in points (j) and (k) of Article 1(2) to one or more delegated bodies, they shall attribute a code number to each delegated body and designate authorities responsible for their approval and supervision.
Amendment 232 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iv a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iv a (new)
(iva) members of their staff shall be required not to disclose information acquired when undertaking their duties in the context of official controls and other official activities which by its nature is covered by professional secrecy.
Amendment 236 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. In the absence of the Union rules referred to in paragraph 1, official laboratories shall preferably use state-of- the-art methods for their specific analytical, testing and diagnostic needs, taking into account:
Amendment 238 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b – point i
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b – point i
(i) that a sufficient number of other samples be taken for a second expert opinion; or, and divided into three parts for the purpose of an initial analysis and, if appropriate, a second expert opinion at the request of the operator, then another final analysis, if there is a discrepancy between the two previous ones;
Amendment 239 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b – point ii
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b – point ii
(ii) where it is not possible to take a sufficient number of samples, that a written recorded be left in the laboratory that the sample was divided and, as referred to in point (i), that an independent second analysis, test or diagnosis on the sample be carried out.
Amendment 240 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b – point ii a (new)
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b – point ii a (new)
(iia) In cases where urgent action needs to be taken, or where, for technical reasons, it would be expedient, the second expert onion shall be carried out automatically by the competent body, after it has notified the operator concerned so that it can attend the expert analysis at the time indicated and the single initial analysis and second expert opinion can be conducted on the parts of the sample provided by the control authority and the operator.
Amendment 242 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1
Article 35 – paragraph 1
1. In the case of animals and goods offered for sale by means of distance communication, the samples ordered from operators by the competent authorities without identifying themselves may be used for the purposes of an official control, except when the only method of sale is on payment of a fee.
Amendment 243 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Competent authorities, once they are in possession of the samples, shall take all steps to ensure that the operators from whom these samples are ordered in accordance with paragraph 1:
Amendment 245 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 36 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. When competent authorities designate a private laboratory to carry out the laboratory analyses, tests and diagnoses on samples taken during official controls, this designation shall not be considered as a delegation of tasks and therefore need not comply with the provisions of chapter III of this Title.
Amendment 248 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – a (new)
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – a (new)
(1a) If a competent authority does not carry out tests, analyses or specific diagnoses as part of its actions, and has designated the same official laboratory for the same type of test, analysis or diagnosis as another competent authority, it shall not need to organise audits or inspections.
Amendment 258 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 47 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Where such checks are performed on animals or on products of animal origin, they shall be carried out by an official veterinarian or under his supervision.
Amendment 261 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the time limits and modalities for carrying out documentary, identity and physical checks on transhipped consignments, whose final destination is the EU, of the categories of goods referred to in Article 45(1);
Amendment 262 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the cases where and the conditions under which identity and physical checks of transhipped consignments and of animals arriving by air or sea and staying on the same means of transport for onward travel may be performed at a border control post other than the one of first arrival into the Union;
Amendment 263 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) identity and physical checks on consignments of the categories of animals and goods referred to in Article 45(1) may be performed by competent authorities at border control points other than border control posts provided that those control points comply with the requirements provided for in Article 62(3) and in the implementing acts adopted in accordance with Article 62(4);
Amendment 264 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii a (new)
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii a (new)
iii a) pets travelling with their owners.
Amendment 265 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 2
Article 51 – paragraph 2
2. Point (b) of Article 54(2), point (a) of Article 55(2) and Articles 57, 58, 60, 61, 62(3) and (4), shall apply to the border control points referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1.
Amendment 266 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 53 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Decisions on consignments of animals and products of animal origin shall be taken by an official veterinarian or under his supervision.
Amendment 267 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 53 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. These decisions shall be recorded in the Common Health Entry Document referred to in the following articles.
Amendment 268 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 54 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. The competent authorities of the border control post shall finalise the CHED as soon as:record the decision on the consignment in the Common Health Entry Document as soon as all official controls required by Article 47(1) have been performed.
Amendment 269 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 54 – paragraph 4 – point a
Amendment 270 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 54 – paragraph 4 – point b
Amendment 271 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 54 – paragraph 4 – point c
Amendment 272 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 2
Article 56 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 139 concerning rules establishing the cases where and the conditions under which the CHED must accompany consignments of the categories of animals and goods referred to in Article 45(1) to the place of destination. A copy of the CHED shall in any case accompany consignments of the categories of animals and goods referred to in Article 45(1) to the place of destination.
Amendment 273 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – title
Article 57 – title
Amendment 274 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 2
Article 57 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall notify the Commission at least three months before designating aof the proposed authorisation of each border control post. That notification shall include all the information necessary for the Commission to verify that the proposed border control post complies with the minimum requirements laid down in Article 62.
Amendment 275 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 57 – paragraph 3 – point a
a) whether the designation of the proposed border control post is dependent upon the favourable outcome of a control performed by Commission experts in accordance with Article 115 in order to verify compliance with the minimum requirements laid down in Article 62, and the date of such a control;
Amendment 276 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 57 – paragraph 3 – point b
b) oif the date of such aMember State has not received any response from the Commission by the end of the three month period, the Member States shall proceed to authorise said border control post.
Amendment 277 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 4
Article 57 – paragraph 4
Amendment 278 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 1
Article 62 – paragraph 1
1. Border control posts shall be located in the immediate vicinity of the point of entry into the Union and in a place that is suitably equipped to be designated by the customs authorities, in accordance with Article 38(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
Amendment 279 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 63 – paragraph 2
Article 63 – paragraph 2
2. Consignments ofWhere the competent authorities suspect that a consignment contains certain animals and/or goods which arhave not been declared by operators to consist of the categories of animals and goods referred to in Article 45(1), shall be subject to official controls by the competent authorities where there is reason to believe that such categories of animals or goods are present in the consignment, they shall perform the official controls referred to in Article 45(1). 1.
Amendment 280 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 63 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 63 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The competent authorities shall placesubject the consignments referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 underto more stringent checks including necessary sampling and analysis, officially detentionaining them until they obtain the results of the official controls provided for in those paragraphs.
Amendment 281 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – title
Article 64 – title
Measures to be taken in cases of an attempt to bring non- compliant consignments eintering the Uniono the EU from third countries
Amendment 282 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 284 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
As appropriate, any such consignment shall be isolated or quarantined and animals belonging to it shall be kept and treated under appropriate conditions pending any further decision. The special needs of other goods shall also be borne in mind.
Amendment 285 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 64 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Having, where possible, heard the operator responsible for the consignment, the competent authorities shall, without delay, order that the operatordecide which of the following courses of action to apply to it:
Amendment 286 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – title
Article 65 – title
Measures to be taken oin animals or goods entering the Unioncases of an attempt to bring non-compliant consignments into the EU from third countries presenting a risk
Amendment 287 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 1
Article 67 – paragraph 1
1. The operator shall carry out all the measures ordered by the competent authorities in accordance with Article 64 (3) and (5) and 65 without delay and, at the latest, in the case of products, within 60 days from the day on which the competent authorities notified the operator of their decision in accordance with Article 64(4).
Amendment 289 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) notify the Commission and the other Member States and operators concerned via the TRACES system, including the measures to be applied, in addition to seeking administrative assistance in accordance with the procedures established in Title IV;
Amendment 290 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 73 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The customs authorities shall only release those consignments of animals and goods under Article 45 in respect of which the competent authority at the border control post has carried out the official controls provided for in Article 47 and issued a decision recorded in the CHED.
Amendment 292 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 1
Article 76 – paragraph 1
1. Member StatThe competent authorities shall ensure that adequate financial resources are available to provide the staff and other resources necessary for the competent authorities to perform official controls and other official activities.
Amendment 293 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 76 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Member States may collect fees deriving from official control activities under the terms of Article 77.
Amendment 294 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 2
Article 76 – paragraph 2
Amendment 295 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 4
Article 76 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shallmay consult the operators concerned on the methods used to calculate the fees provided for in Article 77.
Amendment 296 #
Amendment 299 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. For the purpose of ensuring that competent authorities are provided with adequate resources for the performance of official controls, the competent authorities shallmay collect fees to recover the costs they incur in relation to:
Amendment 300 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) the official controls performed in view of the issuance of official certificates or to supervise the issuance of official attestations;
Amendment 302 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 77 – paragraph 3 – point b
b) the official controls referred to in point (a) and (b) of that paragraph shall not include official controls performed to verify compliance with the rules referred to in Article 1(2)(j) and (k). Nevertheless, costs arising from the verification of compliance with PDOs, PGIs and Certificates of Specific Character, or specific standards of organic agriculture, may be borne by the operators covered by these regimes.
Amendment 305 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 78 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The competent authorities shallwhich collect fees in accordance with Article 77 shall do so in order to recover the following costs:
Amendment 308 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 – paragraph 1
Article 80 – paragraph 1
Where fees are established in accordance with Article 77 and the necessary financial resources are available and insofar as Article 78 is complied with, when the formula laid down in point (a) of Article 79(1) is used, the rate of the fee towhich may be applied to each operator shallmay be determined taking into account the operators'’ record of compliance with the rules referred to in Article 1(2) as ascertained through official controls, so that fees applied to consistently compliant operators are lower than those applied to other operators.
Amendment 309 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 2
Article 81 – paragraph 2
2. Fees collected in accordance with point (d) of Article 77(1) shall be paid by the operator responsible for the consignment or its representative at the time of its arrival.
Amendment 313 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 2
Article 82 – paragraph 2
2. EMember States levying fees in accordance with Article 77 may exempt enterprises employing fewer than 10 persons and whose annual turnover or annual balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 2 million shall be exempted from the payment of the fees provided for in Article 77insofar as the terms of Article 78 have been met.
Amendment 315 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 83 – paragraph 2
Article 83 – paragraph 2
Amendment 316 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 84 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Competent authorities shallmay charge fees to cover the additional costs they have incurred as a result of:
Amendment 317 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 85 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) official health attestations
Amendment 318 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2
Article 85 – paragraph 2
2. Where the competent authorities delegate specific tasks related to the issuance of official certificates, official attestations or official health attestations, or to the official supervision referred to in Article 90(1) such delegation shall comply with the provisions of Articles 25 to 32.
Amendment 319 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2
Article 86 – paragraph 2
Amendment 320 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 1
Article 87 – paragraph 1
1. Official certificates shall be issued by the competent authorities or delegated bodies pursuant to Articles 25 to 32.
Amendment 323 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 91 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) hold a supporting letter from the authority competent in the field in question.
Amendment 324 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 91 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2a) The designation of reference laboratories shall be reviewed every five years.
Amendment 325 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 91 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. The Commission may, where it considers appropriate, designate more than one reference laboratory for the same disease and thus promote the rotation of national laboratories meeting the requirements of paragraph 3 of this Article.
Amendment 326 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 3 – point g a (new)
Article 91 – paragraph 3 – point g a (new)
(ga) ensure that their staff respect the confidential nature of certain subjects, results or communications.
Amendment 327 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 92 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) provide reference material free of charge and for unrestricted use (in respect of animal health, strains and serums) to the national reference laboratories to facilitate the adjustment and harmonization of methods of analysis, testing and diagnosis
Amendment 328 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 92 – paragraph 2 – point b
b) coordinating the application by the national reference laboratories and, if necessary, by other official laboratories of the methods referred to in point (a), in particular, by organising regular inter- laboratory comparative testing and by ensuring appropriate follow-up of such comparative testing in accordance, where available, with internationally accepted protocols; they shall inform the competent authorities of the follow-up and results of such inter-laboratory comparative testing.
Amendment 329 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 92 – paragraph 2 – point d
d) conducting training courses free of charge for the benefit of staff from national reference laboratories and, if needed, fromprovide training course for the staff of other official laboratories, as well as of experts from third countries;
Amendment 331 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The European Union reference centres designated in accordance with Article 95(1) shall be responsible, in accordance with annual or multiannual work programmes approved by the Commission for the following tasks:carrying out the tasks assigned to them.
Amendment 332 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 333 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 334 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 335 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point d
d) carrying out scientific and technical studies on the welfare of animals used for commercial or scientific purposes;eleted
Amendment 336 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 337 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 338 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 99 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 99 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) collaborate with the European Union reference laboratories, and may participate in training courses and in inter-laboratory comparative tests organised by these laboratories;
Amendment 339 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 99 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 99 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) coordinate the activities of national official laboratories designated in accordance with Article 36(1) with a view of harmonising and improving the methods of laboratory analysis, test or diagnosis and their use;
Amendment 340 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 99 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 99 – paragraph 1 – point c
c) where appropriate, organise inter- laboratory comparative tests between national official laboratories, ensure an appropriate follow-up of such tests and inform the competent authorities of the results of such tests and follow-up;;
Amendment 341 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 99 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 99 – paragraph 1 – point d
d) ensure the dissemination to the competent authorities and national official laboratories of information that the European Union reference laboratory supplies;
Amendment 343 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 100 – paragraph 2
Article 100 – paragraph 2
Amendment 344 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 100 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 100 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Communications between competent authorities conducted in accordance with the provisions of this title shall be without prejudice to the provisions of Regulation 16/2011 laying down implementing measures for the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) regarding communications through the RASFF system.
Amendment 345 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 101 – paragraph 2
Article 101 – paragraph 2
2. The designation of liaison bodies shall not preclude direct contacts, exchange of information or cooperation between the staff ofAdministrative assistance shall, where appropriate, include the participation of the competent authorities of one Member State in official controls on the ground by the competent authorities in differentof another Member States with the knowledge of the liaison body.
Amendment 346 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 102 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 102 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) indicate within ten15 days from the date of receipt of the request, the time necessary to provide an informed response to the request;
Amendment 347 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part
Article 103 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part
b) shall indicate within ten15 working days from the date of receipt of the notification:
Amendment 348 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 105
Article 105
Amendment 349 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 107 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 107 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall designate a singlthe authority or authorities responsible for:
Amendment 350 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 107 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 107 – paragraph 2 – point b
b) ensuring that such plan is coherent and consistently implementedmplies with this Regulation.
Amendment 351 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 108 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Multi-annual national control plans shall contain general information on the structure and organisation of the systems of official control in the Member State concerned, for each of the sectors concerned and shall contain at least information on the following:
Amendment 352 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 110
Article 110
Amendment 353 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 111 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
With a view to conducting Union wide targeted assessment of the state of application of the rules referred to in Article 1(2) or establishing the prevalence of certain hazards across the Union, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts implementing accordance with Article 139ts concerning:
Amendment 354 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 111 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 141(2).
Amendment 358 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 117 – paragraph 2
Article 117 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, amend its control programme to take account of developments in the areas governed by the rules referred to in Article 1(2). Any such amendment shall be communicated to the Member States sufficiently well in advance.
Amendment 359 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 118 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 118 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 360 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 123
Article 123
Amendment 361 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 129 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 129 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Commission mayshall organise training activities for the staff of the competent authorities and, where appropriate, for staff of other authorities of the Member States involved in investigations of possible violations of the provisions of this Regulation and of the rules referred to in Article 1(2).
Amendment 362 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 129 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 129 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The Commission mayshall organise those activities in cooperation with Member States.
Amendment 364 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 132 – paragraph 2
Article 132 – paragraph 2
Amendment 365 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 134 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 134 – paragraph 3 – point a
a) the performance of intensified official controls on animals, goods and operators for an appropriate period;, depending on the nature of the risk in each case.
Amendment 372 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 139 – paragraph 2
Article 139 – paragraph 2
2. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 4(3), 15(2), 16, 17, 18(3), 19, 20, 21, 22, 23(1), 24(1), 25(3), 26(2), 40, 43(4), 45(3), 46, 49, 51(1), 52(1) and (2), 56(2), 60(3), 62(2), 69(3), 75(1) and (2), 97(2), 98(6), 99(2), 101(3), 106(3), 110, 111, 114(4) and 125(1), the third subparagraph of Article 132(1), Articles 133, 138(1) and (2), 143(2), 144(3), 151(3), 153(3) and 159(3) shall be conferred for an indeterminate period of time period of seven years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 373 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 139 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 139 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. For the period during which these delegated powers are exercised, it is particularly important for the Commission to engage in appropriate consultations at the preparatory stage including consultations with experts. In drawing up working documents with regard to delegated acts, the Commission shall ensure that the most relevant are forwarded simultaneously to the European Parliament and Council when appropriate.
Amendment 375 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 141 – paragraph 1
Article 141 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed established by Article 58(1) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002. That Committee is a Committee in the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011, except under Article 23, which requires the Commission to be assisted by committees set up under Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production, Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 regarding DOP, PGI and TSG food product designations, Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 regarding DOP and PGI wine designations and Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 regarding the geographical indications of spirit drinks.
Amendment 376 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 141 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 141 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Where the committee delivers no opinion, the Commission shall not adopt the draft implementing act and the third subparagraph of Article 5(4) of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.
Amendment 377 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 148 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 148 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 378 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 150 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 150 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Regulation (EC) No1/2005
Article 2
Article 2
'The definitions of 'competent authorities', 'border control post' and, 'official veterinarian' and 'exit point' laid down in points (5), (29), (32), and (36) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXXX [Office of Publications, please insert number of this Regulation]* shall also apply.
Amendment 379 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 150 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 150 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) Articles 14, 15, 16, 21, 22(2), 23, 24 and 26 are deleted;
Amendment 381 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 153 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
Article 153 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
Regulation (EC) No 834/207
Article 27
Article 27
'Official controls to verify compliance with this Regulation shall be performed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 882/2004. The delegated body shall be accredited in accordance with standard EN ISO/IEC 17.065.';.
Amendment 170 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) intended solely for, and maintained by, not-for-profit gene banks, organisations and networks of conservation of genetic resources, or persons belonging to those organisations or networks;
Amendment 182 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) exchanged in kind in small quantities between persons other than professional operators.
Amendment 209 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 1
Article 3 – point 1
(1) ‘plants’ means plants as defined in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No …/… (Office of Publications, please insert number of Regulation on protective measures against pests of plants) on protective measures against pests of plantsa complete botanical individual;
Amendment 213 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 2
Article 3 – point 2
(2) ‘plant reproductive materials’ means plant(s) capable of, and intended for, producing entireseeds, parts of plants, and any plant material intended for the propagation and production of plants;
Amendment 217 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 3
Article 3 – point 3
(3) ‘mother plant’ means an identified plant from which plant reproductive material is taken for reproduction of new plants;Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 243 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 6 – point a
Article 3 – point 6 – point a
(a) producing, excluding assisting farmer- breeders;
Amendment 253 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 6 – point e
Article 3 – point 6 – point e
(e) preserving, including storing; and;
Amendment 272 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5
Article 5
Professional operators shall be registered in the registers referred to in Article 61 of Regulation (EC) No …/… (Office of Publication, please insert number of Regulation on protective measures against pests of plants) in accordance with the provisions of Article 62 of that Regulationan official register of reproductive material operators. Member States may combine that register on their territory with other existing registers of operators in accordance with Regulation (EU) No .../... The above obligation shall not apply to retailers.
Amendment 280 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6
Article 6
Professional operators shall ensurguarantee that plant reproductive material produced and made available on the market under their control fulfils the requirements of this Regulation.
Amendment 334 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point 6
Article 10 – point 6
(6) ‘pre-basic material’ means plant reproductive material which is at the first step of production and is intended for the production of other categories of plant reproductive material, and meets the requirements for this category;
Amendment 337 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point 7
Article 10 – point 7
(7) ‘basic material’ means plant reproductive material which has been produced from pre-basic material, and is intended for the production of certified material, and meets the requirements for this category;
Amendment 340 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point 8
Article 10 – point 8
(8) ‘certified material’ means plant reproductive material which has been produced from pre-basic or basic material, from other certified material, or, where applicable, from material from a generation prior to that of the basic material, and which meets the requirements for this category;
Amendment 341 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point 9
Article 10 – point 9
(9) ‘standard material’ means plant reproductive material other than pre-basic, basic or certified materialwhich is sufficiently identifiable as belonging to a variety and correspondingly pure, meets the requirements of this Regulation, and is subject to an official ex post sample check;
Amendment 344 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point 9 a (new)
Article 10 – point 9 a (new)
(9a) ‘commercial material’ means plant reproductive material which is identifiable solely as belonging to a species and meets the requirements of this Regulation;
Amendment 346 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point 10
Article 10 – point 10
(10) ‘category’ means pre-basic material, basic material, certified material or standard materialeach of the classes for plant materials laid down in this Regulation.
Amendment 367 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 386 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) to the purpose of ensuring food and feed security; andsecurity in terms of the health status of the plant material and the risk of spreading diseases;
Amendment 397 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 140, listing the genera or species whose plant reproductive material may not be placed on the market as standard material, as referred to in paragraph 2, shall be listed in Annex Ia. The Commission shall submit a legislative proposal under the ordinary legislative procedure to adapt, amend, update, or include the species in Annex Ia.
Amendment 402 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) it belongs to a variety provided with an official or an officially recognised description;
Amendment 429 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. By way of derogation to paragraph 1 of this Article, rootstocks may be produced and made available on the market without belonging to a variety registered in a national variety register or in the Union variety register reference to the species or hybrid concerned where they do not conform to any variety.
Amendment 446 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point d
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point d
Amendment 463 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15
Article 15
Amendment 482 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Those delegated acts shall take into account the relevant international technical and scientific standard recommendations, including the following:
Amendment 494 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. Official labels shall certify that pre- basic, basic or certified material complieshas been produced in accordance with the relevant production and quality requirements as referred to in Article 16.
Amendment 498 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Standard materials shall be subjected to subsequent random, risk-based official checks.
Amendment 502 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Those delegated acts shall take into account the applicable international technical and scientific standard recommendations such as, including the following:
Amendment 506 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. The official label and the operator’s label shall be written in one of the official Union languages. They shall be legible, indelible, printed on one side, not previously been used and easily visible. The order in which the entries are printed shall always be the same, as indicated by the European Commission.
Amendment 508 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. The official label shall have a distinct colour per category of plant reproductive material. The colours shall be those laid down in Part C of Annex III.
Amendment 512 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 5 – point g a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 5 – point g a (new)
(ga) the order in which the information is printed on the label and its possible codification.
Amendment 515 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – introductory part
Article 22 – introductory part
Amendment 520 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 528 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. For the purposes of the official supervision referred to in point (a) of Article 22, competent authorities shall, at least once per year, conduct audits to ensure that the professional operator fulfils the requirements referred to in Article 23. The number of audits shall be determined by the likelihood of these requirements not being fulfilled.
Amendment 530 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3
Article 24 – paragraph 3
3. In addition to the inspection, sampling and testing referred to in paragraph 2, the competent authorities may carry out further field inspections, sampling or testing, if requested so by the professional operatorthese are deemed necessary.
Amendment 539 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27
Article 27
Professional operators shall inform the competent authorities in due time about their intention to produce pre-basic, basic and certified material plant reproductive material, and to carry out the certification referred to in Article 19(1). That notification shall state the plant species, origin of the material, location of the production plots, varieties and categories concerned.
Amendment 550 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 3
Article 30 – paragraph 3
3. Post certification tests shall be carried out through samples taken by the competent authority. They shall assess the identity and purity of the plant reproductive material concerned, or under its official supervision.
Amendment 580 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1
Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. By way of derogation from Article 14(1), competent authorities may authorise professional operators, for a specified period of time, to make availablesuch as a maximum onf the market for tests and trials, on fwo years for agricultural and horticultural species and five yearms for other production premises,woody species, to make available on the market maximum quantities of plant reproductive material belonging to a variety not registered in a national variety register pursuant to Article 79 or the Union variety register pursuant to Article 94(1).
Amendment 602 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the varieties concerned are local and of lesser interest, and it is made available on the market in small quantities by persons other than professional operators, or by professional operators employing no more than ten persons and whose annual turnover or balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 2 million;.
Amendment 642 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 36 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) the maximum quantities per species and per operator to be placed on the market each year.
Amendment 669 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 40 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. The Commission may authorise Member States, by means of implementing acts, to adopt more stringent production and quality requirements than those referred to in Article 16(2), or more stringent certification rules than those referred to in Article 20(1), or the national species regulations referred to in Title III.
Amendment 686 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) in the case of pre-basic, basic or certified material in accordance with the requirements of Annex 1, on an official document or on an additional official label;,
Amendment 697 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 48 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) in the case of seeds, it shall have satisfactory germination and specific purity, as appropriate for other genera and related species concerned included in Annex I, to allow an appropriate number of plants per area after sowing, and to ensure the maximum yield and quality of the production;
Amendment 703 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 48 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Compliance with the requirements of points (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of paragraph 1 shall be assessed in light of the applicable international standard recommendations, including the following:
Amendment 721 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1
Article 51 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall establish, publish and update a single national register of varieties and clones (hereinafter 'national variety register').
Amendment 726 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) varieties and clones directly registered in the Union variety register in accordance with Chapter V; and
Amendment 728 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) varieties and clones registered in national variety registers in accordance with Chapter IV, as notified by the Member States to the Agency in accordance with Chapter VI.
Amendment 751 #
Amendment 764 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – introductory part
Article 55 – introductory part
In the case of a variety or clone, notified by a Member State to the Agency in accordance with Chapter VI, the Union variety register shall include, in addition to the data required pursuant to Articles 53 and 54:
Amendment 765 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – point b
Article 55 – point b
(b) the reference under which the variety or clone has been registered in the national variety register(s).
Amendment 802 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) It shall be mandatory to provide a sample of the variety for the purpose of official checks and complaints.
Amendment 865 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 63
Article 63
If a variety has been granted a plant variety right pursuant to Article 62 of Regulation (EC) No 2100/1994, or pursuant to the legislation of a Member State, that variety shall be deemed to be distinct, uniform and stable, for the purpose of the official description as referred to in point (a) of Article 56(2) and (3) and to have a suitable denomination for the purposes of point (a) of Article 56(1).
Amendment 894 #
Amendment 921 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 69 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the content requirements laid down in Article 67; andy
Amendment 929 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70
Article 70
The date of application for registration shall be the date on which an application complying with the contentis entered in the register of the competent authority for the purposes of verifying its compliance with the requirements laid down in Article 67 and the format adopted pursuant to Article 68 was submitted to the competent authority.
Amendment 952 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1
Article 73 – paragraph 1
1. The applicant may carry out the technical examination referred to in Article 71(1), or part of it, only if it has been authorised thereto by the competent authority or by the Agency if the competent authority has not been audited by the Agency for the species concerned in accordance with Article 72. Technical examination by the applicant shall be carried out in particular premises, which are dedicated to this purpose.
Amendment 955 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 73 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Prior to granting the authorisation to carry out the technical examination, the competent authority, or where applicable the Agency, shall audit the premises and the organisation of the applicant. That audit shall verify whether the premises and organisation are suitable for carrying out the technical examination as regards:
Amendment 961 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 4
Article 73 – paragraph 4
4. On the basis of the audit referred to in paragraph 1, the competent authority, or where applicable the Agency, may recommend to the applicant, if appropriate, actions to ensure the suitability of the applicant’s premises and organisation.
Amendment 964 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 73 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Further to the authorisation and audit referred to in paragraph 1, the competent authority, or where applicable the Agency, may carry out additional audits and, where applicable, recommend to the applicant, within a specific period of time, corrective actions concerning the applicant’s premises and the organisation.
Amendment 968 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 73 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
In case the competent authority or the Agency concludes that the applicant’s premises and organisation are not suitable, it may revoke or modify the authorisation referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 990 #
Amendment 992 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 – paragraph 1
Article 80 – paragraph 1
1. By way of derogation from Articles 66 to 79, the competent authorities shall register in their national variety registers all varieties officially accepted or registered, before the entry into force of this Regulation, in the catalogues, lists or registers established by their Member States pursuant to Article 3 of Directive 2002/53/EC, Article 3(2) of Directive 2002/55/EC, Article 7(4) of Directive 2008/90/EC and Article 5 of Directive 68/193/EEC and all clones registered pursuant to Article 5 of Directive 68/193/EEC, Article 7(4) of Directive 2008/90/EC, Chapter II of Directive 2008/62/EC and Section I of Chapter II and Section I of Chapter III of Directive 2009/145/EC.
Amendment 1043 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 – paragraph 3
Article 89 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1046 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 90
Article 90
Amendment 1049 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 91
Article 91
Amendment 1050 #
Amendment 1055 #
Amendment 1058 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 93
Article 93
This Chapter shall apply to varieties and clones not registered in any national variety register pursuant to Article 79.
Amendment 1059 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 94 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. For the registration of a variety or clone in the Union variety register, Chapter IV shall apply with the necessary modifications, excluding the following provisions:
Amendment 1063 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 2
Article 94 – paragraph 2
2. For the examination of denominations, for variety and clone maintenance and for exemptions from the payment of registration fees, Articles 95, 96 and 97 shall apply instead of the provisions referred to in paragraph 1(a), (b) and (d).
Amendment 1066 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. When applying Chapter IV for the registration of a variety or clone in the Union variety register, references shall be construed as follows:
Amendment 1067 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – title
Article 96 – title
Amendment 1070 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1
Article 96 – paragraph 1
1. Varieties and clones registered in the Union variety register shall be maintained by the applicant, or by any other person acting in mutual agreement with the applicant. The other person shall be notified to the Agency.
Amendment 1075 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 3
Article 96 – paragraph 3
3. The persons referred to in paragraph 1 shall keep records concerning the maintenance of the variety or the clone. It shall at all times be possible for the Agency to check the maintenance of the variety or the clone from those records. Those records shall also cover the production of pre-basic, basic, certified and standard material, and stages of production prior to pre-basic material.
Amendment 1077 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 4
Article 96 – paragraph 4
4. The Agency shall check the way the maintenance is carried out and may, to this purpose, take samples of the varieties and the clones.
Amendment 1079 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 5
Article 96 – paragraph 5
5. The competent authorities of the Member State where the maintenance of the variety or the clone concerned takes place, shall assist the Agency as regards controls on maintenance.
Amendment 1102 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point k
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) "provenance" means the place in which any seed source or stand is growing;
Amendment 1104 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point q
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point q
(q) "tested": means derived from basic forest material consisting of stands, seed orchards, parents of families, clones or clonal mixtures of superior quality, which must have been demonstrated by comparative testing or estimated from the genetic evaluation of the components of the basic forest material;
Amendment 1106 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point r – introductory part
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point r – introductory part
(r) "planting stocks" means one of the following:
Amendment 1108 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point u
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point u
(u) "areagion/zone of utilisation": means the area where the forest reproductive material is used for a specified purpose.
Amendment 1110 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 – paragraph 1
Article 110 – paragraph 1
1. The Member States shall for species in Annex IX demarcate the regions of provenance of basic forest material consisting of stands or seed sources and intended for the production of forest reproductive material under the ‘source- identified’ and ‘selected’ categories.
Amendment 1112 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 112 – paragraph 2
Article 112 – paragraph 2
2. Each Member State shall establish, publish and update a summary of the national register in the form of a national list or catalogue.
Amendment 1113 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 112 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 112 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) category for the production of which the basic forest material is intendedof forest reproductive material;
Amendment 1115 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 112 – paragraph 4 – point f – point i
Article 112 – paragraph 4 – point f – point i
(i) for basic forest material intended for production of the ‘source-identified’ category, region of provenance and geographical position defined by latitude and longitude or the latitudinal and longitudinal range;
Amendment 1117 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 112 – paragraph 4 – point h
Article 112 – paragraph 4 – point h
(h) area: the sizeextent of a seed source(s), stand(s) or seed orchard(s);
Amendment 1120 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 117 – paragraph 4
Article 117 – paragraph 4
4. Forest reproductive material belonging to the species and artificial hybrids listed in Annex IX which propagate vegetatively may only be made available on the market under the ‘selected’ category if it has been mass propagated from seeds.
Amendment 1122 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 123 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 123 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the purpose (specific objective for which the basic material was selected);
Amendment 1124 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 123 – paragraph 2 – point j
Article 123 – paragraph 2 – point j
(j) the type of planting stock (whether undercuts, transplantsbare-root or containerised);
Amendment 1126 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 124 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 124 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 1128 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 124 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 124 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the germination ratpercentage of the pure seed, or, where germination ratpercentage is impossible or impractical to assess, the viability percentage assessed by reference to a specified method;
Amendment 1130 #
Amendment 1136 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 140 – paragraph 2
Article 140 – paragraph 2
2. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 11(3), 13(3), 14(3), 15(56(2), 16(24), 17(4), 18(4), 18(65), 20(2), 20(4), 21(5), 23(3), 24(4), 30(4), 32(1), 33(3), 34(6), 36(43), 38(46), 39(3), 44(1), 56(5), 56(6), 59(2), 64(4), 657(3), 672(2), 72(23(3), 74(1), 87(3), 107(4), 119, 124(4), 127, 131(2) andor 135(4) and 138(13) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from the date of the entry into force of this Regulation period of five years from the date of the entry into force of this Regulation. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of identical duration unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such an extension not later than 3 months before the end of each period.
Amendment 1140 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 140 – paragraph 5
Article 140 – paragraph 5
5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 11(3), 13(3), 14(3), 15(56(2), 16(24), 17(4), 18(4), 18(65), 20(2), 20(4), 21(5), 23(3), 24(4), 30(4), 32(1), 33(3), 34(6), 36(43), 38(46), 39(3), 44(1), 56(5), 56(6), 59(2), 64(4), 657(3), 672(2), 72(23(3), 74(1), 87(3), 107(4), 119, 124(4), 127, 131(2), or 135(4) and 138(13) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council.
Amendment 1395 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I a (new)
Annex I a (new)
Amendment 150 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
This Regulation lays down rules for the prevention and control of animal diseases, which are transmissible to animals or to humans, instruments and mechanisms to facilitate progress towards the declaration of disease-free zones and territories, priority actions, and the division of responsibilities in the area of animal health.
Amendment 171 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point c
c) the purposes of breeding of birds used for the types of production referred to in points (a) and (b);
Amendment 280 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 253 concerningMember States may adopt biosecurity measures supplementing the rules laid down in paragraph 1(b) of this Article.
Amendment 318 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Where necessary, Member States shall supporassist operators and animal professionals in acquiring, maintaining and developing the basic knowledge of animal health provided for in Article 10 through relevant programmes in agricultural or aquaculture sectors or formal education(3), as required by the activities they are performing.
Amendment 329 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The competent authority may delegate one or more of the following activities to veterinarians or to natural or legal persons who have the relevant technical capacity:
Amendment 335 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 253,Member States shall inform the Commission of the activities they have delegated and the conditions and requirements governing the type of delegation concerning:ed.
Amendment 338 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Amendment 339 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 344 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Amendment 349 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 351 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Member States shall establish appropriate control mechanisms to ensure that the conditions governing the delegation are observed.
Amendment 378 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – point c a (new)
Article 22 – point c a (new)
(ca) agree to animal health visits from a veterinarian for the purpose of detecting the presence of listed diseases and emerging diseases, in accordance with the criteria laid down in Article 23; such visits shall also serve as a means of providing advice to the operator on biosecurity matters.
Amendment 437 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 438 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 440 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 442 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2
Article 38 – paragraph 2
Amendment 449 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) suspend movements of the listed species, for the listed disease for which it was approved or recognised for disease- free status, to other Member States, zones or compartments with a higher health take the appropriate measures based on the risk that animal movements may constaitus for that listed diseaste;
Amendment 452 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – chapter 4 a (new)
Part 2 – chapter 4 a (new)
Amendment 473 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) applyensure that appropriate biosecurity measures are applied to prevent the spreading of that listed disease agent to other animals or to humans;
Amendment 526 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 74 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 74 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The competent authority shall, in the event of a suspicion of a listed disease referred to in Article 8(1)(b) or (c)– or, in the case of diseases under (c), where a voluntary eradication programme exists or the zone or Member State has officially been declared disease free or where this is the first suspicion of the disease in that Member State – in kept animals carry out the following preliminary disease control measures, pending the results of the investigation provided for in Article 73(1) and the carrying out of disease control measures in accordance with Article 78(1) and (2):
Amendment 529 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 74 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 74 – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 533 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 76 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The competent authority shall base an official confirmation of a listed disease referred to in Article 8(1)(b) or (c)– or, in the case of diseases under (c), where a voluntary eradication programme exists or the zone or Member State has officially been declared disease free or where this is the first suspicion of the disease in that Member State – on the following information:
Amendment 535 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 77
Article 77
The competent authority shall continue to apply the preliminary disease control measures provided for in Article 74(1) and Article 75 until the presence of the listed diseases referred to in Article 8(1)(b) or (c)– or, in the case of diseases under (c), where a voluntary eradication programme exists or the zone or Member State has officially been declared disease free or where this is the first suspicion of the disease in that Member State – has been ruled out in accordance with Article 76(1) or rules adopted pursuant to Article 76(2).
Amendment 537 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 78 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. In the event of an official confirmation in accordance with Article 76(1) of an outbreak of a listed disease referred to in Article 8(1)(c) – or, in the case of diseases under (c), where a voluntary eradication programme exists or the zone or Member State has officially been declared disease free or where this is the first suspicion of the disease in that Member State – in kept animals the competent authority shall:
Amendment 541 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 78 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the kept animals affected, particularly when they belong to an endangered race or variety;
Amendment 545 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 79
Article 79
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 253 laying down detailed rules concerning the disease control measures to be taken in the event of outbreaks of a listed disease referred to in Article 8(1)(b) or (c)– or, in the case of diseases under (c), where a voluntary eradication programme exists or the zone or Member State has officially been declared disease free or where this is the first suspicion of the disease in that Member State – in kept animals as provided for in Article 78(2)(b) taking into account the criteria provided for in Article 78(3).
Amendment 552 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 80 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. In the event of an outbreak of a listed disease referred to in Article 8(1)(c) in wild animals – and in the case of diseases under (c), where a voluntary eradication programme exists or the zone or Member State has officially been declared disease free or where this is the first suspicion of the disease in wild animals in that Member State – the competent authority of the affected Member State shall:
Amendment 558 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 80 – paragraph 3 – point c
Amendment 562 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1
Article 81 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall inform the Commission of the disease control measures taken by the competent authority in respect of a listed disease referred to in Article 8(1)(b) or (c),– and, in the case of diseases under (c), where a voluntary eradication programme exists or the zone or Member State has officially been declared disease free or where this is the first suspicion of the disease in that Member State – in accordance with Article 76(1), Articles 77 and 78 and Article 80(1) and (2) and delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 76(2), Article 79 and Article 80(4).
Amendment 565 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 81 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall review the disease situation and the disease control measures taken by the competent authority in accordance with this Chapter and may, by means of implementing acts, lay down special rules for disease control measures for a limited period of time in respect of a listed disease referred to in Article 8(1)(b) – and (c),, in the case of diseases under (c), where a voluntary eradication programme exists or the zone or Member State has officially been declared disease free or where this is the first suspicion of the disease in that Member State – under conditions appropriate to the epidemiological situation, where:
Amendment 573 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 89 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) the categories and species or races of kept terrestrial animals or germinal products in an establishment that are collected, produced, stored or processed;
Amendment 582 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
It shall make that register available tofacilitate access to the register for the other Member States and to the public.
Amendment 584 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 96 – paragraph 3 – point c
Amendment 585 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 96 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 586 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 97 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the species, categories, numbers and, where applicable, identification, of kept terrestrial animals on their establishment;
Amendment 594 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 101 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 101 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the format of records provided for in Articles 97(1), 98(1) and 99(1) and rules adopted pursuant to Article 100;
Amendment 597 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 103 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) their individual identification, where appropriate, as provided for in Articles 106(a) and 107(a);
Amendment 598 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 103 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the following information related to kept animals of the porcine species and: (i) the establishments keeping them; (ii) their movements into and from establishments;
Amendment 600 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
Article 103 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) their unique life numberindividual identification as provided for in Article 109(1)(a);
Amendment 603 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
Article 103 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
(ii) the means of identification linking that animal with the identification document referred to in (iii), where relevair movements into and from establishments;
Amendment 604 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
Article 103 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
Amendment 606 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iv
Article 103 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iv
(iv) the establishments where those animals are habitually kept;
Amendment 610 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 103 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) facilitate the traceability of kept terrestrial animals, their movements within and between Member States and their entry into the Union.
Amendment 614 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – point a
Article 104 – point a
(a) identification documents for kept terrestrial animals when required by Articles 106(b) and 109(cb), Article 112(1)(b) and (2)(b), and Article 113(b) and rules adopted pursuant to Articles 114 and 117;
Amendment 617 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 109 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 109 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Operators keeping kept animals of the equine species shall ensure that those animals are individually identified by:
Amendment 619 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 109 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 109 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) an unique life number, which iensure that those kept animals arecorded in the computer database provided for in Article 103(1) identified individually by a physical means of identification;
Amendment 622 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 109 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 109 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) a method which unequivocally linksensure that those kept animals anre issued with thean identification document provided for in point (c) of this paragraph and issued by thefrom the competent authority or designated authority or authorised body, which is a single lifetime document and that that document: (i) is correctly completent authority in accordance with Article 104d, kept and updated; (ii) accompanies those kept terrestrial animals at the time of their movement;
Amendment 623 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 109 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 109 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 626 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 109 – paragraph 2
Article 109 – paragraph 2
2. OMember States shall decide what information operators of kept animals of the equine species shall transmit the information on those animalssupply, on the movements of said kept animals from and into the establishment, to the computer database provided for in Article 103(1) and by the rules adopted pursuant to Articles 114 and 117.
Amendment 627 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 109 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 109 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Informing the database of movements which entail a change in operator shall be compulsory in all cases.
Amendment 628 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 110 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ensure that those kept animals are identified by a means of physicalproperly identificationed;
Amendment 641 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 114 – point c – point iv
Article 114 – point c – point iv
(iv) the identification document for kept animals of the equine species provided for in 109(1)(cb);
Amendment 644 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 117 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Article 117 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) technical specifications, formats and operational rules of:
Amendment 646 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 117 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
Article 117 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
Amendment 647 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 117 – paragraph 1 – point a – point v
Article 117 – paragraph 1 – point a – point v
Amendment 648 #
Amendment 649 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 119 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 119 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the species or breed of kept terrestrial animals from which the germinal products originate;
Amendment 668 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 132 – point c
Article 132 – point c
Amendment 689 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 159 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 159 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) within a Member State or to another Member State, where:
Amendment 691 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 159 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 159 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) the nature of the germinal products or, the species or the breed of animal that those products come from;
Amendment 692 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 163 – title
Article 163 – title
Germinal products intended for scientific purposes or for the establishment of gene banks of endangered breeds and delegated acts
Amendment 694 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 163 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 163 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By way of derogation from Sections 1 to 4, the competent authority of the place of destination may authorise movements of germinal products for scientific purposes or for the establishment of gene banks of endangered breeds, which do not comply with the requirements of those Sections, with the exception of Article 155(1), Article 155(2)(c), Article 155(3) and Article 156, subject to compliance with the following conditions:
Amendment 697 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 165 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 165 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Operators shall only move the following products of animal origin within a Member State or to another Member State where they are accompanied by an animal health certificate issued by the competent authority of the Member State of origin in accordance with paragraph 3:
Amendment 709 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 172 – point c a (new)
Article 172 – point c a (new)
(ca) treatment of effluent prior to release into the environment or to intended destination.
Amendment 718 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 183 – paragraph 3
Article 183 – paragraph 3
3. For establishments approved in accordance with Article 179(1), the competent authority shall make publicly available by electronic means at least the information referred to in paragraph 2(a), (c)as regards the registration number, (ec) and (fe) of this Article.
Amendment 719 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 184 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 184 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, lay down rules on the content informat ofion and procedures for the register of establishments provided for in Article 183(1) and (3).
Amendment 722 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 192 – paragraph 2
Article 192 – paragraph 2
2. Aquatic animals moved for human consumption, aquaculture, release into the wild or any other specific purpose, shall not be used for any purpose other than the intended one, except in the situations referred to in Article 214(a), in which case it shall be further certified that this change of use does not endanger the health status of the destination.
Amendment 734 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 208 – title
Article 208 – title
Obligation of operators to ensure that when moving between Member States aquaculture animals are accompanied by an animal health certificate
Amendment 736 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 210
Article 210
Amendment 738 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 212 – title
Article 212 – title
Contents of animal health certificates for movements between Member States
Amendment 740 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 224 – title
Article 224 – title
Animal health certificates for movements between Member States and delegated acts
Amendment 39 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Following the review, certain provisions of the Regulations should be amended in order to improve transparency and predictability, provide for effective measures to fight against retaliation, improve effectiveness and enforcement and optimise review practice, and to facilitate access to the instruments for SMEs. To this end, the function of the Export Helpdesk should be adapted. In addition, certain practices that in recent years have been applied in the context of anti- dumping and anti-subsidy investigations should be included in the Regulations.
Amendment 45 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) To ensure the effectiveness of the instrument, it should shorten the time for the imposition of anti-dumping and countervailing provisional measures to 7 months and 12 months for the definitive duties. To this end, it is important that the Unit in charge of anti-dumping and anti- subsidy investigations has adequate resources, including human resources.
Amendment 57 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Third countries increasingly interfere in trade. Significant State interferences inter alia involving prices, costs and inputs, research and labour, outputs, sales and investments, currency exchange rate manipulations and unfair trade finance conditions, further distort regular course of trade and may have a severe impact on Union's producers . As an example, third countries increasingly interfere in trade of raw materials with a view to keeping raw materials in those countries for the benefit of domestic downstream users, for instance by imposing export taxes or operating dual pricing schemes on energy. As a result, the costs of raw materials do not result from the operation of normal market forces reflecting supply and demand for a given raw material. Such interference creates additional distortions of trade. As a consequence, Union producers are not only harmed by dumping, but suffer, compared to downstream producers from third countries engaged in such practices, additional distortions of trade. In order to protect trade adequately, the lesser duty rule shall not apply in such cases of structural raw material distortions.
Amendment 65 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Within the Union, countervailable subsidies are in principle prohibited pursuant to Article 107 (1) TFEU. Therefore, countervailable subsidies granted by third countries are particularly distortive of trade. The amount of State aid authorized by the Commission has steadily been reduced over time. For the anti- subsidy instrument, the lesser duty rule should hence no longer be applied to imports from a country/countries engaged in subsidisation.
Amendment 67 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
Amendment 75 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
Amendment 77 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
Amendment 98 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
1a. In Article 5, a new paragraph 3a is added : 3. The Commission shall facilitate the access to the instrument for diverse and fragmented industry sectors, largely composed of small and medium-sized enterprises through the Export Help Desk. The Export Help Desk shall provide information and explanations on how to fill a compliant in particular through: standardising forms for statistics and diminishing the burden caused by language barriers in a proportionate manner
Amendment 105 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 5 – paragraph 6
Article 5 – paragraph 6
1b. In Article 5, paragraph 6 shall be replaced by the following : 6. If, in special circumstances or in the case of diverse and fragmented industry sectors, largely composed of small- and medium-sized enterprises, it is decided to initiate an investigation without having received a written complaint by or on behalf of the CommunityUnion industry for the initiation of such investigation, this shall be done on the basis of sufficient evidence of dumping, injury and a causal link, as described in paragraph 2, to justify such initiation.
Amendment 108 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 c (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 6 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 6 a (new)
1c. In Article 6, a new paragraph 6a is added : 6a. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts to ensure the possible access to information to all interested parties by allowing for an information system whereby interested parties are notified when new non-confidential information is added to the investigation file.
Amendment 109 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 d (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 d (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 6 – paragraph 9
Article 6 – paragraph 9
1d. Article 6, paragraph 9 shall be replaced by the following: For proceedings initiated pursuant to Article 5(9), an investigation shall be concluded within one year, in accordance with the findings made pursuant to Article 8 for undertakings or the findings made pursuant to Article 9 for definitive action.
Amendment 123 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 6 – paragraph 10 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 10 a (new)
2a. In Article 6, the following new paragraph 10a is added: "10a. Throughout the investigation, the Export Helpdesk should provide to SMEs information and explanations on the case and how to better present evidences, and guidance on additional possibilities to liaise with the Hearing Officer and national customs authorities."
Amendment 130 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Amendment 156 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
The amount of the provisional anti- dumping duty shall not exceed the margin of dumping as provisionally established. Unless structural raw material distorignificant State interferences regarding, inter alia, prices, costs and inputs, including for instance raw materials and energy, research and labour, outputs, sales and investments, currency exchange rate and fair trade finance conditions, were found to exist with regard to the product concerned in the exporting country, it should be less than the margin of dumping if such lesser duty would be adequate to remove the injury toin the Union industry.
Amendment 181 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
The amount of the definitive anti-dumping duty shall not exceed the margin of dumping established. Unless structural raw material distorignificant State interferences regarding, inter alia, prices, costs and inputs, including for instance raw materials and energy, research and labour, outputs, sales and investments, currency exchange rate and fair trade finance conditions, were found to exist with regard to the product concerned in the exporting country, it shallould be less than the margin of dumping if such lesser duty would be adequate to remove the injury toin the Union industry."
Amendment 193 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 11 – paragraph 5
Article 11 – paragraph 5
Amendment 204 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
In cases where the number of Union producers, exporters or importers, that cooperate in the investigation, or types of product or transactions is large, the investigation may be limited to a reasonable number of parties, products or transactions by using samples which are statistically valid on the basis of information available at the time of the selection, or to the largest representative volume of production, sales or exports which can reasonably be investigated within the time available.
Amendment 207 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Amendment 221 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 21 – paragraph 5
Article 21 – paragraph 5
9a. Article 21(5) shall be replaced by following: 5. The Commission shall examine the information which is properly submitted and the extent to which it is representative and the results of such analysis, together with an opinion on its merits, shall be transmitted to the Advisory Committee. The balance of views expressed in the Committee shall be taken into account by the Commission in any proposal made pursuant to Article 9. The Commission shall propose termination of investigation or review under this article only if it is absolutely clear that under no possible scenarios would measures help the Union industry to any degree. Criteria to determine Union interest should be specified in a delegated act.
Amendment 237 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
1b. In Article 10, a new paragraph 3a is added: "The Commission shall facilitate the access to the instrument for diverse and fragmented industry sectors, largely composed of small and medium-sized enterprises through the Export Help Desk. The Export Help Desk shall provide information and explanations on how to fill a compliant in particular through: standardising forms for statistics and diminishing the burden caused by language barriers in a proportionate manner"
Amendment 241 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 10 – paragraph 8
Article 10 – paragraph 8
Amendment 251 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 11 – paragraph 11 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 11 a (new)
2a. In Article 11, a new paragraph 11a is added: Throughout the investigation, the Export Helpdesk should provide to SMEs informations and explanations on the case and how to better present evidences, and guidance on additional possibilities to liaise with the Hearing Officer and national customs authorities.
Amendment 255 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 11 – paragraph 11b (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 11b (new)
Amendment 259 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 c (new)
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 11 – paragraph 9
Article 11 – paragraph 9
2c. In Article 11 (9) shall be replaced by the following: 9. For proceedings initiated pursuant to Article 10(11), an investigation shall, whenever possible, be concluded within one year. In any event, such investigations shall in all cases be concluded within 13 months of their initiation, in accordance with the findings made pursuant to Article 13 for undertakings or the findings made pursuant to Article 15 for definitive action.
Amendment 262 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point -a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point -a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 272 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 303 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Amendment 317 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 29b
Article 29b
Amendment 334 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 31 – paragraph 5
Article 31 – paragraph 5
10a. In Article 31 (5) shall be replaced by the following: 5. The Commission shall examine the information which is properly submitted and the extent to which it is representative, and the results of such analysis, together with an opinion on its merits, shall be transmitted to the Advisory Committee. The balance of views expressed in the Committee shall be taken into account by the Commission in any proposal made pursuant to Articles 14 and 15 9. The Commission shall propose termination of investigation or review under this article only if it is absolutely clear that under no possible scenarios would measures help the Union industry to any degree. Criteria to determine Union interest should be specified in a delegated act.
Amendment 21 #
2012/2711(RSP)
Paragraph 6
6. Cautions that, while the roadmaps represent a step forward, greater ambition must be demonstrated by Japan inbefore future negotiations; emphasises that the implementation on these commitments is crucial and, therefore, calls for concrete results as soon as possible, ideally in advance of the dates established;
Amendment 35 #
2012/2711(RSP)
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Council not to authorise the Commission to start negotiations for a free trade agreement with Japan on the basis of the scoping exercise until Japan has made a clear and credible commitment to eliminate non-tariff barriers and established a precise calendar for doing so;
Amendment 42 #
2012/2711(RSP)
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines that such an agreement must be comprehensive, ambitious and fully binding in all its commercial provisions; stresses an FTA must lead to a genuine openness on the ground for EU businesses rather than just a hypothetical, legal openness; considers that if, during the negotiations, Japan does not demonstrate sufficient ambitionthe Commission, in agreement with the Council and the European Parliament, should identify the specific objectives to be achieved during the first year of negotiations, including a number of those requested by the various European economic sectors as part of the scoping exercise; considers that if, during the negotiations, Japan does not demonstrate sufficient ambition to achieve the Commission’s priority demands established as specific commitments with a clear agenda, the Commission should suspend negotiations after consultations with the European Parliament and the Council;
Amendment 51 #
2012/2711(RSP)
Paragraph 11, first indent
Concrete and wide-ranging commitments from the Japanese government on NTBs with a view to eliminating a substantial percentage ofll barriers hindering EU-Japan trade as a prerequisite for dismantling EU tariffs; underlines that these commitments should go considerably further than the roadmaps already agreed under the scoping exercise;
Amendment 57 #
2012/2711(RSP)
Paragraph 11, first indent d (new)
Elimination of the preferential treatment given to 'kei cars’ to allow foreign competition to penetrate this sector, which represents 35 % of the Japanese motor vehicle market;
Amendment 90 #
2012/2711(RSP)
Paragraph 13
13. Demands that, if negotiations are successful, the Commission undertakes a second impact assessment to evaluate the expected advantages and disadvantages of the agreement for EU jobs and growth, paying special attention to specific sectors such as the motor vehicle and electronics sectors;
Amendment 1 #
2012/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Encourages the Commission to continue pursuing an ambitious but also structured and forward-looking approach to renewables that includes adaptable and affordable support mechanisms, measures to boost technological innovation the integration of renewables in the energy market, the transmission capacity needed, and the identification of new strategic areas;
Amendment 13 #
2012/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the leadership of the EU in renewable energy technology is currently being eroded, including through the use of unfair trade practices by some emerging economies; urges therefore the Commission to make pro-active and efficient use of trade defence instruments in order to counter such illegal practices, in close collaboration with the companies affected by such illegal practices;
Amendment 15 #
2012/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Encourages de Commission to continue its efforts to reach an agreement on a post-Kyoto protocol that will establish a more levelled international playing field for the European manufacturing industry;
Amendment 17 #
2012/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Recalls that national support schemes must be subject to reasonable time limits and may cover a normal return on capital. In order to take into account the different stages or maturity of the various technologies, these schemes must be adapted to make them affordable and for consumers to benefit from the cost- efficiency gains;
Amendment 20 #
2012/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls the Commission's support to the local dimension of renewable energy production; concurs with the Commission that decentralised energy production has many benefits, including the utilisation of local energy sources while fostering community development and cohesion by providing income sources and creating jobs locally; stresses that if renewable energy is fully to unfold its potential, it is important to provide incentives for the use of local resources to the extent economically possible, with public procurement playing an important role in this respect, where necessary;
Amendment 22 #
2012/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Cooperation mechanisms and trade with third countries should be explored to make better use of the potential of renewables. This will involve an evaluation of the infrastructure requirements, for the secure and efficient operation of the national electricity systems, and the costs for transit countries;
Amendment 28 #
2012/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that trade has an important role in making sure that renewable energy is sustainable and affordable; recalls that imported bioenergy and agrofuels shall be in compliance with EU's sustainability criteria, and encourages the Commission to introduce indirect land use as an additional criterion; recommends that trade agreements should contain provisions to address the issues of deforestation and forest degradation;
Amendment 39 #
2012/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the EU-Institutions and the Member States authorities to take into account the negative effects of a further de-industrialization of the EU and the relocation of CO2 intensive production to third countries, while drafting future legislation in particular regarding the reduction of CO2 emissions in the EU;
Amendment 11 #
2012/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the experience gained by Member States from policies supporting the internationalisation of SMEs and microenterprises, plus that of civil society institutions (chambers of commerce, employers' associations, etc.), constitutes a formidable pool of lessons learned with a view to designing efficient and successful new policies in this field;
Amendment 12 #
2012/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas any SME support policy undertaken at European level should be subsidiary, supplementary and complementary to the existing policy, provide European added value, avoid duplication and overlap with existing national, regional and local programmes and optimise planning and operational coordination;
Amendment 20 #
2012/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Amendment 23 #
2012/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Urges the Commission, and where appropriate the Member States, to foster the participation of SMEs, and where relevant microenterprises, in the global markets by implementing appropriate measures for their internationalisation, including easier access to capital and regularly updated information on business opportunities abroad, as well as efficient TDIs aimed at ensuring their rightful protection against unfair dumping and subsidies and safeguarding lawful production in the EU and EU businesses' market share in third countries;.
Amendment 33 #
2012/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers it essential for the EU's competitiveness and growth to create a network, to be part of a digital platform, bringing together national SME helpdesks, chambers of commerce, Export Credit Agencies (ECAs), business associations and the Commission, in order to provide enterprises in the EU, especially exporters and importers, with precise, timely and reader-friendly information on a one-stop- shop basis, so that they can fully benefit from the Union's new common commercial policy;
Amendment 37 #
2012/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that recurrent difficulties in accessing capital are one of the key reasons preventing SMEs' internationalisation; calls on the national governments to support SMEs by means of export insurance and making credit available to them from Member States' ECAofficially supported export credits, and also to earmark sufficient funding for SMEs (e.g. special loans, cofinancing and venture capital), so as to help overcome disinvestment and deleveraging by banks; stresses that such funding should be provided to SMEs that are already exporting and which can present a viable business plan for improving or consolidating their existing market share and creating jobs, especially for young people; considers that support for start-ups offering innovative goods and services and for SMEs in need of initial investment should not be overlooked;
Amendment 49 #
2012/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recognises the need to establish, at EU level, an SME export/import facility which would disburse additional support to SMEs via ECAs; considers that, drawing on national best practice, this additional support could involve soft and fixed-interest-rate loans, short-term work capital and refinancing, equity funding, export guarantees (e.g. an export credit guarantee to eliminate commercial and political risks of non-payment), and business insurance solutions, including an export credit insurance to prevent exchange rate riskexistence of well- established and experienced systems at the national level offering access to export credits, in particular for SMEs, whose continuity is at the moment reasonable; takes the position, however, that in the medium term the establishment of systematic support in export credits at EU level, on the basis of national best practice, necessitates further discussion;
Amendment 63 #
2012/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Encourages EU businesses and exporters to actively use the TDIs, such as the TBR complaints or the complaints register in the Market Access Database, in order to report to the Commission on material injuries resulting from trade barriers and enable, where appropriate, ex officio initiations of anti-dumping (AD) and countervailing duties (CVD) investigations by the Commission so as to avoid retaliation;, in close collaboration with industry
Amendment 1 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7
Citation 7
Amendment 3 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10
Citation 10
Amendment 7 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas a high level of animal welfare, which is part of sustainable development, is important to protect public and animal health, and ensure theanimal health, productivity and competitiveness ofin the livestock sector in the EU; 1 Texts adopted, P7–TA(2012)0096are binding objectives of the European Union; Or. es
Amendment 14 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas EU and national rules on animal welfare, due their complexity and differing interpretations, sometimes create legal uncertainty, while the lack of compliance and absence of legal milestonescertain failures in compliance distorts competition;
Amendment 19 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas a newthe approach to animal welfare should be based on scientific evidence and the best scientific knowledge, keeping in mind the need for simplification, cost- efficiency and applicability;
Amendment 56 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets that the Strategy fails to reflect the link between the wellbeing of animals and public health; Calls on the Commission to apply the ‘One Health’ principle to its Strategy, as good animal husbandry helps to prevent the spread of diseases and antimicrobial resistance;
Amendment 106 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the need to implementstudy the introduction of ‘legal milestones’ during the transitional period in future animal welfare legislation;
Amendment 184 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point d
Paragraph 20 – point d
d. a certificate or other proof of competence for any unqualified person handling animals in the course of their professional duties, along with adequate training requirements for specific animal welfare responsibilities when needed, and a system for pre-testing permits for the construction or reconstruction of animal premises;
Amendment 208 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point h
Paragraph 20 – point h
h. a structure for science-based sectoral legislation, such as that concerning dairy cows, and aquaculture and animal transport;
Amendment 9 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the transport of animals is necessary for economic reasons, whilst at the same time giving rise to an increase in the financial costs of animal production, which are borne on the both for taking them to slaughter and for supplying regions that produce insufficient live animals, while also ensuring that the populatione hand by farmers and breeders, and on the other hand by consumerss an adequate supply of meat products, as an essential part of a balanced diet;
Amendment 16 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas Regulation 1/2005 resulted in an improvement in the welfare of animals during transport, in addition to a rise in the costs incurred by transport companies, on account of the conditioning requirements for vehicles;
Amendment 21 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the transport of animals gives rise to additional social and environmental costs (increased road traffic, additional CO2 emissions)environmental costs (CO2 emissions) similar to any other activity related to freight transport;
Amendment 26 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the transport of meat and other animal products is not necessarily technically easier and financially more rational than the transport of live animals, and therefore better for the environment;
Amendment 39 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the transport of animals over significant distances increases the risk of transmission of animal and human diseasesdiseases only if animals are transported in poor sanitation conditions, an unusual occurance owing, among other reasons, to the economic losses caused as a result;
Amendment 41 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the transport of live animals is inspected, traced and subject to the strictest hygiene regulations;
Amendment 44 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas maintaining the principles of animal welfare may influences the quality of animal products and indirectly affects human health;
Amendment 55 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas animal slaughter and meat processing at the closest possible proximity to the breeding location is important forcould ideally help the stimulation of rural areas and their sustainable development;
Amendment 69 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes note of the Commission Report presenting the state of implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, which contains the conclusion that the Regulation has a positive, albeit insufficient, impact on the welfare of animals during transport, while believing that its application in the Member States must be improved;
Amendment 76 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Whereas European regulations on animal welfare must not give rise to distortions in the free trade of goods, or result in disproportionate financial costs, not forgetting the particular disadvantageous geographical situation of the peripheral and outermost regions;
Amendment 105 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out thatCalls on the Commission Report does not containto prepare a full evaluation of all the economic, social and environmental costs costs of European regulations on the welfare of animals during transport, limiting itself to taking into account the costs of hauliers, and therefore calls on the Commission to present a full evaluation of all the economic, environmental and social costs incurred by the transport of animals and to study whether the transport of animals has a higher cost compared against any other freight transport;
Amendment 116 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Expresses disappointment thatCalls on the Commission has noto presented a full analysis supported by calculations of the effect of the costs of live animal transport on the price of meat products within the European Union, being satisfied with the thesis, unsupported by any proof, that transport companies were unable to transfer their costs onto any other entity in the social sector;
Amendment 121 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Further to the concerns described above, cCalls on the Commission to evaluate fully the influence of the increase in the costs of animal transport on the price of meat products in the European Union market;
Amendment 133 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that during the 2005-2009 reporting period the number of animals transported increased significantly: cattle by 8 %, pigs by 70 %, sheep by 3 %, and only with horses was there a decrease of 17 %. The aim set out in Recital 5 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, namely that ‘for reasons of animal welfare the transport of animals over long journeys, including animals for slaughter, should be limited to the greatest extent possible’ has therefore not been achieved;
Amendment 145 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that given that the Regulation has not fulfilled its aim of limiting the transport of animals, EU policy on the matter should be reviewed and should be directed atEU policy, insofar as possible, should supporting local processing, small local slaughterhouses and local meat processing plants, based on the supply of animals for slaughter from the immediate vicinity;
Amendment 160 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Insists on a reconsideration of the issue of limiting the transport time of animals destined for slaughter to eight hours, with some exceptions based on geographic conditions, and the option of longer transport of some animal species confirmed by scientific research results, proviAcknowledges Written Declaration 49/2011 of the European Parliament supporting an eight-hour limit for animals to be slaughtered, but recognises that such a demand is not scientifically based; considers that animal welfare during transport to a large extent depends on proper vehicle facilities and on the good handling of animals, as documented in the EFSA opinion of December 2010; nevertheless, asks the European Commission and the Member States to lay down guidelines for best practices to improve the correct implementation of Regulation (EC) N° 1/2005 and to reinforce control mechanisms in ordedr that the rules ono guarantee animal welfare; are complied with; sks Member States to introduce adequate and proportionate sanctions on the infringements to the Regulation;
Amendment 190 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the improvement in the quality of animal transport, but; believes that the Commission findings referred to above are based on the results of surveys carried out among slaughterhouses and business and transport enterprises engaged in the transportation of live animals. The result; however, it calls ofn the surveys carried out by the Commission may therefore not fully reflect the actual state of affairsCommission to go further in its analysis of animal welfare during transport to obtain the most complete overall vision of the situation;
Amendment 201 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. In view of the situation described above, cCalls on the Commission to develop an objective and reliable system for evaluating the welfare of animals during transport, based on scientific principles;
Amendment 216 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that in view of the EFSA test results the transport time of horses should be greatly reduced, and that with regard to other farm animals, the requirement for such a reduction shcould be carefully consideredweighed, although it highlights that the EFSA is not considering any recommendation in this respect;
Amendment 226 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. States that the duration of transport has an effect on animal welfare, yet it recognises that other factors related to the conditions for preparing vehicles and the handling of animals have an even greater effect;
Amendment 230 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13a. Believes it necessary to continue to promote the education of hauliers in the handling of animals and calls on Member States to encourage training programmes, as obligatory under Regulation 1/2005;
Amendment 233 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Invites the European Commission, in bilateral trade agreements with third countries, to require them to comply with European regulations on animal welfare in their exports of cattle and meat products to the Community market;
Amendment 235 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)
Paragraph 13 d (new)
13d. Calls on the Commission to implement an extensive consumer information campaign on European regulations in terms of animal welfare, by continually informing of the changes being required of European producers for the purpose of giving a greater profile to their work and improving the added value of their productions;
Amendment 240 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the information on the introduction of a navigation system for monitoring the transport of animals, but is disappointed that this system is being used only to a limited extent in Member States for the purposes of monitoring the transport of animals due to the absence of technical harmonisation of the specific criteria for usage, for which reason it considers it imperative to bring about this harmonisation;
Amendment 243 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission to study the harmonisation of the inspection tools to enable the homogenisation of data collection, reduce administrative workloads and the unnecessary use of multiple onboard instruments;
Amendment 254 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Is concerned that significant differences have arisen in individual Member States’ interpretation of the rules, since this threatens the aims of the Regulation and distorts competition; calls therefore on the Commission to introduce appropriate amendments to the Regulation so as to eliminate the possibility of it being interpreted arbitrarilyestablish general directives and best practice guidelines that enable a correct interpretation of the Regulation;
Amendment 268 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on Member States to improve their inspection work to guarantee proper compliance with the Regulations and to impose the appropriate sanctions for any infractions committed;
Amendment 13 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The current use of different reporting formats makes it difficult for manufacturers and importers to fulfil their reporting obligations and burdensome for the Member States and the Commission to compare, analyse and draw conclusions from the information received. In this light there should be a common mandatory format for the reporting of ingredients and emissions. The greatest possible transparency of product information should be ensured for the general public, while ensuring that appropriate account is taken of the commercial and intellectual property rights of the manufacturers of tobacco products and fulfils the Union’s international obligations contained in the WTO treaties.
Amendment 14 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The likelihood of diverging regulation is further increased by concerns over tobacco products, including smokeless tobacco products, having a characterisingnon-tobacco dominant flavour other than tobacco, which may facilitate uptake ofr tobacco consumption or affect consumption patterns. For example, in many countries, sales of mentholated products gradually increased even as smoking prevalence overall declined. A number of studies indicated that mentholated tobacco products can facilitate inhalation as well as smoking uptake among young people. Measures introducing unjustified differences of treatment between flavoured cigarettes (e.g. menthol and clove cigarettes) should be avoidedraditional flavours such as menthol, which may facilitate uptake of tobacco consumption or affect consumption patterns..
Amendment 25 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) In order to ensure the integrity and the visibility of health warnings and maximise their efficacy, provisions should be made regarding the dimension of the warnings as well as regarding certain aspects of the appearance of the tobacco package, including the opening mechanism. The package and the products may mislead consumers, in particular young people, suggesting that products are less harmful. For instance, this is the case with certain texts or features, such as ‘low-tar’, ‘light’, ‘ultra-light’, ‘mild’, ‘natural’, or ‘organic’, ‘without additives’, ‘without flavours’, ‘slim’, names, pictures, and figurative or other signs. Likewise, the size and appearance of individual ciga. In case the package cretates cana mislead consumers by creating theing impression that they cigarettes are less harmful. A recent study has also shown that smokers of slim cigarettes were more likely to believe that their own brand might be less harmful. This should be addressed, health warnings must be adapted accordingly.
Amendment 40 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) A Member State that deems it necessary to maintain more stringent national provisions for aspects falling inside the scope of this Directive should be allowed to do so, for all products alike, on grounds of overriding needs relating to the protection of public health. A Member State should also be allowed to introduce more stringent provisions, applying to all products alike, on grounds relating to the specific situation of this Member State and provided the provisions are justified by the need to protect public health. More stringent national provisions should be necessary and proportionate, not constitute a means of arbitrary discrimination or a disguised restriction on trade between Member States and consistent with WTO international obligations. Stricter national provisions require prior notification to, and approval from, the Commission taking into account the high level of health protection achieved through this Directive.
Amendment 45 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) Member States should remain free to maintain or introduce national legislations applying to all products alike for aspects falling outside the scope of this Directive, provided they are compatible with the Treaty and do not jeopardise the full application of this Directive. Accordingly, Member States could, for instance, maintain or introduce provisions providing standardisation of packaging of tobacco products provided that those provisions are compatible with the Treaty, with WTO obligations and do not affectwith the WTO provisions, and do not jeopardise the full application of this Directive. A prior notification is required for technical regulations pursuant to Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and on rules on Information Society services44.
Amendment 50 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 43 a (new)
Recital 43 a (new)
(43a) This Directive should not lead to deterioration in the living conditions of people whose livelihoods depend on tobacco growing in Europe and who often live in disadvantaged areas. Given that the aim of the Directive is solely to discourage consumption of tobacco products, any decisions concerning ingredients and additives should take due account of the possible socioeconomic repercussions for groups whose livelihoods depend on tobacco growing. The European tobacco growing sector should be protected because it accounts for only a very small proportion of consumption in the EU and, at the same time, contributes to the economic stability of certain European regions where the range of alternative crops is limited. A decrease in or an end to tobacco growing in the EU would have no impact on consumption levels, but would lead to an increase in imports from third countries and a reduction in quality standards.
Amendment 58 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Considerable volumes of illicit products, which do not comply with the requirements laid down in Directive 2001/37/EC, are placed on the market and indications are that these volumes might increase. Such products undermine the free circulation of compliant products and the protection provided for by tobacco control legislations. In addition, the FCTC obliges the Union to fight against illicit products, as part of a comprehensive tobacco control policy. Provision should thus be made for unit packets of tobacco products to be marked in a unique and secure way and their movements to be recorded so that these products can be tracked and traced in the Union and their compliance with this Directive can be monitored and better enforced. In addition, provision should be made for the introduction of security features that will facilitate the verification of whether or not products are authentic. The Commission and Member States should also ensure that any measures adopted in application of this Directive do not lead indirectly to an increase in the illicit trade in tobacco products.
Amendment 62 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘characterisingnon-tobacco dominant flavour’ means an overt distinguishable aroma or taste other than tobacco or menthol, resulting from an additive or combination of additives, including but not limited to fruit, spice, herb, alcohol, candy, menthol or vanilla observable before or evident upon intended use of the tobacco product;
Amendment 68 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(13) ‘flavouring’ means an additive that imparts aroma and/or taste; except for menthol
Amendment 72 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In accordance with Article 114(3) of the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union (hereinafter: "Treaty"), a high level of health protection should be taken as a basis, regard being had, in particular, to any new developments based on scientific facts. Tobacco products are not ordinary commodities and in view of the particularly harmful effects of tobacco, health protection should be given high importance, in particular to reduce smoking prevalence among young people. Public education and awareness campaigns should be promoted through periodic counselling in primary and secondary schools.
Amendment 78 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 43 a (new)
Recital 43 a (new)
(43a) This Directive should not lead to a deterioration in the living conditions of people whose livelihoods depend on tobacco growing in Europe and who often live in disadvantaged areas. Given that the aim of the Directive is solely to discourage consumption of tobacco products, any decisions concerning ingredients and additives should take due account of the possible socioeconomic repercussions for groups whose livelihoods depend on tobacco growing. The European tobacco growing sector should be protected because it accounts for only a very small proportion of consumption in the EU and, at the same time, contributes to the economic stability of certain European regions where the range of alternative crops is limited. A decrease in or an end to tobacco growing in the EU would have no impact on consumption levels, but would lead to an increase in imports from third countries and a reduction in quality standards.
Amendment 80 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 83 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall notify the Commission of the maximum yields that they set for other emissions of cigarettes and for emissions of tobacco products other than cigarettes. Taking into account internationally agreed standards, where available, and based on scientific evidence and on the yields notified by Member States, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to adopt and adapt maximum yields for other emissions of cigarettes and for emissions of tobacco products other than cigarettes that increase in an appreciable manner the toxic or addictive effect of tobacco products beyond the threshold of toxicity and addictiveness stemming from the yields of tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide fixed in paragraph 1.
Amendment 84 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Amendment 85 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall notify the Commission of the methods of measurement that they use for other emissions of cigarettes and for emissions of tobacco products other than cigarettes. Based on these methods, and taking into account scientific and technical developments as well as internationally agreed standards the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to adopt and adapt methods of measurement.
Amendment 87 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall prohibit the placing on the market of tobacco products with a characterising flavourdditives that create or release a flavour which is not predominantly that of tobacco or menthol, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2.
Amendment 88 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The current use of different reporting formats makes it difficult for manufacturers and importers to fulfil their reporting obligations and burdensome for the Member States and the Commission to compare, analyse and draw conclusions from the information received. In this light there should be a common mandatory format for the reporting of ingredients and emissions. The greatest possible transparency of product information should be ensured for the general public, while ensuring that appropriate account is taken of the commercial and intellectual property rights of the manufacturers of tobacco products and that World Trade Organisation (WTO) agreements are complied with.
Amendment 92 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Amendment 98 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 9
Article 6 – paragraph 9
Amendment 107 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Amendment 107 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 34
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 34
(34) 'tobacco products' means products usable for consumption by consumers and consisting of, even partly, tobacco, whether genetically modified or not;
Amendment 111 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) cover 750 % of the external area of both the front and back surface of the unit packet and any outside packaging;
Amendment 118 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22may submit proposals to adapt the maximum yields laid down in paragraph 1, taking into account scientific development and internationally agreed standards.
Amendment 120 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g – point i
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g – point i
(i) height: not less than 646 mm;
Amendment 123 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Amendment 125 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall notify the Commission of the maximum yields that they set for other emissions of cigarettes and for emissions of tobacco products other than cigarettes. Taking into account internationally agreed standards, where available, and based on scientific evidence and on the yields notified by Member States, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22may put forward proposals to adopt and adapt maximum yields for other emissions of cigarettes and for emissions of tobacco products other than cigarettes that increase in an appreciable manner the toxic or addictive effect of tobacco products beyond the threshold of toxicity and addictiveness stemming from the yields of tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide fixed in paragraph 1.
Amendment 128 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to adapt the methods of measurement of the tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide yieldsmay submit proposals to adapt the maximum yields referred to in paragraph 1, taking into account scientific and technical developments and internationally agreed standards.
Amendment 129 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) printed in black Helvetica bold type on a white background. The general warning could be shown using self-adhesive paper provided that they cannot be removed. In order to accommodate language requirements, Member States may determine the point size of the font, provided that the font size specified in their legislation is such as to occupy the greatest possible proportion of the area set aside for the text required;
Amendment 135 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Amendment 138 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall prohibit the placing on the market of tobacco products with a characterising flavourdditives that create or release a flavour which is not predominantly that of tobacco, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2.
Amendment 140 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Amendment 141 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall not prohibit the use of sugar and other additives which are essential for the manufacture of tobacco products, as long as the additives do not result in a product with a characterising flavour.
Amendment 144 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 146 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Amendment 151 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall at the request of a Member State or may on its own initiative determine by means of implementing acts whether a tobacco product falls within the scope of paragraph 1, on the basis of scientific evidence. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21. An independent panel shall be used to assist in the decision making.
Amendment 153 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 154 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13
Article 13
Amendment 156 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Amendment 162 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Considerable volumes of illicit products, which do not comply with the requirements laid down in Directive 2001/37/EC, are placed on the market and indications are that these volumes might increase. Such products undermine the free circulation of compliant products and the protection provided for by tobacco control legislations. In addition, the FCTC obliges the Union to fight against illicit products, as part of a comprehensive tobacco control policy. Provision should thus be made for unit packets of tobacco products to be marked in a unique and secure way and their movements to be recorded so that these products can be tracked and traced in the Union and their compliance with this Directive can be monitored and better enforced. In addition, provision should be made for the introduction of security features that will facilitate the verification of whether or not products are authentic. The Commission and Member States should also ensure that any measures adopted in application of this Directive do not lead indirectly to an increase in the illicit trade in tobacco products.
Amendment 172 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 9
Article 6 – paragraph 9
Amendment 186 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 9
Article 14 – paragraph 9
Amendment 189 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) All tobacco products have the potential to cause mortality, morbidity and disability and their consumption should be contained. It is therefore important to promote plans and campaigns to educate and create awareness of the serious health impact of smoking, and to monitor developments as regards novel tobacco products. A notification obligation for novel tobacco products should be put on manufacturers and importers, without prejudice to the power of the Member States to ban or to authorise them. The Commission should monitor the development and submit a report 5 years after the transposition deadline of this Directive, in order to assess whether amendments to this Directive are necessary.
Amendment 190 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Amendment 218 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Amendment 220 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Amendment 223 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22
Article 22
Amendment 230 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. However, a Member State may maintain more stringent national provisions, applicable to all products alike, in areas covered by the Directive, on grounds of overriding needs relating to the protection of public health. A Member State may also introduce more stringent provisions, on grounds relating to the specific situation of this Member State and provided the provisions are justified by the need to protect public health. Such national provisions shall be notified to the Commission together with the grounds for maintaining or introducing them. The Commission shall, within six months from the date of receiving the notification, approve or reject the provisions after having verified, taking into account the high level of health protection achieved through this Directive, whether or not they are justified, necessary and proportionate to their aim, compliant with the Treaty and the EU’s international obligations, including WTO obligations, and whether or not they are a means of arbitrary discrimination or a disguised restriction on trade between the Member States. In the absence of a decision by the Commission within this period the national provisions shall be deemed to be approved.
Amendment 242 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 43 a (new)
Recital 43 a (new)
(43a) This Directive should not lead to any deterioration in the living conditions of people whose livelihoods depend on tobacco-growing in Europe and who often live in disadvantaged areas. Given that the aim of the Directive is solely to discourage consumption of tobacco products, any decisions concerning ingredients and additives should take due account of the possible socioeconomic repercussions for groups whose livelihoods depend on tobacco growing. The European tobacco- growing sector should be protected because it accounts for only a very small proportion of consumption in the EU and, at the same time, contributes to the economic stability of certain European regions where the range of alternative crops is limited. A decrease in or an end to tobacco growing in the EU would have no impact on consumption levels, but would lead to an increase in imports from third countries and a reduction in quality standards.
Amendment 264 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) ‘additive’ means substance contained in a tobacco product, its unit packet or any outside packaging with the exception of tobacco leaves and other natural or unprocessed parts of tobacco plants; and intended to be present in the finished product.
Amendment 273 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘characterisingnon-tobacco dominant flavour’ means an overt distinguishable aroma or taste other than tobacco or menthol, resulting from an additive or combination of additives, including but not limited to fruit, spice, herb, alcohol, candy, menthol or vanilla observable before or evident upon intended use of the tobacco product;
Amendment 290 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
(8) ‘cigarillo’ means a small type of cigar with a diameroll of tobacco consumed via a combustion process, as defined in Article 4 of Council Directive 2011/64/EU of 21 June 2011 on the structure and raters of up to 8 mmexcise duty applied to manufactured tobacco;
Amendment 299 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(13) ‘flavouring’ means an additive that imparts aroma and/or taste, with the exception of menthol;
Amendment 304 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
(18) ‘ingredient’ means an additive, tobacco (leaves and other natural, processed or unprocessed parts of tobacco plants including expanded and reconstituted tobacco), as well as any substance present in a finished tobacco product including paper, filter, inks, capsules and adhesives;
Amendment 315 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19
(19) ‘maximum level’ or ‘maximum yield’ means the maximum content or emission, including 0, of a substance in a tobacco product measured in grams;
Amendment 329 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 3(2), 3(3), 4(3), 4(4), 6(3), 6(9), 6(10), 8(4), 9(3), 10(5), 11(3), 13(3), 13(4), 14(9), 18(2) and 18(5) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from [Office of Publications: please insert the date of the entry into force of this Directive].
Amendment 335 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of powers referred to in Articles 3(2), 3(3), 4(3), 4(4), 6(3), 6(9), 6(10), 8(4), 9(3), 10(5), 11(3), 13(3), 13(4), 14(9), 18(2) and 18(5) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
Amendment 337 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 30
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 30
(30) ‘substantial change of circumstances’ means an increase of the sales volumes by product category, such as pipe tobacco, cigar, cigarillo, by at least 120% in at least 10the 10 biggest volume Member States’ markets based on sales data transmitted in accordance with Article 5(4); or an increase of the prevalence level in the consumer group under 25 years of age by at least 510 percentage points in at least 10 Member States for the respective product category based on ____ [this date will be set at the moment of adoption of the Directive] Eurobarometer report or equivalent prevalence studies;
Amendment 341 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 5
Article 22 – paragraph 5
5. A delegated act pursuant to Articles 3(2), 3(3), 4(3), 4(4), 6(3), 6(9), 6(10), 8(4), 9(3), 10(5), 11(3), 13(3), 13(4), 14(9), 18(2) and 18(5) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.
Amendment 346 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) the potential impact on European tobacco growing of the Directive.
Amendment 348 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 34
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 34
(34) ‘tobacco products’ means products usable for consumption by consumers and consisting of, even partly, tobacco, whether genetically modified or not;
Amendment 371 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22may submit proposals to adapt the maximum yields laid down in paragraph 1, taking into account scientific development and internationally agreed standards.
Amendment 391 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall notify the Commission of the maximum yields that they set for other emissions of cigarettes and for emissions of tobacco products other than cigarettes. Taking into account internationally agreed standards, where available, and based on scientific evidence and on the yields notified by Member States, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22may present proposals to adopt and adapt maximum yields for other emissions of cigarettes and for emissions of tobacco products other than cigarettes that increase in an appreciable manner the toxic or addictive effect of tobacco products beyond the threshold of toxicity and addictiveness stemming from the yields of tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide fixed in paragraph 1.
Amendment 405 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to adapt the methods of measurement of the tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide yieldsmay put forward proposals to adapt the maximum yields laid down in paragraph 1, taking into account scientific and technical developments and internationally agreed standards.
Amendment 454 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall prohibit the placing on the market of tobacco products with a characterising flavourcontaining additives which produce or release a flavour which is not predominantly that of tobacco, pursuant to the terms of paragraph 2.
Amendment 467 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall not prohibit the use of sugar or other additives which are essential for the manufacture of tobacco products, as long as the additives do not result in a product with a characterising flavour..
Amendment 495 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall at the request of a Member State or may on its own initiative determine by means of implementing acts whether a tobacco product falls within the scope of paragraph 1, on the basis of scientific evidence. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21. An independent panel shall be used to assist in the decision making.
Amendment 498 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 504 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Amendment 518 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) vitamins and other additives that create the impression that a tobacco product has a health benefit or presents reduced health hazards, or
Amendment 522 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) caffeine and taurine and other additives and stimulant compounds that are associated with energy and vitality, or
Amendment 545 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall, based on scientific evidence, prohibit the placing on the market of tobacco products with additives in quantities that increase in an appreci measurable manner at the stage of consumption the toxic or addictive effect of a tobacco product.
Amendment 558 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 9
Article 6 – paragraph 9
Amendment 573 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 10
Article 6 – paragraph 10
10. Tobacco products other than cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco and smokeless tobacco products shall be exempted from the prohibitions laid down in paragraphs 1 and 5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts by means of implementing accordance with Article 22ts whether to withdraw this exemption if there is a substantial change of circumstances as established in a Commission report.by at least 20% in the 10 biggest volume Member States' markets based on sales data transmitted in accordance with Article 5(4); or an increase of the prevalence level in the consumer group under 25 years of age by at least 10 percentage points in at least 10 Member States for the respective product category based on ____ [this date will be set at the moment of adoption of the Directive] Eurobarometer report or equivalent prevalence studies
Amendment 587 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Each unit packet of tobacco products and any outside packaging, with the exception of the transparent cellophane used in retail sales, shall carry health warnings in the official language or languages of the Member State where the product is placed on the market.
Amendment 673 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) cover 750 % of the external area of both the front and back surface of the unit packet and any outside packaging;
Amendment 687 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) be positioned at the toplower edge of the unit packet and any outside packaging, and in the same direction as any other information appearing on the packaging;
Amendment 716 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g – point i
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g – point i
(i) height: not less than 646 mm;
Amendment 793 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22, to withdraw the exemption laid down in paragraph 1 if there is a substantial change of circumstances as established in a Commission reportmeaning an increase of the sales of volumes by at least 20% in the 10 biggest volume Member States' markets based on sales data transmitted in accordance with Article 5(4); or an increase of the prevalence level in the consumer group under 25 years of age by at least 10 percentage points in at least 10 Member States for the respective product category based on ____ [this date will be set at the moment of adoption of the Directive] Eurobarometer report or equivalent prevalence studies.
Amendment 864 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13
Article 13
Amendment 1274 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 3(2), 3(3), 4(3), 4(4), 6(3), 6(9), 6(10, 4(4), 8(4), 9(3), 10(5), 11(3), 13(3), 13(4), 14(9), 18(2) and 18(5) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from [Office of Publications: please insert the date of the entry into force of this Directive].
Amendment 1282 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of powers referred to in Articles 3(2), 3(3), 4(3), 4(4), 6(3), 6(9), 6(10, 4(4), 8(4), 9(3), 10(5), 11(3), 13(3), 13(4), 14(9), 18(2) and 18(5) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
Amendment 1292 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 5
Article 22 – paragraph 5
5. A delegated act pursuant to Articles 3(2), 3(3), 4(3), 4(4), 6(3), 6(9), 6(10, 4(4), 8(4), 9(3), 10(5), 11(3), 13(3), 13(4), 14(9), 18(2) and 18(5) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.
Amendment 1303 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) The Directive’s potential impact on European tobacco cultivation.
Amendment 55 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Liquid renewable fuels are likely to be required by the transport sector in order to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Advanced biofuels, such as those made from wastes, cellulosic and ligno- cellulosic materials and algae, provide high greenhouse gas savings with low risk of causing indirect land use change and do not compete directly for agricultural land for the food and feed markets. It is appropriate, therefore, to substantially encourage greater production of such advanced biofuels as these are currently not commercially available in large quantities, in part due to competition for public subsidies with established food crop based biofuel technologies. Further incentives should be provided by increasing the weighting of advanced biofuels towards 10% target for transport set in Directive 2009/28/EC compared to conventional biofuels. In this context, only advanced biofuels with low estimated indirect land use change impacts and highhich provide overall greenhouse gas savings should be more intensively supported as part of the post 2020 renewable energy policy framework.
Amendment 62 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) To prepare for the transition towards advanced biofuels and minimise the overall indirect land use change impacts in the period to 2020, it is appropriate to limit the amount of biofuels and bioliquids obtained from food crops as set out in part A of Annex VIII to Directive 2009/28/EC and part A of Annex V to Directive 98/70/EC that can be counted towards tand to prepare for the potential impact of advanced biofuels on the agricultural margkets set out in Directive 2009/28/EC. Without restricting the overall use of such biofuels, the share of biofuels and bioliquids produced from cereal and other starch rich crops, sug, an ambitious target should be set for advanced biofuel use, according to a calendar which guar and oil crops that can be counted towards the targets of Directive 2009/28/EC should be limited to the share of such biofuels and bioliquids consumed in 2011tees the security of investments made by operators.
Amendment 69 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
Amendment 100 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 1 a (new)
Article 2 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 2 – point o a (new)
Article 2 – point o a (new)
1a. Point oa (new) is inserted in Article 2: ‘(oa) ‘advanced biofuels’ means biofuels produced from feedstock that do not compete directly with food and feed crops. A non-exhaustive list of advanced biofuels is established in Annex IX. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 25b in order to adapt this list to scientific and technical progress.’
Amendment 102 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint b
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint b
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 110 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – point i
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – point i
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4– point b
Article 3 – paragraph 4– point b
Amendment 113 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – point i a new
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – point i a new
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4– point b a new
Article 3 – paragraph 4– point b a new
(ia) the following subparagraph shall be inserted after the first subparagraph: ‘In 2020, at least 2 % of the final consumption of energy in transport shall be met with energy from advanced biofuels. In 2025, at least 4 % of the final consumption of energy in transport shall be met with energy from advanced biofuels.’
Amendment 116 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – point ii
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – point ii
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4– point d
Article 3 – paragraph 4– point d
Amendment 167 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 3
Annex III – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – Part A – Title
Annex IX – Part A – Title
Amendment 182 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 3
Annex III – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – Part A – point n a (new)
Annex IX – Part A – point n a (new)
(na) Used cooking oil.
Amendment 184 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 3
Annex III – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – Part A – point n c (new)
Annex IX – Part A – point n c (new)
(nc) Animal fats classified as category I and II in accordance with EC/1774/2002 laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption.
Amendment 185 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 3
Annex III – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – Part A – point n d (new)
Annex IX – Part A – point n d (new)
(nd) Non-food cellulosic material.
Amendment 186 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 3
Annex III – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – Part A – point n e (new)
Annex IX – Part A – point n e (new)
(ne) Ligno-cellulosic material except saw logs and veneer logs.
Amendment 190 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 3
Annex III – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – Part B
Annex IX – Part B
Amendment 45 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
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–
The European Parliament rejects [the Commission proposal].
Amendment 4 #
2012/0000(RSP)
Recital A
A. whereas the Trade Agreement (given the importance of historical and cultural links, the TA) between the European Union and Colombia and Peru, aims at opening markets for inter alia goods, services, government procurement and investmentto promote the economic integration between the Parties and to promote a comprehensive economic development with the objective of reducing poverty and creating new employment opportunities, improve working conditions, as well as raising living standards by liberalising and expanding trade and investment between their territories; as well as the commitment to implement the TA in accordance with the objective of sustainable development, including the promotion of economic progress, the respect for labour rights and the protection of the environment, in accordance with the international commitments adopted by the Parties;
Amendment 7 #
2012/0000(RSP)
Recital B
B. whereas the European Union is the second biggest trading partner of the Andean regionColombia and Peru and whereas the planned TA provides for total liberalisation of trade in industrial products and fisheries, which could increase both Colombian GDP up to 1.3% and Peruvian GDP by 0.7% in the long term, according to an independent Sustainability Impact Assessment study;
Amendment 19 #
2012/0000(RSP)
Recital I
I. whereas, despite these vast efforts, in order to achieve the full completion of the high standards set out and claimed by the individual citizens, the organisations of the civil society, the opposition parties and the government, there is still a substantial work to be done both in Colombia and Peru, especially regarding the effective implementation of the new legislative framework which intends to solve old problems yet not totally solved, related to long standing problems of poverty, violence and corruption, civil war (more than 50 years, in the case of Colombia), illegal armed groups, drug trafficking, unsolved murders, impunity, lack of labour and civil rightsillegal armed groups, drug trafficking, impunity and land dispossession;
Amendment 23 #
2012/0000(RSP)
Recital J
Amendment 39 #
2012/0000(RSP)
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Civil society organisations, both in the Andean Countries and in the European Union to participate in the monitoring mechanisms established in the TA, under the title of Trade and Sustainable Development; demandcalls the governments involved to set up as soon as possible the legal framework for the domestic mechanisms and the dialogue with civil societies, if they do not exist, including a substantial information and advertising campaign in order to maximise the participation of the interested groups or persons on the monitoring framework of the Civil Society Mechanism; suggests six months for the set up of these procedures after the entry into force of the Agreement, instead of one year as settled in the TA;
Amendment 42 #
2012/0000(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls the importance establishing the representative domestic advisory mechanisms, as fixed in article 281 of the TA, with the participation of trade unions, employer representatives or other relevant stakeholders, like NGOs, which shall play a mandatorytake part in the observation of the implementation of the TA, especially in the areas of labour and sustainable development, with the right to be regularly consult and to be consulted as needed, to be able to bring forward complaints within a mandatory and institutionalized complaint mechanism, as well as recommendations and suggestions, including a proposal to have independent exchange of views with their EU equivalents;
Amendment 45 #
2012/0000(RSP)
Paragraph 7
7. In order to fully accomplish the high standards in HRs advanced by the TA and to which both the Andean governments and the European Union are committed, suggests to the parties involved to swiftly establish dedicated Domestic Advisory Group (DAG) on HRs and Democratic Principles, which should accompany and monitor the implementation of this or other TAs, and work as an effective internal consultation body to the domestic offices that participate in the Committee on Trade of the TA, using as model for its functioning the legal framework envisaged in the TA for the participation of the civil society in the Subcommittee on Trade and Sustainable Development; calls upon the parties of the TA to guarantee these DAGs the same level of binding involvement for civil society as in the Free Trade Agreement with South Korea, including a formalised and institutionalised complaint mechanism; furthermore calls upon the parties to ensure the full independence of the DAGs, also as regards their own choice of members of the DAG;
Amendment 51 #
2012/0000(RSP)
Paragraph 10
10. Supports the Colombian government efforts on fighting impunity and murders against trade unionists or HRs defenders, which is translated, for example, in an increase of the number of investigators at the General Prosecutors Office (FGN), that specifically in the case of the investigation of crimes directed against trade unionist grew from 100 investigators in 2010 to 243 investigators in 2011; also according to ILO, between 2010 and June 2011 there were 88 sentences, 483 citizens condemned with crimes against trade unionists and 355 arrests; in this respect, underlines the importance of the "Special Protection Program" (SPP) which gives, at the present, State protection to more than 11.08.500 citizens, including trade unionists (2413%), Municipal Councillors (11%),30%) and HRs defenders (18%) and journalists (45%); this program went from a budget of 10.5 million euros in 20102 to more than 120 million euros in 2011; notes that none of the citizens included in this SPP has been murdered;
Amendment 56 #
2012/0000(RSP)
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the references to the importance of the concepts of "trade for sustainable development" and to "the promotion of fair and equitable trade", as stated respectively in articles 271 and 324 of the TA; requsuggests fromto the parties to facilitate trade in goods that contribute to sustainable development, including goods that are the subject of schemes such as fair and ethical trade and those involving corporate social responsibility and accountability, such as the "fair trade", "rainforest alliance", "UTZ Certified", "BSCI" or other similar schemes;
Amendment 58 #
2012/0000(RSP)
Paragraph 12
12. UrgesRequests to the parties to provide sufficient technical and financial capacities in order to guarantee the full compliance with the sustainability standards under the TA and to provide for the full review, monitoring and assessment of the implementation of the chapter for trade and sustainable development;
Amendment 62 #
2012/0000(RSP)
Paragraph 14
Amendment 69 #
2012/0000(RSP)
Paragraph 15
15. Strongly welcomes the new "Victims and Land Restitution Law" (also known as "Ley 1448") which came into effect in Colombia on 1st of January 2012, guaranteeing financial compensation and restitution of land for the almost 4 million of victims of the country’s armed conflict and violence over the past 50 years; emphasises the massive financial effort of the Colombian Government, which is estimated in more than 25 billion US dollars for the next ten years, representing about 160 million Euros/month on the next 10 years; underlines the need for thorough monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of this law, in close consultation with civil society;
Amendment 77 #
2012/0000(RSP)
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the fact that Colombia and Peru have ratified all the 8 Fundamental ILO-conventions plus 3 of the 4 Governance Conventions, as stated by the ILO representative in INTA's Public Hearing on the TA at the European Parliament in Brussels on 29th February 2012; insists on the importance of a swift ratification and effective implementing of all the ILO Fundamental and Governance Conventions, especially C122 in the case of Colombia and C129 in the case of Peru; underlines to all parties the importance of ratifying the ILO Convention 135 on workers' representatives; recallurges in this context that 24 EU Member States still haven't ratified the ILO C169- Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention;
Amendment 29 #
2011/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. States that the measures and mechanisms needed to guarantee equivalent social, environmental and phyto-sanitary standards should therefore be put in place;
Amendment 58 #
2011/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Ask the Commission to use DCFTAs to align standards in the regulatory field, namely regarding technical standards and regulations, sanitary and phyto-sanitary measures (SPS), transparency rules for public procurement, intellectual-property protection rules, trade/customs facilitation and the elimination of non- tariff barriers (NTBs); points out that this cooperation is not satisfactorily addressed in Association Agreements and that the level of EU involvement should be intensified;
Amendment 65 #
2011/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Highlights the importance of fostering entrepreneurial activity by adopting the measures necessary for creating an environment that encourages society’s involvement in such activity;
Amendment 67 #
2011/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Acknowledges the role of the EIB, through the Facility for Euro- Mediterranean Investment and Partnership (FEMIP), in helping SMEs in the Southern Mediterranean; welcomes the decision to raise the ceiling for its operations in the region by €1 billion, which will bring the EIB’s operations in the region to €6 billion over the coming three years; reaffirms that the EIB should specifically target its investment projects towards SMEs and the development of infrastructure projects, especially those relating to energy, given the region’s potential and the support that the EU could provide for their development and utilisation;
Amendment 41 #
2011/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Emphasises that a country’s efficient use of its own resources is a key ally to economic generation, contributing significantly to a reduction in the volume of energy imports.
Amendment 42 #
2011/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Considers that trade liberalisation and investment can encourage developing countries to adopt and improve access to new green technologies.
Amendment 24 #
2011/0405(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) Concluding agreements on deep and comprehensive free trade areas (DCFTA) between the EU and the Neighbourhood countries is a priority that should lead to the gradual and balanced opening up of the goods and services markets of both parties and the adoption by our partners of plant health and environmental standards equivalent to those of the Union, as well as minimum social standards. In this respect, the European Neighbourhood Instrument could also be a useful tool in preparations for the implementation of those agreements once adopted.
Amendment 32 #
2011/0405(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) achieving progressive integration into the Union internal market and enhanced sector and cross-sectoral co-operation including through mutual opening up of goods and services markets and legislative approximation and regulatory convergence towards Union and other relevant international standards, related institution building and investments, notably in energy and transport interconnections;
Amendment 19 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Part II – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.2 – title
Annex I – Part II – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.2 – title
1.4.2. Biotechnology-based industrialproducts and processes
Amendment 22 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Part II – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.2
Annex I – Part II – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.2
The objective is twofold: on the one hand,mainly enabling the European industry (e.g. chemical, health, mining, energy, pulp and paper, textile, starch, crop production and food processing) to develop new products and processes meeting agricultural and aquacultural, industrial and societal demands; and competitive and enhanced biotechnology-based alternatives to replace established ones; oin the other handaddition, harnessing the potential of biotechnology for detecting, monitoring, preventing and removing pollution. It includes R&I on enzymatic and metabolic pathways, bio- processes design, advanced fermentation, up- and down-stream processing, gaining insight on the dynamics of microbial communities. It will also encompass the development of prototypes for assessing the techno-economic feasibility of the developed products and processes.
Amendment 25 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Part II – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 1
Annex I – Part II – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 1
SMEs will be supported across Horizon 2020. For this purpose a dedicated SME instrument is targeted at all types of innovative SMEs showing a strong ambition to develop, grow and internationalise. It will be provided for all types of innovation, including non- technological and service innovations. The objective is to help filling the gap in funding for early stage high risk research and innovation, stimulate break- through innovations and increase private- sector commercialisation of research results.
Amendment 28 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Part II – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.3
Annex I – Part II – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.3
This will support market-driven innovation in view of enhancing the innovation capacity of firms by improving the framework conditions for innovation as well as tackling the specific barriers preventing the growth of innovative firms, in particular SMEs and enterprises of intermediate size with potential for fast growth. Specialised innovation support (on e.g. IP exploitation, networks of procurers, support to technology transfer offices, strategic design) and reviews of public policies in relation to innovation will be supported.
Amendment 34 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.1
Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.1
Appropriate knowledge, tools, services and innovations are necessary to support more productive, resource-efficient and resilient agriculture and forestry systems that supply sufficient food, feed, biomass and other raw-materials and deliver ecosystems services while at the same time supporting the development of thriving rural livelihoods. Research and innovation will provide options for integrating agronomic and environmental goals into more sustainable production, thus:such as: enhancing the genetical potential of plants to better adapt to biotic and abiotic stresses; increasing productivity and resource efficiency of agriculture; reducing agricultural greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions; reducing leaching of nutrients from cultivated lands into terrestrial and aquatic environmentsenhancing nutrient and water use efficiency; decreasing dependence from international plant derived protein imports to Europe; increasing the level of biodiversity in primary production systems.
Amendment 36 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.1 – point 2.1.1 – title
Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.1 – point 2.1.1 – title
2.1.1. Increasing production efficiency and coping with climate change, while ensuring, food quality and safety, sustainability and resilience, coping with climate change
Amendment 40 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.1 – point 2.1.2 – title
Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.1 – point 2.1.2 – title
2.1.2. ProviStrengthening multi-functionality of agriculture, including ecosystem services and public goods
Amendment 43 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.1 – point 2.1.2
Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.1 – point 2.1.2
Agriculture and forestry are unique systems delivering commercial products but also wider societal public goods (including cultural and recreational value) and important ecological services such as functional and in-situ biodiversity, pollination, water regulation, landscape, erosion reduction and carbon sequestration / GHG mitigation. Research activities will support the provisions of these public goods and services, through the delivery of management solutions, decision-support tools and the assessment of their non- market value. Specific issues to be dealt with include the identification of farming/forest systems and landscape patterns likely to achieve these goals. Socio-economic and comparative assessment of farming/forestry systems and their sustainability performance will be addressed. Shifts in the active management of agricultural systems - including the use of technologies and change of practices - will increase GHG mitigation and the adaptive capacity of the agriculture sector to the adverse effects of climate change.
Amendment 45 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.2
Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.2
Consumer needs for safe, healthy and affordable food have to be addressed, while considering the impacts of food consumption behaviour and food and feed production on human health and the total ecosystem. Food and feed security and safety, the competitiveness of the European agri-food industry and the sustainability of food production and supply will be addressed, covering the whole food chain and related services, whether conventional or organicfor all types of farming and products, from primary production to consumption. This approach will contribute to (a) achieving food safety and security for all Europeans and eradication of hunger in the world (b) decreasing the burden of food- and diet- related diseases by promoting the shift towards healthy and sustainable diets, via consumer education and innovations in the agricultural and food industry (c) reducing water and energy consumption in food processing, transport and distribution and (d) reducing food wastage by 50 % by 2030.
Amendment 46 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.3
Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.3
The needs for the food and feed industry to cope with social, environmental, climate and economic change from local to global will be addressed at all stages of the food and feed production chain, including agricultural production, food design, processing, packaging, process control, waste reduction, by-product valorisation and the safe use or disposal of animal by- products. Innovative and sustainable resource-efficient processes and diversified, safe, affordable and high quality products will be generated. This will strengthen the innovation potential of the European food supply chain, enhance its competitiveness, create economic growth and employment and allow the European food industry to adapt to changes. Other aspects to address are traceability, logistics and services, socio- economic factors, the resilience of the food chain against environmental and climate risks, and the limitation of negative impacts of food chain activities and of changing diets and production systems on the environment.
Amendment 47 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.5 – paragraph 4
Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.5 – paragraph 4
Support to standard setting will be used to help accelerate market deployment for novel bio-based goods and services ranging from terrestrial and aquatic production systems through to the end- consumer.
Amendment 48 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.5 – paragraph 7
Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.5 – paragraph 7
Forward looking activities will be undertaken across the sectors of the bio- economy, including the development of data bases, indicators and models addressing global, European, national and regional dimensions. A European bio- economy observatory, bringing together all stakeholders from science, industry and civil society shall be developed for mapping and monitoring Union and global research and innovation activities, developing key performance indicators, and monitoring innovation policies in the bio-economy.
Amendment 878 #
2011/0294(COD)
add the following multimodal platforms to the comprehensive network: – Pontevedra – Zalia – Torrelavega – Júndiz – Monzón – El Vallés – El Prat – El Gorguel – Ciudad Real – Albacete – San Roque – Mérida – Ponferrada/El Bierzo – Castellón – Alicante – Benavente – Zamora – Miranda de Ebro – Burgos – Palencia – Área Central – Aranda de Duero – Soria – Arévalo – Ávila – Segovia
Amendment 879 #
2011/0294(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Volume 16/33
Annex I – Volume 16/33
add the following rail freight transport sections to the core network: – Almería – Málaga – Algeciras (along the coast) – Granada – Motril – Castejón – Logroño – Miranda – León – Gijón / Avilés – Palencia – Santander – Madrid – Cáceres – Mérida – Mérida – Badajoz – Portuguese border – Mora – Ciudad Real – Mérida
Amendment 881 #
2011/0294(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Volume 16/33
Annex I – Volume 16/33
Amendment 891 #
2011/0294(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Volume 17/33
Annex I – Volume 17/33
add the following rail passenger transport sections to the core network: – Madrid – Toledo – Madrid – Alcázar – Albacete – Murcia – Almería – Málaga – Algeciras (along the coast) – Avilés – Oviedo – Bilbao – Santander – Oviedo – El Ferrol – A Coruña – Castejón – Logroño – Miranda – Mora – Alcázar – Linares – Moreda/Jaén/Córdoba – Ourense – Vigo (via Cercedo) – Ourense – Monforte – Lugo – A Coruña – Palencia – Santander – Segovia – Ávila – Sevilla – Cádiz – Sevilla – Huelva – Portuguese border – Valencia – Alicante (along the coast) – Motilla – Albacete – La Encina – Santiago – Vigo – Portuguese border – Granada – Motril – Antequera – Málaga – Madrid – Ávila – Salamanca – León – Monforte – Torralba – Soria – Castejón – Plasencia – León – Gijón
Amendment 892 #
2011/0294(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Volume 17/33
Annex I – Volume 17/33
add the following rail passenger transport sections to the comprehensive network: – Almendricos – Águilas – Barcelona – Massanet – Barcelona – Puigcerdá – Játiva – Alcoy – Lleida – Manresa – Barcelona – Los Rosales – Zafra – Madrid – Burgos – Villalba – Segovia
Amendment 894 #
2011/0294(COD)
add the following high-quality road sections to the comprehensive network: – Valladolid – Aranda de Duero – Soria – Ourense – Santiago – Ourense – Guntín – Ponferrada – Ourense – Monforte – Chantada – Astorga – León – Burgos – Burgos – Logroño – Pamplona – Ávila – Salamanca – León – Valladolid – Segovia – Valladolid – Ávila – Maqueda – Toledo – Ocaña – Tarancón – Cuenca – Teruel – Alfajarín – Fraga -Catalayud – Daroca – Alcolea del Pinar – Monreal del Campo – Badajoz – Zafra – Córdoba – Baena – Granada – Huelva – Jabugo – Zafra – Estepa – Lucena – Baena – Jaén – Úbeda – Blanca – Avarán – La Font de la Figuera – Alicante – Alcoy – Játiva – Elche – Cartagena – Vera – Figueras – Puigcerdá – Ávila – Villacastín – San Rafael – Segovia
Amendment 189 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) a management declaration of assurance as to the completeness, accuracy and veracity of the accounts, the proper functioning of the internal control systems as well as to the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions and the respect of the principle of sound financial management;
Amendment 200 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The certification body shall be a public or private audit body designated by the Member State which shall provide an opinion on the management declaration of assurance covering the completeness, accuracy and veracity of the annual accounts of the paying agency, the proper functioning of its internal control system, the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions, as well as the respect of the principle of sound financial management.
Amendment 222 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 236 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 254 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the sustainable development of the economical activity of holdings other than those referred to in paragraph (2)(d);
Amendment 334 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2
Article 42 – paragraph 2
2. Where the latest possible date of payment is not respected by the Member States, they shall pay the beneficiaries default interests, supported from the national budget.
Amendment 353 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1
Article 44 – paragraph 1
When sectoral agricultural legislation requires Member States to submit, within a specific period of time, information on the numbers of checks carried out and their outcome and the Member States overrun that period, the Commission may suspend the monthly payments referred to in Article 18 or the interim payments referred to in Article 35 for which the relevant statistical information has not been sent in time except in cases of force majeure or in exceptional circumstances, in accordance with the principle of proportionality.
Amendment 390 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1
Article 56 – paragraph 1
1. For any undue payment following the occurrence of irregularity or negligence, Member States shall request recovery from the beneficiary within onetwo years of the first indication that such an irregular has taken place and shall record the corresponding amounts in the debtors' ledger of the paying agency.
Amendment 391 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 56 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
If recovery has not taken place within four years of the date of the recovery request, or within eight years where recovery is taken in the national courts, the financial consequences of non-recovery shall be borne up to a maximum of 50% by the Member State concand shall be coverned up to a maximum of 50% from the EU budget, without prejudice to the requirement that the Member State concerned must pursue recovery procedures in compliance with Article 60.
Amendment 485 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 75 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 75 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Each Member State shall designate an authority responsible for coordinating the controls and checks provided for in this Chapter.
Amendment 498 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 76 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
However, Member States may pay advances up to 50 % as regards direct payments and up to 75% for the support granted under rural development as referred to in Article 68(2) prior to 1 December and not before 16 October.
Amendment 500 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 76 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Without prejudice to the application of the previous subparagraph, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, authorise the Member States to increase the percentage of advances to 80% in regions in which farmers face serious financial difficulties due to exceptional conditions. The implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure provided for in Article 112(3).
Amendment 502 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 2
Article 76 – paragraph 2
2. Payments referred to in the paragraph 1 shall not be made before the verificaMember States have verified, pursuant to Article 75, that the conditions of eligibility conditions, to be carried out by the Member States pursuant to Article 75,for applications for which advances are to be paid hasve been finalisedmet.
Amendment 508 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 76 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 625 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 99 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 99 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
In the case of non -compliance due to negligence, the percentage of reduction shall not exceed 5 % and, in the case of repeated non-compliance, 15 %, except in extremely serious cases, when it shall not be less than 20 % and may go as far as total exclusion from one or more aid schemes and apply for one or more calendar years.
Amendment 631 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 99 – paragraph 3
Article 99 – paragraph 3
Amendment 640 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 100 – paragraph 1
Article 100 – paragraph 1
Member States may retain 1025% of the amounts resulting from the application of the reductions and exclusions referred to in Article 99.
Amendment 647 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 102 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point v
Article 102 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point v
(v) a summaryn annual summary, together with the EAGF and EAFRD expenditure account, of the results of all available audits and checks carried out in accordance with the schedule and detailed provisions laid down in the sector specific rules.
Amendment 707 #
2011/0288(COD)
Amendment 731 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II — Main Issue ‘Soil and carbon stock’ — GAEC 7
Annex II — Main Issue ‘Soil and carbon stock’ — GAEC 7
Protection of wetland and carbon rich soils, peatland and moorland, including a ban ofn first ploughing1 ____________________ Ploughing of wetland and carbon rich , peatland and moorland which has been defined in 2011 at the latest as arable land in accordance with Article 2 point (a) of Regulation (EC) No 1120/2009 and which complies with the definition of arable land as laid down in Article 4 point (f) of the Regulation (EU) No DP/xxx shall not be considered as first ploughing.
Amendment 737 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II — Main Issue ‘Biodiversity’ — SMR 2 — last column
Annex II — Main Issue ‘Biodiversity’ — SMR 2 — last column
Amendment 743 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II — Main Issue ‘Biodiversity’ — SMR 3 — last column
Annex II — Main Issue ‘Biodiversity’ — SMR 3 — last column
Compliance with the mandatory measures established by the Member States for the conservation of natural habitats and wild flora and fauna under Article 6 (1) and (2).
Amendment 765 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II — Main Issue ‘Plant protection products’ — SMR 10 — last column
Annex II — Main Issue ‘Plant protection products’ — SMR 10 — last column
Amendment 14 #
2011/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph -1 (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 103n
Article 103n
-1) In Article 103n of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, the following paragraph is added: "-1. By 1 August 2013, Member States may decide to reduce, with effect from 2015, the amount available for the support programmes referred to in Annex Xb in order to increase their national ceilings for direct payments referred to in Article 40 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009. The amount resulting from the reduction referred to in the first paragraph shall remain in the national ceilings for direct payments referred to in Article 40 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 on a permanent basis and shall no longer be available for the measures listed in Articles 103p to 103y."
Amendment 85 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In order to ensure the immediate start and efficient implementation of rural development programmes, support from the EAFRD should be based on the existence of sound administrative framework conditions. Member States should therefore assess compliance with certain ex ante conditionalities. Each Member State should prepare either a national rural development programme for its entire territory or a set of regional programmes, a set of regional programmes, or both a national programme and a set of regional programmes. In the event that a Member State chooses to submit both a national programme and a set of regional programmes, the measures or types of operations should be planned at national or regional level. Each programme should identify a strategy for meeting targets in relation to the Union priorities for rural development and a selection of measures. Programming should comply with Union priorities for rural development, while being adapted to national contexts and complement the other Union policies, in particular the agricultural market policy, cohesion policy and the common fisheries policy. Member States which opt for a set of regional programmes should be able to also prepare a national framework, without a separate budgetary allocation, in order to facilitate co-ordination among the regions in addressing nation-wide challenges. In the event that a Member State chooses to submit both a national programme and regional programmes, the national framework should contain common elements to ensure coherence between the programmes.
Amendment 164 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Agri-environment-climate payments should continue to play a prominent role in supporting the sustainable development of rural areas and in responding to society's increasing demands for environmental services. They should further encourage farmers and other land managers to serve society as a whole by introducing or continuing to apply agricultural practices contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation and compatible with the protection and improvement of the environment, the landscape and its features, natural resources, the soil and genetic diversity. In this context the conservation of genetic resources in agriculture and the additional needs of farming systems that are of high nature value should be given specific attention. Payments should contribute to covering additional costs and income foregone resulting from the commitments undertaken and should only cover commitments going beyond relevant mandatory standards and requirements, in accordance with the "polluter pays" principle. In many situations the synergies resulting from commitments undertaken jointly by a group of farmers multiply the environmental and climate benefit. However, joint action brings additional transaction costs which should be compensated adequately. In order to ensure that farmers and other land managers are in a position to correctly implement the commitments they have undertaken, Member States should endeavour to provide them with the required skills and knowledge. Member States should maintain the level of efforts made during the 2007-2013 programming period and have to spend a minimum of 25% of the total contribution from the EAFRD to each rural development programme for climate change mitigation and adaptation and land management, through the agri- environment-climate, organic farming, forestry, Natura 2000 and Water Framework Directive payments and payments to areas facing natural or other specific constraints measures.
Amendment 206 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 65
Recital 65
(65) Moreover, in view of ensuring consistency with the rural development measures eligible for Union support and in order to simplify procedures, payments made by the Member States, intended to provide additional national financing for rural development operations for which Union support is granted and which do not fall within the scope of Article 42 of the Treaty, should be authorised as a part of programming under a notification procedure in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation. In order to ensure their appropriate monitoring, when assessing these payments the Commission should apply the criteria established for the application of Article 107 of the Treaty by way of analogy. In order to ensure that additional national financing which is not authorised by the Commission is not implemented, the Member State concerned should not put its proposed additional financing for rural development into effect until it has been approved. Payments made by Member States intended to provide additional national financing for rural development operations for which Union support is granted and which fall outside the scope of Article 42 of the Treaty should be notified to the Commission pursuant to Article 108(3) of the Treaty, unless they fall under a regulation, adopted pursuant to Council Regulation 994/9821, and may not be put into effect until this procedure has resulted in a final approval by the Commission.
Amendment 212 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
(ja) "transition regions": regions whose gross domestic product (GDP) per capita is between 75 % and 90 % of the average GDP of the EU-27;
Amendment 346 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
a) facilitating restructuring of farms facing major structural problems, notably farms with a low degree of market participation, market-oriented farms in particular sectors and farms in need of agricultural diversification;
Amendment 458 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. A Member State may submit either a single programme for its entire territory or a set of regional programmes, or both a national programme and a set of regional programmes. If a Member State chooses to submit both a national programme and a set of regional programmes, the measures or types of operations should be planned at national or regional level.
Amendment 465 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Member States with regional programmes may also submit for approval a national framework containing common elements for these programmes without a separate budgetary allocation. If a Member State chooses to submit a national programme alongside regional programmes, the national framework must contain common elements to ensure that the programmes are consistent.
Amendment 538 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Thematic sub-programmes may also address specific needs relating to the restructuring of agricultural sectors with a significant impact on the development of a specific rural area or other special interest requirements of the Member State.
Amendment 558 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States that have opted for regionalised programming may include thematic sub-programmes in a national programme.
Amendment 578 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d
d) the assessment of the ex ante conditionalities and, where required, the actions referred to in Article 17(4) of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012] and the milestones established for the purpose of pertaining to rural development referred to in Annex V which are relevant to the programme and, where required, the actions referred to in Article 197(4) of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012];
Amendment 615 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv a (new)
iva) a transfer of funds between programmes with a view to avoiding the loss of EAFRD resources.
Amendment 975 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Support under paragraph 1(a)(ii) shall be granted to farmers or members of the farm household diversifying into non- agricultural activities and to non- agricultural micro- and small- enterprises in rural areas.
Amendment 990 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Support under paragraph 1(b) shall be granted to non- agricultural micro- and small- enterprises in rural areas and to farmers or members of the farm household.
Amendment 1121 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 22(1)(a) shall be granted to public and private land-owners and tenants, municipalities and their associations and shall cover the costs of establishment and an annual premium per hectare to cover the costs of maintenance, including early and late cleanings, for a maximum period of ten15 years.
Amendment 1145 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 22(1)(b) shall be granted to public and private landowners, tenants, municipalities and their associations and shall cover the costs of establishment and an annual premium per hectare to cover the costs of maintenance for a maximum period of three to five years.
Amendment 1210 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 22(1)(d) shall be granted to natural persons, private forest owners, private law and semi-public bodies, municipalities and their associations. In the case of state forests support may also be granted to bodies managing such forests, which are independent from the state budget.
Amendment 1229 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 22(1)(e) shall be granted to public and private forest owners, municipalities and their associations and to SMEs for investments enhancing forestry potential or relating to processing and marketing adding value to forest products. In the territories of the Azores, Madeira, the Canary islands, the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 and the French overseas departments support may also be granted to enterprises that are not SMEs.
Amendment 1386 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 31 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) go beyond the statutory management requirements and the good agricultural and environmental condition provided for in Chapter I of Title VI of Regulation (EU) No HR/2012 and the obligations established under Chapter 2 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012;.
Amendment 1469 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Support under this measure shall be granted per hectare of forest to forest holders, municipalities and their associations who and public bodies which undertake, on a voluntary basis, to carry out operations consisting of one or more forest-environment commitments. Bodies managing state owned forests may also benefit from support provided they are independent from the state budget.
Amendment 1575 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) an income stabilisation tool, in the form of financial contributions to mutual funds or insurance premiums, providing compensation to farmers who experience a severe drop in their income.
Amendment 1637 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1
Article 40 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 37(1)(c) may only be granted where the drop of income exceeds 30% of the average annual income of the individual farmer in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period excluding the highest and lowest entry. Income for the purposes of Article 37(1)(c) shall refer to the sum of revenues the farmer receives from the market, including any form of public support, deducting input costs. Payments by the mutual fund or from insurance to farmers shall compensate for not more than 70% of the income lost.
Amendment 1661 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 40 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 1709 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 3
Article 46 – paragraph 3
3. In the case of irrigation, only investments that lead to a reduction of previous water use by at least 25% shall be considered as eligible expenditure. By way of derogation, in the Member States that adhered to the Union from 2004 onwardsinfrastructure and installations shall be deemed eligible expenditure when the aim is as follows: greater efficiency in the use of water and energy in agriculture; greater security regarding supply of water to agricultural produce; investments in new irrigareas of irrigated land under national installations can be considered eligible expenditure in cases where an environmental analysis provides eterest plans or regional policy plans which contribute to rural development and territorial rebalancing. In all cases evidence must be providenced that the investment concerned is sustainable and has no negative environmental impact.
Amendment 1771 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54
Article 54
Amendment 1939 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 65 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) 50% of the eligible public expenditure in the other reg75 % for regions in transitions.
Amendment 1947 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 65 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) 80% for the measures referred to in Articles 15, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and 36, for the LEADER local development referred to in Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012] and for operations under Article 20(1)(a)(i). It may be increased to 90% for the programmes of transitional, less developed, the and outermost regions and the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93;
Amendment 1996 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 1
Article 66 – paragraph 1
The funds transferred to the EAFRD in application of Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012 shall be reserved for operations which provide a significant contribution to innovation relevant to agricultural productivity and sustainability, including climate mitigation or adaptationused for activities in line with the strategy adopted by the Member State.
Amendment 2015 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) providing the Commission, on a quarterlyn annual basis, with relevant indicator data on operations selected for funding, including key characteristics of the beneficiary as well as the project;
Amendment 2020 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 73 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Where a Member State has more than one programme, a coordinating body may be designated to at least ensure consistency in the management of the funds and to provide liaison between the Commission and the national management authorities.
Amendment 2045 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 88 – paragraph 2
Article 88 – paragraph 2
2. Articles 107, 108 and 109 of the Treaty shall not apply to payments made by Member States pursuant to, and in conformity with, this Regulation, or to additional national financing referred to in Article 89, within the scope of Article 42 of the Treaty.
Amendment 2050 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 – title
Article 89 – title
Amendment 2054 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 – paragraph 1
Article 89 – paragraph 1
Payments made by the Member States in relation to operations falling withinoutside the scope of Article 42 of the Treaty and intended to provide additional financing for rural development for which Union support is granted, shall be notified by Member States and approved by the Commission in accordance with this Regulation as part of the programming referred to in Article 7. When assessing these payments, the Commission shall apply, by way of analogy, the criteria established for the application of Article 107 of the Treaty. The Member State concerned shall not put its proposed additional financing for rural development into effect until it has been approved.
Amendment 604 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point n
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point n
(n) raw tobacco, Part XIV of Annex I;
Amendment 610 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Amendment 614 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3a The Commission’s powers Save as otherwise provided for by this Regulation, where the Commission’s powers are concerned, the Commission shall act in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 162(2).
Amendment 617 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) 1 October to 30 SeptemberJuly to 30 June of the following year for the sugar sector.
Amendment 632 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
By means of a delegated act, the Commission shall review the reference prices laid down in paragraph 1 each year in line with production and market trends.
Amendment 654 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) common wheat, durum wheat, barley and, maize; and sorghum;
Amendment 672 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) common wheat, durum wheat, barley and, maize and sorghum, from 1 November to 31 May;
Amendment 680 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) mayshall be opened by the Commission, by means of implementing acts, for barley, maize, durum wheat, sorghum and paddy rice (including specific varieties or types of paddy rice), if the market situation so requires. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2);
Amendment 709 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) for durum wheat, barley, maize, sorghum, paddy rice and beef and veal.
Amendment 720 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) for common wheat, durum wheat, barley, maize, sorghum, paddy rice and skimmed milk powder shall be equal to the respective reference prices fixed in Article 7 in the case of buying-in at a fixed price and shall not exceed the respective reference prices in the case of buying-in by tendering;
Amendment 727 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. The public intervention prices referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be without prejudice to price increases or reductions for quality reasons for common wheat, durum wheat, barley, maize, sorghum and paddy rice. Moreover, taking into account the need to ensure that production is orientated towards certain varieties of paddy rice, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 to fix increases and reductions of the public intervention price.
Amendment 735 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Products may be disposed of by making them available, first and foremost, for the scheme for food distribution to the most deprived in the Union set out in Regulation (EU) No […] if that scheme so provides. In that case, the accounting value of such products shall be at the level of the relevant fixed public intervention price referred to in Article 14(2).
Amendment 747 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
a a) dried fodder;
Amendment 778 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 787 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
e b) poultrymeat and rabbitmeat;
Amendment 825 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission mayshall, by means of implementing acts, decide to grant private storage aid for the products listed in Article 16, taking into account the conditions referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. For olive oil, the Commission shall allow private storage aid to be granted in the circumstances set out in the second paragraph of this article. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2).]
Amendment 842 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17a Additional conditions for granting storage aid for white sugar 1. Decisions to grant aid for the storage of white sugar, under the terms laid down in Article 17(2), may only be taken in respect of undertakings that have been allocated a sugar quota. 2. Sugar stored in accordance with the provisions of this section during a marketing year may not be subject to any other of the storage measures refried to in Articles 20(d) and 20(m).
Amendment 843 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17a Mandatory aid for butter 1. Aid shall be granted for the private storage of butter produced from cream obtained directly and exclusively from cow’s milk. 2. The conditions and requirements relating to this subsection shall be adopted by the Commission by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 and by means of implementing acts in accordance with the examination procedure laid down in Article 162(2). 3. The Council shall adopt measures setting Union aid for the private storage of butter in accordance with Article 43(3) of the Treaty.
Amendment 854 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. Taking into account the specificities of the cereals and paddy rice sectors, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, adopt the price increases or reductions for quality reasons referred to in Article 14(3) as regards both buying-in and sales of common wheat, durum wheat, barley, maize, sorghum and paddy rice.
Amendment 856 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Taking into account the particular seasonality and/or the specific nature of certain farms in some Member States or regions of Member States, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, set different objective conditions governing factors that may trigger private storage.
Amendment 857 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 5 – point a
Amendment 865 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. The Commission may lay down, by means of delegated acts, rules on the calculation of average Union prices and the obligations on operators to submit information on beef, pig and sheep carcasses, in particular as regards market and representative prices;
Amendment 867 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 9
Article 18 – paragraph 9
9. Taking into account the need to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the classification of carcasses, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, provide for the review of the application of classification of carcasses in Member States by a Union committee composed of experts from the Commission and experts appointed by the Member States. Those provisions may provide for the Union toshall bear the costs resulting from the review activity.
Amendment 869 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
ba) implementation of the intervention limits set out in Article 13(1);
Amendment 871 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
bb) implementation of the tendering procedure referred to in Article 13(2) for common wheat, butter and skimmed milk powder beyond the quantities set out in Article 13(1);
Amendment 872 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b c (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b c (new)
bc) the amount of the security referred to in Article 18(7)(c);
Amendment 873 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b d (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b d (new)
bd) the requirements to be met by storage places for the products to be purchased under the intervention system, rules on minimum storage capacity for the storage places and technical requirements for keeping products taken over in good condition and for their disposal at the end of the storage period;
Amendment 884 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20
Article 20
Amendment 888 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – title 1 – chapter 2 – section 1 – title
Part 2 – title 1 – chapter 2 – section 1 – title
Amendment 890 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 f (new)
Article 20 f (new)
Article 20f Target group Aid programmes to improve access to food for pupils who regularly attend primary or secondary-level educational establishments or nurseries, pre-school or other establishments offering extracurricular activities which are managed or approved by the competent authorities in a Member State.
Amendment 1154 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – title
Article 48 – title
Investments in the internal market and third countries
Amendment 1157 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 48 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Support may be granted for tangible or intangible investments in processing facilities, winery infrastructure and, marketing of winestructures and tools which improve the overall performance of the enterprise, its adaptation to market demands and increase its competitiveness on the internal market and in third countries and concern one or more of the following:
Amendment 1203 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 2
Article 52 – paragraph 2
2. The Union contribution to the apiculture programmes shall not exceedbe at least 50 % of the expenditure borne by Member States.
Amendment 1214 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 52 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The measures which may be included in the apiculture programme shall be the following: (a) technical assistance to beekeepers and groupings of beekeepers; (b) control of varroasis; (c) rationalisation of transhumance; (d) measures to support laboratories carrying out analyses of the physico- chemical properties of honey; (e) measures to support the restocking of hives in the Community; (f) cooperation with specialised bodies for the implementation of applied research programmes in the field of beekeeping and apiculture products.
Amendment 1245 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The marketing standards referred to in paragraph 1 may cover one or more of the following requirements, in line with a sectoral approach based on the specific characteristics of each sector, the need to regulate the placing of products on the market and the conditions defined in paragraph 3:
Amendment 1247 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the technical definitions, designation and/or sales descriptions for sectors other than those set out in this Regulation and lists of carcasses and parts thereof to which Annex VI appliesmentioned in Article 60;
Amendment 1248 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the species, plant variety or animal race or the commercial type;
Amendment 1249 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the presentation, sales descriptions, labelling linked to obligatory marketing standards, packaging, rules to be applied in relation to packing centres, marking, wrapping, year of harvesting and use of specific terms, without prejudice to the provisions of Articles 69 to 100 of this Regulation;
Amendment 1252 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) criteria such as appearance, consistency, conformation, product characteristics and water content percentage;
Amendment 1253 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point f
Amendment 1254 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) the type of farming and production method including oenological practices and related administrative rules, and operating circuit;
Amendment 1256 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point i
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point i
(i) the frequency of collection, delivery, conservation and handling, the conservation method and temperature, storage and transport;
Amendment 1257 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point j
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point j
(j) the place of farming and/or origin. The place of origin should, however, be indicated on fruit and horticultural products which are sold fresh to consumers;
Amendment 1259 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point k
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point k
Amendment 1260 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point l
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point l
Amendment 1261 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point m
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point m
Amendment 1262 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point p
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point p
Amendment 1263 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point q
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point q
Amendment 1266 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point r
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point r
Amendment 1267 #
Amendment 1269 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 59 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The marketing standards by sectors or products adopted pursuant to paragraph 1 shall be established without prejudice to the requirements on optional reserved terms listed in Articles 67(a) to 67(d) and the quality terms listed under Title IV of Regulation (EU) No [COM(2010)733] on agricultural product quality schemes, and shall take into account:
Amendment 1279 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 59 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) the interest of consumers toproducers in communicating the characteristics of the product and the means of its production and that of consumers in receiveing adequate and transparent product information, including the place of farming to be determined on a case by case approach at the appropriate geographical level without incurring high administrative costs;
Amendment 1281 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 59 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(ca) under this regulation, ‘place of agricultural origin’ shall mean the place where the main farming activities related to the food product in question have taken place, including the breeding and rearing of animals, harvesting or, as applicable, the place where the holding from which the product originated is located.
Amendment 1292 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – title
Article 60 – title
Definitions, designations and, sales descriptions and other basic provisions for certain sectors and products
Amendment 1293 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – title
Article 60 – title
Definitions, designations and, sales descriptions and other basic provisions for certain sectors and products
Amendment 1294 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) poultrymeat and eggs;
Amendment 1297 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 3
Article 60 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1302 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 62 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Only oenological practices authorised in accordance with Annex VII and provided for in point (g) of Article 59(268(h) and in paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 65 shall be used in the production and conservation of the products listed in Part II of Annex VI in the Union.
Amendment 1305 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 62 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. When authorising oenological practices for wine as referred to in point (g) of Article 59(2), the Commission shall:Article 68(h)
Amendment 1309 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 a (new)
Article 64 a (new)
Amendment 1322 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) lay down rules for the implementation of the definitions and sales descriptions provided for in Annex VI;
Amendment 1323 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) lay down rules for fixing of the tolerance level;
Amendment 1324 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) lay down rules for the implementation of Article 66.
Amendment 1326 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) lay down rules for the approval of new oenological practices, coupage of must and wine, including definitions thereof, blending and restrictions thereof.
Amendment 1328 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
(gb) lay down rules on the holding, circulation and use of products obtained by the experimental oenological practices referred to in Article 65.
Amendment 1334 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Article 70 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) ’‘a designation of origin’ shall mean the name of a region, a specific place or, in exceptional and duly justifiable cases, a country used to describe a product referred to in Article 69(1)118a(1) that complyingies with the following requirements:
Amendment 1349 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 71 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
2a. The product specification shall consist at least of: (a) the name to be protected; (b) a description of the wine(s): (i) for wines with a designation of origin, its principal analytical and organoleptic characteristics; (ii) for wines with a geographical indication, its principal analytical characteristics as well as an evaluation or indication of its organoleptic characteristics; (c) where applicable, the specific oenological practices used to make the wine(s) as well as the relevant restrictions on making the wine(s); (d) the demarcation of the geographical area concerned; (e) the maximum yields per hectare; (f) an indication of the wine grape variety or varieties the wine or wines is or are obtained from; (g) detailed explanation of the link (h) applicable requirements laid down in Union or national provisions or, where foreseen by Member States, by an organisation which manages the protected designation of origin or the protected geographical indication, having regard to the fact that such requirements shall be objective, and non-discriminatory and compatible with Union law; (i) the name and address of the authorities or bodies verifying compliance with the provisions of the product specification and their specific tasks.
Amendment 1352 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The application for protection shall be filed with the Member State in whose territory the designation of origin or geographical indication originates. The Member State shall examine the application for protection to determine whether it meets the conditions set out in this Chapter. The Member State shall carry out a national procedure ensuring adequate publication of the application and providing for a period of at least two months from the date of publication within which any natural or legal person having a legitimate interest and established or resident on its territory may object to the proposed protection by lodging a duly substantiated statement with the Member State.
Amendment 1355 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 3
Article 73 – paragraph 3
3. If the Member State considers that the relevant requirements are met, it shall carry out a national procedure which ensures adequate publication of the product specification at least on the Internet: (a) publish the single document and the product specification at least on the Internet; and (b) forward to the Commission an application for protection containing the following information: (i) the name and address of the applicant; (ii) the single document; (iii) a declaration by the Member State that it considers that the application lodged by the applicant meets the conditions of this Regulation; (iv) the reference to publication, as referred to in point (a).
Amendment 1358 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 73 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Where a Member State has no national legislation concerning the protection of designations of origin and geographical indications, it may, on a transitional basis only, grant protection in accordance with the terms of this Chapter at national level to the name with effect from the day the application is lodged with the Commission. Such transitional national protection shall cease on the date on which a decision on registration or refusal under this Subsection is taken.
Amendment 1363 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 81 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Third countries shall provide the Commission with the technical report referred to in Article 71(1) of this Regulation in respect of their geographical indications under the previous paragraph. The Commission may decide to cancel the geographical indications of third countries which fail to comply with the terms of Article 70 of this Regulation, within a maximum period of 3 years from the date of their registration.
Amendment 1367 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 82 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 1374 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2
Article 86 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1376 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 3
Article 86 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1380 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 86 – paragraph 4 – point a
Amendment 1382 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 86 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) the conditions to be followed in respect of an application for the protection of a designation of origin or geographical indication, preliminary national procedures, scrutiny by the Commission, objection procedure, and procedures for amendment, cancellation and conversion of protected designations of origin or protected geographical indications;.
Amendment 1384 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 4 – point d
Article 86 – paragraph 4 – point d
Amendment 1386 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 4 – point e
Article 86 – paragraph 4 – point e
Amendment 1387 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 4 – point g
Article 86 – paragraph 4 – point g
Amendment 1389 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5
Article 86 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1390 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 6
Article 86 – paragraph 6
Amendment 1393 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 87 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 1394 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 89 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Traditional terms shall be recognised, defined and protected by the Commission.
Amendment 1406 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 3
Article 91 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1411 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 4
Article 91 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1412 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 92 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Taking into account the need to ensure the legitimate rights and interests of producers or operators, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, establish the following: (a) the applicants that may apply for the protection of a traditional term; (b) the conditions of validity of an application for recognition of a traditional term; (c) the grounds for objecting to a proposed recognition of a traditional term; (d) the scope of the protection, the relationship with trade marks, protected traditional terms, protected designations of origin or geographical indications, homonyms, or certain wine grape names; (e) the grounds for cancellation of a traditional term; (f) the date of submission of an application or a request; (g) the procedures to be followed in respect of an application for the protection of a traditional term, including scrutiny by the Commission, objection procedures and the procedures on cancellation and modification.
Amendment 1413 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 92 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Taking into account the specificities in trade between the Union and certain third countries, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt the conditions under which traditional terms may be used on products from third countries and provide for derogations from Article 89.
Amendment 1513 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part II – Title II – Chapter II – Section III – Subsection 1 (new)
Part II – Title II – Chapter II – Section III – Subsection 1 (new)
Amendment 1665 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 106 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, producer organisations constituted by producers in the fruit and vegetables, olive oil and wine sectors should include at last one of objectives i), ii) or iii).
Amendment 1746 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xi a (new)
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xi a (new)
(xia) arranging the orderly withdrawal or coordinated processing of the product at times of clear market imbalances in a marketing year with the goal of restoring the normal functioning of the market.
Amendment 1747 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xi a (new)
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xi a (new)
(xia) concentrating and co-ordinating supply and marketing of the produce of the members;
Amendment 1754 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xi a (new)
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xi a (new)
(xia) adapting production and processing jointly to the requirements of the market and improving the product;
Amendment 1756 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xi a (new)
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xi a (new)
(xia) promoting the rationalisation and improvement of production and processing.
Amendment 1770 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 2
Article 108 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1830 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 111 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 1870 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part III – Chapter -1 new
Part III – Chapter -1 new
Chapter -1 General provisions Article 116a General Principles Unless otherwise provided for in this Regulation or in provisions adopted pursuant thereto, the following shall be prohibited in trade with third countries: a) the levying of any charge having equivalent effect to a customs duty; b) the application of any quantitative restriction or measure having equivalent effect.
Amendment 1872 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 117 – paragraph 1
Article 117 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to cases where import or export licences are required in accordance with this Regulation, the import for release into free circulation or the export of one or more agricultural products into or from the Union may be made subject to the presentation of a licence, taking into account the need for licences for the management of the markets concerned and, in particular, for monitoring trade in the products concernedDoes not affect English version.
Amendment 1874 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 117 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 117 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 1879 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 118 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 118 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 1885 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 120 a (new)
Article 120 a (new)
Article 120a Import duties Save as otherwise provided for pursuant to this Regulation, the rates of import duty in the Common Customs Tariff shall apply to the products referred to in Article 1.
Amendment 1886 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 – title
Article 121 – title
Implementation of international and other agreements
Amendment 1887 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 – paragraph 1
Article 121 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt measures to implement international agreements concluded under Article 218 of the Treaty or any other act adopted in accordance with Article 43(2) of the Treaty or the Common Customs Tariff as regards the method for calculation ofng import duties for agricultural products. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2).
Amendment 1888 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 a (new)
Article 121 a (new)
Amendment 1889 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 b (new)
Article 121 b (new)
Amendment 1890 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 c (new)
Article 121 c (new)
Amendment 1891 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 d (new)
Article 121 d (new)
Article 121d Calculation of import duties for milled rice 1. Notwithstanding Article 121, the import duty for semi-milled or wholly milled rice falling within CN code 1006 30 shall be fixed by the Commission, by means of implementing acts, within ten days after the end of the reference period concerned in accordance with point 2 of Annex VIIa. The Commission shall fix, by means of implementing acts, the new applicable rate if the calculations made pursuant to the annex require it to be changed. Until such time as a new applicable rate is fixed, the duty previously fixed shall apply. 2. In order to calculate imports referred to in point 2 of Annex VIIa, account shall be taken of the quantities for which import licences for semi-milled or wholly milled rice falling within CN code 1006 30 were issued in the corresponding reference period.
Amendment 1892 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 e (new)
Article 121 e (new)
Article 121e Calculation of import duties for broken rice Notwithstanding Article 121, the import duty on broken rice falling within CN code 1006 40 00 shall be EUR 65 per tonne.
Amendment 1894 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 122 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 122 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) Where the declared entry price of the consignment in question is higher than the flat-rate import value, increased by a margin set by the Commission which may not exceed the flat-rate value by more than 10%, the lodging of a security equal to the import duty determined on the basis of the flat-rate import value shall be required. The Commission shall calculate this value every working day in relation to each origin, product and period; the value shall be equal to the weighted average of the representative prices of those products in representative import markets in the Member States or, where applicable, in other markets, deducting from those prices a total amount of EUR 5/100 kg and the ad valorem customs duties. The interested party shall also provide information on the marketing and transportation conditions of the product by submitting copies of the documents attesting to delivery between operators and to the costs incurred between the import of the product and its sale. In all cases, the documents shall specify the variety or commercial type of the product in accordance with the provisions on presentation and labelling referred to in the applicable Community marketing rules, the commercial category of the products and their weight.
Amendment 1896 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 122 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 122 – paragraph 1 b (new)
(1b) The customs value of imported perishable goods for which the application of the Common Customs Tariff duty rate depends on the entry price of the product batch imported in consignment may be determined directly in accordance with point (c) of Article 30(2) of the Customs Code and shall be equal to the flat-rate import value.
Amendment 1898 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 122 – paragraph 2
Article 122 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1900 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 122 – paragraph 3
Article 122 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1905 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 125 – paragraph 1
Article 125 – paragraph 1
1. Tariff quotas for the import of agricultural products for release into free circulation in the Union (or a part thereof), or tariff quotas for imports of Union agricultural products into third countries which are to be partly or fully administered by the Union, resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 218 of the Treaty or any other act adopted in accordance with Article 43(2) of the Treaty shall be opened and/or administered by the Commission by means of delegated and implementing acts pursuant to Articles 126 to 128.
Amendment 1913 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 125 a (new)
Article 125 a (new)
Article 125a Specific provisions In the case of tariff quotas for import into Spain of 2 000 000 tonnes of maize and 300 000 tonnes of sorghum and tariff quotas for import into Portugal of 500 000 tonnes of maize, the Commission may adopt delegated acts to establish the provisions necessary for carrying out the tariff quota imports and, where appropriate, the public storage of the quantities imported by the paying agencies of the Member States concerned and their marketing on the markets of those Member States.
Amendment 1914 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 126 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 126 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 1917 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 129 a (new)
Article 129 a (new)
Article 129a Imports of hops 1. Products of the hops sector may be imported from third countries only if their quality standards are at least equivalent to those adopted for like products harvested within the Community or made from such products. 2. Products shall be considered as being of the standard referred to in paragraph 1 if they are accompanied by an attestation issued by the authorities of the country of origin and recognised as equivalent to the certificate referred to in Article 64(a). In the case of hop powder, hop powder with higher lupulin content, extract of hops and mixed hop products, the attestation may be recognised as being equivalent to the certificate only if the alpha acid content of these products is not lower than that of the hops from which they have been prepared. 3. In order to minimise the administrative burden, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, set the conditions under which obligations related to an attestation of equivalence and the labelling of packaging do not apply. 4. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt rules related to this Article, including the rules on the recognition of attestations of equivalence and on the checking of imports of hops.
Amendment 1947 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 133 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 133 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the products listed in points (i) to (iii), (v) and (vii) of point (a) of this paragraph to be exported in the form of processed goods in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1216/2009 of 30 November 2009 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products46, including products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 578/2010 of 29 June 2010, and in the form of the products containing sugar listed in point (b) of Part X of Annex I.
Amendment 1988 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 139 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 139 – paragraph 6 a (new)
(6a) The Commission may, by means of delegated acts, establish further conditions for the granting of export refunds in order to prevent diversion of trade, in particular the conditions that: a) refunds are only paid for products of EU origin; b) the amount of refunds for imported products shall be limited to the duties collected on importation where those duties are lower than the refund applicable.
Amendment 2020 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 144 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 144 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 2023 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 145 – title
Article 145 – title
Agreements and concerted practices of recognised interbranch organisations, producer organisations and associations of producer organisations
Amendment 2025 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 145 – paragraph 1
Article 145 – paragraph 1
1. Article 101(1) of the Treaty shall not apply to the agreements, decisions and concerted practices of interbranch organisations recognised under Article 108 of this Regulation with the object of carrying out the activities listed in point (c) of Article 108(1) of this Regulation, and for the olive oil and table olive and tobacco sectors,or to producer organisations recognised under Article 106 or associations of producer organisations recognised under Article 107 of this Regulation with the object of carrying out the activities listed in point (c) of Article 108(2)6 of this Regulation.
Amendment 2030 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 145 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 145 – paragraph 2 – point b
b) within two months of receipt of all the details requiredthe notification the Commission, by means of implementing acts, has not found that the agreements, decisions or concerted practices are incompatible with Union rules.
Amendment 2035 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 145 – paragraph 4 – point d
Article 145 – paragraph 4 – point d
d) entail the fixing of prices or the fixing of production quotas;
Amendment 2060 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 154 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 154 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Such measures may to the extent and for the time necessary extend or modify the scope, duration or other aspects of other measures provided for under this Regulation, or suspend import duties in whole or in part including for certain quantities or periods as necessary, or provide specific support for producers to mitigate the effects of serious market disturbance. In the case of the fruit and vegetables sector specifically, the Commission shall activate a withdrawal mechanism when a series of conditions, listed in the first subparagraph, are recorded at Community level, in order to encourage synchronised market withdrawal between the various Member States.
Amendment 2069 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 155 – title
Article 155 – title
Measures concerning animalpests, animal and plant diseases and loss of consumer confidence due to public, animal or plant health risks
Amendment 2073 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 155 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 155 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission mayshall, by means of implementing acts, adopt exceptional support measures:
Amendment 2076 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 155 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 155 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
a) for the affected market in order to take account of restrictions on intra-Union and third-country trade which may result from the application of measures for combating the spread of pests and diseases in animals and plants, and
Amendment 2087 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 155 – paragraph 4
Article 155 – paragraph 4
4. The measures provided for in point (a) of paragraph 1 may be taken only if the Member State concerned has taken the relevant phytosanitary or health and veterinary measures quickly to stamp out the pest or disease, and only to the extent and for the duration strictly necessary to support the market concerned.
Amendment 2089 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 155 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 155 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The Union shall provide part-financing equivalent to 50 % and 100 %, respectively, of the expenditure borne by Member States for the measures provided for in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1.
Amendment 2097 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 156 – paragraph 1
Article 156 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adoptestablish necessary and justifiable emergency measures to resolve specific problems. Those measures may derogate from the provisions of this Regulation and from the provisions of the other regulations governing the common agricultural policy in order to resolve specific problems, but only to an extent that is strictly necessary and for a period that is strictly necessary. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2).
Amendment 2101 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 156 – paragraph 2
Article 156 – paragraph 2
2. To resolve specific problems, on duly justified and imperative grounds of urgency, the Commission shall adopt immediately applicable implementing acts in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 162(3).
Amendment 2106 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 156 a (new)
Article 156 a (new)
Article 156a Measures to address severe imbalances in the market for milk and milk products 1. In the event of a severe imbalance in the market for milk and milk products, the Commission may decide to grant aid to milk producers who voluntarily cut their production by at least 5% compared with the same period in the previous year, for a period of at least three months, which may be extended. When granting such aid, the Commission shall impose the conditions governing the repayment of aid in the event of non-compliance, along with any interest due under the relevant rules in force. 2. The supply of milk, free of charge, to charitable organisations may be deemed to be a cut in production under the conditions laid down by the Commission pursuant to paragraph 4. 3. During the period referred to in paragraph 1, subparagraph 1, the products of undertakings that have implemented this system under the arrangements provided for in that subparagraph shall be given priority when intervention measures, as referred to in Title I of Part II are taken on the market for milk and milk products. 4. Taking into account the need to ensure that this scheme is operated in an effective and appropriate manner, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 to establish: (a) the amount of aid and of interest to be paid in the event of non-compliance referred to in paragraph 1; (b) the criteria to be met in order to be eligible for aid; (c) the specific conditions that will trigger implementation of this scheme; (d) the terms under which free distribution of milk to charitable organisations, as referred to in paragraph 2, may be deemed to be a cut in production.
Amendment 2110 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 157 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 157 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 2113 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 157 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 157 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) the nature and type of the information to be notified.
Amendment 2116 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 158 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 158 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) by 31 December 2016 at the latest, evaluating the aid referred to in Article 17a, together with any appropriate proposals to convert it into one of the types of aid referred to in Article 16.
Amendment 2120 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 158 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 158 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) by 30 September 2013 at the latest, together with the appropriate legislative proposals setting up a simplified scheme for optional reserved terms in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 67d of this Regulation, in the beef and veal sector. This report must cover the current framework for voluntary labelling, as well as the appropriate terms relating to breeding, production and feed that can add value in the beef and veal sector.
Amendment 2131 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 158 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 158 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) by 31 December 2017 at the latest, on the development of the milk and milk products market, and, if appropriate, on the measures to be taken with a view to phasing out the quota system.
Amendment 2151 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 162 – paragraph 2
Article 162 – paragraph 2
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5(4), third subparagraph of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.
Amendment 2163 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 163 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 163 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Amendment 2172 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 165 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 165 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
However, Articles 7, 16 and 101 and Annex III 101, as regards the sugar sector, shall only apply after the end of the 20149/201520 marketing year for sugar on 1 October 201520.
Amendment 2187 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part VIII – point 1 – introductory part
Annex II – Part VIII – point 1 – introductory part
1. ‘Honey’ means the natural sweet substance produced by Apis mellifera bees from the nectar of plants or from secretions of living parts of plants or excretions of plant-sucking insects on the living parts of plants, which the bees collect, transform by combining with specific substances of their own, deposit, dehydrate, store and leave in honeycombs to ripen and mature. Honey consists essentially of different sugars, predominantly fructose and glucose, as well as other substances such as organic acids, enzymes and solid particles derived from honey collection, including pollen, while none of these substances and particles can be considered an ingredient of honey.
Amendment 2188 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part VIII – point 2
Annex II – Part VIII – point 2
2. ‘Apiculture products’ means honey, beeswax, royal jelly, propolis or pollen. and pollen. ‘Beeswax’ means lipid natural matter prepared from secretions of the wax glands of Apis mellifera worker bees and used in manufacturing honeycombs. ‘Royal jelly’ means the natural substance secreted by the hypopharyngeal and mandibular glands of Apis mellifera nurse worker bees, designed to feed the larvae and the queen and to which no other substance may be added. ‘Propolis’ means the substance collected from certain plants and subsequently transformed by Apis mellifera worker bees, to which their own secretions (mainly wax and salivary secretions) are added in order to use it as mortar. ‘Pollen’ means a compact substance, more or less spherical, resulting from the agglutination of the male gametes of flowers by means of nectar, salivary secretions and the mechanical action of the third pair of legs of Apis mellifera worker bees, which is collected and transformed in the form of balls of pollen in order to be deposited and subsequently stored in the hive, and to which no other substance may be added. ‘Honeycomb pollen or bee bread’ means balls of pollen scattered by bees in honeycomb cells which have undergone certain natural transformations through the presence of enzymes and micro- organisms; this pollen can be covered with honey.
Amendment 2214 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – Part V – section II – point 2 a (new)
Annex VI – Part V – section II – point 2 a (new)
2a. Poultrymeat shall be marketed in one of the following conditions: – fresh, – frozen, – quick-frozen.
Amendment 2227 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII b (new)
Annex VII b (new)
Amendment 360 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) 'holding' means all the production units used for agricultural activities and managed by a farmer situated within the territory of the same Member State;
Amendment 376 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 2
– maintaining the agricultural area in a state which makes it suitable for grazing or cultivation without any particular preparatory action going beyond traditionalstandard agricultural methods and machineries, or
Amendment 392 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
d) 'agricultural products' means the products listed in Annex I to the Treaty, with the exception of fishery products, as well as cotton;(Does not affect English version.)
Amendment 440 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h
h) 'permanent grassland' means land used to grow grasses or other herbaceous forage naturally (self-seeded) or through cultivation (sown) and that has not been included in the crop rotation of the holding for five years or longer; it may include other specieareas suitable for grazing, provided that they have traditionally been used as grassland, even if grasses and other herbaceous forage aremain not predominant;
Amendment 468 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point k
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point k
k) 'short rotation coppice' means areas planted with tree species of CN code 06029041 to be defined by Member States, that consist of woody, perennial crops, the rootstock or stools remaining in the ground after harvesting, with new shoots emerging in the following season and with a maximum harvest cycle to be determined by the Member States.(Does not affect English version.)
Amendment 482 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 488 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 494 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2a) Annex (...) of this Regulation sets out (a) the framework within which Member States shall define the minimum activities to be carried out on areas naturally kept in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation; (b) the framework within which Member States are to define the criteria to be met by farmers in order to be deemed to have respected the obligation of maintaining the agricultural area in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation as referred to in point (c) of paragraph 1.
Amendment 517 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Amendment 534 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(3a) As from 2017, the Commission, when establishing the ceilings specified in Annex III, shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55, to take account of the difference between the ceilings established in Annex II and actual budget outturn in 2015 and 2016. That difference may be used for payments under Chapter 1 of Title IV.
Amendment 551 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. No direct payments shall be granted to natural or legal persons, or to groups of natural or legal perslegal persons which are placed on a 'negative list' partly drawn up at EU level, identifying non- active farmers. In additions, where one of the following applies:Member States shall be free to lay down additional non-discriminatory criteria to exclude applicants whose agricultural activities make up only an insignificant part of their turnover.
Amendment 594 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 632 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Amendment 663 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Amendment 785 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Amendment 792 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 860 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. Before 1 August 2013, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden and the United-Kingdom may decide to make available as direct payments under this Regulation up to 510 % of the amount allocated to support for measures under rural development programming financed under the EAFRD in the period 2015-2020 as specified under Regulation (EU) No […] [RDR]. As a result, the corresponding amount shall no longer be available for support measures under rural development programming.
Amendment 919 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may decide, before 1 August 2013, to apply the basic payment scheme at regional level. In that case they shall define the regions in accordance with objective and non- discriminatory criteria such as their agronomic and economic characteristics and their regional agricultural potential, land use and/or their institutional or administrative structure.
Amendment 930 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 5
Article 20 – paragraph 5
5. The Member States shall notify the Commission by 1 Augustefore 31 October 2013 of the decision referred to in paragraph 1, together with the measures taken for the application of paragraphs 2 and 3.
Amendment 935 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. During the transition period, the Member States may review the decision referred to in paragraph 1, together with the measures taken for the application of paragraphs 2 and 3.
Amendment 1294 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) to have threewo different crops on their arable land where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 320 hectares and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year;
Amendment 1318 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) to maintain existing permanent grasslandareas classed as permanent pasture in their on their holding; and
Amendment 1399 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to paragraphs 3 and 4 and to the application of financial discipline, linear reductions in accordance with Article 7, and any reductions and penalties imposed pursuant to Regulation (EU) No […] [HZR], Member States shall grant the payment referred to in this Chapter to farmers observing those of the three practisces referred to in paragraph 1 that are relevant for them, and in function of their compliance with Articles 30, 31 and 32.. The reductions and penalties imposed on such payments pursuant to Regulation (EU) No […] [HZR] shall under no circumstances exceed the amount thereof.
Amendment 1406 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
Article 29 – paragraph 3
3. Farmers whose holdings are fully or partly situated in areas covered by Directives 92/43/EEC or 2009/147/EC shall be entitled to the payment referred to in this Chapter provided that they observe the practises referred to in this Chapter to the extent that those practises are compatible in the holding concerned with the objectives of those Directives, and farmers who receive agri- environment-climate payments pursuant to Article 29 of Regulation (EU) No […] [RDR] shall be entitled ipso facto to the payment referred to in this Chapter with respect to their hectarage which is eligible under these criteria.
Amendment 1474 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 5
Article 29 – paragraph 5
5. The payment referred to in paragraph 1 shall take the form of an annual payment per eligible hectare declared according to Article 26(1), the amount of which shall be calculated annually by dividing the amount resulting from the application of Article 33(1) by the total number of eligible hectares declared in the Member State concerned according to Article 26 payable to each farmer as a fixed percentage of their basic payment.
Amendment 1612 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Farmers shall maintain as permanent grasslandin good agricultural and environmental condition the areas of their holdings declared as suchpermanent grassland in the application made pursuant to Article 74(1) of Regulation (EU) No XXX (HZ) for claim year 2014, hereinafter referred to as “reference areas under permanent grassland”each year.
Amendment 1633 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1647 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 2
2. Farmers shall be allowed to convert a maximum of 5 % of their reference areas under permanent grassland. That limit shall not apply in the case of force majeure or exceptional circumstancesMember States shall guarantee that no reduction is made in the areas under permanent grassland in relation to the limits which they are required to maintain at national level; they shall ensure that land classed as permanent grassland on the date set for area-related aid applications for 2011 is maintained as such.
Amendment 1670 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 laying downcontaining rules concerning the increase of reference areas under permanent grassland as laid down in the second subparagraph the maintenance of permanent grassland to ensure that, in those countries in which national monitoring of paragraph 1, the renewal of permanent grassland, the reconversion of agricultural area into permanent grassland in case the authorised decrease referred to in paragraph 2 is exceeded, as well as the modification of the referenceeas under permanent grassland has shown that the proportion of land under permanent grassland is decreasing, measures are taken by farmers to maintain land designated as permanent grassland, including individual requirements which must be met, such as the requirement to reconvert areas underto permanent grassland in case of transfer of land.
Amendment 1700 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. FWhere the eligible agricultural area covers more than 20 hectares, farmers shall ensure that at least 73 % of their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2), excluding areas under permanent grassland, is ecological focus area such as land left fallow, terraces, landscape features, buffer strips, leguminous crops, permanent grassland, permanent crops, crops under water, holdings within Natura 2000 areas, farmland covered by agro-environmental or climatic measures and afforested areas as referred to in article 25(2)(b)(ii).
Amendment 1833 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. In order to finance the payment referred to in this Chapter, Member States shall use 3015 % of the annual national ceiling set out in Annex II.
Amendment 1852 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2
Article 33 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1998 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States may, by 1 August5 October of each year, as of 20164, reviewduce their estimated percentage with effect from 1 January 2017, on the basis of the applications made in respect of that year. They shall notify the Commission of the reviewed percentage by 1 August 20165 October of each year.
Amendment 2023 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Coupled support may be granted to the following sectors and productions: cereals, oilseeds, protein crops, grain legumes, flax, hemp, rice, nuts, starch potato, milk and milk products, seeds, sheepmeat and goatmeat, beef and veal, olive oil, silk worms, dried fodder, hops, sugar beet, cane and chicory, fruit and vegetables and short rotation coppice. to be determined by each Member State among those listed in Annex I of the Treaty ;
Amendment 2072 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 38 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States may grant coupled support to farmers with special entitlements in 2010 in accordance with Articles 60 and 65 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 independently of the basic payment referred to in Title III, Chapter 1.
Amendment 2073 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 38 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Member States may grant coupled support to livestock farmers who do not own most of the land they farm.
Amendment 2083 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 5
Article 38 – paragraph 5
5. Coupled support shall take the form of an annual payment and shall be granted within defined quantitative limits and based on fixed areas and yields or on a fixed number of animals.
Amendment 2151 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 39 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) to increase the percentage fixed pursuant to paragraphs 1, 2 and 23, within the limits laid down therein where applicable, and, where appropriate, modify the conditions for granting the support;
Amendment 2232 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 48 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Member States may stipulate that farmers who receive support which is less than an amount to be determined, and which may in no circumstances exceed EUR 1000, shall be included in the scheme, unless they expressly ask to leave it by submitting an application at the latest by the date indicated in the first paragraph.
Amendment 1252 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 2 – point a
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) eligible population, regional prosperity, national prosperity and unemployment rate, serious and permanent natural or demographic handicaps, depopulation, dispersal and ageing of the population, for less developed regions and transition regions;
Amendment 1264 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 2 – point b
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) eligible population, regional prosperity, unemployment rate, employment rate, educational level and population density, dispersal and ageing, serious and permanent natural or demographic handicaps for more developed regions;
Amendment 33 #
2011/0263(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) The Commission should submit a report once a year on the implementation of the Agreement and the application of the safeguard measures and the banana stabilisation mechanism, which should include up-to-date and reliable statistics on imports from Central America and an assessment of their impact on market prices, employment, and the evolution of the Union’s production sector, paying special attention to small-size producers and cooperatives.
Amendment 36 #
2011/0263(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) "serious deterioration" means disturbances in a sector of the economy, particularly where these disturbances produce major social problems, or difficulties which brings or could bring about serious injury in the economic situation of the importing party;
Amendment 37 #
2011/0263(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2a Monitoring 1. The Commission shall monitor the evolution of import and export statistics of Central American products, in particular in sensitive sectors including bananas. For this purpose, it shall cooperate and exchange data on a regular basis with Member States and the Union industry. 2. Upon a duly justified request by the industries concerned, the Commission may consider extending the scope of the monitoring to other sectors. 3. The Commission shall present an annual monitoring report to the European Parliament and the Council on updated statistics on imports from Central America of products in the sensitive sectors and those sectors to which monitoring has been extended.
Amendment 38 #
2011/0263(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. An investigation shall be initiated upon request by a Member State, by any legal person or any association not having legal personality, acting on behalf of the Union industry, by the European Parliament, or on the Commission's own initiative if it is apparent to the Commission that there is sufficient prima facie evidence, as determined on the basis of factors referred to in Article 4(5), to justify such initiation.
Amendment 39 #
2011/0263(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. Any extension pursuant to paragraph 3 shall be preceded by an investigation upon a request by a Member State, by any legal person or any association not having legal personality, acting on behalf of the Union industry, by the European Parliament or on the Commission's own initiative if there is sufficient prima facie evidence that the conditions laid down in paragraph 3 are met, on the basis of factors referred to in Article 4(5).
Amendment 41 #
2011/0263(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a (new)
Amendment 44 #
2011/0263(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. A separate annual trigger import volume is set for imports from Central American country for products mentioned in paragraph 1 as indicated in the table in the Annex to this Regulation. The importation of the products mentioned in paragraph 1 at the preferential customs duty rate shall, in addition to the proof of origin established under Annex III (Definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative co-operation) of the Agreement with Central America, be subject to the presentation of an export certificate issued by the competent authority of the Republic of the Central American country from which the products are exported. Once the trigger volume is met during the corresponding calendar year, the Commission mayshall, in accordance with the examinationadvisory procedure referred to in Article 12(32), temporarily suspend the preferential customs duty during that same year for a period of time not exceeding three months, and not going beyond the end of the calendar year. Only reasons of force majeure shall justify the suspension not being imposed.
Amendment 45 #
2011/0263(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The Commission shall closely monitor the evolution of statistics for banana imports from Central America. For this purpose, the Commission shall cooperate and exchange information on a regular basis with the Member States and interested parties.
Amendment 28 #
2011/0262(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) The Commission should submit a report once a year on the implementation of the Agreement and the application of the safeguard measures and the banana stabilisation mechanism, which should include up-to-date and reliable statistics on imports from Colombia and Peru and an assessment of their impact on market prices, employment, and the evolution of the Union's production sector, paying special attention to small-size producers and cooperatives.
Amendment 31 #
2011/0262(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) "serious deterioration" means disturbances in a sector of the economy, particularly where these disturbances produce major social problems, or difficulties which bring or could bring about serious injury to the economic situation of the importing party;
Amendment 32 #
2011/0262(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2a Monitoring 1. The Commission shall monitor the evolution of import and export statistics of Colombian and Peruvian products, in particular in sensitive sectors including bananas. For this purpose, it shall cooperate and exchange data on a regular basis with Member States and the Union industry. 2. Upon a duly justified request by the industries concerned, the Commission may consider extending the scope of the monitoring to other sectors. 3. The Commission shall present an annual monitoring report to the European Parliament and the Council on updated statistics on imports from Colombia and Peru of products in the sensitive sectors and those sectors to which monitoring has been extended.
Amendment 33 #
2011/0262(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. An investigation shall be initiated upon request by a Member State, by any legal person or any association not having legal personality, acting on behalf of the Union industry, by the European Parliament or on the Commission's own initiative if it is apparent to the Commission that there is sufficient prima facie evidence, as determined on the basis of factors referred to in Article 4(5), to justify such initiation.
Amendment 34 #
2011/0262(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. Any extension pursuant to paragraph 3 shall be preceded by an investigation upon a request by a Member State, by any legal person or any association not having legal personality, acting on behalf of the Union industry, by the European Parliament or on the Commission's own initiative if there is sufficient prima facie evidence that the conditions laid down in paragraph 3 are met, on the basis of factors referred to in Article 4(5).
Amendment 35 #
2011/0262(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11a Report 1. The Commission shall present an annual report on the application and implementation of the Agreement and of this Regulation to the European Parliament. 2. The report shall include information about the application of provisional and definitive measures, the termination of investigations without measures, and the activities of the various bodies responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Agreement and fulfilment of the obligations arising therefrom, including information received from interested parties. 3. The report shall also present a summary of the statistics and the evolution of trade with Colombia and Peru. 4. The report shall include up-to-date and reliable statistics on banana imports from Colombia and Peru and their direct and indirect impact on the development of employment and working conditions in the European production sector. 5. The European Parliament may, within one month from the Commission presenting the report, invite the Commission to an ad hoc meeting of its responsible committee to present and explain any issues related to the implementation of the Agreement and this Regulation. 6. No later than three months after presenting the report to the European Parliament, the Commission shall make the report public.
Amendment 37 #
2011/0262(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. A separate annual trigger import volume is set for imports of products mentioned in paragraph 1, as indicated in the third and fourth columns of the table in the Annex to this Regulation. Once the trigger volume for either Colombia or Peru is met during the corresponding calendar year, the Commission mayshall, in accordance with the examinationadvisory procedure referred to in Article 12(32), temporarily suspend the preferential customs duty applied to products of the corresponding origin during that same year for a period of time not exceeding three months, and not going beyond the end of the calendar year. Only reasons of force majeure shall justify the suspension not being imposed.
Amendment 38 #
2011/0262(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The Commission shall closely monitor the evolution of statistics for banana imports from Colombia and Peru. For this purpose, the Commission shall cooperate and exchange information on a regular basis with the Member States and interested parties.
Amendment 25 #
2011/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c a (new)
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c a (new)
(ca) to which alcohol, colorants or sweeteners may have been added, in accordance with the requirements laid down in Annex I;
Amendment 26 #
2011/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 3 – subpoint c a (new)
Article 2 – point 3 – subpoint c a (new)
(ca) to which colorants or sweeteners may have been added, in accordance with the requirements laid down in Annex I;
Amendment 28 #
2011/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 4 – subpoint d a (new)
Article 2 – point 4 – subpoint d a (new)
(da) to which colorants or sweeteners may have been added, in accordance with the requirements laid down in Annex I;
Amendment 33 #
2011/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – second paragraph
Article 6 – second paragraph
Amendment 41 #
2011/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part B – point 3 – second paragraph
Annex II – part B – point 3 – second paragraph
Amendment 42 #
2011/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part B – point 3 – third paragraph
Annex II – part B – point 3 – third paragraph
The descriptionword ‘Sangria’ may replace the descripsales denomination ‘aromatised wine-based drink’ only where the drink is manufactured in Spain or Portugal.
Amendment 43 #
2011/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part B – point 4 – second paragraph
Annex II – part B – point 4 – second paragraph
Amendment 44 #
2011/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part B – point 4 – third paragraph
Annex II – part B – point 4 – third paragraph
The descriptionword ‘Clarea’ may replace the descripsales denomination ‘aromatised wine-based drink’ only where the drink is manufactured in Spain.