4 Amendments of Eric ANDRIEU related to 2013/2097(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas expiry of the quotas may also place parts of other less favoured areas at a competitive disadvantageat a competitive disadvantage other less favoured areas as well as so-called intermediate regions where production density is so low that collection and processing undertakings may soon leave to set up in more competitive areas where, in particular, the cost of collecting milk is lower;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas in many of these areas milk production is the most important branch of agricultural activity; whereas it is important to maintain a production base in all territories of the Union in order to be able to supply each consumption region without incurring unreasonable transport and environmental costs (greenhouse gas emissions, etc.), and to maintain farming systems based on crops and livestock, which play a very important role in preserving the agronomic quality of the soil, which research carried out by the Commission has shown to be severely degraded with reduced fertility levels, due mainly to a decline in their rates of organic matter;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that second-pillar measures such as compensatory allowances, agro- environmental premiums or investment aids, individual or collective investment aids for production, processing and marketing, aids to help young farmers set up and aids to promote quality, diversification, innovation and cooperation (including with local authorities) are of great importance for sustainable milk production in these areas; urges therefore that Member States and regions be given the necessary opportunities to ensure the payment of adequate and clearly differentiated compensatory allowances and promote environmentally friendly and organic forms of agriculture; calls for adequate compensatory payments from the second CAP pillar to offset the higher investment costs for milk production in mountain areas occasioned by the particular nature of the terrain;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that in-situ processing and marketing on farms or alpine 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 to provide smallholdings and micro farms with better access to this support;