33 Amendments of Eric ANDRIEU related to 2022/2051(INL)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the CAP objectives in the European treaties have remained untouched over the last six decades despite the far-reaching changes undergone by it in line with the changes in society’s priorities and expectations, the climate and biodiversity crises, structural changes and modernisation in agriculture;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Conference puts forward proposals and measures impacting agriculture and rural areas towards more climate and environmental sustainability and more animal welfare;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. Whereas the objectives of the primary legislation are no longer sufficient to meet the challenges of the agricultural sector today, and the objectives of the Common Agricultural Policy secondary legislation go beyond those in primary legislation; whereas this makes it clear that the objectives in the treaties need to be adapted to the challenges of the agricultural sector;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the current objectives of the CAP as referred to in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (‘TFEU’) need adaptation towards enhanced social, economic and environmental sustainability and a higher level of animal welfare;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Proposes that paragraph 4 of Article 38TFEU be amended as follows: 4. The operation and development of the internal market for agricultural products must be accompanied by the establishment of a common food and agricultural policy
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
"1. The objectives of the common food and agricultural policy shall be:
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to ensure agricultural self- sufficiencyproductivity and food security which is in harmony with climate, environmental, water and animal protection, by promoting technical progress and ensuring the rational development of agricultural production and the sustainable utilisation of the factors of production;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) Proposes that item (b) be amended as follows: (b) to provide an adequate standard of living for the agricultural population, particularly by increasing the per capita income of persons engaged in agriculture, and providing a safe working environment and relationship for persons engaged in agriculture;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
(c) to stabilise markets by actively managing overproduction crises and having buffer stocks;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
(d) to assure the availability of supplies including securing the needed import volumes through intergovernmental agreements;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 1 – point da a (new)
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 1 – point da a (new)
(da a) to provide income opportunities for farmers by rewarding public services for climate, environmental, water and animal protection and thereby reward the specific impacts on agricultural land;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 1 – point da b (new)
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 1 – point da b (new)
(da b) ensure that agriculture and food systems function ecologically and economically in the long term;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(e a) (e) to ensure that supplies reach consumers at reasonable prices by limiting the formation of excessive market power along the food chain ;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(e a) preserve the diversity of multifunctional, family and owner- operated farms in the agricultural sector;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
(e b) ensure policy coherence, particularly with regard to the achievement of development cooperation objectives;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
(e b) (f) to tackle food insecurity by supporting food aid associations and local authorities;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 1 – point e c (new)
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 1 – point e c (new)
(e c) (g) to contribute to the struggle against climate change by the storage of carbon in soils and to develop adaptation strategies to cope with extreme climatic events ;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 1 – point e d (new)
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 1 – point e d (new)
(e d) (h) to develop organic farming areas in order to reduce the use of pesticides and synthetic fertilisers
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a (new)
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a (new)
(a) a. the particular nature of agricultural activity, which results from its high exposure to climatic risks and from structural and natural disparities between the various agricultural regions;
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the need to effect the appropriate adjustments by degrees, to ensure a just transition;".stop rural exodus ;
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) (c) the fact that in the Member States agriculture constitutes a sector closely linked with the economy as a whole and that price stability is the keystone to control the inflation
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) the need to attract sufficient numbers of young farmers and new entrants to farming to ensure the long- term viability and sustainability of the sector
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)
(b b) (d) to strengthen the negotiating power of producers by encouraging them to form producer organisations in order to adjust their sells to the demand and to improve the quality, particularly through geographical indications ;
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)
(b b) the need to ensure the protection of biodiversity and the conservation of habitats and landscapes;
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 2 – point b c (new)
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 2 – point b c (new)
(b c) (e) to drive the balance between supply and demand, which cannot be achieved spontaneously because of the heavy investments made by farmers and the inelasticity of food demand ;
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 2 – point b d (new)
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 2 – point b d (new)
(b d) (f) the structural instability of international commodity markets whose prices are either too low or too high in comparison of the marginal production costs
Amendment 107 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 2 – point b e (new)
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 2 – point b e (new)
(b e) (g) the principle of subsidiarity, which should enable regions and local authorities to implement measures on their territory and to link agricultural production and food consumption at local level
Amendment 110 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Proposes that paragraph 1 and 2 of Article 40TFEU be amended as follows: 1.In order to attain the objectives set out in Article 39, a common organisation of agricultural markets shall be established and driven by agricultural sectoral regulators at European and Member State levels This organisation shall take one of the following forms, depending on the product concerned: (a) common rules on competition; (b) compulsory coordination of the various national market organisations; (c) a European market organisation. 2. The common organisation established in accordance with paragraph 1 may include all measures required to attain the objectives set out in Article 39, in particular regulation of prices, aids for the production and marketing of the various products only on the common market, storage and carryover arrangements and common machinery for stabilising imports or exports. Ex ante crisis management plans should be defined for each sector in order to develop risk prevention, to have a high level of reactivity with crisis management tools and to avoid recourse to state aids which fragments the common market. The common organisationshall be limited to pursuit of the objectives set out in Article 39 and shall exclude any discrimination between producers or consumers within the Union. Any common price policy shall be based on common criteria and uniform methods of calculation.
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. In order to achieve the objectives set forth in Article 39, the following measures may be provided for within the framework of the common agricultural policy: (ba) joint measures to improve the environmental sustainability of activities and products under the common agricultural policy;
Amendment 113 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Amendment 114 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Proposes that Article 42TFEU be amended as follows: The provisions of the Chapter relating to rules on competition shall apply to production of and trade in agricultural products only to the extent determined by the European Parliament and the Council within the framework of Article 43(2) and in accordance with the procedure laid down therein, account being taken of the objectives set out in Article 39.The Council and the Parliament on a proposal from the Commission, may authorise the granting of aid: (a) for the protection of enterprises handicapped by structural or natural conditions; (b) within the framework of economic development programmes.
Amendment 115 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2 d. Proposes that paragraph 2 and 3 of Article 43TFEU be amended as follows: 2.The European Parliament and the Council, acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure and after consulting the Economic and Social Committee, shall modify the Regulation on the common organisation of agricultural markets provided for in Article 40(1) and the other provisions necessary for the pursuit of the objectives of the common agricultural policy and the common fisheries policy. 3. The Council, on a proposal from the Commission, shall adopt measures on fixing minimum prices, levies, minimum entry prices, aid and quantitative limitations, the suspension of measures to get ride off agricultural surpluses (biofuels, etc.), the activation of the special safeguard measures provided for in the WTO framework and on the fixing and allocation of fishing opportunities. The practice of export subsidies is strictly prohibited and replaced by measures to reduce production in case of overproduction.