9 Amendments of Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK related to 2021/2239(INI)
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas organic agriculture may offers many environmental benefits in certain circumstances and regions and has the potential to help the agricultural sector play its part, in certain circumstances and regions, in the fight against climate change and in addressing key challenges such as the loss of jobs in rural areas, soil fertility and biodiversity loss;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that for an EU action plan to succeed, it must stimulate and mobilise the Member States; expresses the view, therefore, that Member States should be encouraged to develop their own national OAPs with concrete, time-bound actions, taking into account the different starting points of the Member States; points out that regional and local OAPs should also play a role in the development of the organic sector;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to play an active role in improving the structure of organic supply chains and building the capacity of organic producers’ organisations;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Stresses that CAP support for conversion to and maintenance of organic farming may be funded via second-pillar rural development measures, eco-schemes or a clever combination of the two; calls for eco-schemes to be designed in a manner that renders them compatible with and complementary to agri- environment-climate measures (AECMs), including organic farming measures, which are set out in the second pillar;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Acknowledges that organic production often involves higher production costs and, therefore, needs higher market prices to recover those costs; points out that higher prices may represent a barrier to expansion but that they are necessary to ensure the continuation of organic farming and to make its further uptake possible in the first place;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Supports the Commission in further promoting the EU organic logo among consumers, including through organic school schemes; emphasises that it is of paramount importance that consumer surveys on organics are followed by actions to further raise awareness of organic farming, without allowing an incorrect or subversive representation of the sustainability and safety of conventional farming methods in the Union;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that concrete action to promote, positive and trade-promoting action to promote international trade in organic products and exports of EUuropean organic products from the EU is needed; requests that the Commission report regularly on forthcoming negotiations with the EU’s trading partners to inform Parliament about the potential for expansion of the organic market;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes the potential ofat, alongside other chains and a positive international trade agenda, short, local and seasonal food supply chains and direct marketing opportunities for organic producers and rural economies also offer the potential to deliver economic and environmental benefits by securing incomes and creating employment, while contributing to animal welfare, as well as environmental, biodiversity and climate protection;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Welcomes the contribution of organic farming to the reduction in the volume of synthetic plant protection products used; reminds the Commission and the Member States of the European Parliament resolution of 15 February 2017 on low-risk pesticides of biological origin; calls on the Commission, therefore, to increase the availability of solutions such as low-risk products of biological origin, biocontrol and natural substances by improving and accelerating the assessment and authorisation process for natural substances;