27 Amendments of Ulrike MÜLLER related to 2014/0100(COD)
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Research projects have demonstrated that consumer confidence is crucial in the market for organic food. In the long run, rules that are not trustworthy can jeopardise public confidence and lead to market failure. Therefore the sustainable development of organic production in the Union should be based on sound production rules which are harmonised at Union level with due regard to the varying geographical and climatic conditions within the Union. In addition, those production rules should meet operators' and consumers' expectations regarding the quality of organic products and the compliance with the principles and rules laid down in this Regulation.
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The risk of non-compliance with the organic production rules is considered higher in agricultural holdings which include units not managed under organic production rules. Therefore, after an appropriate conversion period, all agricultural holdings in the Union which aim to become organic should be entirely managed in compliance with the requirements applicable to organic production. Mixed farms should be allowed in small-scale agriculture if a clear separation between the organic and conventionally managed units can be made and contamination between the two can be avoided. Organic agricultural holdings should undergo the same conversion period in all Member States, irrespective of whether they have previously adhered to agri-environmental measures supported by Union funds. However, no conversion period is necessary in the case of fallow land. In order to ensure quality, traceability and compliance with this Regulation and adaptation to technical developments, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of establishing rules supplementing the general conversion rules or supplementing and amending the specific conversion rules.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) As under Council Regulation (EC) No 834/20071a, organic production in greenhouses and in herb pots should also be allowed in the future. __________________ 1aCouncil Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 (OJ L 189, 20.7.207, p. 1)
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the entire agricultural holding or aquaculture operation shall be managed in compliance with the requirements applicable to organic production; however, to encourage the conversion to organic production a holding is allowed to be split into clearly separated units that can be managed either organically or in a conventional manner. In the case of multiple modes of production, a reliable record of the separation has to be kept by the operator;
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point d
Amendment 310 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part I – paragraph 2 – point 2 – point 2 – point a
Annex II – part I – paragraph 2 – point 2 – point 2 – point a
(a) those areas have not, for a period of at least threewo years before the collection, received treatment with products other than those authorised for use in organic production pursuant to Article 19;
Amendment 334 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 7 – point 1
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 7 – point 1
1.7.1. All persons involved in keeping animals shall possess the necessary basic knowledge and skills as regards the health and the welfare needs of the animals.
Amendment 335 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 7 – point 2
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 7 – point 2
1.7.2. Husbandry practices, including stocking densities and housing conditions shall ensure that the developmental, physiological and ethological needs of animals are met. Minimising stress of the animals should be a guiding principle in husbandry.
Amendment 355 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 7 – point 10
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 7 – point 10
1.7.10. Any suffering to the animals shall be reduced to a minimum by applying adequate anaesthesia and/or analgesia and by carrying out the operation only at the most appropriate age by qualified personnel. Pain relief for the animal shall be continued as long as deemed appropriate after any operation requiring it.
Amendment 384 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – paragraph 2 – point 2 – point 3 – point 3 – point e
Annex II – part II – paragraph 2 – point 2 – point 3 – point 3 – point e
(e) exercise areas shall permit dunging and rooting by porcine animals. For the purposes of rooting different substrates can be used. The environment shall be provided with enrichment materials as this contributes positively to the well- being of porcine animals.
Amendment 411 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part III – paragraph 4 – point 4 – point 1 – point 6 – point 1
Annex II – part III – paragraph 4 – point 4 – point 1 – point 6 – point 1
4.1.6.1. All persons involved in keeping aquaculture animals shall possess the necessary basic knowledge and skills as regards the health and the welfare needs of the animals
Amendment 508 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Mass catering operations shall not be subject to this Regulation. Member States may apply national rules or, in the absence thereof, private standards, on labelling and control of products originating from mass catering operations, in so far as the said rules comply with Union Law.
Amendment 521 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
(7) ‘'group of operators' means a group in which each operator is a farmer who has a holding of up to 5 hectares of utilised agricultural area and who may, in addition to producing food or feed, be engaged in processing of food or feed;: (i) managed exclusively by farmers through an internal control system; (ii) in which each operator may, in addition to producing food or feed, be engaged in processing of food or feed; (iii) whose farms are geographically close; (iv) in which the production involves only one type of production.
Amendment 625 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 679 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Each Member State shall ensure that a computerised database is established for listing the varieties and heterogeneous material, according to Regulation (EU) No XX/XXX (PRM law) for which plant reproductive material obtained by the organic production method is available on its territory. By 31 December 2018, on the basis of the report under Article 35 of this Regulation, the Commission, with the involvement of the organic sector, shall propose appropriate amendments to this Regulation with regard to the rules on organic seed and crop production.
Amendment 770 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Until the implementing acts under Article 19(5) come into effect, the applicable annexes to Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 shall remain in force. To produce the initial implementing acts, the Commission shall take over, in full, the products and substances authorised at that time as set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008.
Amendment 823 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
The terms referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall not be used for a product for which it has to be indicated in the labelling or advertising that it contains GMOs, consists of GMOs or is produced from GMOs according to Union provisions.
Amendment 930 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
A recognised third country as referred to in the second indentpoint (b)(ii) of Article 28(1)(b)(ii) is a third country which has been recognised for the purposes of equivalence under Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, including those recognised under the transitional measure provided for in Article 40. The recognition of the third countries referred to in the first subparagraph shall expire when all recognized third countries have been transferred to the new rules.
Amendment 951 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 35 – paragraph 1 a (new)
By 31 December 2017, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on organic pig farming and organic poultry farming.
Amendment 962 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1
Article 40 – paragraph 1
In order to ensure a smooth transition between the rules on organic origin of plant reproductive material provided for in Article 12(1)(i) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 and on animals for breeding purposes provided for in Article 14(1)(a)(ii) of that Regulation and on young stock of aquaculture animals provided for in Article 15(1)(a)(ii) of that Regulation and the exception to production rules that the Commission adopted pursuant to Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, and the new production rules for plants and plant products and livestock and seaweed and aquaculture animals provided for in Articles 10(1) and 11(1), respectively, of this Regulation, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 36 providing for exceptions where granting exceptions is deemed necessary in order to ensure access to plant reproductive material and live animals for breeding purposes and young stock of aquaculture animals, that may be used in organic production. The delegated acts adopted under this Article shall cease to apply on 31 December 2021. and to guarantee a quantitatively and qualitatively adequate supply of protein feed for monogastric animals. The delegated acts adopted under this Article shall cease to apply as and when organic-standard inputs are demonstrably no longer available in the EU or in the EU Member State concerned.
Amendment 1059 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.3.5
Annex II – part II – point 1.3.5
1.3.5. For breeding purposes, non- organically raised animals may be brought onto an agricultural holding when breeds are in danger of being lost to farming in accordance with Annex IV to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1974/200668 and in that case animals of those breeds must not necessarily be nulliparous holding, only when organic animals are not available in sufficient number and subject to the conditions provided for in the following points a to d of this Article. __________________ 68 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006 of 15 December 2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (OJ L 368, 23.12.2006, p. 15).
Amendment 1089 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.4.3.2 a (new)
Annex II – part II – point 1.4.3.2 a (new)
1.4.3.2a. Feed from own holding and other sources In the case of herbivores, except during the period each year when the animals are under transhumance subject to point 1.4.2.2, at least 60 % of the feed shall come from the farm unit itself or, where this is not feasible, shall be produced in cooperation with other organic farms in the same region. In the case of pigs and poultry, at least 20% of the feed shall come from the farm unit itself or, where this is not feasible, shall be produced in cooperation with other organic farms or feed business operators in the same region. In the case of bees, at the end of the production season hives shall be left with sufficient reserves of honey and pollen to survive the winter. The feeding of bee colonies shall only be permitted where the survival of the hives is endangered due to climatic conditions. Feeding shall be with organic honey, organic sugar syrups, or organic sugar.
Amendment 1102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.5.2.4
Annex II – part II – point 1.5.2.4
1.5.2.4. With the exception of vaccinations, treatments for parasites, phytotherapeutic and homeopathic products and compulsory eradication schemes where an animal or group of animals receive more than three courses of treatments with chemically- synthesised allopathic veterinary medicinal products including antibiotics within 12 months, or more than one course of treatment if their productive lifecycle is less than one year, the livestock concerned, or produce derived from them, shall not be sold as organic products, and the livestock shall undergo the conversion periods referred to in points 1.2 and 2.
Amendment 1103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.5.2.5
Annex II – part II – point 1.5.2.5
1.5.2.5. The withdrawal period between the last administration of an allopathic chemically synthesised veterinary medicinal product to an animal under normal conditions of use, and the production of organically produced foodstuffs from such animals, is toshall be twice the withdrawal period as referred to in Article 119 of Directive 2001/82/EC and at least 48 hours. Directive 2001/82/EC or, in a case in which this period is not specified, 48 hours, except for phytotherapeutic and homeopathic products without legal withdrawal period.
Amendment 1188 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 2.3.2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Annex II – part II – point 2.3.2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) at least 620 % of the feed shall come from the farm itself or in case this is not feasible, be produced in the same region in cooperation with other organic farms or feed operators;
Amendment 1198 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 2.4
Annex II – part II – point 2.4
Amendment 1222 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) at least 620 % of the feed shall come from the farm itself or in case this is not feasible, be produced in the same region in cooperation with other organic farms or feed operators;