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Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

This Regulation shall apply to ~~agricultural products listed in Annex I to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (‘the Treaty’) and to some~~the following products originating from agriculture, including aquaculture, where such products are, or are intended to be, produced, prepared, distributed, placed on the Union market, or imported into or exported from the Union as organic: (a) live or unprocessed agricultural products, including seed and other plant reproductive material; (b) processed agricultural products for food; (c) feed; (d) algae and aquaculture animals; (e) wine; (f) yeast; (g) mushrooms; (h) collected wild plants and parts thereof, (i) traditional herbal medicinal products and to other products listed in Annex I to this Regulation, insofar as those agricultural products and those other products are intended to be produced, prepared, distributed, placed on the market, imported or exported ~~as organic. (The amendment of th~~. Or. de necessitate wcor~~d ‘seaweed’ to ‘algae’ applies throughout the text. Adopting it will~~responding changes throughout.)

2015/06/24
Committee: AGRI

Maria NOICHL

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)

(ba) any product or substance authorised under this article which results in a major change in production methods or in ingredients used or in a change in size, for example through the use of nanotechnology, should be classified as a new product or substance which must be re-evaluated;

2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI

Maria NOICHL

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1

1. Products in which the presence of products or substances that have not been authorised in accordance with Article 19 is detected beyond the levels established taking account in particular of Directive 2006/125/EC, shall not be marketed as organic.deleted

2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI

Maria NOICHL

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2

2. In order to ensure the effectiveness, efficiency and transparency of the organic production and labelling system, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 36 regarding the specific criteria and conditions for the application of the levels referred to in paragraph 1 and regarding the establishment of those levels and their adaptation in the light of technical developments.deleted

2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI

Maria NOICHL

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3

3. By way of derogation from Article 211(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, and subject to an authorization by the Commission adopted without applying the procedure referred to in Article 37(2) or (3) of this Regulation, Member States may grant national payments to compensate farmers for the losses they have incurred due to the contamination of their agricultural products by non-authorised products or substances which prevents them from marketing those products as organic provided that the farmers have taken all appropriate measures to prevent the risk of such contamination. Member States may also use the instruments of the Common Agricultural Policy to cover totally or partially such losses.deleted

2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI

Maria NOICHL

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 a (new)

Article 20 a Precautionary measures to be taken in the event of suspicions and irregularities 1. The following precautionary measures shall be taken by operators: (a) where an operator suspects that a process, product or input material which has been sourced, produced or prepared does not comply with this Regulation, that operator shall separate and identify the product; (b) in order to assess cases in which non- compliance is suspected, the operator concerned shall set up a system appropriate to the type and size of the operation for the purpose of verification and assessment following procedures based on a systematic identification of critical procedural steps in accordance with the requirements laid down in points 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4 of Part II of Annex IV; (c) if, having carried out the assessment provided for in point (b), the operator concludes that the suspicion is substantiated, the operator shall withdraw the product from the market and discontinue its processing and shall immediately inform the competent authorities or control body. 2. The following measures shall be taken by competent authorities, control bodies and authorities: (a) where a control authority or control body is informed by an operator of a substantiated suspicion in accordance with point (c) of paragraph 1 or is informed that an operator intends to place on the market a product which is not in compliance with the organic production rules but which bears a reference to the organic production method, the control authority or control body may prohibit the placing of the product on the market with an indication referring to the organic production method, either for a specified period of time or until it is satisfied that the suspicion has been eliminated. The period of time between such prohibition and the confirmation of the suspicion shall be as short as possible, taking into account the durability of goods, and shall not exceed two months; (b) the control authority or control body shall confirm or eliminate the suspicion by no later than the period of time laid down under point (a). In such a case, the operator concerned shall cooperate fully with the control body or authority. Before confirming the suspicion, the control authority or control body shall allow the operator to comment; (c) where the non-compliance is confirmed, as well as in cases of repetitive, continued or fraudulent non- compliance, Article 26a shall apply; (d) where the non-compliance is not confirmed within the period of time laid down under point (a), the decision referred to therein shall be repealed not later than at the expiry of that period of time.

2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI

Maria NOICHL, Susanne MELIOR

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – indent 19 d (new)

- traditional herbal medicinal products;

2015/06/25
Committee: ENVI

Maria NOICHL

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part IV – point 1.1

1.1. Food and feed additives, processing aids and other substances and ingredients used for processing food or feed and any processing practice applied, such as smoking, shall respect the principles of good manufacturing practice76. In industrial production, procedures are to be preferred that are conducive to the preservation of health, the environment and resources, to food safety and to safety at work. __________________ 76 Good manufacturing practice (GMP) as defined in Article 3(a) of Commission Regulation (EC) N° 2023/2006 of 22 December 2006 on good manufacturing practice for materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (O.J. L 384, 29.12.2006, p. 75).

2015/06/26
Committee: AGRI

Maria NOICHL, Ismail ERTUG, Susanne MELIOR

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part IV – point 2.2.4 – point b – point iii – indent 1

– algae, including seaweed and lithothamnium

2015/06/26
Committee: AGRI

9 Amendments of Maria NOICHL related to 2014/0100(COD)

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