98 Amendments of Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK related to 2022/0196(COD)
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation
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The Committee on [Agriculture and Rural Development] calls on the Committee on [the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety], as the committee responsible, to propose rejection of the [The sustainable use of plant protection products and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2115].
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In the final report of the Conference on the Future of Europe, published on 9 May 2022, when it comes to the proposals on agriculture, food production, biodiversity and ecosystems, pollution, citizens ask the Union in particular to significantly reduce the use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers, in line with the existing targets, while still ensuring food security, and support for research to develop more sustainable and natural- based alternatives. Citizens ask to tackle pollution applying the polluter pays principle, suggesting additional costs at farm level associated with sustainable production are to be reflected in the consumer prices. Citizens also ask for more research and innovations, including in technological solutions for sustainable production, plant resistance, and precision farming, and more communication, advisory systems, and training for and from farmers as well as asking the Union to protect insects, in particular indigenous and pollinating insects.55 _________________ 55 Conference on the Future of Europe – Report on the Final Outcome, May 2022, Proposals 1 and 2, pp. 43-44.
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The objective of the Farm to Fork Strategy is to make substantial progress in the reduction of the use of chemical plant protection products in an economically viable way. In order to achieve that aim, it is necessary to set quantified targets at Union and Member State levels for the reduction in the use and risk of chemical plant protection products and the use of more hazardous plant protection products to monitor progress. National targets should be established by national law in order to ensure adequate progress and accountability in relation to them. These binding national targets should also be achieved by Member States by 20305. The reduction in the use of chemical plant protection products is expected to significantly reduce occupational safety and health risks for professional users.
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Given the different levels of historical progress and differences in intensity of pesticide use between Member States, it is necessary to allow Member States some flexibility when setting their own binding national targets (“national 20305 reduction targets”). Intensity of use isand risk should best measured by dividing the total quantity of active substances placed on the market, and therefore through a scientifically justified formula, taking into account the Member State and particular conditions of the farm, such as technical and mechanical solutions present to reduce risk. In closed farming systems, like greenhouseds, in the form of plant protection products in a particular Member State by the surface area over which the active substances were appliedthe impact on the environment is much lower and not related to products placed on the market. Therefore, in controlled agriculture environment systems, the use is to be measured per unit product rather than use per hectare. Intensity in the use of chemical pesticides, and in particular of the more hazardous pesticides, correlates with greater dependency on chemical pesticides, greater risks to human health and the environment and less sustainable farming practices. However, intensity in the use may depend on the unavailability or availability of alternative non-chemical or low-risk products and tools. It is therefore appropriate to allow Member States to take their lower intensity of use of chemical pesticides than the Union average into account in setting their national 20305 reduction targets. It is also appropriate to require them to take their higher intensity of use of chemical pesticides than the Union average into account in setting their national 20305 reduction targets, whilst taking into account the availability of suitable alternatives. In addition, in order to give recognition to past efforts by Member States, they should also bare allowed to take into account historical progress prior to the adoption of the Farm to Fork Strategy when setting national 20305 reduction targets. Conversely, where Member States have increased, or made only limited reductions in, their use and risk of chemical plant protection products, they should now make a greater contribution to the achievement of the Union 20305 reduction targets, while also taking account of their intensity of pesticide use. In order to ensure a fair and collective effort towards the achievement of Union-wide targets and an adequate level of ambition, minimum limits should be laid down for national 20305 reduction targets. TMember States overseas countries, territories and public bodies, including the EU’s outermost regions, as listed in Article 349 of the Treaty, are located in the Atlantic, Caribbean and Indian Ocean. Due to permanent constraints such as their remoteness to the European continent, insularity and high exposure to climate change, it is appropriate to allow Member States to take into account the specific needs of these regions as regards the use of plant protection products and measures tailored to specific climatic conditions and crops. In order to ensure a fair and collective effort towards the achievement of Union-wide targets, where a Member State reaches the level of its 20305 national reduction target before 20305, it shouldwill not be required to undertake additional reduction efforts, but it should closely monitor annual fluctuations in the use and risk of chemical plant protection products and in the use of more hazardous plant protection products to ensure progress towards meeting the respective 20305 national reduction target. In the interests of transparency, Member State responses to any Commission recommendations in relation to the level of ambition of national targets and the annual progress made towards them should be publicly accessible.
Amendment 192 #
(14) Member States should draft and publish national action plans. In order for the Member State national action plans to be effective, they should contain quantitative objectives, references to binding national 20305 reduction targets as set out in national law, together with related indicative targets set out in the national action plans, measures, timetables and indicators to reduce risks and impacts of pesticide use on human health and the environment. This will allow for a structured approach to the setting of quantitative objectives and targets, with a clear link to the national 20305 reduction targets. In order to monitor compliance with the provisions of this Regulation, Member States should also be required to report annually on targets and precise quantitative data relating to compliance with provisions on use, training, application equipment and integrated pest management.
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to achieve the Union-wide reduction targets (‘Union 20305 reduction targets’) as well as national 20305 reduction targets, it is necessary to increase the availability and use of biological control and other non-chemical alternativ, accessibility, affordability and use of low-risk alternatives, biological control and other non-chemical alternatives such as new breeding, technological, and precision techniques. Availability of these alternatives will incentivise the adoption of low chemical pesticide- input pest management practices such as organic farming.
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) For the sake of transparency and in order to encourage greater progress, it is necessary to measure the progress made by Member States in relation to the achievement of the national 20305 reduction targets and other national indicative reduction targets. This should be done on an annual basis by means of annual progress and implementation reports. In order to monitor the level of compliance with this Regulation in a streamlined, easily comparable manner, Member States should also include quantitative data in relation to the implementation of this Regulation as regards use, training, application equipment and integrated pest management. In order for the Commission to encourage progress towards achieving national 20305 reduction targets and other national indicative reduction targets, including any measures in support of such achievement, the Commission should analyse such progress and measures every 2 years.
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Use of plant protection products may have particularly negative impacts in certain areas that are frequently used by the general public or by vulnerable groups, communities in which people live and work and ecologically sensitive areas, such as Natura 2000 sites protecte to be defined at Member State level and ion accordance with Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council67and Council Directive 92/43/EEC68 case-by-case basis considering the particular conditions of each Member State. If high-risk plant protection products are used in areas used by the general public. If plant protection products are used in areas used by the general public, the possibility of exposure of humans to such plant protection products iscan be high. In order to protect human health and the environment, a Member State may prohibit or restrict the use of plant protection products in sensitive areas and within 3 metres of such areas, should therefore be. If a physical buffer zone, such as in the case of a greenhouse, is already present, no addition buffer zone will be required. When prohibited.D, derogations from the prohibition should onlybe allowed under certain conditions and on a case-by- case basis. _________________ 67 Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November for plant protection products authorised in accordance with Regulation 1107/2009 onfor the conservtinuation of wild birds (OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7). 68 Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7)existing agricultural activities, or under certain conditions, existing national legislation and on a case-by-case basis.
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Statistical data on plant protection products collected in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council74should be used in calculating these and newharmonised risk indicators , based on actual usage of pesticides,and progress towards achieving binding Union and national targets based on the Farm to Fork Strategy. Given that pesticide use fluctuates between years depending, in particular, on the weather, a minimum ofthree year baseline period is appropriate to take account of such fluctuations and to monitor actual pesticides usage trends. The baseline period for the calculation of harmonised risk indicators 1 and 2 is 2011– 2013, as this was the first three year period for which data was received by the Commission under Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 and coincides with the entry into force of Directive 2009/128/EC. The baseline period for the calculation of progress towards the Union 20305reduction targets is 20150–201720, as this was the threemost recent years ese are the tenmost recent years that can give a precise insight into whether a Member State has already made reductions in pesticides usage and what the actual reduction percentage is, andfor which data was available at the time of the announcement of the Farm to Fork Strategy. The baseline period for the calculation of a new harmonised risk indicator 2a is 2022–2024, as this will be the first three year period for which data on the areas treated under each authorisation for an emergency situation in plant protection will be available. _________________ 74 Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 concerning statistics on pesticides (OJ L 324, 10.12.2009, p. 1).
Amendment 284 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) For the moment, the only robust statistical data available at Union level relating to the marketing and use of plant protection products are the statistics on the quantities of active substances in plant protection products placed on the market, and the data on the number of authorisations for emergency situations in plant protection granted under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. Those statistics are used in the calculation of harmonised risk indicators 1 and 2 under Directive 2009/128/EC and in calculating progress towards the binding Union 20305 reduction targets and national 20305 reduction targets based on the Farm to Fork Strategy. The new harmonised risk indicator 2a will be calculated using statistics on the number of authorisations for emergency situations in plant protection, the properties of the active substances in plant protection products subject to these authorisations, and the areas treated under these authorisations to better quantify the risks arising from authorisations for emergency situations in plant protection.
Amendment 289 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) For reasons of transparency, and to ensure uniform implementation by all Member States, the methodology for calculating progress towards achieving the two Union and two national 20305 reduction targets and the methodology for the calculation of harmonised risk indicators at Union and national level should be set out in an Annex to this Regulation.
Amendment 294 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43 a (new)
Recital 43 a (new)
(43a) In order to achieve reduction in the use and risk of chemical plant protection products, sufficient funding is needed for further implementation of integrated pest management. A special fund can help to foster the implementation and uptake of integrated pest management and to make related measures, such as providing for compensations in case of proven loss of income, more attractive and make the transition to more sustainable use of plant protection products feasible for farmers.
Amendment 323 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation lays down rules for the sustainable use of plant protection products by providing for the setting, and achievement by 20305, of reduction targets for the use and risk of chemical plant protection products, establishing requirements for use, storage, sale and disposal of plant protection products and for application equipment, providing for training and awareness raising, and providing for implementation of integrated pest management.
Amendment 370 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new)
(15a) 'Controlled environment agriculture facilities' are defined by the competent authorities in the National Action Plan referred to in Article 8 with appropriate criteria, guaranteeing the minimum of emissions to the air, water and soil, and shall be set in appropriate national legislation, validated and enforced by those authorities;
Amendment 380 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point a
(a) an area used by the general public, such as a public park or garden, recreation or sports grounds, or a public paths frequently used by the general public, except for public paths clearly located in agricultural areas;
Amendment 406 #
Amendment 439 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23
(23) ‘biological control’ means the control of organisms harmful to plants or plant products using natural means of biological origin or substances identical to them, such as micro-organisms, semiochemicals, extracts from plant producnatural substances1aor invertebrate macro-organisms. _________________ 1a 1a 'Natural substance' means a substance that consists of one or more components that originate from nature, including but not limited to plants, as defined in Article 3(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, or invertebrate macro-organismlgae/microalgae, animals, minerals, bacteria, fungi, proteins, peptides, enzymes, RNA, protozoans, viruses, viroids, and mycoplasmas. Natural substances can either be sourced from nature or synthesised comprising exclusively naturally occurring amino acids or nucleotides. This definition excludes semiochemicals and microbials.
Amendment 453 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – title
Article 4 – title
Union 20305 reduction targets for chemical plant protection products
Amendment 461 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall contribute, through the adoption and achievement of national targets in accordance with Article 5 to achieving by 20305 a 540 % Union-wide reduction of both the use and risk of chemical plant protection products (‘Union 20305 reduction target 1’) and the use of more hazardous plant protection products (‘Union 20305 reduction target 2’), compared to the average of the years 2015, 2016 and0 until 201720 (collectively referred to as ‘the Union 20305 reduction targets’). The percentage in the first paragraph will be increased by ten percentage points to 50% after the following conditions have been met: a) the EU-wide approval of sufficient new breeding techniques that make crops more resilient and thus less dependent on chemical plant protection products; b) the availability of sufficient low risk or alternative non-chemical plant protection products; c) a thorough impact assessment to be carried out by 2030 proving that the 50% reduction target can be met without jeopardising food security and affordability in Europe.
Amendment 483 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Progress towards achieving the Union 20305 reduction targets shall be calculated annually by the Commission in accordance with the methodology set out in Annex I.
Amendment 490 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – title
Article 5 – title
Member States 20305 reduction targets for chemical plant protection products
Amendment 495 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
By … [OP: please insert the date – 6 months after the date of application of this Regulation] each Member State shall adopt national targets in its national legislation or National Action Plan to achieve by 20305 a reduction set in accordance with this Article, from the average of the years 2015, 2016 and 20170 until 2020, providing that effective, alternative and affordable solutions are sufficiently available, of the following:
Amendment 510 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the use and risk of chemical plant protection products as defined in Annex I (‘national 20305 reduction target 1’);
Amendment 516 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the use of more hazardous plant protection products as defined in Annex I (‘national 20305 reduction target 2’).
Amendment 525 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
For the purposes of this Regulation, the two national reduction targets listed in points (a) and (b) of the first subparagraph, are collectively referred to as the ‘national 20305 reduction targets’.
Amendment 534 #
2. The progress of each Member State towards achieving the national 20305 reduction targets shall be calculated annually by the Commission in accordance with the methodology set out in Annex I.
Amendment 542 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Each Member State shall aim and actively contribute to reach the targets referred to in paragraph 1 by 20305. A Member State that reaches the level of one of its 20305 national reduction targets before 20305 shall not be required to undertake additional reduction efforts. It shall monitor annual fluctuations in order to maintain the progress achieved in relation to that 20305 national reduction target.
Amendment 553 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. Subject to paragraphs 5 to 8, the national 20305 reduction targets shall be set at such level so as to achieve a reduction between the average of the years 2015,0- 2016 and 201720 and the year 20305 in the relevant Member State that at least equals 540% as set out in Article 4, paragraph 1, or a reduction of environmental impact by at least 40%, as indicated by the Member State.
Amendment 569 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
A Member State may reduce its national target for the use and risk of chemical plant protection products referred to in paragraph 4 to a percentage that is a mid-point between the figure related to intensity as laid down in the second subparagraph of this paragraph and the figure related to the use and risk as laid down in the third subparagraph of this paragraph. Where that percentage is higher than 540%, the Member State shall increase its national target to that percentage.
Amendment 580 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) 35% where a Member State’s weighted intensity of use and risk of chemical plant protection products during the average of the years 2015, 2016 and 20170-2020 is less than 70% of the Union average;
Amendment 588 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) 50% where a Member State’s weighted intensity of use and risk of chemical plant protection products during the average of the years 2015, 2016 and 20170-2020 is between 70% and 140% of the Union average;
Amendment 596 #
(c) 65% where a Member State’s weighted intensity of use and risk of chemical plant protection products during the average of the years 2015, 2016 and 20170-2020 is more than 140% of the Union average.
Amendment 599 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3 – point a
(a) where a Member State has achieved a greater reduction in the use and risk of chemical plant protection products than the Union average between the average of the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 and the average of the years 2015, 2016 and 20170-2020, a figure that is established by subtracting from 50% the difference between the reduction achieved and the Union average reduction;
Amendment 606 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3 – point b
(b) where a Member State has increased the use and risk of chemical plant protection products, or has made a smaller reduction than the Union average between the average of the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 and the average of the years 2015, 2016 and 20170-2020, a figure that is established by adding to 50% the difference between the reduction or, as applicable, increase achieved and the Union average reduction, but without surpassing 70%.
Amendment 628 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) 35% where a Member State’s intensity of use of the more hazardous plant protection products during the average of the years 2015, 2016 and 20170-2020 is less than 70% of the Union average;
Amendment 637 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) 50% where a Member State’s intensity of use of the more hazardous plant protection products during the average of the years 2015, 2016 and 20170-2020 is between 70% and 140% of the Union average;
Amendment 644 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) 65% where a Member State’s intensity of use of the more hazardous plant protection products during the average of the years 2015, 2016 and 20170-2020 is more than 140% of the Union average.
Amendment 646 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3 – point a
(a) where a Member State has achieved a greater reduction in the use of the more hazardous plant protection products than the Union average between the average of the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 and the average of the years 2015, 2016 and 20170-2020, a figure that is established by subtracting from 50% the difference between the reduction achieved and the Union average reduction;
Amendment 653 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3 – point b
(b) where a Member State has increased the use of the more hazardous plant protection products, or has made a smaller reduction than the Union average between the average of the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 and the average of the years 2015, 2016 and 20170- 2020, a figure that is established by adding to 50% the difference between the reduction or, as applicable, increase achieved and the Union average reduction, but without surpassing 70%.
Amendment 661 #
7. Member States with outermost regionsverseas countries, territories and public bodies and outermost regions, located in the Atlantic, Caribbean and Indian Ocean, as listed in Article 349 of the Treaty, mayshould take into account the specific needs of these regions as regards the use of plant protection products when adopting national 20305 reduction targets, due to the particular climatic conditions and crops in these regions.
Amendment 673 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 8
Article 5 – paragraph 8
8. In no case may the application of paragraph 5, paragraph 6 and paragraph 7 result in either of the 20305 national reduction targets being lower than 35%.
Amendment 681 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 9
Article 5 – paragraph 9
9. By … [OP: please insert the date – 7 months after the date of application of this Regulation], each Member State shall communicate its national 20305 reduction targets to the Commission.
Amendment 690 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 10
Article 5 – paragraph 10
10. If a Member State fails to adopt a national 20305 reduction target by … [OJ: please insert the date –6 months after the date of application of this Regulation], that target shall be deemed to be either 540%; or, where the percentage would be above 540% in accordance with paragraph 5 or paragraph 6, that higher percentage.
Amendment 702 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall review the national 20305 reduction targets communicated to it in accordance with Article 5(9) and the information explaining any lowering of targets made in accordance with Article 5(5) or Article 5(6).
Amendment 707 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Where the Commission concludes, on the basis of the information made available to it, that the national 20305 reduction targets communicated by a Member State need to be set at a more ambitious level, it shall, by … [OP: please insert the date – 1 year after the date of application of this Regulation], recommend that Member State to increase the level of its national 20305 reduction targets. The Commission shall make that recommendation public.
Amendment 713 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Where a Member State adjusts its national 20305 reduction targets as recommended by the Commission, it shall amend the national targets set in its national legislation in accordance with Article 5 and include the adjusted targets in its national action plan together with the Commission’s recommendation.
Amendment 721 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. Where a Member States decides not to adjust its national 20305 reduction targets, as recommended by the Commission, it shall include the justifications for such decision in its national action plan together with the text of the recommendation.
Amendment 729 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6
Article 6 – paragraph 6
6. Having assessed the level of national 20305 reduction targets of all Member States set in accordance with Article 5, the Commission shall verify whether their average at least equals 540% so as to achieve the corresponding Union 20305 reduction or environmental impact reduction target.
Amendment 741 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7
Article 6 – paragraph 7
7. If the average of national 20305 reduction targets of all Member States is lower than 540%, the Commission shall recommend that one or more Member States increase the level of their national 20305 reduction targets in order to achieve the Union 20305 reduction targets. The Commission shall make any such recommendation public.
Amendment 747 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 8 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 8 – point a
(a) adjust its national 20305 reduction targets as recommended by the Commission, amend the national targets set in its national legislation in accordance with Article 5 and include the adjusted targets in its national action plan together with the Commission recommendation;
Amendment 752 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 8 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 8 – point b
(b) provide justifications for not adjusting its national 20305 reduction targets as recommended by the Commission, and include the justifications for such decision in its national action plan together with the Commission recommendation.
Amendment 758 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – title
Article 7 – title
Publication of Union and national 20305 reduction targets trends by the Commission
Amendment 761 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. By 31 August of each calendar year, the Commission shall publish on a website the average trends in progress towards achieving the Union 20305 reduction targets. These trends shall be calculated as the difference between the average of the years 20150-201720 and the year ending 20 months prior to the publication. The trends shall be calculated in accordance with the methodology set out in Annex I.
Amendment 774 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. By 31 August of each calendar year, the Commission shall publish information for each Member State on trends in progress towards achieving the national 20305 reduction targets. These trends shall be calculated as the difference between the average of the years 20150- 201720 and the year ending 20 months prior to the publication. The trends shall be calculated in accordance with the methodology set out in Annex I, on the website referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 790 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the national 20305 reduction targets adopted in accordance with Chapter II;
Amendment 796 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) information related to national 20305 reduction targets as set out in Article 9;
Amendment 807 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) a link to the relevant parts of CAP strategic plans, drawn-up in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, which set out plans for an increase in the utilised agricultural area engaged in organic farming and how the plans will contribute to achieving the target set out in the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions A Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally- friendly food system84of having 25% of the utilised agricultural area devoted to organic farming by 2030; _________________ 84 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions A Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system (COM/2020/381 final).;
Amendment 825 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point h
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point h
(h) planned and adopted measures to support, or ensure through binding requirements laid down in national law, innovation and the development and use of non-chemical pest control methods;
Amendment 837 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point i
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point i
(i) other planned and adopted measures to support, or ensure through binding requirements laid down in national law, the sustainable use of plant protection products in line with integrated pest management principles, including those contained in crop-specific rules as set out in Article 15(1).
Amendment 853 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
The updated versions of national action plans published until and including 20305 shall contain the information listed in the first subparagraph, points (a) to (i).
Amendment 861 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5
The updated versions of national action plans published after 20305 shall contain the information listed in the first subparagraph, points (c) to (i).
Amendment 880 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – title
Article 9 – title
Information on national 20305 reduction targets in national action plans
Amendment 883 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. National action plans published until and including 20305 shall include all of the following information related to the national 20305 reduction targets:
Amendment 898 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) for each of the pests referred to in point (c), a list of non-chemical methods used or likely to be available by 2030efore 2035 so as to aid in the reduction of pesticides usage.
Amendment 917 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the estimated scale of its use, based on data on the sale of plant protection products, surveys and expert judgement, during the 3 calendar years preceding the adoption of the national action plan, together with a national indicative target for increasing its use by 20305 and a list of potential obstacles to achieving this increase;
Amendment 927 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the percentage of all plant protection products used on those crops which were biological controls during the 3 calendar years preceding the adoption of the national action plan, together with the national indicative targets for increasing that percentage by 20305 and a list of the potential obstacles to achieving that increased percentage;
Amendment 952 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) all trends in progress towards achieving the national 20305 reduction targets as set out in Part 1 of Annex II, calculated in accordance with the methodology set out in Annex I as the difference between the average of the years 20150-201720 and the year ending 20 months prior to the publication;
Amendment 986 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By … [OP: please insert the date – 2 years after the date of application of this Regulation], and every 2 years thereafter until 20305, the Commission shall publish on a website an analysis of:
Amendment 990 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the trends in progress towards the Union 20305 reduction targets;
Amendment 995 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Member States’ progress towards achieving the national 20305 reduction targets.
Amendment 1016 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6
Article 11 – paragraph 6
6. Where, on the basis of its analysis of the annual progress and implementation reports, the Commission concludes that the progress achieved is insufficient for the collective achievement of the Union 20305 reduction targets, it shall propose measures and exercise its other powers at Union level in order to ensure the collective achievement of those targets. Such measures shall take into consideration the level of ambition of contributions to the Union 20305 reduction targets by Member States set out in the national 20305 reduction targets adopted by them.
Amendment 1023 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Professional users shall apply integrated pest management, when cultivating at least one crop of the five crops having the highest pesticide use per hectare at Member State level, as follows:
Amendment 1071 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
A professional user’s records referred to in Article 14(1) shall demonstrate that he or she has considered all of the followingapplicable alternative options, like:
Amendment 1083 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – indent 7 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – indent 7 a (new)
- use of methods to capture harmful organisms through biotechnical systems;
Amendment 1085 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – indent 7 b (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – indent 7 b (new)
- use of low-risk plant protection products;
Amendment 1086 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – indent 7 c (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – indent 7 c (new)
- use of new breeding techniques to enhance crop resilience.
Amendment 1102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Professional users shall, where possible, use biological controls, physical and other non- chemical methods. Professional users may only use chemical methods if there is no other non-chemical methods available for use or if they are necessary to achieve acceptable levels of harmful organism control after all other non-chemical methods as set out in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 have been exhausted and where any of the following conditions has been satisfied:
Amendment 1155 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) any preventative measurebased on the IPM as laid down in the National Action Plan, any preventative measure or combination of preventative measures, or intervention and the reason for that preventative measure or intervention, including the identification and assessment of pest level, where no crop-specific rulguidelines have been adopted for the relevant crop and area by the Member State in which the professional user operates;
Amendment 1160 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) any preventative measurebased on the IPM as laid down in the National Action Plan, any preventative measure or combination of preventative measures or intervention and the reason for that preventative measure or intervention, including the identification and assessment of pest level, performed with a reference to measurable criteria set out in the applicable crop-specific rulguidelines where crop-specific rulguidelines have been adopted for the relevant crop and area by the Member State in which the professional user operates.
Amendment 1200 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. By … [OP: please insert the date = the first day in the month following 24 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] each Member State shall have in place effective and enforceable crop-specific rules, for crops covering an area that accounts for at least 90 % of its utiliguidelines, for the five relevant crops having the highest pesticide use per hectare, such as permanent crops, fruit or vegetables and the most frequently cultivated arable crops, or using those plant protection products that most strongly influence the trend in the reduction in the used agricultural area (excluding kitchen gardensnd risk of chemical plant protection products or in the use of the more hazardous plant protection products, as laid down in the National Action Plan in accordance with article 9 paragraph 1(a). Member States shall determine the geographic scope of those rules taking account of relevant agronomic conditions, including, the type of soil and crops and the prevailing climatic conditions, together with crop vulnerabilities and organisms harmful to crops that need to be controlled.
Amendment 1392 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. The use of all plant protection products of groups 3 and 4 as defined in Annex I is prohibited in all sensitive areas and within 3 metres of such areas. This 3 metre buffer zon, unless the user can prove sthall not be reduced by using alternative risk-mitigation techniqut no emissions will occur, for instance through innovations or when producing agricultural and horticultural products in controlled environment agriculture facilities such as greenhouses.
Amendment 1398 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall take into account the different characteristics of Member States and shall therefore assess the possibility of a derogation in line with the general goals set out in this Regulation to provide these Member States with flexibility in adequately protecting sensitive areas.
Amendment 1429 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Article 18 – paragraph 5
5. The competent authority referred to in paragraph 3 shall decide on the application for a permit for the use of a plant protection product within 23 weekorking days of its submission.
Amendment 1475 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The use of all plant protection products is prohibited on all surface waters and within 3 metres of such waters. This 3 metre buffer zone shall not be reduced by using alternative risk-mitigation techniques, unless the user can prove that no emissions will occur, for instance through innovations or when producing agricultural and horticultural products in controlled environment agriculture facilities such as greenhouses.
Amendment 1836 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – title
Article 34 – title
Methodology for calculating progress towards achieving the two national and two Union 20305 reduction targets
Amendment 1843 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1
Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. The methodology for calculating progress towards achieving the two Union 20305 reduction targets and the two national 20305 reduction targets until and including 20305 is laid down in Annex I. This methodology shall be based on statistical data collected in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009.
Amendment 1848 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2
Article 34 – paragraph 2
2. Using the methodology set out in Annex I, the Commission shall calculate the results of progress towards achieving the two Union and two national 20305 reduction targets annually until and including 20305 and publish those results on the website referred to in Article 7.
Amendment 1860 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1
Article 36 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall evaluate the results of each calculation of (a) progress towards achieving each of the two national 20305 reduction targets as referred to in Article 34 and (b) harmonised risk indicators at Member State level, as referred to in Article 35, each time the calculations are performed.
Amendment 1869 #
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter XII – title
Chapter XII – title
XII IMPACT ASSESSMENT, TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
Amendment 1871 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 a (new)
Article 42 a (new)
Article42a Impact Assessment 1. The Commission shall carry out an impact assessment by 2028, assessing whether: (a) sufficient new breeding techniques that make crops more resilient and thus less dependent on chemical plant protection products have been approved in the EU; (b) sufficient low risk or alternative non- chemical plant protection products are available; (c) the increase in the 2035 reduction target from 40% to 50% can be realised without jeopardising food security and affordability in Europe. 2. In case of a positive assessment of all the criteria in paragraph 1, the Commission may propose to increase the 2035 reduction target to 50%.
Amendment 1901 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex I – paragraph 1 – introductory part
This Regulation is the instrument used to achieve the pesticide reduction targets contained in the Farm to Fork Strategy by requiring each Member State to contribute to achieving by 20305 a 540 % Union-wide reduction of both the use and risk of chemical plant protection products (‘Union 20305 reduction target 1’) and the use of more hazardous plant protection products (‘Union 20305 reduction target 2’). This Regulation also regulates the contribution of each Member State to these Union targets. Each Member State contribution, set in the form of a national target, to Union 20305 reduction target 1 is referred to as a ‘national 20305 reduction target 1’, while a Member State contribution to Union 20305 reduction target 2 is referred to as a ‘national 20305 reduction target 2’. The methodology for calculating progress towards achieving these targets is set out below:
Amendment 1907 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – subheading 1
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – subheading 1
National 20305 reduction target 1: methodology for estimating progress towards the reduction in use and risk of chemical plant protection products
Amendment 1911 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 3 – paragraph 3
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 3 – paragraph 3
Categorisation of active substances and hazard weightings for the purpose of calculating progress towards national 20305 reduction target 1
Amendment 1915 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 4
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 4
4. The baseline for reduction target 1 shall be set at 100, and is equal to the average result of the above calculation for the period 20150-201720.
Amendment 1918 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point 3
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point 3
3. The baseline for reduction target 2 shall be set at 100, and is equal to the average result of the above calculation for the period 20150-201720.
Amendment 1920 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – subheading 1 – point 1
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – subheading 1 – point 1
1. The methodology for calculating trends towards the two Union 20305 reduction targets shall be the same as the methodology for calculating trends at national level as set out in Sections 1 and 2.
Amendment 1925 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part 1 – point 1
Annex II – Part 1 – point 1
1. the trends in a Member State’s progress towards achieving the two national 20305 reduction targets referred to in Article 10(2), point (a);