1485 Amendments of Marijana PETIR
Amendment 1 #
2018/2793(RSP)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 1 March 2018 on prospects and challenges for the EU apiculture sector,
Amendment 98 #
2018/2793(RSP)
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission and Member States to support the beekeeping sector by reinforcing import inspections in order to avoid imports of adulterated honey; calls on the Commission to urgently modify the way in which honey is labelled by replacing the designation 'a blend of honey from EU and non-EU countries' with a reference to the country or countries from which the honey used in the production of the final product originates and by listing them in the order corresponding to the ratios used in the final product, expressed as percentages (with the addition of a percentage reference per country in particular products); invites the Commission, furthermore, to amend the Honey Directive with regard to the use of the terms 'honey', 'containing honey' or 'made with honey' in the labelling of processed products or in any graphic or non-graphic element indicating that the product contains honey so that the terms may only be used if at least 50 % of the sugar content of the product originates from honey;
Amendment 68 #
2018/2792(RSP)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to take into account, in its policies and programmes of cooperation with third countries at its external borders, the cross-border air pollution that originates in those countries and the fact that the policies and programmes of cooperation with those countries have an impact on improving air quality, and to focus its aid programmes, as a matter of priority, on removing the causes of such problems;
Amendment 14 #
2018/2684(RSP)
Recital A
A. whereas backlash can be defined as resistance to progressositive social change, regression on acquired rights or seeking to maintains or the deliberate promotion of gender inequalitiesy; whereas this resistance can be both formal and informal and can involve passive or active strategies to counter further progress;
Amendment 31 #
2018/2684(RSP)
Recital C
Amendment 37 #
2018/2684(RSP)
Recital D
D. whereas, even in the present decade has witnessed a visible drive against gender equality and the women’s rights agenda, we have not established an adequate level of equality between women and men across continents, including in the EU;
Amendment 47 #
2018/2684(RSP)
Recital E
E. whereas the main targets of this backlash appear to be common across countries and include the key areas of the institutional and policy framework for gender equality, such as gender mainstreaming, social and labour protection, education, sexual and reproductive health and rights,progress has not been achieved in terms of the institutional and policy framework for establishing equality between women and men, such as social and labour protection, education, healthcare and preventing and combating violence against women, and working space for women’s organisations;
Amendment 57 #
2018/2684(RSP)
Recital F
F. whereas women’s organisations have acted as catalysts of and leaders in legislative and policy developments in the past decade in the progression and implementation of women’s rights, but are experiencing significant challenges in accessing funding;are important for empowering women and promoting equality between women and men, and they represent an important part of civil society
Amendment 62 #
2018/2684(RSP)
Recital G
G. whereas in the first half of 2018, several countries in the EU witnessed backlash against the Council of Europe Convention on preventing andcombating violence against women is within the competence of the Member States, since the Member States are obliged to consistently enforce their legal rules in order to combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention);
Amendment 69 #
2018/2684(RSP)
Recital H
Amendment 76 #
2018/2684(RSP)
Recital I
I. whereas sexuality and gender equality education is not provided in many Member States and is falling short of international requirements, including the World Health Organisation Standards for Sexuality Educationeducation is a direct responsibility of the Member States;
Amendment 91 #
2018/2684(RSP)
Paragraph 1
1. Urges the Commission and the Member States to maintain a strong commitment to gender equality and women’s rightsbetween women and men and to empower women;
Amendment 93 #
2018/2684(RSP)
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the nature, intensity and effects of the backlash have varied among countries and regions, which has iinequalities between swome cases remained at the level of rhetoric, while in others it has been concretised into measures and initiatives as part of a strategic approachn and men have varied among countries and regions;
Amendment 101 #
2018/2684(RSP)
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that enshrining women’s rights in law is not sufficientBelieves that more work should be done to achieve gender equality between women and men;
Amendment 112 #
2018/2684(RSP)
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on all Member States to assume and abide by the international commitmentslaw and ensure respect for the principles enshrined in their fundamental laws as regards fundamental and women’s rightsestablishing equality between women and men;
Amendment 119 #
2018/2684(RSP)
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that preventing and combating violence against women is more important than everfacing numerous challenges, as in addition to persistent problems in state responses, new forms of violence have spread, such as sexist hate speech, misogyny and online violence;
Amendment 134 #
2018/2684(RSP)
Paragraph 6
6. Considers it striking that the backlash is built on a convention that targets violence against women, a policy area on which there is a strong consensus; is therefore worriedExpresses concern that no significant progress has been made in preventing violence against women; feels that the rejection of the norm of zero tolerance of violence against women indicates that the very essence of the principles of human rights, equality and dignity is being questioned; calls on the Council to conclude the accession and full implementation of the Istanbul Convention by the EU and to advocate its ratification by the Member States;
Amendment 147 #
2018/2684(RSP)
Paragraph 7
7. Expresses its strong support for the widespread initiatives, including grassroots initiatives, demanding equality for women and men promoted by women’s organisations¸
Amendment 159 #
2018/2684(RSP)
Paragraph 9
9. Calls onUrges the Commission and the Member States to ensure that their mechanisms for the distribution, monitoring and evaluation of funding are gender sensitive and responsive to the problems that specific organisations face at the time of backlashencountered by the competent institutions responsible for combating violence;
Amendment 164 #
2018/2684(RSP)
Paragraph 10
10. Points out the disastrousat the long-term impact of austerity measures on women’s economic empowerment and on gender equality, with rising unemployment and cuts in public services and benefits resulting in a care crisis that further disempowers women;may have adverse effects on the economic empowerment of women and on achieving equality between women and men, which may affect the unemployment rate and further weaken the position of women, especially those who live and work in rural areas
Amendment 174 #
2018/2684(RSP)
Paragraph 11
11. Calls onUrges the Member States to end and reversereview austerity measures and cutbacks that apply to gender equality programming, public services and, in particular, the provision of sexual and reproductive healthcareprogrammes aimed at achieving equality between women and men;
Amendment 181 #
2018/2684(RSP)
Paragraph 12
Amendment 191 #
2018/2684(RSP)
Paragraph 13
Amendment 16 #
2018/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas joint Croatian and Bosniak forces defended Orašje, and on 31 October 2016, only officers of Croatian nationality were arrested for alleged war crimes;
Amendment 19 #
2018/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas BiH is also a signatory to the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo, 1991);
Amendment 31 #
2018/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is concerned about the marked slowdown in the pace of reforms due to disagreements between parties and the pre- electoral campaign that started very early; stresses that the declared commitment of the BiH authorities to the European path must be matched by consistent implementation of reforms stemming from the Reform Agenda and translated into concrete results, to the benefit of citizens; regrets that, apart frorm the adoption of the countrywide strategies in the field of the environment and rural development, and of some important reform measures, such as the Law on Excise Duties, no substantial progress has been achievedLaw on Excise Duty, no substantial progress has been achieved, and is particularly concerned about the failure to adopt countrywide strategies for environmental protection, which presents an obstacle to access to IPA funds, which are important for funding and implementing the necessary projects;
Amendment 48 #
2018/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets that no compromise has been reached with regard to changes to the electoral legislation required to implement the Constitutional Court decision in the Ljubić case on the election of the members of the Federation House of Peoples; is concerned that the results of the elections held on 7 October 2018 will affect the already rather weak position of Croats as one of the three constitutive peoples in BiH; points out that the existing legal framework and electoral legislation undermine the rights of one constitutive people by preventing them from electing their member of the Presidency; urges all political leaders to show responsibility and amend swiftly the electoral framework in order to ensure smooth implementation of the results of the elections; stresses that holding credible elections and implementing the results is an essential feature of a well-functioning democracy, as well as a requirement for any country aspiring to join the EU;
Amendment 57 #
2018/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Regrets that the issue of the legitimate representation of three constituent communities raised in Parliaments resolution is still an open issue, which should be addressed as soon as possible by the new legislators, including through the operationalization of the Sejdić Finci decision;
Amendment 58 #
2018/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. reaffirms the statement made by Mogherini and Hahn about election campaign concerns, and especially the need to form the Federation House of People's along the lines decided by the Constitutional Court in the Ljubić case;
Amendment 65 #
2018/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the international community to start a discussion on the necessary constitutional reforms that will guarantee the full functionality and stability of BiH; underlines that it is crucial to establish equality among all three constitutive peoples; sees, therefore, federalisation as a possible solution;
Amendment 69 #
2018/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the adoption of further countrywide strategies in areas such as energythe environment, employment and public financial management, which will enable consistent implementation of reforms throughout the country, as well as access to further IPA funding; urges the adoption of a national programme for approximation of the country’s laws with the EU acquis, a legal requirement under the SAA and an indispensable means of preparing for EU accession;
Amendment 90 #
2018/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for the Croats, as one of the three constitutive peoples, to be guaranteed the enjoyment of all the human, political and civil rights to which they are entitled, and for them to be empowered in an institutional, political and social sense; calls for the use of the Croatian language and alphabet to be ensured in public and in the media, and for education in the Croatian language to be guaranteed;
Amendment 94 #
2018/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for more effective measures to combat all forms of discrimination, in particular by adopting country-wide human rights and anti-discrimination strategies; regrets that there was no progress in addressing the ‘two schools under one roof’ issue; urges that decisive action be taken at all levels in order to find systemic solutions that will ensure inclusive and non- discriminatory education for all children which is available in their native language; calls for equal status of the Croatian language in all public institutions and in public use; calls for more effective implementation of the legal provisions regarding equality between men and women; urges that progress be made towards ensuring that the rights of persons with disabilities are respected, in particular by swiftly addressing the relevant UN recommendations; acknowledges the steps taken towards the legal protection of LGBTI persons but stresses that more needs to be done in order to prosecute violence and hate crimes against them, as well as to promote their social inclusion; is concerned that lack of coordination between different levels of authority and lack of funding continue to hamper effective protection of minorities and vulnerable groups, in particular Roma people;
Amendment 116 #
2018/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Regrets the lack of progress on freedom of expression and the independence of the media; clearly rejects continued attempts to put political and financial pressure on the media; emphasises the importance of independent journalism as the guardian of democracy; condemns the recurrent cases of intimidation, threats, and verbal and physical attacks against journalists; calls on the authorities to collect data on these cases, ensure swift investigation and prosecution of the perpetrators and promote an environment conducive to freedom of expression; reiterates its call for the independence and sustainable financing of the public broadcasters to be ensured; deplores the fact that due to political obstruction a functional public broadcasting service, could not be established; renews its call for the transparency of media ownership to be ensured, notably through a dedicated law; calls for the amendment of the Law on Public Broadcasting Service in order to resolve the issue of the legitimacy and legality of the current Federal Television Steering Board, whose mandate has expired, and in order to urgently appoint new members of the Steering Board; condemns the elimination of media and media programmes in the Croatian language; renews its call for the transparency of media ownership to be ensured, notably through a dedicated law; calls for media pluralism to be ensured and for unrestricted broadcasting of television and radio programmes and content in the languages of all three constitutive peoples to be enabled;
Amendment 128 #
2018/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Regrets the lack of progress with regard to the reform of public administration; acknowledges the steps taken towards the development of the new country-widewelcomes the recently adopted Strategic Plan for public administration reform strategy and calls for its swift adoptionthe implementation of the adopted measures; draws attention again to the fragmentation of the policy-making system in BiH and stresses the need to improve the quality, coherence and financial affordability of public policies throughout the country; calls for the adoption of a country-wide strategy on public financial management and for increased budget transparency in BiH, as well as for stronger mechanisms to prevent inefficiency and waste of public resources, including in the area of public procurement; calls in particular for action to be taken to reduce the risk of politicisation of civil service, through an effective human resources management system at all administrative levels;
Amendment 164 #
2018/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Expresses its concern about the rise in radicalisation and the presence of radicalised groups directly on the external borders of the European Union; calls for this issue to be tackled seriously and as a matter of priority in order to remove the security threat – both for the Republic of Croatia and the European Union as a whole; calls for the investigation of arms flows from BiH, as well as money flows into BiH, and for their use for the purposes of radicalisation to be prevented; stresses that the security situation in BiH is one of the priorities for ensuring that BiH can advance towards EU membership;
Amendment 177 #
2018/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Notes that progress in the areas of environmental protection and climate change has been poor; calls on BiH authorities to quickly enhance environmental protection in line with EU standards, including the prevention of transboundary air pollution and especially the pollution caused by the Bosanski Brod oil refinery, whose harmful impact is cutting across borders and affecting the quality of life and the health of people living in Slavonski Brod in the Republic of Croatia; maintains that BiH needs to comply in full with its obligations under the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo, 1991) and the Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment (Kiev, 2003), not least as regards activities in the Neretva and Trebišnjica river basin;
Amendment 16 #
2018/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
Citation 18 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 27 November 2014 on Serbia: the case of the accused war criminal Šešelj,
Amendment 29 #
2018/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the implementation of the legal framework on the protection of minorities needs to be fully guaranteed, especially as regards education, the use of languages, access to media and religious services in minority languages, and appropriate political representation of national minorities at local, regional, and national levels;
Amendment 31 #
2018/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the application of Articles 2 and 3 of the Serbian Law on the Organisation and Jurisdiction of Government Authorities in War Crimes Proceedings constitutes a violation of generally accepted principles of international criminal law;
Amendment 32 #
2018/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. Whereas Vojislav Šešelj, a member of the Serbian National Assembly who has been convicted by the Appeals Chamber of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals of crimes against humanity, uses public space to disseminate hate speech, is abusing his National Assembly office, openly makes threats against opposition representatives and members of the Croatian national minority, and, during a visit by the Croatian Parliament Delegation to the Serbian Assembly, caused an incident and desecrated the Croatian flag;
Amendment 60 #
2018/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for the Statutory Social Security Contributions Act and the Health Insurance Act to be amended so as to prevent discrimination against small farmers and lay down a genuine basis for the payment of contributions in proportion to property size;
Amendment 127 #
2018/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Condemns the behaviour of Vojislav Šešelj, a convicted war criminal and a member of the Serbian National Assembly, and especially the incident that occurred at the Serbian Assembly on 18 April 2018; points out to Serbia that incidents of that kind do nothing to assist progress and calls on Serbian politicians and political elites to refrain from using public discourse to fuel the rise of radicalism;
Amendment 148 #
2018/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that the application of the Law on the Organisation and Jurisdiction of Government Authorities in War Crimes Proceedings is contrary to generally accepted principles of international criminal law – namely the principle of legal certainty and the principle of non- interference in the internal affairs of other states – and impeding the process of reconciliation in south-eastern Europe; calls on the Serbian authorities to repeal the relevant articles without delay and abandon the notion of quasi-universal jurisdiction for war crimes in neighbouring countries; calls on the Commission and the Member States to invest additional efforts to resolve this issue within the EU-Serbia negotiating process, particularly within the scope of Chapter 23;
Amendment 182 #
2018/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the adoption of an action plan for the realisation of the rights of national minorities, and the adoption of a decree establishing a fund for national minorities; stresses, however, that progress as regards guaranteeing the rights of national minorities is less than satisfactory and calls for the full implementation of the action plan and for improved coordination and inclusion of stakeholders; notes that the fund for national minorities is functioning and that its funding has been increased; reiterates its call on Serbia to ensure consistent implementation of legislation on the protection of minorities, including in relation to education, the use of languages, representation in public administration and access to media and religious services in minority languages; reiterates that the promotion and protection of human rights, including the rights of national minorities, is a basic precondition for joining the EU;
Amendment 9 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas by implementing robust and inclusive democratic reforms and actively improving neighbourly relations, the new government is demonstrating a seriouscontinuity in the commitment to the country’s Euro- Atlantic path; whereas reform efforts should be paired with continued EU support for implementation of the Urgent Reform Priorities;
Amendment 13 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Prespa agreement of 12 June 2018 on the settlement of differences and the establishment of a strategic partnership between the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Greece with Greece is signed without the political consensus of all parliamentary political parties in Macedonia so it represendts a much- needed positive signal for stability and reconciliation in itself an element of instability and is not contributing the whole Western Balkans regiono the reconciliation process;
Amendment 29 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas each candidate country is judged individually on its own merits, and it is the speed and quality of reforms that determine the timetable for accession and the pace of negotiations; whereas bilateral issues should not obstruct accession or take precedence over the process of European integration;
Amendment 30 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas air pollution is a major problem of Macedonian cities and according to the latest study by the Finnish Meteorological Institute and the Macedonian Institute for Public Health, Skopje and Tetovo have the highest concentration of fine particles in the air (PM 2.5) among all European cities;
Amendment 36 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Commends the positive diplomacy and active trust-buildingWelcomes the efforts leading to compromise and to the settlement of open bilateral issues; welcomes the entry into force on 14 February 2018 of the friendship treaty with Bulgariareiterates the importance of constructive political dialogue between all actors of the political process; stresses that bilateral issues should not obstruct the accession process;
Amendment 44 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Takes note of the entry into force on 14 February 2018 of the friendship treaty with Bulgaria; remains concerned with obvious disagreements in terms of the essential provisions of the treaty, as well as lack of reciprocity and equality for both parties;
Amendment 45 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the ratification by the Parliament of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia of the strategic partnershipExpresses its concerns with the Macedonian Parliament’s ratification of the Prespa agreement with Greece on 20 June 2018; urges the parties to duly inform their citizens of the contents and implications of the agreement and to diligently complete all internal procedures for the ratification and implementation of this strategically important agreement, bringing an end to a protr, including the constitutional changes the agreement requires from Macted geopolitical limboonia;
Amendment 70 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out that the current challenges the European Union is facing (BREXIT, migration, radicalism, etc.) should not hinder the enlargement process, rather these challenges have demonstrated the necessity to fully integrate the Western Balkans into EU structures in order to enhance and deepen partnership to overcome international crises;
Amendment 75 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Condemns in the strongest possible terms the 27 April 2017 attack on the Parliament of the country, during which several MPs sustained severe injuries, and calls for the organisers and perpetrators to be brought to justice; further condemns any form of obstruction and abuse of procedures of the Parliament; takes note of the peaceful protests as an important instrument of democracy;
Amendment 82 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers that Macedonian membership in NATO could contribute to achieving greater security and political stability in south-east Europe; calls on all EU Member States which are NATO members, to actively support the accession of the country to NATO;
Amendment 86 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. WelcomCarefully supervises the steps taken towards reinstating checks and balances and increasing inclusion through measures improving the environment in which independent oversight institutions, the media and civil society organisations operate;
Amendment 102 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recommends that the country’s Parliament make full use of its oversight and legislative functions and strictly limit the use of urgency procedures which were misused in the process of ratification of the Prespa agreement;
Amendment 122 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the judicial reform strategy aimed at restoring judicial independence and ending political interference and selective justice, and stresses the need to complete legislative alignment in line with the recommendations of the Venice Commission, especially when it comes to recommendations related to referendums;
Amendment 139 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Commends the constructive role the country has played in dealing with the challenges of the migration crisis; calls for further improvements in the asylum system and migration management; encourages the country to step up regional cooperation and partnership with Frontex under a new status agreement with a view to dismantling human trafficking networks;
Amendment 155 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes thatExpresses its concerns by the adoption of the law on the use of languages constitutes an important achievement and regrets the disruptive tactics aimed at undermining its adoption in full compliance with standard procedures; is worried that entry into force of this law can lead to misbalance and can evoke ethnic conflicts that will lead to destabilization of the country and region as a whole;
Amendment 156 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the country’s ratification on 23 March 2018 of the Istanbul Convention and urges itUrges Macedonia to complete legal reforms for tackling discrimination and violence against women and girls and to continue eradicating domestic and gender- based violence, which are still widespread;
Amendment 162 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes the initial steps taken in enhancing the prevention of discrimination and urges the authorities to effectively address hate crime and hate speech against minorities, including the Roma and the LGBTI community; deplores persistent deficiencies in the work of the Commission for Protection from Discrimination;
Amendment 172 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Welcomes the substantialNotes a modest improvement in the operational environment for, and the consultations with, civil society organisations (CSOs) and stresses the need to enhance the legal, financial and policy framework, including through laws on foundations and donations;
Amendment 189 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Notes modest improvements in the media environment and conditions for independent reporting; notes that the censorship is still present, particularly in the social media; calls for initiatives to create a climate that is favourable to investigative journalism; welcomes the termination of state-sponsored advertising in the media as an important measure to foster a level playing field in the sector and calls for further safeguards against politicisation of the media; stresses the need to strengthen the independence and capacity of the media regulator and the public service broadcaster; calls for measures to increase the protection of the labour and social rights of journalists;
Amendment 204 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Underlines the importance of conducting a long-overdue population census to obtain an updated and realistic picture of the country’s demographics; stresses the need of improving the laws and regulations related to this issue in order to prevent abuse and circulation of fake data;
Amendment 222 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Draws attention to extreme air pollution indicators in Skopje and other heavily polluted citiesmany cities in the Republic of Macedonia; calls for effective action for air quality monitoring and improvement; calls on the competent authorities of the Republic of Macedonia to urgently harmonize the legislation in the field of environmental and nature protection with the acquis communautaire, to adopt appropriate policies and to start implementing targeted measures to improve air quality in major urban areas;
Amendment 30 #
2018/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas human dignity is the primary foundation of all fundamental rights and shall not be subject to instrumentalisation; whereas human dignity must be protected and promoted in all EU initiatives;
Amendment 31 #
2018/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas this year we are marking the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; whereas human rights are universal, indivisible, interdependent and non-hierarchical;
Amendment 123 #
2018/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages EU Member States to take effective steps to respect and protect women’s sexual and reproductive rights, including a range of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the rights to life, to health, to be free from torture and ill-treatment, to privacy, equality and non-discrimination; recalls that Member States have the obligation, under international human rights law, to provide all women with accessible, affordable, good quality sexual and reproductive healthcare and services; notes that this should include the elimination of laws, policies and practices that infringe upon these rights as well as the prevention of the erosion of existing protections;
Amendment 128 #
2018/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Condemns any form of sexual violence against women, including female genital mutilation, forced abortion, sterilisation or surrogacy;
Amendment 174 #
2018/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses that in defining policies to counter “fake news” the main criteria should be respect for fundamental human rights, the principle of the rule of law and the hierarchy of norms; emphasises that relevant policy or legislative initiatives must not jeopardise the rights to freedom of opinion and expression, to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, or the right of parents to educate their children in conformity with their religious convictions;
Amendment 175 #
2018/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Cautions against the risks of empowering private actors to decide what can or cannot be posted online, and recalls the prominent role the judiciary should play in this regard; underlines the importance of education in the use of media, especially, although not exclusively, for children and their parents, and more generally of education to raise awareness of diversity, so as to build a critical spirit in each human being;
Amendment 176 #
2018/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Highlights that in the context of policies to counter “fake news”, criteria to display in prominent position information representing different viewpoints should be clear and transparent, and that authenticity of the author and trustworthiness are key;
Amendment 177 #
2018/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 d (new)
Paragraph 10 d (new)
10d. Stresses that the principles and mechanisms of the rule of law should be strictly complied with by policies to counter “fake news” and that human intervention, in the form of balanced review panels, is necessary in case of recourse to robots/artificial intelligence;
Amendment 178 #
2018/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 e (new)
Paragraph 10 e (new)
10e. Encourages news media organisations to allow users to clearly establish and identify the original source of news, showcase and promote diversity of expression and allow debate and encourage dialogue between a variety of opinions; and promote the training of users in fact-checking;
Amendment 179 #
2018/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 f (new)
Paragraph 10 f (new)
10f. Calls on the EU to promote reflections and research on devising “virtuous algorithms” to counter automatic promotion of only like-minded and sensational information;
Amendment 185 #
2018/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 a (new)
Subheading 2 a (new)
Freedom of thought, conscience and religion
Amendment 186 #
2018/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Highlights the importance of ensuring the justifiability of fundamental rights and in particular of the one to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, in order to ensure social inclusion of believers;
Amendment 187 #
2018/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Invites the Union and its Member States to fully protect and promote the fundamental right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion in all its aspects (individual and collective, private and public, institutional); invites the Member States to enable the freedom to change one’s religion or belief without any coercion; recalls that any limitation to the exercise of freedom of religion should be based on legal criteria and access to judicial review;
Amendment 188 #
2018/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 d (new)
Paragraph 11 d (new)
11d. Supports an effective protection on the part of the Member States of the right to conscientious objection, both at the individual and institutional level, especially in the healthcare, pharmaceutical, educational and economical fields, as a fundamental right placed at the basis of democracy and the rule of law; invites them to put an end to discrimination, including harassment, towards conscientious objectors;
Amendment 190 #
2018/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 f (new)
Paragraph 11 f (new)
11f. Underlines that EU non- discrimination policies should not only focus on discrimination between one religion and another one, but on cases where a person is targeted because of having a religion, of belonging to a religion, being discriminated because he/she is a believer or because he/she wants to practice his/her religion, including at the workplace;
Amendment 191 #
Amendment 192 #
2018/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 b (new)–Paragraph 11 f (new)
Subheading 2 b (new)–Paragraph 11 f (new)
11f. Recalls the obligation for the EU institutions and agencies to fully apply with regard to all citizens, whether belonging to majority or minority religious denominations, the right to freedom of religion and the prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, especially at the workplace, in public life and in public expression;
Amendment 193 #
2018/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 g (new)
Paragraph 11 g (new)
11g. Recalls that the principle of non- discrimination entails that discriminating means not only to treat differently similar situations, but also to treat in the same way different situations;
Amendment 194 #
2018/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 h (new)
Paragraph 11 h (new)
11h. Underlines that under no circumstance can reasonable accommodation on grounds of religion be considered as a substitute for legal instruments like the fundamental human right to freedom of religion or the prohibition of discrimination and that options concerning reasonable accommodation should remain under the competence of the Member States;
Amendment 306 #
2018/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recalls Parliament’s resolution with recommendations to the Commission on the establishment of an EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights5 , adopted on 10 October 2016; reiterates its call on the Commission to submit, on the basis of Article 295 of the TFEU, a proposal for the conclusion of a Union Pact for democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights (EU Pact for DRF) in the form of an interinstitutional agreement laying down arrangements facilitating the cooperation between the Union institutions and the Member States in the framework of Article 7 of the TEU; __________________ 5underlines that any EU initiative or mechanism on the respect for the rule of law in the Member States should have a clear and explicit legal basis and shall be founded on compliance with the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, as well as on respect for fundamental rights, the hierarchy of norms and national traditions and identities; __________________ 5 OJ C 215, 19.6.2018, p. 162. OJ C 215, 19.6.2018, p. 162.
Amendment 310 #
2018/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Underlines that EU institutions should lead by example in terms of respect for the principle of the rule of law, by complying with it in all policies and internal practices;
Amendment 46 #
2018/2102(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that the specific characteristics of agricultural activities make it essential to have collective organisations to enable the objectives of the CAP to be attained and that such organisations must be considered compatible with Article 101 TFEU; Considers that, in line with the current direction, the competences of producer and interbranch organizations need to be further strengthened so that the negotiating bargaining power of farmers could be balanced with the negotiating power of retailers in the food supply chain; Considers that EU co-financing for the establishment and operation of these organizations should be increased;
Amendment 76 #
2018/2102(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the entry of products onto the European market from third countries which do not meet the same social, health and environmental standards faces European producers with unfair competition; calls, therefore, for the systematic application of the principles of reciprocity and compliance as regards agricultural products in trade negotiations; Calls on the Commission to initiate new centralised food-safety inspections with regard to honey imported into the EU (here it should be magnetic resonance, NMR testing) and poultry meat (here mainly antibiotic residues needed to be analysed);
Amendment 90 #
2018/2102(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the interests of farmers are protected following the acquisition of Monsanto by the Bayer group, which could damage competition in the field of access to crop protection products and seeds. Takes the view that the marketing standards for seed and plant propagating material for minor use should be eased and made more flexible.
Amendment 1 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
– having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, which entered into force with the Treaty of Lisbon in December 20091 , and, in particular, Articles 1, 20, 21, 23 and 31 thereof, _________________ 1 OJ C 326, 26.10.2012, p. 391.
Amendment 5 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14
Citation 14
Amendment 7 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
Citation 15
– having regard to its resolutions of 20 September 2001 on harassment at the workplace8 , of 26 November 2009 on the elimination of violence against women9 , of 5 April 2011 on priorities and outline of a new EU policy framework to fight violence against women10 , of 15 December 2011 on the mid-term review of the European strategy 2007-2012 on health and safety at work11 , of 25 February 2014 with recommendations to the Commission on combating Violence Against Women12 and the accompanying European Added Value Assessment of November 2013, and of 24 November 2016 on the EU accession to the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women13 , _________________ 8 9 10 11 12 13_________________ 8 OJ C 77 E, 28.3.2002, p. 138. OJ C 77 E, 28.3.2002, p. 138. 9 OJ C 285 E, 21.10.2010, p. 53. OJ C 285 E, 21.10.2010, p. 53. 10 OJ C 296 E, 2.10.2012, p. 26. OJ C 296 E, 2.10.2012, p. 26. 11 OJ C 168 E, 14.6.2013, p. 102. OJ C 168 E, 14.6.2013, p. 102. 12 OJ C 285, 29.8.2017, p. 2. OJ C 285, 29.8.2017, p. 2. Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0451.
Amendment 10 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas gender equality between women and men is a core value of the EU, recognised in the Treaties and the Charter of Fundamental Rights; whereas gender- based violence stems from unequal power relationships between men and women and is linked to patriarchy;
Amendment 11 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas that definition should be redrafted in the light of socialnew scientific and technological developments and attitudes, which have all evolved and changed over time, which lead to widespread use of the cyberspace as a medium for the sexual harassment and other types of abuse; therefore it should be taken into consideration when addressing any form of violence and discrimination;
Amendment 12 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the fight against maternal harassment is necessary in order to achieve a true work-life balance of women;
Amendment 13 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas women in the European Union are not yet properly protected against maternal harassment, which is unlawful discrimination, ranging from dismissal and demotion to unfair treatment and verbal abuse towards women, due to motherhood at all stages including pregnancy, childbirth and maternity leave;
Amendment 26 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas sexual and psychological harassment are phenomena that involve victims and perpetrators of all ages, educational backgrounds, incomes and social statuses, and whereas this phenomenon has physical, sexual, emotional and psychological consequences for the victim; whereas gender stereotypesprejudices based on sex and sexism, including sexist hate speech, offline and online, are root causes of many forms of violence and discrimination against women and prevent women’s empowerment;
Amendment 35 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas it is up to all Member States have signed the Istanbul Convention, but not all have ratified itto freely decide whether or not to ratify the Istanbul Convention;
Amendment 51 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the central role of all men in ending all forms of harassment and sexual violence; calls on the Commission and all Member States to actively involve men in awareness-raising and prevention campaigns, as well as education campaigns for gender equalrespect of human dignity;
Amendment 54 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Whereas elderly people, especially older single women, represent a particular vulnerable group of the society when facing psychological and physical harassment and bullying;
Amendment 58 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to compile examples of best practices in combating sexual, maternal and psychological harassment at the workplace and in other spheres, and to disseminate the results of this assessment widely;
Amendment 64 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on all Member States which have not already done so to ratify and fully implement the Istanbul Convention without delayRecognizes that the ratification of the Istanbul Convention is a competence of the Member States;
Amendment 71 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to submit a legislative proposal to combat mobbing and sexuadopt appropriate initiatives to combat mobbing, sexual and maternal harassment in the workplace, in public spaces and in political life, and to include in it an updated and comprehensive definition of harassment (be it sexual or otherwise) and mobbing;
Amendment 76 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission and Member States to adopt common definitions of the different types of VAW and common legal standards on criminalising VAW, based on women’s stories and first-hand experience;
Amendment 85 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Member States to develop educational programmes to attract women to improve their skills in new technologies, so they can better face all forms of sexual harassment and bullying in the cyberspace;
Amendment 87 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Calls on the Commission to continue to monitor the proper application and enforcement of Directive 2006/54/EC which reverses the burden of proof for cases of discrimination on grounds of sex;
Amendment 88 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Condemns, furthermore, the widespread occurrence of sexual harassment and other types of abuse, especially in online gaming and social media, and encourages media companies and operators to monitor and respond without delay to any instances of harassment; calls, therefore, for different measures, including awareness-raising, special trainings and internal rules on disciplinary sanctions for offenders, and psychological and/or legal support for victims of these practices, to prevent and combat bullying and sexual harassment at work as well as in online environments;
Amendment 92 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the urgent need for Member States, employers’ organisations and trade unions to support and encourage women to report cases of sexual harassment, gender-basedand maternal harassment, discrimination based on sex, and bullying;
Amendment 95 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Emphasises the urgent need for an international labour standards on violence and harassment at work, which should provide a legislative framework for governments, employers, companies and trade union action;
Amendment 114 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Member States to take measures to ensure equal pay between women and men as a means of avoiding the abuse of power and to promote gender equalrespect of human dignity, which is fundamental to combating VAW;
Amendment 115 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Considers that a comprehensive approach to violence at the workplace is necessary, which should include the acknowledgement of the co-existence of bullying and sexu, sexual and maternal harassment, various forms of unpaid work in the formal and informal economies (such as subsistence agriculture, food preparation, care for children and the elderly) and a range of work experience schemes (such as apprenticeships, internships and voluntary work);
Amendment 117 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to recognize the phenomenon of maternal harassment in the employment;
Amendment 126 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on national and regional parliaments and on local councils to fully support victims in the framework of internal procedures and/or with the police, to investigate cases, to maintain a confidential register of cases over time, to ensure mandatory training for all staff and members on respect and dignity, and to adopt other best practices to guarantee zero tolerance at all levels in their respective institutions;
Amendment 2 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to Articles 40 and 42 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) establishing a Common Market Organisation in agricultural products and the extent to which rules on competition apply to production of and trade in agricultural products,
Amendment 17 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
– having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 1 March 2018 on prospects and challenges for the EU apiculture sector,
Amendment 21 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 b (new)
Citation 6 b (new)
– having regard to European Parliament resolution of 28 April 2015 on ‘A new EU Forest Strategy: for forests and the forest-based sector’,
Amendment 28 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission communication of 20 September 2013 to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions entitled ‘A new EU Forest Strategy: for forests and the forest-based sector’,
Amendment 33 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
– having regard to the report XXX of the European Parliament on the current situation and future prospects for the sheep and goat sectors in the EU,
Amendment 35 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 b (new)
Citation 10 b (new)
– having regard to the recommendations of the EU Sheep Meat Forum, held in 2015 and 2016, under the aegis of the European Commission,
Amendment 64 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas water and agriculture are intrinsically linked and that the sustainable management of water in the agricultural sector is essential to guarantee good quality and sufficient food production and ensure the preservation of water resources;
Amendment 115 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas such a new delivery model should ensure a direct relationship between the EU and European farmers;
Amendment 127 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas direct payments provide the first substantial layer of stability and a safety net to farm incomes as they represent from a tangible portion of annual farming incomes to as much as 100% of farm revenues in certain regions and should continue to allow farmers to compete on a level playing field with third countries;
Amendment 132 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas direct payments must be more targeted to farmers, as those who contribute to the stability and the future of our rural regions and who face economic market risks;
Amendment 143 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas specific tools for Mediterranean sectors should remain in the first pillar;
Amendment 145 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas it is essential to provide flexible and responsive tools to help sensitive and strategic sectors cope with structural changes, such as the potential impacts of Brexit or of approved bilateral trade agreements with the EU’s main partners;
Amendment 152 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas sectorial strategies for fruits and vegetables, wine and apiculture should remain compulsory for the producing countries and the specificities of these tools and rules should be kept;
Amendment 167 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas it is essential to ensure a fair standard of living for farmers across regions and Member States, affordable prices for citizens and consumers, and access to quality food and healthy diets, while delivering on the commitments for environmental care, climate action, and animal and plant health and welfare;
Amendment 188 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for a renovated second pillar that is, less complex and more efficient, focused on truly incentive territorial and sector development policies that place agro-environmental initiatives,, putting investment, training, research and innovation at the core of local issuesits core while allowing Member States to adopt specific approaches to reflect local conditions and needs, including the compensation of extra-costs related to natural handicaps and of more ambitious agro-environmental-climate scheme;
Amendment 191 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas average farm incomes are lower than average incomes for other sectors and activities in the EU;
Amendment 199 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas European law recognises the concepts of ‘young farmers’ and ‘farmers commencing their agricultural activity’;
Amendment 200 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)
Recital H c (new)
Hc. whereas thematic sub-programmes on ‘Women in rural areas’ have not been created so far and women’s participation in the use of the instruments available under rural development programmes until 2014 was regrettably low;
Amendment 201 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls for strengthening the promotion of resource efficiency in the future CAP, including water and encourages the empowerment of farmers to take informed decision on water and nutrients requirements thanks to smart technologies, adequate practices and direct access to information, such as satellite data;
Amendment 201 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H d (new)
Recital H d (new)
Hd. whereas the current CAP lacks the instruments necessary to ensure decent incomes conducive to a dignified life for older farmers;
Amendment 202 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H e (new)
Recital H e (new)
He. whereas there are no adequate instruments to encourage the transfer of businesses from the older generation of farmers to the younger generation;
Amendment 203 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H f (new)
Recital H f (new)
Hf. whereas of the 6.1 million participants in training measures, only 28% were women;
Amendment 204 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Considers that any new obligation for farmers under the first pillar or any new program under the second pillar of the CAP should be adequately supported by additional budget;
Amendment 204 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H g (new)
Recital H g (new)
Hg. whereas only 19% of the beneficiaries of physical investment in farm holdings for modernisation and 33% of the beneficiaries of diversification measures were women;
Amendment 205 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H h (new)
Recital H h (new)
Hh. whereas with regard to jobs created as a result of axis 3 measures (diversification of the economy in rural areas), only 38% of the beneficiaries were women;
Amendment 215 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the emergence of new challenges, such as increasing global trade, is necessitating a common level playing field based on fair and sustainable conditions for the global exchange of goods and services as well as renewed and efficient trade defence mechanisms, within the framework of the WTO and in accordance with existing EU social, economic and environmental standards, which should be promoted;
Amendment 228 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 246 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas direct investment support should be better targeted to the dual demands of economic and environmental performance and consider the needs of the farms themselves;
Amendment 257 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the agriculture and food sector must be incentivised toshould continue to contribute to the environmental care and climate action objectives of the EU set out in international agreements such as the Paris Agreement and the UN SDGs;
Amendment 268 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the CAP must develop a real ambition to reconcile environmental and climate objectives and the economic sustainability of the farming sector as only economically healthy farms will be capable to deliver on EU environmental and climate objectives;
Amendment 288 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the objectives of the Cork 2.0 Declaration for a Better Life in Rural Areas stipulate vibrant rural areas, multi- functionality, biodiversity in and outside agriculture and forestry, rare animal breeds and conservation crops, as well as organic agriculture, less-favoured areas and commitments in the context of Natura 2000, the role of young people and women in rural development;
Amendment 301 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas the CAP should give due recognition to the strong environmental benefits provided by certain sectors, like sheep and goat or protein crops;
Amendment 304 #
2018/2037(INI)
Ma. whereas the beekeeping sector is vital for the EU and contributes significantly to society, both economically and environmentally;
Amendment 307 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M b (new)
Recital M b (new)
Mb. whereas in the framework of the global EU strategy on forest, special attention should be paid to the Mediterranean forests, which suffer more from climate change and fires, putting at risk potential for agricultural production and biodiversity;
Amendment 319 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas farmers in the EU produce and place their products on the single European market while respecting common rules on cross-compliance, yet they do not enjoy the same access to financing in all Member States;
Amendment 337 #
2018/2037(INI)
Q. whereas Parliament must play a comprehensive role in setting a clear policy framework to maintain common ambition at European level and democratic debate on the strategic issues which have an impact on the everyday lives of all citizens when it comes to the use of natural resources, the quality of our food, the financial stability of agricultural producers and the modernisation of agricultural practices;
Amendment 370 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Suggests that a notification of strategic plans by the Member States should not entail a formal approval by the Commission, rather a compliance check against the pre-defined objectives should be performed;
Amendment 377 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 388 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes that any renationalisation attempts of the CAP, via co-financing of the first pillar or disproportionate use of the subsidiary principle, must be avoided as it would lead to much worst imbalances for competition in the single market;
Amendment 390 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that rules need to be framed carefully in order to maintain the degree of flexibility necessary to enable Member States and regions to choose the options best suited to situations on the ground, but without distorting competition within the single market;
Amendment 402 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that subsidiarity for Member States should only be granted within a common set of rules and tools agreed at EU level as part of a uniform approach to all programming efforts and eligibility criteria, should cover both of the CAP’s pillars and ensure, in particular, a European approach in Pillar I and thus a level playing field;
Amendment 413 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that subsidiarity for Member States should only be granted within a strong common set of rules and tools agreed at EU level as part of a uniform approach to all programming efforts and eligibility criteria, should cover both of the CAP’s pillars and ensure, in particular, a European approach in Pillar I and thus a level playing field;
Amendment 422 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 429 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In CAP Pillar II the strict rules for irrigation should be mitigated in order to extend the irrigation especially in those Member States, where the irrigated area is less than the EU average;
Amendment 447 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. WelcomeUnderstands the efforts of the Commission to establish programme design, implementation and control of an output-based approach in order to foster performance rather than compliance, while ensuring adequate monitoring via clearly defined, solid and measurable indicators at EU level, including an appropriate system of quality control and penalties;
Amendment 461 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasizes that the new system should bring substantial simplification and reduction of administrative burden for both beneficiaries and national / regional administrations;
Amendment 462 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that targets and indicators need to be clearly laid down at EU level for the purpose of monitoring compliance with objectives in order to facilitate programming, whether at Member State or regional level, under the proposed new aid model;
Amendment 465 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes, however, that a potential delay in adoption of CAP Strategic Plans may lead to late payments which has to be avoided;
Amendment 467 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Highlights that the CAP indicators should be simple, realistic, easily quantifiable and controllable;
Amendment 470 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls for simple framework-type CAP Strategic Plans, allowing appropriate flexibility;
Amendment 471 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Considers that the collection of information should rely on satellite images and Integrated Administration and Control System databases rather than individual farmers’ data submission;
Amendment 472 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Stresses that missing out on output targets should not lead to a financial correction;
Amendment 473 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 f (new)
Paragraph 5 f (new)
5f. Proposes for due consideration to introduce the following two simple indicators: - a 2 % premium to animal breeders after each 0,1 animal unit / hectare registered in the Integrated Identification and Registration System for Animals which would be called "environmental economic animal breeder premium"; This would incentivise farmers to breed animals on their land which would re-balance European agriculture; - a 20 % premium per farm to those farmers producing on small watershed basins having a nitrate output result - in groundwater and surface-water - measured by the relevant authorities on pre-defined points on the given basin below the threshold limit which would be called "environmental economic nitrate premium"; This latter would incentivise farmers pursuing a reasonable nutrient management determined by the results of soil analysis in order to use the optimal quantity of nitrogen;
Amendment 474 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 g (new)
Paragraph 5 g (new)
5g. Requests preserving the simplified Small Farmers Scheme; Believes that farmers having a land less than 5 hectares should have the opportunity to voluntarily step into this system;
Amendment 475 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 h (new)
Paragraph 5 h (new)
5h. Believes that farmers having a land less than 5 hectares should have the opportunity to voluntarily step into this system;
Amendment 476 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 i (new)
Paragraph 5 i (new)
5i. Proposes to grant direct payments only to those animal (equino, sheep, goat, beef cattle) breeders farming on permanent pastures who keep ruminants at least 0,2 animal unit per hectare on that pasture where they apply for direct payments;
Amendment 481 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for guarantees that implementing and delegated acts and guidelines as well (serving as “soft laws”) are kept to the absolute minimum;
Amendment 490 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Believes that these acts must not cover any important legal provision which has to be in the basic acts;
Amendment 491 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Considers that these shall not reverse the spirit of subsidiarity and simplification of the basic acts to be;
Amendment 534 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers it necessary to maintain the current two-pillared architecture, particularly Pillar I, which is dedicated to income support for farmers; considers it necessary, at the same time, to compensate for the provision of public goods on the basis of uniform criteria, while allowing Member States to take specific approaches to reflect local and sectoral conditions;
Amendment 574 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Is of the opinion that administrative burden in the Rural Development programs should be eliminated, and the current long approval procedure should be reviewed to avoid delaying the application of those programs in each multiannual financial framework.
Amendment 585 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Considers that the development of new EU policies and objectives must not be done to the detriment of a successful CAP;
Amendment 594 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Considers that those delays strongly reduce the effectiveness of the programs and create huge uncertainty to European farmers;
Amendment 595 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 d (new)
Paragraph 9 d (new)
9d. Considers that New rural Development lines, which are not matched with extra funds, should be avoided;
Amendment 629 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that more targeted support for family farms is necessary and can be achieved by introducing a compulsovoluntary higher support rate for small farms; considers, moreover, that support for larger farms should be digressive, reflecting economies of scale, with the possibility for capping to be decided by the Member States;
Amendment 671 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls forBelieves that the existing systbasic payment scheme for calculating direct payments in Pillar I, which is often based on historic entitlements, to be replaced by an EU- wide uniform method of calculating payments, in order to make the system simpler and more transparent is too complicated;
Amendment 688 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Welcomes the simple, justified, transparent and easily executable Single Area Payment Scheme (SAPS) successfully applied in many Member States and, therefore, asks for the preservation of the SAPS after 2020 and suggests to let it used in any Member State or by any farmer in the EU;
Amendment 692 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Considers it necessary to abide by the current terms for granting Pillar I direct payments in Member States to which transitional periods still apply following accession to the EU;
Amendment 724 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 745 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need for a fairmore even distribution of direct payments between Member States, which must take into account socio-economic differences, differences in farmers’ incomes, different production costs and the amounts received by Member States under Pillar II;
Amendment 769 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that, provided that a level playing field in the single market can be guaranteed, voluntary coupled support (VCS) payments should be maintained, as a principal tool to counteract specific difficulties, particularly those arising from the structural competitive disadvantage of less-favoured and mountainous regions, as well as those which are more temporary in nature and arise from a shift away from the old entitlement scheme, for example;
Amendment 775 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that, provided that a level playing field in the single market can be guaranteed, the existing level of allocations for voluntary coupled support (VCS) payments should be maintained, as a tool to counteract specific difficulties, particularly those arising from the structural competitive disadvantage of less- favoured and mountainous regions, as well as those which are more temporary in nature and arise from a shift away from the old entitlement scheme, for example;
Amendment 791 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Also believes that coupled support should be maintained in sensitive sectors when the problems involved do not arise solely from geographical constraints and that its use should therefore also be allowable in other situations to be accounted for by Member States in their national strategies;
Amendment 792 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Believes that the Single Common Market Organisation’s sectorial schemes, especially the operational programmes in the Fruits and Vegetable sector, have proven their effectiveness in enhancing the competitiveness and the structuration of the targeted sectors as well as improving their sustainability;
Amendment 800 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Confirms that these payments are contributing to the fulfilment of CAP objectives and those of the European Commission related to job preservation;
Amendment 803 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Believes that the new CAP should provide for appropriate schemes to encourage earlier transfers of farm ownership from older to younger generations, thereby giving further encouragement to generational renewal in rural areas;
Amendment 804 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Calls on the Commission to allow Member States to design similar sectorial and/or territorial schemes to support sectors facing difficulties arising from structural changes in international trade or in the socioeconomic conditions within the Member State (Brexit for example);
Amendment 807 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Asks for lifting sectorial limitations because the concept of “sectors being in difficulty” dropped and Member States should be able to dedicate a sufficient share of the national envelope to these payments, while respecting World Trade Organisation rules;
Amendment 811 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Considers that the new EU legislation should at all events maintain, but substantially improve, the thematic subprogrammes for women in rural areas, as these subprogrammes can play a major role in improving the general position of women and opening up job opportunities for them in rural areas;
Amendment 812 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Considers that generational renewal is one of the key challenges of the farming sector in the EU and should be one of the main crosscutting objectives of the next reform;
Amendment 815 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)
Paragraph 14 d (new)
14d. Believes that Pillar II financing for bee-keeping should be better targeted and made more effective and that the new legislative framework should provide for a new Pillar I support scheme for bee- keepers, including direct support per bee community;
Amendment 820 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that generational renewal is a challenge faced by famers in many Member States and that each national strategy must therefore address this issue through a comprehensive approach, including top-ups in Pillar I and targeted measures in Pillar II, as well as by means of new financial instruments and national measures, in order to incentivise famers to pass on their farming operation promoting succession planning, facilitating and encouraging collaborative arrangements —such as partnerships, shared farming, contract rearing and leasing between old and young farmers;
Amendment 838 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Believes that the new legislation needs to make a more clear-cut distinction between the criteria forming the basis of incentives for ‘young farmers’ and for ‘new entrants setting up in farming’ (young farmers being defined according to their age, and new entrants, according to the number of years since their farms were established) in order to boost the potential for the two groups to bring about generational renewal and improve life in rural areas;
Amendment 841 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Besides the generational renewal the vitality of the rural areas should be maintained by supporting the development of rural areas in an integrated manner, through a wide range of actions (investments, connectivity and broadband, basic services, preservation of life and nature, renewal of villages, digitalisation etc.) mostly in the form of non-refundable supports;
Amendment 849 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Considers that in order to effectively reach the objective of generational renewal, the European Commission should reintroduce an exit scheme, allowing old farmers to retire and young farmers to enter the sector;
Amendment 856 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses that better support should be given to young farmers since the current second-pillar start up support is not always efficient and does not encompass investment support;
Amendment 860 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Considers that measures for young farmers should be linked to their age and not restricted by the number of years since the farms that they are running were set up;
Amendment 866 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Considers that financial instruments of the second pillar should also be further mobilised to support the entry of young farmers in the sector;
Amendment 900 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Believes that the development of bio-industry in rural areas, including advanced biorefineries, for example, might provide new business models that could help farmers and forest owners to find new markets for their products and for new job creation; calls on the Commission and the Member States, therefore, to provide the necessary support to the agricultural and forestry sector with a view to making a greater contribution to further development of the bioeconomy in the EU;
Amendment 911 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Believes that within the Leader initiative, additional attention should be paid to the needs and projects of micro- scale family farms, over and above providing for the necessary financial assistance;
Amendment 918 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Highlights, moreover, that the implementation of financial instruments in rural development should be done on voluntary basis, while investments in rural areas should be strengthened;
Amendment 947 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to introduce a new and comprehensive legal framework which allows the integration of the various types of environmental actions at present, such as cross compliance, greening and the good agricultural and environmental conditions (GAEC) standards, as well as agri-environment measures (AEMs) for rural development, so that farmers can deliver effectively and with less bureaucracy on environmental care, biodiversity and climate action, while ensuring that Member States have adequate control and taking into account local conditions;
Amendment 958 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Considers it necessary to further encourage environmentally positive farm management practices constituting voluntary additions to cross-compliance obligations which should be confirmed by means of recognised certificates;
Amendment 991 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that this new framework should be underpinned by the possible allocation of a minimum amount of the total available budget in Pillar II to AEMs, including organic agriculture, support for biodiversity and genetic diversity in animals and plants;
Amendment 1007 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Recalls that some challenges, such as climate change, biodiversity and water management, go beyond the CAP and serve other policy objectives;
Amendment 1015 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Recalls that their funding should also be ensured by other instruments;
Amendment 1018 #
2018/2037(INI)
18c. Considers that the greater use of field residues as a renewable, efficient and sustainable source of energy for rural areas should be supported and promoted;
Amendment 1034 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to foster innovation and modernisation in agriculture by supporting training and agricultural extension as a pre-condition in programme design andto help an effective implementation in all Member States, while fostering the transfer of know-how and the exchange of best practice models between Member States;
Amendment 1040 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Considers that support to direct investment, training and innovation should be better targeted to the dual demands of economic and environmental performance, and increased via national top-ups if farmers engage in this approach;
Amendment 1041 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Commission to provide under the new EU legislation for the possibility of implementing education programmes for farmers, including the exchange of knowledge and best practice among farmers with a view to increasing, and guaranteeing the continuity of, agri- tourism revenue in Member States and encouraging continued cooperation among farmers within the EU, which in the long term should make for more uniform development of farms;
Amendment 1069 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Stresses that the CAP should promote the use of financial instruments and the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) to all farms and used to provide access to finance for bigger investments and projects;
Amendment 1098 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Member States, when continuing to implement the EU school fruit, vegetable, and milk programmes, to make use of thematic educational measures, occasionally including agricultural products other than the main products listed above, for example yogurt, processed fruit and vegetable products, honey, olive oil, and the like, giving preference, in so doing, to local producers;
Amendment 1112 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Recalls that management systems should be reinforced, mainly in fruits and vegetables, wine and olive oil;
Amendment 1116 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20c. Calls for the introduction of a new self-help management tool for olive oil that would allow storage action in those years where there is an overproduction, to release it in the market when the production is below the demand;
Amendment 1139 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Insists on the critical need for the future CAP to support farmers more efficiently in order to cope with price and income volatility due to climate, health and market risks, by creating additional incentives for flexible risk management and stabilisation tools while ensuring broad access;
Amendment 1150 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls for better support to be given to increase the leguminous plant productions in the EU and for specific aids for extensive sheep and goat breeders, taking into consideration the positive impact on the environment of those sectors and the need to reduce the EU dependency on imports of proteins for feed;
Amendment 1181 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Insists on the necessity of strengthening the position of producers within the food supply chain, in particular by guaranteeing them a fair share of the added value, by fostering inter-sectoral cooperation, and strengthening transparency in the markets and crisis prevention, as well as further clarify the legal relationship between the provisions on the Common Market Organisations (CMO) and EU competition rules;
Amendment 1183 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Considers that supply management measures for cheeses and ham with a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication or for wine have proven their efficiency in improving the sustainability, the competitiveness and the quality of the targeted products and should therefore be maintained and, if appropriate extended to cover all quality-labelled products in line with the CAP objectives;
Amendment 1195 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 d (new)
Paragraph 22 d (new)
22d. Considers that, based on the lessons drawn on the functioning of the diverse EU Market observatories (Milk, Meat, Sugar & Crops), such tools should be extended to the sectors that are not already covered and further developed to offer reliable data and forecasts to the market operators in order to deliver early warning in case of market disturbances;
Amendment 1222 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for an in-depth review of the current crisis reserve mechanism in order to create an independent financial instrument outside the agriculture budget and exempt from the budgetary principle of annuality, so as to permit budgetary transfers from one year to the next, thereby enabling quick and effective responses to crisis situations, including those involving animal and plant health, disease-related issues and food safety, as well as those unrelated to crises in the agricultural sector but which have an impact on agriculture;
Amendment 1227 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls for establishing a new mechanism totally independent from direct payments and financed primarily from unspent margins of Heading 2 in the EU budget;
Amendment 1245 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that while trade agreements are beneficial to the EU agricultural sector overalleconomy as a whole, and necessary for strengthening the EU’s position on the global agricultural market,market, in relation to EU agriculture they also pose a number of challengethreats that require reinforced safeguard mechanisms to ensure a level playing field between farmers in the EU and in the rest of the world;
Amendment 1279 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for initiatives to promotereinforce the promotion of EU production, safety and environmental standards and quality production schemes, through both labelling and marketing activities on internal and third-country markets;
Amendment 1333 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission to propose, before the application of the NDMintroduction of a totally new system, a transitional period long enough to ensure a soft landing and to avoid any delay in farmers’ annual payments and in the implementation of rural development programmes;
Amendment 5 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas consumers make an associative link between brand, product and quality and expect products of the same brand and/or identical in appearance to be identical also in quality whether they are sold in their own country or in another Member State;
Amendment 18 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas comparative organoleptic tests and analyses of product content and labelling have been carried out in approved laboratories in a number of EU countries, including Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary and Slovakia;
Amendment 23 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the analyses show that certain products contain less meat, or less ofers have sold products with different quality but under the same brand and those with a deceptively identical appearance and certain products contain less in some important ingredients (etc. meat) or other ingredients, in certain countries, in most cases those countries which joined the EU in 2004, 2007 and 2013; whereas the analyses found instances of the same products or those with deceptive identical appearance and having a lower quality being sold at considerably higher prices in those countries than in the so- called ‘old Member States’;
Amendment 63 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Firmly believes that, in response to European citizens’ concerns about different products having deceptively identical appearance but different quality and/or ingredients being sold under the same brand in different Member States, the practice of ‘one brand, one product, different contentquality and proportional composition’ needs to be stopped by means of an amendment to Directive 2005/29/EC of 11 May 2005 concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices;
Amendment 75 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that, until that practice is stopped, and in order to raise the profile of manufacturers’ initiatives on the use of local recipes, a system should be introduced for indicating, in a way that respects the consumer’s right of informed choice and consumer preferences, the local recipes used in the preparation of specific products; it is desirable for consumer information purposes to publish a public database that a product with "different recipe" that a producer have made in a given Member State is based exactly on what kind of criteria;
Amendment 101 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the establishment of an agency or other specialised unit, within one of the existing EU agencies, to monitor consistency of composition and proportional use of ingredients in identically branded and packaged food products.
Amendment 107 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the common development of a food control system targeted to filter products under the same brand or those of deceptively identical appearance but with different quality. This system would be based on three level control: - it is advisable to complete the tasks by ensuring the standard quality of products under the same brand or those of deceptively identical appearance but produced by the same food operator of those persons who are responsible for the quality at a given food operator. Furthermore, the internal control procedure of food operators may be completed recovery plan in case of products in dual quality. - food safety authorities in Member States or regions should carry comparative laboratory analyses including organoleptic and other necessary tests every year concerning products sold in different Member States under the same brand or those of deceptively identical appearance. They should send their results to the European Food Safety Authority. In case of fraud in food quality they should notify the other Member States and the European Commission via the Rapid Alert System on Food and Feed. - it is necessary to create a new unit in the European Food Safety Authority which would collect and analyse the results of the comparative laboratory analyses by Member States, as well as store these in a publicly accessible EU database. It would immediately launch a common food safety action in this field if needed.
Amendment 59 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to ensure the coherence of and to boost synergies between the common agricultural policy (CAP) and other EU policies, and to ensure that they are conducted in a manner consistent with programmes aimed at combating deforestation in developing countries, including REDD+; calls on the Commission to ensure that the CAP reform does not lead, directly or indirectly, to further deforestation and that it supports the goal of putting an end to global deforestation; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the environmental problems relating to deforestation are also addressed in the light of the objectives set by the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020, which should be an integral part of the Union’s external action in this area;
Amendment 72 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the EU to ensure that the measures put in place and the regulatory framework do not give rise to undue burdens on small and medium-sized producers or prevent their access to markets and international trade;
Amendment 55 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that Article 7 of Protocol 1 to the 2012 Agreement contains a safeguard clause making it possible for appropriate steps to be taken where imports of large quantities of agricultural products classed as sensitive under the agreement cause serious market distortion and/or serious harm to the industry concerned; hopes that preferential imports into the EU of sensitive agricultural products from Morocco and Western Sahara will continue to be subject to appropriate and broad monitoring by the Commission, and that the Commission will still be ready to immediately activate the aforementioned clause where an established need arises;
Amendment 58 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Points out that the EU and Morocco have negotiated, as set out in the initial agreement concluded in 2012, an ambitious and comprehensive agreement on protecting the geographical indications and designations of origin of agricultural products, processed agricultural products, fish and fishery products that provides for the protection by Morocco of the full list of the EU’s geographical indications; points out, furthermore, that the procedure for concluding the agreement, which began in 2015, was suspended following the Court’s judgment of 21 December 2016; calls for that procedure to be immediately resumed and finalised as soon as possible in conjunction with the conclusion of the agreement considered in this opinion. Calls on the Commission to intervene in front of EP Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, as soon as possible, with a presentation on the current state of play of agricultural trade between the EU and Morocco and on the ongoing negotiations of the agreement on geographical indications.
Amendment 16 #
2018/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17 a) National strategies and sectoral policies must guarantee the highest level of environmental and nature protection; this should become an integral part of these strategies and policies following the completion of appropriate environmental impact assessment procedures and public consultations, which should not last for less than 30 days; furthermore, assessments must take into account possible cross-border impacts on the environment and nature;
Amendment 20 #
2018/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) To strengthen the rule of law, democracy, the respect of human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities, fundamental rights and international law, civil society and security as well as improve migration management including border management;
Amendment 23 #
2018/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Appropriate environmental and nature impact assessments have to be carried out for these strategies and sectoral policies. Strategies and sectoral policies, based on completed assessment procedures involving public consultations, must contain appropriate recommendations for minimising the potential negative impact on the environment and nature that could be expected as a result of their implementation, including cross-border procedures if such an impact across national borders is assessed as feasible , and must determine the appropriate degree of monitoring in accordance with the established needs. The cross-border procedure must include the carrying out of impact assessment and public consultation procedures in the neighbouring country in which an impact on the environment or nature is assessed as likely as a result of the implementation of such a strategy or sectoral policy. The public consultations may not last for less than 30 days.
Amendment 24 #
2018/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) Establishing and promoting from an early stage the proper functioning of the institutions necessary in order to secure the rule of law. Interventions in this area shall aim at: establishing independent, accountable and efficient judicial systems, including transparent and merit-based recruitment and promoting judicial cooperation, evaluation and promotion systems and effective disciplinary procedures in cases of wrongdoing; ensuring the establishment of robust systems to protect the borders, manage migration flows and provide asylum to those in need; developing effective tools to prevent and fight organised crime, trafficking in human beings, migrants smuggling, money laundering/financing of terrorism and corruption; promoting and protecting human rights, rights of persons belonging to minorities including Roma as well as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons, and fundamental freedoms, including freedom of the media and data protection.
Amendment 26 #
2018/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) Strengthening the capacity to face security and migration challenges, including the establishment of a robust system for border protection; preventing and fighting against irregular migration; establishing an effective return and readmission policy; granting asylum to those who have the right to it; formulating effective instruments for combating organised crime, human trafficking, smuggling migrants, money laundering and terrorist financing; combating corruption and strengthening the engagement with the Union in the fight against terrorism, radicalisation and hybrid threats.
Amendment 29 #
2018/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point i
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) Promoting social protection and inclusion, in particular of minorities, and combating poverty. Interventions in this area shall aim at modernising social protection systems to provide effective, efficient, and adequate protection throughout all stages of a person’s life, fostering social inclusion, promoting equal opportunities and addressing inequalities and poverty. Interventions in this area shall also focus on: integrating marginalised communities such as the Roma; combating discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation; enhancing access to affordable, sustainable and high quality services, such as early childhood education and care, housing, healthcare and essential social services and long term care, including through the modernisation of social protection systems.
Amendment 7 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The Programme should maintain a balanced approach between bottom-up (investigator or innovator driven) and, top- down (determined by strategically defined priorities) and territorially balanced funding, according to the nature of the research and innovation communities that are engaged, the types and purpose of the activities carried out and the impacts that are sought. The mix of these factors should determine the choice of approach for the respective parts of the Programme, all of which contribute to all of the Programme’s general and specific objectives.
Amendment 28 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(a a) to achieve a territorially balanced approach all over the EU concerning tenders;
Amendment 38 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e a (new)
(e a) cluster "Freshwater and Seawater Aquaculture";
Amendment 41 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The Programme should maintain a balanced approach between bottom-up (investigator or innovator driven) and, top- down (determined by strategically defined priorities) and territorially balanced funding, according to the nature of the research and innovation communities that are engaged, the types and purpose of the activities carried out and the impacts that are sought. The mix of these factors should determine the choice of approach for the respective parts of the Programme, all of which contribute to all of the Programme’s general and specific objectives.
Amendment 45 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 5
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 5
(5) EUR 10 000 000 000 for cluster 'Agriculture, Rural development, Food and Natural Resources';
Amendment 48 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 5 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 5 a (new)
(5 a) EUR 3 000 000 000 for cluster 'Freshwater and Seawater Aquaculture'
Amendment 87 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) to achieve a territorially balanced approach all over the EU concerning tenders;
Amendment 101 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) Freshwater and seawater aquaculture;
Amendment 158 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 5
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 5
(5) EUR 10 000 000 000 for cluster 'Agriculture, Rural development, Food and Natural Resources';
Amendment 161 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 5 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 5 a (new)
(5a) EUR 3 000 000 000 for cluster 'Freshwater and Seawater Aquaculture'
Amendment 448 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall automatically decommit any portion of a budget commitment for rural development interventions in a CAP Strategic Plan that has not been used for the purposes of prefinancing or for making interim payments or for which no declaration of expenditure fulfilling the requirements laid down in Article 30(3) has been presented to it in relation to expenditure effected by 31 December of the seconthird year following that of the budget commitment.
Amendment 456 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 3
Article 32 – paragraph 3
3. In the event of legal proceedings or of an administrative appeal having suspensory effect, the period for automatic decommitment referred to in paragraph 1 or 2 shall, in respect of the amount relating to the operations concerned, be interrupted for the duration of those proceedings or that administrative appeal, provided that the Commission receives a substantiated notification from the Member State by 31 January of year N + 34.
Amendment 463 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 32 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) that part of the budget commitments for which a declaration of expenditure has been made but for which reimbursement has been reduced or suspended by the Commission at 31 December of year N + 23;
Amendment 27 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) For the socio-economic sustainability of the rural areas, the European Commission shall check that the Member States ensure in the CAP Strategic Plan a coherence between the application of the Directive 2010/41/EU and the long term approach on the use of Rural Development funds.
Amendment 50 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f a (new)
(fa) social services that provide at least information on social protection of farmers and their families, namely on the Directive 2010/41/EU.
Amendment 460 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions entitled ‘The Future of Food and Farming’ of 29 November 2017 sets out the challenges, objectives and orientations for the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2020. These objectives include, inter alia, the need for the CAP to be more result-driven, to boost modernisation and sustainability, including the economic, social, energy, environmental and climate sustainability of the agricultural, forestry and rural areas, and to help reducing the Union legislation- related administrative burden for beneficiaries.
Amendment 472 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Since the CAP needs to sharpen its responses to the challenges and opportunities as they manifest themselves at Union, international, national, regional, local and farm levels, it is necessary to streamline the governance of the CAP and improve its delivery on the Union objectives and to significantly decrease the administrative burden. In the CAP based on delivery of performance (‘delivery model’), the Union should set the basic policy parameters, such as objectives of the CAP and basic requirements, while Member States should bear greater responsibility as to how they meet the objectives and achieve targets. Enhanced subsidiarity makes it possible to better take into account local conditions and needs, tailoring the support to maximise the contribution to Union objectives. Nevertheless, in order to ensure that such subsidiarity does not translate into are nationalisation of the CAP, this Regulation must include a strong body of European Union provisions designed to prevent the distortion of competition and ensure non-discriminatory treatment for all Community farmers and forest holders throughout EU territory.
Amendment 516 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In view of further improving the performance of the CAP and guarantee a fair distribution of direct payments, income support should be targeted to genuine farmers. In order to ensure a common approach at Union level for such a targeting of support, a framework definition for ‘genuine farmer’ displaying the essentialcommon elements should be set out. On the basis of this framework, Member States should define in their CAP Strategic Plans which farmers are not considered genuine farmers based on conditions such as income tests, labour inputs on the farm, company object and inclusion in registers. It should also not result in precluding sSupport to pluri-active farmers, who are actively farming but who are also engaged in non-agricultural activities outside their farm, should not be precluded, as their multiple activities often strengthen the socio-economic fabric of rural areas. The framework definition must, in any event, help to preserve the model of family farming that exists in the European Union and must be based on a clearly identified agricultural activity in accordance with Article 4.1(a).
Amendment 535 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to ensure consistency between the direct payments types of interventions and rural development types of interventions when addressing the objective of generational renewal, a framework definition for ‘young farmer’ with the essentialcommon elements should be set out at Union level.
Amendment 536 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) In order to ensure consistency between the direct payments types of interventions and rural development types of interventions when addressing the objective of facilitating business development in rural areas, a framework definition for ‘new farmer’ with common elements should be set out at Union level.
Amendment 537 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 b (new)
Recital 10 b (new)
(10b) The CAP must take into account the principle of equality between women and men within the territory of the European Union, with a particular focus on promoting the participation of women in the socio-economic development of rural areas. This Regulation should help to ensure that the work that women do is more visible, better appreciated and taken into account within the specific objectives to be proposed by the Member States in their strategic plans.
Amendment 602 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 – point 1
Recital 16 – point 1
As many rural areas in the Union suffer from structural problems such as lack of attractive employment opportunities, skill shortages, underinvestment in connectivity, infrastructures and essential services, as well as youth drain, it is fundamental to strengthen the socio-economic fabric in those areas, in line with the Cork 2.0. Declaration, particularly through job creation and generational renewal, by bringing the Commission's jobs and growth to rural areas, promoting social inclusion, generational renewal, greater inclusion of women in the rural economy, and the development of ‘Smart Villages’ across the European countryside. As indicated in the Communication on ‘The Future of Food and Farming’, new rural value chains such as renewable energy, in particular energy from agricultural residues, the emerging bio- economy, the circular economy, and ecotourism can offer good growth and job potential for rural areas. In this context, financial instruments and the use of the InvestEU guarantee can play a crucial role for ensuring access to financing and for bolstering the growth capacity of farms and enterprises. There is a potential for employment opportunities in rural areas for legally staying third country nationals, promoting their social and economic integration especially in the framework of Community-led Local Development strategies.
Amendment 609 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) For the socio-economic sustainability of the rural areas, the European Commission shall check that the Member States ensure in the CAP Strategic Plan a coherence between the application of the Directive2010/41/EU and the long term approach on the use of Rural Development funds.
Amendment 636 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Building on the previous system of cross-compliance implemented until 2020, the system of new conditionality links full receipt of CAP support to the compliance by beneficiaries of basic standards concerning the environment, climate change, public health, animal health, plant health and animal welfare. The basic standards encompass in a streamlined form a list of statutory management requirements (SMRs) and standards of good agricultural and environmental conditions of land (GAECs). These basic standards should better take into account the environmental and climate challenges and the new environmental architecture of the CAP, thus delivering a higher level of environmental and climate ambition as the Commission announced in its Communications on the ‘Future of Food and Farming’ and the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). Conditionality aims to contribute to the development of sustainable agriculture through better awareness on the part of beneficiaries of the need to respect those basic standards. Beneficiaries should also be appropriately compensated to deliver these standards. It also aims to make the CAP more compatible with the expectations of society through improving consistency of the policy with the environment, public health, animal health, plant health and animal welfare objectives. Conditionality should form an integral part of the environmental architecture of the CAP, as part of the baseline for more ambitious environmental and climate commitments, and should be comprehensively applied across the Union. For those farmers who do not comply with those requirements, Member States should ensure that proportionate, effective and dissuasive penalties are applied in accordance with [the HZR Regulation].
Amendment 741 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30 a (new)
Recital 30 a (new)
(30a) Female entrepreneurship, in social, economic and environmental terms, is an important sustainable development pillar in rural areas and should be promoted, encouraged and supported by Member States in their strategic plans. Member States should be allowed to establish an additional criterion for the use of the reserve for payment entitlements that would also cover female holders of agricultural holdings.
Amendment 807 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) Forestry measures should contribute to the implementation of the Union Forest Strategy, and be based on Member States' national or sub-national forest programs or equivalent instruments, which should build on the commitments stemming from the Regulation on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emission and removals from land use, land use energy and forestry [LULUCF Regulation] and those made in the Ministerial Conferences on the Protection of Forests in Europe. Interventions should be based on forest management plans or equivalent instruments and may comprise forest area development and sustainable management of forests, including the afforestation of land, fire and other disaster prevention and the creation and regeneration of agroforestry systems; the protection, including demining, restoration and improvement of forest resources, taking into account adaptation needs; investments to guarantee and enhance forest conservation and resilience, and the provision of forest ecosystem and climate services; and measures and investments in support of the renewable energy and bio- economy.
Amendment 815 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) Forestry measures should contribute to the implementation of the Union Forest Strategy, and be based on Member States' national or sub-national forest programs or equivalent instruments, which should build on the commitments stemming from the Regulation on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emission and removals from land use, land use energy and forestry [LULUCF Regulation]Paris Agreement and those made in the Ministerial Conferences on the Protection of Forests in Europe. IFor holdings above a certain size, to be determined by the Member States, interventions should be based on forest management plans or equivalent instruments and may comprise forest area development and sustainable management of forests, including the afforestation of land and the creation and regeneration of agroforestry systems; the protection, restoration and improvement of forest resources, taking into account adaptation needs; investments to guarantee and enhance forest conservation and resilience, and the provision of forest ecosystem and climate services; and measures and investments in support of the renewable energy and bio-economy.
Amendment 839 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41 a (new)
Recital 41 a (new)
(41a) When investing in infrastructure, services and the acquisition of knowledge and skills, Member States should, as part of their strategic plans, consider building necessary infrastructure that forms part of a local development strategy and is also tailored to the needs of rural women. Such infrastructure should be aimed at providing the necessary assistance and support for the empowerment of women and the promotion of their employment. In order to reduce the gender employment gap and to increase female employment, it is necessary for Member States’ Strategic Plans to promote the development of policies aimed at achieving a work-life balance. The development of care services and the building up of related infrastructure can contribute significantly to this. Support for this and similar measures may be funded under the subprogramme for women’s empowerment in rural areas, and for this purpose the InvestEU and the ESF + programmes may be used in synergy.
Amendment 857 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) Young farmers and new entrants still face significant barriers regarding access to land, high prices and access to credit. Their businesses are more threatened by price volatility (for both inputs and produce) and their needs in terms of training in entrepreneurial and risk management skills are high. It is therefore essential to continue the support for young people for the setting up of new businesses and new farms. Member States should provide for a strategic approach and identify a clear and coherent set of interventions for generational renewal under the specific objective dedicated to this issue. To this aim, Member States may set in their CAP Strategic Plans preferential conditions for financial instruments for young farmers and new entrants, and should include in their CAP Strategic Plan the ring-fencing of at least an amount corresponding to 24% of the annual direct payments' envelope. An increase of the maximum amount of aid for the installation of young farmers and rural business start-ups, up to EUR 100.000, which can be accessed also through or in combination with financial instrument form of support, should be established.
Amendment 865 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43 a (new)
Recital 43 a (new)
(43a) New farmers and their investments make an important contribution to the economic development of rural areas, in particular by revitalising sparsely populated areas. They face barriers in terms of access to land, property prices and access to credit. It is therefore essential to continue the support for the setting up of new farms. Member States should provide for a strategic approach and identify a clear and coherent set of interventions for facilitating business development under the specific objective dedicated to this issue.
Amendment 867 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43 b (new)
Recital 43 b (new)
(43b) Recognising the importance of lifelong education and training for farmers, including education and training for women in rural areas, and taking into account the continually changing nature of the labour market, appropriate education, training and retraining programmes should be provided in order to help reduce female unemployment in rural areas and to eliminate income and pension disparities between women and men.
Amendment 868 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43 c (new)
Recital 43 c (new)
(43c) In order to promote the principle of equality between women and men, Member States may, in their CAP Strategic Plans, set out specific conditions for financial instruments related to improving the situation of rural women and their business opportunities. They should therefore consider prioritising women, where necessary, in their CAP Strategic Plans, in order, inter alia, to ensure better access to farmland and credit, and to encourage female entrepreneurship, thus contributing to a greater representation of rural women among farm holders and entrepreneurs.
Amendment 875 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
(aa) beekeepers’’ actions for better adaptation to climate change;
Amendment 879 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) investment in movable and immovable assets;
Amendment 885 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) actions targeted to preserving the existing number of bee communities with the aim of increasing it and restocking of beehives in the Union;
Amendment 886 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) marking the country of origin and promoting honey and bee products;
Amendment 908 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In their strategic programmes, Member States can ensure support for bee community in order to implement interventions from paragraph 1 subparagraphs aa) and e).
Amendment 913 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 6
Article 49 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall notify the Commission annually of the number of beehiv communities in their territory.
Amendment 914 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the obligation of Member States to notify the Commission annually of the number of beehiv communities in their territory laid down in Article 49(6);
Amendment 916 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) a definition of a beehive community and methods for calculating the number of beehiv communities;
Amendment 987 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58
Recital 58
(58) The CAP Strategic Plans should aim to ensure enhanced coherence across the multiple tools of the CAP, since it should cover types of interventions in the form of direct payments, sectoral types of interventions and types of interventions for rural development. They should also ensure and demonstrate the alignment and appropriateness of the choices made by Member States to the Union priorities and objectives. It is therefore appropriate that they contain a result-oriented intervention strategy structured around the specific objectives of the CAP, including quantified targets in relation to these objectives. In order to allow their monitoring on an annual and, where possible, on a multiannual basis, it is appropriate that these targets are based on result indicators.
Amendment 1041 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 74
Recital 74
(74) The result-orientation triggered by the delivery model requires a strong performance framework, particularly since CAP Strategic Plans would contribute to broad general objectives for other shared managed policies. A performance-based policy implies annual and multi-annual assessment on the basis of selected outputs, result and impact indicators, as defined in the performance monitoring and evaluation framework. To this end, a limited and targeted set of indicators should be selected in a way which reflects as closely as possible whether the supported intervention contributes to achieving the envisaged objectives. At the same time, the limited set of indicators should not be influenced by external factors, which the beneficiaries cannot control. Result and output indicators relating to climate- and environment-related objectives may include interventions set out in national environmental and climate-planning instruments emanating from Union legislation.
Amendment 1074 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 93
Recital 93
(93) In order to ensure legal certainty and continuity, the special provisions for Croatia concerning the gradual introduction of direct payments and complementary national direct payments in the framework of the phasing-in mechanism should continue to apply until 1 January. Croatia will be entitled to an amount in accordance with the Accession Treaty in 2022, including an additional envelope for the national reserve for demined land in Croatia, and this right should be included in the calculation of the national envelope for 20212.
Amendment 1129 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall provide in their CAP Strategic Plan the definitions of agricultural activity, agricultural area, eligible hectare, genuine farmer and, young farmer and new farmer:
Amendment 1233 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) 'genuine farmers' shall be defined in a way to ensure that no support is granted to those whose agricultural activity forms onlydoes not form an insignificant part of their overall economic activities orand whose principal business activity is not agricultural, while not precluding from support pluri-active farmers. The definition shall allow to determine which farmers are not considered genuine farmers, based on conditions such as income tests, labour inputs on the farm, company object and/or inclusion in registers. The definition must, in any event, preserve the family farming model of the European Union of an individual or group nature, irrespective of its size, and may take into account, if necessary, the special features of the regions defined in Article 349 TFEU.
Amendment 1262 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point i
(i) a maximum age limit that mayshall not exceed 40 years;
Amendment 1282 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(e a) (ea) 'new farmer' shall be defined in such a way that it includes: (i) the conditions for being 'head of the holding'; (ii) the appropriate training and/or skills; (iii) a minimum age limit ofover 40 years; (iv) the status of a “new farmer” expires 5 years after the date of the first installment. (v) a ‘new farmer’ according to this definition cannot be recognised as a young farmer as defined in this Article.
Amendment 1448 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) promote employment, growth, social inclusion, greater participation of women in economic activities, and local development in rural areas, including bio- economy and sustainable forestry;
Amendment 1520 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) impact indicators related to the objectives set out in Articles 5 and 6(1), while taking into account external factors beyond the influence of farm and forest owners, and used in the context of the CAP Strategic Plans and of the CAP.
Amendment 1578 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Those interventions shall also respect the provisions of the additional paragraph of Annex 2 to the WTO Agreement on Agriculture as set out in Annex II to this Regulation. Interventions belonging to types of interventions other than the basic income support for sustainability, the complementary redistributive income support for sustainability, the complementary income support for young and new farmers and the schemes for the climate and the environment may instead respect a different paragraph of Annex 2 to the WTO Agreement on Agriculture if that is justified in the CAP Strategic Plan.
Amendment 1762 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f a (new)
(f a) social services that provide at least information on social protection of farmers and their families, namely on the Directive2010/41/EU.
Amendment 1810 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(c a) complementary income support for new farmers;
Amendment 2129 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(b a) In the cases referred to in subparagraphs (a) and (b), Member States may consider granting priority to women, if necessary, in order to achieve the objective referred to in point (h) of Article 6(1).
Amendment 2160 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Member States may grant payments toestablish a simplified payments scheme for small farmers as defined by Member States by way of a round sum, replacing direct payments under this Section and Section 3 of this Chapter. That scheme may consist of a round sum, replacing direct payments under this Section and Section 3 of this Chapter, or a per-hectare payment, which may be different for different territories, defined in accordance with Article 18(2). Member States shall design the corresponding intervention in the CAP Strategic Plan as optional for the farmers.
Amendment 2263 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. As part of their obligations to contribute to the specific objective ‘attract young farmers and facilitate business development in rural areas’ set out in point (g) of Article 6(1) and to, Member States shall dedicate at least 24% of their allocations for direct payments to this objective in accordance with Article 86(4), Member States may provide a complementary incom to provide support for young farmers who have newly set up for the first time and who are entitled to a payment under the basic income support as referred to in Article 17.
Amendment 2264 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. As part of their obligations to contribute to the specific objective ‘attract young farmers and facilitate business development in rural areas’ set out in point (g) of Article 6(1) and to dedicate at least 2% of their allocations for direct payments to this objective in accordance with Article 86(4), Member States may provide a complementary income support for young farmers who have newly set up for the first time and who are entitled to a payment under the basic income support as referred to in Article 17.
Amendment 2265 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States may provide for more flexibility in the application of income support for young farmers such that aid may also be granted to those young people who are not starting a job for the first time and who meet the criteria for young farmers, as well as continuing to support those young farmers whose period of 5 years’ entitlement to aid has not yet elapsed.
Amendment 2278 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 a (new)
Article 27 a (new)
Amendment 2428 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Member States may decide to set up eco-schemes to promote production models that are beneficial for the environment, particularly extensive livestock rearing or integrated farming system with diversification of arable crops and livestock production and to promote all kinds of agricultural practices such as, among other measures, the enhanced management of permanent pastures , landscape features and environmental certification schemes, such as organic farming, integrated production or conservation agriculture. These schemes may also include practices to promote smart farming and circular economy practices, such as re-using farm waste, to improve reliance on non-fossil based fuels and energies, carbon management in grassland and arable land, nutrient management schemes, water retention practices and water quality protection, pollinator friendly cultivation practices and practices linked to bee-keeping management, wildlife-friendly cultivation practices, erosion and drought prevention measures and habitat management plans. Eco-schemes might also support collective approaches to these measures. As a condition for taking up more ambitious rural development commitments, the eco- schemes may also include ‘entry-level schemes’.
Amendment 2482 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. The Member States’ interventions shall help the supported sectors and productions or specific types of farming therein listed in Article 30 addressing the difficulty or difficulties they undergo by improving their competitiveness, their sustainability or their quality. Member States may decide in their CAP Strategic plans to add more supported sectors to those listed in Article 30 based on justification included in their assessment of needs.
Amendment 2497 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
Article 29 – paragraph 3
3. Coupled income support shall take the form of an annual payment per hectare or animalquantity of production.
Amendment 2528 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Coupled income support may only be granted to the following sectors and productions or specific types of farming therein where these are important for economic, social or environmental reasons: cereals, oilseeds, protein crops, grain legumes, flax, hemp, medicinal plants, rice, nuts, starch potato, milk and milk products, seeds, sheepmeat and goatmeat, beef and veal, olive oil, silkworms, dried fodder, hops, sugar beet, cane and chicory, fruit and vegetables, short rotation coppice and other non-food crops, excluding trees, used for the production of products that have the potential to substitute fossil materials.
Amendment 2599 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) other sectors referred to in points (a) to (h), (k), (m), (o) to (t), as well as (w) and (wx) of Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.
Amendment 2635 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) developing, implementing and promoting methods of production respectful of the environment, environmentally sound cultivation practices and production techniques, sustainable use of natural resources, including the sustainable use of agricultural residues, in particular protection of water, soil, air, biodiversity and other natural resources; those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in points (e) and (f) of Article 6(1);
Amendment 2795 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 7 – point a
Article 44 – paragraph 7 – point a
(a) at least 2015% of expenditure under operational programs covers the interventions linked to the objectives referred to in points (c), (d) and (e) of Article 42;
Amendment 2800 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 7 – point b
Article 44 – paragraph 7 – point b
(b) at least 53% of expenditure under operational programs covers the intervention linked to the objective referred to in point (c) of Article 42;
Amendment 2880 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) actions taken by beekeepers to better adapt to climate change;
Amendment 2884 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) investment in movable and immovable property;
Amendment 2892 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) action to preserve the existing number of bee communities with the aim of their increase and restocking of beehives in the Union;
Amendment 2895 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) marking the land of origin and promotion of honey and bee products;
Amendment 2919 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In their strategic programmes, Member States can ensure support for bee community in order to implement interventions from paragraph 1 subparagraphs (aa) and (e).
Amendment 2928 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 6
Article 49 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall notify the Commission annually of the number of beehiv communities in their territory.
Amendment 2932 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the obligation of Member States to notify the Commission annually of the number of beehiv communities in their territory laid down in Article 49(6);
Amendment 2934 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) a definition of a beehive community and methods for calculating the number of beehiv communities;
Amendment 3142 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
(iv) energy saving and energy efficiency increase, including the use of renewable energy sources such as the sustainable use of agricultural residues;
Amendment 3260 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) environmental, climate and other management commitments, including forestry;
Amendment 3279 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) thematic subprogrammes for the empowerment of women in rural areas;
Amendment 3298 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 64 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States may, in their Strategic Plans, provide for additional criteria for the types of intervention referred to in subparagraphs (d), (e), (f), (g) and (h) of paragraph 1 of this Article, with a view to strengthening the position of women in rural areas in order to achieve the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1).
Amendment 3309 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 1
Article 65 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may grant payments for environmental, climate and other management commitments, including forestry, under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 3396 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 8
Article 65 – paragraph 8
8. Commitments shall be undertaken for a period of five to seven years. However, where necessary in order to achieve or maintain certain environmental benefits sought, taking in to account the long-term nature of forestry, Member States may determine a longer period in the CAP Strategic Plan for particular types of commitments, including by means of providing for their annual extension after the termination of the initial period. In exceptional and duly justified cases, and for new commitments directly following the commitment performed in the initial period, Member States may determine a shorter period in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 3408 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 9
Article 65 – paragraph 9
9. Where support under this type of interventions is granted to agri- environment-climate commitments, commitments to convert to or maintain organic farming practices and methods as defined in Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 and forest environmental and climate services, Member States shall establish a payment per hectare, that is, the holding, in the case of animal husbandry.
Amendment 3434 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 2
Article 66 – paragraph 2
2. These payments shall be granted to genuine farmers in respect of areas designated pursuant to Article 32 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 and areas affected by war in the Republic of Croatia which still suffer from war destruction.
Amendment 3482 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 2
Article 68 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may only grant support under this type of interventions for tangible and/or intangible investments, which contribute to achieving the specific objectives set out in Article 6. SFor holdings above a certain size, to be determined by the Member States, support to the forestry sector shall be based on a forest management plan or equivalent instrument.
Amendment 3497 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) purchase of land with the exception of land purchase for environmental conservation, land on islands, land for the restoration of agricultural potential or land purchased by young farmers through the use of financial instruments;
Amendment 3520 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point f
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point f
(f) investments in irrigation which are not consistent with the achievement of good status of water bodies, as laid down in Article 4(1) of Directive 2000/60/EC, including expansion of irrigation affecting water bodies whose status has been defined as less than good in the relevant river basin management plan unless such investments contribute to genuine water saving or prevention from forest fires;
Amendment 3561 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) afforestation, regeneration of forestry and agroforestry systems and other and non-productive investments linked to the specific environmental- and climate-related objectives set out in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1);
Amendment 3581 #
2018/0216(COD)
(c) investments in the restoration of agricultural or forestry potential following fires and other natural disasters or catastrophic events, including storms, floods, pests and disease, as well as restoring of forests through demining, and investments in appropriate preventive actions in forests and in the rural environment.
Amendment 3668 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 a (new)
Article 69 a (new)
Amendment 3811 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 72 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall limit the support to a maximum of 785% of the eligible costs.
Amendment 3835 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Managing Authority of the CAP Strategic Plan or other designated intermediate bodies shall define selection criteria for interventions relating to the following types of interventions: investments, installation of young farmers and rural business start-up, measures aimed at empowering women in rural areas, cooperation, knowledge exchange and information, after consultation of the Monitoring Committee referred to in Article 111. Selection criteria shall aim to ensure equal treatment of applicants, better use of financial resources and targeting of the support in accordance with the purpose of the interventions.
Amendment 3881 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 – paragraph 1
Article 80 – paragraph 1
1. Expenditure shall be eligible for contribution from the EAGF and the EAFRD from 1 January of the year following the year of the approval of the CAP Strategic Plan by the Commission.
Amendment 3891 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 – paragraph 3
Article 80 – paragraph 3
3. Expenditure shall be eligible for a contribution from the EAFRD if it has been incurred by a beneficiary and paid by 31 December [202930]. In addition, expenditure shall only be eligible for a contribution from the EAFRD if the relevant aid is actually paid by the paying agency by 31 December [202930].
Amendment 3909 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 7
Article 82 – paragraph 7
7. Member States may, in 2023, review their decisions referred to in paragraph 6 as part of a request for amendment of their CAP Strategic Plans, referred to in Article 107.
Amendment 3927 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 7085% of the eligible public expenditure in the outermost regions and in the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013;
Amendment 3933 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
Amendment 3940 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) 7085% of the eligible public expenditure in the less developed regions;
Amendment 3948 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) 75% for regions in transition;
Amendment 3954 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) 675% of the eligible expenditure for payments under Article 66;
Amendment 3969 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) 453% of the eligible public expenditure in the other regions.
Amendment 3977 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 85 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) 890 % for management commitments referred to in Article 65 of this Regulation, which are linked to reforestation, restoration and prevention of forests and the specific environmental and climate objectives, for payments under Article 67 of this Regulation, for non- productive investments referred to in Article 68 of this Regulation, for support for the European Innovation Partnership under Article 71 of this Regulation and for the LEADER, referred to as community- led local development in Article 25 of Regulation (EU) [CPR];
Amendment 4019 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
At least 3015% of the total EAFRD contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex IX shall be reserved for interventions addressing the specific environmental- and climate-related objectives set out in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1) of this Regulation, excluding interventions based on Article 66.
Amendment 4085 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The indicative financial allocations for the coupled income support interventions referred to in Subsection 1 of Section 23 of Chapter II of Title III, shall be limited to a maximum of 103% of the amounts set out in Annex VII.
Amendment 4119 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
The percentage referred to in the first subparagraph, may be increased by a maximum of 2%, provided that the amount corresponding to the percentage exceeding the 103% is allocated to the support for protein crops under Subsection 1 of Section 23 of Chapter II of Title III.
Amendment 4138 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 7
Article 86 – paragraph 7
7. Member States may decide in their CAP Strategic Plan to use a certain share of the EAFRD allocation to leverage support and upscale integrated Strategic Nature Projects as defined under the [LIFE Regulation] and to finance actions in respect of transnational learning mobility of people in the field agricultural and rural development with a focus on young farmers, in accordance with the [Erasmus Regulation], and women in rural areas.
Amendment 4239 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 92
Article 92
Amendment 4382 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 99 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 99 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 4433 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5
Article 103 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5
For the specific objective to attract young farmers set out in point (g) of Article 6(1), the SWOT shall include a short analysis of access to land, land mobility and land restructuring, access of finance and credits, and access to knowledge and advice, and capacity to cope with risk.
Amendment 4458 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1
Article 106 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall submit to the Commission a proposal for a CAP Strategic Plan, containing the information referred to in Article 95 no later than 1 January 2020]within three years upon adoption of the legal framework for the development of national CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 4516 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 7
Article 106 – paragraph 7
7. The CAP Strategic Plans shall only have legal effects after their approval by the Commission, retroactively from the time of their submission.
Amendment 4655 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 113 – paragraph 1
Article 113 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall establish a national Common Agricultural Policy Network (national CAP network) for the networking of organisations and administrations, advisors, researchers, reference representatives of the agricultural sector and other innovation actors in the field of agriculture and rural development at national level at the latest 12 months after the approval by the Commission of the CAP Strategic Plan.
Amendment 4740 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 – paragraph 1
Article 121 – paragraph 1
1. By 15 February 2023 and 15 February30 June 2023 and 30 June of each subsequent year until and including 2030, the Member States shall submit to the Commission an annual performance report on the implementation of the CAP Strategic Plan in the previous financial year. The report submitted in 2023 shall cover the financial years 2021 and 2022. For direct payments as referred to in Chapter II of Title III, the report shall cover only financial year 2022.
Amendment 4931 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 140 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 140 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Articles 17 and 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, as well as Annex I to that Regulation where relevant for Croatia, shall continue to apply until 31 December 2021.
Amendment 5058 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.30 a (new)
Annex I – Result indicators – R.30 a (new)
R.30a Generational renewal: The number of young farmers who continued to conduct their business five years upon establishment with CAP support
Amendment 5059 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.30 b (new)
Annex I – Result indicators – R.30 b (new)
Amendment 5060 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.30 c (new)
Annex I – Result indicators – R.30 c (new)
R.30c Streamlining business development in rural areas: The number of young farmers who continued to conduct their business five years upon establishment after expiration of support right
Amendment 5061 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.30 d (new)
Annex I – Result indicators – R.30 d (new)
R.30d Women in Agriculture. Increasing the proportion of women who receive support under the CAP
Amendment 5062 #
2018/0216(COD)
R.30e Young women in rural areas. Increasing the proportion of young women* who receive support for the establishment of agricultural holdings or businesses under the CAP. _____________ * The age limit must be the same as that indicated in the definition of a young farmer.
Amendment 5066 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.31 a (new)
Annex I – Result indicators – R.31 a (new)
R.31a The increase in women employment in rural areas. The proportion of jobs for women in projects receiving CAP funding.
Amendment 5073 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – EU Specific objectives – point 9
Annex I – EU Specific objectives – point 9
Promote employment, growth, social inclusion, greater participation of women in the rural economy, and local development in rural areas, including bio- economy and sustainable forestry;
Amendment 5244 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Calendar year 2022
Annex IV – Calendar year 2022
Croatia: 367 711 40982 600 000
Amendment 68 #
2018/0207(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) In accordance with Article 2 of the Treaty of the European Union, ‘the Union is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom democracy, equality, the rule of law and the respect for human rights, including the rights of the persons belonging to minorities. In particular and in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, human dignity is the primary foundation of all fundamental human rights. These values are common to the Member States in a society where pluralism, non- discrimination, tolerance, justice, solidarity and equality between women and men prevail’. Article 3 further specifies that the ‘Union’s aim is to promote peace, its values and the well-being of its people’ and, among others, ‘it shall respect its rich cultural and linguistic diversity, and shall ensure that Europe’s cultural heritage is safeguarded and enhanced’. Those values are further reaffirmed and articulated in the rights, freedoms and principles enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
Amendment 72 #
2018/0207(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Those fundamental human rights and values must continue to be promoted and enforced and shared among the citizens and peoples and be at the heart of the EU project, on the basis of the idea that fundamental human rights are universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated. Therefore, a new Justice, Rights and Values Fund, comprising the Rights and Values and the Justice programmes shall be created in the EU budget. At a time where European societies are confronted with extremism, radicalism and divisions, it is more important than ever to promote, strengthen and defend justice, fundamental human rights and EU values: human rights, respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law. This will have profound and direct implications for political, social, cultural and economic life in the EU. As part of the new Fund, the Justice Programme will continue to support the further development of Union area of justice and cross-border cooperation. The Rights and Values Programme will bring together the 2014-2020 Programme Rights, Equality and Citizenship established by Regulation (EU) No 1381/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council8 and the Europe for Citizens programme established by Council Regulation (EU) No 390/20149, (hereafter ‘the predecessor Programmes’). __________________ 8 Regulation (EU) No 1381/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme for the period 2014 to 2020 (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 62) 9 Council Regulation (EU) No 390/2014 of 14 April 2014 establishing the ‘Europe for Citizens’ programme for the period 2014- 2020 (OJ L 115, 17.4.2014, p.3)
Amendment 76 #
2018/0207(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Justice, Rights and Values Fund and its two underlying funding programmes will focus primarily on people and entities, which contribute to make our common values, fundamental human rights and rich diversity alive and vibrant. The ultimate objective is to nurture and sustain rights-based, equal, inclusive and democratic society. That includes a vibrant civil society, encouraging people’s democratic, civic and social participation and fostering the rich diversity of European society, based on our common history and memory. Article 11 of the Treaty of the European Union further specifies that the institutions shall, by appropriate means, give citizens and representative associations the opportunity to make known and publicly exchange their views in all areas of Union action. Article 17 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union sets out that the Union shall maintain a dialogue with the churches and organisations mentioned in that Article. Churches and religious communities or associations are long- standing primary stakeholders in fostering protection and promotion of fundamental human rights and should be granted the same access as civil society organisations to the relevant funding opportunities.
Amendment 85 #
2018/0207(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to bring the European Union closer to its citizens, a variety of actions and coordinated efforts are necessary. Bringing together citizens in town-twinning projects or networks of towns and supporting civil society organisations in the areas covered by the programme will contribute to increase citizens’ engagement in society and ultimately their involvement in the democratic life of the Union. At the same time supporting activities promoting mutual understanding, diversity, dialogue , including intercultural and interreligious dialogue, and respect for others fosters a sense of belonging and a European identity, based on a shared understanding of European values, culture, history and heritage. Increasing plurality and global migration movements raise the importance of intercultural and inter- religious dialogue in our societies. Full support should be given to inter-religious dialogue as a part of social harmony in Europe and a key element in solving social tensions. Interreligious dialogue could also help to highlight the positive contribution of religion to social cohesion. As religious illiteracy sets the stage for the misuse of religious feelings among the population, support for projects and initiatives developing religious literacy is also important. The promotion of a greater sense of belonging to the Union and of Union values is particularly important amongst citizens of the EU outermost regions due to their remoteness and distance from continental Europe.
Amendment 93 #
2018/0207(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Remembrance activities and critical reflection on Europe’s historical memory are necessary to make citizens, in particular young citizens, aware of the common history, as the foundation for a common future, moral purpose androoted in Europe’s spiritual and moral heritage and based on shared values. The relevance of historical, spiritual, cultural and, intercultural and interreligious aspects should also be taken into account, as well as the links between remembrance and the creation of a European identity and sense of belonging together.
Amendment 101 #
2018/0207(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Gender-based violenceViolence against women and violence against children and young people constitute a serious violation of fundamental rights. Violence persists throughout the Union, in all social and economic contexts, and has serious repercussions on victims’ physical and psychological health and on society as a whole. Children, young people and women are particularly vulnerable to violence, in particular in close relationships. Action should be taken to promote the rights of the child and to contribute to the protection of children from harm and violence, which pose a danger to their physical and mental health and constitute a breach of their rights to development, protection and dignity. The concept of harm and violence should cover the exposition of children to pornography or gratuitous violence. Combating all forms of violence, promoting prevention and protecting and supporting victims are priorities of the Union which help fulfil individuals’ fundamental rights and contribute to equality between women and men. Those priorities should be supported by the Programme.
Amendment 106 #
2018/0207(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Non-discrimination is a fundamental principle of the Union. Article 19 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union provides for action to combat discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. Non- discrimination is also enshrined in Article 21 of the Charter. The principle of non- discrimination entails not only that similar situations should not be treated differently, but also that different situations should not be treated in the same way. The specific features of the diverse forms of discrimination should be taken into account and appropriate action should be developed in parallel to prevent and combat discrimination on one or more grounds. The Programme should support actions to prevent and combat discrimination, racism, xenophobia, anti- Semitism, anti-muslim hatred and other forms of intolerance. In that context, particular attention should also be devoted to preventing and combating all forms of violence, hatred, segregation and stigmatisation, including anti-religious stigmatisation, as well as combating bullying, harassment and intolerant treatment. The Programme should be implemented in a mutually reinforcing manner with other Union activities that have the same objectives, in particular with those referred to in the Commission Communication of 5 April 2011 entitled ‘An EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies up to 202010’ and in the Council Recommendation of 09 December 2013 on effective Roma integration measures in the Member States11. Authorities at Union and national level have an obligation to prevent discrimination on grounds of belonging to a religious group or carrying out religious acts, whether affiliated to majority or minority religious denominations. Furthermore, focus should not be placed on discrimination of religions, but on people being discriminated because of their religious affiliation or practices. An effective protection by the Member States of the right to conscientious objection, both at the individual and institutional level, especially in the healthcare, pharmaceutical, educational and economical fields, as a fundamental right placed at the basis of democracy and the rule of law should also be supported. __________________ 10 COM(2011)173. 11 OJ C 378, 24.12.2013, p. 1.
Amendment 111 #
2018/0207(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Attitudinal and environmental barriers as well as lack of accessibility hinder the full and effective participation of people with disabilities in society, on an equal basis with others. People with disabilities are faced with barriers to, among other things, access the labour market, benefit from an inclusive and quality education, avoid poverty and social exclusion, enjoy access to cultural initiatives and media, or use their political rights. As a party to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (the UNCRPD), the Union and all its Member States have committed to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities. The provisions of the UNCRPD have become an integral part of the Union legal order. Specific needs in the area of disability should be fully taken into account in the relevant funding efforts.
Amendment 114 #
2018/0207(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Article 3(3) TEU requires the Union to promote the protection of the rights of the child, in line with Article 24 of the Charter and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The primary responsibility shared between the mother and the father to promote and protect their child’s best interest should be paramount, avoiding the interpretation according to which children and their rights can be seen as separate from their family and parents. Public authorities should strengthen the rights of the child to live in a family environment that ensures harmonious upbringing and growth, the protection of his or her psychological integrity and the development of his or her personality.
Amendment 129 #
2018/0207(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the Programme is to protect and promote fundamental human rights and values as enshrined in the EU Treaties, including by supporting civil society organisations, in order to sustain open, democratic and inclusive societies, as well as other key stakeholders such as churches and religious associations or communities, think tanks, and research and academic institutions.
Amendment 132 #
2018/0207(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) to promote equality and fundamental human rights (Equality and rights strand),
Amendment 150 #
2018/0207(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) increasing citizens’ understanding of the Union, its history, cultural heritage and diversity, as well as of the diversity of historical memories in Europe;
Amendment 177 #
2018/0207(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point b
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) mutual learning through exchange of good practices among stakeholders to improve knowledge and mutual understanding, including through intercultural and interreligious dialogue, and civic and democratic engagement;
Amendment 16 #
2018/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 86/278/EEC
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
The records referred to in paragraph 1 shall be made available to the public for each 2 calendar years, within three months of the end of the relevant calendar year, in a consolidated format as laid down in the Annex to Commission Decision 94/741/EC** or another format provided pursuant to Article 17.
Amendment 32 #
2018/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2004/35/EC
Annex VI – paragraph 1
Annex VI – paragraph 1
1. scale and type of environmental damage, date of occurrence and/or discovery of the damage. The scale of environmental damage shall be classified as small, medium, large or very large. The type of environmental damage shall be classified as damage to water, marine environment, soil, nature/ecosystems or damage to human or animal health caused by pollution;
Amendment 33 #
2018/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2007/2/EC
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. No later than 31 March every 2 years Member States shall update and publish their summary report. This report, which shall be made public by the Commission services assisted by the European Environment Agency, shall include summary descriptions of:;
Amendment 34 #
2018/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2007/2/EC
Article 23
Article 23
The European Environment Agency shall publish and update biannually the Union- wide overview on the basis of metadata and data made available by the Member States through network services in accordance with Article 21. The Union- wide overview shall include, as appropriate, indicators for outputs, results and impacts of this Directive, Union-wide overview maps and Member State overview reports.
Amendment 37 #
2018/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2010/63/EC
Article 43 – paragraph 3
Article 43 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall, until 31 December 20201, publish the non-technical project summaries of authorised projects and any updates thereto. From 1 January 20212, Member States shall submit and publish the non-technical project summaries, at the latest within 6 months of authorisation, and any updates thereto, by electronic transfer to the Commission.
Amendment 38 #
2018/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 2010/63/EC
Article 54 – paragraph 1
Article 54 – paragraph 1
Member States shall by 30 September 20234, and every 5 years thereafter, send the information on the implementation of this Directive and in particular Articles 10(1), 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 43 and 46 thereof.
Amendment 40 #
2018/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 2010/63/EC
Article 54 – paragraph 2
Article 54 – paragraph 2
Member States shall collect and make publicly available, on an biannual basis, statistical information on the use of animals in procedures, including information on the actual severity of the procedures and on the origin and species of non-human primates used in procedures.
Amendment 42 #
2018/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 86/278/EEC
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
The records referred to in paragraph 1 shall be made available to the public for each 2 calendar years, within three months of the end of the relevant calendar year, in a consolidated format as laid down in the Annex to Commission Decision 94/741/EC** or another format provided pursuant to Article 17.
Amendment 44 #
2018/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 166/2006
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall provide, each 2 years, to the Commission by electronic transfer a report containing all the data referred to in Article 5(1) and (2) in a format and by a date to be established by the Commission by means of implementing acts in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 19(2). The reporting date shall be, in any case, no later than 9 months after the end of the reporting yearperiod.
Amendment 46 #
2018/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) No 995/2010
Article 20 – paragraph 3
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. By 3 December 20215 and every six years thereafter, the Commission shall, on the basis of information on and experience with the application of this Regulation, review the functioning and effectiveness of this Regulation, including in preventing illegally harvested timber or timber products derived from such timber being placed on the market. It shall in particular consider the administrative consequences for small and medium-sized enterprises and product coverage. The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the results of the review and accompany such reports, if necessary, by appropriate legislative proposals.
Amendment 59 #
2018/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2004/35/EC
Annex VI – paragraph 1 – point 1
Annex VI – paragraph 1 – point 1
1. scale and type of environmental damage, date of occurrence and/or discovery of the damage. The scale of environmental damage shall be classified as small, medium, large or very large. The type of environmental damage shall be classified as damage to water, marine environment, soil, nature/ecosystems or damage to human or animal health caused by pollution;
Amendment 60 #
2018/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2007/2/EC
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. No later than 31 March every 2 years Member States shall update and publish their summary report. This report, which shall be made public by the Commission services assisted by the European Environment Agency, shall include summary descriptions of:;
Amendment 61 #
2018/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2007/2/EC
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
The European Environment Agency shall publish and update biannually the Union- wide overview on the basis of metadata and data made available by the Member States through network services in accordance with Article 21. The Union- wide overview shall include, as appropriate, indicators for outputs, results and impacts of this Directive, Union-wide overview maps and Member State overview reports.
Amendment 68 #
2018/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2010/63/EU
Article 43 – paragraph 3
Article 43 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall, until 31 December 20201, publish the non-technical project summaries of authorised projects and any updates thereto. From 1 January 20212, Member States shall submit and publish the non-technical project summaries, at the latest within 6 months of authorisation, and any updates thereto, by electronic transfer to the Commission.
Amendment 69 #
2018/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 2010/63/EU
Article 54 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 54 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall by 30 September 20234, and every 5 years thereafter, send the information on the implementation of this Directive and in particular Articles 10(1), 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 43 and 46 thereof.
Amendment 72 #
2018/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 2010/63/EU
Article 54 – paragraph 2
Article 54 – paragraph 2
Member States shall collect and make publicly available, on an biannual basis, statistical information on the use of animals in procedures, including information on the actual severity of the procedures and on the origin and species of non-human primates used in procedures.
Amendment 75 #
2018/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation 166/2006/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall provide, eachvery two years, to the Commission by electronic transfer a report containing all the data referred to in Article 5(1) and (2) in a format and by a date to be established by the Commission by means of implementing acts in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 19(2). The reporting date shall be, in any case, no later than 9 months after the end of the reporting yearperiod.
Amendment 77 #
2018/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Regulation 995/2010/EU
Article 20 – paragraph 3
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. By 3 December 20215 and every six years thereafter, the Commission shall, on the basis of information on and experience with the application of this Regulation, review the functioning and effectiveness of this Regulation, including in preventing illegally harvested timber or timber products derived from such timber being placed on the market. It shall in particular consider the administrative consequences for small and medium-sized enterprises and product coverage. The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the results of the review and accompany such reports, if necessary, by appropriate legislative proposals.
Amendment 1 #
2018/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) To improve the life of citizens in cross-border regions on maritime borders or in cross-border regions between the Member States and third countries, the application of this Regulation and the use of the Mechanism should be extended to those regions, while respecting Union law.
Amendment 6 #
2018/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The competent authorities of the Member States, countries, entities or regions involved should adopt, in accordance with their constitutional and legally defined specific competencies, the proposed ad hoc legal solution before concluding and signing the Commitment or signing the Statement pursuant to Articles 16 and 17.
Amendment 15 #
2018/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may also use the Mechanism in cross-border regions on maritime borders or in cross-border regions between one or more Member States and one or more third countries or one or more overseas countries and territories. When Member States use the Mechanism in cross-border regions on maritime borders or in cross-border regions between Member States and third countries, the transferring state is always the Member State. When Member States use the Mechanism in cross-border regions on maritime borders or in cross-border regions between Member States and accession countries, the transfer of the specific legal provisions of the transferring accession country shall be allowed by way of derogation from the second subparagraph, provided that the legislation of that country, entity or region, relating to the application and the subject of the Mechanism and the environmental protection, is fully consistent with Union law.
Amendment 16 #
2018/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15a The competent authorities of the Member States, countries, entities or regions involved shall adopt, in accordance with their constitutional and legally defined specific competencies, the proposed ad hoc legal solution before concluding and signing the Commitment or signing the Statement pursuant to Articles 16 and 17.
Amendment 133 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
Amendment 149 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) HEquivalent health standards in relation to food hygiene for agricultural products irrigated with reclaimed water can be achieved across the Union only if quality requirements for reclaimed water destined for agricultural irrigation do not differ significantly in Member States. Harmonisation of requirements will also contribute to the efficient functioning of the internal market in relation to such products. It is therefore appropriate to introduce minimum harmonisation by setting minimum requirements for water quality and monitoring. Those minimum requirements should consist of minimum parameters for reclaimed water and other stricter or additional quality requirements imposed, if necessary, by competent authorities together with any relevant preventive measures. In order to identify stricter or additional requirements for water quality, the reclamation plant operators should perform key risk management tasks. The parameters are based on the technical report of the Commission Joint Research Centre and reflect the international standards on water reuse.
Amendment 265 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6
6. ‘reclamation plantfacility’ means an urban waste water treatment plant or other plantfacility that further treats urban waste water complying with the requirements set out in Directive 91/271/EEC in order to produce reclaimed water that is fit for a use specified in section 1 of Annex I to this Regulation; (The amendment of the term “reclamation plant” to “reclamation facility” applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.)
Amendment 270 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
7. ‘reclamation plantfacility operator’ means a natural or legal person who operates or controls a reclamation plantfacility;
Amendment 287 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)
11a. ‘Point of compliance’ means outlet of the reclamation facility.
Amendment 298 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Reclamation plantfacility operators shall ensure that reclaimed water destined for a use specified in section 1 of Annex I, shall, at the outlet of the reclamation plant (point of compliance), comply with the following:
Amendment 419 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
It shall apply from ... [onetwo years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation].
Amendment 462 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i
Annex II – point 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i
i. confirmation of the nature of the hazards, including, where relevant, the dose-response relationship in collaboration with health authorities;
Amendment 8 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that the common agricultural policy (CAP) plays a crucial role in delivering key EU objectives such as food security and preservation of landscapes and the natural environment; points out that the rules with which farmers must comply governing food, health and environmental protection have increased, while the relative share of agriculture in the EU budget keeps declining;
Amendment 30 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its call for the CAP budget to be maintained in the 2021-2027 MFF at least at the level of the 2014-2020 budget for the EU-27 in real terms, given the fundamental role of this policy; reaffirms its firm view that agriculture must not suffer any financial disadvantage as a result of political decisions such as the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU or the funding of new European policies;
Amendment 43 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Disagrees withOpposes the Commission’s proposal for the next MFF, which would entail substantial cuts to the CAP; highlights the fact that the extent of the cuts varies according to the parameters used for the comparison; disagrees with the Commission’s approach of providing two calculation methods for the MFF (current vs constant);
Amendment 45 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to provide in the new MFF for the financial resources necessary to fulfil EU first- pillar CAP commitments, as set out in Croatia’s Accession Treaty1a, concerning the transitional period ending in 2022; _________________ 1a OJ L 112, 24.4.2012, p. 10.
Amendment 50 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance of direct payments as well as second-pillar funds for farmers; deplores in particular the severe cuts envisaged for the second pillar of the CAP, which makes a significant contribution to investment and employment in rural areas; recalls, that the main objective of this European Commission is to maintain and create jobs in the EU; therefore, does not understand why the Commission plans serious cuts in the EU budget for rural development; stresses that it cannot be taken for granted that national co-funding will fill the budget gap;
Amendment 217 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
(na) The Carbon Correction Factor (CCF) is equal to the national share of liquid and gaseous biofuels sold at the fuelling stations, to be certified at Member State level.
Amendment 227 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the amount of liquid and gaseous biofuels sold at fuelling stations, which should be taken into account and shall be deducted from the CO2 emissions reported. These values are used for the calculation of the Carbon Correction Factor (CCF).
Amendment 365 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The amount of liquid and gaseous biofuels sold at the stations shall be considered and their respective CO2 savings shall be deducted from the specific CO2 emissions of a new heavy- duty vehicle. This is the Carbon Correction Factor (CCF), which is calculated in reference to the national share of liquid and gaseous biofuels used.
Amendment 373 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The amount of liquid and gaseous biofuels sold at the stations shall be considered and their respective CO2 savings shall be deducted from the average specific CO2 emissions of all new heavy-duty vehicles in a sub-group for a manufacturer. This is the Carbon Correction Factor (CCF), which is calculated in reference to the national share of liquid and gaseous biofuels used.
Amendment 66 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The second paragraph of point (a) of Article 2(4) of the Directive 2001/110/EC on honey provides that, where honey originates from more than one Member State or third country, the mandatory indication of the countries of origin may be replaced by one of the following, as appropriate: ‘blend of EU honeys’, ‘blend of non-EU honeys’ or ‘blend of EU and non-EU honeys’; whereas the indication ‘blend of EU and non-EU honeys’ is not informative enough for the consumer;
Amendment 67 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) Many honey packagers and traders now abuse this way of indicating origin in order to conceal the real country of origin, as well as the proportion of honey from the different countries concerned, as purchasers are becoming more knowledgeable and are distrustful of foodstuffs from certain countries;
Amendment 68 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 c (new)
Recital 1 c (new)
(1c) The resolution of the European Parliament of 1 March 2018 on prospects and challenges for the EU apiculture sector “considers … that labelling such as ‘blend of EU honeys’, ‘blend of non-EU honeys’, and especially ‘blend of EU and non-EU honeys’, completely conceals the origin of the honey from the consumer and consequently fails to fulfil the principles of EU consumer protection law” (paragraph 58) and, therefore, “Asks for the ‘blend of EU and non-EU honeys’ descriptor on labels to be replaced by an indication of exactly which country or countries the honey used in the final product come from, and that these be listed in the order which corresponds to the percentage proportions used in the final product .” (paragraph 59);
Amendment 69 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 d (new)
Recital 1 d (new)
(1d) The situation on the EU internal honey market has been worsened due to the continuous import of adultered honey according to representatives of European and national beekeeper organisations; whereas the EU is not supposed to tolerate this situation anymore and it should take the right step forward which is the correction of the labelling section of the Directive 2001/110/EC on honey;
Amendment 70 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 e (new)
Recital 1 e (new)
(1e) Current rules do not take account of fraudulent practices affecting processed products such as biscuits, breakfast cereals, confectionery, etc.; whereas the label ‘honey’ can mislead consumers in regard to the real content of the given product, as it is often used when much less than 50 % of the sugar content of the product originates from honey; whereas the food labelling rules as to be corrected also in this field;
Amendment 91 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34 a (new)
Recital 34 a (new)
(34 a) whereas the second paragraph of point (a) of Article 2(4) of the Directive 2001/110/EC on honey provides that, where honey originates from more than one Member State or third country, the mandatory indication of the countries of origin may be replaced by one of the following, as appropriate: ‘blend of EU honeys’, ‘blend of non-EU honeys’ or ‘blend of EU and non-EU honeys’; whereas the indication ‘blend of EU and non-EU honeys’ is not informative enough for the consumer;
Amendment 92 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34 b (new)
Recital 34 b (new)
(34 b) whereas many honey packagers and traders now abuse this way of indicating origin in order to conceal the real country of origin, as well as the proportion of honey from the different countries concerned, as purchasers are becoming more knowledgeable and are distrustful of foodstuffs from certain countries;
Amendment 93 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34 c (new)
Recital 34 c (new)
(34 c) whereas the resolution of the European Parliament at 1 March 2018 on prospects and challenges for the EU apiculture sector “considers … that labelling such as ‘blend of EU honeys’, ‘blend of non-EU honeys’, and especially ‘blend of EU and non-EU honeys’, completely conceals the origin of the honey from the consumer and consequently fails to fulfil the principles of EU consumer protection law (paragraph 58)” and, therefore, “Asks for the ‘blend of EU and non-EU honeys’ descriptor on labels to be replaced by an indication of exactly which country or countries the honey used in the final product come from, and that these be listed in the order which corresponds to the percentage proportions used in the final product … (paragraph 59)
Amendment 94 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34 d (new)
Recital 34 d (new)
(34 d) whereas the situation on the EU internal honey market has been worsened due to the continuous import of adultered honey according to representatives of European and national beekeeper organisations; whereas the EU is not supposed to tolerate this situation anymore and it should take the right step forward which is the correction of the labelling section of the Directive 2001/110/EC on honey;
Amendment 95 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34 e (new)
Recital 34 e (new)
(34 e) whereas current rules do not take account of fraudulent practices affecting processed products such as biscuits, breakfast cereals, confectionery, etc.; whereas the label ‘honey’ can mislead consumers in regard to the real content of the given product, as it is often used when much less than 50 % of the sugar content of the product originates from honey; whereas the food labelling rules has to be corrected also in this field;
Amendment 212 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a (new)
Directive No 2001/110/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 4 a Amendments to Directive (EC) No 2001/110 on honey Directive (EC) No 2001/110 is amended as follows: (1) Article 2 is amended as follows: (a) Article 2, paragraph (4) point a) is replaced by the following text: “The country or countries of origin where the honey has been harvested shall be indicated on the label by which country or countries the honey used in the final product come from, and that these shall be listed in the order which corresponds to the percentage proportions used in the final product additionally stating the percentage by country in a given product.” (b) Article 2 is completed by the following paragraph (6): “The use of the word ‘honey’ or the terms ‘containing honey’ or ‘made with honey’ in the designation of processed food products, or in any graphic or non- graphic element indicating that the product contains honey may only be used if at least 50 % of the sugar- content of the product originates from honey.”
Amendment 539 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9a (new)
Article 9a (new)
Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 2
Article 2
Article 9a Amendments to Directive 2001/110/EC on honey Directive 2001/110/EC is amended as follows: Article 2 is amended as follows: (a) in point 4, point (a) is replaced by the following: “(a) The country or countries of origin where the honey has been harvested shall be indicated on the label by which country or countries the honey used in the final product come from, and that these shall be listed in the order which corresponds to the percentage proportions used in the final product additionally stating the percentage by country in a given product;” (b) the following point is added: “5a. the use of the word ‘honey’ or the terms ‘containing honey’ or ‘made with honey’ in the designation of processed food products, or in any graphic or non- graphic element indicating that the product contains honey may only be used if at least 50 % of the sugar- content of the product originates from honey.”
Amendment 71 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The number and size of operators vary across the different stages of the food supply chain. Differences in bargaining power relate to the different levels of concentration of operators and can enable the unfair exercise of bargaining power by using unfair trading practices. Unfair tradingAll suppliers, irrespective of their commercial strength, are exposed to unfair commercial practices, are innd these are particularly harmful for small and medium-sized operators in the food supply chain. Agricultural producers, who supply primary agricultural products, are largely small and medium- sized.
Amendment 87 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) A minimum Union standard of protection against certain manifestly unfair trading practices should be introduced to reduce the occurrence of such practices and to contribute to ensuring a fair standard of living for agricultural producers. It should benefit all agricultural producers or any natural or legal person that supplies agricultural or food products, including agricultural cooperatives, producer organisations and associations of producer organisations, provided that all those persons meet the definition of micro, small and medium- sized enterprises set out in the Annex to Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC1212. Those micro, small or medium suppliers are particularly vulnerable to unfair trading practices and least able to weather them without negative effects on their economic viability. As the financial pressure on family farms and small and medium- sized enterprises caused by unfair trading practices often passes through the chain and reaches agricultural producers, rules on unfair trading practices should also protect small and medium- sized intermediary suppliers at the stages downstream of primary production. Protection of intermediary suppliers should also avoid unintended consequences (notably in terms of unduly raising prices) of trade diversion away from agricultural producers and their associations, who produce processed products, to non- protected suppliers. _________________ 12 OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 36. OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 36.
Amendment 126 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) When deciding whether an individual trading practice is considered unfair it is important to reduce the risk of limiting the use of fair and efficiency- creating agreements agreed between parties. As a result, it is appropriate to distinguish practices that are foreseen in clear and unambiguous terms in supply agreements between parties from practices that occur after the transaction has started without being agreed in advance in clear and unambiguous terms, so that only unilateral and retrospective changes to those relevant terms of the supply agreement are prohibited. However, certain trading practices are considered as unfair by their very nature and should not be subject to the parties’ contractual freedom to deviate from them. In addition, suppliers should not be put under duress when agreeing to a supply agreement.
Amendment 140 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to ensure an effective enforcement of the prohibitions laid down in this Directive, Member States should designate an authority that is entrusted with their enforcement. The authority should be able to act either on its own initiative or by way of complaints by parties affected by unfair trading practices in the food supply chain. Where a complainant requests that his identity remain confidential because of fear of retaliation, the enforcement authorities of the Member States shouldmust honour such a request.
Amendment 151 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Complaints by producer organisations or associations of such organisations can serve to protect the identity of individual members of the organisation or of family farms, who are small and medium- sized suppliers and consider themselves exposed to unfair trading practices. Enforcement authorities of the Member States should therefore be able to accept and act upon complaints by such entities while protecting the procedural rights of the defendant.
Amendment 160 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The enforcement authorities of the Member States should have the necessary powers that enable them to effectively gather any factual information by way of information requests. They should have the power to order the termination of a prohibited praFor the effective implementation of this Directicve, where applicable. The existence of a deterrent, such as the power to impose fines and the publication of investigation results, cenforcement authorities should have the power to outlaw a prohibited unfair trading practice, impose fines, sanctions and publish the results of investigations. These powers can act as a deterrent and encourage behavioural change and pre- litigation solutions between the parties and should therefore be part of the powers of the enforcement authorities. Enforcement authorities should take repeated infringements of this Directive into account. The Commission and the enforcement authorities of the Member States should cooperate closely so as to ensure a common approach with respect to the application of the rules set out in this Directive, particularly with regard to fines and sanctions. In particular, the enforcement authorities should provide each other mutual assistance, for example by sharing information and assisting in investigations which have a cross-border dimension.
Amendment 165 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) The enforcement authorities must apply dissuasive and proportionate penalties on those who violate the rules laid down in this Directive. Repeated violations of the rules by a commercial entity must be taken into account when determining the penalty.
Amendment 167 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) To facilitate effective enforcement, the Commission should helpcoordinate and organise meetings between the enforcement authorities of the Member States where best practices can be exchanged and relevant information can be shared. The Commission should establish and manage a website to facilitate those exchanges.
Amendment 230 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point –a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point –a (new)
(-a) 'Unfair trading practices' are contractual provisions and business practices that are imposed on the supplier by the customer, using their significant negotiating power over the supplier, and that are contrary to the principles of conscientiousness and fairness, the principle of equal treatment of the parties, the principle of equal value of performance and good business practice in the production of and/or trade in agricultural or food products, including any undue and disproportionate risk transfer to the lesser of the contracting parties.
Amendment 236 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) “"buyer”" means any natural or legal person established in the Union who buys, irrespective of that person’s place of establishment, who buys agricultural or food products by way of trade within the EU. The term "buyer" may include a group of such natural and legal persons;
Amendment 248 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) “supplier” means any agricultural producer or any natural or legal person, irrespective of their place of establishment, who sells agricultural and food products. The term “supplier” may include a group of such agricultural producers or such natural and legal persons, including agricultural cooperatives, producer organisations and associations of producer organisations;
Amendment 274 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) “(d) "agricultural and food products”" means products listed in Annex I to the Treaty intended for use as food as well as products not listed in that Annex, but processed from those products for use as food;
Amendment 288 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) “perishable agricultural and food products” means agricultural and food products that will become unfit for their intended use or human consumption unless they are stored, treated, packaged or otherwise conserved to prevent them from becoming unfit.
Amendment 294 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) The "supply agreement" between the supplier and the buyer shall contain all provisions relevant to the business relationship of the contracting parties and must include, in particular, provisions on: - the price of the product and/or the manner of determining or calculating the price, - the quality and type of the agricultural or food product supplied to the trader, - the terms and deadlines for payment for the supplied agricultural or food product – the payment deadline may not be longer than 30 days from the date of receipt of the agricultural or food product being supplied, - the terms and deadlines for supply of the agricultural or food products covered by the contract, - the place of supply of the agricultural or food product, and - the duration of the agreement.
Amendment 316 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) a buyer pays a supplier for perishable agricultural or food products later than 30 calendar days after the receipt of the supplier’s invoice or later than 30 calendar days after the date of delivery of the perishable agricultural or food products, whichever is the later. This prohibition shall be without prejudice:
Amendment 336 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) a buyer pays a supplier for agricultural or food products later than 30 calendar days after the receipt of the supplier’s invoice or later than 30 calendar days after the date of delivery of the agricultural or food products, whichever is the later.This prohibition shall be without prejudice: – to the consequences of late payments and remedies as laid down in Directive 2011/7/EU; – to the option of a buyer and a supplier to agree on a value sharing clause within the meaning of Article 172 a) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a. _________________ 1a Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671).
Amendment 343 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) a buyer cancels orders of perishable agricultural or food products at such short notice that a supplier cannot reasonably be expected to find an alternative to commercialise or use these products;
Amendment 348 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) a buyer unilaterally and retroactively changes the terms of the supply agreement concerning the frequency, timing or volume of the supply or delivery, the quality standards or the prices of the agricultural or food products;
Amendment 369 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) a supplier pays for the wastage of agricultural or food products that occurs on the buyer's premises and that is not caused by the negligence or fault of the supplier.
Amendment 375 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) A buyer sells certain products at a loss as a marketing mechanism and the loss or cost is ultimately borne by the supplier;
Amendment 393 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d d (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d d (new)
Amendment 402 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d c (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d c (new)
(dc) A buyer shares with third parties or misuses, intentionally or otherwise, confidential information relating to the supply agreement, including sensitive trade information shared by the supplier with the buyer;
Amendment 407 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) a buyer unilaterally terminates the supply agreement;
Amendment 413 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
(db) a buyer reduces, in a non- transparent manner, the quantity and/or value of agricultural or food products of a standard quality;
Amendment 418 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d c (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d c (new)
(dc) a buyer makes business cooperation and the conclusion of a supply agreement conditional upon compensation in goods and services;
Amendment 423 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d d (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d d (new)
(dd) a buyer charges the supplier for wastage, spillage, breakage and theft of products after delivering agricultural or food products, thus transferring the business risk to the supplier;
Amendment 428 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d e (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d e (new)
(de) a buyer provides a blank promissory note for the transferred raw materials and the supplier is not obliged to issue insurance for the transferred but as yet unpaid for agricultural or food products;
Amendment 430 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d f (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d f (new)
(df) a buyer, by way of a supply agreement, obliges the supplier not to sell agricultural or food products to other buyers and/or processors at lower prices than those paid by the buyer and/or processor;
Amendment 432 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d g (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d g (new)
(dg) a buyer charges a fee for the inclusion of the supplier's agricultural or food products;
Amendment 433 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d h (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d h (new)
(dh) a buyer returns the supplied but unsold products, charges for the disposal of such products, charges the supplier for unused products that have expired – except in the case of products that are first supplied to the trader – as well as for products which the supplier had specifically requested be sold and which the supplier had been warned in writing may reach their expiry date owing to poor turnover;
Amendment 435 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d i (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d i (new)
(di) a buyer charges a fee for the delivery of the agricultural or food products outside the agreed delivery point;
Amendment 436 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d j (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d j (new)
(dj) a buyer charges a fee for storage and handling after delivery of the agricultural or food product;
Amendment 437 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d k (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d k (new)
(dk) a buyer charges a fee for expanding the sales network, improving (redesigning) existing sales points, expanding storage capacity or expanding the distribution network;
Amendment 438 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d l (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d l (new)
(dl) a buyer makes the conclusion or extension of a supply agreement and receipt of delivery of agricultural or food products which are the subject of the supply agreement conditional upon a demand for the production and delivery of agricultural or food products that may be regarded as interchangeable with the contracted or delivered products (the trader’s brand);
Amendment 439 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d m (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d m (new)
(dm) a buyer charges a fee for services not provided, or for services rendered although not contracted between the contracting parties;
Amendment 440 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d n (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d n (new)
(dn) a buyer charges a fee for reduced turnover, sales or supplier's margin due to lower sales of a particular agricultural or food product;
Amendment 441 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d o (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d o (new)
(do) a buyer sells agricultural or food products to the final consumer at a price lower than any purchase price in the supply chain of the given product that is subject to VAT, except in cases of products that are approaching their expiry date, withdrawal of the agricultural or food product from the range or full clearance due to the closure of a sales facility;
Amendment 442 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d p (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d p (new)
(dp) a buyer negotiates a market research fee;
Amendment 443 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d q (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d q (new)
(dq) a buyer makes the conclusion of a supply agreement and business cooperation conditional upon imposing the obligation to participate in discounts or sales by reducing the purchase price at the expense of the supplier;
Amendment 444 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d r (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d r (new)
(dr) a buyer charges a fee for conclusion of a supply agreement with the supplier which is disproportionate to the administrative costs the supplier must bear;
Amendment 464 #
2018/0082(COD)
2. Member States shall ensure that the following trading practices are prohibited, if they are not agreed in clear and unambiguous terms at the conclusion of the supply agreement or if they are the outcome of conditions being imposed as a result of the supplier's economic dependence on the buyer:
Amendment 473 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) a buyer returns unsold agricultural and food products to a supplier;
Amendment 475 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) a buyer refuses to accept or take over the contracted quantity of agricultural or food products in accordance with the agreed purchase schedule, i.e. at the maturity of the obligation for the supplier to deliver, except in justified cases stipulated in the supply agreement;
Amendment 476 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a b (new)
(ab) a buyer does not want to take over the contracted and produced quantities of agricultural or food products of the brands, except in justified cases stipulated by the supply agreement;
Amendment 477 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a c (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a c (new)
(ac) a buyer charges a fee for data on the sale of the supplier's products collected at cash registers at the point of sale, unless the supplier expressly requests that information;
Amendment 478 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a d (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a d (new)
(ad) the buyer removes products from the list of contracted products that the supplier delivers to the customer or significantly reduces an order of a particular agricultural or food product without prior written notice provided within the time period specified in the contract, or within a time limit which may not be shorter than 30 days in cases where the deadline is not stipulated in the contract;
Amendment 479 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) a buyer charges a supplier paymenta fee as a condition for the stocking, displaying or listing food products of the supplierand/or accommodating a supplier’s agricultural or food products on the shelves of the buyer’s premises, unless the supplier explicitly requires the purchaser to stock, display and/or accommodate its product on a specific shelf at the buyer’s point of sale;
Amendment 486 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) a supplier pays for the promotion of agricultural or food products sold by the buyer. Prior to a promotion and if that promotion is initiated by the buyer, the buyer shall specify the period of the promotion and the expected quantity of the food products to be ordered;
Amendment 493 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) a supplier pays for the marketing of agricultural or food products by the buyer.
Amendment 516 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States shall ensure that contractual terms or practices that rule out interest for late payment are prohibited under the provisions of Article 7 of Directive 2011/7/EU.
Amendment 581 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. Where the enforcement authority considers that there are insufficient grounds for acting on a complaint, it shall inform the complainant without delay about the reasons.
Amendment 595 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to require buyers and suppliers to provide all necessary information in order to carry out investigations on the prohibited trading practices that occurred in the commercial relationship and to assess whether they are prohibited or deviate from good trading practices;
Amendment 609 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) to impose a pecuniary fine on the author of the infringement. The fine shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive taking into account the nature, duration and gravity of the infringement; repetition of the infringement by the same buyer shall be considered for the purpose of determining the penalty;
Amendment 616 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) to publish its decisions relating to points (c) and (d), including the value of the fine and, where possible, to protect the confidentiality of the complainant if it so requests;
Amendment 619 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) to inform buyers and suppliers about its activities, by way of annual reports, which shall inter alia describe the number of complaints received and the investigations initiated and closed by it. For each investigation, the report shall contain a summary description of the matter and the outcome of the investigatio, the conclusions of the investigation and information on the outcome of the procedure as well as the decision taken.
Amendment 632 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Procedures with a cross-border dimension shall be carried out by the competent authority of the Member State in which the supplier is established.
Amendment 636 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The enforcement authorities shall meet once per year, and if necessary more often, to discuss the application of this Directive on the basis of the annual reports referred to in Article 9(1) and best practices in the area it covers. The Commission shall facilitate those meetings and shall share the facts established.
Amendment 658 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. By 15 March of each year, Member States shall send to the Commission a report on the application of the Directive, with particular emphasis on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the food supply chain. That report shall contain, in particular, all relevant data on the application and enforcement of the rules under this Directive in the Member State concerned in the previous year.
Amendment 1 #
2017/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. having regards to the Directive 79/7/EEC of 19 December 1978 obliging Member States to progressively implement the principle of equal treatment for men and women in matters of social security,
Amendment 2 #
2017/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital -A a (new)
Recital -A a (new)
-A a. having regards to the Directive 92/85/EEC of 19 October 1992 introducing measures to improve the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding,
Amendment 3 #
2017/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital -A b (new)
Recital -A b (new)
-A b. having regards to the Directive 2004/113/EC of 13 December 2004 implementing the principle of equal treatment between women and men in the access to and supply of goods and services,
Amendment 4 #
2017/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital -A c (new)
Recital -A c (new)
-A c. having regards to the Council Directive 2010/18/EU of 8 March 2010 implementing the revised Framework Agreement on parental leave concluded by BUSINESSEUROPE, UEAPME, CEEP and ETUC and repealing Directive 96/34/EC,
Amendment 5 #
2017/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital -A d (new)
Recital -A d (new)
-A d. having regards to the Directive 2010/41/EC of 7 July 2010 laying down objectives for the application of the principle of equal treatment between men and women engaged in an activity, including agriculture, in a self-employed capacity, and on the protection of self- employed women during pregnancy and motherhood, and repealing Council Directive 86/613/EEC,
Amendment 6 #
2017/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital -A e (new)
Recital -A e (new)
-A e. having regards to the Directive 2011/36/EU of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims,
Amendment 7 #
2017/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital -A f (new)
Recital -A f (new)
-A f. having regards to the Directive 2011/99/EU of 13 December 2011 establishing the European Protection Order with the aim of protecting a person ‘against a criminal act by another person which may endanger his/her life, physical or psychological integrity, dignity, personal liberty or sexual integrity’ and enabling a competent authority in another Member State to continue the protection of the person in the territory of that other Member State; this directive is reinforced by Regulation (EU) No 606/2013 of 12 June 2013 on mutual recognition of protection measures in civil matters, which ensures that civil protection measures are recognized all over the EU,
Amendment 8 #
2017/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital -A g (new)
Recital -A g (new)
-A g. having regards to the Directive 2012/29/EU of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA,
Amendment 19 #
2017/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Underlines the need to maintain a high level of environmental protection as well as of health and food saftey;
Amendment 20 #
2017/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission closely to monitor environment-related infringement cases with a cross-border dimension, including correct transposition and application of EU law in future Member States; calls, furthermore, on the Commission to inform complainants in an appropriate, transparent and timely manner of the arguments provided by the states concerned in reaction to the complaint;
Amendment 27 #
2017/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers it necessary to stress that an increase in the number of complaints concerning the ineffective application of European law does not necessarily indicate worse implementation of EU law in the Member States, but it may also be a sign that citizens and businesses are better informed regarding their rights deriving from the EU law;
Amendment 28 #
2017/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Highlights the important role played by the Parliament, through petitions and questions, in drawing attention to shortcomings in the application of EU law by the Member States;
Amendment 30 #
2017/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission, when drafting and assessing legislation, to take greater account of the need to reduce the administrative burden for SMEs; stresses, that when it comes to the transposition of EU rules on public procurement and concessions, SMEs should be able to bid easier and cheaper for public contracts, in full respect of the EU’s principles of transparency and competition;
Amendment 32 #
2017/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. Whereas collection of data, possibly disaggregated by sex, is substantially important to check the progress made so far in respect to the application of the EU law;
Amendment 39 #
2017/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the proper implementation and application of EU law is essential to delivering the EU policy in terms of the principle of equality between women and men enshrined in the Ttreaties and for encouraging and fostering mutual trust between the public institutions both at EU and national level as well as between institutions and citizens, while trust and legal certainty both serve as a basis for good cooperation and effective application of EU law;
Amendment 42 #
2017/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Reminds the Member States and the EU institutions that ensuring timely and proper application of the legislation in the Member States remains a priority for the EU; Stresses the importance of upholding the principles of conferral, subsidiarity and proportionality, pursuant to Article 5 TEU, as well as equality before the law in view of better monitoring of the application of EU law; Recalls the importance of raising awareness of the provisions of the existing directives tackling various aspects of principle of equality between women and men and delivering it in practice;
Amendment 43 #
2017/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Calls on the Member States to increase their efforts for the timely transposition and implementation of the law which would implement equality between women and men in practice;
Amendment 46 #
2017/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Recognises the importance to collect data, possibly disaggregated by sex to see progress in advancing women’s rights;
Amendment 49 #
2017/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Calls on the Member States to tackle the rise of trafficking in human beings for the purpose of labour exploitation and trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation as it is still the most widespread form of human trafficking;
Amendment 51 #
2017/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Regrets the failure to adopt and implement EU legislation which would properly tackle working conditions and working hours, work on public holidays and Sundays without break and rest periods; points out that this lack of uniformed law makes it difficult to achieve any work-life balance, which has a special effect on women and their position on the labour market;
Amendment 33 #
2017/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas women continue to face a glass ceiling in the media owing to a variety of factors, including the procedures of an organisational culture which is often uncongenial to a work-life balance; with competitive environment, ridden with stress, inflexible deadlines and long working hours;
Amendment 52 #
2017/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas female participation on an equal level with men in the reporting the content and serving as information sources is crucial not only from reasons of representation and necessity to include a woman point of view, but also because it gives an opportunity and an example to follow for young women to see that their expertise and knowledge will be taken seriously;
Amendment 56 #
2017/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas according to the study by the European Women’s Audiovisual Network (EWA)1a only one in five films in the seven European countries studied is directed by a woman and the vast majority of the funding resources go into films that are not directed by women, even though approximately half of film school graduates are women; __________________ 1a Where are the women directors in European films? Gender equality report on female directors (2006-2013) with best practice and policy recommendations http://www.ewawomen.com/en/research- .html
Amendment 91 #
2017/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Strongly condemns attacks against female journalists fearlessly reporting on major political and criminal issues and calls for maximum efforts to ensure protection and safety of all journalists;
Amendment 2 #
2017/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital - A a (new)
Recital - A a (new)
-Aa. whereas land grabbing is a complex issue which requires a comprehensive international solution; whereas the protection of indigenous women and girls should be notably emphasised;
Amendment 4 #
2017/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital - A b (new)
Recital - A b (new)
-Ab. whereas land grabbing is not necessarily a result of foreign investments but the grabs may be conducted by governments and local communities;
Amendment 13 #
2017/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on all states to legally recognise the rights of indigenous peoples to their ancestral territoriaccept and respect the territorial autonomy of the traditional lands of indigenous peoples; stresses the special connection between indigenous women and their ancestral territories, especially in relation to traditional practices for the sustainable management of natural resources, the model of community support and resilience; expresses its deep concern about the consequences of land grabbing and resources extraction on indigenous communities, particularly on indigenous women; points out that there is no suitable universal solution for all indigenous women as they are not a homogenous community and cannot be treated as such;
Amendment 34 #
2017/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on all sStates to ensure the free, informed and prior consent of indigenous peoples to all projects that may affect them, and to ensure that the rights of indigenous peoples, including land rights, are respected and protected throughout the process; calls for the European Unionall the States to ensure that this consent is required for all European companies who pursue activities in third countries;
Amendment 38 #
2017/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on all sStates to ensure that indigenous peoples, in particular women, have access to judicial mechanismeffective redress in cases of corporate violations of their rights, and that private forms of remedy that do notwhich would ensure effective access to justice are not legitimised;
Amendment 39 #
2017/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the States to provide for adequate regulation that would hold the community leaders accountable for their decisions and actions over land governance involving public, state and community lands and to encourage change of legal and customary practices that discriminate against women in relation to land ownership and inheritance;
Amendment 41 #
2017/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for EU legislationon the Commission to consider introducing due diligence obligationmechanisms based on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the OECD Due Diligence Guidelines to ensure respect for human rights, including indigenous women’s rights, and adequate social and environmental standards; Stresses the importance of non- binding corporate social responsibility approaches and voluntary regulation schemes as they represent a good strategy to protect indigenous people; Calls on states and the EU to foster the further development and implementation of these regulations and to include women in the decision-making process with respect to the creation of new regulation schemes;
Amendment 52 #
2017/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to enhance reporting and monitoring on large-scale land acquisitions involving European investors in order to evaluate in a timely manner the risk for indigenous people and especially women;
Amendment 55 #
2017/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the European Union to strengthen its EU Land Policy Guidelines, the protection of human rights in international agreements and treaties and to promote its values regarding the protection of women and girls, especially women and girls in rural areas that are generally more vulnerable when faced with land changes and tend to have less access and rights to land;
Amendment 56 #
2017/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls on the European Union to support developing countries in decision- making on the framework for investments while promoting the inclusion of all stakeholders in this process, especially women and indigenous women;
Amendment 57 #
2017/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Calls on the States and the EU to promote and recommend better data collection regarding indigenous people segregated by sex, keeping in mind the vulnerability and the position of women and girls;
Amendment 58 #
2017/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Calls on all States to promote further investments and economic cooperation between countries as economic development brings prosperity and better protection of human rights, opens up many possibilities and broadens business opportunities for women;
Amendment 59 #
2017/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 f (new)
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6f. Calls on the States to invest in research to close the gap in knowledge on the impact of land grabs on women and deeper analysis of the sex implications of the phenomenon which would lead to enforceable guidelines to govern land transactions;
Amendment 60 #
2017/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 g (new)
Paragraph 6 g (new)
6g. Stresses that foreign investments made by companies may bring economic and technological progress, employment and infrastructure development and give women an opportunity to become self- efficient by boosting employment; underlines that increasing investment activities in developing countries is an important step towards boosting national and regional economies;
Amendment 9 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas social and economic circumstances and living conditions have changed substantially in recent decades and differ quite considerably between the various countries;
Amendment 10 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
Amendment 24 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas rural women’s work is often hidden and therefore not formally recognised; it is not reflected in the number of women who are farm owners, yet whereas they are key actors in achieving the transformational economic, environmental and social changes necessary for sustainable development;
Amendment 25 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas rural women’s work is often hidden and is not reflected in the number of women who aremight be less paid compared with the job performed by men or faorm ownersally often not recognised, yet whereas they are key actors in achieving the transformational economic, environmental and social changes necessary for sustainable development;
Amendment 26 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas rural women might encounter difficulties in accessing child and elderly care for their families hindering rural women’s integration in the labour market and making it difficult to reconcile their private and family life;
Amendment 27 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas rural women might encounter difficulties in accessing child and elderly care for their families hindering rural women’s integration in the labour market and making it difficult to reconcile their private and family life;
Amendment 34 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas keeping the population in rural areas, with particular attention to areas with natural constraints, is essential to society, as the conservation of the environment and the landscape depend on it;
Amendment 41 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas young women continue to suffer inequality, and whereas measures are needed to promote effective equality between men and women so that they have more work opportunities which allow them to remain in rural environments and ensure generational renewal, thus ensuring the survival of the sectoragricultural sector and rural areas;
Amendment 42 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas young women continue to suffer inequality, and whereas measures are needed to promote effective equality between men and women so that they have more work opportunities which allow them to remain in rural environments and ensure generational renewal, thus ensuring the survival of the sectoragricultural sector and rural areas;
Amendment 44 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the agricultural sector, in which women play an important role, is key to the vitality of rural areas, enhancing generational renewal, social cohesion and economic growth; agriculture also provides with safe, nutritious and healthy food and contributes to the diversification of the landscape, mitigation of the climate change as well as to preservation of biodiversity and cultural heritage;
Amendment 46 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the agricultural sector is key to the vitality of rural areas, enhancing generational renewal, social cohesion and economic growth;
Amendment 63 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) put an end to all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere in order to combat all forms of violence, such as which represent serious violations of their fundamental rights which are a direct consequence thereof;
Amendment 64 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) put an end to all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere in orderas well as to combat all forms of violence, such as serious violations of their fundamental rights which are a direct consequence thereof;
Amendment 69 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) call on the Member States to invest in women’s and girls’ access to education, lifelong learning and vocational training and also to ensure accessibility and availability in rural areas, with particular focus on, particularly in areas of science, technology, engineering, and maths and innovation,(STEM), as well as entrepreneurship as these areas are important tools for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and equality in agricultural and food sectors, as well as in tourism and other industries in rural areas;
Amendment 73 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) call on the Member States to invest in women’s and girls’ access to education and vocational training and alsoin particular to ensure accessibility and availability in rural areas, with particular focus on science, technology, engineering, maths and innovation, as these areas are important tools for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 76 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) promote information, technical assistance measures and an exchange of good practices between Member States concerning the establishment of a professional status for assisting spouses in farming, enabling them to enjoy individual rights, including, in particular, maternity leave, social insurance against accidents at work, access to training and retirement pension rights;
Amendment 79 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g
Paragraph 1 – point g
(g) call on the Member States and regional and local authorities to guarantee universal access to adequate healthcare, including sexual and reproductive healthprovide affordable, high-quality facilities, public and private services for everyday life, especially in rural areas and with particular regard to health, education and care; notes that this would require the inclusion of rural childcare infrastructures, healthcare services, educational facilities, care homes for elderly and dependent people, sickness and maternity replacement services and cultural services;
Amendment 83 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
(h) ensure gender mainstreaming, as a tool for integrating the principle of equality between women and men, and combating discrimination, in all policies and programmes by means of adequate financial and human resources;
Amendment 87 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) mobilise all necessary resources to achieve equality by mainstreaming gender, in all policies and actions, including through gender budgeting, as a tool for integrating the principle of equality between women and men, and combating discrimination;
Amendment 91 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
(ja) stress the importance of digital development in rural areas and the development of a holistic approach (the ‘digital village’), the wholesale installation of more up-to-date IT infrastructure, particularly adequate access to broadband, facilitating access to information and communication technologies and promoting equal opportunities in access to, and training in the use of, these technologies;
Amendment 96 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l
Paragraph 1 – point l
(l) ensure that rural girls and women have accessible, affordable and high- quality to formal and informal education, including training designed to develop theirlifelong learning and training allowing them to acquire new or further develop existing management, financial, economic, marketing and business skills and agricultural training;
Amendment 98 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l
Paragraph 1 – point l
(l) ensure that rural girls and women have accessible, affordable and high- quality formal and informal education, including training designed to develop their to formal and informal lifelong learning and training allowing them to acquire new or to develop existing management, financial, economic, marketing and business skills and agricultural training;.
Amendment 100 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point l a (new)
(la) ensure that rural girls and women have better access to technical and financial advice and credit;
Amendment 101 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point l a (new)
(la) ensure that rural girls and women have better access to technical and financial advice;
Amendment 102 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point l b (new)
(lb) ensure that rural girls and women have the support on their entrepreneurial and innovative initiatives which may provide additional income for their families;
Amendment 103 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point l b (new)
(lb) ensure that rural girls and women have the support on their entrepreneurial and innovative initiatives which may provide additional income for their families;
Amendment 106 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m
Paragraph 1 – point m
(m) safeguard the right to a healthcare which takes into account factors which are different to those concerning men and is adapted to the needs of rural women and girls, particularly with regard to sexual and reproductive health and rightthe medical differences between women and men, tailor made to the needs of rural women and girls;
Amendment 107 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m
Paragraph 1 – point m
(m) safeguard the right to a healthcare which takes into account factors which are different to those concerning men and is adapted to the needs of rural women and girls, particularly with regard to sexual and reproductive health and rights;
Amendment 111 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point m a (new)
(ma) calls to support mothers who are entrepreneurs in rural areas and to promote the concept of ‘mompreneurs’ as mothers are faced by particular given challenges, the number of children they might have; stresses that such concept may not only exemplify successful reconciliation of work-life balance, but also contribute to stimulation of new job opportunities, better quality of life in rural areas as well as encourage other women to put their own projects into practice;
Amendment 120 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o
Paragraph 1 – point o
(o) facilitate the transition of rural women from the informal to the formal economy, and recognise that women in rural areas work in a variety of fields and are often driveragents of change towards sustainable agriculture, food security and the creation of green jobs;
Amendment 130 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s
Paragraph 1 – point s
(s) invest in the development and maintenance of equality and accessible infrastructure and public services accessible to rural women for rural women and their families;
Amendment 132 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s
Paragraph 1 – point s
(s) invest in the development and maintenance of infrastructure and public services accessible to rural womens well as private and public services for rural women and their families;
Amendment 135 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point s a (new)
(sa) ensure access to a reliable high- speed broadband internet infrastructure and services and promote the use of new technologies in rural areas and in agriculture; stresses the importance of digital development in rural areas and the development of a holistic approach (the ‘digital village’);
Amendment 136 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point s b (new)
(sb) facilitate digital development as it can significantly contribute to creating new jobs, simplifying entry into self- employment, boosting competitiveness and tourism development and creating a better balance between work and family life;
Amendment 142 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u
Paragraph 1 – point u
(u) call on the Member States, the social partners and civil society to support and promote the participation of women in decision-making and in the governing bodies of professional, business and trade union associations and organisations in the area of agriculture and rural policies, as well as in the management and representation bodies through an equal presence;
Amendment 148 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point v a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point v a (new)
(va) call on the Commission, together with the Member States, to support mothers who are entrepreneurs in rural areas and to promote the concept of ‘mompreneurs’ that may not only exemplify successful reconciliation of work-life balance, but also contribute to stimulation of new job opportunities, better quality of life in rural areas as well as encourage other women to put their own projects into practice;
Amendment 153 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point x
Paragraph 1 – point x
(x) facilitate rural women’s access to e- platforms, markets, marketing facilities and financial services; promote local and regional markets –- including food markets –- which are places where women generally have more opportunityies to sell their products directly, leading to greater economic empowerment;
Amendment 159 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point y
Paragraph 1 – point y
(y) develop employment policies, services and programmes to address the precarious situation of rural women, who can face manyultiple forms of discrimination, based on age, ethnicity, race or disabilitytailored assistance and support for their needs and interests;
Amendment 164 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point z
Paragraph 1 – point z
(z) establish programmes to help women’s membership of various social protection systems which could have an impact on their future retirement situation and thus reduce theand promote measures to be taken at European and national levels to reduce existing gender pay and pensions gap; when designing specific policy measures to pay attention to multidimensional nature of the gender pensions gap;
Amendment 168 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a a
Paragraph 1 – point a a
(aa) develop statistics on the values, situations, conditions and needs of rural women to allow adequate policies to be drawn up and monitor the situation of women in rural areas on a regular basis;
Amendment 4 #
2017/2131(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Hungary occupies, with 50.8 points, the second to last place in the European comparison of the European Institute for Gender Equality’s Gender Equality Index 2017 anthe European Institute for Gender Equality’s Gender Equality Index (GEI) 2017 is not a useful tool for policy recommendations in 2018, as it only takes into account the statistical data from 2013, 2014, and 2015; whereas, nevertheless, it should be noted thas, furthermore, lost 1.6 pot Hungary outperformed other Member States in 5 out of 6 core domaints since 2010constituting the GEI;
Amendment 29 #
2017/2131(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the efforts taken in recent years to achieve a better reconciliation of work and private life; recalls the Commission's proposal for a directive on work-life balance for parents and carers1 presented in April 2017 and encourages the Hungarian government to contribute to its swift adoption; __________________ 1__________________ 1 COM(2017)0253. COM(2017)0253.
Amendment 33 #
2017/2131(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 35 #
2017/2131(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. DeplorWelcomes the reinterpretation and narrowing of gender equality policies towards family policies and recalls the National Strategy for the Promotion of Gender Equality (2010-2021), which Hungary has not yet implemenefforts of the Hungarian government to complement the policies aimed at achieving equality between men and women with family policies; invites Hungary to share the best practices in this field with other EU Member Stateds;
Amendment 41 #
2017/2131(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the very low number of women in political decision-making positions; points out that better balance between work and family life and shared parental responsibility between mothers and fathers are important steps towards higher representation of women in political decision making on all levels;
Amendment 48 #
2017/2131(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 49 #
2017/2131(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 61 #
2017/2131(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that violence against women in Hungary, as in all other Member States, is a persistent structural violation of human rights; calls on the Hungarian government to ratify the Istanbul Convention as soon as possible;
Amendment 69 #
2017/2131(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 81 #
2017/2131(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Strongly condemns, in this context, theNotes the ongoing efforts of the Hungarian government to reduce the inequalities and strengthen social inclusion in the area of healthcare; encourages Hungary to continue in this endeavour and avoid any ill-treatment and discrimination of Roma women in fields such as access to healthcare;
Amendment 82 #
2017/2131(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Strongly condemns, in this context,Condemns the ill-treatment and discrimination of Roma women in fields such as access to healthcare;
Amendment 89 #
2017/2131(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 57 #
2017/2125(INI)
A. whereas the basis for European integration is the upholding and promotion of human rights, fundamental freedoms, democracy and the values and principles enshrined in the European treaties and international human rights instruments; reiterating that human dignity is the primary foundation of all fundamental rights and shall not be subject to instrumentalisation; and that it must be protected and promoted in all EU initiatives;
Amendment 246 #
2017/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission to put forward a proposal to establish such a mechanism, as the resolution of 25 October 2016 calls on it to do; underlines that any EU initiative or mechanism on the respect for the rule of law in the Member States should have a clear and explicit legal basis and shall be founded on compliance with the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, as well as on respect for fundamental rights, the hierarchy of norms and national traditions and identities;
Amendment 525 #
2017/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Invites the Union and its Member States to fully protect and promote the fundamental right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion in all its aspects (individual and collective, private and public, institutional); invites the Member States to enforce the freedom to change one's religion or belief without any coercion;
Amendment 533 #
2017/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Highlights the importance of ensuring the legal enforceability of fundamental rights and in particular of the one to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, as a way to enforce belonging of the human person in societies and to fight exclusion of people that practice their faith;
Amendment 544 #
2017/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Supports an effective protection on the part of the Member States of the right to conscientious objection, both at the individual and institutional level, especially in the healthcare, pharmaceutical, educational and economical fields, as a fundamental right placed at the basis of democracy and the rule of law; invites the Member States to put an end to discrimination, including harassment, towards conscientious objectors;
Amendment 551 #
2017/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 d (new)
Paragraph 18 d (new)
18d. Underlines that EU non- discrimination policies should not only focus on discrimination between one religion and another one, but on cases where a person is targeted because of having a religion, of belonging to a religion, being discriminated because he/she is a believer or because he/she wants to practices his/her religion;
Amendment 556 #
2017/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 e (new)
Paragraph 18 e (new)
18e. Recalls the obligation for the EU institutions and agencies to fully apply with regard to all citizens, whether belonging to majority or minority religious denominations, the right to freedom of religion and the prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, especially at the workplace, in public life and in public expression;
Amendment 563 #
2017/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 f (new)
Paragraph 18 f (new)
18f. Recalls that the principle of non- discrimination entails that discriminating means not only to treat differently similar situations, but also to treat in the same way different situations;
Amendment 566 #
2017/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 g (new)
Paragraph 18 g (new)
Amendment 24 #
2017/2122(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Condemns all forms of violence against women and gender-based violencetheir physical integrity, including the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war; calls on the EU and its Member States to ratify the Istanbul Convention in all its parts in order to ensure coherence between EU internal and external action in this fieldstrongly reiterates its call to fight sex- selective abortions which result in gendercide; recalls the Council decision to access the Istanbul Convention, on behalf of the European Union, only as regards matters falling within the competence of the Union; emphasises that the signature of the Convention on behalf of the European Union does not oblige Member States to ratify the Convention domestically;
Amendment 40 #
2017/2122(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises that universal respect for and access to sexual and reproductive health and rightsprenatal care and the ability to provide maternal health services should contributes to prenatal care and the ability to avoid high-risk births, reduce infant and child mortality; points out that family planning, maternal health and safe abortion services are important elements to save women’s livethe good development of pregnancy, safe birth giving, and reduce infant and child mortality; emphasises States’ international commitment to protect pregnant women and pregnancy, and to reduce the number of abortions.
Amendment 41 #
2017/2122(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Condemns all types of surrogacy, which violates the human dignity of the surrogate and the child since her body and its reproductive functions are used as a commodity for financial or other gain, and the child is reduced to a commodity; emphasises that surrogacy, with or without financial gain, is a form of reproductive exploitation, in particular in the case of vulnerable women in developing countries.
Amendment 196 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. takes into account the development of subsidies in the sector, which is of the utmost importance to increase efficiency and competitiveness in production, improve product quality and hoist self- sufficiency of EU sheep meat supply - all of which are consistent with EU’s efficiency development and quality improvement objectives;
Amendment 204 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. suggests, however, to separate the coupled aid between hobby animal breeders having less than 15 animal units (irrespective of whether they have sheep or goats or both) who could be granted lump sum payment and larger livestock keepers who need to receive increased aid to enable them to better target the market and to improve the quality of product;
Amendment 269 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on Member States to extend agri-environmental payments to pastures used for sheep and goat grazing and to provide animal welfare national aid also for sheep and goats in addition to other ruminants;
Amendment 276 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on Member States to extend Milk Package financial support to sheep and goat milk;
Amendment 356 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. calls on the European Commission and the Member States to develop specific programmes enabling women to find their place in addition to men in this particular sector, which could deeply contribute to the necessary generational renewal in the sector and to assisting sheep and goats keepers in establishing their families;
Amendment 374 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. In order to improve the employment situation in the sector, calls on the European Commission and the Member States to develop programmes which assist better the training of guard and shepherd dogs and their proper application in livestock farms;
Amendment 378 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Reminds that the proliferation of predators is due to the current EU legislation aiming at preserving indigenous wild animal species, therefore, damages caused by wild animals should be compensated by the community and not at the expense of the shepherd’s insurance;
Amendment 2 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
– taking into consideration the Danube Soya Declaration of 19th January 2013;
Amendment 9 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Union is still suffering from a major deficit in vegetable proteins, despite the use of co-products from biofuels production based on rapeseed which has regrettably seen little improvement despite the many intentions announced, and initiatives taken, on this topic for more than 15 years; whereas the present-day context means that we should be taking more energetic action;
Amendment 21 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the issue of vegetable protein used in animal feed has too often been analysed with a focus on protein-rich matter, linked to our deficit in vegetable proteins and to the search for raw materials to supplement farm animals’ diets;
Amendment 25 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas it is necessary to adopt a more comprehensive analysis of the vegetable protein issue in Europe so as to maximise the number of instruments at our disposal for boosting the effectiveness of action to reduce our dependence on vegetable proteins;
Amendment 33 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas vegetable proteins are at the core of the challenges of food safety, nutritious food and feed, renewable energy, environmental protection and global warming; whereas they are essential to life and are present in all foods consumed by both humans and animals;
Amendment 49 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas in recent years China has become the world’s largest importer of soya and has launched a genuine security of supply strategy for itself which could threaten the current balance of oilseed world market and by consequences jeopardise our own supplies tomorrow;
Amendment 60 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the development of agriculture in the past 50 yearglobalisation of the diet regime over the world and bearing in mind that more than 60% of the world population is living in towns has given rise to the large-scale long-distance transport of raw materials for the production of vegetable and meat proteins which is now causing problemchallenges for the environment and the climate;
Amendment 70 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the nitrogenfertilizers needed to feed plants, except for leguminous, ensure a qualitative contents of the grains and manufacture vegetable proteins is today mainly provided by synthetic nitrogenous fertilisers, which are costly to produce in the EU and generate pollution of both water and air;
Amendment 76 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas in order to reduce dependence on outside suppliers, it is necessary to focus on not only protein-rich crops which address ruminants' and non- ruminants’ needs but also on all other crops (including in forage and grassland areas) which address specifically ruminants needs, while they have a lesser protein content, are extensively cultivated throughout the Union;
Amendment 84 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas there will be any increase of vegetable protein production without improvement of the profitability of such plants and there is a need today for a strategic, effective and ambitious vegetable protein supply plan to be implemented for the sustainable development of European agriculture; whereas such a plan requires the mobiliszation of several EU policies, first and foremost the CAP;
Amendment 97 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the vegetable proteins research policy should be stepped up to cover productivity gain and better use (digestibility, storage and process) and extended over the long term;
Amendment 100 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas soybean producers and processors, animal feed producers, but also representatives of the food industry (meat producers, milk and egg producers and other soybeans), trade chains and other relevant institutions and NGOs support sustainable systems in the production of GM-free soybean controlled origin;
Amendment 103 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the 1992 Blair House Agreement on proteins is now obsolete and no longer reflects present-day realitiesoilseeds production is not covering the proteins crops and should not represent a limitation for an ambitious EU vegetable proteins plan;
Amendment 117 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that it is time to implement a major strategic European vegetable protein supply plan based on the sustainable development of all the crops grown throughout the EU; further takes the view that this change implies a substantial alterationnalysis of our production systems to meet the requirements of the circular economy and of agroecologyintegrate multipurpose objectives such as food security, circular economy and management of natural resources at a global level;
Amendment 128 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the establishment of a European platform making it possibleEuropean arable crops Market Observatory to: identify protein cultivation areas by crop category and location;, location and the economic challenges to produce more vegetable proteins in EU and recommend to establish a permanent European platform to create technical references that are accessible to all farmers; ascertain European protein production capacities; and catalogue all the research carried out into proteins;
Amendment 135 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recommends focusing on all vegetable protein resources, including processed proteins, and thus on crops used both in human food and in farm animal feed;
Amendment 147 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that this plan must maximise the complementarity between the different biomass production of all usable agricultural areas by developing permanent plant cover, sometaking into account the protein yield per hectare from crops as well as developing plant production of which can be devoted to protein supply;
Amendment 160 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it necessary to look in particular at theat growing potential of leguminous crops, whether grain or forage legumes, as this family of plants presents manyseveral agricultural, economic and environmental benefits (being the only one to fix nitrogen from the air);
Amendment 166 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recommends supporting the cultivation of soya,under the Common Agricultural Policy the cultivation of leguminous crops and grain legumes (soya, lupins, faba beans, peas, etc.), as new varieties of which are currently opening up fresh possibilities, but notes that this should not overshadow interest in term of more incorporation in other grain protein crops (lupins, faba beans, peas, chickpeas, etc.) feed compound formula;
Amendment 177 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for greater attention to be paid to the management of grassland crops which, given the extensive areas they occupy, make a major contribution to meeting protein needs for animal (only ruminants) feed;
Amendment 182 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Hopes that crops such as lucerne,Recommend that the vegetable protein crops such as soya, alfalfa, faba beans, peas and crops such as clover, sainfoin, and many other legumes mayto be reintroduced into large-scale cultivation and forage systems;
Amendment 189 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers it advisable to develop regional protein production and processing chains by creating closer links between cerealarable crops farmers and livestock farmers (supply and exchange contracts), and deems it useful, to that end, to assist, via the CAP, risk- taking by operators entering smalldirect supply chains for protein-based food and feed;
Amendment 195 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Encourages promoting the production of high-quality, GMO-free proteins by improving their traceability and labelling because there is an increasing interest of the European consumers for GM free products;
Amendment 208 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers it necessary to support the self-sufficiency in feed of farms with animal feed at farm and regional level for ruminants as well as for mono gastric animals (including on- farm feed production) by reviewing the rules on the greening measures and allowing more flexibilities at farm level;
Amendment 223 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Takes the view that in order to enhance protein production it is necessary to increase the economical profitability of such crops and new farming practices to rotate crops (over a minimum of three years) and increase mixing of varieties and crops in the pulse (clover/rape, triticale/peas etc.) and forage (leguminous grasses, meslins, etc.) production sectors; at the same time, the production of vegetable protein crops should be encourage on ecological focus areas by allowing the use of plants protection products and fertilizers;
Amendment 231 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for research work to begin on: selection of new varieties and species; crop mixing; which allow seeding period in winter to allow more flexibilities for the farmers in relation to climate change; crop mixing; resilience to stress, improvement of the yields, protein content and digestibility of animal feed (sprouted seeds, etc.); and biostimulants;
Amendment 241 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recommends greater use of precisdigitalisation in agriculture in order to adjust plant nitrogeutrition supplements sand animal feed rations as accurately as possible with the principle of the “right dose at the right time at the right place” and so as to limit wastage and some types of pollution;
Amendment 264 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Takes the view that this plan calls for the mobilisation and coordination of several EU policies: the CAP, renewable energy policy, research policy, the neighbourhood policy and trade policy;
Amendment 266 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Recommends supporting the production of biofuels from European Biomass through multiple strategies and directives to enhance the European protein production; and to maintain the quantities of protein meal produced as by- product due to the production of biofuels in recent years; a loss of the current production level of biofuels and in consequence of the produced protein meals would put an unnecessary burden on the European Strategy for the promotion of Protein Crops;
Amendment 275 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers it important for the CAP to support protein crop cultivation by means of the voluntary coupled payment (which, if should not be restricted to crops and regions in difficulty, and would give scope for more action) and, the greening payment, and by means of the second pillar, particularly through agro-environmental measures on organic farming and other type of farming, investment quality, advice, training and of course innovation via the EIP and regret the environmental value of leguminous production is partially recognized (coefficient used for EFA);
Amendment 292 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Feels it is relevant to the future of the CAP to: consider additional proposals to support vegetables proteins, such as those for three- year-minimum rotation systems if the CAP budget is multi- annual; create an ecosystem payment that is more flexible than the greening payment so as to encourage sustainable agricultural practicerecognize the benefit of leguminous crops and oilseeds crops for the biodiversity, including for the feed of pollinators; provide risk-taking mechanisms for innovators; and open up a proteins sub- priority in the rural development policy;
Amendment 307 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Takes the view that it is necessary that future policies on renewable energies acknowledge the importance of protein- rich by-products from the production of biofuels and bioliquids (e.g. rapeseed meal, distillers grains) as an indispensable part of the European protein supply;
Amendment 316 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Takes the view that it is necessary to secure our soya supplies by cooperating more closely with our neighbourhood, in particular with Ukraine, which has opted for Europe and which produces soya that could bdiversifying the origin of the non EU vegetable proteins, in particular with Ukraine, and should integrate also the same EU requirements that the EU farmers have to respect in relation to environment and GM-free bprought into the EU via the Danubeduction and limitation plant protection products;
Amendment 326 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Recognises that today’s agricultural practices are unthinkable without soya; this highly important legume in the recent history had almost vanished from European cultivation into oblivion; the cultivation rose from 17 million tonnes in 1960 to 319 million tonnes in 2015;
Amendment 329 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Supports the Donau Soja Initiative promoting the safety and the high quality of soya products, GM-free production and use of GM-free soybeans originating from Europe;
Amendment 331 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Takes the view that the 1992 Blair House Agreement is now obsolete and is likelyanymore a justification to hamper the sustainable development of protein crop growing in Europe;
Amendment 336 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Takes note of the improvement of the coefficient criteria of leguminous within the ecological focus areas but regrets this coefficient is not yet valuing the benefits of these crops at the level it should be;
Amendment 337 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Calls to work on the second pillar to have a better recognition and remuneration of the contribution of such crops to feed the pollinators at critical time of the season (early flowering plants in spring) and contribution against the pollinator depopulation;
Amendment 338 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22c. Calls on the research work program to investigate possible improvement of the digestibility of rapeseed meal;
Amendment 339 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 d (new)
Paragraph 22 d (new)
22d. Calls for the maintenance of a strong EU biofuels sector which provides the main part of concentrated vegetable proteins to the EU livestock sector. Therefore, the role of protein in the current bio fuels debate should be taken into consideration so that, crop-based bio fuels achieving GHG savings in accordance with sustainability criteria of the RED II directive and from feedstock produced in accordance with the environmental rules under the CAP, generating valuable co-products should not be limited in the calculation of the EU RES target for renewables;
Amendment 1 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to the European week of bees and pollination – EU Bee Week – which has been held at the European Parliament since 2012,
Amendment 2 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 b (new)
Citation 4 b (new)
- having regard to the EFSA report ‘Collecting and Sharing Data on Bee Health: Towards a European Bee Partnership’ of September 2017, which put into practice the European Bee Partnership
Amendment 11 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the beekeeping sector is hugely significant (around EUR 14.2 annually), as 84 % of plant species and 76 % of food production are dependent on pollination by wild and domestic bees, which also helps maintain the ecological balance and biological diversity in Europe;
Amendment 16 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the importance of pollination in the EU is not sufficiently recognized because this service is taken for granted, while for example in the United States 2 billion euros are spent per year for artificial pollination;
Amendment 31 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the National Apiculture Programmes provides participants with the opportunity to undertake research and development projects; whereas successful projects can contribute a lot to strengthen the apiculture sector and its capability to resist better to natural and market crises; whereas there is a need to support beekeepers' request on sharing know-how on projects between Member States;
Amendment 41 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas there is a need for beekeepers to operate in harmony with the services which they carry out and to do so responsibly and professionally; also in order to be able to cope with challenges such as climate change, natural disasters, reduction of bee pastures and the high administrative burden in some Member States;
Amendment 51 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the causes of bee mortality are multifaceted and vary markedly according to geographical area, local characteristics and climatic conditions;
Amendment 63 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the impact of climate change means that some migratory bird species (such as species from the Meropidae family) have recently been remaining permanently in Europe, where they are having a negative impact on bee communities;
Amendment 64 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas British researchers have recently come to the scientific conclusion that local and regional breeds of bees better survive in a given area than breeds of bees settled from elsewhere;
Amendment 69 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Amendment 70 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)
Recital H c (new)
Hc. whereas wild bees, which also play an important role in pollination and in the preservation of the ecological balance, are in serious danger, so EU legislators need to act to protect wild bees;
Amendment 72 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas beekeepers, agricultural producers and environmentalists also expect there to be a clear scientific consensus on all substances and other factors which are a danger to bees’ healththe causes of bee mortality and the ways to eliminate these; noting that the lack of coordination of research into pollinators at European level is resulting in a proliferation of studies whose varying – and even contradictory – scientific findings can be partially ascribed to the use of different analytical methods and research protocols; stressing that this confused situation is hampering efforts to counter pollinator mortality;
Amendment 78 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas the introduction of harmonised data that is available and accessible throughout Europe is one of the main challenges in terms of better combating the decline in pollinators; stressing the importance of sharing that data among all stakeholders in the bee sector, and notably beekeepers; noting, in this connection, the value of digital tools and media; pointing to the ‘European Bee Partnership’ initiative, launched in June 2017 by EFSA during the European Week of bees and pollination to respond to this challenge;
Amendment 88 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
Ib. whereas, in order to stop and then reduce the mortality of bees, it is necessary to obtain clear results as soon as possible, in particular by field tests, of all pesticide active substances which endanger the health of bees;
Amendment 90 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I c (new)
Recital I c (new)
Ic. whereas it is important to step up dialogue and cooperation among all the stakeholders (beekeepers, farmers, scientists, NGOs, local authorities, plant protection industries, the private sector, veterinarians and the general public), including on the collection and sharing of data;
Amendment 100 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas pronounced temperature variations in spring, as well as more frequent droughts caused by recent climate change, have led to the degradation of bee pastures or even their total disappearance;
Amendment 104 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas beekeepers alwaysre produceing less and less honey once the winter is over, because of autumn and winter losses which can be as much as 50 % in some Member States, and as a result of the thinning of colonies in that period;
Amendment 108 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas the scarcity and poor diversity of flowering plants are one of the main causes of the weakening and/or mortality of the bee population, and of the decrease in hive productivity; pointing out that agriculture, given the surface areas and crop diversity involved, is the main source of the bee diet throughout the year; noting that farmers should be encouraged, within the framework of the ‘ecological focus areas’ under the CAP, to implement ‘beekeeping focus areas’, in particular during the low-flowering season; considering also that the planting of flowering plants in gardens and urban areas, by the public and/or local and regional authorities, also helps enrich pollinator dietary sources;
Amendment 111 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L b (new)
Recital L b (new)
Lb. whereas the increase in bee mortality has forced beekeepers to buy new colonies more regularly, resulting in an increase in the production costs for honey products; noting also that the cost of a bee colony has increased at least four times over in recent years; noting lastly that replacing a bee colony can often lead to a decrease in production in the short and medium term, since new colonies are less productive when first being established;
Amendment 128 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas, even 70 % of honey produced by EU beekeepers pursuing their activities in line with current legislation reaches the European consumer as EU honey while consumers are aware that no more than one third of the honey they use is produced in the EU;
Amendment 135 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Recital Q a (new)
Qa. whereas China produces 450 thousand tons of honey per year according to the statistics, which is more than the combined honey production of the EU, Argentina, Mexico, the United States of America and Canada;
Amendment 140 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R a (new)
Recital R a (new)
Ra. Whereas, according to professionals in the EU and in other honey-producing countries in the World it is impossible for any region, including China, to double honey production in 10 years, as neither this area can be free from all negative effects impacting the World such as climate change, the effects of intensive agriculture on pollinators, the impacts of globally widespread bee parasites on bee-health or the adverse changes on bee pastures;
Amendment 145 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital U
Recital U
U. whereas in December 2015the Agriculture and Fisheries Council in its meeting in December 2015 discussed quality concerns about honey imported into the EU and the competitiveness of the European apiculture sector; whereas in conclusion the Commission ordered the centralised testing of honey;
Amendment 158 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AA a (new)
Recital AA a (new)
AAa. whereas this excellent initiative is open to all EU Member States to contribute to the education of children to eat healthy food such as honey and to promote the apiculture sector;
Amendment 160 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AA b (new)
Recital AA b (new)
AAb. whereas the EU school programmes represent a critical tool to reconnect children with agriculture and the variety of EU agricultural products, particularly those produced in their region; whereas in addition to fresh fruits and vegetables and drinking milk, these programmes allow Member States to include other local, regional or national specialties such as honey;
Amendment 175 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AF a (new)
Recital AF a (new)
AFa. whereas large quantities of honey are imported into the EU and it cause serious disturbances and even crisis in the EU honey market in many times; whereas the apiculture sector deserves to be treated as a priority in the EU during the negotiations of free trade agreements and honey and other bee products should be declared as “sensitive products”;
Amendment 204 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. calls on the European Commission to do its utmost to ensure that the United Nations, by the end of this year, declares the 20th of May as World Bee Day;
Amendment 208 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Understands that financing of beekeeping must be increased in future agricultural policy preferably from 2021;
Amendment 214 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Pcalls on the Commission and the Member States that the EU apiculture sector needs for an appropriate EU subsidy corresponding to the current bee stock; therefore, proposes a 47.8% increase in the EU budget for national beekeeping programmes – in line with the actual increase in the bee population – as compared with the 2004 level, which translates as EUR 47 million annually;
Amendment 229 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Ccalls on the Commission to include a new direct support scheme for beekeepers based on colony numberfunctioning in micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as pursuing their activities in the overseas territories and islands, based on bee families in its proposals for the cCommon aAgricultural pPolicy post-2020;
Amendment 237 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to include a new direct support scheme for beekeepers based on colony numbersper bee community in its proposals for the common agricultural policy post-2020;
Amendment 244 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that it would be wise to share beekeeping research topics and the findings which result – particularly where these are financed by the EU – among the Member States in order to avoid duplication; to set up a common database, harmonised at EU level; and to improve the sharing of such information among all parties involved, in particular beekeepers; therefore calls on the Commission to boost EFSA’s research programmes in this area, particularly the ‘Collecting and Sharing Data on Bee Health: towards a European Bee Partnership’ project, which was launched as part of the European Week of Bees and Pollination;
Amendment 248 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. calls on the Member States to adequately ensure the basic and vocational training of beekeepers; feels that beyond the agricultural and other economic aspects of apiculture the teaching material should contain a knowledge related to pollination and other environmental services such as maintaining the ecological balance and preserving biodiversity;
Amendment 280 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Feels that in cases where bee pastures disappear as a result of bad weather, funding should be authorised for feeding bees (sugar, sugar beet, inverted sugar syrup) through national beekeeping programmes;
Amendment 320 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Proposes that the Commission should launch a call for tender with an appropriate incentive grant on developing a new special medicine for bees;
Amendment 330 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States and the regions to use all means possible to protect local and regional bee varietspecies from the undesirable spread of naturalised or invasive alien varieties in the EU; species and alien species of flora or fauna in the EU which have a direct and/or indirect impact on pollinators;
Amendment 339 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. calls on the Commission and the Council to take the necessary steps as soon as possible in order to preserve the currently declining wild bee stock in the EU;
Amendment 349 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission to immediately initiate the ban on those pesticide active substances, including neonicotinoids, which have been scientifically proved - based on the findings of laboratory analyses and mainly field tests - by the European Food Safety Authority to be dangerous on bee health;
Amendment 353 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls for a review of the protected status of migratory bird species which cause damage to bee communities and which remain in Europe at times when they should not naturally be present on the continent;
Amendment 369 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Calls on the Member States to clearly stand by (in the appropriate process) the prohibition of the use of those pesticide active substances which have been proved being dangerous on bee health;
Amendment 379 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. In accordance with the EU precautionary principle asks the Commission to suspend the authorization of those pesticide active substances which, according to suspicion based on field tests, endangers bee health, until the publication of the EFSA's detailed impact assessment;
Amendment 410 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Expects honeyBelieves that honey should always to be identifiable from the moment it leaves the hive and to be classifiable according to its plant origin, irrespective of whether it is a domestic or an imported product, except in cases of direct transactions between a producer and a consumer;
Amendment 423 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. considers that in the light of large Chinese honey import accelerated in the last 15 years, the buying-in price of honey under real production costs in the EU and the bad quality of “manufactured” and not produced imported honey makes it clear for the Commission that it is time to start investigating the practice by some Chinese exporters to possibly initiate an anti-dumping proceeding;
Amendment 476 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 b (new)
Paragraph 32 b (new)
32 b. proposes to the Member States to encourage, by all means at their disposal, the involvement of beekeeping products such as pollen, propolis or royal jelly in the pharmaceutical industry;
Amendment 40 #
2017/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that unfair trading practices in the food supply chain, whose imposition enables the buyer and/or processor or trader to exploit their significant negotiating power in relation to their suppliers, pose a serious threat to the stability of farmers' businesses, discourage the young from taking over their parents' farms, and prevent greater inclusion of young farmers in the generational renewal of rural areas; urges the Commission to adopt appropriate rules at European level;
Amendment 56 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas European law recognises the concepts of 'young farmers' and 'farmers commencing their agricultural activity’;
Amendment 60 #
2017/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that European law recognises the concepts of 'young farmers' and 'farmers commencing their agricultural activity’1a; considers it necessary, in order to stimulate the potential of both groups in order to facilitate generational renewal and improve life in rural areas, to draw a greater distinction between the criteria for establishing incentives between the two groups (young farmers on the basis of age, and farmers commencing their agricultural activity on the basis of years since the establishment of their farm); considers that measures for young farmers should be linked to the young farmer's age and should not be restricted by the number of years since the establishment of the farm being cultivated by the young farmer; _________________ 1aArticle 30 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 637/2008 and Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009.
Amendment 65 #
2017/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Takes note of the fact that average farm incomes are lower than average incomes for other sectors and activities in the EU2a; feels, therefore, that the current CAP lacks the instruments necessary to ensure decent incomes conducive to a dignified life for older farmers, as there are no adequate instruments to encourage the transfer of businesses from the older generation of farmers to the younger generation; recommends that the Member States consider introducing a minimum national pension that may not be lower than the poverty line; _________________ 2a https://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/sites/agri culture/files/statistics/facts- figures/agricultural-farm-income.pdf
Amendment 66 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas young farmers, who like all other farmers in the EU, produce and place their products on the single European market, do not enjoy the same business or borrowing conditions in the various Member States;
Amendment 74 #
2017/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that young farmers, like all other farmers in the EU, produce and place their products on the single European market while respecting common rules on cross-compliance3a, and yet they do not enjoy the same business or borrowing conditions in the various Member States; Considers that young farmers throughout the Union should have access to loans under the same conditions and interest rates, and that these should not vary; calls, in this regard, on the Commission, together with the European Investment Bank, to establish appropriate support measures and lending facilities for young farmers; _________________ 3aArticle 93 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 352/78, (EC) No 165/94, (EC) No 2799/98, (EC) No 814/2000, (EC) No 1290/2005 and (EC) No 485/2008.
Amendment 96 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers that measures for young farmers should be linked to the young farmer's age and should not be restricted by the number of years since the establishment of the farm being cultivated by the young farmer;
Amendment 101 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Considers it necessary to draw a greater distinction between the criteria for establishing incentives between the two groups (young farmers on the basis of age, and farmers commencing their agricultural activity on the basis of years since the establishment of their farm) in order to stimulate the potential of both groups in order to facilitate generational renewal and improve life in rural areas;
Amendment 129 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the fact that Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform 2014- 2020 introduced new measures to support young farmers in setting up farms; expresses concern however thatthat the level of administrative burdens may be inhibitings the take-up of these measures; notes that the overall administration of the direct payments and Rural Development Programme measures is perceived as very complex and difficult, especially for new entrants who are not familiar with the payment system;
Amendment 149 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points out that unfair trading practices in the food supply chain, whose imposition enables the buyer and/or processor or trader to exploit their significant negotiating power in relation to their suppliers, pose a serious threat to the stability of farmers' businesses; calls on the Commission to adopt adequate regulation at European level;
Amendment 182 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers that Member States could develop tools such as land banks (already existing in some Member States) to further facilitate access to land and prioritizing new entrants to farming;
Amendment 208 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that in many Member States the generational renewal and the access of young people to agricultural land is hindered by late succession; considers that the current CAP lacks any incentives for older farmerstruments to ensure that older farmers earn a decent income necessary to live a dignified life, as well as incentives to pass their businesses to younger generations; recommends reconsidering the implementation of measures that would motivate older holders to pass their farms to young farmers, such as the ‘farm-exit scheme’ and other incentives for retirement;
Amendment 221 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Recommends that the Member States consider introducing a minimum national pension that may not be lower than the poverty line;
Amendment 222 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Considers that young farmers throughout the Union should have access to loans under the same conditions and interest rates, and that these should not vary; calls, in this regard, on the Commission, together with the European Investment Bank, to establish appropriate support measures and lending facilities for young farmers;
Amendment 252 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. The same conditions and standard of living should be ensured for young people living in rural areas as well as for those living in urban areas. In order to avoid discrimination and to prevent the abandonment of rural areas, it should be provided: Wi-Fi connection, access to health, education, training and innovation, better roads;
Amendment 261 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Encourages the setting-up of an "Erasmus" type scheme associated with vocational training to improve young farmers' skills and experience;
Amendment 18 #
2017/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas young people, and young women in particular, were hit the hardest hit during the recent financial and economic crisis, which had a severe impact on young people’s employment, as well as working environment, demographic situation, living conditions and access to education or training;
Amendment 26 #
2017/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the situation of young women and men and the reasons why they are not in employment, education or training (NEET) vary considerably throughout Member States;
Amendment 29 #
2017/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas inadequate support to families and especially to women for care and family responsibilities still restrict women’s opportunities as regards education, inhibit their participation in the labour market and affect their career choices;
Amendment 31 #
2017/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas irregular employment arrangements or failure to register as unemployed, for young women in rural areas, renders statistical data imprecise and creates disparities in their pensions; whereas this practice negatively influences the entire society and especially women’s well-being as well as other social insurances and opportunities for career changes or future employment possibilities;
Amendment 40 #
2017/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises the success of the YEI in reducing youth unemployment rates and in ensuring the gender balance between women and men in particular, with the result that the YEI has reached around 48 % of men and 52 % of women;
Amendment 45 #
2017/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Commends the well-focused, targeted approach and the stronger focus on individualised assistance, which contributed to the general success of the YEI and, in particular, to the success in ensuring gender balance between women and men, which has a bigger impact on women’s participation in the labour market;
Amendment 46 #
2017/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States to compile gender-disaggregated statistical datastatistical data disaggregated by sex in order for the Commission to launch an impact assessment of the YEI and its influence on gender balance between women and men to allow for a thorough evaluation and analysis of its implementation and integration of fully functioning monitoring systems;
Amendment 50 #
2017/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to develop new, innovative and more personalised ways to reach inactive NEETs, who are facing barriers such as poverty, social exclusion, disability or multiple discrimination, as well as to find ways to support young women’s re-entry into the labour market or, education or training through the provision of childcare and adult care;
Amendment 55 #
2017/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need to focus on the quality and sustainability of offers; points out the importance of supporting the inclusion of girls and young women in all sectors of the economy, including science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and entrepreneurship;
Amendment 57 #
2017/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on Member States to support inclusion of all young people and especially girls and young women in rural areas, specifically focusing on those with lower educational or skill levels as the studies available show they are often less involved and informed.
Amendment 59 #
2017/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on Member States to provide for programs, trainings and education that would boost e-capacity and digital skills of young people, especially women and those living in rural or remote areas in order to help them achieve long term, sustainable economic independence and become active creators of employment possibilities instead of passive receivers of short term help.
Amendment 63 #
2017/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Member States to share best practices between each other in order to learn from each other for the best effect of the YEI.
Amendment 66 #
2017/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the Member States to promote tailor-maid solutions depending on the specific regions and avoid unproductive “one fits all” solutions.
Amendment 68 #
2017/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Calls on the Member States to engage in awareness raising campaigns that would target all interest groups, especially the ones living in remote or rural areas which are less likely to be properly trained and informed.
Amendment 32 #
2017/2001(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 (e)
Paragraph 1 (e)
1 (e). Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health care and reproductive rightshealth care as agreed in the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development, the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of the review conferences thereof;
Amendment 35 #
2017/2001(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 (f)
Paragraph 1 (f)
1 (f). Call on all parties to ratify and implement the CEDAW, giving special attention to Articles 1, 4, 10, 11, 13, 143 and 15;
Amendment 61 #
2017/2001(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 (q)
Paragraph 1 (q)
1 (q). Facilitate land ownership and, access to credit for rural women and promote, encourage and support female entrepreneurial initiatives in rural areas, to enable them to become economically independent and to fully participate in and benefit from sustainable and rural development;
Amendment 67 #
2017/2001(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 (r)
Paragraph 1 (r)
1 (r). Call for the engagement of rural women’s organisations in local, regional, national and global policymaking and support women's networks for the exchange of experience and good practice, particularly where their lives could be affected by the relevant decisions;
Amendment 371 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9a During the monitoring and reporting phase, manufacturers shall consider the amount of sustainable renewable liquid and gaseous fuels placed on the market and the manufacturer’s CO2 emission values for their fleet shall be adjusted by a carbon correction factor. The carbon correction factor shall be determined based on methodologies to be developed by the Commission by means of an implementing act by the end of 2020 at the latest. This implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article15 of this Regulation.
Amendment 24 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Equality between men and women is a fundamental principle of the Union. According to Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union the promotion of equality between women and men is one of the Union's aims and according to Article 8 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union equality between women and men should be promoted in all activities of the European Union. Similarly, Article 23 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union requires equality between women and men to be ensured in all areas, including employment, work and pay.
Amendment 28 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Nothing in this Directive can be construed as affecting the exclusive competence of the Member States in defining the right to marry and right to found a family, in compliance with Article 9 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU.
Amendment 31 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on work-life balancereconciliation of family and professional for parents and carers and repealing Council Directive 2010/18/EU
Amendment 38 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Article 33 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union provides for the right to protection from dismissal for a reason connected with maternity and the right to paid maternity leave and to parental leave following the birth or adoption of a child, to reconcile family and professional life. The right to work and to respect for family life, should be ensured also by EU law. Family- friendly working environments are crucially important. Furthermore, the well-being and best interests of children are one of the primary considerations in the development, monitoring and implementation of work-life balance policies.
Amendment 40 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Work-life balance policies should contribute to the achievement of gender equality of access to work by promoting the participation of women in the labour market and the participation of men in childcare, making it easier for men to share caring responsibilities on an equal basis with women, and closing gender gaps in earnings, pay and payensions. Such policies should take into accountckle negative demographic changes including the effects of an ageing population.
Amendment 43 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Work-life balance policies should also reflect the fact that a sufficient number of caring facilities for both children and dependent relatives are a key prerequisite of increased participation of women in the labour market. Further complementary action is required to assure a holistic work-life balance environment. To this end the Union should support Member States in striving to achieve the objectives set at the European Council in Barcelona for childcare facilities in March 2002, in introducing other voluntary instruments, including incentives for employers to provide care facilities for workers, and in removing economic disincentives for second earners which prevent women from accessing the labour market or working full-time. The Union should use the European semester to support such action of Member States with due regard to Member States’ commitments to strengthen public finances.
Amendment 52 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Work-life balance policies should contribute to the achievement of gender equality between men and women by promoting the participation of women in the labour market, making it easier for men to share caring responsibilities on an equal basis with women, and closing gender gaps in earnings and pay between men and women. Such policies should take into account demographic changes including the effects of an ageing population.
Amendment 56 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In line with the European Social Charter, the Additional Protocol thereto and the revised version thereof, in particular Part I, Part II, and Articles 2, 4, 16 and 27 of the latter, workers with family responsibilities should be granted equal opportunities and equal treatment, including right to workers’ rest time, which should take into account, where applicable, a common weekly day of rest recognised by tradition and custom in the country or region. Work-life balance remains however a considerable challenge for many parents and workers with caring responsibilities, with a negative impact on female employment. A major factor contributing to the underrepresentation of women in the labour market is the difficulty of balancing work and family obligations. When they have children, women tend to work less hours in paid employment and spend more time fulfilling unpaid care responsibilities. Having an ill or dependent relative has also been shown to have a negative impact on female employment, leading some women to drop out of the labour market entirely. Moreover, working hours are more often extended until late in the evening, workers are faced with night work, work on public holidays and Sundays without break and rest periods, which makes it difficult for workers to reconcile work with duties towards children and dependents.
Amendment 59 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) At Union level, several Directives in the fields of gender equality between men and women and working conditions already address certain issues that are relevant for work-life balance, in particular Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council16, Directive 2010/41/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council17, Council Directive 92/85/EEC18, Council Directive 97/81/EC19 and Council Directive 2010/18/EU20. __________________ 16 Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (OJ L 204, 26.7.2006, p. 23). 17 Directive 2010/41/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2010 on the application of the principle of equal treatment between men and women engaged in an activity in a self-employed capacity and repealing Council Directive 86/613/EEC (OJ L 180, 15.7.2010, p. 1). 18 Council Directive 92/85/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding (tenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (OJ L 348, 28.11.1992, p. 1). 19 Council Directive 97/81/EC of 15 December 1997 concerning the Framework Agreement on part-time work concluded by UNICE, CEEP and the ETUC - Annex: Framework agreement on part-time work (OJ L 14, 20.1.1998, p. 9). 20 Council Directive 2010/18/EU, of 8 March 2010, implementing the revised Framework Agreement on parental leave concluded by BUSINESSEUROPE, UEAPME, CEEP and ETUC and repealing Directive 96/34/EC (OJ L 68, of 18.03.2010, p. 13).
Amendment 67 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The current Union legal framework provides limited incentives for men to assume an equal share of caring responsibilities. Lack of paid paternity and parental leave in many Member States contributes to the low take-up of such leave by fathers. The imbalance in the design of work-life balance policies between women and men reinforces gender differences between women and men across work and care. Conversely, use of work-life balance arrangements by fathers, such as leave or flexible working arrangements, has been shown to have a positive impact in reducing the relative amount of unpaid family work undertaken by women and leaving them more time for paid employment. The Directive fully respects the freedom and preferences of individuals and families to organise their lives and does not impose on them any obligation to use the benefit of its provisions.
Amendment 71 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Work-life balancReconciliation of family and professional life remains however a considerable challenge for many parents and workers with caring responsibilities, with a negative impact on female employment. A major factor contributing to the underrepresentation of women in the labour market is the difficulty of balancing work and family obligationfamily and work responsibilities. When they have children, women tend to work less hours in paid employment and spend more time fulfilling unpaid care responsibilities. Having an ill or dependent relative has also been shown to have a negative impact on female employment, leading some women to drop out of the labour market entirely.
Amendment 84 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The current Union legal framework provides limited incentives for men to assume an equal share of caring responsibilities. Lack of paid paternity and parental leave in many Member States contributes to the low take-up of such leave by fathers. The imbalance in the design of work-life balance policies between women and men reinforces gender differences between work and caredisproportional distribution of care responsibilities between parents. Conversely, use of work- life balance arrangements by fathers, such as leave or flexible working arrangements, has been shown to have a positive impact in reducing the relative amount of unpaid family work undertaken by women and leaving them more time for paid employment.
Amendment 96 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The Commission has undertaken a two-stage consultation with the social partners on the challenges related to work- life balancreconciliation of family and professional life, in line with Article 154 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. There was no agreement among social partners to enter into negotiations on those matters, including on the parental leave. It is however important to take action in this area by modernising and adapting the current legal framework, taking into account the outcome of those consultations, as well as of the open public consultation carried out to seek the views of various stakeholders and citizens.
Amendment 108 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to encourage a more equal sharing of caring responsibilities between women and men, the right to paternity leave for fathers to be taken on the occasion of the birth of a child should be introduced. In order to take account of differences among Member States, the right to paternity leave should be irrespective of marital or family status as defined in national law.
Amendment 111 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) This Directive should apply to all workers who have employment contracts or other employment relationships. As is currently the case under Clause 2(3) of the Annex to Directive 2010/18/EU, this should include contracts relating to employment or employment relationships of part-time workers, fixed-term contract workers or persons with a contract of employment or employment relationship with a temporary agency. The Union should encourage Member States to extend the enjoyment of the rights set forth by this Directive to the self-employed through national legislative measures. This should especially apply in regard to the self-employed who contribute with their earnings to coverage schemes that finance compensation for the leaves. Member States should be encouraged to develop systems which would enable the self-employed to contribute to such coverage schemes.
Amendment 120 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) As the majority of fathers do not avail themselves of their right to parental leave or transfer a considerable proportion of their leave entitlement to mothers, in order to encourage the second parent to take parental leave, this Directive, while maintaining the right of each parent to at least four months of parental leave currently provided for by Directive 2010/18/EU, extends from one to four months the period of parental leave which cannot be transferredintroduces the possibility of at least two additional months of parental leaves for couples that share at least half of the respective entitlements granted to them by national law. In compliance with the principle of subsidiarity, and in view of ensuring respect for the right to respect for family life, Member States should create the conditions for the members of the couple to have the highest possible degree of choice in deciding on the eventual transfer of portions of parental leave from one parent to the other.
Amendment 129 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) As the majority of fathers do not avail themselves of their right to parental leave or transfer a considerable proportion of their leave entitlement to mothers, in order to encourage the second parent to take parental leave, this Directive, while maintaining the right of each parent to at least four months of parental leave currently provided for by Directive 2010/18/EU, extends from one to four months introduces an alternative for Member States to the current one monthe period of parental leave which cannot be transferred from one parent to the other. The alternative shall consist in granting an additional two months leave to parents who share at least half of the total parental leave period granted to them by national law, which should motivate parents in sharing caring responsibilities, while maintaining reasonable flexibility of specific family arrangements.
Amendment 138 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to provide greater possibility for parents to use parental leave as their children grow up, the right to parental leave should be granted until the child is at least twelveeight years old. Member States should be able to specify the period of notice to be given by the worker to the employer when applying for parental leave and to decide whether the right to parental leave may be subject to a certain period of service. In view of the growing diversity of contractual arrangements, the sum of successive fixed-term contracts with the same employer should be taken into account for the purpose of calculating the period of service. To balance the needs of workers with those of employers, Member States should also be able to decide whether they define if the employer may be allowed to postpone the granting of parental leave under certain circumstances. In such cases, the employer should provide justification for the postponement. Given that flexibility makes it more likely that second parents, in particular fathers,Workers should also have the possibility to return to work earlier than the intended and reported period of parental leave, especially if the reason of the premature return does not depend on the will of the worker and if earlier return is not excessively burdensome for the employer. Given that flexibility makes it more likely that both parents will take up their entitlement to such leave, workers should be able to request to take parental leave on a full-time or part-time basis or in other flexible forms. It should be up to the employer whether or not to accept such a request for parental leave in other flexible forms than full-time. Member States should also assess if the conditions and detailed arrangements of parental leave should be adapted to the specific needs of parents in particularly disadvantaged situations, especially parents having a disability and parents with children with a disability or long-term illness requiring more care.
Amendment 138 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to provide greater possibility for parents to use parental leave as their children grow up, the right to parental leave should be granted until the child is at least twelve years old. Member States should be able to specify the period of notice to be given by the worker to the employer when applying for parental leave and to decide whether the right to parental leave may be subject to a certain period of service. In view of the growing diversity of contractual arrangements, the sum of successive fixed-term contracts with the same employer should be taken into account for the purpose of calculating the period of service. To balance the needs of workers with those of employers, Member States should also be able to decide whether they define if the employer may be allowed to postpone the granting of parental leave under certain circumstances. In such cases, the employer should provide justification for the postponement. Given that flexibility makes it more likely that second parents, in particular fathers, will take up their entitlement to such leave, workers should be able to request to take parental leave on a full-time or part-time basis or in other flexible forms. It should be up to the employer whether or not to accept such a request for parental leave in other flexible forms than full-time. Member States should also assess if the conditions and detailed arrangements of parental leave should be adapted to the specific needs of parents in particularly disadvantaged situations.
Amendment 141 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) Against the background of an ageing society and the EU-wide trend towards an increasing retirement age, grandparents can help parents to cope with the twin challenges of a professional career and child caring. The help of early semi-retirement schemes can provide a smooth transition from family- professional life to retirement. The EU should therefore be encouraged to allow Member States to provide for the possibility to transfer the parental leave entitlement to their parent as well as to their grandparents.
Amendment 160 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In order to facilitate the return to work following parental leave, workers and employers should be encouraged to voluntarily maintain contact during the period of leave and may make arrangements for any appropriate reintegration measures, to be decided between the parties concerned, taking into account national law, collective agreements and practice. Workers who do not wish to maintain contact should not be discriminated against in any way. It should be made clear that employees who do not wish to maintain contact should not be obliged to do so.
Amendment 184 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Leave arrangements are intended to support working parents and carers during a specific period of time, and are aimed at maintaining and promoting their continued attachment to the labour market. It is therefore appropriate to make express provision for the protection of the employment rights of workers taking leave covered by this Directive and in particular their right to return to the same or an equivalent post, and not to suffer any detriment in their terms and conditions as a result of their absence. Workers should retain their entitlement to relevant rights already acquired, or in the process of being acquired, until the end of such leave. Equally important is the goal of leave arrangements to ensure that working parents maintain quality of family life, by taking care of their children, carrying out their responsibilities, including their primary educational role, in the best possible way and by spending quality time with their children. An ineffective reconciliation of family and professional life can also have a negative impact on the physical and mental health of parents.
Amendment 192 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) To increase the incentives for workers with children and caring responsibilities, men in particular, to take the periods of leave provided for in this Directive, they should have the right to an adequate allowance while on leave. The level of the allowance should be at least equivalent to what the worker concerned would receive in case of sick leave60 % of the worker’s gross wage in case of parental leave and carer’s leave. In case of paternal leave, the level of allowance should be at least equivalent to what the worker concerned would receive in case of sick leave, as applies to the maternal leave allowance prior to Council Directive 92/85/EEC of 19 October1992 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding. Member States should take into account the importance of the continuity of the entitlements to social security, including healthcare.
Amendment 215 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Leave arrangements are intended to support working parents and carers during a specific period of time, and are aimed at maintaining and promoting their continued attachment to the labour market. It is therefore appropriate to make express provision for the protection of the employment rights of workers taking leave covered by this Directive and in particular their right to return to the same or an equivalent post, and not to suffer any detriment in their terms and conditions as a result of their absence. Workers should retain their entitlement to relevant rights already acquired, or in the process of being acquired, until the end of such leave. Equally important is the goal of leave arrangements to ensure that working parents maintain quality of family life, by taking care of their children, carrying out their responsibilities, including their primary educational role, especially during early childhood, in the best possible way and by spending quality time with their children. An ineffective reconciliation of family and professional life can also have a negative impact on the physical and mental health of children and parents.
Amendment 253 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) “carer” means a worker providing personal care or support in case of a serious illness or dependency of a relative; , or, in accordance with national law, a worker not directly belonging to the family who provides such care on a non- profit basis, upon written request of the person being cared for;
Amendment 258 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) This Directive should avoid imposing administrative, financial and legal constraints in a way which would hold back the creation and development of small and medium-sized undertakings. Member States are therefore invited to assess the impact of their transposition act on SMEs in order to make sure that SMEs are not disproportionately affected, with specific attention for micro-enterprises and for administrative burden. Member states may choose to reduce the administrative burden for SMEs and micro-enterprises, without significantly diminishing the rights of workers of SMEs and micro- enterprises established by this Directive, and essentially maintaining an equality of treatment of workers of such enterprises and of workers of other enterprises.
Amendment 268 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) “relative” means a worker’s son, daughter, mother, father, step-child, foster child, mother, father, including adoptive ones, as well as step-father, -mother, siblings, grandparents and grandchildren, spouse or partner in civil partnership, where such partnerships are envisaged by national law;
Amendment 304 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Amendment 311 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers have an individual right to parental leave of at least four months to be taken before the child reaches a given age which shall be at least twelve. Member States shall assess the possibility of broadening the relevant provisions, so as to allow the parents to transfer their parental leave entitlement to the grandparents.
Amendment 328 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Where Member States allow one parent to transfer their parental leave entitlement to the other parent, they shall ensure that at least fourprovide at least two additional months of paid parental leave cannot be transferredto couples that share at least half of the respective entitlements granted to them by national law.
Amendment 332 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Single parents shall have access to at least the same level of rights and protection ensured to parents under this Directive and may benefit from specific provisions, in accordance with national law, considering their specific vulnerability.
Amendment 336 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) "relative" means a worker's son, daughter, mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, spouse or partner in civil partnership, where such partnerships are envisaged by national law, and relative of the worker’s spouse;
Amendment 369 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that fathers have the right to take paid paternity leave of at least ten working days on the occasion of the birth of a child. Member States shall impose a proportional time frame following the birth of a child within which the paternity leave must be exhausted. Such time frame shall not be less than 6 weeks following the birth of a child.
Amendment 384 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall consider introducing the possibility of fathers to take additional unpaid paternity leave provided that this is not excessively burdensome for the employer.
Amendment 396 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers with children or grandchildren up to a given age, which shall be at least twelve, and carers, have the right to request flexible working arrangements for caring purposes. The duration of such flexible working arrangements may be subject to a reasonable limitation.
Amendment 407 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers have an individual right to parental leave of at least four months to be taken before the child reaches a given age which shall be at least twelveeight.
Amendment 417 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Where Member States allow one parent to transfer their parental leave entitlement to the other parent, they shall ensure that at least fourone months of parental leave cannot be transferred, or, alternatively, provide an additional two months leave to parents who share at least half of the total parental leave period granted to them by national law.
Amendment 441 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 5
5. Member States may define the circumstances in which an employer, following consultation in accordance with national law, collective agreements and/or practice, may be allowed to postpone the granting of parental leave by a reasonable period of time on the grounds that it would seriously disrupt the good functioning of the establishment. Employers shall justify any postponement of parental leave in writing. In case of justified postponement of parental leave, the employer shall, where possible, offer flexible forms of parental leave pursuant to paragraph 6 of this Article.
Amendment 457 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17a Dialogue with relevant stakeholders With a view to promoting the objectives of this Directive, the European Union and its Member States shall encourage dialogue with relevant stakeholders, in particular with parents and family associations.
Amendment 517 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
In accordance with national circumstances, such as national law, collective agreements and/or practice, and taking into account the powers delegated to social partners, Member States shall ensure that workers exercising the rights to leave referred to in Article 4, 5 or 6 will receive a payment or an adequate allowance at least equivalent to what the worker concerned would receive in case of sick leavthe following payment or adequate allowance: a) for the minimum period of paternity leave as referred to in Article 4(1), a payment or adequate allowance at least equivalent to what the worker concerned would receive in case of sick leave b) for the minimum period of parental leave as referred to in Article 5(1) and carers´ leave as referred to in Article 6, a payment or allowance which shall represent at least 60% of the worker´s gross wage.
Amendment 560 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Employers shall consider and respond to requests for flexible working arrangements referred to in paragraph 1, taking into account the needs of both employers and workers. Employers shall justify any refusal of such a request in writing.
Amendment 576 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that, at the end of leave referred to in Article 4, 5 or 6, workers are entitled to return to their jobs or to obtain equivalent posts on terms and conditions which are no less favourable to them and which correspond to the employment contract, and to benefit from any improvement in working conditions to which they would have been entitled during their absence.
Amendment 638 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Member States may introduce or maintain provisions that are more favourable to workers than those laid down in this Directive, provided that such provisions are not excessively burdensome for employers, especially small and middle sized enterprises. They shall however ensure that at least fourone months of parental leave remains non-transferable in accordance with Article 5(2).
Amendment 651 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17 a Dialogue with relevant stakeholders With a view to promoting the objectives of this Directive, the European Union and its Member States shall encourage dialogue with relevant stakeholders, in particular with parents and family associations, employers and trade unions.
Amendment 21 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation shall apply to the stocks of anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) and sardine (Sardina pilchardus) in the Adriatic Sea (“the stocks concernedsmall pelagics”) and for the fisheries exploitargeting these stocks. In terms of landing obligation, it shall apply also to by-catches of mackerel (Scomber spp.) and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.) in the Adriatic Sea caught when fishing for either or both of the stocks concernedsmall pelagics.
Amendment 23 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) ‘Small pelagic stocks’ means the stocks listed in Article 1(2) of this Regulation and any combination thereofof sardine (Sardina pilchardus) and anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus);
Amendment 24 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) ‘SSBlim’ means the spawning stock biomass reference point below which remedial management action is to be taken to ensure rebuild of stocks above biological safe referent point;
Amendment 25 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c b (new)
(cb) ‘SSBpa’ means the precautionary spawning stock biomass reference point below which management action is to be taken to ensure that stocks are above biological safe referent point;
Amendment 26 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c c (new)
(cc) ‘Targeting’ means account of at least 50% of sardine or anchovy of the catch in live weight;
Amendment 27 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 30 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
Amendment 32 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f
Amendment 33 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The multiannual plan shall contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the common fisheries policy listed in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, in particular by applying the precautionary approach to fisheries management, and shall aim to ensure that exploitation of living marine biological resources restores and maintains populations of harvested species above levels which can produce MSY.
Amendment 34 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The multiannual plan shall provide an effective, simple and stable management framework for the exploitation of small pelagic stocks in the Adriatic Sea.
Amendment 36 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – title
Article 4 – title
Targets for anchovy and sardinesmall pelagics
Amendment 37 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The target fishing mortalityreference points for the small pelagics shall be achieved as soon as possible and on a progressive, incremental basis, by 2020 for the stocks concerned, and it shall be maintained thereafter withinabove the rangvalues set out in Annex I and in line with the objectives laid down in Article 3(1).
Amendment 40 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Fishing opportunitieManagement measures for small pelagics shall comply with the target fishing mortality rangereference points set out in Annex I, column A to this Regulation.
Amendment 42 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Notwithstanding paragraphs 1 and 2, fishing opportunities may be fixed at levels corresponding to lowemanagement measures may target levels corresponding to higher values than those set out in Annex I, column A: (a) if, on the basis of scientific advice or levels of fishing mortality than thoseidence, it is necessary for the achievement of the objectives laid down in Article 3 in the case of mixed fisheries, (b) if, on the basis of scientific advice or evidence, it is necessary to avoid serious harm to a stock caused by intra- or inter-species stock dynamics, (c) if, one of the stocks of small pelagics is below the reference point set out in Annex I, column AB.
Amendment 45 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Amendment 47 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. The conservation reference points expressed as minimum and limit spawning stock biomass levels to be applied in order to safeguard the full reproductive capacity of the stocks concernedmall pelagics are set out in Annex II, column B.
Amendment 49 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. When scientific advice indicates that the spawning stock biomass of either of the stocks concernedmall pelagics stocks is below the minimum spawning stock biomass reference point set out in Annex II, column AB to this Regulation, all appropriate remedial measures shall be adopted to ensuretarget the rapid return of the stock concerned to levels above those capable of producing MSYreference point set out in Annex I, column A. In particular, by way of derogation from Article 4(2) and in line with Article 4(43) of this Regulation, fishing opportunities for the stocks concerned shall be fixed at a level consistent with a fishing mortality that is reduced below the range set out in Annex I, column A to this Regulation,management measures shall be adjusted taking into account the decrease in biomass of that stock.
Amendment 51 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. When scientific advice indicates that the spawning stock biomass of either of the stocks concernedboth small pelagics stocks is below the limit spawning stock biomass reference point (SSBlim) as set out in Annex II, column B to this Regulation, further remedial measures shall be taken to ensuretarget the rapid return of the stock concerned to levels above the level capable of producing MSYreference point set out in Annex I, column A. In particular, those remedial measures may include, by way of derogation from Article 4, paragraphs 2 and 4, suspending the targeted fishery for the stock concerned and other adequate reduction of fishing opportunitimanagement measures.
Amendment 54 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5a Technical measures 1. For the purposes of this Regulation, Article 13(2) and (3) and Annex II, point 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 shall not apply. 2. For the purposes of this Regulation, maximum length of surrounding nets (purse seines and seines without purse line) shall be restricted to 600 m with net drop of maximum 1/3 of length.
Amendment 55 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 6 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1. In order to achieve the targets established in Article 4, the following measures will apply for a period of five years: (a) in 2018 catch limit for small pelagics shall be set at 2014 level. Starting from 2019, catch limit for small pelagics shall be gradually reduced each year for 5% in comparison to previous year till 2022; (b) fishing vessels targeting small pelagics shall not exceed 180 fishing days per year and 20 fishing days per month, with maximum of 144 fishing days per year targeting sardine and with maximum of 144 fishing days per year targeting anchovy; (c) spatio-temporal closures will be implemented each year in order to protect nursery and spawning areas. Such closures shall cover the entire distribution of small pelagics in the Adriatic Sea, for periods of no less than 15 continuous days and up to 30 continuous days. These closures shall take place during the following period: (i) for sardine, from 1 October to 31 March, and (ii) for anchovy, from 1 April to 30 September; (d) additional closures for vessels over 12 m length overall shall be implemented for no less than six months. Such closures shall cover at least 30 percent of the area which has been identified as nursery area or area important for the protection of early age classes of fish (in territorial and inner sea); (e) overall fleet capacity of trawlers and purse seiners actively fishing for small pelagic stocks shall not exceed values of active fleet registered in 2014 in terms of gross tonnage (GT) and/or gross registered tonnage (GRT), engine power (kW) and number of vessels.
Amendment 57 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
When scientific advice indicates that remedial action is required for the conservation of the small pelagic stocks referred to in Article 1(2) of this Regulation, or, in the case of anchovy and sardine,s or when the spawning biomass of either of these stocks for a given year is below the conservation reference points set out in Annex II, column AB to this Regulation, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 of this Regulation and Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No1380/2013 regarding:
Amendment 59 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 60 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 62 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) prohibition or limitation to fish in specific areas to protect spawning and juvenile fish or fish below the minimum conservation reference size or non-target fish species;
Amendment 63 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 65 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Notwithstanding paragraph 2 of this Article, in order to ensure stability and limit variations in management measures, they shall not vary more than 10% between consecutive years.
Amendment 66 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Article 18 (1) to (6) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall apply to measures referred to in Articles 65a and 7 of this Regulation.
Amendment 69 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. The empowerments granted under Articles 65a and 7 of this Regulation shall be without prejudice to powers conferred to the Commission under other provisions of Union law, including under Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
Amendment 71 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. By way of derogation from Article 17(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, the prior notification referred to in that Article shall be made at least one and a half hour before the estimated time of arrival at port. The competent authorities of the coastal Member States may, on a case- by-case basis, give permission for an earlier entry into port.
Amendment 74 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. For the purposes of this Regulation, the application of the provisions laid down in Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall be extended to fishing vessels of eight metres length overall or more, engaged in targeteding small pelagic fisherys in the Adriatic.
Amendment 75 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. The exemption laid down in Article 9(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall not apply to vessels engaged in targeteding small pelagic fisheries in the Adriatic in accordance with this Regulation, irrespective of their length.
Amendment 77 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. For the purposes of this Regulation, the obligation to keep an electronic fishing logbook and to send it by electronic means at least once a day to the competent authority of the flag Member State laid down in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall be extended to masters of Union fishing vessels of eight metres length overall or more engaged in targeted fishing for anchovy or sardineing small pelagics.
Amendment 78 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The exemption laid down in Article 15(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall not apply to masters of vessels engaged in targeted fishing for anchovy or sardineing small pelagics, irrespective of their length.
Amendment 79 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The threshold applicable to the live weight of species from the respective stock subject to the multiannual planmall pelagics, above which a fishing vessel is required to land its catches in a designated port or a place close to the shore as set out in Article 43 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall be: (a) (b) 2000 kg. 2000 kg of anchovy; 2000 kg of sardine.
Amendment 81 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Five years after the entry into force of this Regulation, and every five years thereafter, the Commission shall ensure an evaluation of the impact of the multiannual plan on the stocks to which this Regulation applies and on the fisheries exploiting those stocks. The Commission shall submit the results of this evaluation to the European Parliament and to the Council. Based on the results of evaluation, plan shall be revised and/or prolonged.
Amendment 82 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 65a and 7 shall be conferred on the Commission for a 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 an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.
Amendment 83 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 65a and 7 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 85 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6
Article 15 – paragraph 6
6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 65a and 7 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 to 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 89 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I
Annex I
Stock Target fishing mortality range consistent with achieving maximum sustainable yield (FMSY)reference points for small pelagics Column A Column B Anchovy 0.23 – 0.30 SSBpa 0.30 – 0.364 SSBlim Sardine 0.065 – 0.08 SSBpa 0.08 – 0.11 SSBlim
Amendment 90 #
Amendment 1 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to the UN Convention on the Right of the Child;
Amendment 7 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
- Having regard to Directive 2011/92/EU on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children online and offline and to the European Parliament Resolution on the implementation of the Directive of 14 December 2017;
Amendment 50 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas victims are all too often unexpectedly informed of the release of an offender through media or other external factors, instead of being informed by competent authorities;
Amendment 131 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Member States to pay particular attention to the individual assessment of minorschildren and of child victims of human trafficking, child sexual abuse and exploitation; recalls that child victims shall be always considered to have specific protection needs due to their vulnerability as foreseen in art.22 par 4 of the Directive;
Amendment 143 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide training programmes and guidelines for law practitioners, police officers, prosecutors and judges to ensuring that they are better able to execute individual assessments without delay once a crime has taken place, to avoid further victimisation or secondary victimisation experienced by victims of crime and to empower victims, as a means of reducing post-traumatic stress; recalls that particular attention should be given to training professionals dealing with victims of child-related crimes, especially in cases of sexual abuse and sexual exploitation; stresses that such training should also be included in education programmes and that compulsory training should be available, on a regular basis, to all professionals involved in dealing with victims of crime, in order to develop a victim-oriented mind- set;
Amendment 166 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Urges the Commission and the Member States to engage actively in information campaigns to increase awareness about the rights of victims as established by EU law, including the specific needs of child victims;
Amendment 51 #
2016/2327(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
–1a. Recalls that the transport sector is the least decarbonised and that it is still 94% dependent on fossil fuels; observes that greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise; considers that an ambitious target for incorporating renewable energy in transport is essential in order to attain the targets of the Paris climate agreement;
Amendment 111 #
2016/2327(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to promote incentives for cars and vans that accept a higher blend of renewable fuels, which can increase the share of renewable energy in transport and contribute to the overall decarbonisation of the European economy;
Amendment 140 #
2016/2327(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to propose measures which could increase the use of heavy duty vehicles using higher blends of biofuels, namely by considering rolling out dedicated refuelling stations.
Amendment 143 #
2016/2327(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Commission to develop separate targets for biofuels for heavy and light duty vehicles (vans, buses and trucks) to ensure that these vehicles do not fall behind in the decarbonisation efforts of the EU;
Amendment 199 #
2016/2327(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Call on the Commission to propose a specific target of 5% bio-kerosene in aviation, to ensure that the sector contributes to the overall efforts of the decarbonisation of the European economy;
Amendment 211 #
2016/2327(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Call on the Commission to propose a specific target of 5% renewable fuels in maritime and inland waters transport, to ensure that the sector contributes to the overall efforts of the decarbonisation of the European economy;
Amendment 214 #
2016/2327(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls for an ambitious incorporation obligation, of at least 15%, for all renewables in the transport sector, building upon the 10% target foreseen for 2020 and providing the necessary incentives for decarbonisation in this challenging sector;
Amendment 217 #
2016/2327(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Underlines the fact that electric mobility solutions based on sustainable energy sources afford great potential for decarbonising transport; considers, however, that optimisation of the technology involved and large-scale provision of infrastructure facilities are unlikely before 2030; reiterates its call for technological innovations;
Amendment 220 #
2016/2327(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for more stringent limits than those proposed in the recast of the Renewable Energy Directive in order to phase down first generation biofuels by 2030 and achieveaintaining the 7% cap on 1st generation biofuels, agreed in Directive (EU) 2015/1513, to provide market stability, investor certainty and to create the conditions for an ambitious and successful long-term decarbonisation of the transport sector;
Amendment 230 #
2016/2327(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Invites the Commission to favour biofuels with highmaximum GHG-efficiency, while taking into account indirect land use change and ensuring that existing investments are protected; invites the Commission also to take account of the climate benefits of EU agricultural production in connection with biofuels, in terms of reducing production emissions and emissions resulting from large-scale animal-protein imports from non-EU countries, together with its environmental benefits such as crop rotation, which promotes soil enrichment, by way of Common Agricultural Policy agri- environment measures, this being entirely consistent with the circular economy model advocated by the EU;
Amendment 251 #
2016/2327(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that crop-based biofuels should not count towardsaccount for only 3% of EU farmland and, according to Commission figures, have not led to food price rises; adds that, according to the Globiom study, most European crops for first-generation biofuels (e.g. wheat, maize, sugar, rapeseed and sunflower) have an ILUC effect similar or close to that of advanced biofuels; points out that vegetable oil is a coproduct of crop growing in addition to protein meal for animal feed; notes that the EU is dependent on non-EU countries for 70% of animal protein imports and that most of that production volume comes from GMO soya crops; considers that biofuels the production of which results in deforestation or peatland drainage, such as palm oil or soya oil, should be excluded from Member States’ climate targets under the Effort Sharing Regulation;
Amendment 28 #
2016/2314(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas in January 2017 ex- Kosovo prime minister Ramush Haradinaj was arrested in France based on the international arrest warrant issued by Serbia for alleged war crimes on the territory of Kosovo, based on the Law on Organization and Competences of State Authorities in War Crimes Proceedings that allows Serbia to assume the role of a „little Hague";
Amendment 31 #
2016/2314(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas a Serbian train with inscription „Kosovo is Serbian" took of on January 14th from Belgrade to Northern Kosovo and was eventually stopped close to border with Kosovo;
Amendment 201 #
2016/2314(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on Kosovo to further efforts to stop gendersex-based violence and to ensure women’'s full enjoyments of rights; calls on Kosovo institutions to allocate adequate funding to the implementation of the national strategy on domestic violence, which includes international mechanisms such as the Istanbul Convention; welcomes the high-level political support for the rights of LGBTI persons; welcomes the holding of the second pride parade, but reiterates that fear remains widespread in the LGBTI community;
Amendment 217 #
2016/2314(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Kosovo authorities to address gender mainstreamingequality between men and women as a priority and to ensure that governing bodies and authorities lead by example; is concerned about the structural challenges hampering the implementation of the law on gender equality between men and women, and remains concerned about the under- representation of women in decision- making positions; is concerned that no progress has been made on combating domestic and gendersex-based violence; urges the authorities to encourage publicly and put in place protection mechanisms and shelter measures for women who break the silence and denounce domestic violence, and welcomes in this respect the NGO ‘'Be a Man’' founded by men in Pristina;
Amendment 259 #
2016/2314(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Stresses that the mandate of EULEX is undermined and questioned with acts such as the arrest of the ex- Kosovo prime minister Haradinaj due to the international arrest warrant issued by Serbia, based on the Law on Organization and Competences of State Authorities in War Crimes Proceedings of the Republic of Serbia; emphasizes that with the application of the mentioned Law Serbia applied an arbitrary construction, unknown in theory and practice of comparative international criminal law , of a hybrid principle of territorial application of criminal legislation, which by its tenor and its essence does not correspond to the principle of universal jurisdiction, nor to any other known principle of territorial validity of criminal legislation; in this regards, calls on the Commission and Member States to invest additional efforts in addressing this issue in the process of EU-Serbia negotiations, particularly within the scope of Chapter 23;
Amendment 281 #
2016/2314(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Strongly condemns the act of sending a Serbian nationalist train from Belgrade to Northern Kosovo; interprets this as an act of provocation and a step back in Serbia-Kosovo relations;
Amendment 10 #
2016/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
- having regard to the Statement from November 2016 on behalf of the European Union and its Member States by H.E. Mr. João Vale de Almeida, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, at the Security Council Debate on 'The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina',
Amendment 13 #
2016/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14
Citation 14
— having regard to its previous resolutions on the country, especially the Parliament resolution of 2014, which expressed unequivocal commitment to the European perspective of Bosnia and Herzegovina, its territorial integrity, sovereignty and unity, and underlined monitoring the implementation of the Sejdic-Finci verdict, and which also stated that the future constitutional reform should take into account the principles of federalism, decentralization, subsidiarity and legitimate representation, and take measures to simplify the complex institutional structure in order to streamline costs and increase the functionality of the state,
Amendment 41 #
2016/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas BiH still did not implement the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the Sejdić-Finci, Zornić and Pilav cases;
Amendment 42 #
2016/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas joint Croatian and Bosniak forces defended Orasje, and on October 31st only the officers of Croatian nationality were arrested for alleged war crimes;
Amendment 48 #
2016/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas BiH is a signatory too the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo, 1991);
Amendment 68 #
2016/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the progress on the implementation of the 2015-2018 Reform Agenda, as well as the country’s determinationnd calls on the authorities to pursue further institutional and, socio- economic reformsand electoral reforms and establish an equal status of all three constituent peoples in BiH that would transform BiH into an effective, inclusive and fully functional state; stresses that harmonised implementation of the Reform Agenda is needed to achieve real change across the country and to improve the lives of all BiH citizens; calls for the reform momentum to be maintained in order to transform BiH into a fully effective, inclusive and functional state; regrets that common reform efforts often continue to be hampered by ethnic and political divisions caused by deeply rooted disintegrative tendencies expressed in the continuous clash of centrifugal and centripetal political forces, hindering thereto normal democratic development of BH's federal system; considers it essential to maintain consensus on EU integration and to advance in a concerted manner on the rule of law, including the fight against corruption and organised crime, the reform of the judiciary and public administration;
Amendment 70 #
2016/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the progress on the implementation of the 2015-2018 Reform Agenda, as well as the country’snd calls for determination toin pursueing further institutional and socio- economic reforms, including the necessary reform of electoral law, that will ensure progress on BiH's path to EU membership as well as ensure equal rights of all three constituent peoples; stresses that harmoniszed implementation of the Reform Agenda is needed to achieve real change across the country and to improve the lives of all BiH citizens; calls for the reform momentum to be maintained in order to transform BiH into a fully effective, inclusive and functional state; regrets that common reform efforts often continue to be hampered by ethnic and political divisions; considers it essential to maintain consensus on EU integration and to advance in a concerted manner on the rule of law, including the fight against corruption and organised crime, the reform of the judiciary and public administration;
Amendment 98 #
2016/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the local elections of 2 October 2016 have been broadly conducted in an orderly manner; regrets that after 6 years the citizens of Mostar have again been deprived ofstill cannot exercise their democratic rights to elect their local representatives owing to continued disagreements between political leaders; condemns the unacceptable incidentreluctance of certain political actors to comply with the ruling of the Constitutional Court of BiH and deliver the principle of equal weight of the vote to all the citizens of Mostar; strongly condemns the unacceptable brutal violence against electoral officials by which electoral process was compromised and harmed local inter-communal relations in Stolac and calls on all sidecompetent institutions to resolve the situation by respecting the rule of law, including persecution of the perpetrators who violently interrupted elections through the application of penal legislation, in order to prevent setting the violence as an optional method; further calls for re-elections to be conducted under democratic standards, in peaceful manner and atmosphere of tolerance;
Amendment 101 #
2016/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls for the amending of the electoral legislation (Chapter 19 - the City of Mostar and its Statute in order to ensure equal valuation of every vote following the practice in other local communities, which guarantees three seats to each of the 6 urban constituencies regardless of the number of voters;
Amendment 119 #
2016/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Reiterates its concern about the continued fragmentation into four different legal systems; stresses the need to strengwiftly address any outstanding shortcomings of then judicial independence, including from politry and emphasizes the need for its de-politicization, including in prosecution of war crimes, as well as strengthening judicial pressure,independence and to fighting corruption in the judiciary; urges the rapid adoption of the action plan for the implementation of the 2014-2018 justice sector reform; welcomes the adoption of the law on free legal aid at state level and the introduction by the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council of guidelines on prevention of conflict of interest, the drafting of integrity plans and disciplinary measures; notes the important role of the Structured Dialogue on Justice in addressing the shortcomings in the BiH judiciary;
Amendment 143 #
2016/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Emphasizes the importance of the recent decision of the Constitutional Court on the principle of constituent status and equality of its three constitutive peoples to elect its own legitimate political representatives based on legitimate and proportional representation in the House of People of the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina;
Amendment 198 #
2016/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines the need for a substantial improvement in the strategic, legal, institutional and policy frameworks on the observance of human rights; calls for the adoption of a countrywide strategy on human rights and non-discrimination; is concerned about continued discrimination against persons with disabilities in the fields of employment, education and access to health care; calls for developing a comprehensive and integrated approach to the social inclusion of Roma; welcomes the fact that some governments and parliaments have begun discussing LGBTI rights and drawing up specific measures for their protection; welcomes changes to the BiH anti-discrimination law extending the listed grounds for discrimination to age, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity;
Amendment 230 #
2016/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Deplores the fact that BiH is still in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights for not implementing the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the Sejdić-Finci, Zornić and Pilav cases; strongly calls for progress to be made in this regard in order to advance the country’'s EU perspective and establish a functional democratic society in which equal rights of all constituent peoples and citizens of BiH is guaranteed;
Amendment 238 #
2016/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Is concerned about cases of political pressure and intimidation against journalists, including physical and verbal attacks, as well as by the lack of transparency in media ownership; emphasises the need to investigate attacks against journalists and ensure proper judicial follow-up; calls on the competent authorities to ensure the independence and financial stability of the three public service broadcasters as well as the political, operational and financial independence of the Communications Regulatory Authority; calls for the digital switchover to be finalised and for a broadband strategy to be drawn up; calls for introduction of legislation to guarantee media pluralism and for programmes to be broadcast in the languages of all of the three constituent peoples;
Amendment 245 #
2016/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Remains concerned by the continued fragmentation, inefficiency and complexity of the education system; calls for countrywide common core curricula and better coordination between the different levels of education governance, in a way to still ensure the right of children to education in their own language; continues to be concerned about the persistently high school-drop-out rates of Roma pupils; regrets the slow progress in addressing and resolving the issue of ‘two schools under one roof’ and other forms of segregation and discrimination in schoolsarding the system' two schools under one roof' calls on the authorities to promote the principles of tolerance and dialogue as well as the right of all constituent peoples to education in their own language;
Amendment 286 #
2016/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Notes that progress in the areas of environmental protection and climate change has been poor; calls on BiH authorities to quickly enhance environmental protection in line with EU standards, including the prevention of transboundary air pollution and especially the pollution caused by the Bosanski Brod oil refinery, whose harmful impact is cutting across borders and affecting the quality of life and the health of people living in Slavonski Brod; maintains that BiH needs to comply in full with its obligations under the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo, 1991) and the Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment (Kiev, 2003), not least as regards activities in the Neretva and Trebišnjica river basin;
Amendment 288 #
2016/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23 b. Calls on the international community to start a debate on the necessary constitutional reform that will ensure full functionality and stability of BiH; emphasizes that it is crucial to introduce a mechanism that will ensure equal rights of all constituent peoples; in this regards, considers federalization of the state as a possible model;
Amendment 11 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13
Citation 13
— having regard to the third meeting of the EU-Serbia Stabilisation and Association Council held on 163 December 2016;,
Amendment 14 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
- having regards to the address of ICTY President Carmel Agius to the United Nations Security Council in June 2016,
Amendment 15 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 b (new)
Citation 16 b (new)
- having regards to the Agreement on Normalization of Relations between the then-Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, consisting of Serbia and Montenegro, and the Republic of Croatia, signed in 1996,
Amendment 16 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 c (new)
Citation 16 c (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament's resolution on Serbia: the case of accused war criminal Šešelj of 27 November 2014,
Amendment 27 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas bilateral issues should be addressed as early as possible in the accession process in accordance with the negotiating framework, in a constructive and neighbourly spirit, taking account of the EU's overall interests and values;
Amendment 30 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas Serbia and Russia held joint military exercises on Serbian territory close to the Croatian border in August 2016;
Amendment 31 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas the implementation of the legal framework on the protection of minorities needs to be fully ensured, notably in the areas of education, use of language, access to media and religious services in minority language, and adequate political representation of national minorities at local, regional and national levels;
Amendment 32 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
C c. whereas the application of Article 2 and Article 3 of the Law on Organization and Competences of State Authorities in War Crimes Proceedings of Republic of Serbia represents violation of commonly accepted principles of international criminal law;
Amendment 33 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
C d. whereas since January 2016 Serbia refuses to extradite three wanted Serbian Radical Party members to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for trial on witness intimidation charges;
Amendment 34 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C e (new)
Recital C e (new)
C e. whereas the ICTY President Carmel Agius stressed that Serbia is violating cooperation agreements and undermining justice efforts by not arresting three Serbian Radical Party members accused of interfering with witnesses and expressed the view that this development is a grave step backwards in matters of cooperation with the Tribunal and an unacceptable disregard of the primacy of Tribunal law over the domestic law;
Amendment 35 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C f (new)
Recital C f (new)
C f. whereas in January 2017 of ex- Kosovo prime minister Ramush Haradinaj was arrested in France based on the international arrest warrant issued by Serbia for alleged war crimes on the territory of Kosovo, based on the Law on Organization and Competences of State Authorities in War Crimes Proceedings that allows Serbia to assume the role of a „little Hague";
Amendment 36 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C g (new)
Recital C g (new)
C g. whereas a Serbian train with inscription „Kosovo is Serbian" took off on January 14th from Belgrade to Northern Kosovo and was eventually stopped close to border with Kosovo;
Amendment 37 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the opening of negotiations on Chapters 23 (Judiciary and Fundamental Rights) and 24 (Justice, Freedom and Security) as the key chapters in the EU approach to enlargement based on the rule of law; welcomes the opening of Chapters 32 (Financial Control) and 35 (Other Issues), as the progress in these chapters remains essential for the overall pace of the negotiationg process in line with the Negotiating Framework; as well as the opening of negotiations on Chapter 5 (Public Procurement) and the opening and provisional closure of Chapter 25 (Science and Research); calls on the Council to open Chapter 26 (Education and Culture); notes that the application of the Law on Organization and Competences of State Authorities in War Crimes Proceedings (Article 2 and 3) violates the generally accepted principles of criminal and international law - the principle of legal certainty and the principle of non- intervention in the internal affairs of other states, and hinders the process of reconciliation in South Eastern Europe; calls on the Serbian authorities to immediately repeal the relevant articles and abandon a concept of quasi-universal jurisdiction for war crimes in neighbouring countries;
Amendment 64 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that the thorough implementation of reforms and policies remains a key icondicator oftion for a successful integration process; calls on Serbia to improve the planning, coordination and monitoring of the implementation of new legislation and policies; with the Action Plans and the interim benchmarks for Chapters 23 and 24 guiding future reforms leading to a solid track record
Amendment 95 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on Serbia to align its foreign and security policy with that of the EU, including its policy on Russia and recalls the importance of strategic communication and responsibility of addressing misinformation in this context, bearing in mind recent military exercise with Russia; calls on Serbia to clearly define its European path distance itself from the secessionist attitudes; stresses that Serbia, influenced by the Russian military, would not be able to finalize the agreement with the EU on chapter 31: foreign, security and defence policy; welcomes Serbia’s important contribution to and continued participation in international peacekeeping operations;
Amendment 100 #
2016/2311(INI)
6. Calls on Serbia to align its foreign and security policy with that of the EU, including its policy on Russia; stresses that the alignment of foreign and security policy is the precondition to join the EU and regrets the continued refusal of Serbian authorities to align its policy towards Russia with the pro-European orientation of the country; welcomes Serbia’'s important contribution to and continued participation in international peacekeeping operations;
Amendment 105 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. CReiterates its calls on Serbia to progressively align its foreign and security policy with that of the EU, including on restrictive measures and on its policy on Russia; welcomes Serbia’s important contribution to and continued participation in international peacekeeping operations;
Amendment 159 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Notes that the application of the Law on Organization and Competences of State Authorities in War Crimes Proceedings violates the generally accepted principles of criminal and international law - the principle of legal certainty and the principle of non- intervention in the internal affairs of other states, and hinders the process of reconciliation in South Eastern Europe; calls on the Serbian authorities to immediately repeal the relevant articles and abandon a concept of quasi-universal jurisdiction for war crimes in neighbouring countries; in this regards, calls on the European Commission and Member States to invest additional efforts in addressing this issue in the process of EU-Serbia negotiations, particularly within the scope of Chapter 23;
Amendment 173 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the measures taken to improve transparency and the consultation process within the parliament, including public hearings and regular meetings and consultations with the National Convent on European Integration; remains concerned about the extensive use of urgent procedures in adopting legislation; stresses that the frequent use of urgent procedures undermines parliamentary effectiveness; underlines that the parliament’s oversight of the executive needs to be strengthened; calls for the adoption of parliament’s code of conduct; regretsnotes with concern that, due to disruption, the EU Delegation was not able to present the Commission’s report in the European Integrations Committee of the Serbian Parliament;
Amendment 176 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that the constitution needs to be revised so as to fully reflect the recommendations of the Venice Commission, notablyincluding with regard to the parliament’s role in judicial appointments, the control of political parties over the mandate of Members of Parliament, the independence of key institutions and the protection of fundamental rights;
Amendment 210 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines that the legislative and institutional framework for observance of international human rights law is in place; stresses that consistent implementation across the whole country is needed; notes that further sustained efforts are needed to improve the situation of persons belonging to vulnerable groups, including persons with disabilities, and persons with HIV/AIDS and LGBTI persons;
Amendment 220 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Reiterates its concern that no progress has been made to improve the situation regarding freedom of expression and of the media where the Serbian authorities hold crucial responsibility in actively contributing to the unimpeded exercise of freedom of expression; stresses that threats, violence and intimidation against journalists remain an issue of concern; calls on the authorities to investigate any cases of attacks against journalists and media outlets; calls for the full implementation of media laws; underlines the need for complete transparency in media ownership and funding of media; as well as the viability of media in minority languages;
Amendment 232 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the adoption of an action plan for the realisation of the rights of national minorities, and the adoption of a decree establishing a fund for national minorities which now needs to be made operational; calls for the full implementation of the action plan in a comprehensive, timely inclusive and transparent manner, with the constructive engagement of all sides; reiterates its call on Serbia to ensure consistent implementation of legislation on protection of minorities, including in relation to education, use of languages, adequate representation in public administration and access to media and religious services in minority language, local and regional bodies, as well as in the national parliament and access to media and religious services in minority languages; calls for the effective application of Serbia's domestic and international obligations;
Amendment 237 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the adoption of an action plan for the realisation of the rights of national minorities, and the adoption of a decree establishing a fund for national minorities; calls for the full implementation of the action plan; reiterates its call on Serbia to ensure consistent implementation of legislation on protection of minorities across the entire territory, including in relation to education, use of languages, representation in public administration and access to media and religious services in minority languages;
Amendment 255 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Stresses that the progress in the field of ensuring rights of national minorities is not satisfactory and reiterates that the promotion and protection of human rights, including rights of national minorities is the basic precondition for joining the EU;
Amendment 258 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Welcomes the fact that Serbia remains constructively committed to bilateral relationsUnderlines the importance of improving bilateral issues in the accession process in accordance with other enlargement countries and neighbouring EU Member Stat negotiating framework, in a constructive and neighbourly spirit, taking account of the EU's overall interests and values; has taken positive note of the fact that Serbia has shown an increasingly constructive engagement in regional cooperation initiatives such as the South- East Europe Cooperation Process, the Regional Cooperation Council, the Central European Free Trade Agreement, the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative, the Brdo-Brijuni process, the Western Balkan Six initiative and its connectivity agenda and the Berlin process; calls on Serbia to implement the connectivity reform measures associated with the connectivity agenda; underlines that outstanding bilateral disputes should not have a detrimental effcalls on Serbia to promote good-neighbourly relations and the peaceful settlement of disputes, which includes promoting a climate of tolerance and condemning all forms of hate speecth on the accession process;r war-time rhetoric and refraining from gestures such as publicly welcomesing the adoption of a national strategy for the investigation and prosecution of war crimes; notes that the mandate of the freturn of individuals convicted of war crimes; notes that outstanding disputes and issues, in particular issues of bormder War Crimes Prosecutor expired in December 2015; stresses that the appointment of his successor is a matter of serious concern; calls for the implementation of this strategy and the adoption of an operational prosecutorial strategy; calls for full cooperationdemarcation, succession, return of cultural goods and disclosure of Yugoslavian archives should be resolved in line with international law and established principles, including through implementation of legally binding agreements, inter alia the agreement on succession issues, and that bilateral disputes should be addressed in the early stages of the accession process in accordance with the Iinternational Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY); urges the authorities to continue working on the issuelaw; underlines that outstanding bilateral disputes should not have a detrimental effect ofn the fate of missing personaccession process;
Amendment 273 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Welcomes the fact that Serbia remains constructively committed to bilateral relations with other enlargement countries and neighbouring EU Member States; has taken positive note of the fact that Serbia has shown an increasingly constructive engagement in regional cooperation initiatives such as the South- East Europe Cooperation Process, the Regional Cooperation Council, the Central European Free Trade Agreement, the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative, the Brdo process, the Western Balkan Six initiative and its connectivity agenda and the Berlin process; calls on Serbia to implement the connectivity reform measures associated with the connectivity agenda; underlines that outstanding bilateral disputes should not have a detrimental effect on the accession process; welcomes the adoption of a national strategy for the investigation and prosecution of war crimes; notes that the mandate of the former War Crimes Prosecutor expired in December 2015; stresses that the appointment of his successor is a matter of serious concern; calls for the implementation of this strategy and the adoption of an operational prosecutorial strategy; calls for fulldeeply regrets the lack of cooperation of Serbia with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and reminds that this is Serbia's basic obligation within the process of accession negotiations; urges the authorities to continue working on the issue of the fate of missing persons;
Amendment 275 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Notes that the mandate of the former War Crimes Prosecutor expired in December 2015; stresses that the delayed appointment of his successor is a matter of serious concern; calls for a necessary revision of the national strategy for an investigation and prosecution of war crimes and the adoption of an operational prosecutorial strategy in line with generally accepted international standards and principles and rules of international law; noting with concern repeated reports of Serbia's non- cooperation with the ICTY; calls for full cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) which remains essential; calls for handling war crimes without any discrimination, addressing impurity and insuring accountability and fully and unequivocally accepting and implementing the ICTY's ruling and decisions, as well as insuring proportionality of sentences and a sentencing policy in line with international criminal law standards;
Amendment 284 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20 b. Calls on Serbia to engage in meaningful regional cooperation and good neighbourly relations in handling of war crimes by avoiding conflicts of jurisdictions and ensuring that war crimes are prosecuted without any discrimination and ensuring that all outstanding issues in that regard be fully resolved, urges the authorities for strengthening efforts in finding and identifying missing persons and locating mass graves from the wars in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo as well as ensuring the right of victims' families to know the fate of their missing family members; to resolve the issue of the fate of missing persons, including through swift information sharing and opening of archives, as well as on preparing a reparation scheme for victims and their families as an important precondition for reconciliation; points out that a law on civilian victims should be adopted without any undue delay bearing in mind that the existing legislation does not recognise several groups of war crime victims; notes that controversies still occur, particularly in the context of different interpretations of recent history;
Amendment 296 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Reiterates the crucial importance of reconciliation and resolution of the bilateral issues with neighbouring countries; in this sense calls on Serbia to intensify efforts in implementing all bilateral agreements with neighbouring countries, including the Agreement on Normalization of Relations between the then-Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, consisting of Serbia and Montenegro, and the Republic of Croatia, signed in 1996; Urges Serbia to promote Bosnia and Herzegovina's territorial integrity and to condemn, openly and strongly, any separatist notions, particularly within the Republika Srpska;
Amendment 299 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. WelcomesCalls on Serbia’s to continued engagement in the normalisation process with Kosovo, and its commitment to the through dialogue, cooperation and implementation of the agreements reached in the EU- facilitated dialogue; reiterates its call to move forward with the full implementation, in good faith and in a timely manner, of all the agreements already reached and to determinedly continue the normalisation process and expresses concern with the delays in implementing Agreement on freedom of movement with respect to removal of the wall in Mitrovica; encourages Serbia and Kosovo to identify new areas of discussion for the dialogue, with the aim of improving the lives of people and comprehensively normalising relations; reiterates its call on the EEAS to carry out an evaluation of the performance of the sides in fulfilling their obligations;
Amendment 310 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. calls on Serbia to intensify efforts in implementing all bilateral agreements with neighbouring countries, including the Agreement on Normalization of Relations between the then-Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, consisting of Serbia and Montenegro, and the Republic of Croatia, signed in 1996;
Amendment 314 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22 b. Strongly condemns the act of sending a Serbian nationalist train from Belgrade to Northern Kosovo; interprets this as an act of provocation and a step back in Serbia-Kosovo relations; calls on Serbian authorities to refrain from using the rhetorics resembling that of Milošević which includes using minorities in sovereign states as a tool for manipulation;
Amendment 75 #
2016/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the implementation of the political agreement leading to early parliamentary elections on 11 December 2016 and the respect for fundamental freedoms shown at the elections of 11 December 2016; urges all political parties to accept its results in the interest of domestic stability and underlines their responsibility to ensure that there is no backsliding into political crisis; calls for a swift formation of a new government in order to make use of the mandate to carry on with necessary reforms; considers cross- party cooperation essential for addressing pressing domestic and EU-related challenges;
Amendment 114 #
2016/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the strategic importance of supporting further progress in the process of EU integration and urges once again that the political will be shown to fully implement the Urgent Reform Priorities and the Przhino Agreement; calls on the Commission to assess, at its earliest convenience but before the end of 2017, the country’s progress on implementation and to report back to Parliament; while recalling that long overdue reforms need to be launched and implemented, supports the continuation of the High Level Accession Dialogue (HLAD) for systematically assisting the country in this endeavour; draws attention to the potential negative consequences of further delays in the country’s accession process;
Amendment 117 #
2016/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Takes note of the recommendation by the Commission to open accession negotiations with Macedonia and calls on the Council to address the issue at the earliest convenience after the early parliamentary elections have been held;
Amendment 118 #
2016/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Underlines the significant progress country has made in the process of EU integration and emphasizes the negative consequences of further delaying the process of integration, including the threat to the credibility of the EU enlargement policy and the risk of instability in the region;
Amendment 119 #
2016/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Points out that the current challenges the European Union is facing (BREXIT, migration, radicalism, etc.) should not hinder the enlargement process, rather these challenges have demonstrated the necessity to fully integrate the Western Balkans into EU structures in order to enhance and deepen partnership to overcome international crises;
Amendment 120 #
2016/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4 d. Welcomes the high level of legislative alignment with the acquis communautaire and acknowledges the priority given to the effective implementation and enforcement of existing legal and policy frameworks, as in the case of countries already engaged in the accession negotiations;
Amendment 121 #
2016/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4 e. Congratulates Macedonia for its continuous fulfilment of its commitments under the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA); calls on the Council to adopt the Commission's 2009 proposal to move to the second stage of the SAA, in line with the relevant provisions;
Amendment 127 #
2016/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes somepromising progress in reforming public administration including the steps to implement the new legal framework on human resources management; remains concerned about the politicisation of public administration and that civil servants are subject to political pressure; urges the new government to enhance professionalism, neutrality and independence at all levels; stresses the need to complete the 2017-2022 public administration reform strategy, including by making sufficient budget allocations for its implementation, and to strengthen relevant administrative capacity;
Amendment 186 #
2016/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the adoption of the national strategy for equality and non- discrimination 2016-2020; is concerned about impartiality and the independence of the Commission for Protection from Discrimination; reiterates its condemnation of hate speech against discriminated groups; is concerned that intolerance against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people persists; reiterates its call for the Anti- Discrimination Law to be aligned with the acquis as regards discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation; underlines again the need to combat discrimination against the Roma, and to facilitate their integration and their access to the education system and the labour market; is concerned about the inhumane physical conditions in prisons, despite a significant increase in the prison budget;
Amendment 204 #
2016/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Is concerned about the lack of implementation of the Law on Equal Opportunities and the limited effectiveness of institutional mechanisms to advance gender equality between men and women; urges the competent authorities to make sufficient budget allocations for its implementation and to improve support services to victims of domestic violence;
Amendment 273 #
2016/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Commends the country for constructive cooperation in addressing the migration crisisnstructive role the country has played in dealing with the challenges of the migration crisis and adhering to the decision of the European Council to close the Western Balkan migration route in March 2016; recommends further actions to ensure capacities to combat human trafficking and migrant smuggling;
Amendment 284 #
2016/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Emphasizes the importance of regional cooperation as a tool to drive the process of EU integration forward and commends country's constructive efforts and proactive contributions in promoting bilateral relations with all countries from the region;
Amendment 293 #
2016/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes Macedonia’s continued constructive role in regional and international cooperation; commends the increased alignment with EU foreign policy (73 %); reiterates the importance of finalising the negotiations on a bilateral treaty withcommends also the positive focus on bilateral projects in areas of infrastructure, economy and interconnectivity and country's efforts to hold European standards and values at the heart of bilateral relations; encourages the continuation and finalization of the talks on the Treaty of Friendship, Good-Neighbourliness and Cooperation; emphasizes the necessity to respect the history, sovereignty and national and linguistic identity of both Macedonia and Bulgaria;
Amendment 309 #
2016/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes the tangible results fromCommends the positive approach which has been applied to strengthen bilateral cooperation, especially in the context of European integration, for increasing mutual trust and promoting good neighborliness in concrete terms; acknowledges positive developments regarding the implementation of the confidence- building measures with Greece, including the visit of Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs to Skopje in August 2016; strongly reiterates its invitation to the Vice- President/High Representative (VP/HR) and the Commission to develop new initiatives to overcome the remaining differences and to work, in cooperation with the two countries and the UN Special Representative, on a mutually acceptable solution on the name issue and to report back to Parliament thereon; calls upon the UN to intensify the mediation process in order to find a mutually acceptable solution regarding the naming dispute with Greece and to request that Greece respects International Law and the 2011 ICJ ruling;
Amendment 314 #
2016/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Welcomes the efforts of the Berlin Process, which demonstrated strong political support for the European perspective of the Western Balkans and that will continue to encourage further reforms in key areas and promote economic developments through core connectivity investments, providing concrete results for the citizens and the entire region; welcomes the establishment of the RYCO (Regional Youth Cooperation Office) and the Western Balkans Fund and requests the EU to take into account the initiatives and projects which have been proposed by Macedonia;
Amendment 318 #
2016/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23 b. Commends the country on its chairmanship of the CEI, focusing on economic cooperation and business opportunities, infrastructure and general economic development, including rural development and tourism, as well as on bridging macro-regions throughout 2015;
Amendment 6 #
2016/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that whereas civil law is one of the oldest branches of law, the ELD represents a new legislative concept and, that being the case, only its implementation can serve to reveal the extent of its implications, this being necessary in order to assess the ELD in terms of its appropriateness and proportionality;
Amendment 11 #
2016/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that there are activities which have the potential to cause significant damage to biodiversity and the environment and which are currently not covered by the requirement of strict liability;
Amendment 28 #
2016/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. In the context of a review of the ELD, considers it paramount to think about extending strict liability to non-Annex III activities for all environmental damagefor environmental damage by adding to Annex III in order to render the legislation more effective;
Amendment 30 #
2016/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 39 #
2016/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls furthermore for the removal of the options for granting permit defence and state-of-the art defences in order toon the Member States, using a robust legal framework to promote the polluter pays principle, to enforce the ELD by createing a level playing field and promote the polluter pays principle;
Amendment 43 #
2016/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. In the context of a review of the ELD, calls on the Commission to consider whether it might impose an obligation on Member States to submit reports every two years on the application of the directive;
Amendment 44 #
2016/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. In the context of a review of the ELD, restates its preference for mandatory financial security for operators; calls on the Commission to assess differentiated maximum liability thresholds for activities and to come forward with proposals to supplement this with an EU-wide fund designed to address remediation costs beyond the mandatory financial security;
Amendment 1 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to the Special Report by the European Court of Auditors entitled ‘Combating Food Waste: an opportunity for the EU to improve the resource-efficiency of the food supply chain’ of 10 November 2016,
Amendment 6 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that farmers’ livelihoods depend on getting produce to the market and that loss of produce at farm level equates to loss of investment and income; points out in this connection that price volatility on agricultural markets affects production and farmers' incomes and can result in food going to waste, and that appropriate tools to address price volatility therefore need to be built in to the CAP;
Amendment 15 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that farmers are already being hit by loss of investment and income owing to the effects of the Russian embargo, declining market shares, natural disasters, price volatility, and unfair trading practice within the food supply chain;
Amendment 17 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas almost 793 million people in the world today are malnourished1a, and more than700 million people live below the poverty line1b with incomes less than USD 1.90 per day, and therefore any irresponsible treatment of natural resources intended for food production and any food wastage should be considered morally unacceptable; _________________ 1a The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2015, FAO, UN. 1bDevelopment Goals in an Era of Demographic Change, Global Monitoring Report 2015/2016, World Bank.
Amendment 18 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that food wastage is caused by a range of factors and cannot be attributed solely to agricultural policy and rural development;
Amendment 20 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Emphasises that unfair trading practices in the supply chain can result in food wastage; draws attention to Parliament's call for the Commission to establish a legislative framework providing an effective means of addressing such practices;
Amendment 24 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Welcomes the recent establishment of the EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste to allow stakeholders to share information on this issue; calls on the Commission to supply Parliament with a detailed schedule of the measures under way and the objectives and sub-objectives set, as well as a progress report on the work on a common methodology and on donations;
Amendment 45 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas a targeted measure, tailored to the operators and the step in the chain, is more appropriate to combating food waste, as the problems encountered are not the same across the board;
Amendment 46 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the food catering sector and tourism generate around 12% of the total amount of wasted food in the EU1a; _________________ 1aFUSIONS, Estimates of European food waste levels, March 2016
Amendment 48 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the importance of cooperation, for example via Producer Organisations or other bodies such as interbranch organisations and cooperatives, for increased access to finance for innovation and investment in treatment technologies such as composting and anaerobic digestion or further processing of products which could allow farmers to access new market and customers; points out in this connection that better sectoral organisation results in better production management and more effective action against food wastage;
Amendment 55 #
2016/2223(INI)
F. whereas there is no common consistent definition of ‘food waste’ nor a common methodology for measuring food waste at Union level yet, which makes it difficult to compare different datasets and to measure progress in reducing food waste; whereas in the FUSIONS project, food wasdifficulties associated was defined as ‘any food, and inedible parts of food, removed from the food supply chain to be recovered or disposed (including composted, crops ploughed in/not harvested, anaerobic digestion, bio-energy productiith collecting full, reliable and harmonised data are an additional obstacle in evaluating food waste in the EU; whereas there is no common, co- generation, incineration, disposal to sewer, landfill or discarded to sea)’11; _________________ 11FUSIONS Definitional Framework for Food Waste, 3 July 2014.nsistent definition of the concept of ‘loss’ either, nor a common methodology for measuring it at Union level;
Amendment 60 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas fruit and vegetables damaged by a natural disaster and fruit and vegetables which are destroyed or ploughed over on family farms owing to the loss of a market or low prices represent a loss of investment and income for the farmer;
Amendment 67 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Draws attention to the important role the programme for the distribution of fruit, vegetables, bananas and milk in schools plays in raising public awareness; calls on the Member States to make greater use of the opportunities afforded by these programmes;
Amendment 77 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas date marking on food products is poorly understood; whereas ‘best before’ labelling indicates the date after which an item of food may still be eaten but may not be at its best in terms of quality, and ‘use by’ labelling indicates the date after which an item of food is no longer safe to eat; whereas not even half of EU citizens understand the meaning of ‘best before’ and ‘use by’ labelling14; whereas the use of these concepts and the understanding of them vary from one Member State to another, but also, for the same product, vary between different producers, processors and distributors; _________________ 14 Flash Eurobarometer 425, ‘Food waste and date marking’, September 2015.
Amendment 81 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas labelling concerning the full cycle of foodstuffs would help to improve the provision of food information to consumers;
Amendment 86 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that donated food should be exempted from VAT and that the EU VAT Directive should be amended accordingly;
Amendment 87 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the donation of unsold food along the entire supplyfood chain leads to considerable reductions in food waste, while helping people in need of food;
Amendment 90 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas European funds facilitate the donation of food, such as the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD), which enables finance to be provided for, among other necessities, storage and transport infrastructure for food donation bodies; whereas not enough use is made of these means by the Member States;
Amendment 93 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the European Commission is currently working on a clarification of European legislation on donations;
Amendment 95 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas countrimany Member States, such as Italy or France, have adopted legislation that facilitates food donation by excluding donor liability for food that is donated in good faith and known to be fit for consumption at the time of donation;
Amendment 97 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas countries such as Italy and France have adopted legislation that facilitates food donation by excluding donor liability for food that is donated in good faith and known to be fit for consumption at the time of donation;
Amendment 98 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers that when fruit and vegetables are damaged in a natural disaster or are destroyed or ploughed in on family farms because a market has been lost or prices are low, this amounts to a loss of investment and income for farmers;
Amendment 107 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas, owing to existing administrative barriers, major retail chains and supermarkets find it acceptable to throw away food close to the ‘best before’ date instead of donating it;
Amendment 109 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the urgent need to reduce the amount of food waste in the Union at every step of the supplyfood chain, including production, processing, transport, storage, retail, marketing and consumption chain;
Amendment 110 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that farmer-led initiatives can offer viable economic solutions and provide value for products which might otherwise go to waste, and highlights the potential of farmer-led social innovation projects such as gleaning and donation of excess foodstuffs to food bankaid associations;
Amendment 118 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the EU and the Member States to establish institutional and financial means of support for social shops and supermarkets;
Amendment 122 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for a coordinated policy response at EU and Member State level that takes into account policies regarding waste, food safety and information, but also aspects of economic, research and innovation, environment, agriculture, education, and social policystructural (agriculture and fisheries), land use planning, education, and social policy; notes that the common agricultural policy and the common fisheries policy do not have the aim of combating food waste, but may contribute to it;
Amendment 123 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that some wastage at farm level is also due toresults not just from the prole played by retailers in relation to retailer standards regarding product specifications, cancelled orders owingduct specifications imposed on suppliers but also from other practices such as the cancellation of orders in response to changes in consumer demand, and over- production as a result of requirements to meet seasonal demands.
Amendment 135 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to put the financial support that already exists for combating food waste on a permanent footing; calls on the Member States to make better use of the opportunities offered in this area by the various European Union policies and funding programmes;
Amendment 140 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Notes that market standards contribute to food waste. Therefore, asks the Commission to promote research on the relation between marketing standards and food waste; calls upon the Commission and the Member States to influence the UNECE public standards with the aim of avoiding the waste of resources by preventing the generation of food waste.
Amendment 146 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the importance of tailoring distribution, conservation and packaging procedures closely to the features of each product and to consumer needs, in order to limit product wastage;
Amendment 148 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Supports those methods of reducing food wastage which have hitherto proved effective, for example selling food locally and short food supply chains;
Amendment 152 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to continue supporting projects and promotion-oriented educational campaigns that teach children from an early age to consume fresh, wholesome locally produced food, one example being the EAThink2015 project; considers that promotion of this kind should be extended to encompass educational institutions through schemes for delivering milk, fruit, and vegetables to such institutions;
Amendment 156 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and stakeholders to improve the provision of information to consumers on how best to keep and/or use food;
Amendment 158 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Calls on the Commission to determine where and to what extent food wastage occurs among individual agricultural sectors and within given links of the food supply chain; calls on the Member States to exchange information and experience related to effective measures; calls on the Commission to propose guidelines based on proven data and best practice;
Amendment 161 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Stresses that the utilisation of by- products should be regarded as one means of combating food wastage;
Amendment 162 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to coordinate their efforts as quickly as possible and put forward a framework for a Europe-wide solution to the problem of unfair trading practices in the food supply chain, proceeding from the recommendations set out in Parliament's resolution of 7 June 2016; believes that resolving this problem will improve the position of farmers, the weakest links in the chain, and, by lowering overproduction and the accumulation of surpluses, could help not only to stabilise prices and incomes, but also to reduce both food wastage along the entire chain and losses generated on family farms;
Amendment 163 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Calls on the Commission and the Member States closely to monitor food donations in order to make sure that the food is not siphoned off and sold on alternative markets, as this would prevent it from reaching those in need and discourage people in the trade from making donations, on account of the risk of this resulting in unfair competition;
Amendment 164 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to work on a common definition of the concept of ‘loss’ at each step in the food chain, and a common measurement methodology in collaboration with the Member States and all the parties involved;
Amendment 169 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 e (new)
Paragraph 8 e (new)
8e. Points out that the EU provides funding to facilitate the donation of food, including under the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD), which is used, inter alia, to finance storage and transport facilities for food aid organisations; takes the view that Member States do not make sufficient use of the opportunities on offer in this area;
Amendment 170 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 e (new)
Paragraph 8 e (new)
8e. Calls on the Member States to support short food supply chains and in- home selling of agricultural products, thereby helping to reduce food wastage;
Amendment 187 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 188 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to encourage competent authorities in Member States to adopt measures to control the safety of food from the point of view of health when and where necessary in order to gain citizens’ and consumers’ trust in policies which contribute to food wastage reduction;
Amendment 192 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the recent creation of the EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste, which enables information to be exchanged between the operators involved; calls on the Commission to provide Parliament with a precise list of the measures currently being taken and the objectives and sub-objectives pursued, as well as the state of progress of the work being done on a common methodology and on donations;
Amendment 198 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to engage, in cooperation with stakeholders, in improving consumers’the understanding of ‘use by’ dates and ‘best before’ dates; asks the Commission to assess whether on the part of producers, processors, distributors and consumers by cuarrent EU legislation and current practice in use with ‘use by’ and ‘best before’ dates in different Member States are fit for purposeying out awareness- raising and education campaigns, with a particular focus on consumers; stresses the efforts already made by many operators in the chain on this issue, such as the running of information campaigns in shops or on the internet;
Amendment 211 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission, as part of the evaluation that it is currently carrying out, to assess, in particular: whether current EU legislation and the use currently made in various Member States of the ‘best before’ date and the ‘use by’ date are fit for purpose; whether a revision of the ‘use by’ and ‘best before’ dates terminology, according to the Member States, should be considered to make it easier for consumers to understand them; whether it might be beneficial to remove certain dates for products where no risk to health or the environment exists; whether it might be advisable to introduce European guidelines on this issue;
Amendment 214 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Believes that food labels should contain information on the full cycle of the product with a view to providing information to consumers on each key event in the production cycle, such as the place and time of: birth, breeding and slaughter of the animal when it comes to meat, or farming, processing and production when it comes to other food products.
Amendment 235 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to continue to support projects and promotional and educational campaigns such as the EAThink2015 project, which teaches children to consume healthy, fresh and locally produced food from an early age; this type of promotion should be expanded to educational institutions through schemes to deliver milk, fruit and vegetables;
Amendment 243 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote and exchange successful practices of food waste reduction and resource conservation methods already used by stakeholders;
Amendment 259 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Member States to ensure institutional and financial support to social supermarkets, as they are a key mediator in food donation;
Amendment 268 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission to recognise the contribution of socially responsible initiatives, such as ‘Healthy Nutritional Standard’, whose objective is to provide better information on food to different groups of consumers with special food needs or preferences through voluntary and co-regulated food labelling in restaurants and tourism in order to reduce food wastage in that field;
Amendment 275 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission to promote the creation in Member States of agreements stipulating that the retail food sector shall distribute unsold products to charity associations;
Amendment 279 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to propose a change in the VAT Directive that would explicitly authorise tax exemptions on food donations; calls on the Member States to follow the Commission’s recommendations and to set a VAT rate that is low or close to zero if the donation is made close to the recommended ‘use by’ date or if the food is unsaleable;
Amendment 301 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to encourage innovation and investment in processing technologies in agricultural production in an effort to reduce food wastage in the food supply chain and to reduce losses in food production on family farms;
Amendment 304 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14a (new)
Paragraph 14a (new)
14a. Calls on the European institutions and the Member States to promote exemplary behaviour by public authorities in relation to combating food waste in public catering;
Amendment 315 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses the importance of packaging that is appropriate for the product and for consumers’ needs, taking into account the functions fulfilled by the packaging throughout the distribution chain, in order to avoid food waste, and taking into account an approach based on the packaging life-cycle;
Amendment 326 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Stresses the importance, with a view to reducing waste, of ensuring that food is distributed and kept using methods which are appropriate to each product’s characteristics;
Amendment 327 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and stakeholders to provide consumers with better information on methods for keeping and/or reusing products;
Amendment 332 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
Paragraph 15 d (new)
15d. Stresses that recovering co- and by-products may be considered one way to combat food waste;
Amendment 334 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 e (new)
Paragraph 15 e (new)
Amendment 33 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas farming is still mainly a family activity in the EU-28, with 76.5 % of the work being carried out by the holder or members of his or her family1a ; _____________ 1a according to Eurostat's Farm Structure Survey
Amendment 108 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
N a. whereas rural broadband coverage continues to lag behind national coverage across the EU-28; whereas in 2015 98.4% of rural households were covered by at least one broadband technology, but only 27.8% had access to next generation services;
Amendment 110 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N b (new)
Recital N b (new)
N b. whereas improving general conditions in rural areas will result in achieving a better status for women in those areas;
Amendment 122 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas women’'s participation in the use of the instruments available under rural development programmes until 2014 was low; whereas no thematic sub- programmes on ‘Women in rural areas’ have been created so far: out of 6.1 million participants in training measures, only 28% were women; 19% of beneficiaries of physical investment in farm holdings for modernization were women and 33% of beneficiaries of diversification measures were women; as a result of axis 3 measures (diversification of the economy in rural areas) among jobs created, only 38% of the beneficiaries were women;
Amendment 125 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Recital Q a (new)
Q a. whereas no thematic sub- programmes on "Women in rural areas" have been created so far;
Amendment 164 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Takes the view that given the different roles, occupations and situations of women in rural areas, the ways of improving their opportunities in life and their employment prospects should be diverse and that tailored assistance and support for their needs and interests is needed;
Amendment 167 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Points out that promotion of equality between women and men is a core objective of the EU and its Member States;
Amendment 173 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses the importance of promoting, encouraging and supporting female entrepreneurial initiatives in rural areas as female entrepreneurship represents an important pillar in social, economic and environmental terms for sustainable development in rural areas;
Amendment 176 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Calls on the Commission, together with the Member States, to support mothers who are entrepreneurs in rural areas and to promote the concept of 'mompreneurs' that may not only exemplify successful reconciliation of work-life balance, but also contribute to stimulation of new job opportunities, better quality of life in rural areas as well as encourage other women to put their own projects into practice;
Amendment 178 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Encourages the Commission, together with the Member States and respective regional authorities, to consider the multidimensional nature of gender pension gap while designing specific policy measures within the EU strategy for rural development, as various factors, including gaps in employment and pay, interrupted careers, part-time work, design of pension systems and lower contributions may lead to a wider gap in pensions; highlights the need for effective measures to be taken on the European and national levels to reduce the existing gender pay gap as it may affect future pensions of women, who statistically experience a greater risk of poverty;
Amendment 179 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3 d. Encourages the Member States to consider a minimum national pension not lower than the risk-of-poverty threshold which might particularly help women in rural areas to keep their economic independence once they reach retirement age;
Amendment 187 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the Member States to encourage the participation of female spouses or other family members in the joint management of farms;
Amendment 198 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Takes the view that women farmers have a significant role to play towards ensuring the continued existence of smallholdings with prospects for the future;
Amendment 261 #
2016/2204(INI)
Amendment 266 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Reiterates its call on the Commission and the Member States to support women's networks for the exchange of experience and good practice;
Amendment 286 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls on the Commission to recognise the importance of extending its Digital Agenda to rural areas as digital development can significantly contribute to entering into self-employment and create better balance between work and family life;
Amendment 297 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Calls on the Commission to establish a Rural Women Award as a way to promote rural women and honour their work, as well as in order to share best projects and practices;
Amendment 68 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the high – and growing – concentration of power in sectors connected to the EU's food market makes the violation of consumer rights possible, reduces incomes for farmers and increases their exposure to processes involving the buying up and concentration of agricultural land;
Amendment 69 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas the buying up of agricultural land in the EU is not spread evenly across the EU and is particularly concentrated in the eastern and south- eastern Member States;
Amendment 70 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Recital G c (new)
Gc. whereas cases of fraud during the purchase of land have been recorded in eastern and south-eastern Member States which involve the use of 'pocket contracts', in which the date of the conclusion of the contract is falsified in violation of the right of new Member States and their citizens to be protected on the European agricultural land market during the transitional period on account of their lower purchasing power;
Amendment 71 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G d (new)
Recital G d (new)
Gd. whereas the buying up of agricultural land, in combination with the high capital costs of EU agriculture, which is particularly evident in eastern and south-eastern Europe, leads to agricultural production being abandoned on small family farms and makes it difficult for young people to take up work in the agricultural sector;
Amendment 72 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G e (new)
Recital G e (new)
Ge. whereas the buying up of land leads to significant changes in the European agricultural production model, which is based on family farms and on micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, to the benefit of major corporations, and such a change is accompanied by a negative impact on the food sovereignty of Member States and Europe as a whole, as well as potentially on food security in the long term;
Amendment 73 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G f (new)
Recital G f (new)
Gf. whereas the purchase of land by way of privatisation and/or expropriation of large areas of agricultural land and natural resources and their management play an active role in the constant weakening of the socio-economic viability of rural areas and contribute to their collapse;
Amendment 74 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G g (new)
Recital G g (new)
Gg. whereas the buying up of agricultural land leads to both the land and the environment being degraded, since it replaces a diverse and sustainable model of farming based on good agricultural practices with an industrial model that focuses on monoculture cultivation and relies on the use of heavy machinery and agrochemical substances;
Amendment 200 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recognises the important role played by family farms in rural life, since, in addition to producing a sufficient amount of healthy and high-quality food, they also take care of their surroundings, the environment and biodiversity and preserve the cultures and traditions of European nations;
Amendment 201 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses the importance of maintaining the focus of the common agricultural policy on supporting family farms as the cornerstone of European agricultural production, both now and in the future;
Amendment 280 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Is concerned by the recent loss of momentum in efforts under the common agricultural policy to ensure that people can stay in rural areas and in the farming sector by promoting the sustainable development of those areas in the European Union;
Amendment 281 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Welcomes the amendments made to the common agricultural policy in 2013, which introduce measures to restrict the concentration of agricultural land; calls on the Member States to make greater use of those measures;
Amendment 332 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Member States that have not yet done so to revoke 'pocket contracts' and to punish the perpetrators as severely as possible;
Amendment 333 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls on the Member States in which transitional periods following EU accession still apply with regard to the prohibition of the purchase of agricultural land from entities which are not legally authorised to sell it, pursuant to the conditions of the transitional period, to take appropriate measures in order to prevent the legalisation of 'pocket contracts' and to punish perpetrators as severely as possible;
Amendment 364 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Welcomes the proposal to simplify the common agricultural policy, in particular those measures aimed at reducing costs and administrative burdens for family farms, as well as micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in rural areas;
Amendment 365 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls on the Commission to maintain, during development of the draft common agricultural policy after 2020, measures to combat the concentration of agricultural land and to develop additional measures in support of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises;
Amendment 41 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the EU and each Member State to address wildlife crime with the greatest political urgency; highlights the need for comprehensive and coordinated approaches across policy areas including trade, development, foreign affairs, and justice and home affairs; calls on the EU and Member States to ensure adequate financial resources within the EU budget and national budgets to effectively tackle wildlife trafficking;
Amendment 58 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for awareness-raising campaigns by the EU, third countries, stakeholders and civil society with the aim of reducing the market demand for illegal wildlife products through real and long- term social and behavioural change; recognises the role civil society organisations can play in supporting the action plan;
Amendment 93 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the Member States to ensure that enforcement agencies, prosecution services and national judiciaries have the necessary financial and human resources to combat wildlife crime; strongly encourages Member States to upscale their efforts for training and sensitising all mentioned stakeholders;
Amendment 111 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to reviewmake an assessment on the current implementation of Directive 2008/99/EC on the protection of the environment through criminal law throughout Member States, especially in terms of foreseen and imposed penalties, creating appropriate guidelines and recommendations for its better use, and if necessary to review this directive, in particular with regard to its effectiveness in combating wildlife crime;
Amendment 132 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to develop guidelines on how to address the problem of online wildlife crime at EU level as adopted in the Council conclusions in June 2016;
Amendment 133 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to engage with social media platforms, search engines and e- commerce platforms on illegal internet trade in CITES listed species; calls in the Commission and Member States to develop policies to address potential illegal activity on internet;
Amendment 156 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes that CITES, the EU Timber Regulation and the EU IUU regulatory framework are tools for regulating international wildlife trade; is concerned, however, about regulatory gaps with regard to species and actors; calls, therefore, for the EU to review and amend the existing legislative framework with a view to prohibiting the making available and placing on the market, transport, acquisition and possession of wildlife that has been illegally harvested or traded in third countries; considers that such legislation would harmonise and simplify the existing EU framework and that the transnational impact of such legislation can play a key role in reducing global wildlife trafficking; in this respect a legal certainty of all stakeholders that are involved in a legal trade of wild fauna and flora should be taken into account so Commission should provide a relevant and complete information regarding any restriction or prohibition for wildlife species that are illegal to be harvested in certain third countries;
Amendment 15 #
2016/2047(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets the proposed cuts for intervention in the agricultural markets, especially for milk and milk products compared to 2016; sees a continued financial effort being necessary to combat the crisis in the milk market; asks the Commission to extend emergency measures related to sales difficulties; is concerned that further markets intervention will be necessary; believes that all measures and interventions should take more into account the specific characteristics and needs of different Member States and should be aimed at helping small and medium milk producers on family farms who suffered the most serious consequences of the abolition of the milk quota in 2015;
Amendment 27 #
2016/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises the value of wood for energy purposes in contributing to the renewable energy targets of the 2030 climate and energy framework and in opening up new business opportunities; calls on the Commission to establish a system to evaluate the contribution that forests make as carbon sinks, and thus to contribute to the development of the renewable energy sector;
Amendment 32 #
2016/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the need to encourage the integration of uncultivated agricultural land which is not being used to produce food into the production of bioenergy, with a view to supporting the meeting of national and European renewable energy objectives;
Amendment 60 #
2016/2041(INI)
4a. Urges the Member States to eradicate unnecessary barriers and to improve existing administrative procedures in order to encourage investments in the development and construction of facilities that use bioenergy, and thus to contribute to the development of 'green entrepreneurship' and the creation of 'green jobs' in rural areas;
Amendment 6 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the European Social Charter of 3 May 1996, in particular Part I and Part II, Articles 2 (5), 4 (1), 16 and 27,
Amendment 7 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 b (new)
Citation 3 b (new)
- having regard to the European Pact for mental health and wellbeing of 2008 and its priority 'mental health in workplace settings',
Amendment 14 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10
Citation 10
Amendment 37 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas achieving a genuine work- life balancbalance between professional, family and private life requires comprehensive policies including measures for reconciling work, caring for and spending time with family, and time for leisure and personal development;
Amendment 49 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas working hours are more often extended until late in the evening, workers are faced with night work, work on public holidays and Sundays without break and rest periods, which makes it difficult for workers to reconcile work with duties towards children and other dependents; whereas some sectors became more affected, such as retail services, where most of those employed are women;
Amendment 69 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas women are often faced with pregnancy and maternity-related discrimination in employment such as responding to pregnancy-related questions in job interviews, access to employment, dismissal from their work; denial of promotion, training, benefits, leaves or insurance or any other adjustments of working conditions or denial of workers’ rights;
Amendment 141 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Member States to fully protect the rights of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding, including protection from discrimination on such grounds, ensuring that their rights are in no way negatively impacted upon because of their situation; encourages the European Commission to fully integrate these aspects in a renewed and ambitious effort to revise the Maternity Leave Directive;
Amendment 156 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the EU is facing unprecedented demographic challenges – an ageing population, low birth rates, changing family structurate marriages and late parenthood and parenting, low birth rates and migration; is concerned that austerity measures have had a negative impact on the sustainability of public finances needed for work-family life balance policies and services that foster demographic renewal;
Amendment 167 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights the importance of the children's rights dimension in the context of policies to balance professional, family and private life;
Amendment 176 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission’s approach to work-family life balance policies as key in addressing socio- economic challenges; calls on the European Social Partners to come forward with an agreement on a comprehensive package of legislative and non-legislative measures regarding the reconciliation of professional, private and family life; calls on the Commission to put forward a proposal for such a package in the context of the announced European pillar of social rights should it not be possible for an agreement between the social partners to be reached;
Amendment 183 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to put in place policies that acknowledge the increasing diversity of family relationships and parentneed to respect the primary role of the Member States in devising their policies in support of the family, ing arrangements, in particular toccordance with the principle of subsidiarity and guarantee that a child is not discriminated against because of its parents’ marital status or family constitution;
Amendment 194 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to step up protection against discrimination and unlawful dismissal related to work-family life balance and to ensure access to justice and legal action;
Amendment 205 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of incorporating a lifecycle approach in work- family life balance policies in order to ensure that everyone is supported at different times throughout their life and can actively participate in the labour market and in society as a whole;
Amendment 219 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines that the specific situation and particular needs of large families should be taken into account and given a special attention;
Amendment 226 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls upon Member States to make necessary steps so that the status of stay- at-home mothers would be appropriately recognized;
Amendment 236 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the need to address inequalities in paid and unpaid work and to promote an equal sharing of responsibilities and costs for children and care for dependants between women, men and society as a whole;
Amendment 305 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that promoting the individualisation of the right to leave as well as the role of fathers is essential to achieving gender-balanced reconciliation of work and private life; policies to balance professional, family and private life that comply with Article 23 of the EU Charter on Equality between women and men, thereby supporting the primacy of the role of guidance that the mother and the father share with respect to their children;
Amendment 378 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish qualitative standards for all care services ensuring that long-term care becomes, when adequate, deinstitutionalized;
Amendment 387 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Points out the high levels of working poor throughout Europe, with people having to work more and longer, even combining several jobs, in order to earn a decent income; calls on the Member States and social partners to develop measures ensuring adequate wages for all workers, and to close the gender pay gap between women and men;
Amendment 422 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Commission to secure working hours respecting workers' health, safety and human dignity through the Working Time Directive and other relevant legislation and to regulate more efficiently the balance of work and private life of workers as well as to ensure a weekly rest period which shall, as far as possible, coincide with the day recognised by tradition or custom in the country or region on concerned as a day of rest;
Amendment 427 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to review and on Member States to implement the Equal Treatment Directive 2006/54/EC22 focusing on the added social value of family life; __________________ 22 Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (recast), OJ L 204, 26.7.2006, p. 23.
Amendment 442 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Underlines the importance of work-family life balance for the cohesion of the societies in Europe, which depend inter alia on voluntary but reliable engagements of its citizens for sport, cultural and social life;
Amendment 447 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses that gender segregation between women and men, pay and pension gaps, gender stereotypes andas well as high levels of stress in managing professional and private life are reflected in women`s high physical inactivity rate and have a huge impact on their physical and mental health23 ; __________________ 23 European Parliament Directorate- General for Internal Policies of the Union study of March 2016 entitled ‘Differences in Men’s and Women’s Work, Care and Leisure Time’.
Amendment 4 #
2016/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
Citation 6
Amendment 15 #
2016/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas combating gender discriminationpreventing and eliminating any discrimination based on sex, both direct and indirect, as well as ensuring equality before the law in the field of goods and services is an integral part of the principle of equality between women and men which constitutes a fundamental value of the European Union recognised in the Treaties and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights;
Amendment 20 #
2016/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Directive 2004/113/EC (hereinafter ‘the Directive’) extends the principle of equal treatment of men and women beyond the realm of employment and the labour market and into the field of access to and supply of goods and services, within the limits of powers conferred upon the Community;
Amendment 21 #
2016/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas while prohibiting discrimination, it is important to respect other fundamental rights and freedoms, including the protection of private and family life and transactions carried out in that context and the freedom of religion;
Amendment 29 #
2016/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the realisation of the full potential of the Directive rests on efficient and consistent gender mainstreamingintegration of the dimension of equality between men and women in all policy areas across the relevant sectors to which it applies;
Amendment 38 #
2016/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas, while the recent Commission communication entitled ‘'European agenda for the collaborative economy’' represents a good starting point for promoting and regulating this sector effectively, there is a need to incorporate the gender equality between men and women perspective and reflect the provisions of the Directive in further analysis and recommendations in this field;
Amendment 42 #
2016/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas in its Report on the application of the Directive, the Commission states that it does not consider it necessary to propose amendments to the Directive at this stage but will prioritise addressing the remaining transposition issues with the Member States concerned, mainly in relation to the scope of the exception provided for in Article 4(5) of the Directive;
Amendment 47 #
2016/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Reminds that the Better Regulation Agenda recommends focusing on monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of existing EU law rather than modifying or creating new legislation, with the aim of minimising additional administrative burden for business and Member States created; in this regards, agrees with the Commission that it is not necessary to propose amendments to the Directive at this stage and emphasises the need to focus on the implementation of the Directive before considering any revisions;
Amendment 77 #
2016/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and Member States to facilitate the exchange of best practices in this area; calls for focusing on those preventive measures which are consistent with the principle of equality between women and men, as recommended for example in the Istanbul Convention, and are not limiting to women’'s liberties;
Amendment 85 #
2016/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Reminds, however, that principle of equal treatment in the access to goods and services does not require that facilities should always be provided to men and women on a shared basis, as long as they are not provided more favourably to members of one sex;
Amendment 98 #
2016/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that the relative lack of positive action based on Article 4(5) across Member States constitutes a gap in the implementation of the Directive; calls for promoting forms of positive action based on a legitimate aim, in which there is a direct link between preferential treatment and the disadvantages to be prevented or eliminated, such as the protection of victims of sex-related violence in cases of single-sex shelters, reasons of privacy and decency, and the freedom of association;
Amendment 108 #
2016/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to integrate a sector-specific gender-mainstreamapproach to the full integration of the issue of equality of men and women ing approach inll policy areas, in order to enhancinge the implementation of the Directive;
Amendment 110 #
2016/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Points out that equality bodies play a crucial role in monitoring and ensuring that the rights derived from the Directive are fully exercised at national level; calls on the Member States to guarantee sufficient competences and independence, in accordance with national law and practice, for equality bodies to fulfil their principal tasks, which include independent assistance to victims of discrimination in pursuing their complaints, conducting independent surveys concerning discrimination and publishing independent reports and recommendations;
Amendment 112 #
2016/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Member States to encourage dialogue with relevant stakeholders which have a legitimate interest in contributing to the fight against discrimination on grounds of sex in the area of access to and supply of goods and services;
Amendment 19 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Regrets that gender equality has not yet been reached in many areas; stresses that women still suffer from discrimination as exemplified by their low representation in the decision-making process, both in the private and the public sectors, and by the persisting gender pay gapscience, technologies and engineering, entrepreneurship and decision-making process, and by the persisting gender pay and pension gap, emphasises that women and girls, especially the ones living in rural areas, are particularly affected by poverty;
Amendment 28 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Regrets that women still suffer from discriminatory working conditions including non-standard forms of employment; emphasises that women working in retail service are particularly exposed to extended working hours and denied of their worker’s right for a weekly day of rest;
Amendment 49 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 30
Citation 30
Amendment 51 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 32
Citation 32
Amendment 54 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the proposed EU accession to the Istanbul Convention and calls for the EU and the Member States to ratify the Istanbul Convention as soon as possiblon preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence and calls on Member States to protect, prevent and eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls and domestic violence;
Amendment 56 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 33
Citation 33
— having regard to its resolutions on gender equality between women and men,
Amendment 78 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates its cCalls on the Commission to submit a proposal for a legal act on violence against women and to present a comprehensive strategy on violence against women and girls and gender-based violenpresent a comprehensive strategy on combating violence against women and girls, as well as to promote policies against harassment in the workplace;
Amendment 98 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Condemns all forms of discrimination and violence against LGBTI people; calls for further action to push for the harmonisation of criminal law across the EU in order to combat homophobia, biphobia and transphobiawomen and girls and other vulnerable groups;
Amendment 107 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Is concerned by the increase of cyber violence against women and girls, as well as the use of ICT and Internet for trafficking in women and children, especially for sexual, reproductive and labour exploitation; calls for the Commission and the Member States to adopt measures to prevent and address the use of new technologies as a tool of recruiting particularly women and girls victims of trafficking in human beings, cyber-harassment and cyber stalking;
Amendment 113 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Welcomes all the efforts made to fully implement the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; reminds that women and girls with disabilities are particularly exposed to discrimination, which prevents them from enjoying their fundamental rights on an equal basis with others;
Amendment 124 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to take all the necessary measures to ensure the protection of women migrantrefugees and asylum seekers, such as safe spaces for women and children, legal counselling and access to sexual and reproductive health and rights, including safe abortionstailored facilities, suitable areas for mothers and children, special attention to women and girls victims of violence, including but not limited to FGM;
Amendment 132 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas migration is an unavoidablethe influx of migrants and asylum seekers is part of the EU’'s futurecurrent context and one of the biggest challenges of our times, as it appeals to the EU’s international humanitarian responsibilities and forms a key element for demographic reason; considering that such influx cannot constitute the primary solution to the demographic crisis, which has to be tackled mainly through solid, transversal and structural family policies;
Amendment 150 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to introduce gender mainstreaming in all areas of postep up its work on equalicty makingbetween women and imen all proposed legislation, including systematic gender impact assessments as part of the fundamental rights compliance assessmentnd to incorporate visible equality perspective into EU activities and policies;
Amendment 165 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to introduce a gender equality pillar into the Europe 2020 strategy and for greater inclusion of the gender mainstreaming perspective in the European Semester by introducing a gender dimension in the annual growth survey and in the formulation process of the CSRsmutually reinforce the Europe 2020 strategy and the Strategy for equality between women and men;
Amendment 176 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the EU institutions to introduce specific indicators on gender equality, including the Gender Equaluse efficiently, within the limits of EU competences and in full compliance with the principles of subsidiarity Iandex of EIGE, in the monitoring system of the future EU mechanism on proportionality, the existing EU mechanisms and tools to monitor respect for democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights.
Amendment 192 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas freedom of expression cannot be misused to protect racism, xenophobia and hrelated crimes as they threaten the values ofn which the EU and its Member Statesis founded; whereas there is an increase in hate speech among political forces and increasing xenophobia and other biasof such phenomena in the political sphere and in important sectors of the population;
Amendment 212 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas children are the future of our society and we are responsible for their present; whereas education is one of the best wayscan contribute to imparting values such as peace, tolerance, equality, justice and, respect for human dignity and for the rights and freedoms of others via formal, non-formal and informal education methods, while stressing that parents remain the primary responsible for their children and in particular for their education, including the full recognition of their right provided by Article 14(3) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU, by Article 2 of Protocol no. 1 to the European Convention on Human Rights and by other texts linked with international law;
Amendment 220 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas live-streaming of child sexual abuse is no longer an emerging new trend, but an established reality; whereas children are at risk of harm through online grooming and solicitation for sexual purposes, which in the most serious cases can turn into sexual coercion, as well as of harassment and bullying from peers;
Amendment 282 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates that human dignity is the inviolable andfoundation of all fundamental rights and shall not be subject to any instrumentalisation; that it must be respected and protected in all EU initiatives; calls for awareness-raising amongst EU citizens on the inherent dignity of all persons in order to achieve a more sensitive and inclusivehumane and just society;
Amendment 395 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates that intercultural dialogue and inter-religious tolerancdialogue needs to be promoted via constant efforts and extensive dialoguexchange and that the crisis arising from the waves of migrationnts and asylum seekers cannot be tackled without the involvement of all relevant state and non-state actors, including cChurches and religious organisations;
Amendment 482 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that Commission’'s report on the progress made in the fight against trafficking in human beings shows that the Internet and new technologies enable organised crime groups to access a large pool of potential victims on a much larger scale than ever before, as many victims of trafficking, especially for sexual, reproductive and labour exploitation, are recruited online; calls on EU law enforcement agencies to step up their efforts in targeting criminal trafficking networks and facilitators, paying special attention to crimes against children;
Amendment 554 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. WelcomesTakes note of the Commission’'s announcement of the Code of Conduct on countering illegal hate speech online; recalls that the concept of "hate speech" should be harmonised with the right to freedom of expression; underlines that the idea proposed with the aforesaid Code of having Civil Society Organisations acting as "trusted reporters" should be implemented in accordance with the existing provisions on the right to an effective remedy;
Amendment 574 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on Member States to develop and disseminate tools and mechanisms for reporting hate crime and hate speech and to ensure that any case of alleged hate crime or hate speech is effectively investigated, prosecuted and tried in accordance with national law and, where relevant, in compliance with the Framework Decision on Racism and Xenophobia, European and international human rights obligations, as well as relevant ECtHR case law; calls on the Member States to effectively tackle the problem of abuse of freedom of expression aimed at fuelling radicalisation;
Amendment 664 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Highlights that no political, ideological, cultural, religious, national or ethnic background can justify any form of gender-based violencesexual violence against women, including female genital mutilations, forced abortion, sterilisation or surrogacy and that EU and national authorities should strengthen their cooperation;
Amendment 747 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Highlights that child protection should be enhanced in the digital world and calls for further cooperation between the private and public sectors; encourages those involved to follow good examples of prevention and complaint mechanisms in online social media and to implement these EU-wide; supports an ambitious and effective outcome of the reform of the Directive on Audiovisual Media Services, with particular reference to protecting children in the digital environment;
Amendment 765 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Supports EU initiatives aimed at ensuring to each child a stable family environment fostering his/her harmonious growth and development; highlights the primary role of guidance of the mother and the father for their children and with regard to the identification of the best interests of the child;
Amendment 867 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 10 a (new)
Subheading 10 a (new)
Freedom of thought, conscience and religion
Amendment 876 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39 a. Invites the Union and its Member States to fully protect freedom of thought, conscience and religion in all its aspects (individual and collective, private and public, institutional); invites the Member States to ensure the freedom to change one's religion or belief without any coercion;
Amendment 878 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 b (new)
Paragraph 39 b (new)
39 b. Supports an effective protection on the part of the Member States of the right to conscientious objection, both at the individual and institutional level, especially in the healthcare, pharmaceutical and education sectors, as a fundamental right placed at the basis of democracy and the rule of law; invites to put an end to discrimination, including harassment, towards conscientious objectors;
Amendment 961 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
Paragraph 46 a (new)
46 a. Underlines that any EU initiative or mechanism on the respect for the rule of law in the Member States should have a clear and explicit legal basis and is to be founded on compliance with the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, as well as on respect for their national traditions and identities;
Amendment 198 #
2016/0400(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part XII – point 166 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part XII – point 166 – paragraph 1
In order to achieve the objectives of Regulation (EC) No 767/2009, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission to amend the Annexes to that Regulation in order to adapt them to technical progress, update the list of intended uses and set the maximum content of chemical impurities and to supplement that Regulation with a list of categories of feed materials and clarification whether a certain product constitutes feed. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States’' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.
Amendment 199 #
2016/0400(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part XII – point 166 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part XII – point 166 – paragraph 2
Amendment 91 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Amendment 101 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Amendment 110 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. Where a spirit drink meets the requirements of more than one of the categories of spirit drinks 15 to 47 oflisted in Part I of Annex II, it may be soldplaced on the market under one or more of the prelevant sales denominationscribed names provided for under those categories.
Amendment 206 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 41 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 222 #
2016/0392(COD)
8a. 'Flavouring' means the addition of flavourings or food ingredients with flavouring properties in the preparation of a spirit drink.
Amendment 223 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 8 b (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 8 b (new)
8b. 'Place of manufacture' means the place or region where the stage in the production process of the finished product which conferred on the spirit drink its character and essential definitive qualities took place.
Amendment 224 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 8 c (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 8 c (new)
8c. 'Description' means the terms used on the labelling, presentation, and packaging; in the documents accompanying the transport of a drink; in the commercial documents, particularly the invoices and delivery notes; and in advertising for the drink.
Amendment 93 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) It is thus appropriate to establish a Union binding target-range of at least 27% to 33% share of renewable energy. Member States should define their contribution to the achievement of this target by setting up their indicative trajectories as part of their Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans through the governance process set out in Regulation [Governance]. The Commission should assist Member States in this process by setting up the indicative benchmarks to ensure the fair contribution of each Member State to the target on renewable energy in 2030.
Amendment 107 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The national targets and sub- targets set for 2020 should constitute Member States' minimum contribution to the new 2030 framework. Under no circumstances the national share of renewables in all sectors of the energy system, should fall below such contribution and, in case this happens, the relevant Member States should take the appropriate measures to ensure that this baseline is maintained as well as contribute to the financial instrument referred to in Regulation [Governance].
Amendment 153 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) In order to facilitate the use of renewable energy in the transport sector Member States shall jointly endeavour to gradually increase the share of renewable energy supplied for transport to at least 15% in 2030 at Union level.
Amendment 181 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 62
Recital 62
(62) The European Strategy for a low- carbon mobility of July 2016 pointed out that food-based biofuels have a limited role in decarbonising the transport sector and should be gradually phased out and replaced by advanced biofuels. To prepare for the transition towards advanced biofuels and minimise the overall indirect land-use change impacts, it is appropriate to reduce the amount of biofuels and bioliquids produced from food and feed crops. In order to foster the uptake of advanced biofuels and ensure investors' confidence in the consistency of Union policies, it is appropriate to maintain at 7 % the share of biofuels and bioliquids produced from food and feed crops in the final consumption of energy in road and rail transport that can be counted towards the Union target set out in this Directive.
Amendment 195 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 63
Recital 63
(63) Directive (EU) 2015/1513 of the European Parliament and of the Council23 called on the Commission to present without delay a comprehensive proposal for a cost-effective and technology-neutral post-2020 policy in order to create a long- term perspective for investment in sustainable biofuels with a low risk of causing indirect land-use change and in other means of decarbonising the transport sector. An ambitious 15 % incorporation obligation on fuel suppliers can provide certainty for investors, ensure that decarbonisation in the transport sector is achieved, and encourage the continuous development of alternative renewable transport fuels including advanced biofuels, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin, and renewable electricity in transport. It is appropriate to set the obligation on fuel suppliers at the same level in each Member State in order to ensure consistency in transport fuel specifications and availability. As transport fuels are traded easily, fuel suppliers in Member States with low endowments of the relevant resources should be able to easily obtain renewable fuels from elsewhere. __________________ 23 Directive (EU) 2015/1513 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 September 2015 amending Directive 98/70/EC relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and amending Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (OJ L 239, 15.9.2015, p. 1).
Amendment 204 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 64
Recital 64
(64) ATogether with crop-based biofuels, advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non- biological origin, and renewable electricity in transport can contribute to low carbon emissions, stimulating the decarbonisation of the Union transport sector in a cost- effective manner, and improving inter alia energy diversification in the transport sector while promoting innovation, growth and jobs in the Union economy and reducing reliance on energy imports. The inclusion of those energy sources in the overall incorporation obligation of 15 % on fuels suppliers should encourage continuous development of advanced fuels, including biofuels, and it is important to ensure that the incorporation obligation also incentivises improvements in the greenhouse gas performance of the fuels supplied to meet it. The Commission should assess the greenhouse gas performance, technical innovation and sustainability of those fuels.
Amendment 209 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 65
Recital 65
Amendment 219 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 65 a (new)
Recital 65 a (new)
(65a) The Commission, together with the Member States, should work towards implementing a single cross-checking traceability database for all biofuels. Such a system is necessary to interlink national schemes and to have a verified and transparent traceability system at Union level.
Amendment 223 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 66
Recital 66
(66) FHighly sustainable crop-based feedstocks, as well as feedstocks which have low indirect land use change impacts when used for biofuels, should be promoted for their contribution to the decarbonisation of the economy. Especially feedstocks for advanced biofuels, for which technology is more innovative and less mature and therefore needs a higher level of support, should be included in an annex to this Directive. In order to ensure that this annex is up to date with the latest technological developments while avoiding unintended negative effects, an evaluation should take place after the adoption of the Directive in order to assess the possibility to extend the annex to new feedstocks.
Amendment 292 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 62
Recital 62
(62) The European Strategy for a low- carbon mobility of July 2016 pointed out that food-based biofuels have a limited role in decarbonising the transport sector and should be gradually phased out and replaced by advanced biofuels. To prepare for the transition towards advanced biofuels and minimise the overall indirect land-use change impacts, it is appropriate to reduce the amount of biofuels and bioliquids produced from food and feed crops. In order to foster the uptake of advanced biofuels and ensure investors' confidence in the consistency of Union policies, it is appropriate to maintain at 7 % the share of biofuels and bioliquids produced from food and feed crops in the final consumption of energy in road and rail transport that can be counted towards the Union target set out in this Directive.
Amendment 294 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 63
Recital 63
(63) Directive (EU) 2015/1513 of the European Parliament and of the Council23 called on the Commission to present without delay a comprehensive proposal for a cost-effective and technology-neutral post-2020 policy in order to create a long- term perspective for investment in sustainable biofuels with a low risk of causing indirect land-use change and in other means of decarbonising the transport sector. An ambitious 15 % incorporation obligation on fuel suppliers can provide certainty for investors, ensure that decarbonisation in the transport sector is achieved, and encourage the continuous development of alternative renewable transport fuels including advanced biofuels, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin, and renewable electricity in transport. It is appropriate to set the obligation on fuel suppliers at the same level in each Member State in order to ensure consistency in transport fuel specifications and availability. As transport fuels are traded easily, fuel suppliers in Member States with low endowments of the relevant resources should be able to easily obtain renewable fuels from elsewhere. __________________ 23 Directive (EU) 2015/1513 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 September 2015 amending Directive 98/70/EC relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and amending Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (OJ L 239, 15.9.2015, p. 1).
Amendment 295 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 64
Recital 64
(64) ATogether with crop-based biofuels, advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non- biological origin, and renewable electricity in transport can contribute to low carbon emissions, stimulating the decarbonisation of the Union transport sector in a cost- effective manner, and improving inter alia energy diversification in the transport sector while promoting innovation, growth and jobs in the Union economy and reducing reliance on energy imports. The inclusion of those energy sources in the overall incorporation obligation of 15 % on fuels suppliers should encourage continuous development of advanced fuels, including biofuels, and it is important to ensure that the incorporation obligation also incentivises improvements in the greenhouse gas performance of the fuels supplied to meet it. The Commission should assess the greenhouse gas performance, technical innovation and sustainability of those fuels.
Amendment 300 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 65
Recital 65
Amendment 303 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) ‘biofuels’ means liquid or gaseous fuel for transport produced from biomass;
Amendment 311 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 65 a (new)
Recital 65 a (new)
(65a) The Commission, together with the Member States, should work towards implementing a single cross-checking traceability database for all biofuels. Such a system is necessary to interlink national schemes and to have a verified and transparent traceability system at Union level.
Amendment 313 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 66
Recital 66
(66) FHighly sustainable crop-based feedstocks, as well as feedstocks which have low indirect land use change impacts when used for biofuels, should be promoted for their contribution to the decarbonisation of the economy. Especially feedstocks for advanced biofuels, for which technology is more innovative and less mature and therefore needs a higher level of support, should be included in an annex to this Directive. In order to ensure that this annex is up to date with the latest technological developments while avoiding unintended negative effects, an evaluation should take place after the adoption of the Directive in order to assess the possibility to extend the annex to new feedstocks.
Amendment 324 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point dd a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point dd a (new)
(dda) ‘highly sustainable crop-based biofuels’ means biofuels that: – are produced from cereals, other starch-rich crops, sugars and oil crops, – save the GHG emissions in compliance with the criteria laid down in Article 26(7) when compared to fossil fuel in accordance with the methodology referred to in Article 28(1), – generate high value protein, other animal feed or cellulosic by-products, and – are produced from feedstocks obtained in accordance with the requirements and standards laid down in Article 93 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Amendment 340 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f f
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f f
Amendment 362 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point m m
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point m m
Amendment 367 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point mm a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point mm a (new)
(mma) ‘supply base level’ means the geographic region from which biomass feedstock originates;
Amendment 371 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point n n
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point n n
(nn) ‘biowaste’ means biodegradable garden and park waste, food and kitchen waste from households, restaurants, caterers and retail premises, and comparable waste from the food processing industrywaste as defined in point (4) of Article 3 of Directive 2008/98/EC;
Amendment 378 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) ‘'biofuels’' means liquid or gaseous fuel for transport produced from biomass;
Amendment 382 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall collectively ensure that: (a) the share of energy from renewable sources in the Union’s gross final consumption of energy in 2030 is at least 27%within the target-range of at least 27% (binding) and 33% (indicative); (b) the share of energy from renewable sources in all forms of transport in 2030 is at least 15 % of the final consumption of energy in transport at Union level; (c) the contribution from biofuels and bioliquids, as well as from biomass fuels consumed in transport, if produced from food or feed crops is no more than 7 % of the calculation of the Union’s gross final consumption of energy in transport in 2030; and (d) from 1 January 2021, the contribution from biofuels and bioliquids, as well as from biomass fuels consumed in transport, if produced from feedstock with land use emissions greater than 160 gCO2eq/MJ, is no more than 10 % of the total biofuel mix at Union level and is gradually reduced to 1 % by 31 December 2030.
Amendment 393 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. Member States’ respective contributions to this overall 2030 target- range shall be set and notified to the Commission as part of their Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans in accordance with Articles 3 to 5 and Articles 9 to 11 of Regulation [Governance].
Amendment 395 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. By the end of 2019 the Commission shall set up an indicative benchmarks to ensure the fair contribution of each Member State to the target on renewable energy in 2030. Based on this indicative benchmark member States shall communicate their indicative trajectories.
Amendment 396 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. From 1 January 2021 onwards, the share of energy from renewable sources in each Member State’s gross final consumption of energy shall not be lower than that shown in the third column of the table in part A of Annex I. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure compliance with this baseline, which shall include: (a) support for the use of biofuels that are generated in the course of the processing of high-value protein concentrate, other feed or cellulosic by- products which support food security goals and the transition towards a biobased and circular economy in the Union; and (b) phasing out the use of vegetable oils in biofuels and bioliquids that drive direct and illegal land use changes, deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions from peatland.
Amendment 405 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Support for electricity from renewable sources shall be designed so as to integrate electricity from renewable sources in the electricity market and ensure that renewable energy producers are responding to market price signals and maximise their market revenues. Member States my foresee exemptions for small- scale installations, where Member States can demonstrate that the administrative cost of directly or indirectly selling produced electricity in the market would be disproportionate, as well as for demonstration projects.
Amendment 408 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that support for renewable electricity is granted in anthrough open, transparent, competitive, non- discriminatory and cost-effective mannertenders, except for small-scale installations, demonstration projects, and where Member States can demonstrate that tenders cannot be made competitive or would lead to a sub-optimal outcome, i.e. higher support levels or/and lower project realization rates.
Amendment 411 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States may apply technology specific support on the basis of one or several of the following justifications, which shall be duly substantiated: (a) a long-term potential of a given technology; (b) diversification of the energy mix; (c) system integration costs; (d) grid stability; (c) environmental constrains.
Amendment 413 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Amendment 427 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point dd a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point dd a (new)
(dd a) 'highly sustainable crop-based biofuels' means biofuels that: – are produced from cereals, other starch-rich crops, sugars and oil crops, – save the GHG emissions in compliance with the criteria laid down in Article 26(7) when compared to fossil fuel in accordance with the methodology referred to in Article 28(1), – generate high value protein, other animal feed or cellulosic by-products, and – are produced from feedstocks obtained in accordance with the requirements and standards laid down in Article 93 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a. __________________ 1aRegulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 352/78, (EC) No 165/94, (EC) No 2799/98, (EC) No 814/2000, (EC) No 1290/2005 and (EC) No 485/2008 (OJ 347, 20.12.2013, p. 549).
Amendment 438 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f f
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f f
Amendment 446 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
From 1 January 2021, for the calculation of a Member State’s gross final consumption of energy from renewable energy sources, Member States may set a limit for the contribution from biofuels and bioliquids, as well as from biomass fuels consumed in transport, if produced from food or feed crops, shall be no more than 7% of final consumption of energy in road and rail transport in that Member State. This limit shall be reduced to 3,8% in 2030 following the trajectory set out in part A of Annex X produced from food or feed crops, as well as from biomass fuels consumed in transport in that Member State, in accordance with Article 3(1). Member States may set a lower limit and may distinguish between different types of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from food and feed crops, for instance by setting a lower limit for the contribution from food or feed crop based biofuels produced from oil crops, taking into account indirect land use change.
Amendment 450 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point m m
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point m m
Amendment 451 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point mm a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point mm a (new)
(mm a) 'supply base level' means the geographic region from which biomass feedstock originates;
Amendment 452 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point n n
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point n n
(nn) 'biowaste' means biodegradable garden and park waste, food and kitchen waste from households, restaurants, caterers and retail premises, and comparable waste from the food processing industry-waste as defined in point (4) of Article 3 of Directive 2008/98/EC;
Amendment 458 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 458 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – introductory part
(b) when evidence referred to in the first subparagraph is not available, the biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from forest biomass shall be taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 if management systems are in place at forest holdingadditional information of legality and forest management practices are provided at the supply base level to ensure that:
Amendment 464 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 472 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall collectively ensure that: (a) the share of energy from renewable sources in the Union's gross final consumption of energy in 2030 is at least 27%; (b) the contribution from biofuels and bioliquids, as well as from biomass fuels consumed in transport, if produced from food or feed crops is no more than 7 % of the calculation of the Union's gross final consumption of energy in transport in 2030; and (c) from 1 January 2021, the contribution from biofuels and bioliquids, as well as from biomass fuels consumed in transport, if produced from feedstock with land use emissions greater than 160 gCO2eq/MJ, is no more than 10 % of the total biofuel mix at Union level and is gradually reduced to 1 % by 31 December 2030.
Amendment 475 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 497 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. From 1 January 2021 onwards, the share of energy from renewable sources in each Member State's gross final consumption of energy shall not be lower than that shown in the third column of the table in part A of Annex I. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure compliance with this baseline, which shall include: (a) support for the use of biofuels that are generated in the course of the processing of high-value protein concentrate, other feed or cellulosic by- products which support food security goals and the transition towards a biobased and circular economy in the Union; and (b) phasing out the use of vegetable oils in biofuels and bioliquids that drive direct and illegal land use changes, deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions from peatland.
Amendment 550 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
With effect from 1 January 2021, Member States shall require fuel suppliers to include a minimum share ofset the fuel incorporation obligation and shall require fuel suppliers to increase gradually the share of renewable energy from biofuels, advanced biofuels and other, highly sustainable crop-based biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, from renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin, from waste-based fossil fuels and from renewable electricity to at least 15 % in 2030 in the total amount of transport fuels they supply for consumption or use on the market in the course of a calendar year.
Amendment 572 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The minimum share of advanced biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, from renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin and from renewable electricity shall be at least equal to 1.53 % in 2021, increasing up to at least 6.88,3 % in 2030, following the trajectory set out in part B of Annex X. Within this total share, the contribution of advanced biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in part A of Annex IX shall be at least 0.5% of the transport fuels supplied for consumption or use on the market as of 1 January 2021, increasing up to at least 3.64,6 % by 2030, following the trajectory set out in part C of Annex X.
Amendment 597 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point a
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point a
(a) for the calculation of the denominator, that is the energy content of road and rail transport fuels supplied for consumption or use on the market, petrol, diesel, natural gas, biofuels, biogas, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin, waste-based fossil fuels and electricity, shall be taken into account;
Amendment 611 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – subparagraph 1
(b) for the calculation of the numerator, the energy content of advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin, waste based fossil fuels supplied to all transport sectors, and renewable electricity supplied to road vehicles, shall be taken into account.
Amendment 622 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – subparagraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – subparagraph 2
For the calculation of the numerator, the contribution from biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock included in part B of Annex IX shall be limited to 1.74 % of the energy content of transport fuels supplied for consumption or use on the market and the contribution of fuels supplied in the aviation and maritime sector shall be considered to be 1.24 times their energy content.
Amendment 632 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. From 1st January 2021, Member States shall require fuel suppliers to reduce life cycle greenhouse gas emissions per unit of energy from fuel and energy supplied by up to 20 % by 31 December 2030, compared with the fuel baseline standard referred to in Directive (EU) 2015/652/EC1a. ____________________ 1a OJ L 107, 25.4.2015, 26-67
Amendment 660 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. From 1 January 2021, Member States shall put in place a database enabling tracing of transport fuels that are eligible for counting towards the numerator set out in paragraph 1(b), and require the relevant economic operators to enter information on the transactions made and the sustainability characteristics of the eligible fuels, including their life cycle greenhouse gas emissions, starting from their point of production to the fuel supplier that places the fuel on the market.
Amendment 662 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
By 31 December 2021, the Commission shall set up a dedicated single cross- checking traceability database scheme at Union level to ensure that national schemes are interlinked.
Amendment 664 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
From 1 January 2021, for the calculation of a Member State's gross final consumption of energy from renewable energy sources, Member States may set a limit for the contribution from biofuels and bioliquids, as well as from biomass fuels consumed in transport, if produced from food or feed crops, shall be no more than 7% of final consumption of energy in road and rail transport in that Member State. This limit shall be reduced to 3,8% in 2030 following the trajectory set out in part A of Annex X produced from food or feed crops, as well as from biomass fuels consumed in transport in that Member State, in accordance with Article 3(1). Member States may set a lower limit and may distinguish between different types of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from food and feed crops, for instance by setting a lower limit for the contribution from food or feed crop based biofuels produced from oil crops, taking into account indirect land use change.
Amendment 666 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
The limit set out in Article 3(1), and any limits set by Member States pursuant to the fourth subparagraph shall not apply to highly sustainable crop based biofuels.
Amendment 684 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 685 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 734 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 4
Article 26 – paragraph 4
4. Biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from agricultural biomass taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 shall not be made from raw material obtained from land that was peatland in January 2008 unless evidence is provided to show that the cultivation and harvesting of that raw material does not involve drainage of previously undrained soil.
Amendment 750 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point i
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point i
i) harvesting is carried out in accordance to the conditions of the harvesting permit or equivalent proof of the legal right to harvest within the legally gazetted boundaries;
Amendment 759 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point iii
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point iii
iii) areas of highdesignated, by law or by the relevant competent authority, for nature conservation valuepurposes, including wetlands and peatlands, are protected;
Amendment 770 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point iv
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point iv
iv) the impacts of forest harvestingharvesting is carried out considering maintenance onf soil quality and biodiversity are minimised; and
Amendment 777 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point v
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point v
v) harvesting does not exceedmaintains or improves the long-term production capacity of the forests at country or regional level;
Amendment 785 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – introductory part
(b) when evidence referred to in the first subparagraph is not available, the biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from forest biomass shall be taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 if management systems are in place at forest holdingadditional information of legality and forest management practices are provided at the supply base level to ensure that:
Amendment 792 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point i
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point i
i) the forest biomass has been harvested according to a legal permiharvesting is carried out in accordance with the conditions of the harvesting permit procedure or equivalent proof of the legal right to harvest;
Amendment 809 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point iii
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point iii
iii) areas of highdesignated, by law or by the relevant competent authority, for nature conservation valuepurposes, including peawetlands and wepeatlands, are identified and protected;
Amendment 815 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point iv
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point iv
iv) impacts of forest harvesting onharvesting is carried out considering maintenance of soil quality and biodiversity; are minimised; nd
Amendment 822 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point v
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point v
v) harvesting does not exceed themaintains or improves long-term productionvity capacity of the forests at country or regional level.
Amendment 843 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
When evidence referred to in the first subparagraph is not available, the biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from forest biomass shall be taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 if management systems are in place at forest holdingsupply base level to ensure that carbon stocks and sinks levels in the forest are maintained.
Amendment 932 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. The Commission may decide that voluntary national or international schemes setting standards for the production of biomass products contain accurate data for the purposes of Article 26(7), and/or demonstrate that consignments of biofuels, bioliquids or biomass fuels comply with the sustainability criteria set out in Article 26(2), (3), (4), (5) and (6), and/or that no materials have been intentionally modified or discarded so that the consignment or part thereof would fall under Annex IX. When demonstrating that requirements set out in Article 26(5) and (6) for forest biomass are met, the operators may decide to directly provide the required evidence at the forest holdingsupply base level. The Commission may also recognise areas for the protection of rare, threatened or endangered ecosystems or species recognised by international agreements or included in lists drawn up by intergovernmental organisations or the International Union for the Conservation of Nature for the purposes of Article 26(2)(b)(ii).
Amendment 945 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. The Commission may, at any time, verify the reliability of the information relating to the fulfilment of the sustainability criteria or the greenhouse gas emission saving submitted by economic operators operating on the Union market or at the request of a Member State.
Amendment 964 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
5. The Commission shall keep Annex V and Annex VI under review, with a view, where justified, to adding or, but not to revisinge, values for biofuel, bioliquid and biomass fuel production pathways. That review shall also consider the modification of the methodology laid down in part C of Annex V and in part B of Annex VI.
Amendment 966 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
In the event that the Commission's review concludes that changes to Annex V or Annex VI should be made, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts pursuant to Article 32shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council. The report shall be accompanied, where appropriate, by legislative proposals amending Annex V or VI.
Amendment 967 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 6
Article 28 – paragraph 6
6. Where necessary in order to ensure the uniform application of Part C of Annex V and Part B of Annex VI, the Commission may adopt implementing acts setting out detailed technical specifications including definitions, conversion factors, calculation of annual cultivation emissions and/ or emission savings caused by changes above and below-ground carbon stocks on already cultivated land, calculation of emission savings from carbon capture, carbon replacement and carbon geological storage. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 31 (2).
Amendment 973 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 2
Article 32 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 7(5), 7(6); 19(11), 19(14), 25(6) and 28(5) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from 1st January 2021.
Amendment 977 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The delegation of power referred to in Articles 7(5), 7(6); 19(11), 19(14), 25(6) and 28(5)
Amendment 1029 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – Part A – point g
Annex IX – Part A – point g
Amendment 1031 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – Part A – point g a (new)
Annex IX – Part A – point g a (new)
(ga) Residues from olive oil extraction provided that industry standards for the feedstock processing have been respected.
Amendment 1053 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – Part A – point q a (new)
Annex IX – Part A – point q a (new)
(qa) Animal fats classified as categories 1 and 2 in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1069/20091a; __________________ 1aRegulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (Animal by-products Regulation) (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 1).
Amendment 1058 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – Part A – point q b (new)
Annex IX – Part A – point q b (new)
(qb) Pulp from sugar and other industries provided that industry standards for the feedstock processing have been respected.
Amendment 1059 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – Part A – point q c (new)
Annex IX – Part A – point q c (new)
(qc) Sugary liquids from extraction not fit for sugar crystallization after reprocessing and excluding feedstocks listed in Part B of this Annex.
Amendment 1060 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – Part A – point q d (new)
Annex IX – Part A – point q d (new)
(qd) Biomass part of residues of the food and feed industry which are unsuitable for use in the food and feed chain or can only be used to noneconomic conditions.
Amendment 1061 #
Amendment 1063 #
Amendment 1064 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – Part B – point b
Annex IX – Part B – point b
Amendment 1065 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – Part B – point b a (new)
Annex IX – Part B – point b a (new)
(ba) Green juice from sugar beet processing provided that industry standards for the extraction of sugar have been respected.
Amendment 1066 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – Part B – point b b (new)
Annex IX – Part B – point b b (new)
(bb) Low grade starch slurry provided that industry standards for the extraction of starch have been respected.
Amendment 1071 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – Part B – point c
Annex IX – Part B – point c
(c) Molasses that are produced as a byco- product from of refining sugarcane or sugar beets provided that the best industry standards for the extraction of sugar has been respected.
Amendment 1089 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex X – Part A
Annex X – Part A
Amendment 1103 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex X - Part B
Annex X - Part B
Part B: Minimum shares of energy from advanced biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, renewable transport fuels of non-biological origin, waste- based fossil fuels and and renewable electricity, as referred to in Article 25(1) Calendar year Minimum share 2021 1.53.0 % 2022 1.83.35 % 2023 2.23.70 % 2024 2.54.05 % 2025 2.94.40 % 2026 3.6 % 5.10 % 2027 4.4 % 5.90 % 2028 5.2 % 6.70 % 2029 6.0 % 7.50 % 2030 6.8 8.30 %
Amendment 1111 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex X - Part C
Annex X - Part C
Part C: Minimum shares of energy from advanced biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Part A of Annex IX as referred to in Article 25(1) Calendar year Minimum share 2021 0.5 % 2022 0.7% 2023 0.9 % 2024 1.1 % 2025 12.3 % 2026 12.75 % 2027 2027 23.2 % 2028 2028 2.65 % 3.65 % 2029 3.1 % 4.1 % 2030 34.6 %
Amendment 1159 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
With effect from 1 January 2021, Member States shall require fuel suppliers to include a minimum share ofset the fuel incorporation obligation and shall require fuel suppliers to increase gradually the share of renewable energy from advanced biofuels, and otherdvanced biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, from renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin, from waste-based fossil fuels and from renewable electricity supplied for transport to at least 15 % in 2030 in the total amount of transport fuels they supply for consumption or use on the market in the course of a calendar year.
Amendment 1174 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The minimum share of advanced biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, from renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin and from renewable electricity shall be at least equal to 1.53 % in 2021, increasing up to at least 6.88,3 % in 2030, following the trajectory set out in part B of Annex X. Within this total share, the contribution of advanced biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in part A of Annex IX shall be at least 0.5% of the transport fuels supplied for consumption or use on the market as of 1 January 2021, increasing up to at least 3.64,6 % by 2030, following the trajectory set out in part C of Annex X.
Amendment 1187 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point a
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point a
(a) for the calculation of the denominator, that is the energy content of road and rail transport fuels supplied for consumption or use on the market, petrol, diesel, natural gas, biofuels, biogas, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin, waste-based fossil fuels and electricity, shall be taken into account;
Amendment 1202 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 1
for the calculation of the numerator, the energy content of advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non- biological origin, waste based fossil fuels supplied to all transport sectors, and renewable electricity supplied to road vehicles, shall be taken into account.
Amendment 1210 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 2
For the calculation of the numerator, the contribution from biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock included in part B of Annex IX shall be limited to 1.74 % of the energy content of transport fuels supplied for consumption or use on the market and the contribution of fuels supplied in the aviation and maritime sector shall be considered to be 1.2,3 times their energy content.
Amendment 1212 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. From 1st January 2021, Member States shall require fuel suppliers to reduce life cycle greenhouse gas emissions per unit of energy from fuel and energy supplied by up to 20 % by 31 December 2030, compared with the fuel baseline standard referred to in Directive (EU) 2015/652/EC.
Amendment 1234 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
From 1 January 2021, Member States shall put in place a database enabling tracing of transport fuels that are eligible for counting towards the numerator set out in paragraph 1(b), and require the relevant economic operators to enter information on the transactions made and the sustainability characteristics of the eligible fuels, including their life cycle greenhouse gas emissions, starting from their point of production to the fuel supplier that places the fuel on the market.
Amendment 1237 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
By 31 December 2021, the Commission shall set up a dedicated single cross- checking traceability database scheme at Union level to ensure that national schemes are interlinked.
Amendment 1250 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 4
Article 26 – paragraph 4
4. Biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from agricultural biomass taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 shall not be made from raw material obtained from land that was peatland in January 2008 unless evidence is provided to show that the cultivation and harvesting of that raw material does not involve drainage of previously undrained soil.
Amendment 1251 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point i
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point i
(i) harvesting is carried out in accordance to the conditions of the harvesting permit or equivalent proof of the legal right to harvest within the legally gazetted boundaries;
Amendment 1252 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point iii
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point iii
(iii) areas of highdesignated, by law or by the relevant competent authority, for nature conservation valuepurposes, including wetlands and peatlands, are protected;
Amendment 1253 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point iv
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point iv
(iv) the impacts of forest harvestingharvesting is carried out considering maintenance onf soil quality and biodiversity are minimised; and
Amendment 1254 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point v
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point v
(v) harvesting does not exceedmaintains or improves the long-term production capacity of the forests at country or regional level;
Amendment 1255 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – introductory part
(b) when evidence referred to in the first subparagraph is not available, the biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from forest biomass shall be taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 if management systems are in place at forest holdingif additional information of legality and forest management practices are provided at the supply base level to ensure that:
Amendment 1256 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point i
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point i
(i) the forest biomass has been harvested according to a legal permiharvesting is carried out in accordance with the conditions of the harvesting permit procedure or equivalent proof of the legal right to harvest;
Amendment 1257 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point iii
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point iii
(iii) areas of highdesignated, by law or by the relevant competent authority, for nature conservation valuepurposes, including peawetlands and wepeatlands, are identified and protected;
Amendment 1258 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point iv
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point iv
(iv) impacts of forest harvesting onharvesting is carried out considering maintenance of soil quality and biodiversity; are minimised;nd
Amendment 1259 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point v
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point v
(v) harvesting does not exceed themaintains or improves long-term productionvity capacity of the forests at country or regional level.
Amendment 1260 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
When evidence referred to in the first subparagraph is not available, the biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from forest biomass shall be taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 if management systems are in place at forest holdingsupply base level to ensure that carbon stocks and sinks levels in the forest are maintained.
Amendment 1261 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The Commission may decide that voluntary national or international schemes setting standards for the production of biomass products contain accurate data for the purposes of Article 26(7), and/or demonstrate that consignments of biofuels, bioliquids or biomass fuels comply with the sustainability criteria set out in Article 26(2), (3), (4), (5) and (6), and/or that no materials have been intentionally modified or discarded so that the consignment or part thereof would fall under Annex IX. When demonstrating that requirements set out in Article 26(5) and (6) for forest biomass are met, the operators may decide to directly provide the required evidence at the forest holdingsupply base level. The Commission may also recognise areas for the protection of rare, threatened or endangered ecosystems or species recognised by international agreements or included in lists drawn up by intergovernmental organisations or the International Union for the Conservation of Nature for the purposes of Article 26(2)(b)(ii).
Amendment 1262 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. The Commission may, at any time, verify the reliability of the information relating to the fulfilment of the sustainability criteria or the greenhouse gas emission saving submitted by economic operators operating on the Union market or at the request of a Member State.
Amendment 1263 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall keep Annex V and Annex VI under review, with a view, where justified, to adding or, but not to revisinge, values for biofuel , bioliquid and biomass fuel production pathways . That review shall also consider the modification of the methodology laid down in part C of Annex V and in part B of Annex VI .
Amendment 1264 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
In the event that the Commission's review concludes that changes to Annex V or Annex VI should be made, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts pursuant to Article 32 shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council. The report shall be accompanied, where appropriate, by legislative proposals amending Annex V or VI.
Amendment 1265 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 6
Article 28 – paragraph 6
6. Where necessary in order to ensure the uniform application of Part C of Annex V and Part B of Annex VI , the Commission may adopt implementing acts setting out detailed technical specifications including definitions , conversion factors, calculation of annual cultivation emissions and/ or emission savings caused by changes above and below-ground carbon stocks on already cultivated land, calculation of emission savings from carbon capture, carbon replacement and carbon geological storage . Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 31 (2).
Amendment 1272 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 2
Article 32 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 7(5) , 7(6); 19(11), 19(14), 25(6) and 28(5) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from 1st January 2021 .
Amendment 1275 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The delegation of power referred to in Articles 7(5) , 7(6); 19(11), 19(14), 25(6) and 28(5)
Amendment 1285 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – part Part A – point g
Annex IX – part Part A – point g
Amendment 1287 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – part Part A – point g a (new)
Annex IX – part Part A – point g a (new)
(g a) residues from olive oil extraction provided that industry standards for the feedstock processing have been respected;
Amendment 1290 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – part Part A – point q a (new)
Annex IX – part Part A – point q a (new)
(q a) animal fats classified as categories 1 and 2 in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a __________________ 1aRegulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (Animal by-products Regulation) (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 1).
Amendment 1291 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – part Part A – point q b (new)
Annex IX – part Part A – point q b (new)
(qb) pulp from sugar and other industries provided that industry standards for the feedstock processing have been respected
Amendment 1292 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – part Part A – point q c (new)
Annex IX – part Part A – point q c (new)
(qc) sugary liquids from extraction not fit for sugar crystallization after reprocessing and excluding feedstocks listed in Part B of this Annex;
Amendment 1293 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – part Part A – point q d (new)
Annex IX – part Part A – point q d (new)
(qd) biomass part of residues of the food and feed industry which are unsuitable for use in the food and feed chain or can only be used to noneconomic conditions;
Amendment 1294 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – part Part A – point q e (new)
Annex IX – part Part A – point q e (new)
(qe) used cooking oil.
Amendment 1295 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – part Part B – point a
Annex IX – part Part B – point a
Amendment 1296 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – part Part B – point b
Annex IX – part Part B – point b
Amendment 1297 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – part Part B – point b a (new)
Annex IX – part Part B – point b a (new)
(ba) green juice from sugar beet processing provided that industry standards for the extraction of sugar have been respected;
Amendment 1298 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – part Part B – point b b (new)
Annex IX – part Part B – point b b (new)
(bb) low grade starch slurry provided that industry standards for the extraction of starch have been respected;
Amendment 1299 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – part Part B – point c
Annex IX – part Part B – point c
(c) Molasses that are produced as a byco- product from of refining sugarcane or sugar beets provided that the best industry standards for the extraction of sugar has been respected.
Amendment 1300 #
Amendment 279 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The European Council also concluded on 24 October 201414 that a reliable and transparent governance system, without any unnecessary administrative burden and with sufficient flexibility for Member States, should be developed to help ensure that the Union meets its energy policy goals, with the necessary flexibility for Member States and fully respecting their freedom to determine their energy mix. It emphasized that such governance system should build on existing building blocks, such as national climate programmes, national plans for renewable energy and energy efficiency as well as the need to streamline and bring together separate planning and reporting strands. It also agreed to step up the role and rights of consumers, transparency and predictability for investors, inter alia by systematic monitoring of key indicators for an affordable, safe, competitive, secure and sustainable energy system and to facilitate coordination of national energy policies and foster regional cooperation between Member States. __________________ 14 Conclusions of the European Council 23 - 24 October 2014 (EUCO 169/14).
Amendment 297 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) The Conclusions of the Council of 26 November 2015 recognised that the governance system should provide sufficient flexibility for Member States to choose measures based on national specificities, choices, circumstances, technological developments and changing external conditions;
Amendment 464 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45 – indent 11 a (new)
Recital 45 – indent 11 a (new)
– Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC
Amendment 473 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) implement long-term low emission strategies to fulfil the commitments under the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement with a 50 years perspective;
Amendment 504 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 9
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 9
(9) 'the Union’'s 2030 targets for energy and climate' means the Union-wide binding target of at least 40% domestic reduction in economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions as compared to 1990 to be achieved by 2030, the Union-level binding target of at least 27% for the share of renewable energy consumed in the Union in 2030, the Union-level target of at least 27% for improving energy efficiency in 2030, to be reviewed by 2020 having in mind an EU level of 30%, and thas referred to in Article 3 of [recast of Directive 2009/28/EC as proposed by COM(2016) 767], and the Union target for improving energy efficiency, as referred to in Article 1(1) and Article 3(4) of Directive 2012/27/EU [version as amended in accordance with proposal COM(2016)761], and the indicative 15 % electricity interconnection target for 2030 as proposed by the European Commission or any subsequent targets in this regard agreed by the European Council or Council and Parliament for the year 2030.
Amendment 544 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) a description of the national objectives, targets and contributions for each of the five dimensions of the Energy Union, as well as an assessment of their contributions to European competiveness;
Amendment 562 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) an assessment of the impacts of the planned policies and measures to meet the objectives referred to in point (b), including impacts on the demand of CO2 allowances within the trading scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance;
Amendment 602 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point -i (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point -i (new)
-i. The Commission shall set up an indicative benchmarks to ensure the fair contribution of each Member State to the target on renewable energy in 2030, as referred to in Article 3 of [recast of Directive 2009/28/EC], based on this indicative benchmark Member States shall communicate their indicative trajectories,
Amendment 632 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point ii
ii. indicative trajectories for the sectorial share of renewable energy in final energy consumption from 2021 to 2030 in the heating and cooling, electricity, and transport sectors;
Amendment 926 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a Enhanced regional cooperation 1. The Commission shall, upon request by two or more Member States, establish a framework for Member States to jointly draft and submit to the Commission parts of the Integrated national energy and climate plan. If two or more Member States pursue such enhanced regional cooperation, the Regional integrated energy and climate plan shall replace the equivalent parts of their respective national plans. 2. The Commission may, with a view to promote cost-efficient policies, identify opportunities for enhanced regional cooperation, with a long-term vision, based on existing market structures, interconnections or other market conditions which could facilitate an enhanced regional cooperation, and based on such opportunities issue non-binding recommendations to the Member States.
Amendment 969 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall onlymake considerable efforts to modify the targets, objectives and contributions set out in the update referred to in paragraph 2 to reflect an increased ambition as compared to the ones set in the latest notified integrated national energy and climate plan.
Amendment 999 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) achieving long-term greenhouse gas emission reductions and enhancements of removals by sinks in all sectors in line with the Union’'s objective, in the context of necessary reductions according to the IPCC by developed countries as a group, to reduce emissions by 80 to 95 % by 2050 compared to 1990 levels in a cost-effective manner, in addition to enhancements of removals by sinks in pursuit of the temperature goals in the Paris Agreement.
Amendment 1224 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall take into account, during its assessment of the integrated national energy and climate plans, legitimate national specific situations, proven through an assessment of competent authorities at national and European level, which could explain any delay in the contributions of Member States for the collective achievement of the Energy Union objectives and, in particular, for meeting its objectives and targets.
Amendment 231 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 267 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b b (new)
Article 267 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013
Article 60 – paragraph 3
Article 60 – paragraph 3
(bb) paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: "3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to Article 51(1) and (2)." 20 and Article 51(1) and (2)."" Or. hr (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1305&from=EN)
Amendment 43 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
12. Regulation [ ] [on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry into the 2030 climate and energy framework] lays down accounting rules on greenhouse gas emissions and removals relating to land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF). While the environmental outcome under this Regulation in terms of the levels of greenhouse gas emission reductions that are made is affected by taking into account a quantity up to the sum of total net removals and total net emissions from deforested land, afforested land, managed cropland and managed grassland as defined in Regulation [ ], flexibility for a maximum quantity of 280 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent of these removals divided among Member States according to the figures in Annex III should be included as an additional possibility for Member States to meet their commitments when needed. Where the delegated act to update the forest reference levels based on the national forestry accounting plans pursuant to Article 8 (6) of Regulation [LULUCF] is adopted, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of Article 7 to reflect a contribution of the accounting category managed forest land in the flexibility provided by that Article. Before adopting such a delegated act, the Commission should evaluate the robustness of accounting for managed forest land based on available data, and in particular the consistency of projected and actual harvesting rates, and include the greenhouse gas removals made in the LULUCF sector on areas of forest land under long-term forest cover (existing forests). In addition, the possibility to voluntarily delete annual emission allocation units should be allowed under this Regulation in order to allow for such amounts to be taken into account when assessing Member States’ compliance with requirements under Regulation [ ].
Amendment 76 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. A Member State may transfer up to 510% of its annual emission allocation for a given year to other Member States. A receiving Member State may use this quantity for compliance under Article 9 for that year or subsequently until 2030.
Amendment 94 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. To the extent that a Member State’s emissions exceed its annual emission allocations for a given year, a quantity up to the sum of total net removals and total net emissions from the combined accounting categories of deforested land, afforested land, managed cropland and managed grassland referred to in Article 2 of Regulation [ ] [LULUCF], including the greenhouse gas removals made in the LULUCF sector on areas of forest land under long-term forest cover (existing forests),] may be taken into account for its compliance under Article 9 of this Regulation for that year, provided that:
Amendment 111 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. If the greenhouse gas emissions of a Member State in either the period from 2021 to 2025 or the period from 2026 to 2030 under Regulation [ ] exceeded its greenhouse gas removals, as determined in accordance with Article 12 of that Regulation, there shall be a deduction from that Member State’s annual emission allocations equal to the amount in tonnes of CO2 equivalent of those excess greenhouse gas emissions for the relevant years.(Does not affect English version)
Amendment 61 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Emissions and removals from forest land depend on a number of natural circumstances, age-class structure, as well as past and present management practices. The use of a base year would not make it possible to reflect those factors and resulting cyclical impacts on emissions and removals or their interannual variation. The relevant accounting rules should instead provide for the use of reference levels to exclude the effects of natural and country- specific characteristics, such as the impossibility of managing forests in Croatia due to the occupation of its territory, the Croatian War of Independence, and wartime and post-war circumstances. In the absence of the international review under the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol, a review procedure should be established to ensure transparency and improve the quality of accounting in this category.
Amendment 61 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Emissions and removals from forest land depend on a number of natural circumstances, age-class structure, as well as past and present management practices. The use of a base year would not make it possible to reflect those factors and resulting cyclical impacts on emissions and removals or their interannual variation. The relevant accounting rules should instead provide for the use of reference levels to exclude the effects of natural and country- specific characteristics, such as the inability to manage forests in Croatia due to the occupation of its territory, the Croatian War of Independence, and wartime and post-war circumstances. In the absence of the international review under the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol, a review procedure should be established to ensure transparency and improve the quality of accounting in this category.
Amendment 69 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) WThen the Commission chooses to be assisted by an expert review team in accordance with Commission Decision (C(2016)3301) in the review of national forestry accounting plans, it should procedure for setting the forest reference level by the Member States should be transparent and aligned with the requirements for sustainable forest management of Forest Europe (Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe)1a . The Commission should assist the Member States by building on the good practice and experience of the expert reviews under the UNFCCC, including as regards participation of national experts and recommendations, and select a sufficient number of experts from the Member States. In this context, it is appropriate for the Commission to provide technical assistance on the verification of compliance with the criteria set out in Annex IV, following the consultation of the Standing Forestry Committee established by Council Decision 89/367/EEC1b. __________________ 1aForest Europe - Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe, Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a Legally Binding Agreement on Forests in Europe: http://www.foresteurope.org/. 1bCouncil Decision 89/367/EEC of 29 May 1989 setting up a Standing Forestry Committee (OJ L 165, 15.6.1989, p. 14).
Amendment 70 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) When the Commission chooses to be assisted by an expert review team in accordance with Commission Decision (C(2016)3301) in the review of national forestry accounting planreports, it should build on the good practice and experience of the expert reviews under the UNFCCC, including as regards participation of national experts and recommendations, and select a sufficient number of experts from the Member States.
Amendment 121 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Amendment 121 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) A forest reference level is an estimate of the average annual net emissions or removals resulting from managed forest land within the territory of the Member State in the periods from 2021 to 2025 and from 2026 to 2030.
Amendment 179 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall account for emissions and removals resulting from managed forest land, calculated as emissions and removals in the periods from 2021 to 2025 and from 2026 to 2030 minus the value obtained by multiplying by five its forest reference level. A forest reference level is an estimate of the average annual net emissions or removals resulting from managed forest land within the territory of the Member State in the periods from 2021 to 2025 and from 2026 to 2030.
Amendment 185 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall account for emissions and removals resulting from managed forest land, calculated as emissions and removals in the periods from 2021 to 2025 and from 2026 to 2030 minus the value obtained by multiplying by five its forest reference level.A forest reference level is an estimate of the average annual net emissions or removals resulting from managed forest land within the territory of the Member State in the periods from 2021 to 2025 and from 2026 to 2030.
Amendment 186 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Amendment 192 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Amendment 195 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall determine the new forest reference level based on the criteria set out in Annex IV, section A. They shall submit to the Commission a national forestry accounting planreport including a new forest reference level, by 31 December 2018 for the period from 2021 to 2025 and by 30 June 2023 for the period 2026-2030. (The change of “national forestry accounting plan” to “national forestry accounting report” applies throughout the text)
Amendment 197 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall determine the new forest reference level based on the criteria set out in Annex IV, section A. They shall submit to the Commission a national forestry accounting planreport, including a new forest reference level, by 31 December 20189 for the period from 2021 to 2025 and by 30 June1 December 20234 for the period 2026-2030.
Amendment 203 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall determine the new forest reference level based on the criteria set out in Annex IV, section A. They shall submit to the Commission a national forestry accounting planreport including a new forest reference level, by 31 December 20189 for the period from 2021 to 2025 and by 30 June1 December 20234 for the period 2026- 2030.
Amendment 206 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The national forestry accounting planreport shall contain all the elements listed in Annex IV, section B and include a proposed new forest reference level based on the continuation of current forest management practice and intensity, as documented between 1990- and 2009 per forest type and per age class in national forests, expressed in tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year, except in the case of Croatia, whose reference level shall be determined separately using a correction factor to allow for the occupation of part of its territory from 1991 to 1998 and the effects of the war and its aftermath.
Amendment 217 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The national forestry accounting planreport shall contain all the elements listed in Annex IV, section B and include a proposed new forest reference levelperiod based on the continuation of current forest management practice and intensity, as documented between 1990-2009 per forest type and per age class in national forests, expressed in tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year, as well as maintain the same ratio of biomass used for energetic purposes and solid biomass purposes, except in the case of Croatia, whose reference level shall be defined separately using a correction factor in view of the occupation of part of its territory from 1991 to 1998 and the effects of the war and its aftermath.
Amendment 218 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The national forestry accounting planreport shall contain all the elements listed in Annex IV, section B and include a proposed new forest reference level based on the continuation of current forest management practice and intensity, as documented between 1990-2009 per forest type and per age class in national forests, expressed in tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year.
Amendment 221 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
The national forestry accounting planreport shall be made public and shall be subject to public consultation.
Amendment 225 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall demonstrate consistency between the methods and data used to establish the forest reference level in the national forestry accounting planreport and those used in the reporting for managed forest land. At the latest at the end of the period from 2021 to 2025 or from 2026 to 2030, a Member State shall submit to the Commission a technical correction of its reference level if necessary to ensure consistency.
Amendment 226 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall review the national forestry accounting plans and technical correctionsfacilitate the technical assessment of the national forestry accounting report submitted by a Member State and assess the extent to which the proposed new or corrected forest reference levels have been determined in accordance with the principles and requirements set out in paragraphs (3) and (4) as well as Article 5(1). To the extent that this is required in order to ensure compliance with the principles and requirements set out in paragraphs (3) and (4) as well as Article 5(1), the Commission may recalculate the proposed new or corrected forest reference levelshe Commission shall compile a synthesis report and shall make it publicly available.
Amendment 231 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall review the national forestry accounting planreports and technical corrections and assess the extent to which the proposed new or corrected forest reference levels have been determined in accordance with the principles and requirements set out in paragraphs (3) and (4) as well as Article 5(1). To the extent that this is required in order to ensure compliance with the principles and requirements set out in paragraphs (3) and (4) as well as Article 5(1), the Commission may recalculate the proposed new or correccall on a Member State to recalculate or significantly amend or correct the established and calculated forest reference levels.
Amendment 242 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 14 to amend Annex II in the light of the review carried out pursuant to paragraph (5) to update Member State forest reference levels based on the national forestry accounting planreports or the technical corrections submitted, and any recalculations made in the context of the review. Until the entry into force of the delegated act, Member State forest reference levels as specified in Annex II shall continue to apply for the period 2021- 2025 and/or 2026-2030.
Amendment 298 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – title
Annex IV – title
Annex IV: National forestry accounting planreport containing a Member State's updated forest reference level
Amendment 36 #
2016/0190(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) This Regulation does not define 'marriage', which is defined by the national laws of the Member States.
Amendment 39 #
2016/0190(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 c (new)
Recital 8 c (new)
(8c) The recognition and enforcement of a decision in matters covered by the present Regulation cannot be considered as a recognition of the marriage which gave rise to the decision.
Amendment 92 #
2016/0190(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57 a (new)
Recital 57 a (new)
(57a) This Regulation should be applied by the courts and other competent authorities of the Member States in compliance, in particular, with Article 9 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
Amendment 97 #
2016/0190(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1a Competence in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility within the Member States This Regulation shall not affect the competence of the Member States to deal with matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility.
Amendment 53 #
2016/0130(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The limit values set out in Annex III to Directive 2004/37/EC for vinyl chloride monomer and hardwood dusts should be revised, and softwood dust included, in the light of more recent scientific data and of the practice of laying down limit values for softwood in individual Member States.
Amendment 75 #
2016/0130(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex
Annex
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – part A – column 3 – row 1
Annex III – part A – column 3 – row 1
Amendment 78 #
2016/0130(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex
Annex
3 (8) __________________ (8) Inhalable fraction: if hardwood dusts are mixed with other wood dusts, the limit value shall apply to all wood dusts present in that mixture.
Amendment 83 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
(9a) 'traditional fisheries' means non- commercial fishing activities exploiting marine living aquatic resources on a limited scale at local level, exclusively for personal needs and using only traditional fishing gear and techniques;
Amendment 86 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 17 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 17 a (new)
(17a) 'shore seines' means surrounding nets and towed seines set from a boat and towed from the shore or from a boat moored or anchored to the shore;
Amendment 93 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. In traditional fisheries it shall be permitted to use only bottom-set gillnets whose total length is not more than 200 metres per vessel.
Amendment 128 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) Articles 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,and 12, Article 13(2) and (3), and Articles 14, 15, 16 and 25 are deleted;
Amendment 129 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IX – part 3 – paragraph 2
Annex IX – part 3 – paragraph 2
The length of psurse seines and seines withoutrounding nets and purse lseines shall be restricted to 800 metres with a drop of 120 metresnot more than 600 metres, and the drop may not exceed one third of the length, except in the case of tuna purse seines used for directed fishing of tuna.
Amendment 130 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IX – part B – paragraph 1 – column 3 – row 3
Annex IX – part B – paragraph 1 – column 3 – row 3
Amendment 131 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IX – part B – paragraph 1 – row 4 a (new)
Annex IX – part B – paragraph 1 – row 4 a (new)
At least 10mm Adriatic Sea Fishing with beach seines targeting fish species of the family Atherinidae
Amendment 385 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
Amendment 395 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 17 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 17 a (new)
(17 a) ‘shore seines’ means surrounding nets and towed seines set from a boat and towed from the shore or from a boat moored or anchored to the shore;
Amendment 451 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. In traditional fisheries it shall be permitted to use only bottom-set gillnets whose total length is not more than 200 metres per vessel.
Amendment 575 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) Articles 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 12, Article 13(2) and (3), Articles 14, 15, 16 and 25 are deleted;
Amendment 682 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IX – Part B – paragraph 1 – table – row 3
Annex IX – Part B – paragraph 1 – table – row 3
At least 20mm Whole area DirecTargeted fishing for sardine and anchovy. Fishing with beach seines targeting fish species of the family Centracanthidae
Amendment 685 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IX – Part B – paragraph 1 – table – row 4 a (new)
Annex IX – Part B – paragraph 1 – table – row 4 a (new)
At least 10mm Adriatic Sea Fishing with beach seines targeting fish species of the family Atherinidae
Amendment 686 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IX – Part C – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Annex IX – Part C – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The length of psurse seines and seines withoutrounding nets and purse lseines shall be restricted to 800 metres with a drop of 120 metresnot more than 600 metres, and the drop may not exceed one third of the length, except in the case of tuna purse seines used for directed fishing of tuna.
Amendment 2 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
– having regard to Article 2 to the Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights,
Amendment 3 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
– having regard to Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU),
Amendment 4 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 b (new)
Citation 4 b (new)
– having regard to the Statute of Rome of the International Criminal Court,
Amendment 51 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22
Citation 22
Amendment 70 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas gender equality between men and women is a core value of the EU; whereas the right to equal treatment and non- discrimination is a fundamental right enshrined in the Treaties and should apply in legislation, practice, case law and daily life;
Amendment 171 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the Istanbul Convention is a mixed agreement that allows for EU accession in parallel with the accession of the Member StatesEU accession to the Istanbul Convention would mean that it would be binding for all Member States, including those who decided not to ratify it;
Amendment 174 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas allonly 14 Member States have signratified the Istanbul Conventio1n, but only 14 have ratified it; whereas the EU’s accession to the Convention does not exonerate Member States from national ratification;
Amendment 176 #
2016/0062(NLE)
J. whereas the ratificatEU accession tof the Istanbul Convention is meaningless without proper enforcement and adequate financial and human resources;
Amendment 186 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomDeplores the fact that on 4 March 2016 the Commission proposed the EU’s accession to the Istanbul Convention –, the first legally binding instrument on preventing and combating violence against women at international levelreby ignoring the lack of consensus on this issue between the Member States;
Amendment 209 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the Istanbul Convention follows a holistic approach byEU legislation is addressing the issue of violence against women and girls and gender-based violence from a wide range of perspectives, such as the prevention of violence, the fight against discrimination, criminal law measures to combat impunity, victim protection and support, the protection of children, the protection of women asylum seekers and refugees, and better data collection;
Amendment 232 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point c
Paragraph 5 – point c
(c) To ask the Commission to initiate without delay a constructive dialogue with the Council and Member States, in cooperation with the Council of Europe, to address reservations by Member States and clarify interpretations of the Convention, in particular on the definition of article 3, points (c) and (d) having in mind general remarks made by the Council of Europe Human Rights Commissionerin compliance with the Article 7 point 3 of the Statute of Rome of the International Crime Tribunal;
Amendment 251 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point g a (new)
Paragraph 5 – point g a (new)
(ga) ensure that the State in exercising of any functions which it assumes in relation to education and to teaching, respects the right of parents as primary educators of their children in the way to ensure such education and teaching in conformity with their own religious and philosophical convictions;
Amendment 252 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point g b (new)
Paragraph 5 – point g b (new)
(gb) ensure rights of the ethos-based schools and institutions or religious schools in exercising educational programmes;
Amendment 253 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point g c (new)
Paragraph 5 – point g c (new)
(gc) ensure rights of professionals obliged by law to keep confidential data;
Amendment 254 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point g d (new)
Paragraph 5 – point g d (new)
(gd) designate the jurisdiction to issue relevant legal opinions and interpretations of the law regarding the provisions of the Istanbul Convention to the Court of Justice of the European Union;
Amendment 306 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to submit a legal act to support Member States in the prevention and suppression of all forms of violence against women and girls and of gender-based violence;
Amendment 313 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Council to activate the passerelle clause by adopting a unanimous decision to identify violence against women and girls (and other forms of gender-based violence) as an area of crime under Article 83(1) TFEU;
Amendment 22 #
2016/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes Member States’ progress in meeting specific national renewable energy targets and urges those Member States which are moving ahead more slowly to adopt additional incentive measures; urges the Member States to take advantage of the opportunity to cooperate and to redistribute generated renewable energy through the statistical transfer of surpluses in order to achieve their national targets;
Amendment 85 #
2016/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Commission, when drafting new legislation on the implementation of the EU’s climate and energy policies, to carry out an assessment of the beneficial role played by European forests as carbon sinks;
Amendment 55 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes that farmers produce the food that the rest of our populations need and that in the majority of Member States, farmers’ incomes are below average, which negatively affects their living standards and the living standards of their families and reduces the appeal of this profession to young people; given that farmers in their later stage in life live on the breadline because their below average income during their working years directly affects how much they are able to save for retirement, encourages Member States to introduce a minimum national pension for farmers higher than the poverty threshold.
Amendment 13 #
2015/2340(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 a (new)
Citation 25 a (new)
– having regard to Directive 2004/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on setting standards of quality and safety for the donation, procurement, testing, processing, preservation, storage and distribution of human tissues and cells,
Amendment 14 #
2015/2340(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 b (new)
Citation 25 b (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 10 March 2005 on the trade in human egg cells,
Amendment 25 #
2015/2340(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas trafficking in human beings is defined by the United Nations (Palermo Protocol) as the act of recruiting, transporting, transferring, harbouring or receiving persons by means of the threat or use of force or other forms coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation; whereas the exploitation includes, at a minimum, the exploitation of the prostitution of others or other forms of sexual and reproductive exploitation, forced labour or services, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude or the removal of organs;
Amendment 58 #
2015/2340(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Condemns trafficking in human organs, tissue, and cells, including the unlawful trade in reproductive cells (ova, sperm), fetal tissue and cells, and adult and embryonic stem cells;
Amendment 74 #
2015/2340(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls that the human body should not be a source of financial gain; calls on the Commission to condemn all sorts of THB with the purpose of the removal of organs and adopt a clear attitude toward illegal trade of organs, tissues and cells, including trade in reproductive cells and foetal tissues and cells;
Amendment 122 #
2015/2340(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for the ratification and implementation of the Council of Europe Convention against Trafficking in Human Organs; asks the EU to call on third- country governments to take legal action against health care professionals, hospitals and private clinics who are operating in the illicit and lucrative organ transplant market, as well as tissue and cell market, including illegal trade of foetal organs and tissues;
Amendment 18 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
— having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union of 7 December 2000 (‘'the Charter’'), proclaimed on 12 December 2007 in Strasbourg, which entered into force with the Treaty of Lisbon in December 2009, and in particular its Articles 52(4) and 53,
Amendment 50 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19
Citation 19
Amendment 56 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20
Citation 20
Amendment 62 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21
Citation 21
Amendment 68 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22
Citation 22
Amendment 81 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Union is a community of values, based on democracfounded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and fundamentalrespect for human rights, enshrined in its core principles and objectives in the first articles of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), and in the criteria for Union membership;
Amendment 86 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, in accordance with Article 2, Article 3(1) and Article 7 TEU, the Union avails itself of the possibility to act in order to protect its "constitutional core", reflected by the common values it shares with its Member Statesthe values on which it is founded;
Amendment 113 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the definition of corthe values and principles is a living and permanent process, and while those values and principles may evolve over time, they must be protected against short termism and ad hoc changes as a result of different political majoron which the Union is founded is to be grounded on full respect for national traditions and identities;
Amendment 121 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas respect for cultural diversity and national traditions may not impede a uniand identities is the precondition form and high level ofy initiative aimed at promoting the protection of democracy, rule of law and fundamental rights (DRF);
Amendment 132 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality shall constitute key reference points for the present instrument;
Amendment 215 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T
Recital T
Amendment 263 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Requests the Commission to submit, byonce the end of 2016process of accession of the European Union to the European Convention of Human Rights will have been completed, on the basis of Article 295 TFEU, a proposal for the conclusion of an EU Pact for Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights (DRF) in the form of an interinstitutional agreement laying down arrangements facilitating the cooperation of institutions of the Union and its Member States in the framework of Article 7 TEU, integrating, aligning and complementing existing mechanisms, following the detailed recommendations set out in the Annex hereto;
Amendment 306 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 341 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers that the DRF Scoreboard may draw on the expertise of a variety of actors, including academics, representative associations and civil society, Churches and religious associations or communities, professional and sectoral associations;
Amendment 347 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 404 #
Amendment 10 #
2015/2232(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Expresses disquiet at the Commission’s assessment, as set out in its communication of 23 July 2014 to Parliament and the Council, that, if the current pace is maintained, the EU’s 20% energy saving target will not be reached by 2020 and the actual rate will be 1% to 2% lower; calls on the Commission to encourage Member States to invest additional efforts and take measures to ensure that this European target will be met;
Amendment 35 #
2015/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas women who live in rural areas are particularly affected by poverty; whereas many women who live in rural areas are not even registered on the labour market or registered as unemployed; whereas the rate of unemployment among women in rural areas is extremely high, and those who are employed have very low incomes; whereas women in rural areas have limited access to education, the early discovery of cancer and health care in general;
Amendment 190 #
2015/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Invites the Commission to carry out an impact assessment on minimum income schemes in the EU and to consider further steps that would take into account the economic and social circumstances of each Member State as well as an assessment of whether the schemes enable households to meet basic personal needs; invites the Commission to evaluate on this basis the manner of, and the means for providing an adequate minimum income above the poverty threshold of 60 % of national median income in all Member States in line with national practices and traditions while respecting their individual characteristics in order to support social convergence across the EU; urges, once again, the Member States to introduce a minimum national pension which cannot be lower than the risk-of-poverty threshold;
Amendment 244 #
2015/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Encourages the Member States, in cooperation with regional and local authorities, to help improve the quality of life of women in rural areas in order to reduce the risk of poverty while providing quality educational programmes aimed at empowering rural women, quality employment conditions for rural women and decent incomes; encourages the Member States to provide quality municipal, social and public infrastructure in order to improve general living conditions in rural areas;
Amendment 11 #
2015/2227(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points to the importance of supporting innovations in the agricultural sector aimed at rationalising the consumption of energy, water, and other natural resources, and at linking agriculture to other economic sectors by encompassing it within existing resource and product flows or devising new flows coming under the circular economy concept;
Amendment 51 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas almost 1.3 billion tonnes – or one third of the food produced worldwide – is wasted or thrown away, of which more than 100 million tonnes of food produced in Europe is thrown away each year; whereas this is unacceptable from a moral and ethical standpoint and depletes the environment and finite natural resources;
Amendment 60 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas in the EU’s rural areas family farming businesses, which represent the bulk of the EU's agricultural production, account for most employment and micro, small and medium-sized enterprises;
Amendment 61 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas the average incomes of members of family farming businesses are higher than those of agricultural labourers; whereas moving towards a smaller number of family farms and a larger number of agricultural labourers would further undermine the economic strength of rural areas;
Amendment 62 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
Recital F c (new)
Fc. whereas family farming businesses are the nucleus of life in the EU’s rural areas; whereas they help to preserve Europe’s traditional, cultural and natural heritage;
Amendment 68 #
2015/2227(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recognises the important role of family farms in rural life, in preserving the culture and tradition of European nations, and in producing food, and therefore advocates innovative concepts for the future common agricultural policy based on sustainable production of high- quality food;
Amendment 79 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas an increase in unfavourable developments in agriculture – such as the growing phenomenon of 'land grabbing', unfair commercial practices within the food supply chain, the falling number of farmers, ageing among agricultural producers and the exodus of young people from villages – has been observed recently;
Amendment 107 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Points out the importance of maintaining the common agricultural policy’s focus on supporting family farming businesses as the cornerstone of agricultural production in the future;
Amendment 119 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Feels that increasing the competitiveness of European agriculture should be achieved through innovations aimed at further raising the quality of produced food and agricultural products while ensuring that a sufficient quantity is produced in line with the principles of sustainability;
Amendment 125 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Feels it necessary to improve existing forms of promoting European agricultural products and to devise new ones similar to the system for the protection of geographical indications and the labelling of origin of agricultural produce, or organic production;
Amendment 208 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recommends the use of individual farm-specific management systemanagement systems specific to individual farms that measure and evaluate the balance of nutrients at farm level linked to the different chains in the production cycle helping to measure the environmental impact of individual farms and calculate farm-specific nutrient balances; notes that an efficient use of minerals leads to higher crop yields and less need for fertiliser, and contributes to efficient feeding practices, allowing farmers to improve their operations while reducing costs and moving away from generic measures; calls on the Commission to present a study on the matter;
Amendment 240 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for more efforts to be made to develop an integrated pest management system by supporting research into non- chemical alternatives and low-risk measures and pesticides which are more environment-friendly; calls on the Commission to come forward with an action plan and to set up an expert group in order to work towards a more sustainable pest management system; highlights the potential of a pest management that improves the interaction between plant breeding efforts, natural combat systems and pesticide use; notes that biological control mechanisms relating to pests and diseases could reduce the use of pesticides and may contribute to better plant resilience;
Amendment 253 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for a continuous development of innovative new breeding techniques for plants, as this is of vital importance for the efficient development of new varieties, contributing to the development of plants with higher yields, greater nutritional value and better resistance to pests, diseases and adverse weather conditions; believes that many new breeding techniques provide unprecedented opportunities to reduce the environmental impact of conventional agriculture; disapproves of the current administrative and regulatory burdens; urges the Commission to encourage new techniques and ensure access to biological materials for SMEs in the breeding sector, and expects it to give primacy to innovation in this respect;
Amendment 281 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Stresses, in particular, the need to regulate unfavourable developments within the commercial food chain and to ensure a more even distribution of risk within the food supply chain, with a view to further reducing the operating risks faced by European farmers; calls on the Commission to develop an appropriate legislative act to combat unfair commercial practices in the food supply chain;
Amendment 296 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses that the CAP should be more focused on farmers’ needs while not compromising policy goals; stresses the need for a simpler and more flexible legislative framework that is better aligned to deliver synergies with other sectors such as chemicals, health and technology, by enhancing knowledge crossovers, integration of resource use and better understanding of reciprocal effects in order to optimise their interplay and better integrate with the circular economy, stresses further that a market-oriented CAP will enhance the innovative power and competitiveness of the European agricultural sector by reducing government intervention and stimulating entrepreneurship;
Amendment 147 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Supports the need for continuous progress in plant and animal breeding through the application of safe and proven techniques to increase not only the range of pest- and disease-resistant traits in crops, but also the range of food raw materials with nutritional and health- beneficial characteristics on the market; recognises the importance of marker-assisted selection (MAS) and SMART breeding, which are now well-integrated into many breeding programmes, but also the potential offered by precision breeding for crop improvement, such as the use of zinc finger nucleases (ZFNs) and CRISPR in genome editing, oligonucleotide-directed mutagenesis (ODM) and the use of CMS hybrids in protoplast fusion or tissue culture based methods;
Amendment 162 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises that it is crucial not to hamper the application of high-precision breeding techniques – without scientific reason – by subjecting them, and in keeping with the precautionary principle, to investigate and appropriately regulate high-precision breeding techniques before they are applied in view of their possible effects on human health, on the health and wellbeing of animals, and on the environment and biodiversity, as their widespread use cannot subsequently be hampered or subjected to unnecessary regulatory oversight;
Amendment 282 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Considers it essential that emerging technologies are adequately investigated, before they enter widespread use and in accordance with the precautionary principle, in terms of the possible risks that they pose to human and animal health and their impact on the environment and biodiversity, so that they are not stifled by unnecessary and burdensome regulation beforonce they have a chance to deliver benefitsentered use;
Amendment 35 #
2015/2132(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission to mobilise the agricultural sector crisis reserve in order to implement crisis measures to aid the dairy industry; considers that the aim of such measures should be to help small and medium-sized milk producers, who have been hit hardest since the quota system was abolished in 2015, and that expenditure should be earmarked for technological improvement of production processes and incentives to produce added value products;
Amendment 45 #
2015/2132(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission to increase the funding allocated in the 2016 and 2017 EU budgets to the agricultural sector crisis reserve by EUR 162 000 000 a year, which should be used to implement aid measures for the sugar sector and sugar beet producers, taking into account that production quotas are to be abolished in 2017;
Amendment 1 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
– having regard to Articles 3, 5 and 23 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,
Amendment 7 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8
Citation 8
– having regard to the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography;
Amendment 9 #
Amendment 10 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)
Citation 9 b (new)
– having regard to the Hague Adoption Convention;
Amendment 12 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
– having regard to Directive 2004/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on setting standards of quality and safety for the donation, procurement, testing, processing, preservation, storage and distribution of human tissues and cells;
Amendment 15 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 a (new)
Citation 25 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 10 March 2005 on the trade in human egg cells;
Amendment 17 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 26 a (new)
Citation 26 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 16 December 2015 on Human Rights and Democracy in the world 2014 and the European Union policy on that matter;
Amendment 29 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas THB takes many different forms across many legal and illegal activities, including, but not limited to, agriculture, food processing, prostitution, domestic work, manufacturing, care, cleaning, other types of forced labour (particularly in the service industries), forced begging, forced marriage, illegal adoptions, gestational surrogacy and the trade in human organs, cells and tissues, including trade in reproductive cells as well as foetal cells and tissues;
Amendment 58 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas women are exposed to special kinds of reproductive exploitation such as trafficking of their reproductive cells, forced marriage, coerced adoption, prostitution, surrogacy and female genital mutilation;
Amendment 174 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Expresses its concern by growing practice of reproductive exploitation of women; calls on the European Commission to include gestational surrogacy as a form of THB as it involves reproductive exploitation and use of human body for financial or other gains; calls upon the Member States to respect their international commitments and to take the necessary actions to stop any involvement of European countries, citizens or companies in surrogacy tourism;
Amendment 176 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Recalls that the human body should not be a source of financial gain; calls on the Commission to condemn all sorts of THB with the purpose of the removal of organs and adopt a clear attitude toward illegal trade of organs, tissues and cells, including trade in reproductive cells and foetal tissues and cells;
Amendment 202 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Calls on the Member States to ensure gender-specific provision of services to victims of THB that is appropriate to their needs, recognising the form of trafficking to which they have been subjected; highlights that whilst a majority of victims are women and girls, there should be specialised services for victims of all genderswomen and men victims of THB;
Amendment 26 #
2015/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas current socio - economic crises led to increase in the adoption of legislation allowing extended working hours until late in the evening, night work, work on Public holidays and Sundays, as well as to the breach of rules regulating break and rest periods; whereas some sectors became more affected, such as retail services, where most of those employed are women, which has direct negative consequences on working conditions, employees health, and on securing work - life balance and social cohesion;
Amendment 31 #
2015/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas women in rural areas have more difficulties in exercising their labour and health rights and are more deprived of access to basic public health services, special medical treatments, and early cancer detection examinations;
Amendment 52 #
2015/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls on the Commission to secure through the Working Time Directive and other relevant legislation working hours respecting workers' health, safety and human dignity and to regulate more efficiently the balance of work and private life of workers as well as weekly common day of rest which in principle should be Sunday;
Amendment 72 #
2015/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Encourages Member States to secure equal opportunities of exercising labour rights and equal access to public health care services to all its citizens, especially taking into consideration women in rural areas and other vulnerable groups of citizens.
Amendment 1 #
2015/2086(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
– having regard to Articles 67(1) and (4) and 81(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Amendment 2 #
2015/2086(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
– having regard to Article 21s 7, 21 and 35 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child of 20 November 1989,
Amendment 4 #
2015/2086(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
– having regard to Article 2 of the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography of 25 May 2000,
Amendment 26 #
2015/2086(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the purpose of adoption is not to give adults the right to a child, but to give the child a stable, loving and caring environment to grow up and develop in harmoniously, and in which his or her psychological integrity and development of personality are safeguarded;
Amendment 61 #
2015/2086(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas intercountry surrogacy agreements are against Article 4 of the Hague Convention;
Amendment 112 #
2015/2086(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital U
Recital U
U. whereas it is therefore of the utmost importancethe opportunity could be studied to adopt legislation providing for the automatic recognition in a Member State of a domestic adoption order granted in another Member State, provided that the full respect for national provision on public order and for the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality is ensured;
Amendment 130 #
2015/2086(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that children who have been put uplaced for adoption should not be seen as the property of a state, but as individuals;
Amendment 144 #
2015/2086(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that, in the spirit of Article 7 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, no decision on adoption should be taken before the biological parents have been heard and, where applicable, exhausted all legal remedies concerning their parental authority;
Amendment 194 #
2015/2086(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses the need to cooperate closely to prevent the cross-border abduction, sale or trafficking of children for adoption purposes;
Amendment 53 #
2015/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Reminds the Commission that the European Parliament's own initiative report adopted in December 2013 called on the Commission to examine the need and possibility of independent enforcement to address the so-called 'fear factor' among primary producers in the supply chain; urges the Commission to consider this in its own report;
Amendment 63 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the ‘fear factor' caoften comes into play in commercial relationships, with the weaker party being unwilling to lodge a complaint about UTPs imposed by the stronger party, out of concern that this would put an end to their commercial relationship;
Amendment 68 #
2015/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Doubts whether voluntary initiatives are adequate forto addressing UTPs and the acknowledged ‘'fear factor’' and UTPs in the supply chain arising from the imbalance of power between farmers and retailers;
Amendment 72 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the steps taken to date by the Commission to combat UTPs with a view to securing a more balanced market but believes that this could go further;
Amendment 81 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the action takenprinciples of good practice for vertical relationships in the food supply chain action adopted by the High Level Forum for a Better Functioning of the Food Supply Chain and; the setting up of the expert platform on B2B practices, which has drawn up a list, a description and an assessment of trading practices that may be regarded as grossly unfair principles also provide examples of fair and unfair practices;
Amendment 85 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. WelcomAcknowledges the setting up of the Supply Chain Initiative, which has resulted in the adoption of a set ofset up a voluntary framework for the implementation of the principles of good practice in B2Bfor vertical relationships in the food supply chain and a voluntary framework for the implementation of those principles; believes that efforts to promote fair trading practices in the food supply chain can make a realn impact but will not be enough to curb them;
Amendment 91 #
2015/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Questions the Commission’'s unwavering support for the SCI, given the reluctance of farmers to participate; regrets the pre- emptive conclusion thato exclude regulatory action at EU level is not foreseenthus further enhancing the risk of a fragmented internal market;
Amendment 108 #
2015/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to assess the SCI in terms of effectiveness, taking into account concerns cited by the farming community; cautions the Commission to avoid assessing the voluntary initiative based solely on the number of registered participants;
Amendment 115 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Confirms the existence of UTPs in the food supply chain and acknowledges that they are contrary to the basic principles of law and business ethics;
Amendment 130 #
2015/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that several Member States have initiated actions in national lawvoluntary codes and legislative measures to address the concerns of primary producers regarding the negative impact of UTPs; asks the Commission to assess these national efforts with a view to selecting best practices for application at EU level; notes in particular the Groceries Code Adjudicator in the UK as aone potential model for adaptation at EU level;
Amendment 136 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Points out that UTPs imposed by parties in a stronger bargaining position clearly have a negative impact; stresses that UTPs can hamper business competitiveness, investment and product innovation across the food supply chain;
Amendment 174 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that actione need to combat UTPs will help to ensure thea proper functioning of the internal market and to develop cross- border trading in the EU;
Amendment 202 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Points out that taking advantage of a stronger bargaining position to impose UTPs is a violation of the principle of freedom to contract, as the stronger party has more say in the shape that the business relationship is to take and canmay unilaterally impose terms that disproportionately serve its own financial interests, and the weaker party has no option other than to agree to those terms; believes that steps need to be taken to build mutual trust between supply chain partners, on the basis of the principles of freedom to contract, equivalence of benefits and freedom to take advantage of those benefits;
Amendment 250 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 281 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament's Annual report on EU Competition Policy, particularly paragraph 104,
Amendment 285 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 b (new)
Citation 17 b (new)
- having regard to the UK Groceries Code Adjudicator investigation into Tesco PLC from January 2016,
Amendment 298 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the ‘fear factor' caoften comes into play in commercial relationships, with the weaker party being unwilling to lodge a complaint about UTPs imposed by the stronger party, out of concern that this would put an end to their commercial relationship;
Amendment 300 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the steps taken to date by the Commission to combat UTPs with a view to securing a more balanced market but believes that this could go further;
Amendment 302 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the steps taken to date by the Commission to combat UTPs with a view to securing a more balanced market; regrets the Commission's conclusion in its 2016 report on unfair business-to- business trading practices in the food supply chain, that it does not currently propose to adopt a harmonised regulatory approach to tackle unfair trading practices at EU level;
Amendment 306 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the action takenprinciples of good practice for vertical relationships in the food supply chain action adopted by the High Level Forum for a Better Functioning of the Food Supply Chain and; the setting up of the expert platform on B2B practices, which has drawn up a list, a description and an assessment of trading practices that may be regarded as grossly unfair principles also provide examples of fair and unfair practices;
Amendment 308 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. WelcomAcknowledges the setting up of the Supply Chain Initiative, which has resulted in the adoption of a set ofset up a voluntary framework for the implementation of the principles of good practice in B2Bfor vertical relationships in the food supply chain and a voluntary framework for the implementation of those principles; believes that efforts to promote fair trading practices in the food supply chain can make a realn impact but will not be enough to curb them;
Amendment 317 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Reiterates farmers reluctance to join the Supply Chain Initiative due to the lack of anonymous complaints and sanctions; notes that in the case of Finland, farmers joined the SCI and subsequently left due to these limitations;
Amendment 338 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the regulatory action taken by some Member States, which have introduced provisions supplementing national competition law, broadened the scope of application of the directives on UTPs byfact that more than 20 Member States have or are planning to introduce legislation to tackle UTPs, indicating the extendingt of their provisions to cover B2B relations, and set up independent enforcement agenciesblem and the need for legislative action at EU level so as to ensure a level playing field;
Amendment 342 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Confirms the existence of UTPs in the food supply chain and acknowledges that they are contrary to the basic principles of law and business ethics;
Amendment 346 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Points out that UTPs imposed by parties in a stronger bargaining position clearly have a negative impact; stresses that UTPs can hamper business competitiveness, investment and product innovation across the food supply chain;
Amendment 348 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that the Supply Chain Initiative and other national and EU voluntary systems (codes of good practice, voluntary dispute settlement mechanisms) should be further developed and promoted; encourages producers and traders to become involnotes that the Commission states in its recent report that the SCI needs to be improved, in such initiatives; takes the view that they should play a leading role in efforts to combat UTPparticular to take account of confidential complaints, and the granting of investigations and sanctioning powers to independent bodies;
Amendment 353 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Acknowledges, nonetheless,Emphasises that voluntary and self- regulatory schemes are not enough to put an end to UTPs once and for all, owing to the lack of effective enforcement mechanismssufficient in eradicating UTPs from the food supply chain once and for all; calls therefore on the Commission to consider framework legislation that would protect all stakeholders in the food supply chain, including those who are already fully engaged with the SCI;
Amendment 355 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Points to the UK Groceries Code Adjudicator as a possible model for adaption at EU level which could create a real deterrent to unfair trading practices and help to eliminate the fear factor;
Amendment 356 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that actione need to combat UTPs will help to ensure thea proper functioning of the internal market and to develop cross- border trading in the EU;
Amendment 363 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Points out that taking advantage of a stronger bargaining position to impose UTPs is a violation of the principle of freedom to contract, as the stronger party has more say in the shape that the business relationship is to take and canmay unilaterally impose terms that disproportionately serve its own financial interests, and the weaker party has no option other than to agree to those terms; believes that steps need to be taken to build mutual trust between supply chain partners, on the basis of the principles of freedom to contract, equivalence of benefits and freedom to take advantage of those benefits;
Amendment 368 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Urges the Commission to submit specific proposals for EU legislation banning UTPs in the food supply chain that will enable markets to operate as they should and fair and transparent relations to be maintained between food producers, suppliers and distributors; notes that the food supply chain operating on the single European market extends beyond Member States’ borders and that is therefore essential that the EU should, as soon as possible, establish an appropriate legislative framework to regulate this area and meet existing needs;
Amendment 371 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. UNotes the Commission's intention in its 2016 report to closely monitor the different approaches for tackling UTPs at Member State level; urges the Commission to submit specific proposals for EUframework legislation banning UTPs in the food supply chain that will enable markets to operate as they should and fair and transparent relations to be maintained between food producers, suppliers and distributorso as to ensure a level playing field across the Member States;
Amendment 387 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 22 #
2015/2007(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas these developments have strong potential for the empowerment of women, allowing access to information and knowledge beyond conventional means, thereby opening up new opportunities to interact and campaign with a view to defending the rights and freedom of women and LGBTI personother vulnerable groups;
Amendment 56 #
2015/2007(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas ICT, like any technology, can be used and abused to threaten women, their rights and freedoms, and ultimately their empowerment, such as in the case of cyber-bullying, cyber-stalking, trafficking of human beings through the internet, including hiring of surrogate mothers through the internet, hate speech, incitement to hatred, discrimination and violation of fundamental rights; whereas such new challenges and risks need to be identified and addressed appropriately by policymakers as well as by enterprises, companies and civil society organisations, while providing room for information exchange on the internet;
Amendment 188 #
2015/2007(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for identification of the challenges posed by the use of ICT and the internet to commit crimes, issue threats or perpetrate violence against women based on misogyny, homophobia or transphobia or any other form of unfair discrimination; urges policymakers to address these issues properly;
Amendment 214 #
2015/2007(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for the EU institutions, agencies and bodies, as well as the Member States and their law enforcement agencies, to cooperate and concretely coordinate their actions to counter the use of ICT to commit crimes related to trafficking in human beings, including surrogacy, cyber- harassment and cyber- stalking; calls for the EU Cybersecurity Strategy and the Europol Cybercrime Centre to cover these issues; calls on the Commission to promote training and capacity-building for victim support in digital matters, for police and judicial authorities, as well as psychological support during court cases related to the issue;
Amendment 200 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) no later than 31 December 2025 a minimum of 65% by weight of all packaging waste generation will be prepared for reuse and recycled;
Amendment 234 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) no later than 31 December 2030 a minimum of 75% by weight of all packaging waste generation will be prepared for reuse and recycled;
Amendment 308 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6 a – paragraph 2
Article 6 a – paragraph 2
2. In order to ensure harmonised conditions for the application of paragraph 1(b) and (c) and of Annex IV, the Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 21a establishing minimum quality and operational requirements for the determination of recognised preparation for re-use operators and deposit-refund schemes, including specific rules on data collection, traceability, verification and reporting.
Amendment 351 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 12 a – paragraph 3 a – subparagraph 1
Article 12 a – paragraph 3 a – subparagraph 1
3a. Member States shall report the data concerning the attainment of the targets laid down in Article 6(1)(a) to (i) for each calendar year to the Commission. They shall report this datacollect and process the data in accordance with a common methodology and report them electronically within 18 months of the end of the reporting year for which the data are collected.
Amendment 389 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – paragraph 2
Annex – paragraph 2
Directive 94/62/EC
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 4
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 4
P: weight of total packaging waste generatedion in a given year.’
Amendment 251 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) In their waste prevention programmes Member States should ensure a substantial reduction in municipal waste generation and set national municipal waste reduction targets to enable municipal waste generation to be reduced throughout the EU. Member States which have more waste than average to dispose of should make the necessary additional efforts to meet the targets.
Amendment 275 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Marine litter from countries outside the EU that is carried by ocean currents into EU territorial waters is a major environmental and economic problem for certain Member States. That being the case, the EU should take appropriate steps to ensure that waste of this type is collected and properly disposed of, and it should levy a charge on non-EU countries found to be a source of contamination.
Amendment 433 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 4
Article 3 – point 4
4. "bio-waste" means biodegradable garden and park waste, food and kitchen waste from households, restaurants, caterers and retail premises, comparable waste from food processing plants and other waste with similar aerobic and anaerobic biodegradability properties that is comparable in nature, composition and quantity;
Amendment 880 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 4 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 4 a (new)
– require manufacturers to lengthen the shelf-life of products placed on the market, allow longer warranty periods, and ensure the availability of spare parts;
Amendment 1043 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point d
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) by 2030, the preparing for re-use and the recycling of municipal waste shall be increased to a minimum of 65 % by weight of municipal waste generated.
Amendment 1066 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point e
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Estonia, Greece, Croatia, Latvia, Malta, Romania and Slovakia may obtain eight additional years for the attainment of the targets referred to in paragraph 2(a) and five additional years for the attainment of the targets referred to in paragraph 2(c) and (d). The Member State shall notify the Commission of its intention to make use of this provision at the latest 24 months before the respective deadlines laid down in paragraphs 2 (a), (c) and (d). In the event of an extension, the Member State shall take the necessary measures to increase the preparing for re-use and the recycling of municipal waste to a minimum of 50% and 60% by weight, by 2025 and 2030 respectively.
Amendment 1176 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new)
12(a) Article 14 is amended as follows: paragraph 2(a) is added: 2(a) The Member States shall submit a request to the European Commission for reimbursement of the costs of disposing of marine litter from third countries brought by sea currents into the EU's territorial waters or coasts.
Amendment 39 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The targets laid down in Council Directive 1999/31/EC14 setting landfill restrictions should be amended to make them better reflect the Union’s ambition to move to a circular economy and make progress in the implementation of the Raw Materials Initiative15 by reducgradually restricting landfilling of waste destined for landfills for non-hazardous waste. __________________ 14 Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste (OJ L 182, 16.07.1999, p. 1). 15 COM(2008) 699 and COM(2014) 297. COM(2008) 699 and COM(2014) 297.
Amendment 45 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Clear environmental, economic and social benefits would be derived from further restricting landfilling, starting with waste streams that are subject to separate collection (e.g. plastics, metals, glass, paper, bio-waste), the ultimate aim being to accept only residual waste. Technical, environmental or economical feasibility of recycling or other recovery of residual waste resulting from separately collected waste should be taken into account in the implementation of these landfill restrictions.
Amendment 63 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) A pProgressive redustriction of landfilling is necessary to prevent detrimental impacts on human health and the environment and to ensure that economically valuable waste materials are gradually and effectively recovered through proper waste management and in line with the waste hierarchy. This reduction should avoid the development of excessive capacity for the treatment of residual waste facilities, such as through energy recovery or low -grade mechanical biological treatment of untreated municipal waste, as this could result in undermining the achievement of the Union’s long-term preparation for reuse and recycling targets for municipal waste as laid down in Article 11 of Directive 2008/98/EC. Similarly, and to prevent detrimental impacts on human health and the environment, while Member States should take all necessary measures to ensure that only waste that has been subject to treatment is landfilled, compliance with such an obligation should not lead to the creation of overcapacities for the treatment of residual municipal waste. In addition, in order to ensure consistency between the targets laid down in Article 11 of Directive 2008/98/EC and the landfill reduction target defined in Article 5 of this Directive and to ensure a coordinated planning of the infrastructures and investments needed to meet those targets, Member States which may obtain additional time for the attainment of the municipal waste recycling targets should also be given additional time to attain the landfill reduction target for 2030 as laid down in this Directive.
Amendment 124 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
6. Estonia, Greece, Croatia, Latvia, Malta, Romania and Slovakia may obtain fiveeight additional years for the attainment of the target referred to in paragraph 5. The Member State shall notify the Commission of its intention to make use of this provision at the latest 24 months before the deadline laid down in paragraph 5. In the event of an extension, the Member State shall take the necessary measures to reduce by 2030 the amount of municipal waste landfilled to 230% of the total amount of municipal waste generated.
Amendment 125 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) To preserve the environmental benefit of emission reductions in the Union while actions by other countries do not provide comparable incentives to industry to reduce emissions, free allocation should continue to installations in sectors and sub- sectors at genuine risk of carbon leakage. Experience gathered during the operation of the EU ETS confirmed that sectors and sub-sectors are at risk of carbon leakage to varying degrees, and that free allocation has prevented carbon leakage. While some sectors and sub-sectors can be deemed at a higher risk of carbon leakage, others are able to pass on a considerable share of the costs of allowances to cover their emissions in product prices without losing market share and only bear the remaining part of the costs so that they are at a low risk of carbon leakage. The Commission should determine and differentiate the relevant sectors based on their trade intensity and their emissions intensity to better identify sectors at a genuine risk of carbon leakage. Where, based on these criteria, a threshold determined by taking into account the respective possibility for sectors and sub-sectors concerned to pass on costs in product prices is exceeded, the sector or sub-sector should be deemed at risk of carbon leakage. In addition, the Commission should also include geographical criteria in its assessment of the risk of carbon leakage, since the position of Member States on the EU's external borders with third countries makes other sectors vulnerable. Others should be considered at a low risk or at no risk of carbon leakage. Taking into account the possibilities for sectors and sub-sectors outside of electricity generation to pass on costs in product prices should also reduce windfall profits.
Amendment 166 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The European Council confirmed that the modalities, including transparency, of the optional free allocation to modernise the energy sector in certain Member States should be improved. Investments with a value of €10 million or more should be selected by the Member State concerned through a competitive bidding process on the basis of clear and transparent rules to ensure that free allocation is used to promote real investments modernising the energy sector in line with the Energy Union objectives. The cogeneration of or combined heat and power (CHP) should also be eligible for free allocation to modernise the energy sector or in the case of electricity consumed by industry which is produced by high-efficiency industrial CHP plants. Use of high-efficiency CHP allows industries to achieve industrial self-support in terms of energy with CHP- produced electricity. Investments with a value of less than €10 million should also be eligible for funding from the free allocation. The Member State concerned should select such investments based on clear and transparent criteria. The results of this selection process should be subject to public consultation. The public should be duly kept informed at the stage of the selection of investment projects as well as of their implementation.
Amendment 188 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 g (new)
Article 1 – point -1 g (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 c – paragraph 2
Article 3 c – paragraph 2
Amendment 193 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 j(new)
Article 1 – point -1 j(new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 d – paragraph 2
Article 3 d – paragraph 2
(-1j) In Article 3d, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: '2. From 1 January 2013, 1521, 50 % of allowances shall be auctioned. This percentage may be increased as part of the general review of this Directive.'
Amendment 201 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 b (new)
Article 1 – point 1 b (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 e – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 e – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1b) In Article 3e, the following paragraph is added: '1 a Given the expectation of a global market-based measure (GMBM) applying from 2021, any free allocation of allowances under this Directive from 2021 shall only be given if it is confirmed by a subsequent decision made by the European Parliament and the Council.'
Amendment 340 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point i
Article 10a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point i
(i) On the basis of information submitted pursuant to Article 11, the Commission shall identify whether the values for each benchmark calculated using the principles in Article 10a differ from the annual reduction referred to above by more than 0.5% of the 2007-8 value higher or lower annually. If so, that benchmark value shall be adjusted either 0.5% or 1.5% in respect of each year between 2008 and the middle of the period for which free allocation is to be made; for sectors with unavoidable process emissions and where real production data shows annual reduction below 0,2% annually, then no adjustment shall apply;
Amendment 356 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point ii a (new)
Article 10a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point ii a (new)
(iia) By way of derogation, products with a share of more than 30% of emissions considered as unavoidable process emissions shall always be granted full free allowances at least for the part of that type of emissions.
Amendment 370 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point c
Article 1 – point 5 – point c
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 5
Article 10a – paragraph 5
In order to respect the auctioning share set out in Article 10, the sum of free allocations in every year where the sum of free allocations does not reach the maximum level that respects the Member State auctioning share, the remaining allowances up to that level shall be used to prevent or limit reduction of free allocations to respect the Member State auctioning share in later years. Where, nonetheless, the maximum level is reached, free allocations shall be adjusted accordingly. Any such adjustment shall be done in a uniform mannertiered in accordance with the risk of carbon leakage ensuring that sectors at very high risk of carbon leakage receive 100% free allocation at the level of the benchmark.
Amendment 461 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 b – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 b – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. If a Member State on an EU external border with third countries proves that an individual sector on its territory is at risk of carbon leakage in accordance with the criteria set out in paragraph 1 of this Article, that sector and its sub-sectors in the above Member State shall be allocated allowances free of charge for the period up to 2030 at 100% of the quantity determined in accordance with the measures adopted pursuant to Article 10a.
Amendment 682 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 15 a (new)
Article 1 – point 15 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 21 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(15a) In Article 21, the following paragraph is inserted: '2 a. The report shall, using data provided through the cooperation referred to in Article 18b, include a list of operators subject to the requirements of this Directive who have not opened a registry account.'
Amendment 691 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 22
Article 1 – point 22
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 25a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 25a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Where a third country adopts measures for reducing the climate change impact ofa commitment under the Paris Agreement, the Commission shall adopt amendments to provide for flights departarriving from thate third country which land in the Community, the Commissconcerned to be excluded from the aviation, after consulting with that third country, and with Member States within the Committee referred to in Article 23(1), shall consider options available in order to provide for optimal interaction between the Communityctivities listed in Annex I. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 23 to supplement this Directive concerning sucheme and that country’s measure amendments.
Amendment 692 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 22
Article 1 – point 22
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 25a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 25a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 728 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I
Annex I
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex IIa – table – 5a (new)
Annex IIa – table – 5a (new)
Croatia 26%
Amendment 9 #
2015/0093(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 1 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
– having regard to Articles 14, 18, 28, and 29 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child,
Amendment 9 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas education and training of girls and women is an important European value, a fundamental human right and an essential element for the empowerment of girls and women at social, cultural and professional level, as well as for the full enjoyment of all other social, economic, cultural and political rights;
Amendment 12 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas poverty has a strong influence on equal access to education due to both direct and indirect costs of sending children to school, and access to education, in particular higher education, is especially difficult for young people from low-income families, which leads to a reinforcement of the traditional preference for education for boys;
Amendment 13 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas according to a study conducted by the Directorate General for Internal Policies of the European Parliament, 30 million females of primary school age are globally out of the education system;
Amendment 15 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the concept of gender is a social construct linked to issues of social class, ethnicity, religion, culture, sexuality and age which lgender stereotypes assign different, determined and limited roles to men and women and these roles are shaped through a multiplicity of social variables and disseminated or reproduced by parents, education and media; whereads to economic, cultural and educational injustices, andhese gender roles are integrated by individuals during thate social representations of gender are replicated at schoolisation phases of childhood and adolescence and therefore influence their lives and might limit women's and men's personal development;
Amendment 23 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. considering the significant influence of family attitudes, of peers and teachers in the selection of students’ study areas and changing gender stereotypes, and given that teachers asgiven that teachers are agents of social change, bythrough their attitudes and teaching practices, and are essential to the promotion of gender equality;
Amendment 31 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas a gender perspective and gender equality should be incorporated into all levels of education in order to promote, among girls and boys, women and men, the values of justice and democratic citizenship, in order to build a genuine partnership between the genders with regard to public and private spheres;
Amendment 37 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas unskildata availabled and poorly paid work is commonly attributed to wottest that women are less well rewarded financially for their qualifications and experience than men and they continue to be responsible for most of the care within the family, which limits access to paid full- time employment, and that gender equality cannot be reduced to providing women with the standard of success defined by men, but involves the recognition of all the work done by women and the education of boys and men in the tasks from which theywhich are traditionally excludfeminised;
Amendment 43 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas, even though more women have moreaccess to secondary and university education, their professional activity is mainly related to tasks aimed at reproducing and extending traditional social and economic structures and there is a need to increase the presence of women both in vocational education and in Mathematics, Science, Engineering and Technology;
Amendment 44 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas a more equal allocation of educational resources would result in a greater access of girls to the labour market and a balanced participation of women and men in the working market could foster the economic perspectives of the European Union;
Amendment 45 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas the impact of gender stereotypes on education and training has strong implications for the labour market, where women still face both horizontal and vertical segregation, and whereas this contributes to certain sectors still being considered 'male' (with more than 85% men) and their pay levels consequently being higher than those of sectors considered 'female' (with more than 70% women);
Amendment 47 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas European and national authorities should encourage gender equality in educational institutions by all means possible, and gender education should be a fundamental part of the curriculum and school programmes, and teaching materials may contain discriminatory content;
Amendment 50 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
Amendment 54 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas, in order to fight gender inequality, constant pedagogical supervision of curricula, objectives, content, strategies, materials, evaluation, disciplinary programmes and lesson plans is essential, as well as monitoring and evaluation by educational research centres and specialists in gender equality;
Amendment 57 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas violence against women is the main impediment to equality between men and women and can be combatted through education; whereas not all EU countries have ratified the Istanbul Convention and the EU has responsibilities in the initiative and funding of projects that promote gender equality;
Amendment 76 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on Member States to enable full effect to be given, when curricula are drawn up and implemented, to the principle that parents share the responsibility for the upbringing and development of their children; notes that parents or legal guardians bear the prime responsibility for their children’s upbringing and development and the children’s well-being is their essential concern; considers, therefore, that national authorities should allow and encourage parents to exercise the right to select curriculum content and should provide appropriate assistance to enable parents and legal guardians to fulfil their obligations to their children;
Amendment 89 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Asks the Commission that this recommendation be taken to the political institutions responsible for implementing central, regional and local education policies, school management bodies and regional and local authoriteducation policies;
Amendment 91 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Asks the Commission that this recommendation be taken to the politicnational institutions responsible for implementing central, regional and local education policies, school management bodies and regional and local authorities;
Amendment 99 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls forEncourages all EU countries to invest consistently in the production of information and motivational campaigns for girls and boys to choose non- stereotyped professions, as well as reflecting on the influence of gender identities and perceptions on girls' life plansinformation and awareness raising campaigns in order to address gender stereotypes in the process of professional orientation, notably on sciences and new technologies, with a view to fully benefitting from the human capital represented by European girls and women, promoting discussion of educational and career choices in the classroom;
Amendment 113 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that girls who are not allowed to attend school are more exposed to domestic violence;
Amendment 115 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 130 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Insists on giving specialproper attention to the gender equality dimension in all its forms, in curricula, content, school programmes and lesson plans, as well as the need to assess the place of women in school curricula in various disciplines, highlighting their role in the content taught;
Amendment 131 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Insists on giving special attention to the gender dimensionequality in all its forms, in curricula, content, school programmes and lesson plans, as well as the need to assess the place of women in school curricula in various disciplines, highlighting their role in the content taught;
Amendment 133 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls foron the appromotion of a gender perspective in education on sexuality and the emotions,priate institutions in the Member States to encourage equality and equal participation by girls and boys in sport and leisure activities, where stereotypes and expectations based on gender can affect the self-image, health, the acquisition of skills, intellectual development, and social integration and identity construction of girls;
Amendment 147 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Encourages girls and boys to try new roles, activities and educational areas,in the education process to take an equal interest in all subjects, in particular as regards scientific and technical subjects, also encouraging their equal participation of girls and boys in collective decision-making and school management, as well as in all extracurricular activities;
Amendment 155 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 157 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Notes that informal education also plays a key role in confidence building for girls and young women;
Amendment 158 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 164 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines the need to prepare and disseminate guidelines for schools, teachers and those responsible for setting the curriculum in order to embrace a gender perspective and gender equality, and asks teachers to analyse and eliminate stereotypes and sexist distortions that the teaching materials may include in their content, language and illustrations, encouraging them also to combat thiequality, and recommends that the training of teachers and other educational workers be directed towards fulfilling the requirements of a balanced gender policy in schools and in the academic curriculum; insists on the importance of training of young teachers as well as sexism in literature, film, music, games and other areas that contribute decisively to chperienced teachers - through life-long and regular trainings - which must aim at a deep understangding of the attitudes, behaviour and identity of boys and girlsreproduction of gender stereotypes at school and the necessary efforts to overcome them;
Amendment 169 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 190 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Reiterates the importance of conducting impact studies for educational policies on gender equality, providing qualitative and quantitative instruments for the assessment of this impact, and using a budgetary strategy based on gender to promote both access and the right to educational resources;
Amendment 194 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 200 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 204 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses the need to draw up plans of action and to allocate resources for the implementation of a gender equality programme, recommending the use of European instruments available for this purpose, namely the Investment Plan, the Horizon 2020 Programme and Community, the European Social Fund, as well as structural funds;
Amendment 161 #
2014/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Urges the Commission to support and facilitate non-profit cooperation amongst water operators to aid those in less developed and rural areas in order to support the access to good quality water for all citizens living in those areas;
Amendment 213 #
2014/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 f (new)
Paragraph 19 f (new)
19f. Urges the Commission, in any revision of the Water Framework Directive to ensure that quantitative assessments of water affordability problems become a mandatory requirement of reporting exercises by Member States as regards the implementation of the Water Framework Directive;
Amendment 16 #
2014/2238(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas more attention should be given to green employment in rural areas by providing support to women farmers and family farms in order to secure their income, through green growth and to encourage them to remain living in villages as food producers, protectors of the environment and family carers;
Amendment 25 #
2014/2238(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Asks the Commission, while providing support to national statistical offices and reinforcing the use of quantitative modelling tools, to incorporate all green employment sectors (including those that are currently neglected, such as transport) together with a gender equality perspective;
Amendment 30 #
2014/2238(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Asks the Commission to initiate research on gender equality in relation to green employment and the ecological transformation of the economy, and on women’s contribution to the development of green innovations, services and products;
Amendment 32 #
2014/2238(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Asks the Commission, and the Member States and regional and local authorities to systematically include a gender equality perspective in the definition, implementation and monitoring of green job creation policies at all levels; asks the Member States to make further efforts to enable women to participate fully in policy formulation, decision-making and the implementation of a green employment strategy that includes green skills;
Amendment 40 #
2014/2238(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to promote women’s entrepreneurship in the green economy, access to microfinance for women, the creation of green jobs in public services, and the introduction of gender-related quality criteria for companies in the context of public procurementthrough better management of natural resources, use of economic instruments beneficial to the environment, provision of support to innovations and to improved policies in agriculture, water and waste, and enhanced sustainable consumption and production.
Amendment 227 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Takes the view that forest management plans can bare an important strategic instrument for the implementation of concrete measures at the level of individual businesses, while supporting the principle that such measures should be voluntary, in accordance with enterpreneurial freedomemphasising that, regardless of entrepreneurial freedom, the model of their application is within the competence of Member States; calls at the same time for a clear separation between forest management plans and the management plans under Natura 2000, in view of the need to curb excessive bureaucracy, particularly for small and medium-sized forestry undertakings;
Amendment 91 #
2014/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
Amendment 94 #
2014/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas sexual and reproductive rights are fundamental human rights and should be taken into account in the EU’s action programme in the field of health; it is important to further improve access to public health with a view to reducing disparities in the accessibility and quality of public health services within and between the Member States; (Justification of amendment: Recital M, by citing sexual and reproductive rights, is in violation of the EU principle of subsidiarity, under which the area of health falls, pursuant to Article 168 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, under Member States’ competence. I propose a new recital M using the term ‘public health’, which functions as an umbrella term in the aforementioned Treaty and which incorporates the sexual and reproductive health of men and women.)
Amendment 227 #
2014/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 231 #
2014/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Maintains that women must have control over their sexual and reproductive rights, not least by having ready access to contraception and abortion; accordinglyCalls on the Member States to supports measures and actions to improve men’s and women’s access to sexual and reproductivepublic health services and inform them more fully about their rights and the services available; calls on the Member States and the Commission to implement measures and actions to make men aware of their responsibilities for sexual and reproductive matters;(Justification for amendment: Article 14 clearly promotes abortion, which marks the report’s departure from EU competences and internationally agreed definitions of the term ‘reproductive health’, which explicitly exclude abortion from the term ‘sexual health’. Therefore, in the new amendment I refer to the Member States’ competence in the area of public health, which includes the sexual and reproductive health of men and women.)
Amendment 44 #
2014/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the ‘mother-entrepreneur’ figure to be promoted, in order to guarantee the right to maternity and to grant financial assistance to women who intend to devote themselves to both their families and businesses; calls for measures to support family employment and household services for childcare in view of allowing women entrepreneurs to reconcile work and family life;
Amendment 218 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that encouraging healthier eating habits goes hand in hand with understanding more about farming and how food is produced and supports, in this context, the objective of strengthening the educational dimension of the school fruit and milk programmes; as well as calls for the earliest possible adoption of the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 as regards the support programme for supplying fruits and vegetables, bananas and milk in educational establishments;
Amendment 93 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that dairy farmers are particularly vulnerable to income variations and risks owing to high capital costs, volatile dairy commodity prices, input and energy costs, and that a sustainable livelihood from dairy farming is an ongoing challenge as production costs are frequently close to or above farm gate prices;
Amendment 103 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission to address the crisis currently facing the dairy sector as a result of the lack of adequate crisis instruments, a dip in global demand, global price volatility and the Russian embargo, and recognises the targeted measures taken thus far in addressing the impact of the Russian embargo;
Amendment 223 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Notes that so far the contracts are not working properly due to the lack of minimum standards and the weak market position that farmers are in, as well as the fact that farmers in cooperatives are excluded from these contracts;
Amendment 238 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that the sector could further explore the potential offered by longer- term integrated supply chain contracts, forwards contracts, fixed margin contracts, and the opportunity to ‘'lock in’' a milk price geared to production costs for a set period of time; believes that the option to avail of new instruments in contractual relations should be available;
Amendment 420 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses that existing ‘'safety net’' measures such as public intervention and private storage aid are not suitable tools to address persistent volatility or a crisis in the milk sector; a crisis programme has to be introduced;
Amendment 468 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Notes that dairy producers will be in an even weaker position without a crisis programme. Milk industry and large food corporate groups will get more power;
Amendment 11 #
2014/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) However, Bosnia and Herzegovina has not yet accepted to adapt trade concessions granted under the Interim Agreement in order to take into account the preferential traditional trade between Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina under the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA). In case, by the time of the adoption of this Regulation, an agreement on the adaptation of the trade concessions set out in the Stabilisation and Association Agreement and in the Interim Agreement has not been signed and provisionally applied by European Union and Bosnia and Herzegovina, the preferences granted to Bosnia and Herzegovina should be suspended as from 1 January 2016. Once Bosnia-Herzegovina and the European Union will have signed and provisionally applied an agreement on the adaptation of trade concessions in the Interim Agreement, those preferences should be re- established. The authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the European Commission should redouble efforts to adapt the Interim Agreement before 1 January 2016,
Amendment 12 #
2014/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) The European Union remains committed to support Bosnia and Herzegovina's European perspective and expects from the political leadership of the country to pursue reforms aimed at promoting functional institutions as well as ensuring equal rights to the three constituent peoples and all citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Amendment 37 #
2014/0091(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) It is important to ensure that farmers, mothers raising children, older and disabled people are not placed at risk of poverty and can enjoy a decent standard of living. Appropriate cover for biometrical risks in occupational pension arrangements is an important aspect of the fight against poverty and insecurity among elderly people. When setting up a pension scheme, employers and employees, or their respective representatives, should consider the possibility of the pension scheme including provisions for the coverage of the longevity risk and occupational disability risks as well as provision for surviving dependants.
Amendment 48 #
2014/0091(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. In accordance with the principle of subsidiarity and taking due account of the scale of pension benefits offered by the social-security regimes, Member States may provide that a national minimum pension be introduced which cannot fall below the risk-of-poverty threshold, that the option of longevity and disability cover, provision for surviving dependants and a guarantee of repayment of contributions as additional benefits be offered to members if employers and employees, or their respective representatives, so agree.
Amendment 38 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Under that legal framework, GMOs for cultivation are to undergo an individual risk assessment before being authorised to be placed on the Union market, in accordance with Annex II to Directive 2001/18/EC. The aim of that authorisation procedure taking into account the direct, indirect, immediate and delayed effects, as well as the cumulative long-term effects, on human health and the environment. The aim of that authorisation procedure, in accordance with the precautionary principle, is to ensure a high level of protection of human life and health, animal health and welfare, the environment and consumer interests, whilst ensuring the effective functioning of the internal market. A uniform high level of protection of health and the environment should be achieved and maintained throughout the territory of the Union.
Amendment 43 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The implementation of the risk assessment as laid down in Annex II to Directive 2001/18/EC needs improvement, in particular regarding the long-term environmental effects of genetically modified crops as well as their potential effects on non-target organisms, the characteristics of the receiving environments and the geographical areas in which genetically modified crops may be cultivated, the potential environmental consequences brought about by changes in the use of herbicides linked to herbicide-tolerant genetically modified crops, direct and indirect long-term effects, as well as scientific uncertainties. Any such improvement as well as any change to the legal status of guidance for risk assessment of GMO requires in-depth discussions and should therefore be subject to a proper review of Directive 2001/18/EC.
Amendment 69 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In accordance with Article 2(2) TFEU, Member States are therefore entitled to have a possibility, during the authorisation procedure and thereafter, to decide to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of a GMO on their territory with the effect of excluding cultivation of a specific GMO in all or part of that Member State's territory. In that context, it appears appropriate to grant Member States, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, more flexibility to decide whether or not they wish to cultivate GMO crops on their territory without affecting the risk assessment provided in the system of Union authorisations of GMOs, either in the course of the authorisation procedure or thereafter, and independently of the measures that Member States are entitled to take by application of Directive 2001/18/EC to avoid the unintended presence of GMOs in other products on their territory and in border areas of neighbouring Member States. The grant of that possibility to Member States should facilitate the decision-making process in the GMO field. At the same time, freedom of choice of consumers, farmers and operators should be preserved whilst providing greater clarity to affected stakeholders concerning the cultivation of GMOs in the Union. This Directive should therefore facilitate the smooth functioning of the internal market. , with regard to Article 114 TFEU.
Amendment 162 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26a– paragraph 1
Article 26a– paragraph 1
(-1) Article 26 a (1) is replaced by the following: 1. Member States mayshall take appropriate measures to avoid the unintended presence of GMOs in other products on their territory and in the border areas of neighbouring Member States. In order to avoid conflicting measures of neighbouring countries, the Commission shall elaborate minimum Union-level requirements on preventing cross-border contaminations.
Amendment 214 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 26 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) socio-economic impacts such as the impracticability or the high costs of coexistence measures due to specific geographical conditions such as small islands or mountainous regions;
Amendment 234 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 26 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Those grounds may be invoked individually or in combination, with the exception of the ground set out in point (g) which cannot be used individually, depending on the particular circumstances of the Member State, region or area in which those measures will apply, but shall, in no case, conflict with the environmental risk assessment carried out pursuant to this Directive or to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003.
Amendment 248 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 4
Article 26 b – paragraph 4
4. A Member State which intends to adopt measures pursuant to paragraph 3 of this Article shall first communicate a draft of those measures and the corresponding grounds invoked to the Commission. This communication may take place before the GMO authorisation procedure under Part C of this Directive or under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 has been completed. During a period of 75 days starting from the date of such communication: (a) the Member State concerned shall refrain from adopting and implementing those measures; (aa) the notifier/applicant shall refrain from his activities of placing on the market the variety of that GMO; (ab) operators shall refrain from the cultivation of the variety of that GMO; and (b) the Commission may make any comments it considers appropriate.
Amendment 285 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 26ba Liability requirements and financial guarantees 1. Member States shall establish a general mandatory system of financial liability and financial guarantees which applies to all consent/authorisation holders and operators which ensures that the polluter pays for unintended effects or damage that might occur due to the deliberate release or the placing on the market of GMOs.