24 Amendments of Marco ZULLO related to 2016/0392(COD)
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) It should be clarified that a new category may only be added if a spirit drink has a significant market share in at least one Member State or if a significant part of its production is exported to a third country. Moreover, the name chosen for the new category shall either be a widely used name or, where this is not possible, be of a descriptive nature, in particular, by referring to the raw material used for the production of the spirit drink or to the geographical area of provenance.
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council13 does not apply to spirit drinks. Rules on protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks should therefore be laid down. Geographical indications identifying spirit drinks as originating in the territory of a country, or a region or locality in that territory, where a given quality, reputation, traditional method of processing and production or other characteristic of the spirit drink are essentially attributable to its geographical origin should be registered by the Commission. _________________ 13 Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1).
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) a spirit drink has a significant market share in at least one Member State or a significant part of its production is exported to a third country;
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
The sales denominations referred to in paragraph 1 supplemented by the term ‘'flavour’' or any other similar terms may only be used to refer to flavourings that imitate a spirit drink for their use in the production of a foodstuff other than a beverage. Geographical indications shall not be used to describe flavourings.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The indication of the country or territory of origin of the ingredients of spirit drinks shall not be required for spiritwhere they constitute at least 25% of the drinks.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The measures applicable to spirit drinks constitute a special case compared with the general rules laid down for the agri-food sector.The special features are to be sought in this instance in the fact that traditional production methods are continuing to be kept alive, in the close link with the agricultural sector, in the use of high-quality products, and in the commitment to protecting consumer safety, which the spirit drinks sector is promising never to abandon.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) It should be clarified that a new category may only be added if a spirit drink has a significant market share in at least one Member State or is exported in significant quantities to a third country. Moreover, the name chosen for the new category shall either be a widely used name or, where this is not possible, be of a descriptive nature, in particular, by referring to the raw material used for the production of the spirit drink.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) any misuse, imitation or evocation, even if the true origin of the product or service is indicated or if the protected name is translated or accompanied by an expression such as ‘style’, ‘type’, 'sort', ‘method’, ‘as produced in’, ‘imitation’, ‘flavour’, ‘like’ or similar;
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) any other false or misleading indication as to the provenance, origin, ingredients, nature or essential qualities of the product, on the inner or outer packaging, advertising material or documents relating to the product concerned, and the packing of the product in a container liable to convey a false impression as to its origin;
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council13 does not apply to spirit drinks. Rules on protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks should therefore be laid down. Geographical indications identifying spirit drinks as originating in the territory of a country, or a region or locality in that territory, where a given quality, reputation, traditional method of processing and production, or other characteristic of the spirit drink areis essentially attributable to its geographical origin, should be registered by the Commission. _________________ 13 Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1).
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Preserving a high standard of quality is essential in order to maintain the sector's reputation and value. Member State authorities should be responsible for ensuring that the standard is being maintained through compliance with this Regulation, and t. The Commission should, however, be able to monitor and verify such compliance in order to ascertain that it is being uniformly enforced. Therefore the Commission and the Member States should be required to share relevant information with each other.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall scrutinise by appropriate means any application that it receives pursuant to Article 21, in order to check that it is justified and that it meets the conditions of this Chapter. This scrutiny should not exceed a permust be completed within six months of receptiodn of 12 monthsthe application. Where this period is exceeded, the Commission shall indicate in writing to the applicant the reasons for the delay.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Without prejudice to Article 18, the Commission may adopt implementing acts granting a transitional period of up to fivetwo years to enable spirit drinks originating in a Member State or a third country the name of which contravenes Article 18(2) to continue to use the designation under which it was marketed on condition that an admissible statement of opposition under Article 21(3) or Article 24 shows that the registration of the name would jeopardise the existence of:
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission may, having carried out the appropriate checks, shall, on its own initiative or at the request of any natural or legal person having a legitimate interest, adopt implementing acts to cancel the registration of a geographical indication in the following cases:
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) ‘geographical indication’ means an indication which identifies a spirit drink as originating in the territory of a country, or a region or locality in that territory, where a given quality, reputation, traditional method of processing or production, or other characteristic of that spirit drink is essentially attributable to its geographical origin;
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall adopt implementing acts, without applying the procedure referred to in Article 44(2), establishing and maintaininga publicly accessible updated an electronic register of geographical indications of spirit drinks recognised under this scheme (‘the Register’) that is transparent, exhaustive, updated and easily accessible to the public.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 3
Article 30 – paragraph 3
Geographical indications of spirit drinks produced in third countries that are protected in the Union pursuant to an international agreement to which the Union is a contracting party may be entered in the Register as geographical indications in a separate section.
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) a spirit drink has a significant market share in at least one Member State or is exported in significant quantities to a third country;
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The indication of the country or territory of origin of the ingredients of spirit drinks shall not be required for spiritwhere they make up at least 25% of a drinks.
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) any misuse, imitation or evocation, even if the true origin of the product or service is indicated or if the protected name is translated or accompanied by an expression such as ‘style’, ‘type’, ‘method’, ‘as produced in’, ‘imitation’, ‘flavour’, ‘like’ or similar;Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) any other false or misleading indication as to the provenance, origin, nature, ingredients, or essential qualities of the product, on the inner or outer packaging, advertising material or documents relating to the product concerned, and the packing of the product in a container liable to convey a false impression as to its origin;
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission may, on its own initiative or, having carried out the appropriate checks, shall, at the request of any natural or legal person having a legitimate interest, adopt implementing acts to cancel the registration of a geographical indication in the following cases:
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall adopt implementing acts, without applying the procedure referred to in Article 44(2), establishing and maintaining a publicly accessible updatedn electronic register of geographical indications of spirit drinks recognised under this scheme (‘the Register’) that is transparent, exhaustive, updated, and readily accessible to the public.
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2
Article 34 – paragraph 2
2. For a period of up to two years following the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission, after consulting the Member State to a territory of which the geographical indication of the producers refers, and by means of implementing acts, may, on its own initiative, cancel the protection of geographical indications referred to in Article 20 of Regulation (EUC) No 110/2008 if they do not comply with point (6) of Article 2(1). Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 44(2).