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Amendments (875)
Amendment 24 #
2018/2775(RSP)
Recital K
K. whereas there is limited evidence that cannabis or cannabinoids are effective for increasing appetite and decreasing weight loss associated with HIV/AIDS, improving clinician-measured multiple sclerosis spasticity symptoms, improving symptoms of Tourette syndrome, improving symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder; but also Alzheimer’s, Arthritis, Asthma, Cancer, Crohn’s disease, Epilepsy, and Glaucoma and it contributes to the reduction of the risk of obesity and diabetes, mitigates menstrual pain and helps in processes of anxiety and depression.
Amendment 28 #
2018/2775(RSP)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas the global market for medicinal cannabis in 2015 reached $11, 4 billion, and in 2025, it is expected to reach $52, 8 billion. The market for cannabidiol (CBD) products for medicines, food and supplements is expected to grow by 700% by 2020, reaching $2,1billion in total. In Greece, 10 millions € in the pharmaceutical cannabis sector are expected as a surplus from the decriminalisation of cannabis for medicinal use in the near future. While it is estimated that 7,000 new jobs will be created and 2000 in the countryside for plant cultivation.
Amendment 31 #
2018/2775(RSP)
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas, the decriminalization of cannabis in many countries, has reduced both the black market and criminal activities. Bearing also in mind, that patients end up in prison for possession of a small amount of cannabis for medicinal use. As a consequence national judicial authorities are overburdened by such cases.
Amendment 57 #
2018/2775(RSP)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to create a department on cannabis for therapeutic use to have a place to centralize regulatory proposals and be the point of observation, advice, information, exchange and study for everything related which would serve as a reference to all countries equally in the European Union.
Amendment 58 #
2018/2775(RSP)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 18 #
2018/2598(RSP)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas climate change increases competition for resources, such as food, water and grazing lands, and is already a driver of population displacement, both inside and across national borders;
Amendment 77 #
2018/2598(RSP)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Underlines the importance of establishing financial support for a Gender Plan on climate change; stresses that all over the world, women face climate risks and bear great burdens due to global warming at the same time being excluded from decision-making on climate action; underlines that the goal of the gender plan is for women to be able to influence decisions on climate change and to be equally represented in all aspects of the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change)as a way to increase its effectiveness;
Amendment 78 #
2018/2598(RSP)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Considers necessary to promote and enhance the participation of indigenous women, farmers and women rights defenders within the UNFCC framework to stand up against land grabbing and others forms of human rights violations;
Amendment 98 #
2018/2598(RSP)
Paragraph 18
18. Expresses its satisfaction with the growing global mobilisation of an ever- broader range of non-state actors committed to climate action with concrete and measurable deliverables; highlights the critical role of civil society, the private sector and sub-state governments in pressurising, driving and compensating state action especially where such is suboptimal; calls on the EU, the Member States and all Parties to stimulate, facilitate and engage with non-state actors, who increasingly become frontrunners in the fight against climate change, as well as with sub-national actors, in particular where EU relations with national governments in the field of climate policy have deteriorated; praises, in this light, the pledge made during COP23 by 25 pioneering cities, representing 150 million citizens, to become net-zero emissions cities by 2050;
Amendment 100 #
2018/2598(RSP)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Recalls the important role of the open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights, whose mandate shall be to elaborate an international legally binding instrument to regulate, in international human rights law, the activities of transnational corporations and other business enterprises; encourages all EU Members States and the Commission to engage constructively in the negotiations, especially when it comes to avoiding impunity by which transnational corporations continue to promote businesses, thereby contributing further to climate change;
Amendment 107 #
2018/2598(RSP)
Paragraph 19
19. WelcomNotes the continued development of emissions trading systems globally and specifically the launch of the Chinese nationwide carbon trading scheme in December 2017; welcomnotes also the agreement on the linking of the EU ETS and the Swiss one signed at the end of 2017 and encouragecalls the Commission to explore further such linkages and other forms of cooperation withother than carbon markets ofwith third states and regions as well as to stimulate the setup of further carbon markets and other carbon pricing mechanisms which will bring extra efficiencies, cost savings, and reduce the risk of carbon leakage by creating a global level playing fieldother carbon pricing mechanisms due to the fact that EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) has not contributed effectively to reduce domestic GHG emissions and reduce the climate emergency globally;
Amendment 127 #
2018/2598(RSP)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Notes that deforestation and forest degradation are responsible for 20 % of global GHG emissions, and emphasises the role of forests in climate change mitigation and the need to enhance the adaptive capacities and resilience of forests to climate change; emphasises the need for mitigation efforts focused on the tropical forest sector, starting with addressing the underlying causes of forest loss and climate change;
Amendment 135 #
2018/2598(RSP)
Paragraph 28 b (new)
28a. Stresses as a priority the recognition of the legal status of climate refugees; acknowledges this barrier as a real challenge in dealing with the exponential increase of displaced people caused by natural disasters due to climate change;
Amendment 18 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 4 April 2017 on women and their roles in rural areas,
Amendment 20 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 b (new)
Citation 6 b (new)
– having regard to the European Parliament resolution on the ‘State of play of farmland concentration in the EU: how to facilitate the access to land for farmers’, adopted on 27 April 2017,
Amendment 120 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the CAP must play an important role in overcoming stagnation and volatility of prices at source and farm incomes which, despite the concentration and intensification of production and increasing productivity, are still lower than in the rest of the economy;
Amendment 129 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas concentration, intensification and increased productivity have also resulted in negative effects, such as the loss of farmers and the abandonment of villages, as well as affecting the environment and product quality;
Amendment 134 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the volatility of international markets is conditioned by variables – often of a speculative nature – which are incompatible with the production of healthy food and with sustaining small and medium-scale farming and adequate incomes;
Amendment 151 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas the international market, which represents a minimal percentage of European agricultural production, is having a more decisive impact on the future of farmers in Europe than CAP aid;
Amendment 186 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas there is a need for an updated and fairer system of payments, as in many Member States the current system of entitlements is based on historic benchmarks which are now almost 20 years old and which constitute an obstacle to generational renewal and hinder young farmers’ access to farmland, – this being especially the case for young female farmers – as new entrants do not possess entitlements and are thus at a disadvantage;
Amendment 198 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the low level of some pensions further hinders generational renewal;
Amendment 217 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the emergence of new challenges, such as increasing global trade, is necessitating fair and sustainable conditions for the global exchange of goods and services, something which is not possible within the framework of the WTO and in accordance with existing EU social, economic and environmental standards, which should be promoted;
Amendment 226 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas while the focus on research and development for both product and process innovation is to be welcomed, more must be done to translate the results of research into farming practice, facilitated by EU-wide agricultural extension servicesresearch and innovation are necessary to establish a new European agricultural model based on agroecology;
Amendment 258 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the agriculture and food sector must be incentivised to continue togeared towards a smallholder farming model which contributes to the environmental care and the climate action objectives of the EU set out in international agreements such as the Paris Agreement and the UN SDGs;
Amendment 353 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomesTakes note of the intention to simplify and modernise the CAP, but emphasises that the integrity of the singsimplification and modernisation are insufficient to maintain food production in the hands of small/medium-scale mfarket and a truly common policy must be the overriding priorities of reformmers, to ensure measures are taken to combat climate change and to establish a type of farming in which genuine commitments are made concerning the environment;
Amendment 371 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Urges the Commission and the Council to place at the heart of the Common Agricultural Policy farm gate prices which cover production costs and wages;
Amendment 442 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 480 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to ensure that financial and performance control and audit functions are performed to the same standard and under the same criteria across all Member States, irrespective of enhanced flexibility for Member States in rural development programme design and management, and with a view, in particular, to ensuring a timely disbursement of funds across Member States to all eligible famers;
Amendment 563 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that the current CAP architecture can only deliver its objectives if sufficiently funded; calls, therefore, for the CAP budget to be maintained in the next MFF at at least the current level in order to sufficient level to meet the needs that enable achievement of the ambitions of a revised and efficient CAP beyond 2020;
Amendment 608 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that more targeted support for family farms is necessary and can be achieved by introducing a compulsory higher support rate for small farmand medium-scale farms as social, environmental and economically- sustainable models; considers, moreover, that support for larger farms should be digressive, reflecting economies of scale, with the possibility for capping to be decided by the Member States;at EU level.
Amendment 635 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Points out that equality between women and men is a core objective of the EU and its Member States;
Amendment 642 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Believes it necessary to cap farm payments for large farms Europe-wide;
Amendment 644 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Calls on the Commission and Council to ensure that gender equality is mainstreamed into all EU programmes, actions and initiatives, and calls therefore for gender mainstreaming to be applied to the CAP and to rural cohesion policies;
Amendment 696 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls for that new system to take into account persons who are active and the equalisation of average incomes;
Amendment 751 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need for a fair distribution of direct payments between Member Statesfarmers throughout the European Union, which must take into account socio-economic differences, and different production costs and the amounts received by Member States under Pillar II;
Amendment 757 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls, in the redistribution of direct payments to family farms, for payments to be split equally between both members of a couple;
Amendment 818 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that generational renewal is a challenge faced by famers in many Member Statwhich should be tackled through public policies and that each national strategy must therefore address this issue through a comprehensive approach, including top-ups in Pillar I and targeted measures in Pillar II, as well as by means of new financial instruments and national measures, in order to incentivise famers to pass on their farming operations;
Amendment 842 #
2018/2037(INI)
15a. Stresses that it is almost impossible for people from outside the world of farming to enter agriculture; in this context, consideration should be given to ways of supporting small and medium- sized farms and gradual integration in the sector, ensuring that first-pillar aid is provided, given that there are small and medium-sized farms that currently receive no aid;
Amendment 864 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Recalls that mechanisms should be put in place to ensure shared ownership, in order to safeguard the rights of women;
Amendment 872 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to put measures in place to ensure equitable access to land;
Amendment 899 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission to urge the Member States to invest in rural areas to provide high-quality public facilities and services to meet people’s everyday needs: health care, education, social services, child care, care of the elderly and other dependent persons, transport services, postal services, internet access and cultural services, among others; believes that the rural development funds will not meet their objectives if the States do not implement decisive policies to ensure that rural areas have an acceptable level of public services;
Amendment 913 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Believes that it has been proven that rural areas need women and men to engage in small and medium-scale farming;
Amendment 999 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses the need for payments under rural development to farmers in areas with natural constraints, difficult climatic conditions, steep slopes or limitations in terms of soil quality; calls for a simplification and improved targeting of the ANC plan after 2020;
Amendment 1142 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Insists on the critical need for the future CAP to support farmers more efficiently in order to cope with price and income volatility due to climate, health and market risks, by creating additional incentives for flexible risk management and stabilisation tools while ensuring broad access and developing measures to discourage output growth above European averages; those growing at a rate exceeding this level must repay sums of money or have their crisis-compensation aid cut; we reject the idea of using insurance to address market volatility;
Amendment 1176 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Insists on the necessity of strengthening the position of producers within the food supply chain, in particular byby means of binding legislation guaranteeing them a fair share of the added value, covering production costs and ensuring payment for work, by fostering inter-sectoral cooperation, and strengthening transparency in the markets and crisis prevention;
Amendment 1199 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to allow and indeed encourage – particularly in the dairy sector – active crisis management instruments, such as voluntary sector agreements to manage supply in quantitative terms among producers, producers organisathe regulation of productions and processors, and to examine the possibility of extending such instruments to other sectors;
Amendment 1212 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Also calls for public policies to stabilise the market and limit production and growth, for inflows of investment in production and for an assessment of the socio-economic impact of these investments;
Amendment 1228 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that whileConsiders that trade agreements are not beneficial to the EU agricultural sector oversmall and medium-sized farms or small, and necessary for strengthening the EU’s position on the global agricultural market, they also pose a number of challenges that require reinforced safeguard mechanisms to ensure a level playing field between farmers in the EU and in the rest of the worldmedium-sized enterprises. Trade agreements are having extremely harmful socio-economic effects on small and medium-sized agriculture in the EU and other parts of the world, where cheap European exports often destroy the agriculture that Europe supports, at least in principle, in addition to generating greenhouse gases and wasting a great deal of energy; safeguard mechanisms should take into account the costs of engaging in socially, environmentally and economically sustainable agriculture, both in the EU and in the countries to which it exports;
Amendment 1286 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Insists that these standards must encompass: peasant farmers’ rights, labour rights, human rights and the production costs of sustainable agriculture;
Amendment 1291 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Stresses the importance of short local and regional supply chains, which are more environmentally sustainable – since they cause less pollution because they require less transport – and mean products are more easily traceable and fresher;
Amendment 1300 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)
Paragraph 26 c (new)
26c. Points out that producing locally supports the local food culture and local economies;
Amendment 43 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas 150 million tons of plastics and microplastics have accumulated in the world’s oceans and seas, causing severe damage to marine fauna and flora, the climate and global biodiversity; whereas, according to the UN, if nothing is done, there will be more plastic than fish in the oceans by 2050;
Amendment 94 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Regrets, however, that the strategy presented by the Commission relates only to voluntary commitments, and calls on the Commission to take binding legislative measures to implement practical and effective action to reduce the production and use of plastic and clean up plastic pollution from the end of 2018;
Amendment 117 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is convinced that the plastics strategy shcould also serve as a lever for stimulating new, smart and circular business, production and consumption models covering the entire value chain; calls on the Commission to foster clear linkages between the Union’s waste, chemicals and product policies to this end;
Amendment 128 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to fund and support innovation and research and to take tangible measures quickly to clear plastic pollution from the ocean and the seabed in their territories;
Amendment 140 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that joint actions by all stakeholders are necessary in order to succeed and achieve an outcome that is advantageous for both the economy and the environment; emphasises that converting general concern about plastic waste into publiccorporate responsibility and behavioural change remains an equally important challenge; that should be facilitated with the appropriate economic and legal framework;
Amendment 186 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to come forward with an update of the essential requirements in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive, addressing in particular prevention, design for circularity and over-packaging; believes that a clear labelling on recyclable packaging and information on recycled content will be key to enable consumers to make an enlightened choice in purchasing their products;
Amendment 201 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to make ‘circularity first’ an overarching principle, also for non-packaging plastic items, by developing product standards and revising the eco-design legislative framework; EPR schemes can play a role in promoting eco- design through a modulation of fees based on the recycled content and also on the level of recyclability of the product;
Amendment 221 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission to stop all plastics containing environmental harmful and hazardous substances as well as non-recyclable plastics from being accepted on the EU market and set clear rules at EU level on the recyclability of plastics to ensure that only those plastics which are recyclable in a cost-effective manner will be put on the EU market;
Amendment 232 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Asks the Commission to learn fromtake into consideration best practices with independent third-party certification, as verification is essential in order to boost market confidence;
Amendment 238 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that mandatory rules on recycled content for specific products may be needed in order to drive the uptake of secondary raw materials; calls on the Commission to introduce a mandatory traceability system for chemicals in plastics; stresses the urgent need to remove harmful chemicals from plastics so that their reuse and recycling can be done in a safe way for both workers of waste facilities and end-users alike;
Amendment 268 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that procurement has the power to boost innovation in business models; calls on the Commission to set up an EU learning network on circular procurement in order to harvest the lessons learnt from pilot projects; believes that voluntary actions could pave the way for binding rules on public circular procurement are necessary;
Amendment 286 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Believes that the presence of a substance of concern should not be a blanket justification for precluding the recycling of waste streams for specific, well-defined and safe applications, since this could stifle innovation and discourage recycling potential in favour of incineration; believes that the aim should be to phase out substances of concern all together from plastics;
Amendment 303 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Notes that there is no panacea to address the harmful effects of single-use plastics, and believes that a combination of voluntary and regulatory measures isare therefore required to resolve this complex issue;
Amendment 316 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Takes note of actions already taken in some Member States and therefore supports the Commission in coming forward with a specific legislative framework on single-use plastics with the aim of phaltsing the generation of marine litter in theout single use plastics from the market EU and thereby contributing to the goal of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds;
Amendment 339 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that there are various pathways to achieving high collection and recycling rates and a reduction in litter, including deposit-refund schemes or extended producer responsibility (EPR) schemes; underlines that the choice of a certain scheme remains within the remit of the competent authority in the Member State, which canmust take local specificities into account and ensure that any existing well-performing and cost-efficient systems are not jeopardisedcreate more and better facilities for collecting plastic waste;
Amendment 340 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 23 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Express that the multitude of monomers and polymers in on-the-go and single use, disposable products, which have a very short lifespan and have not effectively been integrated into separate collection systems for packaging waste, makes recycling difficult;
Amendment 341 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 23 – point 1 (new)
(1) Emphasises that for the proper functioning of an effective collection system of all types of plastic waste, it is absolutely necessary for the local and regional authorities to consider public awareness on waste management;
Amendment 349 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 357 #
2018/2035(INI)
(1) Supports the Commission to further discuss the introduction of a EU tax on virgin plastics as a way to foster plastics reduction and the uptake of recycled plastics or other mechanisms that would help to internalise external costs due to plastics production, pollution and littering;
Amendment 368 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Strongly supports the Commission in coming forward with clear a clear definition of both biodegradable and bio- based plastics, and clear harmonised rules on both bio-based content and biodegradability standards, including standards for compostability and digestibility which take into account common practice in European treatment facilities, in order to tackle existing misconceptions and misunderstandings about bio-plastics;
Amendment 379 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Highlights the importance of lifecycle assessments in order to demonstrate a reduced environmental impact for all bio-plasticrigorous and comprehensive lifecycle assessments which take into account full end-of-life impacts including environmental leakage and investigate reusable alternatives in order to establish if there is a reduced environmental impact for bio-plastic products and compostable and biodegradable plastic products;
Amendment 388 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Emphasises that biodegradable plastics can help support the transition to a circular economy, but are not a universal remedy against marine litter; calls, therefore, on the Commission to develop a list of useful products and applications composed of biodegradable plastics, together with clear criterianot be considered a remedy to marine litter and that reduction of plastic use and developing recycling capacity must be the key steps;;
Amendment 406 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the Commission to introduce a ban on micro-plastics which are intentionally added to products, such as cosmetics and cleaning products, and for which viable alternatives are available; calls on the Commission to also introduce a definition on microplastics;
Amendment 450 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Calls on the Commission to invest properly in new mechanisms of marine litter removal as several non- governmental organisations have already done; *Dive Against Debris Map, The Seabin Project, Libera Project (SEO Birdlife), 4Ocean, etc.
Amendment 459 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 b (new)
Paragraph 34 b (new)
34b. Stresses that in order to facilitate the collection of marine litter, the local administration should be in charge of the creation of new jobs and opportunities in the region;
Amendment 474 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Calls on the Commission to undertake a major international initiative to clean up plastic pollution in the ocean and on the seabed;
Amendment 67 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Synergies between the EAFRD and Horizon Europe should encourage that the EAFRD makes the best use of research and innovation results, in particular those stemming from projects funded by Horizon Europe and the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) for ‘agricultural productivity and sustainability’, leading to innovations in the farming sector and rural areas, including businesses located in the rural areas.
Amendment 82 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to give substance to the objectives of the CAP as established by Article 39 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), as well as to ensure that the Union adequately addresses its most recent challenges and international commitments, it is appropriate to provide for a set of general objectives reflecting the orientations given in the Communication on ‘The Future of Food and Farming’. A set of specific objectives should be further defined at Union level and applied by the Member States in their CAP Strategic Plans. WhileIn order to strikinge a balance across the dimensions of sustainable development, in line with the impact assessment, tMember States should be required to take action to achieve all specific objectives simultaneously. These specific objectives should translate the general objectives of the CAP into more concrete priorities and take into account relevant Union legislation, particularly with regard to climate, energy and environment.
Amendment 117 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Building on the previous system of cross-compliance implemented until 2020, the system of new conditionality links full receipt of CAP support to the compliance by beneficiaries of basic standards concerning the environment, climate change, public health, animal health, plant health and animal welfare. The basic standards encompass in a streamlined form a list of statutory management requirements (SMRs) and standards of good agricultural and environmental conditions of land (GAECs). These basic standards should better take into account the environmental and climate challenges and the new environmental architecture of the CAP, thus delivering a higher level of environmental and climate ambition as the Commission announced in its Communications on the ‘Future of Food and Farming’ and the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). Conditionality aims to contribute to the development of sustainable agriculture through better awareness on the part of beneficiaries of the need to respect those basic standards. Beneficiaries should also be appropriately compensated to deliver these standards. It also aims to make the CAP more compatible with the expectations of society through improving consistency of the policy with the environment, public health, animal health, plant health and animal welfare objectives. Conditionality should form an integral part of the environmental architecture of the CAP, as part of the baseline for more ambitious environmental and climate commitments, and should be comprehensively applied across the Union. For those farmers who do not comply with those requirements, Member States should ensure that proportionate, effective and dissuasive penalties are applied in accordance with [the HZR Regulation].
Amendment 174 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Support for management commitments may include organic farming premia for the maintenance of and the conversion to organic land; payments for other types of interventions supporting environmentally friendly production systems such as agro-ecology, conservation agriculture and integrated production; forest environmental and climate services and forest conservation; premia for forests and establishment of agroforestry systems; animal welfare; conservation, sustainable use and development of genetic resources. In justified cases, beneficiaries in forestry may also be compensated for the nature values they commit to protect. Member States may develop other schemes under this type of interventions on the basis of their needs. This type of payments should cover additional costs and income foregone only resulting from commitments going beyond the baseline of mandatory standards and requirements established in Union and national law, as well as conditionality, as laid down in the CAP Strategic Plan. Commitments related to this type of interventions may be undertaken for a pre-established annual or pluri-annual period and might go beyond seven years where duly justified.
Amendment 234 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 74
Recital 74
(74) The result-orientation triggered by the delivery model requires a strong performance framework, particularly since CAP Strategic Plans would contribute to broad general objectives for other shared managed policies. A performance-based policy implies annual and multi-annual assessment on the basis of selected outputs, result and impact indicators, as defined in the performance monitoring and evaluation framework. To this end, a limited and targeted set of indicators should be selected in a way which reflects as closely as possible whether the supported intervention contributes to achieving the envisaged objectives while taking into account external factors beyond the influence of beneficiaries. Result and output indicators relating to climate- and environment-related objectives may include interventions set out in national environmental and climate-planning instruments emanating from Union legislation.
Amendment 265 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) ‘transhumance livestock farming’ shall be defined as a form of extensive livestock farming, entailing the seasonal movement of livestock for alternative use of pasture diversity at the optimal point in production, determining this according to the territory’s physical and climatic characteristics. The movement of livestock may introduce both an altitudinal (short transhumance) and latitudinal (medium and long transhumance) method. In any case, for the recognition of transhumance as a livestock farming model, Member States shall take into account; integral systems for animal tracking, as well as the movement register for targeted livestock species.
Amendment 280 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) 'permanent grassland and permanent pasture' (together referred to as 'permanent grassland') shall be land not included in the crop rotation of the holding for five years or more, as well as, where Member States so decide, that has not been tilled for five years or more, and that is used to grow grasses or other herbaceous forage naturally (self-seeded) or through cultivation (sown). It may include other species such as shrubs and/or trees which can be grazed or produce animal feed;
Amendment 289 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) ‘agro-silvopastoral systems’: systems using land for combining tree maintenance with agriculture or livestock farming in a symbiosis combining integrated management practices guaranteeing a balance between the productions;
Amendment 335 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Those objectives shall be complemented by the cross-cutting objective of modernising the sector by fostering sustainable development and sharing of knowledge, innovation and digitalisation in agriculture and rural areas, and encouraging their uptake.
Amendment 340 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The achievement ofProgress towards meeting the general objectives shall be pursued through simultaneously achieving the following specific objectives:
Amendment 344 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) support viable farm income and resilience, especially ecological, across the Union to enhance food securityshort term and long term food security, avoiding overproduction;
Amendment 349 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) enhance local, national and European market orientation and increase competitivenessfarming sustainability, including greater focus on research, technology and digitalisation; , digitalisation, including social, economic and environmental innovation attributable to long-lasting and sustainable agricultural models.
Amendment 357 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) improve the farmers' position in the value chain, including encouragement of short supply chains;
Amendment 364 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
d) contribute to the ecological transition of agricultural production models, climate change mitigation and adaptation, as well as encouraging the integration of sustainable energy;
Amendment 370 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) foster sustainable development and efficientenvironmental conservation, restoration and sustainable management of natural resources such as water, soil and air; giving priority to farming systems such as the enhanced management of permanent pastures, landscape features, and organic farming; reaching the good state foreseen in the legislative instruments in this regard, whilst seriously reducing chemical dependency;
Amendment 374 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
e) foster sustainable development and sustainable, efficient management of natural resources such as water, soil and air; achieving the good condition set out in the legislative instruments to that effect;
Amendment 389 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
f) contribute to the protection of biodiversityagrodiversity and biodiversity, foster agricultural and livestock farming systems of high ecological significance (HES), enhance ecosystem services and preserve habitats and landscapes;
Amendment 393 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) contribute to the protection of reversing the decline in biodiversity including agrobiodiversity, enhance ecosystem services and preserve habitats and landscapes;
Amendment 427 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) improve the response of EU agriculture to societal demands on food and health, including organic farming, safe, nutritious and sustainable food, food waste, as well as animal welfare.
Amendment 432 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) boost participation and equality for women in the agricultural sector and in productive and business structures for rural areas.
Amendment 435 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i b (new)
(ib) achieve a positive conservation status for species and habitats included in the Birds and Habitats Directives, and a percentage of useful agricultural land with landscape features improving biodiversity.
Amendment 448 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 138 amending Annex I to adapt the common output, result and impact indicators to improve the quality of the monitoring and assessment and to take into account the experience with their application and, where needed, to add new indicators.
Amendment 462 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The Common Agriculture Policy continues to play a key role in the territorial and social cohesion of the European Union and in the development of its rural areas, and the production structure of rural territories and the level of self-sufficiency of EU citizens is to a large extent dependent on it. It is therefore necessary to attempt to slow down the gradual abandonment of agricultural activity by keeping a CAP that is strong and has adequate resources with a view to continuing support for the sustainable development of rural areas and to mitigating their depopulation and to continuing to meet growing consumer expectations with regard to the environment, food safety and animal welfare. In view of the challenges faced by EU producers in responding to new regulatory requirements and higher levels of environmental ambition, against a background of price volatility and EU borders that are more open to imports from third countries, it is appropriate to keep the CAP budget at least at the same level as during the period 2014-2020.
Amendment 480 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The use of common definitions entirely set at Union level has caused certain difficulties for Member States to cater their own specificities at national, regional, and local level. Member States should therefore be given the flexibility to specify certain definitions in their CAP Strategic Plan. In order to ensure a common level playing field, a certain framework has, however, to be set at Union level constitutingframework of objectives and requirements and a common level playing field, however, the necessary essential elements to be included in those definitions (‘framework definitions’) should be established at Union level.
Amendment 504 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Synergies between the EAFRD and Horizon Europe should encourage that the EAFRD makes the best use of research and innovation results, in particular those stemming from projects funded by Horizon Europe and the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) for ‘agricultural productivity and environmental sustainability’, leading to innovations in the farming sector and rural areas.
Amendment 517 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 - subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 3 - subparagraph 1
Member States shall establish a system for providing the Farm Sustainability Tool for Nutrients and use of water, referred to in Annex III, with the minimum content and functionalities defined therein, to beneficiaries, who shall use the Tool.
Amendment 684 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States may grant payments for natural or other area- specific constraints under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans with the view of contributing to the achievement of the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1).
Amendment 689 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. These payments shall be granted to genuine farmers in respect of areas designated pursuant to Article 32 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013.
Amendment 691 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States may only grant payments under this type of intervention in order to compensate beneficiaries for all or part of the additional costs and income foregone related to the natural or other area-specific constraints in the area concerned.
Amendment 692 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Additional costs and income foregone as referred to in section 3 shall be calculated in respect of natural or other area-specific constraints, in comparison to areas which are not affected by natural or other area-specific constraints.
Amendment 693 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3 c (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Payments shall be granted annually per hectare of area. The State shall define the percentage of the total allocation allocated for direct payments that should be used for this additional support.
Amendment 733 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall establish the, in a coordinated manner with environmental authorities and with the participation of experts and environmental NGOs, a list of agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment focussed on the provision of environmental public goods.
Amendment 746 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4
Article 28 – paragraph 4
4. Those practices shall be designed to meet one or more of the specific environmental- and climate-related objectives laid down in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1). For this, the implementation of eco-schemes for agricultural holdings and agricultural units located within the Natura 2000 Network and High Nature Value Systems will be prioritised.
Amendment 786 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point d
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point d
d) are different from commitments in respect of which payments are granted under Article 65, excluding organic production from this constraint.
Amendment 792 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. Support for eco-schemes shall take the form of an annual payment per eligible hectare, or per livestock unit or hive and it shall be granted as either:
Amendment 806 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 7
Article 28 – paragraph 7
7. Member States shall ensure that interventions under this Article are consistent with those granted under Article 65. This consistency has to take into account the sufficient budgetary allocation to cover the expected environmental objectives.
Amendment 811 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Schemes in favour of the climate and the environment will have at least 30 % of the budget allocated to direct payments in each Member State.
Amendment 835 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 a (new)
Article 32 a (new)
Article 32a Income support for extensive livestock farming and silvopastoral systems 1. Member States shall be able to grant income support aimed at genuine livestock farmers in any of the productive sectors, who develop their business according to the extensive livestock or silvopastoral system farming model, which shall be defined by the Member State based on criteria and indicators for that purpose and which, in any case, shall take into account the number of livestock units per eligible hectare. 2. Hectares eligible for income support for extensive livestock farming and silvopastoral systems shall be those complying with the permanent grassland or pasture definition in Article 4.1.b(iii). 3. Income support for extensive livestock farming and silvopastoral systems shall be covered by the general calculation for schemes benefiting the climate and the environment and contributing to climate change objectives. 4. Livestock farmers gaining from bullfighting shows and public bullfighting events shall be excluded from the support.
Amendment 836 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 b (new)
Article 32 b (new)
Amendment 843 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 a (new)
Article 41 a (new)
Article 41a Conditionality for the sectoral plans The sectoral types of interventions in this Chapter shall be subject to fulfilment of the stipulations in Article 11 on conditionality, as well as the provisions of Article 68(2), in the case of investments. Following approval of the CAP Strategic Plan, the Member State shall present analysis showing that the scheduling of this type of intervention does not have a negative impact on the environment, nor does it contravene the fulfilment of obligations arising from the legislative instruments referred to in Annex XI in any way.
Amendment 884 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) actions to support laboratories for the analysis of apiculture products, pollinator decline and decreased productivity;
Amendment 888 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) measures to improve the pollination of honeybees and other wild pollinators;
Amendment 890 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) Support should enable the establishment and implementation of cooperation between at least two entities in view of achieving CAP objectives. Support can entail all aspects of such cooperation, such as the setting up and maintenance of quality schemes; collective environmental and climate action; the promotion of short supply chain and local markets; pilot projects; Operational Group projects within the EIP for agricultural productivity and sustainability local development projects, Smart Villages, buyers' clubs and machinery rings; farm partnerships; forest management plans; networks and clusters; social farming; community supported agriculture; actions within the scope of LEADER; and the setting up of producer groups and producer organisations, as well as other forms of cooperation deemed necessary to achieve the specific objectives of the CAP.
Amendment 898 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point h b (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point h b (new)
(hb) financing of flowering strips and bee pastures.
Amendment 983 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) promoting, developing and implementing methods of production respectful of the environment, of animal welfare standards, pest resilient and environmentally sound cultivation practices, production techniques and production methods, environmentally sound use and management of by-products and waste, restoration and sustainable use of natural resources in particular protection of water, soil and other natural resources; those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in points (e) and (f) of Article 6(1);
Amendment 1091 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) 'farmer' means a natural or legal person, or a group of natural or legal persons, regardless of the legal status granted to such group and its members by national law, whose holding is situated within the territorial scope of the Treaties, as defined in Article 52 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) in conjunction with Articles 349 and 355 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), and who exercises an agricultural activity as defined by Member States; and is recorded as carrying out farming and animal husbandry activities in an activity register for economic, tax and social security purposes in accordance with national legislation;
Amendment 1097 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 6
Article 65 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall compensate beneficiaries for costs incurred and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. WThere necessary, they may also cover transaction costsy may lay down an incentive to also cover transaction costs towards more sustainable systems adapted to climate change. In duly justified cases, Member States may grant support as a flat-rate or as a one- off payment per unit. Payments shall be granted annually.
Amendment 1106 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 7
Article 65 – paragraph 7
7. Member States may promote and support actions and collective schemes and result- based payments schystemes to encourage farmers to deliver a significant enhancement of the quality of the environment at a larger scale and in a measurable way.
Amendment 1117 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point j
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) 'milestones' means intermediate targets to be achieved at a given point in time during the CAP Strategic Plan period in relation to the indicators included under a specific objective.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 1119 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
(ja) 'indicator' means the expected social, economic and environmental impact of a Common Agricultural Policy objective and which is obtained by applying any of the measures or instruments provided for in this Regulation;
Amendment 1149 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) 'agricultural activity' shall be defined in a way that it includes both the production of agricultural products listed in Annex I to the TFEU, including cotton and short rotation coppice, and maintenance of the agricultural area in a state which makes it suitable for grazing or cultivation, without preparatory action going beyond usual agricultural methods and machineries;
Amendment 1153 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) 'agricultural area' shall be defined in a way that it is composed of arable land, permanent crops and permanent grassland and agroforestry systems. The terms 'arable land', 'permanent crops' and 'permanent grassland' and 'agroforestry systems' shall be further specified by Member States within the following framework:
Amendment 1156 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point f
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point f
f) investments in irrigation which aremay not be consistent with the achievement of good status of water bodies, as laid down in Article 4(1) of Directive 2000/60/EC, including expansion of irrigation affecting water bodies whose status has been defined as less than good in the relevant river basin management plan;, unless said investments: i. enable a potential water saving of between 10 % and 25 %, provided that they feature in a plan for modernising irrigation and that public funding is conditional on the grant claim for the achieved water saving; ii. enable agricultural production in areas with an annual rainfall less than 500 mm; iii. only affect energy efficiency or the progress of actions prompting management of the available supply, the creation of a reservoir or the use of recycled water not affecting a body of ground or surface water.
Amendment 1164 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point g
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point g
g) investments in large infrastructures not being part of local development strategies; and contravening the fulfilment of obligations arising from the legislative instruments referred to in Annex XI.
Amendment 1169 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) 'permanent grassland and permanent pasture' (together referred to as 'permanent grassland') shall be land not included in the crop rotation of the holding for five years or more, used to grow grasses or other herbaceous forage naturally (self- seeded) or through cultivation (sown). It may include other species such as shrubs and/or trees which can be grazed or produce animal feed, including other shrub and/or tree species which can be grazed or produce livestock feed, but are effectively areas grazed by animals or maintained in a suitable state through a minimum of agricultural activity as defined by the Member States; Member States may also decide to consider permanent grassland: land which can be grazed and which forms part of established local practices where grasses and other herbaceous forage are traditionally not predominant in grazing areas, areas which can be grazed in which grasses and other herbaceous forage are not predominant or even present in the grazing areas but where animals graze or are kept in a suitable state through a minimum of agricultural activity;
Amendment 1174 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) livestock farmers or businesses that assign all or part of their production to bullfighting remain excluded.
Amendment 1175 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point h b (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point h b (new)
(hb) investments for producing bioenergy that are inconsistent with the sustainability criteria laid down in the Renewable Energy Directive, including restrictions on certain types of raw materials, remain excluded. This list of ineligible investments shall also apply to the types of sectoral interventions laid down in Chapter III.
Amendment 1179 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1187 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii a (new)
(iiia) 'agro-silvopastural systems' shall be the land-use systems that combine keeping trees and farming, including livestock farming, on the same land in symbiosis with integrated management practices that ensure a balance between the productions.
Amendment 1219 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) 'genuine farmers' shall be defined in a way to ensure that no support is granted to those whose agricultural activity forms only an insignificant part of their overall economic activities or whose principal business activity is not agricultural, while not precluding from support pluri-active farmers. The definition shall allow to determine which farmers are not considered genuine farmers, based on conditions such as income tests, labour inputs on the farm, company object and/or inclusion in registersworking time spent on the activity, labour inputs on the farm, complementarity between activities, company object and/or inclusion in registers. What is more, the Member States may decide that no direct payments are to be granted to farmers who are not registered as carrying out agricultural activities in the relevant national fiscal or social security register. In any case, farming activity shall be considered only an insignificant part of all their economic activities when their farm activities make up less than 25% of their total income. To prevent social sectors in rural areas from being excluded, the previous paragraph shall not apply to farmers who receive EUR 1 250 or less in direct payments. Under no circumstances shall this exemption apply to other requirements and, in particular, to conditionality.
Amendment 1276 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
At least 340% of the total EAGF and EAFRD contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex IX shall be reserved for interventions addressing the specific environmental- and climate-related objectives set out in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1) of this Regulation, excluding interventions based on Article 66, as well as all those investment measures, apart from those categorised as ‘non-productive’. Schemes benefiting the climate and the environment shall at least receive the budget set out in Article 28.9. Measures selected as eligible for quantifying their contribution to environmental and climate-related objectives shall be selected by a committee, formed of agricultural and environmental governing bodies and environmental experts.
Amendment 1284 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) 'New farmers': the Member States shall define new farmers as those more than 40 years old who are starting to farm. The Member States shall define support for sustainable farming practices and agroecological practices and the specific support that should be considered for the purposes of integrating new farmers in their first years starting out.
Amendment 1301 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Support from the EAGF and EAFRD shall aim to further improve the sustainable development of farming, food production and rural areas and shall contribute to achieving the following general objectives:
Amendment 1323 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 87 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The methodology for expenditure relating to the climate should take into account a reduction in emissions and an increase in carbon sequestration, as expected from the measures included in Member States’ Strategic Plans, and should be developed in consultation with the European Environment Agency and the Member States.
Amendment 1324 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 87 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. The methodology for expenditure relating to the environment should take into account an improvement in the impact of agriculture on the environment, as expected from the measures included in Member States’ Strategic Plans, and should be developed in consultation with the European Environment Agency and the Member States.
Amendment 1325 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 2
Article 87 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1364 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) enhance market orientation and increase competitiveness, including greater focus on research, technology and digitalisation;orientation towards local, national and European markets and increasing the viability of farms, with a greater focus on research, technology and digitalisation, including social, economic and environmental innovation based on long-termist and sustainable farming.
Amendment 1368 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – paragraph 2
Article 92 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall explain in their CAP Strategic Plans, on the basis of available information, the impact on the environment and the climate they intend to achieve by 2027, on the basis of the set objectives and using the relevant impact indicators laid down in Annex I. Y how they intend to achieve the greater overall contribution set out to in paragraph 1. That explanation shall be based on relevant information such as the elements referred to in points (a) to (f) of Article 95(1) and in point (b) of Article 95(2).
Amendment 1376 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 94 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall make CAP Strategic Plans and related annexes public, both at the draft stage and after their approval, in order to allow an informed public debate to take place. Member States shall consult partners on the arrangements for the publication of CAP Strategic Plans and related documentation.
Amendment 1393 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) contribute to the ecological transition of agricultural production models, climate change mitigation and adaptation, as well asnd fostering the incorporation of sustainable energy;
Amendment 1404 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) foster sustainable and efficient development and efficient management of natural resources such as water, soil and air, achieving the good statuses established in the legislation on that matter;
Amendment 1420 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 97 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) interventions, based on the types of intervention set out in Title III, except the crop-specific payment for cotton laid down in Subsection 2 of Section 3 of Chapter II of that Title shall be designed to address the specific situation in the area concerned, following a sound intervention logic, supported by the ex-ante evaluation referred to in Article 125, the SWOT analysis referred to in Article 103(2) and the assessment of needs referred to in Article 96;
Amendment 1421 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 97 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) a general approach for how the CAP Strategic Plan addresses the needs of agricultural systems with high ecological value, including aspects relating to their socio-economic viability and improving the distribution of public assets.
Amendment 1426 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 98 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iii
Article 98 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iii
(iii) an overview of the coordination, demarcation and complementarities between the EAFRD, EAGF and other Union funds active in rural areas;
Amendment 1468 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 111 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) issues relating to the quality and quantity of data and indicators available for monitoring;
Amendment 1476 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 113 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 113 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) collection and dissemination of good practice and lessons learned;
Amendment 1489 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) promote women's equality and participation in the farming sector and in production and business structures in rural areas.
Amendment 1513 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 124 a (new)
Article 124 a (new)
Amendment 1525 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 129 – paragraph 3
Article 129 – paragraph 3
3. Existing administrative registers such as the IACS, LPIS, animal and vineyard registers shall be maintained. The IACS and LPIS shall be further developed to better meet the statistical needs of the CAP. Data from administrative registers shall be used as much as possible for statistical purposes and to monitor compliance, in cooperation with statistical authorities in Member States and with Eurostat.
Amendment 1566 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Nevertheless, the European Commission shall, by means of delegated and implementing acts, develop a minimum definition of the interventions to ensure a coherent development of the various Strategic Plans, in keeping with the proper functioning and continued development of the single market.
Amendment 1593 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall include in their CAP Strategic Plans a system of conditionality, under which an administrative penalty shall be imposed on beneficiaries receiving direct payments under Chapter II of this Title or the annual premia under Articles 65, 66 and 67 who do not comply with the statutory management requirements under Union law and the standards for good agricultural and environmental condition of land as well as the social and labour standards established in the CAP Strategic Plan, as listed in Annex III, relating to the following specific areas:
Amendment 1602 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) the rights of agricultural workers and farmers
Amendment 1669 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall establish a system for providing the Farm Sustainability Tool for Nutrients and Water Usage referred to in Annex III, with the minimum content and functionalities defined therein, to beneficiaries, who shall use the Tool.
Amendment 1700 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12a Obligations of Member States relating to social and labour conditions 1. Member States shall ensure that all recipients of CAP funds comply with social and labour law as regards both owners and co-owners, as well as permanent or temporary workers employed to carry out work related to the running of the holding. 2. Based on the seriousness of the infringements, Member States shall establish the severity of the sanctions, up to and including the loss of entitlement to support. 3. To this end, Member States shall provide for appropriate coordination between labour and social security authorities and agricultural authorities to ensure monitoring of employment and activity data. 4. The Commission may assist the Member States with the design of that tool.
Amendment 1707 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall include in the CAP Strategic Plan a system providing services for advising farmers, forest owners and other beneficiaries of CAP support on land management and farm management ('farm advisory services').
Amendment 1720 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. The farm advisory services shall cover economic, environmental and social dimensions and deliver up -to -date technological and scientific information developed by research and innovation. They shall be integrated within the interrelated services of farm advisors, researchers, farmer organisations and other relevant stakeholders that form the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS). Member States shall also support national, cross-border and European farmer-to-farmer knowledge- sharing programmes.
Amendment 1759 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f a (new)
(fa) farm practices favouring the green transition of farms, including agro- ecological practices
Amendment 1792 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States may set out the design and conditions of farm advisory services as well as their geographical implementation so as to ensure adequate coverage in keeping with the realities of farming,
Amendment 1794 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Member States shall organise access to farm advisory services in order to: 1) guarantee priority access for new farmers and 2) limit access for large holdings.
Amendment 1815 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) the complementary income support for new women farmers
Amendment 1818 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)
(db) the income support for persons whose principal activity is farming.
Amendment 1938 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 50% of the salaries linked to an agricultural activity declared by the farmer, including taxes and social contributions related to employment; and with a maximum salary set by the state for each of the productive sectors.
Amendment 1947 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the equivalent cost of regular and unpaid labour linked to an agricultural activity practiced by persons working on the farm concerned who are considered to be family helping out, or who are demonstrably in an equivalent situation through a direct and personal relationship with the holder of the holding, who do not receive a salary, or who receive less remuneration than the amount normally paid for the services rendered, but are rewarded through the economic result of the farm business.
Amendment 1952 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the amount received in the form of decoupled payments under the ‘voluntary scheme for the climate and the environment’
Amendment 1975 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
in cases of co-ownership or shared ownership of holdings, the calculation of direct payments shall be made for each agricultural worker working on a holding.
Amendment 1976 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 b (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 b (new)
In the case of a legal person, or a group of natural or legal persons, Member States may apply the reduction referred to in paragraph 1 at the level of the members of those legal persons or groups where national law provides for the individual members to assume rights and obligations comparable to those of individual farmers who have the status of head of holding, in particular as regards their economic, social and tax status, provided that they have contributed to strengthening the agricultural structures of the legal persons or groups concerned. Member States may, pursuant to the preceding paragraph, apply the modulation applied to employees to the members of an agricultural cooperative or of a cooperative agricultural holding.
Amendment 1979 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The estimated product of the reduction of payments shall primarily be used to finance EAFRD-funded interventions as specified in Chapter IV by means of a transfer. Such a transfer to the EAFRD shall be part of the CAP Strategic Plan financial tables and may be reviewed on 1 August 2023 at the latest, in accordance with Article 90. It shall not be subject to the maximum limits for the transfer of funds from the EAGF to the EAFRD established under Article 90. The estimated product of the reduction of payments shall further be used to contribute to the financing of the complementary redistributive income support for sustainability and thereafter of other interventions belonging to decoupled direct payments.
Amendment 1992 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 2034 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
3. The Member States concerned may decide not to apply paragraph 1 to the outermost regions and to the smaller Aegean Islands and in the Balearic Islands archipelago.
Amendment 2038 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall provide for a basic income support for sustainability in the form of an annual decoupled payment per eligible hectare, or through any other means allowing the linking of income support to productive activity, compatible with Article 10 and justified and accepted in the National Strategy Plan.
Amendment 2041 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. Without prejudice to Articles 19 to 24, the basic income support shall be granted for each eligible hectarefor sustainability shall be granted on the basis of hectares or any other accepted objective criterion declared by a genuine farmer.
Amendment 2048 #
2018/0216(COD)
3a. Member States shall determine the manner in which entitlements to basic income support for sustainability are to be updated annually, in accordance with eligibility and the conditions for exercising the activity.
Amendment 2051 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Unless Member States may decide to grant the basic income support for sustainability on the basis of eligible hectares. Unless the basic support is established based on payment entitlements as referred to in Article 19, the support shall be paid as a uniform amount per hectare.
Amendment 2059 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may decide to differentiate the amount of the basic income support per hectare amongst different groups of territories faced with similar socio-economic or agronomic conditions, in particular island territories, without allowing the continued use of the historical reference period as a reference basis for the calculation of basic support entitlements under any circumstances. In granting this basic income support, consideration shall be given to the sustainability of the holdings with the highest socio-environmental value (Natura 2000 and SATV).
Amendment 2067 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. Member States having applied the basic payment scheme as laid down in Section 1 of Chapter I of Title III of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, may decide to grant the basic income support based on payment entitlements in accordance with Articles 20 to 24 of this Regulation. These payment entitlements shall expire in any event no later than 31 December 2026 in accordance with Articles 19.1a and 19.1b.
Amendment 2069 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall describe in the Strategic Plan for the CAP the process to be set up for the termination of payment entitlements, which shall start no later than 31 December 2023.
Amendment 2070 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. At the latest in claim year 2027, the support shall be paid as a uniform amount per hectare in all Member States, allowing for the possibility of differentiating the value of payment entitlements in accordance with Article 18(2).
Amendment 2089 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4
Article 20 – paragraph 4
4. Where the value of payment entitlements as determined in accordance with paragraph 1 is not uniform within a Member State or within a group of territories as defined in accordance with Article 18(2), Member States shall ensure a convergence of the value of payment entitlements towards a uniform unit value by claim year 2026 at the latestMember States having applied the basic payment scheme as laid down in Section 1 of Chapter I of Title III of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 decide not to grant the basic income support based on payment entitlements, the payment entitlements allocated under Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 shall expire on 31 December 2020.
Amendment 2099 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 5
Article 20 – paragraph 5
5. For the purposes of paragraph 4, Member States shall ensure that, for claim year 2026 at the latest, all payment entitlements have a value of at least 7590% of the average planned unit amount for the basic income support for claim year 2026 as laid down in the CAP Strategic Plan transmitted in accordance with Article 106 (1) for the Member State or for the territories as defined in accordance with Article 18(2).
Amendment 2115 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that payment entitlements, including in the case of actual or anticipated inheritance, be activated only if the new holders are genuine farmers and be activated only in the Member State or within the group of territories defined in accordance with Article 18(2) where they were allocated and that they be in any case linked to the transfer of the land that generated the right.
Amendment 2128 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(ba) women who enter farming, whether as owners or co-owners of a holding or as members of a company dedicated to agricultural activity;
Amendment 2149 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. Except in the case ofAll transfers of entitlements, including transfer by actual or anticipated inheritance, payment entitlements shall be transferred onlyonly be made to a genuine farmer.
Amendment 2163 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Member States may grant payments to small farmers as defined by Member States by way of a round sum, replacing direct payments under this Section and Section 3 of this Chapter. Member States shall design the corresponding intervention in the CAP Strategic Plan as optional for the farmers. The payment for small farmers shall be tied to a territorial farming contract identifying the objectives, indicators and actions the aid is tied to.
Amendment 2177 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall grant annual income support per agricultural work unit to farmers whose principal activity is farming.
Amendment 2178 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 b (new)
The beneficiaries of the support provided for in the previous paragraph shall be: a) natural persons of 18 years or over who are neither retired nor in receipt of a total disability allowance in respect of all farming activities, and who derive at least 50 % of their total income from farming activities on their own holding and spend less than 50 % of their total working time on activities unrelated to farming; and b) legal persons where at least half of the partners and at least half of the share capital or shares are or are held by natural persons whose principal activity is farming. For legal persons made up exclusively or for the most part of other legal persons, account will be taken of associations or links with other companies in order to determine whether these links or associations mean that at least half of the partners and at least half of the share capital or the shares are or are held by natural persons whose principal activity is farming.
Amendment 2179 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 c (new)
For each relevant year, the payment per annual agricultural work unit shall be calculated by dividing the financial allocation of 15 % of the national allocation for direct support as defined in Article 86(5a) for this action included in the approved CAP Strategic Plan, by the number of annual agricultural work units recorded for each beneficiary.
Amendment 2180 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 a (new)
Article 25 a (new)
Article 25a Income support for persons whose principal activity is farming - general rules Member States shall grant annual income support per agricultural work unit to farmers whose principal activity is farming. The beneficiaries of the support provided for in paragraph 1 shall be: a) natural persons of 18 years or over who are neither retired nor in receipt of a total disability allowance in respect of all farming activities, and who derive at least 50 % of their total income from farming activities on their own holding and spend less than 50 % of their total working time on activities unrelated to farming; and b) legal persons where at least half of the partners and at least half of the share capital or shares are or are held by natural persons whose principal activity is farming. For legal persons made up exclusively or for the most part of other legal persons, account will be taken of associations or links with other companies in order to determine whether these links or associations mean that at least half of the partners and at least half of the share capital or the shares are or are held by natural persons whose principal activity is farming.
Amendment 2182 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 b (new)
Article 25 b (new)
Amendment 2185 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide for a complementary redistributive income support for sustainability (‘redistributive income support’) under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans. To implement this, Member States shall set aside at least 20 % of their national allocation under the first pillar.
Amendment 2210 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensureprovide additional redistribution ofve support from bigger tor smaller or medium-sized farms by providing for a redistributive income support in the form of an annual decoupled payment per eligible hectare to farmers who are entitled to a payment under the basic income support referred to in Article 17.
Amendment 2211 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall use the following set of criteria to define the threshold for said small and medium-sized farms entitled to complementary support: number of hectares, profitability for the sector and productivity for the regions classified in line with Article 18(2). In all cases and for the purposes of this calculation, Member States shall take the average size of farms in each region and sector into account.
Amendment 2274 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States may lay down specific provisions so that young farmers who join farms operating as a cooperative do not lose their right to benefits when setting up. These provisions shall keep the principle of proportionality and identify the young farmer’s participation in the cooperative.
Amendment 2277 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 a (new)
Article 27 a (new)
Amendment 2279 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 b (new)
Article 27 b (new)
Amendment 2335 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall establish the, together with environmental authorities and input from environmental NGOs and experts, a list of agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment that focus on provision of environmental public goods.
Amendment 2358 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4
Article 28 – paragraph 4
4. Those practices shall be designed to meet one or more of the specific environmental- and climate-related objectives laid down in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1). Priority shall be given therefore to implementing these ecological schemes for farms located within the Natura 2000 network and the High Nature Value systems.
Amendment 2418 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point d
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point d
(d) are different from commitments in respect of which payments are granted under Article 65. Organic crops shall be exempted from this restriction.
Amendment 2436 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. Support for eco-schemes shall take the form of an annual payment per eligible hectare, per livestock unit or per beehive and it shall be granted as either:
Amendment 2471 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Climate-related and environmental schemes shall receive at least 30 % of the budget for direct payments in each Member State.
Amendment 2498 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. For coupled income support under the CAP Strategic Plan to be approved, Member States shall present a socioeconomic analysis of the sector clearly identifying support needs and an environmental analysis demonstrating that these payments will not have a negative impact on the environment, nor contravene in any way fulfilment of obligations under the legislative instruments provided for in Annex XI, and where appropriate, conversion measures and actions to bring production systems into line with environmental and climate goals.
Amendment 2535 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Coupled income support may only be granted to the following sectors and productions or certain specific types of farming therein where these are important for economic, social or environmental reasons: cereals, oilseeds, protein crops, grain legumes, flax, hemp, rice, nuts, starch potato, any extensive livestock sector, milk and milk products, seeds, sheepmeat and goatmeat, beef and veal, olive oildried fruits, olive oil and table olives, wine, floriculture products, silkworms, dried fodder, hops, sugar beet, cane and chicory, fruit and vegetables, and short rotation coppice and other non-food crops, excluding trees, used for the production of products that have the potential to substitute fossil materials.
Amendment 2540 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 a (new)
Article 30 a (new)
Article 30a Associated payments may be made in instalments to promote the structuring of the specific sector for which they are earmarked or help to meet other objectives such as quality improvement, rejuvenation, professionalisation or risk management.
Amendment 2558 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Amendment 2594 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) other sectors, aside from potatoes, referred to in points (a) to (h), (k), (m), (o) to (t) and (w) of Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.
Amendment 2605 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 41 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the maximum level of Union financial assistance for market withdrawals referred to in point (a) of Article 46(4) and for the types of interventions referred to in Article 52(3); as well as fixed packaging and transport rates for products withdrawn for free distribution and processing costs prior to delivery for this purpose.
Amendment 2612 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 41 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) establishing definitions of all concepts regarding intervention in the fruit and vegetables sector, such as: producer, producing Member State, non- producing Member States, subsidiary, transnational, measure, action, investment, merger.
Amendment 2613 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
Article 41 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
(eb) recognition criteria and requisites of POs and APOs in the fruit sector, among others, number of members, minimum marketed production value, membership conditions and requirements and requisite structures, resources and activities.
Amendment 2614 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 1 – point e c (new)
Article 41 – paragraph 1 – point e c (new)
(ec) conditions for setting up and managing the operating fund as well as the requests for aid and advances;
Amendment 2615 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 1 – point e d (new)
Article 41 – paragraph 1 – point e d (new)
(ed) definition of eligible actions, types of intervention and conditions of eligibility in proceeding with each of the sectoral interventions listed in Article 43 of this Regulation;
Amendment 2616 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 a (new)
Article 41 a (new)
Article 41a Conditionality of sectoral plans Sectoral interventions in this chapter shall be subject to compliance with the provisions of Article 11 on conditionality and Article 68(2) in the case of investments. The Member State shall, subject to approval of its CAP strategic plan, submit an analysis to the effect that this type of intervention programming has no adverse environmental impacts and does not in any way undermine fulfilment of the obligations under the legislative instruments referred to in Annex XI.
Amendment 2641 #
2018/0216(COD)
(f) boosting products' commercial value and qualitythrough processing and improving the quality of both fresh and processed products, including improving product quality and developing production standards with a protected designation of origin, with a protected geographical indication or covered by a national quality schemes; those objectives relate to the specific objective set out in point (b) of Article 6(1);
Amendment 2652 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) promotion and marketing of the products of the fruit and vegetables sector, whether in a fresh or processed form; those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in points (b), (c) and (ci) of Article 6(1);
Amendment 2661 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) management of by-products and waste, with the aim of protecting water quality for example.
Amendment 2663 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) investments in tangible and non- tangible assets, in particular focused onfocused on targets such as water saving, energy saving, ecological packaging and waste reduction, cutting down waste and food wastage, planning and adjusting supply to demand, fruit and vegetable marketing, increasing market value through processing for example, quality improvement, product promotion on domestic and foreign markets, including diversification of export markets;
Amendment 2679 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) research and experimental production, in particular focused onfocused on targets such as water saving, energy saving, ecological packaging, waste and food wastage reduction, pest resilience, reduction of risks and impacts of pesticides use, preventing damage caused by adverse climatic events and boosting the use of fruit and vegetable varieties adapted to changing climate conditions;
Amendment 2715 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point n
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point n
(n) pPromotion and communication, including information on the health benefits of fruit and vegetable consumption, actions and activities aimed at diversification and consolidation of the fruit and vegetables markets favouring marketing short circuits and matching public purchasing mechanisms, as well as initiatives for informing about the health advantages of consumption of fruit and vegetables;
Amendment 2719 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point o
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point o
(o) advisory services and technical assistance, in particular concerntraining and exchanges of good practice, including sustainable pest control techniques, sustainable use of pesticides and climate change adaptation and mitigation, as well as initiatives relating to the negotiation, implementation and management of phytosanitary protocols for export to third countries;
Amendment 2737 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 43 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) costs of setting up and/, incorporation, endowment or refilling of mutual funds by producer organisations and by associations of producer organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013;
Amendment 2743 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 43 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) market withdrawal for free- distribution or other destinations, including the cost of processing withdrawn products before free distribution;
Amendment 2749 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)
Article 43 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)
(ha) promotion and awareness raising.
Amendment 2750 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 2 – point i
Article 43 – paragraph 2 – point i
(i) negotiation, implementation and management of third country phytosanitary protocols infor export and import between third countries and the territory of the Union to facilitate access to third country markets; including market and production impact studies.
Amendment 2759 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 2 – point k
Article 43 – paragraph 2 – point k
(k) training and exchanges of good practice, advisory services and technical assistance, in particular concerning sustainable pest control techniques and sustainable use of pesticides.
Amendment 2767 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 2
Article 44 – paragraph 2
2. Operational programs shall have a minimum duration of three years and a maximum duration of seven years. They shall pursue the objectives referred to in points (db), (d), (e) and (ef) of Article 42 and at least two other objectives referred to in that Article.
Amendment 2775 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 44 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Operational programs of the associations of producer organisations may be partial or total. Total operational programs must comply with the same management rules and conditions as the operative programs of producer organisations.
Amendment 2776 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 44 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 2780 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 44 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
To that end Member States shall ensure that, in the case of partial operational programs:
Amendment 2781 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 44 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) interventions under partial operational programs of an association of producer organisations are entirely financed by contributions of those member organisations of that association and that such funding is collected from the operational funds of those member organisations;
Amendment 2786 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 7 – point a
Article 44 – paragraph 7 – point a
(a) at least 210% of expenditure under operational programs covers the interventions linked to the objectives referred to in points (d) and (ef) of Article 42, with the possibility of increasing this percentage over a transitional period;
Amendment 3261 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) environmental, and climate and other management commitments;
Amendment 3272 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e
e) installation of young farmers, support for new farmers, and rural business start-up;
Amendment 3286 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point g
g) cooperation;LEADER community-led local development strategies and interterritorial cooperation for social, economic and environmental innovation.
Amendment 3292 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) Tackling depopulation and revitalising the socio-economic fabric
Amendment 3297 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point h b (new)
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point h b (new)
(hb) Installation of women in the agricultural sector and rural business start-up
Amendment 3310 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 1
Article 65 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may grant payments for environmental, climate and other management and climate commitments under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 3312 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 2
Article 65 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall include agri- environment-climate commitments in their CAP Strategic Plans, in a way that is coherent with interventions set out in Article 28. These should be accompanied by an additional budget to that reserved for cross-cutting measures in the first pillar (eco-schemes).
Amendment 3372 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 6
Article 65 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall compensate beneficiaries for costs incurred and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. Where necessary, they may also cover transaction costsThey may also establish an incentive to cover transaction costs towards systems that are more resilient and adapted to climate change. In duly justified cases, Member States may grant support as a flat-rate or as a one- off payment per unit. Payments shall be granted annually.
Amendment 3391 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 7
Article 65 – paragraph 7
7. Member States may promote and support collective actions and schemes and result- based payments schemes to encourage farmers to deliver a significant enhancement of the quality of the environment at a larger scale and in a measurable way.
Amendment 3412 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 9
Article 65 – paragraph 9
9. Where support under this type of interventions is granted to agri- environment-climate commitments, commitments to convert to or maintain organic farming practices and methods as defined in Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 and forest environmental and climate services, Member States shall establish a payment per hectare, per livestock unit or per beehive.
Amendment 3427 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 1
Article 66 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may grant payments for natural or other area-specific constraints under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans with the view of contributing to the achievement of the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1) 1), and in such a way that they are complementary and do not compete with the additional support for natural or other area-specific constraints set out in Article 27 a.
Amendment 3433 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 2
Article 66 – paragraph 2
2. These payments shall be granted to genuine farmers iIn their Strategic Plans, Member States shall define the arable, livestock and agroforestry activities based on respect of areas designated pursuant to Article 32 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013tablished local practices and territorial administrative and management systems that are not supported by the additional support of Article 27 a, but are, however, required to maintain the good environmental status of ecosystems.
Amendment 3445 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 3
Article 66 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may only grant payments under this type of interventions in order to compensate beneficiaries for all or part of the additional costs and income foregone related to the natural or other area-specific constraints in the area concerned, but also for the ecosystem values and goods which provide for society as a whole.
Amendment 3454 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 66 – paragraph 5 a (new)
(5a) Member States shall define and develop the appropriate instrument to ensure the integral management of support, through territorial exploitation contracts, territorial custody contracts or through any other instrument that fulfils the objectives of the integral management of the ecosystems to which they apply.
Amendment 3456 #
2018/0216(COD)
1. Member States mayshall grant mandatory payments for area-specific disadvantages imposed by requirements resulting from the implementation of Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC or Directive 2000/60/EC under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans with the view of contributing to the achievement of the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1). Where applicable, they shall be complemented by the so-called eco- schemes, financed under the EAGF.
Amendment 3470 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 4
Article 67 – paragraph 4
4. Member States may only grant payments under this type of interventions in order to compensate beneficiaries for all or part of the additional costs and income foregone related to the natural or other area-specific disadvantageconstraints in the area concerned.
Amendment 3472 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 67 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
When calculating additional costs and income foregone, Member States may, where duly justified, differentiate the level of payment taking into account: a) the severity of the identified permanent constraint affecting farming activities; b) the farming system c) the maintenance of recognised agro- silvo-pastoral systems.
Amendment 3513 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point f
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point f
f) investments in irrigation which are not consistent with the achievement of good status of water bodies, as laid down in Article 4(1) of Directive 2000/60/EC, including expansion of irrigation affecting water bodies whose status has been defined as less than good in the relevant river basin management plan;, except if these investments: i) allow for a potential water saving of 10- 25 % and are part of an irrigation modernisation plan and the public financing is conditional on the concessional salvage of generated water saving ii) affect only the energy efficiency or the development of actions that have an effect on the management of the available offer, or the use of recycled water which does not affect a body of ground or surface water.
Amendment 3528 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point g
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point g
g) investments in large infrastructures not being part of local development strategies; and that obstruct the fulfilment of obligations resulting from the legislative instruments referred to in Annex XI.
Amendment 3539 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) Investments for bioenergy production that are not consistent with sustainability criteria set out in the Renewable Energy Directive, including restrictions on types of certain raw materials. This list of non-eligible investments shall also apply to types of sectoral interventions set out in Chapter III.
Amendment 3548 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 3616 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 1
Article 69 – paragraph 1
1. Member States mayshall grant support for the installation of young farmers, new farmers, women farmers and rural business start-up under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans with the view of contributing to the achievement of the specific objectives set out in Article 6.
Amendment 3626 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States may onlyshall grant support under this type of interventions to help:
Amendment 3629 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point a
a) the installation of young farmers and new farmers who fulfil the conditions included in the definition set out in point (e) of Article 4(1);
Amendment 3636 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) the installation of women farmers;
Amendment 3649 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) the entry of young farmers, new farmers and women farmers into local markets through direct sales, local public procurement and local tendering processes, with a view to achievement of the specific objectives set out in Article 6.
Amendment 3655 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 4
Article 69 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall grant support in the form of lump sums. Support shall be limited to the maximum amount of EUR 100 000 and may be combined with financial instruments. Member States may lay down specific provisions so that young persons who join an agricultural or stockbreeding holding under a cooperative structure do not lose benefits upon joining. These provisions must respect the principle of proportionality and identify the participation of the young farmer therein.
Amendment 3695 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 3
Article 70 – paragraph 3
Amendment 3716 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 4
Article 70 – paragraph 4
Amendment 3735 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 5
Article 70 – paragraph 5
Amendment 3752 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 6
Article 70 – paragraph 6
Amendment 3760 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 7
Article 70 – paragraph 7
Amendment 3763 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 a (new)
Article 70 a (new)
Article 70a Community-led Local Development strategies, LEADER 1. The Member States shall implement a Community-led Local Development strategy, LEADER, in accordance with Articles 32 to 35 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013. 2. The Community-led Local Development strategy shall be drawn up and implemented in a given local area through a group of stakeholders, both public and private, structured as a local action group, within the framework of the EAFRD, which shall be managed pursuant to the principles of the LEADER methodology and to the delegated rules of the managing authorities and paying agencies. 3. The Member States shall set aside at least 5% of the annual envelope of the funds intended for rural development to be paid out through the Community-led Local Development strategies, LEADER. 4. The Member States may grant support for the implementation of the Community- led Local Development strategies, LEADER, consisting of: a) potentially, a LEADER start-up kit intended for any local communities that have not applied LEADER in the 2014- 2020 programming period. The LEADER start-up kit shall consist of support for capacity building and small pilot projects. Support under the LEADER start-up kit shall not be conditional on the submission of a LEADER local development strategy; b) co-operation projects within a Member State (inter-territorial co-operation) or co- operation projects between territories in several Member States or with territories in third countries (transnational co- operation); c) preparatory technical support for inter- territorial and transnational co-operation projects, on condition that local action groups are able to demonstrate that they are envisaging the implementation of a concrete project.
Amendment 3808 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 72 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall limit the support to a maximum of 75100% of the eligible costs.
Amendment 3820 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 5
Article 72 – paragraph 5
5. In the case of support to the setting- up, extension and improvement of farm advisory services, Member States shall ensure that the support is limited in time.
Amendment 3822 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 a (new)
Article 72 a (new)
Amendment 3828 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 b (new)
Article 72 b (new)
Article 72b Installation of women in the agricultural sector and rural business start-up 1. Member States may grant support for the installation of young farmers and rural business start-up under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans with a view to contributing to the achievement of the specific objectives set out in Article 6. 2. Member States may only grant support under this type of interventions to help: a) the installation of women in the agricultural and stockbreeding sectors, either as owners or under a co-ownership regime, as partners in agricultural companies or cooperatives, depending on their share of the equity; b) the start-up of rural business linked to agriculture, stockbreeding and forestry or income diversification with complementary activities; c) the business start-up of non- agricultural activities in rural areas that form part of local development strategies. 3. Member States shall set conditions for the submission and the content of a business plan. 4. Member States shall grant support in the form of lump sums. Support shall be limited to the maximum amount of EUR 100 000 and may be combined with financial instruments.
Amendment 3850 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Member States may introduce criteria for the design and application rural development interventions, in order, not to penalise, but rather to encourage the projects of any cooperatives or legal persons that demonstrate organisation or unity of producers, and that improves the impact and management efficiency of interventions.
Amendment 3906 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 82 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Funds obtained as a result of the application of Article 15 on reduction of payments may also be used; alternatively, part of the coupled support under Article 29 could be linked.
Amendment 3920 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
a) 70% of the eligible public expenditure in the outermost regions and in the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013, along with the Balearic Islands archipelago and other island territories covered by Chapter IVa, Title III of the current Regulation;
Amendment 4005 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
At least 340% of the total EAFRD contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex IX shall be reserved for interventions addressing the specific environmental- and climate-related objectives set out in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1) of this Regulation, excluding interventions based on Article 66, along with any investments, except those classed as ‘non-productive’.
Amendment 4029 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Climate-related and environmental schemes shall receive at least the amounts laid down in Article 28.9. A committee made up of representatives of agricultural and environmental administrations and environmental experts shall select the interventions considered eligible on account of their contribution to environmental and climate-related objectives.
Amendment 4032 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 4057 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 86 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. For each Member State, the minimum amount of 2% shall be reserved for contributing to the specific objective 'attract young farmers and facilitate business development' set out in point (f) of Article 6(1). On the basis of the analysis of the situation in terms of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats ('the SWOT analysis') and the identification of the needs that are to be addressed, the amount shall be used for the following types of interventions: (a) the Complementary Income Support for rural women as laid down in Article 27b; (b) the installation of women farmers referred in Article 14(2)(f).
Amendment 4251 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 a (new)
Article 92 a (new)
Amendment 4582 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 – paragraph 2 – point k a (new)
Article 110 – paragraph 2 – point k a (new)
(ka) access is given to all the information on the preparation, amendment and approval of the CAP Strategic Plan and also to all the information provided to the monitoring committee, including the consultations carried out and their results, to all stakeholder organisations representing economic and social interests and to stakeholder non-governmental organisations.
Amendment 4600 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 111 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The Member State may set up monitoring committees at regional level for the Chapter IV rural development interventions of this Regulation if it decides to apply those interventions regionally.
Amendment 86 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Small-scale coastal fishing is carried out by fishing vessels below 12 metres mand not using towed fishing gearaged by family enterprises and SMEs that do not use towed fishing gears, but are accessing local fishing grounds, carrying out daily fishing trips, landing fresh and unprocessed products, and have an important link with their coastal communities and generate vital direct and indirect employment for their communities. That sector represents nearly 75% of all fishing vessels registered in the Union and nearly half of all employment in the fishery sector. Operators from small- scale coastal fisheries are particularly dependant on healthy fish stocks for their main source of income. The EMFF should therefore give them a preferential treatment through a 100% aid intensity rate, including for operations related to control and enforcement, with the aim of encouraging sustainable fishing practices. In addition, certain areas of support should be reserved for small-scale fishing in fleet segment where the fishing capacity is balanced with the available fishing opportunities, i.e. support for the acquisition of a second- hand vessel and for engine replacement or modernisation. Furthermore, Member States should include in their programme an action plan for small-scale coastal fishing, which should be monitored on the basis of indicators for which milestones and targets should be set.
Amendment 121 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 14
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 14
(14) ‘sSmall-scale coastal fishing’ means fishing carried out by fishing vessels of an overall length of less than 12 metres and not using towed gear as listed in Article 2(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/200626 and managed by family enterprises and SMEs accessing local fishing grounds, carrying out daily fishing trips, landing fresh and unprocessed products, with an important link with their coastal communities and generating vital direct and indirect employment for their communities; _________________ 26 Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 of 21 December 2006 concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea, amending Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1626/94 (OJ L 409, 30.12.2006, p. 11).
Amendment 125 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) Fostering small-scale sustainable fisheries and the conservation of marine biological resourcesnon-intensive multitrophic aquaculture with a view to the conservation of marine biological resources at levels that protect maximum sustainable yield (MSY) and taking a precautionary approach in all fisheries management;
Amendment 127 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) Contributing to food safety and security in the Union through competitive and sustainable aquaculture and markets;
Amendment 129 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) Contributing to food security in the Union through competitive and sustainable aquaculture and markets;
Amendment 197 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Article 18 – paragraph 5
5. All fishing activities carried out by the vessels and fishers concerned shall be effectively suspended during the period concerned by the cessation. The competent authority shall satisfy itselfensure that the vessel concerned has stopped any fishing activities during the period concerned by the extraordinary cessation and that any overcompensation resulting from the use of the vessel for other purposes is avoided.
Amendment 211 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
The EMFF may support actions contributing to the achievement of the objectives of the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products as provided for in Article 35 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and further specified in Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013. It may also support actions promoting the marketing, the of quality and the value added ofseafood products, raise awareness on the risks and benefits of the different fisheryies and aquaculture species in our dietary habits and the value added of sustainable eating habits linked to seafood products.
Amendment 213 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. Support under this Article shall only be granted to small scale coastal fisheries through the financial instruments provided for in Article 52 of Regulation (EU) No [Regulation laying down Common Provisions] and through InvestEU, in accordance Article 10 of that Regulation.
Amendment 33 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Reuse of appropriately treated waste water, for example from public urban waste water treatment plants or public industrial installations, is considered to have a lower environmental impact than other alternative water supply methods, such as water transfers or desalination, but such reuse only occurs to a limited extent in the Union. This appears to be partly due to the lack of common Union environmental or health standards for water reuse, and, as regards in particularto agricultural products in particular , the potential obstacles to the free movement of such products irrigated with reclaimed water.
Amendment 74 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19 a) In order to support the Member States in implementing these measures, the Commission shall establish, in cooperation with the Member States, a Union Water Poverty Observatory, with the aim of promoting the development of common indicators to asses physical and economic access to water, of providing a user-friendly and open access resource that will promote public engagement on the issue of water for all, of facilitating knowledge sharing among stakeholders, as well as of supporting informed decision making at local, national and Union level.
Amendment 75 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 b (new)
Recital 19 b (new)
(19 b) The European Commission in cooperation with Member States and competent authorities must ensure universal and affordable access to such water for all in the Union.
Amendment 86 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. This regulation aims to ensure water as a public good, freely accessible, as well as a human right for all.
Amendment 87 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. This Regulation must urge National and European institutions, together with the respective civil societies of each Member State, to guarantee access to water and ensure it as a human right in legislation. In addition, the State must guarantee universal access to water for its population, particularly vulnerable and marginalised groups.
Amendment 89 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
1. 'competent authority' means an public authority or body designated by a Member State to carry out obligations arising from this Regulation;
Amendment 244 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) In order to ensure that the support framework continues to be as efficient and cost-effective as possible, the Commission should report on the implementation of the provisions on the scope of the joint clinical assessments and on the functioning of the support framework no later than two years after the end of the transitional period. The report may in particular consider whether there is a need to move this support framework to a Union agency and introduce a fee-paying mechanism through which health technology developers would also contribute to the financing of the joint work.
Amendment 282 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 6
Article 3 – paragraph 6
6. Members of the Coordination Group, and their appointed representatives shall respect the principles of independence, impartiality, and confidentiality. Members of the Coordination Group, their designated representatives and other experts shall not have any financial or other type interest in the health technology industry, which could jeopardise their impartiality. They shall undertake to act independently and in the public interest and shall make an annual declaration of their financial interests. All indirect interests that could be linked to the health technology industry shall be recorded on the IT platform referred to in Article 27 and made accessible to the public. At every meeting, members of the Coordination Group, their designated representatives and other expert shall declare any specific interest that could be considered to adversely affect their independence in relation to agenda items. Appropriate steps shall be taken when specific interests are found to exist. When a conflict of interest arises, the Coordination Group stakeholder, designated representative or expert in question should be excluded from the decision-making process.
Amendment 83 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the US President’s announcement of the country’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement gives the EU the opportunity and reinforces ithe EU’s obligation to assume a leading role in climate action and to step up its climate diplomacy efforts to form a strong alliance of countries and actors that will continue to support and contribute to the objectives of limiting global warming to well below 2°C while pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C;
Amendment 89 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that mitigating climate change and moving towards a low- emission economy will contribute to enhanced peace and security both within and outside of the EU as climate change often exacerbates existing instabilities and conflicts, evendue to the scarcity of resources and leadings to increased migration flows due to the scarcity of resources and lack of economic opportunities as well as a, giving rise in the future to climate displaced persons related to the deterioration in living conditions;
Amendment 101 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 118 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the importance of the EU speaking with a single and unified voice in all international forums and calls on the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the Commission to coordinate a joint EU effort to ensure its commitment to the implementation of the Paris Agreement; insists on the need to develop a comprehensive strategy for EU climate diplomacy and to integrate climate into all fields of EU external action, including trade, development cooperation, humanitarian aid and security and defence;
Amendment 130 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Expresses its will to initiate a process to contribute to this effort through regular reports onthat would include the requests contained in the UNFCCC along with the EU’s climate diplomacy activities and its achievements, as well as its shortcomings;
Amendment 134 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Commits itself to making better use of its international role and its membership of international parliamentary networks, to stepping up its climate activities within its work in its delegations as well as through delegation visits, especially of ENVI and AFET Committees, and during European and international interparliamentary meetings as well as in dialogue platforms with national parliaments and subnational actors/non-state actors and civil society, seeking to include the necessary gender mainstreaming at all times;
Amendment 136 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Promotes and enhances the participation of indigenous women, farmers and women rights defenders within the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) framework to stand up against land grabbing, since their knowledge on the management of natural resources cannot continue to be ignored in the fight against climate change;
Amendment 175 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to integrate the climate change dimension into international trade and investment agreements and to streamline financial instruments and programmes to ensure coherence and increase the effectiveness of EU climate action; recommends the development and systematic inclusion of a binding fundamental climate change and human rights clause in international agreements with partners who have signed the Paris Agreement, supporting thereby the European and international decarbonisation process;
Amendment 196 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Highlights the responsibility incumbent on the EU and other developed countries to show greater solidarity towards the vulnerable states and developing countries most affected by the impact of climate change and to ensure continuous support to help them recover from damage related to climate change, tosuch as natural disasters and land grabbing, with the aim of improveing adaptation measures and resilience through financial support and by means of capacity building; calls on the Member States to support the efforts of developing countries to decrease dependence on fossil fuels and to become low-carbon societies, especially by cooperating within NDC partnerships;
Amendment 213 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recommends that the EU deepen its strategic cooperation with emerging economies which have a major impact on global warming, but which are also decisive in terms of global climate action; calls on the EU to create dedicated panels to debate climate and sustainability policies during high-level ministerial meetings; calls on the EU to build up partnerships for carbon markets beyond Europe;
Amendment 234 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Considers it important that the EU keep up its efforts to re-engage the US in multilateral cooperation, urging it to respect the Paris Agreement, and points out that the Brexit negotiations and the future relationship with the UK must reflect the need for continued cooperation on climate diplomacy;
Amendment 242 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the EU to further intensify its relations with local and regional authorities in third countries and with indigenous peoples, who are ancestrally tied to caring for the land and the environment, in order to enhance thematic cooperation between cities and regions both within and outside of the EU; notes the role EU delegations in third countries can play in this regard;
Amendment 252 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the EU and its Member States to strengthen their ties with civil society and to form alliances and build up synergies with the scientific community, non-governmental organisations, non- traditional actors and the private sector, to develop export strategies for climate technologies and to encourage technology transfer to and capacity-building in third countries to promote decarbonisation and focus on renewable energy;
Amendment 5 #
2017/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the second pillar of the common agricultural policy is an essential financing instrument for boosting economic growthnvironmentally and socially sustainable development in lagging regions’ rural areas, while at the same time providing the financial incentives needed to address specific territorial needs, which in turn contribute to achieving the three cross- cutting objectives of innovation, environmental/climate change mitigation and adaptation;
Amendment 25 #
2017/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that agriculture is part of the solution for enhancing the sustainable growthility and revitalisation of rural areas, providing jobs and increasing levels of income in lagging regions, while at the same time helping to preserve the countryside and combat rural depopulation;
Amendment 38 #
2017/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of rural development funds in boosting the competitivenessproductive capacity of those regions through tailor-made projects based on bottom-up approaches; acknowledges, therefore, the input of local action groups in developing local strategies, supporting stakeholder networking and the appraisal and approval of individual LEADER projects;
Amendment 61 #
2017/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates the importance of digitalisation and of improving infrastructure, thus creating a positive environment and good foundation for boosting growth and enhancing cohesion in lagging regions; recalls that good infrastructure, especially the provision of high-speed internet connections helps keep people in rural areas and can help attract a high-calibre workforce needed for growthdevelopment in those areas;
Amendment 72 #
2017/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that agricultural areas are suffering due to the distribution of tasks established under a patriarchal system;considers it necessary, therefore, to implement specific funding plans to foster and protect women’s agricultural work and equal opportunities in these areas, and thereby to boost the role of women farmers in the fight against climate change;
Amendment 7 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 11 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that a small number of beneficiaries receive the largest payments and that 4 % of direct payments are divided amongst more than half of the current beneficiaries who receive less than EUR 1250 per year; believes that it is essential for the credibility of the CAP that there is convergence of payments to beneficiaries both, between member states and within member states;
Amendment 18 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the fall in the error rate for rural development to 4,9 % from 6 % in 2015, and 6 % in 2014; recognises that rural problems require complex investment programmes, and that the error rate springs from the different objectives for addressing economic, rural infrastructure, environmental, and animal health challenges, contrasting with the EAGF rate of 1,7 %; regrets therefore that the focus of simplification is on pillar I when it is acknowledged that there is more complexity in pillar II believes also that rural development investments are a core part of the policy to be maintained alongside proven sound and beneficial risk management models; is concerned at falling employment in agriculture and believes that Pillar 2 investments are key for rural development and infrastructure;
Amendment 20 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that there is a significant difference in types and scale of error, and regrets that, even if the investment was effective, expenditure is still judged 100 % ineligible by the ECA in the event of public procurement errors; stresses therefore that further rationalisation in the error calculation method is desirable. ; is concerned that the over emphasis on error rates, while acknowledging the need for oversight in the use of public money, may have the unintended consequence of lowering the ambition and innovation of program measures which are inherently more risky;
Amendment 28 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas during this period, the bee population rose by 47.8% but EU funding increased by just 12%, so that the available EU funding is not sufficient to maintain the bee populationaccession of new Member States and the procedure for bee colony declaration (taking into account the period of the year when beekeepers have the most bees) have led to an increase in the population of bees within the Union; whereas EU funds have only grown by 12 %, funds that are unable to meet the needs of certain Member States suffering severe deaths in terms of colony renewal;
Amendment 35 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. Whereas this situation should not conceal one of the major concerns of the beekeeping industry, whose livestock mortality has reached, in some countries, levels above 50%;
Amendment 37 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. Whereas the statistical increase in honey bee populations in the EU since the end of the 1990s should not disguise the fact that professionals in the sector are facing a loss of honey productivity in their hives, and that they must increase their colony stock in order to produce equivalent quantities of honey;
Amendment 44 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas beekeeping represents a potential source of work and integration in rural areas, since in many European regions access to land is limited;
Amendment 45 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas this source of work represents an opportunity to encourage young people to settle in these areas;
Amendment 54 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas some invasive alien species such asthere are multiple stress factors that cause bee mortality and decline. In order of importance: the environmental degradation, the agricultural model and the impact of phytopharmaceuticals; climate change and the serious consequences of invasive alien species, the Varroa destructor, the small hive beetlebeetle Aethina tumida, the Asian hHornet andVespa vellutina or American foulbrood are causing widespread destruction in the European bee popul. The present situation and causinges serious harm to beekeepers;.
Amendment 109 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas the ecosystem is facing threats due to climate change and the ensuing droughts that are hindering proper flowering in certain regions;
Amendment 116 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas the two-fold increase in the amount of honey produced and exported in some countries over the past 15 years whilst the EU is barely 50% self-sufficient in honey – a figure which is not increasing – cannot be explained; whereas it is essential to promote local production and consumption;
Amendment 260 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to allocate public funds for research and to promote university studies in the framework of university departments such as veterinary medicine and biology;
Amendment 298 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Understands that some invasive alien species such as the Varroa destructor, the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida), the Asian hornet (a species that is extremely aggressive towards other insects) and American foulbrood are causing serious harm to beekeepers and widespread destruction among bees;
Amendment 13 #
2017/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Takes the view that developing modern and environmentally friendly farming practices, and bolstering short marketing circuits that strengthen the position of producers in the value chain and foster food quality, will make farming more attractive for young farmers; .
Amendment 17 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the shortage of young people pursuing careers in farming is jeopardisa direct result of an agricultural policy that has undermined the profitability of most farming enterprises to the extent, that farmers, despite making huge increases in output, working long hours, are still unable to generate a viable income from their enterprise and is jeopardizing the economic and social sustainability of rural areas;
Amendment 32 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas supporting young farmersall farmers and encouraging generational renewal is a prerequisite for preserving agriculture across the EU and for keeping rural areas alive;
Amendment 47 #
2017/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that young farmers must be trained and skilled to enable them to find the ever-more complex solutions required toare obliged to tackle ever-more complex issues that require training to enable them to find solutions and face current and future environmental challenges, including the use ofaccess to the latest technological developments in farming, and that this training must be promoted and supported by institutions with the aim of reducing the technological gap and lack of basic public services in these areas;
Amendment 59 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the Cork 2.0 Declaration of 6 September 2016 expresses concerns about rural exodus and youth drain, and the need to ensure that rural areas and communities (countryside, farms, villages, and small towns) remain attractive places to live and work by improving access to services andsuch as Schools, Hospitals including maternity services, broadband and recreational amenities together with opportunities for rural citizens andto fostering entrepreneurship in traditional rural domains as well as new sectors of the economy;
Amendment 92 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recommends that the limit placed on access to supports (currently five years from the establishment of the business) as well as other criteria such as age and previous involvement in agriculture should be reviewed in order to encourage generational turnover;
Amendment 104 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. WelcomNotes the creation of an agricultural guarantee instrument, proposed by the Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) in March 2015, which should make it easier for young farmers to access credit; recommends that access to finance be improved through subsidised interest rates on loans for new entrants; calls for improved cooperation with the EIB and the European Investment Fund (EIF) to foster the creation of financial instruments dedicated to young farmers across all Member Statebelieves however that the core issue is lack of farm profitability and encouraging farmers to take on unsustainable debt is not in their best long term interests;
Amendment 113 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Draws attention to the opportunities for young farmers offered in the European Structural and Investment (ESI) Funds to design and implement financial instruments in the form of loan, guarantee or equity funds in order to provide access to financeStructural and Investment (ESI) Funds to provide access to finance in the form of a loan to those in need;
Amendment 125 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that the norms of prudent lending should apply and unsustainable debt should not be encouraged;
Amendment 168 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that access to land is the largestn addition to lack of realistic returns in most farming enterprises are the main barrier to new entrants to farming in Europe and is limited by the low supply of land for sale or rent in many regions, as well as by the competition from other farmers, investors and residential users; considers that the land access problem is exacerbated by the current direct payment structure, which requires minimal active use of the land and allocates subsidies largely on the basis of land ownership; believes that the existing farmers are incentivised to retain land access in order to retain subsidy access instead of ensuring the best use of the land; recommends increasing the activity levels required to receive payments and to target subsidy payments towards the achievement of particular outcomes (e.g. production of specific environmental or social goods);
Amendment 210 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that in many Member States the generational renewal and the access of young people to agricultural land is hindered by late succession; considers that the current CAP lacks any incentives for older farmers to pass their businesses to younger generations particularly so in Member States where payments are based on historical data; recommends reconsidering the implementation of measures that would motivate older holders to pass their farms to young farmers, such as the ‘farm-exit scheme’ and other incentives for retirement;
Amendment 256 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that there is a need to modernise the vocational training provided in rural regions that is funded separate from the CAP budget; believes that access to the European Social Fund (ESF) should be facilitated and an increased budget given to vocational training in rural areas;
Amendment 278 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Believes however for this to succeed there must be substantial investment in broadband in rural areas;
Amendment 5 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the 2030 Agenda and its sustainability goals; stresses that, although the EU farming industry is already making a valuabl the successive market-driven reforms of the CAP have contributioned to sustainability, through the Common Agricultural Policy and stringent environmental requirements, it still needs to adapt better to the many challenges facing itmore intensive production, thereby compromising these goals, and agri-environmental measures are very far from offsetting this trend;
Amendment 13 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Takes the view that, in line with UN SDG 2 (end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture), the main function of agriculture is food production, and the dismantling of production systems that is directly affecting those Member States with weaker production systems has significantly increased their food dependency and jeopardised their food sovereignty;
Amendment 17 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Rejects the idea that more production and growth whatever the cost could be compatible with sustainable development or could serve the purpose of combating the problem of hunger and malnutrition in the world;
Amendment 21 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Urges the Commission to avoid defining the nutritional dimension of food production in simplistic terms, disregarding the fact that food and nutrition security means (continuing) access to a varied and wholesome diet, in terms of quality, quantity, and variety and must not be reduced purely to calorie intake;
Amendment 22 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Recalls the role and importance of agriculture in guaranteeing access to varied and healthy diets, in keeping with cultural values; urges that emphasis be placed on growing food with a high nutritional content instead of on crops produced in abundance which have a high calorie content, as opposed to nutritional content (maize, sugar), since this strategy could cause dietary nutrient deficiencies;
Amendment 27 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Notes that food security should be defined as a guarantee that families have regular and permanent physical and economic access to a basic set of foodstuffs in sufficient quantity and quality to meet their nutritional needs;
Amendment 28 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Notes that healthy food is defined as a food pattern that meets the biological and social needs of individuals in keeping with the various stages in their lives; notes that this concept considers food practices to have a cultural reference point and attaches value to the consumption of healthy regional food, while always taking into account behavioural and emotional aspects linked to food practices, which are incompatible with the practices of agro- industry, intensive farming and monoculture;
Amendment 33 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 g (new)
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1g. Recognises that the proper biological use of food, a process involving the digestion-absorption-metabolism- excretion chain that is necessary for full health and well-being, can be guaranteed only through access to basic public services (health, water and sanitation, housing and social security, among others);
Amendment 34 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 h (new)
Paragraph 1 h (new)
1h. Draws attention to the fact that guaranteeing and complying with the right to food and nutrition and combating hunger are incompatible with the goal of maximising profits, the abuse of market power and pricing dominance, the occupation of land, poor working conditions and pesticide use;
Amendment 36 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 i (new)
Paragraph 1 i (new)
1i. Condemns the imposition by rich countries of agricultural models designed to further the interests of large agro- industry multinationals, as has been occurring with free-trade agreements;
Amendment 48 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the EU farming industry should provides jobs for millions of people in rural areas, guarantees food supplies and attracts people to rural areas as a place in which to live, work and relax;
Amendment 51 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes that adequate levels of public investment must be ensured so as to guarantee lasting, sustainable and inclusive solutions;
Amendment 52 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Takes the view that every farmer should receive a decent income resulting primarily from the sale of his product;
Amendment 53 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Stresses the need to enter into commitments enabling workers to enjoy social protection and a decent income from their output, guaranteeing a minimum income sufficient to cope with hunger and pay for proper food;
Amendment 54 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Stresses, in particular, women’s fundamental role as members of family farms, which constitute the main socioeconomic cell of rural areas, in caring for food production, preservation of traditional knowledge and skills, cultural identity and protection of the environment, bearing in mind that women in rural areas are also affected by wage and pension gaps;
Amendment 55 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Recalls that it is important to guarantee proper public services, notably care for children and the elderly, given that such services are particularly important for women, since they have traditionally played a major role in looking after young and elderly members of the family;
Amendment 60 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for farming to be developed by focusing on family holdings, guaranteeing a fair income for farmers through public supply regulation mechanisms and exploiting the advantages of regional value chains;
Amendment 66 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Believes that a sustainable future entails ending the subordination of agriculture and food production to the market and competitiveness;
Amendment 69 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Considers it necessary to put an end to the extreme bias that currently exists (introduced with a model geared to intensive agriculture based on the trade in farm inputs and seeds), which increases the discrimination suffered by local seed exchange schemes that are a key source and ensure access to these goods for rural communities, particularly for poor farmers;
Amendment 70 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Rejects attempts of any kind to patent life, plants and animals, genetic material, or essential biological processes, especially where native strains and species are concerned;
Amendment 71 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Stresses that a sustainable future for farming and the environment means safeguarding and promoting access to seeds and agricultural inputs for smallholder farmers and marginalised groups, and promoting and safeguarding the exchange of seeds and their public ownership, and sustainable traditional techniques that guarantee the human right to proper food and nutrition;
Amendment 72 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Underlines the need to counter intensive export models, giving priority to regional and local production and consumption, promoting a different energy-related and environmental rationality, and giving preference to the ownership of land by local communities as an effective way of guaranteeing food quality and security;
Amendment 73 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 f (new)
Paragraph 3 f (new)
3f. Urges that action be taken to promote the effective use of traditional agricultural varieties specific to certain regions, combating the export-led standardisation of agricultural production and intensive models of agriculture that result from current agricultural and trade policies, of which the CAP is an example, and to encourage sustainable small and medium-scale production linked to local and regional markets and consumption;
Amendment 77 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the significance of sustainable forest management in Europe based on collective solutions, particularly in countries which have predominantly small-scale ownership, which secures jobs, generates added value and makes a crucial contribution to the achievement of biodiversity, climate and environmental protection targets;
Amendment 91 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the importance for farms of bioenergy, based on second-generation biofuels, which helps to secure farmers’ incomes, by offering them an additional product to sell, and creates jobs in rural areas;
Amendment 113 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the contribution that the livestock sector will be able to makes to the EU economy, provided that it is regulated and subject to fair systems for distributing production, and notes its potential to contribute to a better functioning agricultural ecosystem and a climate- friendly farming industry;
Amendment 119 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the need to prevent measures that would have the effect of obstructing access to adequate nutrition and food, in particular measures that prevent people's access to and use of local resources and inputs that guarantee their survival;
Amendment 124 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Regards further progress in precision farming, digitalisation, plant and animal breeding and integrated pest management as essential, because increased efficiency will help to reduce the impact of farming on the environment; takes the view, likewise, that successfully implementing Agenda 2030 and achieving its sustainability goals entail a reorientation of the CAP, readjusting supply regulation instruments and safeguarding production rights, together with a substantial shift in the EU’s trade policy in relation to third countries.
Amendment 136 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Points out that public facilities for the withdrawal of products – such as silos, collective milking barns, slaughterhouses, refrigerated storage, and dryers – have played an important part in guaranteeing small farmers’ incomes and calls for their reactivation;
Amendment 133 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Following the conclusion of tThe European citizens' initiative on the right to water (Right2Water)71 , a Union-wide public consultation was launched ancalled (a) for EU institutions and Member States to be obliged to ensure that all inhabitants enjoy the right to water and sanitation, (b) for supply and the management of water resources not to be subject to internal market rules and that water services be excluded from liberalisation; and (c) for the EU to increase its efforts to achieve universal access to water and sanitation´. As part of a disappointing response to this ECI, the European Commission launched a Union-wide public consultation and performed a Regulatory Fitness and Performance (REFIT) Evaluation of Directive 98/83/EC was performed72 . It became apparent from that exercise that certain provisions of Directive 98/83/EC needed to be updated. Four areas were identifiedDespite the clear calls from the ECI, the Commission decided to focus on only four areas as offering scope for improvement, namely the list of quality-based parametric values, the limited reliance on a risk-based approach, the imprecise provisions on consumer information, and the disparities between approval systems for materials in contact with water intended for human consumption. In addition,Central to the European citizens' initiative on the right to water identified as a distinct problem the factwas the enshrining of the human right to water in Union legislation, and as such acknowledging that parts of the population, especially marginalised groups, hasve no access to water intended for human consumption, which is also a commitment under Sustainable Development Goal 6 of UN Agenda 2030. A final issue identified is the general lack of awareness of water leakages, which are driven by underinvestment in maintenance and renewal of the water infrastructure, as also pointed out in the European Court of Auditors' Special Report on water infrastructure73 . _________________ 71 COM(2014) 177 final 72 SWD(2016) 428 final 73 Special report of the European Court of Auditors SR 12/2017: "Implementing the Drinking Water Directive: water quality and access to it improved in Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania, but investment needs remains substantial".
Amendment 139 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4 a) The Union recognises access to drinking water, in a sufficient quantity and of a sufficient quality, as a basic human right, and declare it essential that national governments uphold this right;
Amendment 142 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Europe conducted a detailed review of the list of parameters and parametric values laid down in Directive 98/83/EC in order to establish whether there is a need to adapt it in light of technical and scientific progress. In view of the results of that review74 , enteric pathogens and Legionella should be controlled, and six chemical parameters or parameter groups should be added, and three representative endocrine disrupting compounds should be considered with precautionary ben. The WHO recommendations, whichm ark values. For three of the new parameters, parametric values that are more stringent than the ones proposed by the WHO, yet still feasible, should be laid down in light of the precautionary principlee based on the most up-to-date scientific data and evidence at international level, should be followed and the parametric values adjusted accordingly. For lead, the WHO noted that concentrations should be as low as reasonably practical, and for chromium, the value remains under WHO review; therefore, for both parameters, a transitional period of ten years should apply before the values become more stringent. _________________ 74 Drinking Water Parameter Cooperation Project of the WHO Regional Office for Europe "Support to the revision of Annex I Council Directive 98/83/EC on the quality of water intended for human consumption (Drinking Water Directive) Recommendation", 11 September 2017..
Amendment 150 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The WHO also recommended that three parametric values be made less stringent and five parameters be removed from the list. Nevertheless, those changes are not considered necessary as the risk- based approach introduced by Commission Directive (EU) 2015/178775 allows water suppliers to remove a parameter from the list to be monitored under certain coThose parametric values and parameters had been set in previous revisions, on the basis of the precautionary principle, in the absence of sufficient scientific data and evidence. Those shortcomings having been rectified as a result of analytical advances and improved scientific knowledge, the parametric values and parameters concerned ought to be adjusted on the basis of the WHO recommendiations. Treatment techniques to meet those parametric values are already in place. _________________ 75 Commission Directive (EU) 2015/1787 of 6 October 2015 amending Annexes II and III to Council Directive 98/83/EC, which are based on the scientific state of the art. Additional parameters or more stringent parametric values would generate additional costs for water suppliers, in terms of investment in infrastructure and treatment, which would have an impact on the qualityprice of water intended for human consumption (OJ L 260, 7.10.2015, p. 6)for consumers. That runs counter to the objective affordable access to water for all.
Amendment 152 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6 a) Where scientific knowledge is not sufficient to determine the human health risk, or absence thereof, of a substance present in water intended for human consumption, or the permissible value for the presence of that substance, it should be placed on a watchlist, on the basis of the precautionary principle, until there are clearer scientific data. Endocrine disrupting substances in water intended for human consumption are a case in point: as scientific knowledge currently stands, they pose no potential risk to human health, but, in the light of their potential risk to the environment, it is warranted to place them on a watchlist. Accordingly, Member States ought to monitor these emerging parameters separately.
Amendment 156 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 b (new)
Recital 6 b (new)
(6 b) Indicator parameters have no direct public health impact. However, they are important indicators of how water production and distribution facilities are functioning and of water quality. They can identify water treatment deficiencies and should therefore be monitored by Member States.
Amendment 159 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Preventive safety planning and risk- based elements were only considered to a limited extent in Directive 98/83/EC. The first elements of a risk-based approach were already introduced in 2015 with Directive (EU) 2015/1787, which amended Directive 98/83/EC so as to allow Member States to derogate from the monitoring programmes they have established, provided credible risk assessments are performed, which may be based on the WHO’s Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality76 . Those Guidelines, laying down the so-called "Water Safety Plan" approach, together with standard EN 15975-2 concerning security of drinking water supply, are internationally recognised principles on which the production, distribution, monitoring and analysis of parameters in water intended for human consumption are based. They should be maintained in this Directive. To ensure that those principles are not limited to monitoring aspects, to focus time and resources on risks that matter and on cost- effective source measures, and to avoid analyses and efforts on non-relevant issues, it is appropriate to introduce a complete risk-based approach, throughout the supply chain, from the abstraction area to distribution until the tap. That approach should be based on the knowledge gained and actions carried out under Directive 2000/60/EC and should more effectively factor in the impact of climate change on water resources. A risk-based approach should consist of three components: first, an assessment by the Member State of the hazardrisks associated with the abstraction area ("hazardrisk assessment"), in line with the WHO’s Guidelines and Water Safety Plan Manual77 ; second, a possibility for the water supplier to adapt monitoring to the main risks ("supply risk assessment"); and third, an assessment by the Member State of the possible risks stemming from the domesticinternal distribution systems, with special focus on priority premises (e.g. Legionella or lead) ("domesticinternal distribution risk assessment"). Those assessments should be regularly reviewed, inter alia, in response to threats from climate-related extreme weather events, known changes of human activity in the abstraction area or in response to source-related incidents. The risk-based approach ensures a continuous exchange of information between competent authorities, stakeholders responsible for pollution or risks of pollution and water suppliers. _________________ 76 Guidelines for drinking water quality, Fourth Edition, World Health Organisation, 2011 http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_healt h/publications/2011/dwq_guidelines/en/ind ex.html 77 Water Safety Plan Manual: step-by-step risk management for drinking water suppliers, World Health Organisation, 2009, http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/75 141/1/9789241562638_eng.pdf
Amendment 167 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The hazardrisk assessment should be geared towards reducing the level of treatment required for the production of water intended for human consumption, for instance by reducing the pressures causing the pollution of water bodies used for abstraction of water intended for human consumption. To that end, Member States should identify hazardsrisk and possible pollution sources associated with those water bodies and monitor pollutants which they identify as relevant, for instance because of the hazardsrisk identified (e.g. microplastics, nitrates, pesticides or pharmaceuticals identified under Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council78 ), because of their natural presence in the abstraction area (e.g. arsenic), or because of information from the water suppliers (e.g. sudden increase of a specific parameter in raw water). TIn accordance with Directive 2000/60/EC, those parameters should be used as markers that trigger action by competent authorities to reduce the pressure on the water bodies, such as prevention or mitigating measures (including research to understand impacts on health where necessary), to protect those water bodies and address the pollution source, in cooperation with water suppliers and stakeholders. Where a Member States finds, via the risk assessment, that a parameter is not present in a given abstraction area (for instance because that substance never occurs in groundwater or surface waters), then the Member State should inform the relevant water suppliers and may allow them to decrease the monitoring frequency for that parameter, or remove that parameter from the list of parameters to be monitored, without carrying out a supply risk assessment. _________________ 78 Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1).
Amendment 171 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) As regards the hazardrisk assessment, Directive 2000/60/EC requires Member States to identify water bodies used for the abstraction of water intended for human consumption, monitor them, and take the necessary measures to avoid deterioration in their quality in order to reduce the level of purification treatment required in the production of water that is fit for human consumption. To avoid any duplication of obligations, Member States should, when carrying out the hazardrisk assessment, make use of the monitoring carried out under Articles 7 and 8 of Directive 2000/60/EC and Annex V to that Directive and of the measures included in their programmes of measures pursuant to Article 11 of Directive 2000/60/EC.
Amendment 177 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The parametric values used to assess the quality of water intended for human consumption are to be complied with at the point where water intended for human consumption is made available to the appropriate user. However, the quality of water intended for human consumption can be influenced by the domesticinternal distribution system. The WHO notes that, in the Union, Legionella causes the highest health burden of all waterborne pathogens, in particular Legionella pneumophilia, which accounts for most cases of Legionnaires' disease in the Union. It is transmitted by warm water systems through inhalation, for instance during showering. It is therefore clearly linked to the domestic distribution system. Since imposing a unilateral obligation to monitor all private and public premises for this pathogen would lead to unreasonably high costs, a domestic distribution risk assessment is therefore more suited to address this issue. In addition, the potential risks stemming from products and materials in contact with water intended for human consumption should also be considered in the domestic distribution risk assessment. The domestic distribution risk assessment should therefore include, inter alia, focusing monitoring on priority premises, assessing the risks stemming from the domestic distribution system and related products and materials, and verifying the performance of construction products in contact with water intended for human consumption on the basis of their declaration of performance in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council79 . The information referred to in Articles 31 and 33 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council80 is also to be supplied together with the declaration of performance. On the basis of this assessment, Member States should take all necessary measures to ensure, inter alia, that appropriate control and management measures (e.g. in case of outbreaks) are in place, in line with the guidance of the WHO81 , and that the migration from construction products does not endanger human health. However, without prejudice to Regulation (EU) No 305/2011, where these measures would imply limits to the free movement of products and materials in the Union, these limits need to be duly justified and strictly proportionate, and not constitute a means of arbitrary discrimination or a disguised restriction on trade between Member States. _________________ 79 Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products and repealing Council Directive 89/106/EEC (OJ L 88, 4.4.2011, p. 5). 80 Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1). 81 "Legionella and the prevention of Legionellosis", World Health Organisation, 2007, http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_healt h/emerging/legionella.pdf
Amendment 206 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The Commission, in its reply to the European citizens’ initiative ‘Right2Water’ in 201483 , invited Member States to ensure access to a minimum water supply for all citizens, in accordance with the WHO recommendations. It also committed to continue to "improve access to safe drinking water […] for the whole population through environmental policies"84 . This is in line with UN Sustainable Development Goal 6 and the associated target to "achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all". The concept of equitable access covers a wide array of aspects such as availability (due for instance to geographic reasons, lack of infrastructure or the specific situation of certain parts of the populations), quality, acceptability, or financial affordability. Concerning affordability of water, it is important to recall that, whenithout prejudice to Article 9(4), if setting water tariffs in accordance with the principle of recovery of costs set out in Directive 2000/60/EC, Member States may have regard to the variation in the economic and social conditions of the population and may therefore adopt social tariffs or take measures safeguarding populations at a socio-economic disadvantage. This Directive deals, in particular, with the aspects of access to water which are related to quality and availability. To address those aspects, as part of the reply to the European citizens' initiative and to contribute to the implementation of Principle 20 of the European Pillar of Social Rights85 that states that "everyone has the right to access essential services of good quality, including water", Member States should be required to tackle the issue of access to water at national level whilst enjoying some discretion as to the exact type of measures to be implemented. This can be done through actions aimed, inter alia, at improving access to water intended for human consumption for all, for instance with freely accessible fountains in cities, and promoting its use by encouraging the free provision of water intended for human consumption in public buildings and restaurants. _________________ 83 84COM(2014)177 final COM(2014)177 final 84 COM(2014)177 final, p. 12. COM(2014)177 final, p. 12. 85 Interinstitutional Proclamation on the European Pillar of Social Rights (2017/C 428/09) of 17 November 2017 (OJ C 428, 13.12.2017, p. 10).
Amendment 214 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18 a) Whereas the European Parliament adopted resolution of 8 September 2015 on the follow-up to the European Citizens’ Initiative Right2Water (2014/2239(INI));
Amendment 215 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18 b (new)
Recital 18 b (new)
(18 b) The Commission proposal indeed includes a substantive amendment by way of Article 13 on access to water intended for human consumption, which, for the internal logic of the text, requires that the objective is changed due to the departure from the previous objective concerning solely the quality of such water for human consumption; whereas the Commission has chosen this Directive to be the appropriate place to respond to the European Citizen's Initiative Right2Water which demanded, inter alia, that access to water be enshrined in EU legislation as a human right;
Amendment 218 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The 7th Environment Action Programme to 2020 ‘Living well, within the limits of our planet’90 , requires that the public have access to clear environmental information at national level. Directive 98/83/EC only provided for passive access to information, meaning that Member States merely had to ensure that information was available. Those provisions should therefore be replaced to ensure that up-to-date information is easily accessible, for instance on a website whose link should be actively distributed. The up-to-date information should not only include results from the monitoring programmes, but also additional information that the public may find useful, such as information on indicators (iron, hardness, minerals, etc.), which often influence consumers' perception of tap water. To that end, the indicator parameters of Directive 98/83/EC that did not provide health-related information should be replaced by on-line information on those parameters. For very large water suppliers, additional information on, inter alia, energy efficiency, management, governance, cost structure, and treatment applied, should also be available on-line. It is assumed that better consumer knowledge and improved transparency will contribute to increasing citizens' confidence in the water supplied to them. This in turn is expected to lead to increased use of tap water, thereby contributing to reduced plastic usage and litter and greenhouse gas emissions, and a positive impact on climate change mitigation and the environment as a whole. _________________ 90 Decision No 1386/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 on a General Union Environment Action Programme to 2020 ‘Living well, within the limits of our planet’ (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 171).
Amendment 223 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
Amendment 233 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The principles to be considered in the setting of water tariffsfor Member States choosing to set water tariffs, without prejudice to Article 9 paragraph 4, namely recovery of costs for water services and polluter pays, are set out in Directive 2000/60/EC. However, the financial sustainability of the provision of water services is not always ensured, sometimes leading to under-investment in the maintenance of water infrastructure. With the improvement of monitoring techniques, leakage rates – mainly due to such under- investment – have become increasingly apparent and reduction of water losses should be encouraged at Union level to improve the efficiency of water infrastructure. In line with the principle of subsidiarity, that issue should be addressed by increasing transparency and consumer information on leakage rates and energy efficiency.
Amendment 245 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) In order to adapt this Directive to scientific and technical progress or to specify monitoring requirements for the purposes of the hazard and domestic distribution risk assessments, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission for a period of no longer than five years to amend Annexes I to IV to this Directive. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. In addition, the empowerment laid down in Annex I, part C, Note 10, of Directive 98/83/EC, to set monitoring frequencies and monitoring methods for radioactive substances has become obsolete due to the adoption of Council Directive 2013/51/Euratom96 and should therefore be deleted. The empowerment laid down in the second subparagraph of part A of Annex III to Directive 98/83/EC concerning amendments of the Directive is no longer necessary and should be deleted. _________________ 96 Council Directive 2013/51/Euratom of 22 October 2013 laying down requirements for the protection of the health of the general public with regard to radioactive substances in water intended for human consumption (OJ L 296, 7.11.2013, p. 12).
Amendment 248 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) In order to ensure uniform conditions for thThe Commission should be iemplementation of this Directive, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission for the adopowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance to Article 19 for the harmonisation of the format of, and modalities to present, the information on water intended for human consumption to be provided to all persons supplied, as well as for the adoption of the format of, and modalities to present, the information to be provided by Member States and compiled by the European Environmental Agency on the implementation of this Directive. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council97 . _________________ 97 European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the
Amendment 250 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive concerns the quality of water intended for human consumption and the access to such water.
Amendment 255 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The objective of this Directive shall be to protect human health from the adverse effects of any contamination of water intended for human consumption by ensuring that it is wholesome and clean, and at the same time, ensuring universal and affordable access to such water for all in the Union.
Amendment 274 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Amendment 278 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Amendment 283 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Amendment 288 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
7. 'priority premises' shall mean large premises with many users potentially exposed to water-related risks, such as hospitals, healthcare institutions, buildings with a lodging facility, penal institutions and campgrounds, as identified by Member States.
Amendment 300 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
8 a. 'contaminants of emerging concern' shall mean chemical, physical or biological contaminants that have no regulatory standard, have been recently discovered in natural streams because of improved analytical chemistry detection levels, and potentially have deleterious effects on aquatic life, human health, or ecosystems.
Amendment 305 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Without prejudice to their obligations under other Union provisions, and considering the universal human right to water, Member States shall take the measures necessary to ensure that water intended for human consumption is wholesome and clean, as well as accessible to all within the Union. For the purposes of the minimum requirements of this Directive, water intended for human consumption shall be wholesome and clean if it meets all the following conditions :
Amendment 318 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The values set in accordance with paragraph 1 shall not be less stringent than those set out in Annex I. As regards the parameters set out in Annex I, Part C, the values need be fixed only for monitoring purposes and for the fulfilment of the obligations imposed in Article 12.
Amendment 320 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The values set in accordance with paragraph 1 shall not be less stringent than those set out in Annex I. As regards the parameters set out in Annex I, Part C, the values need be fixed only for monitoring purposes and for the fulfilment of the obligations imposed in Article 12.
Amendment 351 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Supply risk assessments shall be carried out by very large water suppliers and large water suppliers by [3 years after the end-date for transposition of this Directive], and by small water suppliers by [6 years after the end-date for transposition of this Directive]. They shall be reviewed at regular intervals of no longer than 6 years, and updated where necessary.
Amendment 384 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point a
Amendment 403 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) mitigating measures, which are considered necessary on the basis of the monitoring carried out under paragraph 1(d), in order to identify and address the pollution source, when prevention measures are considered not viable or effective enough to address the pollution source in a timely manner.
Amendment 408 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that water suppliers perform a supply risk assessment in accordance with Annex II, part C providing for the possibility to adjust the monitoring frequency for any parameter listed in Annex I, parts A and B that are not core parameters according to part B of Annex II, depending on their occurrence in the raw water.
Amendment 446 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 482 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall automatically considconsider whether any failure to meet the minimum requirements for parametric values set out in Annex I, parts A and B, aconstitutes a potential danger to human health and shall take measures accordingly.
Amendment 486 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. In the cases described in paragraphs 2 and 3, where the non-compliance is considered by the competent authorities or other relevant bodies as a potential danger to human health, Member States shall as soon as possible take all of the following measures:
Amendment 489 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) notify all affected consumers of the potential danger to human health and its cause, of the exceedance of a parametric value and of the remedial actions taken, which may includinge prohibition, and restriction or other action;
Amendment 492 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Article 12 – paragraph 5
5. The competent authorities or other relevant bodies shall decide what action under paragraph 34 shall be taken, bearing in mind the risks to human health which would be caused by an interruption of the supply or a restriction in the use of water intended for human consumption.
Amendment 502 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. WGiven that economic and physical access to safe, clean and affordable drinking water is recognised as a human right, Member States shall, without prejudice to Article 9 of Directive 2000/60/EC, Member States shall take all necessary measures to improvensure access for all to water intended for human consumption and promote its use on their territory. This shall include, inter alia, all of the following measures:
Amendment 516 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) identifying people without access to water intended for human consumption and reasons for lack of access (such as belonging to a vulnerable and marginalised group, or being at risk of poverty or social exclusion), assessing possibilities and taking actions to improve access for those people and informconsulting them about possibilities of on how they can be connected or reconnectinged to the distribution network or about alternative means to have access to such water;
Amendment 528 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) setting up and maintaining sufficient outdoors and indoors equipment to allow for free access for all to water intended for human consumption in public spaces;
Amendment 531 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) banning water disconnections by water suppliers to households;
Amendment 533 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
(c) promoting tap water intended for human consumption by:
Amendment 534 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) launching campaigns to inform citizens about the high quality of such watertap water, as well as providing an adequate legal framework for such campaigns, so they can be carried out without infringing national competition law;
Amendment 542 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
(ii) encouraging the free provision of such water in administrations and public buildings, as well as discouraging the use of bottled water in such administrations;
Amendment 545 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
(iii) encouragsuring the free provision of such water to all, regardless of whether they are a client, in restaurants, canteens, and catering services.
Amendment 560 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
On the basis of the information gathered under paragraph 1(a), Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure access to water intended for human consumption for vulnerable and marginalised groups, and populations at risk of poverty or social exclusion.
Amendment 564 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
In case those groups do not have access to water intended for human consumption, Member States shall immediately inform them of the quality of the water they are using and of any action that can be takeshall take action to avoid adverse effects on human health resulting from any contamination of that water.
Amendment 574 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that adequate and up-to-date information on water intended for human consumption is available online to all persons supplied, in accordance with Annex IV.
Amendment 578 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall ensure that all persons supplied receive regularly and at least once a year, and in the most appropriate form (for instance on their invoice or by smart applications) without having to request it, the following informationhave access to the following information in the most appropriate form, as determined by national competent authorities:
Amendment 591 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) where costs are recovered through a tariff system, information on the cost structure of the tariff charged per cubic metre of water intended for human consumption, including fixed and variable costs, presenting at least costs related to the following elements:
Amendment 598 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) measures taken by Member States and water suppliers for the purposes of the hazard assessment pursuant to Article 8(5);
Amendment 608 #
2017/0332(COD)
Amendment 620 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point iv
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point iv
(iv) measures taken pursuant to Article 13, in case such measures have been taken by water suppliers;
Amendment 627 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) Where costs are not recovered through a tariff system, information related to the elements referred to in point (a) shall be available to all persons in a format determined by national competent authorities.
Amendment 635 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) Where costs are recovered through a tariff system, the price of water intended for human consumption supplied per litre and cubic metre;
Amendment 638 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) where costs are not recovered through a tariff system, the total annual costs borne by the water system to ensure compliance with this Directive, accompanied by contextual information on how water is supplied to the area;
Amendment 640 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Amendment 646 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Amendment 651 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) measures taken to ensure water efficiency and to ensure the long-term availability of water resources;
Amendment 656 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
(e a) measures taken to guarantee the long-term maintenance of water infrastructures and to ensure long-term availability of water in the context of climate change;
Amendment 661 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The Commission may adopt implementingdelegated acts specifying the format of, and modalities to present, the information to be provided under the first subparagraph. Those implementingdelegated acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 20(2)19.
Amendment 676 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In order to support the Member States in implementing this Article, the Commission shall establish, in cooperation with the Member States, a Union Water Poverty Observatory, with the aim of promoting the development of common indicators to assess physical and economic access to water, of providing a user-friendly and open-access resource that will promote public engagement on the issue of water poverty, of disseminating information and good practice to ensure access to water for all, of facilitating knowledge sharing among stakeholders, as well as of supporting informed decision making at local, national and Union level.
Amendment 679 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The Commission may adopt implementingdelegated acts specifying the format of, and modalities to present, the information to be provided in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 3, including detailed requirements regarding the indicators, the Union-wide overview maps and the Member State overview reports referred to in paragraph 3.
Amendment 681 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The implementingdelegated acts referred to in the first subparagraph shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 20(2)19.
Amendment 693 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 19 amending Annexes I to IV part D of Annex II and Annex III where necessary, to adapt them to scientific and technical progress or to specify monitoring requirements for the purposes, including as regards contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), or to specify monitoring requirements. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 19 supplementing Annex I Part B ofn the hazard and domestic distribution risk assessments pursuant to Article 8(1)(d) and Article 10(1)(bendocrine disruptive substances (Bisphenol A, B-estradiol and nonylphenol) with the sampling frequencies obligation for those substances, no later than one year after the entry into force of the Directive. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 19 adding substances to the part X (indicative parameters) of Annex I where necessary, to adapt them to scientific and technical progress, including the contaminants of emerging concern (CECs).
Amendment 699 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 14(2), 15(4) and 18(2) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminatrenewable period of timefive years from [date of entry into force of this Directive].
Amendment 700 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20
Article 20
Amendment 750 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – part A – paragraph 1 – point f
Annex III – part A – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 758 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – title
Annex IV – title
INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC TO BE PROVIDED ONLINE
Amendment 760 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The following information shall be accessible to consumers on-line in a user- friendly and customized way:
Amendment 771 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
(2) the most recent monitoring results for parameters listed in Annex I, parts A and B, including frequency and location of sampling points, relevant to the area of interest to the person supplied, together with the parametric value set in accordance with Article 5. The monitoring results must not be older than: one year;
Amendment 772 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Amendment 775 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Amendment 778 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Amendment 783 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 3
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 3
Amendment 792 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Amendment 796 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Amendment 803 #
Amendment 806 #
Amendment 808 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point h
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point h
(h) HTotal hardness ºdh;
Amendment 814 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point i – indent 12
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point i – indent 12
Amendment 816 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point i – indent 13
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point i – indent 13
Amendment 822 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point i a (new)
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point i a (new)
Amendment 832 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 7 – introductory part
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 7 – introductory part
(7) for very large water suppliers, annual information in the form determined by the national competent authorities on:
Amendment 848 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
(b) full information on management and governance of the water supplier, including the composition of the board;
Amendment 857 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d
(d) where costs are recovered through a tariffing system, information on the cost structure of the tariff charged to consumers per cubic meter of water, including fixed and variable costs, presenting at least costs related to energy use per cubic meter of delivered water and financial costs, measures taken by water suppliers for the purposes of the hazard assessment pursuant to Article 8(4), treatment and distribution of water intended for human consumption, waste water collection and treatment, and costs related to measures for the purposes of Article 13, where such measures have been taken by water suppliers, measures taken to promote water efficiency and to ensure the long term availability of water resources;
Amendment 868 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point e
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point e
(e) the amount of investment considered necessary by the supplier to ensure the financial sustainability of the provision of water services (including maintenance of infrastructure), how this amount is determined (methodology and decision-making process determining the investment priorities) and the amount of investment actually received or recouped;
Amendment 1 #
2016/2908(RSP)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe,
Amendment 24 #
2016/2908(RSP)
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the Commission to review in 2017 the conformity factor for RDE tests of NOx emissions, as provided for by the 2nd RDE package, and to phase-out the conformity factor, allowing only for the measuring accuracy;
Amendment 29 #
2016/2908(RSP)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Asks the Commission to set more strict limits for NOx emissions since air pollution is the largest environmental health hazard in Europe, resulting in a lower quality of life due to illnesses and an estimate of thousands premature deaths per year;
Amendment 39 #
2016/2908(RSP)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls for a more formal approach and clearer rules about contacts of Commission officials with lobbyists and for the proper implementation of the rules;
Amendment 40 #
2016/2908(RSP)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls upon Member States to introduce or strengthen the regulation of lobby activities of, in particular, the car manufacturing industries and thus to ensure that public health and other public interests are well represented in their national decision-making procedures;
Amendment 74 #
2016/2908(RSP)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Urges the Commission in this respect to examine how competition among type approval authorities and among testing services can be eliminated, for example, by restricting the choice of car manufacturers to authorities and testing services to those in the Member State in which the car manufacturers' main offices are located.
Amendment 75 #
2016/2908(RSP)
Paragraph 21
21. Believes that the new framework for EU type-approval should empower the Commission to verify type approvals by asking Member States to retesting vehicles and to initiate corrective measures where necessarynever Member States do not follow up any such requests;
Amendment 89 #
2016/2908(RSP)
Paragraph 23
23. Draws attention to the US type- approval system – whereby fees collected from manufacturers to cover the cost of certification and compliance programmes are sent to the US Treasury, and the US Congress in turn allocates funds to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to implement its programmes – as a paradigm that may be useful for improving the independence of the EU system of Member States;
Amendment 119 #
2016/2908(RSP)
Paragraph 28
28. Calls for stricter and more effective enforcement of vehicle emission measurement rules in the EU; considers that only stronger oversight at EU level can ensure that the EU law on emissions is properly enforced; proposes that the governance structure on car emissions be reformed without delay and brought into line with the other transport sectors;
Amendment 126 #
2016/2908(RSP)
Paragraph 31
Amendment 144 #
2016/2908(RSP)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Asks the Commission and Member States to take all necessary measures to ensure that consumers will be adequately compensated, including through mechanisms of collective redress;
Amendment 158 #
2016/2908(RSP)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Considers that it is vital for exercise of democratic control over the executive for the Parliament to be empowered with powers of inquiry that match those of national parliaments of the EU; believes that in order to exercise this role of democratic oversight the Parliament must have the power to summon and compel witnesses to appear and compel the production of documents; believes that in order for these rights to be exercised the Member States must agree to implement sanctions against individuals for failure to appear or produce documents in line with national law governing national parliamentary inquiries; reiterates the Parliament's support for the position outlined in the 2012 report on this issue;
Amendment 159 #
2016/2908(RSP)
Paragraph 37 b (new)
37b. Considers that the limitation on the subject matter of a committee of inquiry set out in the Lisbon Treaty means that special committees must also have the same powers of investigation as a committee of inquiry in order to effectively examine broader public policy questions that may not involve alleged contravention or maladministration of EU law;
Amendment 160 #
2016/2908(RSP)
Paragraph 37 c (new)
37c. Considers that in order to closely align with the parliamentary inquiry powers of Member States, the Parliament should establish a permanent subcommittee on investigations;
Amendment 161 #
2016/2908(RSP)
Paragraph 37 d (new)
37d. Considers that the 12-month time limit on committees of inquiry is arbitrary and often insufficient; believes the members of the inquiry committee are best placed to determine if an inquiry should be extended and if so, for what period; calls for the only pre-existing binding time limit on an inquiry committee to be linked to the Parliamentary term;
Amendment 163 #
2016/2908(RSP)
Paragraph 38
38. Considers that the powers of Parliament’s committees of inquiry should be better aligned with those of the national parliaments, in particular as regards the summoningto ensure the effective summoning and participation of individuals and the application of sanctions in the event of refusal to cooperate; calls on the Commission and the Member States to support the related provisions in Parliament’s current proposal;
Amendment 165 #
2016/2908(RSP)
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38a. Considers that the operating period of any inquiry committee should be synchronised with the legislative processes relating to the subject under investigation;
Amendment 167 #
2016/2908(RSP)
Paragraph 41 a (new)
41a. Notes that in several recent committees of inquiry and special committees, the Commission and Council have in some cases failed to provide the documents requested and in other cases provided the requested documents only after long delays; considers that there must be an accountability mechanism introduced in order to ensure the immediate and guaranteed transfer of documents to the Parliament that the committee of inquiry or special committee requests and is entitled to access;
Amendment 171 #
2016/2908(RSP)
Paragraph 45
45. Notes that Rule 198 of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure should define more clearly when the 12-month duration of a committee of inquiry should start; suggests to have enough flexibility to ensure that there is enough time for the investigations; calls for the inquiry committee work to start only after the requested documents are received from the EU institutions;
Amendment 172 #
2016/2908(RSP)
Paragraph 46
Amendment 174 #
2016/2908(RSP)
Paragraph 47
Amendment 176 #
2016/2908(RSP)
Paragraph 48
48. Underlines that Parliament’s internal administrative rules are aligned to the established practice of standing committees and as such are often not suited to the ad-hoc and temporary nature of a committee of inquiry, which operates under more unusual circumstances, with a very specific scope and during a limited timeframe; considers, therefore, that the development of a defined set of rules relating to the effective functioning of committees of inquiry in regards to the conducting of hearings and missions, for example, in a way that guarantees fair political representation, would increase efficiency; considers that there is a risk that financial constraints may prevent committees of inquiry from hearing all the experts deemed necessary for the committee to perform its duty; considers that internal authorisation deadlines for hearings and missions should be made more flexible;
Amendment 177 #
2016/2908(RSP)
Paragraph 48 a (new)
48a. Notes that inquiry committees are temporary committees overlapping with the members' standing committee work and therefore requests flexibility of using members outside of the inquiry committee to cover the absence of any member or substitute member;
Amendment 179 #
2016/2908(RSP)
Paragraph 48 b (new)
48b. Considers that the inquiry committee mandate should be able to be altered according to the findings during the investigation in order to have full picture of the issues under investigation;
Amendment 180 #
2016/2908(RSP)
Paragraph 50
50. Notes that accredited parliamentary assistants are not allowed to consultthe current rules for accessing classified and other confidential information made available by Council, Commission or Member States to the European Parliament in the context of an inquiry do not provide full legal clarity but are generally interpreted as excluding parliamentary assistants (APAs) from consulting and analysing non- classified ‘other confidential information’ in a secure reading room under the current rules; notes that somea range of Members found that this rule stands in the way of effective and thorough consultation of such documents within the limited time available to committees of inquiry, and that the TAX2 committee, during which access was temporarily and exceptionally granted to APAs, was able to make use of these resources in a more comprehensive and effective manner; calls therefore for the introduction of a clearly worded provision guaranteeing the right of access to documents for APAs on the basis of the 'need to know' principle, in their support role for Members, in a renegotiated Inter- institutional Agreement; urges the relevant bodies to expedite the renegotiation of this point so as not to hamper the effectiveness and efficiency of future and ongoing parliamentary inquiries;
Amendment 4 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to the European Court of Auditors report "Combating Food Waste: an opportunity for the EU to improve the resource-efficiency of the food supply chain" (2016)1a , _________________ 1a http://www.eca.europa.eu/en/Pages/DocIt em.aspx?did=40302.
Amendment 16 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas according to the World Food Programme (WFP) 795 million people in the world do not have enough food to lead a healthy and active life; whereas poor nutrition causes nearly half (45%) or approximately 3.1 million of deaths in children under the age of five; whereas one in six children in the world are underweight and one in four is stunted; whereas it is therefore not only an economic and environmental but also a moral obligation to reduce food waste1a ; _________________ 1a https://www.wfp.org/hunger/stats.
Amendment 18 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the amount of crops discarded could be reduced if they were sold more directly to consumers, without having to comply with the strict quality standards laid down by supermarkets regarding weight, size and appearance; whereas they could be sold, for example, at farmers’ markets or in farm shops;
Amendment 20 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas industrial food production lines often use trimming processes to ensure that the end product is of an appropriate shape and size; whereas food spoilage on the production line is another reason for the loss of food during production;
Amendment 24 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12.3 is aimed at halving per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels by 2030 and reducing food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses; whereas the UN estimates that world population will increase from 7.3 billion people today to 9.7 billion in 20501a ; whereas reducing food waste is an essential step in reducing world hunger and a necessity to feed an ever growing world population; _________________ 1a http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/n ews/population/2015-report.html
Amendment 38 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the potential for optimisation of use of former foodstuffs and by- products from the food chain in feed production and its importance for primary production, but stresses the need for increased traceability and compliance with zootechnical and biosecurity standards;
Amendment 40 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas food is lost or wasted at all steps of the supply and consumption chain; whereas estimates from the FUSIONS project and the Refresh project indicate that the sectors contributing the most to food waste within the EU are households and processing10; _________________ 10 Fusions. FUSIONS, Estimates of European food waste levels, March 2016.
Amendment 62 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the benefits of access to data and forecasts and developing advance production programmes for farmers, and highlights the need to restore public instruments to regulate production, enabling them to better match supply to demand and minimise wastage;
Amendment 66 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes, likewise, the need to create cooperative channels enabling surplus crops from one farm to be used to remedy the shortage of crops on another, with the aim of guaranteeing prices in the event of surplus harvests;
Amendment 85 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Encourages Member States and the Commission to promote local and organic food and short food supply chains which can contribute to the reduction of the food waste;
Amendment 88 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Stresses that fight against food wastage should not compromise food safety and environmental standards, nor animal protection standards, notably animal health and welfare;
Amendment 93 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes the difficulty in quantifying food wastage at the primary production stage and the need for an agreed technical definition of 'food wastage', and calls on the Commission to identify and disseminate to Member States best practice in relation to gathering data on food loss and food waste on farms without placing an additional administrative burden on farmers;
Amendment 97 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on all stakeholders in the food production, supply and consumption chains, from consumers and retailers to the food processors and producers, including farmers, to use various best practices from the EU Member States to combat food losses and prevent food waste generation on different levels along the food production, supply and consumption chains;
Amendment 110 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the urgent need to reduce the amount of food waste in the Union at every step of the supply and, from initial agricultural production to final consumption chainin the home;
Amendment 116 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Believes in the polluter pays principle and calls on the Commission to review the VAT Directive in order to allow Member States to put sustainable products in the low VAT rate category and products that incur environmental damage and animal suffering in the high VAT rate category;
Amendment 144 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes that the amount of rejected crops could be reduced if they were sold closer to consumers, for example in farmers' markets and farm shops, where marketing circuits are short and the products purchased are local products with little processing;
Amendment 147 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Calls on the EU Commission and Member States to launch a campaign to raise awareness among the EU citizens on the serious economic, social and environmental implications of food wastage;
Amendment 204 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to engage, in cooperation with stakeholders, in improving consumers’ understanding of ‘use by’ dates and ‘best before’ dates; stresses the importance of empowering consumers in order to make informed decisions; asks the Commission to assess whether current EU legislation and current practice in use with ‘use by’ and ‘best before’ dates in different Member States are fit for purpose;
Amendment 227 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote consumer understanding of food waste, food safety, and good practices in relation to their management and consumption of food and to encourage consumers to buy local products, which have not been over- processed, in local markets;
Amendment 238 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote successful practices of food waste reduction and resource conservation methods already used by stakeholders; encourages the Member States to reduce food waste in public establishments; in this regard emphasizes the importance of educating and engaging children to minimize food waste in school canteens; asks the Quaestors to give priority to actions to reduce food waste in the European Parliament and encourages other European institutions to follow;
Amendment 245 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote successful practices of food waste reduction and resource conservation methods already used by stakeholders, together with shorter distribution channels;
Amendment 292 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States to create economic incentives for limiting food wastelabels certifying the reuse of surplus food, or for more taxes to be paid according to waste generated;
Amendment 305 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, in order to provide alternative uses for products that fall below the standards set, to boost the development of markets for such food;
Amendment 306 #
2016/2223(INI)
14a. Calls on restaurants, catering services and public establishments to make available to-go boxes and encourage customers to bring their leftovers home;
Amendment 7 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the increased use of palm oil in processed food, with some 50 % of packaged goods now containing palm oil, and as a biofuel; calls for introduction of clear and transparent mandatory labelling schemes of palm oil in processed goods in order to help consumers to make informed purchasing choices;
Amendment 16 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes with concern that processed palm oil that is contained in wide variety of products may have serious health risks and implications to the consumers;
Amendment 22 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that consumption of imported vegetable oil, such as palm oil, and their derived processed goods, as well as meat consumption play a major role in the impact of the EU consumption on global deforestation;
Amendment 29 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the alarming scale of deforestation driven by palm oil, especially in the South-East Asia, where the majority of palm oil production takes place in Malaysia and Indonesia; notes that palm oil is an important driver of deforestation for commercial agriculture, where extremely biodiverse tropical forest is being converted to monocultural palm oil plantations at the expense of natural habitats and ecosystems and biodiversity;
Amendment 44 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that deforestation of rainforest for palm oil production contributes significantly to climate change; in addition palm oil development is causing severe damage to the landscape and have been linked to issues such as land erosion and the pollution of rivers;
Amendment 47 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stresses with great concern that palm oil expansion and deforestation of rainforests is pushing a considerable number of animal species in South-East Asia to extinction, notably orang-utans, Sumatran tigers or Malayan sun bears which are critically endangered and could become extinct in the wild within the next years;
Amendment 50 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Stresses that deforestation leads to increased accessibility of wild animals to poachers and wildlife smugglers who capture and sell wildlife as pets, use them for medicinal purposes or kill them for their body parts;
Amendment 52 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Underlines that deforestation of rainforests driven by land-use change to palm oil plantations greatly reduces the carbon sequestration potential and thereby significantly contributes to an increase in greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 54 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Underlines that wildlife trafficking is an organised international crime estimated to be worth between EUR 8 and EUR 20 billion annually;
Amendment 61 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that plantations are systematically destroying the rainforest land that the local people depend on for subsistence, thus giving them no choice but to become plantation workers under the poor and degrading working conditions;
Amendment 107 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recognises the need to provide assistance and guidance to source countries concerning enforcement and judicial procedures at local, regional and national level;
Amendment 114 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b(new)
Paragraph 6 b(new)
6b. Stresses that the palm oil industry has been linked to major human rights violations, including child labour in some remote areas of South-East Asia;
Amendment 123 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish a regulatory framework of strong and enforceable measures to guarantee that all actors throughout the supply chain, including EU financial institutions and the investments and loans they provide, are not involved in deforestation, especially with regards to sectors connected with the production of food, biofuels, cosmetics and cleaning products;
Amendment 128 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Considers traceability in the supply chain to be essential;
Amendment 133 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls for the EU to strengthen existing control instruments;
Amendment 149 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the rapid phasing-out of all land-based biofuels, such as palm oil biodiesel, that drive deforestation and, compete against food production for land or do notand significantly reducecontribute to greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 154 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses that the right to food, preservation of biodiversity and the protection of the environment must take priority over the one-sided business interests of the agro-fuel industry;
Amendment 1 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe,1a _________________ 1a OJ L 152, 11.6.2008, p.1.
Amendment 14 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. There are large discrepancies between the NOx emissions of most Euro 3-6 diesel cars measured during the type- approval process with the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) laboratory test, which meet the legal emission limit, and their NOx emissions measured in real driving conditions, which substantially exceed the limit. Those discrepancies affect most diesel cars and are not limited to Volkswagen vehicles equipped with prohibited defeat devices.
Amendment 17 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. The existence of the discrepancies, and their significant negative impact on attaining air quality objectivestandards, in particular with regard to urban areas, had been known to the Commission, to the responsible authorities of the Member States and to many other stakeholders since at least 2004-2005 when the Euro 5/6 Regulation was being prepared. The discrepancies have been confirmed by a large number of studies by the Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) and other researchers since 2010-2011.
Amendment 19 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Before September 2015, the discrepancies were generally attributed to the inadequacy of the NEDC laboratory test, which is not representative of real world emissions, and to the optimisation strategies put in place by car manufacturers to pass the laboratory test, not to the use of prohibited. The discrepancies were not recognised to originate from the use of prohibited defeat devices because there were no authorities looking into the illegal use of defeat devices.
Amendment 27 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. The excessive length of the process leading to the introduction of regulatory RDE tests can be explained only in part by the complexity of the development of a new test procedure, the time needed for the technological development of PEMS, and the length of the decision-making and administrative processes at the EU level. The delays were also due to choices of political priorities, such as the focus ofmainly the result of lobby influence, and of the political priority given by the Commission and the Member States ton avoiding burdens on industry in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis.
Amendment 30 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. The car industry put considerable pressure on the European Commission and Member States and that is why they delayed action on reducing toxic emissions by passenger vehicles.
Amendment 33 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. It is justified to propose a lower NOx emission limit for diesel cars since there are standards in the world that are much more demanding than the current European standards and because the technology already exists to reduce the NOx emissions since EU car manufacturers are placing diesel cars on the US market that have to comply with much lower NOx emission limits.
Amendment 35 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. The Commission in its initial draft for the second RDE package had proposed to the TCMV conformity factors towards the lower end of the 1.6-2.2 range for the first phase and of the 1.2-1.6 range for the second phase. The initial proposal was based on conformity factors identified at the lower end of identified ranges and thus corresponded to the strongest environmental objectives.
Amendment 36 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6 d. Notwithstanding the reasons mentioned the Commission lacked the political will and decisiveness to act upon the seriousness of the high NOx emissions and to give priority to the protection of public health of citizens that was at stake;
Amendment 38 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. The Member States’ failure to take an active part in the “Real Driving Emissions - Light Duty Vehicles” (RDE- LDV) working group constitutes maladministration. With the exception of a few Member States, such as the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Denmark and Spain, the vast majority did not participate in the RDE-LDV working group, despite voicing criticisms of the Commission’s proposals. Given the lead role played by the Member States in the enforcement of the Regulation, and given the known discrepancies in the NOx emissions of diesel vehicles and their significant negative impact on air quality objectives, Member States should have participated in the group’s proceedings. This would also have helped to achieve a better balance within the other participants in the working groupworking group instead of having a central role played by the overrepresented industry.
Amendment 45 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. The Member States contravened their legal obligation to monitor that the manufacturers equip vehicles so that the components likely to affect emissions are designed, constructed and assembled so as to enable the vehicle, in normal use, to comply with Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and its implementing measures.
Amendment 49 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. The Commission did not use all possiblfailed to use the means at its disposal, at the level of the TCMV and of the RDE-LDV working group, to advance the decision making process and ensure a timely adaptation of the type-approval tests to reflect real world conditions, as required by Article 14(3) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007.
Amendment 58 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Better coordinCoordination and cooperation between the different Commission departments involvedservices, including the JRC, was unstructured and neglectful. Better coordination could have been instrumental in accelerating the process of adapting the tests.
Amendment 63 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Over half of the RDE-LDV working group participants consisted of experts from car manufacturers and other automotive industries. This can inter alia be attributed to the lack of sufficient technical expertise in the Commission departments. While the Commission consulted a wide range of stakeholders and ensured open access to the RDE-LDV group, it leading to imbalanced composition of the working group where research institutes, civil society and NGO's were heavily underrepresented. The Commission should have taken further steps to “as far as possible, ensure a balanced representation of relevant stakeholders, taking into account the specific tasks of the expert group and the type of expertise required”, as required by the horizontal rules for Commission expert groups of 10 November 2010.
Amendment 72 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Defeat devices were generally not considered among the possible reasons behind the discrepancies between laboratory and on-road NOx emissions and it was not generally suspected that they could be in actual use in any passenger car produced in the EU before the Volkswagen revelations in September 2015. However, the Commission and the Member States were informed about the possibility of the use of defeat strategies under normal conditions of use ever since the conclusions of the JRC's 2013 report titled "A complementary emissions test for light-duty vehicles" were presented to them.
Amendment 108 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. After the warnings of the JRC in 2013 regarding the possibility of the use of defeat strategies under normal conditions of use, the Commission should have taken additional measures to monitor and ensure that Member States carry out all necessary checks and that there is no infringement of EU legislation.
Amendment 112 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. The Commission had no legal basis to search for defeat devices itself, but had the legal obligation to oversee the Member States’ enforcement of the ban on defeat devices. However, in spite of the awareness of, and communication between the relevant Commission services on, possible illegal practices by manufacturers, the Commission neither undertook any further technical or legal research or investigation on its own nor requested any information or further action from the Member States to verify whether the law may have been infringed. This constitutes maladministration.
Amendment 116 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Even if there was no concrete evidence that indicated cheating in emissions tests, the Commission should have launched an investigation to check if the car manufactures were using defeat devices in contravention with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and should have taken measures to prevent the fraud.
Amendment 117 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22 b. The Commission failed to monitor the development of national policies and the enforcement of the EU legislation by national authorities ensuring that there is no infringement of EU legislation. This constitutes maladministration.
Amendment 118 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22 c. The Commission failed to give a mandate to the JRC to investigate the possible illegal use of defeat devices as a possible explanation for the discrepancies between the laboratory and road emissions.
Amendment 125 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. The Commission should have ensured that the JRC’s research findings and concerns discussed among the Commission services with regard to possible illegal practices by manufacturers reach the level of the hierarchy and lead to actions needed to correct the situation. Altogether, the Commission's lack of action constitutes maladministration.
Amendment 129 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. The level of technical expertise and human and financial resources may vary substantially between type-approval authorities and technical services, and the fact that car manufacturers are free to choose any of the existing type-approval authorities combined with a lack of a harmonised interpretation of the rules can leads to competition among them, especially since the authorities act in this respect as commercial parties and not as bodies serving only the public interest. Car manufacturers are, in principle, free to address the type-approval authority and technical service with the most flexible and least stringent interpretation of the rules, as well as the lowest fees.
Amendment 132 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. There is an evident lack of control after type-approval, which is partly due to the current rules and partly due to uncertainty as to which authority is in charge of market surveillance. Effective conformity of production, in-service and end-of- lifecycle conformity checks to uncover cases where production vehicles and vehicles in use do not conform to the type- approved vehicle are often not in place or verified only through documents instead of physical tests carried out in the presence of the authorities.
Amendment 138 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. The Member States should have ensured that their type-approval authorities have sufficient human and financial resources to either perform in-house testing or purchase reliable testing services. They should have not relied on tests performed in the car manufacturers’ certified laboratories under the supervision of technical services. The potential conflicts of interest arising from the contracting of technical services by car manufacturers for carrying out tests is a direct result of the current system set out in the EU type- approval framework directive and cannot therefore be considered maladministration. The Commission proposal for a new market surveillance and type-approval regulation addresses this weakness by proposing a fee structure for the financing of type-approval tests, although under the system proposed by the Commission it remains possible for car manufacturers to choose the testing service and type approval authority of their preference in any of the Member States. It is regrettable that the Commission did not consider a complete overhaul of the system by eliminating competition among testing services and among type approval authorities by making it obligatory for car manufacturers to use the national testing services and national type approval authorities.
Amendment 142 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. However, wWhere technical services also offer consultancy services to car manufacturers on obtaining type-approval, as is the case in certain Member States, a potential conflict of interest arises due to the existence of an additional financial link between technical services and car manufacturers related to the provision of advice on how to successfully acquire type-approval. Member States should have investigated such potential conflicts of interests. This constitutes maladministration.
Amendment 146 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. The Member States should have ensured that type-approval authorities adequately audit technical services. This constitutes maladministration. TUnfortunately, the choice of the technical service is primarily the choice of the car manufacturer, and the role of the type- approval authority is often just to validate the procedure at the end. The possibility available to type-approval authorities to audit technical services and to challenge the choice of technical service is very rarely used.
Amendment 150 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. The Member States’ failure to organise an efficient and reliable market surveillance system constitutes a contravention of EU law. The verification of the conformity of production and in- service conformity of light-duty vehicles is often based only on laboratory tests performed on the car manufacturers’ premises.
Amendment 156 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37 a. In particular, the Commission should have examined how competition among type approval authorities and among testing services worked out in practice and should have submitted alternatives for this type of unnecessary and harmful competition.
Amendment 157 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 b (new)
Paragraph 37 b (new)
37 b. The Commission failed to make use of the provision of Regulation (EC) No 692/2008, to request Member States type approval authorities for information on the functioning of emission technology at low temperatures.
Amendment 158 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
Amendment 161 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38 a. The initial test results performed by the national authorities in the framework of the diesel emissions screening campaign give credence to suspicions that Volkswagen case is not the only violation but the emissions scandal is more widespread and prevents the efficient enforcement of EU legislation.
Amendment 167 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. The majority of the Member States did not launch or participate to any investigations. Some Member States were very reluctant to share the results of their investigations and the technical test data with the Commission and this committee of inquiry. or they published only parts of their findings.
Amendment 181 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
Paragraph 46 a (new)
46 a. Furthermore, the Member States have not taken up their role to actively inform and support consumers to claim their rights in respect of the Volkswagen emissions case and possible involvement of other car-brands.
Amendment 183 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
Paragraph 47
47. Following a strict interpretation of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007, the Commission considered that it is the sole duty of the Member States, and not part of its responsibility as guardian of the Treaties, to investigate the possible illegal use of defeat devices. On this basis, the Commission did notThe Commission failed to undertake furtherany technical research, did not request additional information from the Member States and did not askor request the responsible national type-approval authorities to undertake further investigative and corrective actions regarding the possible illegal use of the defeat devices.
Amendment 187 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 a (new)
Paragraph 48 a (new)
48 a. The Commission should have asked for the emissions tests to be done in real driving conditions as set in the Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 since it was known that there was a difference between the results of the emissions in the laboratory and in the real driving conditions.
Amendment 192 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
Paragraph 53
53. The participation of sSome former Commissioners was further complicated byrefused to cooperate and contribute to the research of this committee of inquiry using as an excuse the lack of a clear obligation in the current Code of Conduct for Commissioners that former Commissioners must cooperate with ongoing inquiries and in general remain accountable for actions undertaken during their term in office.
Amendment 202 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60
Paragraph 60
Amendment 204 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61
Paragraph 61
61. Given the temporary nature of committees of inquiry, collecting evidence in an efficient and timely manner is essential. The approach taken by the committee to devote the first months of its mandate to hearing technical experts before moving on the political level proved successful. Ideally, the hearings should start only once the first phase of evidence collection, including receiving all the relevant documents from the parties under inquiry, is concluded.
Amendment 39 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the economic crisis has affected the entire European Union, but it has had a particularly severe impact on rural areas, which are experiencing devastating levels of unemployment, poverty and depopulation, affecting women in particular, and the feminisation of poverty can also be seen in rural areas;
Amendment 51 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the European agri- industrial production model entails the use of large quantities of chemical products such as pesticides and fertilisers which, in addition to having extremely negative effects on our environment and consumer health, also has negative effects on the health of farmers, and these effects are more intense and prolonged in the case of women;
Amendment 78 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas in 2014 women were responsible for about 35 % of total working time in agriculture, carrying out 53.8 % of part-time work and 30.8 % of full-time work, thereby making a significant contribution to agricultural production; whereas work carried out by spouses and other female family members onwomen on family farms may constitutes ‘invisible work’;
Amendment 86 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas not being the owner of the farm means not having rights of any kind (rights to single payments, suckler cow premiums, vine planting rights, income, etc.), and this places women farmers in a highly vulnerable situation, where in some cases they are even excluded from aid for female workers within the framework of positive action schemes, and this situation occurs regardless of whether or not the women concerned are registered with the social security system;
Amendment 92 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L b (new)
Recital L b (new)
Lb. whereas in 2007 only 29% of farm owners in the EU were women, which means that the majority of CAP aid goes to men, and furthermore women own the smallest farms which are often excluded from the CAP;
Amendment 114 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas women in rural areas also suffer from gender pay and pension gaps, and whereas more specifically the gender pay gap in rural areas is 10 % wider than in other areas, which means that more attention needs to be paid to establishing up-to-date statistics on female land ownership, and on their working conditions in rural areas;
Amendment 121 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas many women working on family farms are not registered with the social security services (usually because revenue from the farm is insufficient to cover social security contributions for both husband and wife); whereas this results in loss of entitlements such as sick leave and maternity leave, exclusion from voting in professional elections to agricultural representation bodies, and a significant shortfall in pension entitlements;
Amendment 131 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises women’s contribution to the economy in rural areas as entrepreneurs, heads of the family business and promoters of sustainable development and their importance as stakeholders in the entire economic and social development of these areas; stresses, in particular, women’s fundamental role as members of family farms, which constitute the main socioeconomic cell of rural areas that cares for food production, preservation of traditional knowledge and skills, cultural identity and protection of the environment;
Amendment 155 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Encourages the Member States to monitor the situation of women in rural areas and to make use of existing measures and specific instruments under the CAP in order to increase the participation of women as beneficiaries; recommends that the Commission keep the provision on thematic sub-programmes on ‘Women in rural areas’ when reforming the CAP in the future, as these sub-programmes can play a role in creating job opportunities for women in rural areas; considers also that a gender should be a consideration regarding not only the CAP but also rural cohesion policies;
Amendment 161 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Objects to the CAP market orientation favouring inadmissible practices by large distributors that are causing job losses in rural areas; expresses concern at the impact on European agriculture of agreements that are currently being negotiated or ratified, such as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada or the EU- MERCOSUR free-trade agreement;
Amendment 188 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the Member States to encourage the participation of female spouses or other family members in the joint management of family farms;
Amendment 191 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the European institutions, through the CAP, to recognize and promote joint ownership of family farms, so that both women and men working on them have the same rights and the same obligations, thus ensuring that any entitlements are shared equally by each of the couple, regardless of the nature of their relationship;
Amendment 199 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Member States to ensure that income generated by family farms is legally allocated equally to family members working on it;
Amendment 200 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls on the European Institutions to facilitate CAP provisions for a balanced distribution of aid, ensuring support for small farms;
Amendment 201 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Calls on the Commission to encourage Member States to promote a system of social security contributions aligned with real farm revenue while providing a uniform level of cover;
Amendment 212 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Urges the Member States to strengthen the role of the social partners and social welfare organisations, working alongside the authorities, in monitoring compliance with employment legislation, measures to prevent undeclared work and adherence to welfare and safety standards, thereby facilitating the social and economic integration of female workers as a whole, including migrant, seasonal and refugee workers;
Amendment 278 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Member States and regional and local governments to provide good quality facilities and public services for everyday life in rural areas, including aid to victims of domestic violenceviolence against women and prevention measures tailored to the conditions existing in rural areas, as well as transport and broadband infrastructure;
Amendment 304 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that rural areas within the Member States have a crucial economic and security role to play in our modern society, in which more than 12 million farmers provide a sufficient amount of food - which must be healthy and safe food- for half a billion consumers throughout the European Union; stresses that keeping these areas vibrant is of the utmost importance;
Amendment 308 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the European institutions and the Member States to advocate for a production model based on agro-ecology, which produces high-quality, healthy food for both the producer and consumer, contributes to mitigating the effects of climate change and creates more jobs;
Amendment 43 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Stresses that the socioeconomic inequalities in the EU are constantly increasing, especially the gap between rural and urban areas, thus leaving rural areas subordinated to poverty and stagnation;
Amendment 45 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Recalls that rural areas in the EU are facing a whole range of long-lasting problems -depopulation, aging of remaining population, lack of social services and other socio-economic problems- that should be taken as a core priority in European cohesion policies funded with ESIF;
Amendment 50 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the higher allocation by the Member States of funds for environmental measures and for physical investments aimed at boosustaing competitivenesable development of rural areas; expects that those measures will have a long-lasting impact and high economic leverage;
Amendment 7 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
- having regard to the Special Eurobarometer 442 "Attitudes of Europeans towards Animal Welfare",
Amendment 8 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 b (new)
Citation 17 b (new)
- having regard to the European Convention for the Protection of Animals kept for Farming Purpose,
Amendment 11 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. Whereas responsible ownership and care of equidae starts with proper attention to animal health and welfare conditions;
Amendment 21 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the estimated 7 million equidae in the EU perform hugely varied roles, from racing and competition animals to pets, working animals in transport, tourism, circuses, zoos, forestry and agriculture, sources of milk and meat, research animals, and wild and semi-feral animals, and whereas they may perform several of these roles during their lives;
Amendment 52 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas unlimited, indiscriminate and irresponsible breeding of equidae can lead to animals that are devoid of economic value and are often left with serious welfare problems, particularly during an economic downturn; whereas equid abandonment has increased since 2008 in western Member States, especially where they have become expensive luxuries as opposed to working animals16 , without an adequate and satisfactory response to this problem from the Commission and Member States; _________________ 16 The Donkey Sanctuary & University College Dublin: Donkey Welfare in Ireland in 2015.
Amendment 68 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
M a. whereas equine animals are slaughtered for food production both within and outside of the Union;
Amendment 100 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that good equid health and welfare boosts the economic output of farms and businesses alike and benefits the rural economy overall, as well as it accommodates the growing demand of EU citizens for higher animal health and welfare standards;
Amendment 127 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to commission a Eurostat study to analyse the economic and social impact of all aspects of the equid sector, as well as to gather and publish yearly statistical data on use of services, transport and slaughter of equidae;
Amendment 150 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to support the production and dissemination of information on how to meet the needs of equidae, whatever their role, based around the ‘five freedoms’ and covering the entirety of an equid’s life; calls also on the Commission to include guidance on responsible breeding, animal health and welfare, and the benefits of equid sterilisation; recommends that such guidance should be disseminated to breeders, equid societies, farms, stables, sanctuaries, transporters and slaughterhouses, and that it should be accessible in a variety of formats and languages, including online;
Amendment 167 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Underlines that traders and professionals in particular have a personal responsibility for the standard of health and welfare of equidae in their care;
Amendment 171 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Calls on Commission and Member States to ensure that markets where live equidae are traded, are under adequate video surveillance to ensure proper enforcement of existing health and welfare rules and prevent abuse of equidae on these markets;
Amendment 180 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to ensure an effective and uniform enforcement of existing EU legislation on animal transport and legally binding reporting across all Member States;welfare across all Member States with legally binding reporting and requests that the Commission propose a shortened maximum journey limit for all movements of horses, especially for slaughter, based on findings of the European Food Safety Authority, animal welfare NGOs and competent authorities of Member States;
Amendment 186 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Is concerned with serious problems of the EU animal welfare transport legislation enforcement by many Member States' authorities;
Amendment 187 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. Stresses that existing EU legislation on the protection of the animals during transport and related operations is designed to prevent injury and suffering to animals, and to ensure that the animals are transported under the appropriate conditions;
Amendment 190 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and the European Food Safety Authority to formulate guidance, for the Food and Veterinary Officeacilitate and enhance scientific research on the welfare of equidae at the time of slaughter and to disseminate these guidance documents to competent authorities of Member States;
Amendment 201 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States to fully and properly commit to inspections of the slaughterhouses on their territory that are licenced to take equidae, to ensure they are able to meet the specific welfare needs of equidae;
Amendment 204 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Calls on the Commission to increase the number of audits conducted in slaughterhouses outside the Union, which are authorised for the export of equine meat to the EU, and to conditionally suspend the import of equine meat produced in third countries that do not satisfy EU traceability and food safety requirements;
Amendment 214 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Stresses the importance of the humane treatment and welfare of equidae, therefore any cruel, abusive treatment by any owner, trainer, groom or other person must not be tolerated anywhere, under any circumstances;
Amendment 235 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that owingdue to the price of veterinary medicines, the cost of carcass disposal and the cost of euthanasia, where permitted, can serve as a barrier in themselvesitself to the ending of an equid’'s life, leading to prolonged suffering; cCalls on the Member States to investigate reports of inhumane practices during euthanasia, such as welfare violations and the improper use of drugs, and to disseminate their findings to the Commission and other Member States;
Amendment 240 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. 20. Expresses concern about the import and use veterinary medicinal products containing Pregnant Mare Serum Gonadotropin (PMSG) from blood farms situated in third countries, as production causes serious animal welfare problems, such as structurally excessive withdrawal of blood from mares and the squeezing to death of unborn foals; Calls for the immediate ban on import and use of PMSG;
Amendment 248 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to issue guidance on horse and donkey milk farming; calls on the Member States to commit to increasing the number of inspections on horse and donkey milk farms;
Amendment 18 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. Whereas there is a clear consumer trend against the consumption of rabbit meat;
Amendment 61 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. Whereas more and more consumers and citizens across the EU are asking for regulation and better welfare for farm rabbits; whereas some Member States have national legislation for the protection of farm rabbits in force;
Amendment 64 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas only a few Member States have legal requirements for rabbit farming; whereas in 2012 Austria has banned the keeping of rabbits in cages for meat production; whereas Belgium has legislation in force that aims to phase out battery cages and replace them with park systems by 2025;
Amendment 67 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. Whereas the EU has a negative trade balance with China with regard to rabbit meat; whereas 99% of rabbit meat imports into the EU originate from China; whereas Chinese producers will outcompete EU farmers, with adverse animal welfare implications, if no actions are taken;
Amendment 77 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses its concerns that rabbits in the EU are usually reared in unenriched cages, a barren environment that only has a drinker and feeder; also notes with concern that rabbits are fed on pellets and the close confines of the battery cages do not allow rabbits to express their natural behaviour, leading to abnormal behaviour, such as over grooming and repetitive gnawing or nibbling of the cage;
Amendment 102 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Underlines that there is a downward trend in rabbit meat consumption; notes that consumers increasingly demand rabbit meat farmed to high animal welfare standards, as well as origin labelling on rabbit meat products; encourages the Member States and the sector to make use of voluntary labelling schemes as laid down in Chapter V of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers;
Amendment 104 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Encourages the use of EU support under the rural development programmes for a transition in the rabbit farming sector's production systems towards higher animal welfare standards; invites the Commission to consider drafting support programmes to this end;
Amendment 105 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3 d. Stresses that all rabbit meat on the EU market must adhere to high food safety and quality standards, and animal welfare criteria, including imports from third countries; highlights the dangers of unfair competition from third countries if equivalent standards and criteria are not applied to imports;
Amendment 106 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3 e. Calls on the Commission and Member States to safeguard the quality and safety of rabbit meat imports by undertaking thorough controls and inspections when these imports enter the Union;
Amendment 109 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Points out that there is a need for further scientific research on the welfare of farm rabbits; invites the Member States and Commission to encourage and undertake scientific research on the welfare of farm rabbits and rabbit farming production systems;
Amendment 132 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes with concern that there is a high rate of disease and mortality amongst caged farm rabbits, compared with other farmed species; points out that EFSA already concluded in 2005 that the mortality and morbidity of farmed rabbits seem considerably higher than in other farmed animal species due to enteric and respiratory infections, and reproductive problems;
Amendment 168 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines that growing rabbits and does kept in pen systems, typically 750 cm²/rabbit for growers and 800 cm²/rabbit for does, benefit from more space for movement, social interaction and play, and that platforms in pen systems allow rabbits to avoid aggressors by getting out of the way, with separate housing for does when they are nursing a litter; encourages therefore also further research into the benefits of alternative housing systems, such as for example pen systems;
Amendment 173 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Points out that transport is an extremely stressful experience for rabbits; underlines that rabbits should be fed and watered before transport and be provided with adequate food, water and space in transit, and that transport times should be as limited as possible, owing to the sensitivity of the species; emphasises that there are a huge variety of stress factors that affect animal welfare and that these differ between regions or even farms, such as heat, inanition, dehydration, pain and trauma, cold, motion sickness and fear;
Amendment 180 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Stresses that the welfare of farm rabbits during transport and slaughtering depends on the attitudes and handling procedures used by farmers, hauliers and abattoir personnel, as well as the transport logistics;
Amendment 224 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Invites the Commission to set within future EU-level legislation, in cooperation with stakeholders, an appropriate transitional period to phase out battery cage systems in rabbit farming alongside a reasonable timetable with measurable milestones and regular reporting to, and monitoring by, the Commission;
Amendment 250 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Calls upon the Commission, in particular Eurostat, and the Member States to collect and produce regularly updated and accurate statistics on rabbit meat production and rabbit meat trade;
Amendment 14 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas agriculture has to meet the major challenge of world population growth, however, CAP's aim is to satisfy needs of local population in the first place, to ensure a fair standard of living for the EU's agricultural community and to assure the availability of food supplies at reasonable prices in the EU;
Amendment 17 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas around 88 million tonnes of food are wasted annually in the EU, with associated costs estimated at 143 billion euros;
Amendment 19 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, while climate change affects agricultural output levels, intensification of agricultural production pressures natural resources and has a negative impact on the environment and is a significant contributing factor to climate change;
Amendment 34 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas political choices, such as the imposition of trade embargoes, can increase the volatility of agricultural product prices, therefore the export orientation of CAP which moves it away from its founding ideals is not a solution for overproduction in the EU, but on contrary, it further contributes to price volatility;
Amendment 49 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas bilateral agreements, such as CETA or TTIP, may lead to further market liberalization of the EU's agricultural sector and thus undermine the local production and short chains of supply and expose farmers across the EU, especially those small and medium-sized, to even greater price volatility;
Amendment 50 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas the agricultural sector and food security is too important an issue for the EU to be left only to market forces;
Amendment 94 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that volatility must be accepted as a given, if CAP continues to follow market driven model of agriculture, and that those operators who are most exposed must be supported in order to lessen its negative effects;
Amendment 136 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Stresses that price volatility is a problem of a structural nature given the current agricultural model in the EU; emphasizes that increased liberalisation of trade in agricultural products greatly contributes to price volatility and that long-term regulatory mechanisms are needed to address price volatility;
Amendment 149 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Calls on the Commission for additional mechanisms to be developed, applicable throughout the EU to counteract current market crises and calls for a tailor-made approach within CAP, so that production is adjusted to the fall in demand in order to avoid over supply and prevent prices from collapsing, stabilize the agricultural sector and tackle price volatility in the EU;
Amendment 173 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Stresses that the recognized inequality in the food chain between large retailers and primary producers, especially small-scale producers, contributes to price volatility; considers that the downward pressure on prices by retailers from own brand labelling undermines the work and investment of producers and devalues the end product; regrets that the commission does not see the need for regulatory action in this area;
Amendment 310 #
2016/2034(INI)
20. Considers that mutual funds, established at the initiative of working farmers, and through which farmers’ incomes can be stabilised to some extent as the profit margins on their produce fluctuate, may offer an effective way to limit the effects of price volatilityCAP as it has evolved is primarily an income support tool to compensate farmers for producing below the cost of production and for the provision of public goods, which is a fundamentally different approach to insurance supports to cover for exceptionally low commodity prices;
Amendment 322 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that, as farmers cannot control the factors that determine their turnover and gross margins, they should be encouraged to develop tools for coping with market volatility, especially mutual funds, such tools being better suited to that purpose than direct payments;
Amendment 796 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30 a. Calls on the governments of the Member States to condemn practices which, by means of linguistic discrimination or enforced or concealed assimilation, have in the past been – or are now – directed against the identity and language use of endangered linguistic communities or their cultural institutions;
Amendment 801 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
Paragraph 30 b (new)
30 b. In the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM) adopted by Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in 1994, calls on the European Commission to elaborate a European level Directive in order to tackle language discrimination, as there are Directives on how to tackle racism and xenophobia;
Amendment 806 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 c (new)
Paragraph 30 c (new)
30 c. Calls on the European Commission to strengthen its plan to promote the teaching and use of regional languages, as a potential way to tackle language discrimination in the EU;
Amendment 1 #
2016/0383(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development calls on the Committee on International Trade, as the committee responsible, to recommend that Parliament give its consent toshould reject the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Chile on trade in organic products.
Amendment 21 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
Having regard to the reasoned opinions submitted, within the framework of Protocol No 2 on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, by 6 national parliaments, asserting that the draft legislative act does not comply with the principle of subsidiarity,
Amendment 28 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The goal of a resilient Energy Union with an ambitious climate policy at its core is to give Union consumers, both households and businesses, secure, sustainable, competitive and affordable energy, which requires a fundamental transformation of Europe's energy system. That objective can only be achieved through coordinated action, combining both legislative and non-legislative acts at Union and national levelrecognition that energy is a public social good.
Amendment 43 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 44 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
Amendment 46 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The European Parliament's resolution "Towards a European Energy Union" of 15 December 201517 called for the Governance framework for the Energy Union to be ambitious, reliable, transparent, democratic and fully inclusive of the European Parliament and to ensure that the 2030 climate and energy targets are achieved, while recognising that it is for Member States to determine their energy mix and decide how to decarbonise their economies. That resolution also underlined that energy is a public social good, and that the EU should therefore focus closely on the issue of energy poverty and promote concerted measures to ensure affordable energy for the benefit of consumers. _________________ 17 European Parliament resolution of 15 December 2015 on "Towards a European Energy Union" (2015/2113(INI)).
Amendment 49 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Therefore, the main objective of the Energy Union Governance should be to enable the achievement of the objectives of the Energy Union and in particular the targets of the 2030 Framework for Climate and Energy. This Regulation is therefore linked to sectorial legislation implementing the 2030 targets for energy and climate. WhileIt is vital that Member States needretain the flexibilities necessary to choose policies that are best-matched to their national energy mix and preferences, that. This flexibility should be compatible with further market integration, increasedbased on mutual comopetiration, the attainment of climate and energy objectives with EU partners to promote energy savings, sustainable consumption and thea gradual shift towards a low-carbon economy.
Amendment 56 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The achievement of the Energy Union objectives should be ensured through a combination of Union initiatives and coherent national policies set out in integrated national energy and climate plans. Sectorial Union legislation in the energy and climate fields sets out planning requirements, which have been useful tools to drive change at the national level. Their introduction at different moments in time has led to overlaps and insufficient consideration of synergies and interactions between policy areas. Current separate. Existing planning, reporting and monitoring in the climate and energy fields should therefore as far as possible be streamlined and integratbe simplified and streamlined.
Amendment 62 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) A mandatory template for the national plans should be established to ensure that all national plans are sufficiently comprehensive and to facilitate comparison and aggregation of national plans, while at the same time ensuring sufficient flexibility to Member States to set out the details of national plans reflecting national preferences and specificities.
Amendment 63 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Regional cooperation is key to ensure an effective achievement of the objectives of the Energy Union. Dialogue between Member States should get the opportunity to comment on other Member States' plans before they are finalised to avoidensure that any potential inconsistencies and potential negative impacts on other Member States and ensure that common objectives are met collectively. Regional cooperation in elaborating and finalising national plans as well as in the subsequent implementation of national plans should be essential to improve effectiveness and efficiency of measures and foster market integration and energy securitare avoided collectively.
Amendment 67 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) National plans should be stable to ensure transparency and predictability of national policies and measures in order to ensure investor certainty. Updates of national plans should however be foreseen once during the ten-year period covered to give Member States the opportunity to adapt to significant changing circumstances. For the plans covering the period from 2021 to 2030, Member States should be able to update their plans by 1 January 2024. Targets, objectives and contributions should only be modified to reflect an increased overall ambition in particular as regards the 2030 targets for energy and climate. As part of the updates, Member States should make efforts to mitigate any adverse environmental impacts that become apparent as part of the integrated reporting.
Amendment 72 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) The experience in the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 demonstrated the importance of transparency, accuracy, consistency, completeness and comparability of information. Building on that experience, this Regulation should ensure that Member States report on their policies and measures and projections as a key component of the progress reports. The information in those reports should be essential for demonstrating the timely implementation of commitments under Regulation [ ] [ESR]. Operating and continuously improving systems at Union and Member State level coupled with better guidance on reporting should significantly contribute towards an on-going strengthening of the information necessary in order to track progress in the decarbonisation dimensionReporting should significantly contribute towards decarbonisation initiatives.
Amendment 77 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) In view of the collective achievement of the objectives of the Energy Union Strategy, it will be essential for the Commission to assess national plans and, based on progress reports, their implementation. For the first ten-year period, this concerns in particularProgress reports should track the achievement of the Union-level 2030 targets for energy and climate and national contributions to those targets. Such assessment should be undertaken on a biennial basis, and on an annual basis only where necessary, and should be consolidated in the Commission's State of the Energy Union reports.
Amendment 80 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) Should the ambition of integrated national energy and climate plans or their updates be insufficient for the collective achievement of the Energy Union objectives and, for the first period, in particular the 2030 targets for renewable energy and energy efficiency, the Commission should take measures at Union level in order to ensure the collective achievement of these objectives and targets (thereby closing any 'ambition gap'). Should progress made by the Union towards these objectives and targets be insufficient for their delivery, the Commission should, in addition to issuing recommendations, take measures at Union level or Member States should take additional measures in order to ensure achievement of these objectives and targets (thereby closing any 'delivery gap'). Such measures should take into account early ambitious contributions made by Member States to the 2030 targets for renewable energy and energy efficiency when sharing the effort for collective target achievement. In the area of renewable energy, such measures can also include financial contributions by Member States to a financing platform managed by the Commission, which would be used to contribute to renewable energy projects across the Union. Member States' national renewable energy targets for 2020 should serve as baseline shares of renewable energy from 2021 onwards. In the area of energy efficiency, additional measures can in particular aim at improving the energy efficiency of products, buildings and transport.
Amendment 82 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Member States and the Commission should ensure close cooperation on all matters relating to the implementation of the Energy Union and this Regulation, with close involvement of the European Parliament. The Commission should as appropriate assist Member States in implementing this Regulation, particularly with regard to the establishment of the national plans and associated capacity buildingachievement of emission reduction targets, with close involvement of the European Parliament.
Amendment 86 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
Amendment 89 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) The power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) should be delegated to the Commission in order to amend the general framework for integrated national energy and climate plans (template), set up a financing platform to which Member States can contribute in case the Union trajectory towards the 2030 Union renewable energy target is not collectively met, take account of changes in the global warming potentials ("GWPs") and internationally agreed inventory guidelines, set substantive requirements for the Union inventory system and set up the registries pursuant to Article 33. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Inter- institutional Agreement on Better Law- Making of 13 April 2016. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council should receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts should systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. It should also take into account, where necessary, decisions adopted under the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement.
Amendment 90 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
Amendment 92 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The governance mechanism shall be based on integrated national energy and climate plans covering ten-year periods starting from 2021 to 2030, corresponding integrated national energy and climate progress reports by the Member States and integrated monitoring arrangements by the European Commission. It shall define a structured, iterative process between the Commission and Member States in view of the finalisation of the national plans and their subsequent implementation, including with regard to regional cooperation, and corresponding Commission action.
Amendment 97 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 2 – title
Chapter 2 – title
Amendment 98 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – title
Article 3 – title
Amendment 139 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Commission may issue recommendationsmonitor progress made on the draft plans toby Member States in accordance with Article 28. Those recommendations shall in particular set , recognising their sovereign right to determine their own energy mix. This monitoring should take into account:
Amendment 143 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall take utmost account of any recommendations fromduly refer to monitoring reports of the Commission when finalising their integrated national energy and climate plan.
Amendment 145 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Amendment 146 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 151 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall onlmay modify the targets, objectives and contributions set out in the update referred to in paragraph 2 to reflect an increased ambition as compared to the ones set in the latest notified integrated national energy and climate plan.
Amendment 152 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 5
Article 13 – paragraph 5
Amendment 160 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Amendment 161 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5
Article 15 – paragraph 5
Amendment 174 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 185 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 6
Article 25 – paragraph 6
Amendment 197 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Amendment 198 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 205 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 28 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 208 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37
Article 37
Amendment 28 #
2016/0275(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Decision No 466/2014/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
EIB financing operations supporting the general objectives set out in point (c) of paragraph 1 of this Decision shall back investment projects in climate change mitigation and adaptation that contribute to the overall objectives of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and of the Paris Agreement adopted under that Convention, as referred to in Article 9 of that agreement, in particular by avoiding or reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the areas of renewable energy, energy efficiency and sustainable transport, or by increasing resilience to the adverse impacts of climate change on vulnerable countries, sectors and communities. The provision of such scaled-up financial contribution by EIB shall aim to achieve a balance between mitigation and adaptation taking in due account country-driven strategies, priorities and needs of developing countries.
Amendment 30 #
2016/0275(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Decision No 466/2014/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
The eligibility criteria for climate action projects are defined in the EIB climate change strategy5 updated in 2015. On the basis of the methodologies for the assessment of project greenhouse gas emissions and emission variations drawn up by the EIB, an analysis of the carbon footprint, safeguarding sustainable food improvement of the concerned beneficiary population, shall be included in the environmental assessment procedure to determine whether project proposals optimise energy-efficiency improvements. _________________ 5 'EIB Climate Strategy – Mobilising finance for the transition to a low-carbon and climate-resilient economy' adopted by the EIB on the 22nd of September 2015.
Amendment 25 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Paris Agreement, inter alia, sets out a long-term goal in line with the objective to keep the global temperature increase well below 2°C above pre- industrial levels and to pursue efforts to keep it to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Meeting this target would, according to IPCC reports, require the world to enter into a period of negative emissions, and forests will play a central role in achieving this. In order to achieve this goal, the Parties should prepare, communicate and maintain successive nationally determined contributions. The Paris Agreement replaces the approach taken under the 1997 Kyoto Protocol which will not be continued beyond 2020. The Paris Agreement also calls for a balance between anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases in the second half of this century, and invites Parties to take action to conserve and enhance, as appropriate, sinks and reservoirs of greenhouse gases, including forests.
Amendment 32 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Paris Agreement, inter alia, sets out a long-term goal in line with the objective to keep the global temperature increase well below 2°C above pre- industrial levels and to pursue efforts to keep it to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. To achieve the targets, a period of lowest possible emissions is needed. In order to achieve this goal, the Parties should prepare, communicate and maintain successive nationally determined contributions. The Paris Agreement replaces the approach taken under the 1997 Kyoto Protocol which will not be continued beyond 2020. The Paris Agreement also calls for a balance between anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases in the second half of this century, and invites Parties to take action to conserve and enhance, as appropriate, sinks and reservoirs of greenhouse gases, including forests.
Amendment 52 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
Amendment 52 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Farming and land cultivation should also be taken into account owing to their impact on biodiversity and ecosystems in Europe by promoting organic farming and reducing the extensive use of fertilisers. It is important to maintain consistency with the sector’s objectives by ensuring compliance with European biodiversity objectives. Those objectives should be in line with the objectives set by the Biodiversity Strategy Europe and with the Directive on the conservation of wild birds and the Directive on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora.
Amendment 55 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 b (new)
Recital 7 b (new)
(7b) It is the ultimate objective of this Regulation to contribute to the global objective to keep temperatures below 2 degrees, pursuing efforts to limit to warming to 1.5 degrees.
Amendment 103 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point ea (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point ea (new)
(ea) managed wetland: land use reported as wetland remaining wetland, and settlement, other land converted to wetland and wetland converted to settlement and other land.
Amendment 114 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Amendment 131 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall submit, by 30 June 2019, an action plan to the Commission that sets out targets for 2040, 2050, 2060 and 2070 to increase removals. These removals shall be calculated as the sum of total emissions and removals on their territory in the land accounting categories referred to in Article 2 combined, as accounted in accordance with this Regulation. These can take the form of National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs).
Amendment 152 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. By derogation from the requirement to apply the default value established in Article 5(3), a Member State mayust make a written application to the European Commission with scientific justification to transition cropland, grassland, wetland, settlements and other land from the category of such land converted to forest land to the category of forest land remaining forest land after 30 years from the date of conversion. Any decision to grant this derogation is based on the IPCC guidelines and must be approved by an expert review team.
Amendment 153 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall account for emissions and removals resulting from afforested land and deforested land, as the total emissions and removals for each of the years in the periods from 2021 to 2025 and from 2026 to 2030 minus the value obtained by multiplying by five the Member State’s average annual emissions and removals resulting from managed afforested land and deforested land in its base period 2005-2007.
Amendment 157 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a Adherence to the Biodiversity Strategy In order for removals to be included in the accounts of a Member State, the Member State concerned shall ensure that its mitigation activities do not negatively impact Union biodiversity objectives, as specified in the EU biodiversity strategy.
Amendment 160 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. By derogation from the requirement to apply the default value established in Article 5(3), a Member State mayshall be required to submit a request in writing to the Commission, including a scientific justification, in order to transition cropland, grassland, wetland, settlements and other land from the category of such land converted to forest land to the category of forest land remaining forest land after 30 years from the date of conversion. Any decision to grant such a derogation shall be based on the guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and must be approved by a team of experts. The Member State must demonstrate that the duration of the rotation is at least double the maximum transitional period, in this case 60 years.
Amendment 167 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Amendment 174 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Member States that have chosen to include managed wetland in the scope of their commitments in accordance with Article 2 shall account for emissions and removals resulting from managed wetland, calculated as emissions and removals in the periods from 2021 to 2025 and/or from 2026 to 2030 minus the value obtained by multiplying by five the Member State’s average annual emissions and removals resulting from managed wetland in its base period 2005-2007.
Amendment 176 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
Amendment 177 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 b (new)
Article 7 b (new)
Article 7 b Agro-forestry Agro-forestry shall be encouraged so as to integrate food production with biodiversity and measures to counter climate change.
Amendment 179 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Member States that have chosen to include managed wetland in the scope of their commitments in accordance with Article 2 shall account for emissions and removals resulting from managed wetland, calculated as emissions and removals in the periods from 2021 to 2025 and/or from 2026 to 2030 minus the value obtained by multiplying by five the Member State’s average annual emissions and removals resulting from managed wetland in its base period 2005-2007.
Amendment 188 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall account for emissions and removals resulting from managed forest land, calculated as emissions and removals in the periods from 2021 to 2025 and from 2026 to 2030 minus the value obtained by multiplying by five its forest reference level. A forest reference level is an estimate of the average annual net emissions or removals resulting from managed forest land within the territory of the Member State in the periods from 2021 to 2025 and from 20261990 to 20309.
Amendment 36 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Certain destructive fishing gears or methods which use explosives, poisons, stupefying substances, electric current, pneumatic hammers or other percussive instruments; towed devices and grabs for harvesting red coral or other type of corals and coral-like species and certain spear- guns are and should be prohibited except in the specific case of the electric pulse trawl which may be used under certain strict conditions.
Amendment 38 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The practisces of highgrading and slipping should be prohibited except. Slipping may only be permitted in cases where exemptions are introduced under the landing obligation and only if data collection requirements are introduced alongside to the exemptions.
Amendment 51 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The creation of real-time closures in conjunction with moving-on provisions as an additional measure for the protection of juveniles or spawning aggregations or sensitive species should be allowed as an option to be developed under joint recommendations. The conditions for the establishment and lifting of such areas as well as the control and monitoring arrangements should be defined in the relevant joint recommendations.
Amendment 55 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) The power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission to update the list of fish and shellfish for which directed fishing is prohibited; to update the list of sensitive areas where fishing should be restricted; to adopt technical measures as part of multiannual plans; and to adopt technical measures as part of temporary discard plans. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level and based on STECF assessment. The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council.
Amendment 63 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) ensure that the environmental impacts of fishing on marine habitats are minimised and where possible eliminated such that they do not represent a threat to the conservation status of those habitats;
Amendment 87 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 42
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 42
(42) 'high grading' means the practice, of discarding low priced fish that are subject to catch limits, even though they couldght to have been legally landed, so as to maximise the total economic or monetary value of the fish brought back to harbour.
Amendment 98 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. PWithout prejudice to paragraph 1, shall notlipping may apply to catches of species which are exempted from the application of the landing obligation in accordance with Article 15(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
Amendment 108 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 6
Article 19 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission mayshall require the STECF to assess the joint recommendations referred to in paragraph 5.
Amendment 110 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. The adoption of the technical measures, pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2, shall be conditional upon a positive assessment by the STECF
Amendment 113 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Amendments to the closed or restricted areas listed in Part C of Annexes V to VIII and X and Part B of Annex XI shall only take place when scientific assessments required in line with Article 19(6) give a positive assessment to the amendments proposed.
Amendment 116 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
When Member States submit joint recommendations in accordance with Article 19 to allow for the creation of real- time closures and moving on provisions with the aim of ensuring the protection of aggregations of juveniles or spawning fish or shellfish species or sensitive species, they shall include the following elements:
Amendment 121 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3
Article 24 – paragraph 3
3. The use of innovative fishing gears shall notonly be permitted wheren those assessments are finalised and indicate that their use will not lead to negative impacts on sensitive habitats and non-target species.
Amendment 126 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph a
Article 28 – paragraph a
(a) transpose into Union law certainthe technical measures agreed by the North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC), including lists of vulnerable marine ecosystems and specific technical measures related to fisheries for blue ling and redfish defined in NEAFC Recommendations 05:2013, 19:2014, 01:2015, 02:2015; and
Amendment 25 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 35 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Believes that in order to tackle environmental pollution and to achieve the safeguard of natural water resources the human activity should refrain from proposing harmful and useless infrastructure;
Amendment 41 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that investment needs to be channelled, as a matter of priority, towardsin forest management and agroecology to tackle climate change adaptation and counteracting hydrogeological instability, including forest management and agriculture;
Amendment 48 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that investments have to be suitable to allow local economies, both in the agricultural and in the tourism sectors, to develop sustainable solutions where environmental friendly projects have got the priority, fully keeping in mind their global and final environmental impact assessment including a life cycle assessment for each solution;
Amendment 49 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recommends that short marketing chains be promoted for fruit and vegetables; urges the authorities therefore to launch public procurement processes that stimulate the activities of local producers, such as for the supply of schools and hospitals, and to consistently give priority to green farm holdings over industrial agricultural concerns when awarding contracts;
Amendment 56 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that the climate and topography of the Alpine regions make it difficult to intensify farming and forestry; urges the Commission and the Member States to promote research and development in the use of grassland, livestock farming and forestry by capacity building to makimprove production more efficient,cy and to preserve traditional forms of farming and livestock breeds and to assist the conversion of forests into climate- resilient mixed, while safeguarding the biodiversity of forests;
Amendment 61 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it necessary to tap renewable and alternative energy Stresses the importance of developing and investing in renewable and alternative energy sources; fully respecting the vulnerability of the soil and existing natural resources;
Amendment 73 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Maintains that land use and occupation need to be regulated in order to ensure that land is used sustainably and soil is kept in its biodiversity;
Amendment 80 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 80 #
2015/2324(INI)
9. Calls on the Commission and Member States to establish support programmes such as INTERREG within rural development policy for green agricultural and forestry smallholdings in order to exchange information and best practices., as a basis for preserving sustainable agriculture geared to the food sovereignty of local communities;
Amendment 93 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that citizenthe inhabitants and local businesses have to be involved in the decision- making governance both by the Member States and by the European Commission, fully respecting the right of the concerned communities.
Amendment 98 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. A coherent Alpine Strategy should provide the instrument to improve welfare and incomes of the population and provide green jobs opportunities.
Amendment 1 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
– having regard to Article 103 of the Charter of the United Nations which stipulates that ‘in the event of a conflict between the obligations of the Members of the United Nations under the present Charter and their obligations under any other international agreement, their obligations under the present Charter shall prevail’,
Amendment 5 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
– having regard to Articles 2, 3, 8, 21, 23 and 11423 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU),
Amendment 7 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
– having regard to Articles 81, 82, 83, 114, 208 and 352 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),
Amendment 11 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8
Citation 8
– having regard to its urgency resolutions on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law directly or indirectly involving European corporations, including those relating to the Central African Republic (2015/2874), Cambodia and Laos (2014/2515), Bangladesh (2014/2834 and 2013/2951), Qatar (2013/2952), South Africa (2012/2783), Iran (2011/2908), Sudan (2008/2580) and Turkey (1994/2644) among others,
Amendment 14 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 8 October 2013 on corruption in the public and private sectors: the impact on human rights in third countries,
Amendment 19 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13
Citation 13
Amendment 20 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
– having regard to the report by the independent expert Alfred-Maurice de Zayas on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order, presented to the United Nations General Assembly, which points out that ‘foreign direct investment and other capital flows can generate problems in areas beyond human rights’,
Amendment 28 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
– having regard to the EU strategy 2011- 14 for Corporate Social Responsibility COM(2011)681 final,
Amendment 37 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas all states and all business enterprises are bound by the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights apply to all states and to all business enterprises, whether transnational or other, regardless of their size, sector, location, ownership and structure, but pointing out that these currently lack effective control and sanction mechanisms;
Amendment 42 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the UN Global Compact3, comprising ten principles, asks corporations to embrace, support and enact, within their sphere of influence, a set of core values in the areas of human rights, labour standards, the environment and the fight against corruption, making a commitment to those values and integrating them into their business operations on a voluntary basis, but pointing out that this Compact is insufficient given that it continues to rely on voluntary compliance with its content; __________________ 3 https://www.unglobalcompact.org/what- is-gc/mission/principles.
Amendment 48 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas corporations are one of the major players in economic globalisation and international trade and are required to comply with all applicable laws and international treaties in force and to respect human rights;
Amendment 59 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas there is a serious and concrete risk ofare corporate practices that resulting in forced labour, and sexual and child exploitation by European corporations;
Amendment 69 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas, where protecting human rights are breached, appropriate and effective remedies are required; whereas a fairer and more effective remedies system is needed under domestic law to deal with human rights violations committed by business enterprisesmust be a priority for the Member States and the Union itself, which should have an obligation to prevent European business enterprises from violating human rights regardless of the place where infringements are committed; whereas this priority requires the introduction of effective control and sanction mechanisms to deal with these violations, and measures to provide redress for rights that have been violated;
Amendment 91 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reaffirms the urgent need to act in a continuous, effective and coherent manner at all levels, including national and, European leveand international, in order to effectively address the legal problems resulting from the extra-territorial dimension of companies and of their conduct, and the related uncertainty as to where the civil and/or criminal liability for human rights violations lies;
Amendment 95 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the adoption of the UNGPs; emphasises that the UNGPs were agreed unanimously in the UN with the full support of EU Member States, the ILO and the International Chamber of Commerce, including support for the concept of a ‘smart mix’ of regulatory and voluntary action;
Amendment 99 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises the UN Global Compact, the ISO 26000 standard on social responsibility, the ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises as tools which can mobilise responsibility in the business activities of enterprises; points out, however, that compliance with respect for human rights should not be left to the discretion of enterprises;
Amendment 112 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recognises the major importance of CSR and welcomes the growing use of instruments based on CSR and the self- commitment by corporations; strongly emphasises, however, that avoiding violations of human rights is not a matter of charity or something to be done on a voluntary basis but a legal obligation on enterprises and their management people managing or financing them, wherever they may act and whatever their size or industrial sector;
Amendment 133 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls the different but complementary roles of states and companies with regard to human rights protection; recalls that states have a duty to protect everyone within their jurisdiction, including against human rights abuses committed by companies, even if they operate in third countries; strongly recalls that, where human rights abuses occur, the victims’ statestate in which the abuse occurs must guarantee that those affected havem access to an effective remedy, and points out that the EU shares that duty with regard to areas of exclusive or shared competence; recognises that this means that the EU has an obligation to make its external relations conditional on third countries guaranteeing human rights and, in particular, effective remedy for people under their jurisdiction;
Amendment 135 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls foron the Commission and Member States to guarantee policy coherence on business and human rights at all levels: within different EU institutions, between the institutions, and between the EU and its Member States, and in particular in relation to the Union’s commercial policy;
Amendment 144 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to respect the principle of development policy coherence in their foreign policies and explicitly to include it in all treaties signed by them, in keeping with international commitments undertaken in relation to human rights, decent working conditions, gender equality and environmental sustainability;
Amendment 190 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Member States to take any appropriate steps to ensure, through judicial, administrative, legislative or other appropriate means, that when such human rights violations occur, those affected in third countries have access to an effective remedy in the territory where the infringing enterprise has its main seat within the EU, piercing the veil of the legal personality, when a corporation based in the EU holds, directs or controls companies that are responsible for human rights violations in third countries; takes the view that at all events joint and several liability should be established between contracting and subcontracting enterprises so that, regardless of the nationality of the subcontractor committing the illegal act, those affected can take action against the main company, whether in the country where the illegal act has been committed or in the main company’s country of origin (the country in which it has its seat); calls on the Member States to take appropriate steps to reduceliminate legal, practical and other relevant barriers that could lead to a denial of access to remedy and establish appropriate procedural means to enable those affected in third countries to have access to justice in both the civil and criminal courts;
Amendment 211 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 215 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 221 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Resolves that the European Parliament will not approve any EU agreement on economic matters with a third country unless it includes the following clause: ‘Undertakings that invest in a third country shall have civil and criminal liability for crimes and infringements committed by them and by their directors, management and members of decision-making bodies – whether single-member or collegiate. This liability shall derive not only from the direct commission of an illegal act but also from complicity, collaboration, instigation, inducement and/or concealment of that act. It must be guaranteed that both the legal entity and the individuals committing the human rights violation can be prosecuted in the EU Member State of which they are nationals. Joint and several liability must at all events be established between contracting and subcontracting companies so that, regardless of the nationality of the main company or where appropriate the subcontractor that commits the illegal act, those affected can take action against the main company, whether in the country where the illegal act has been committed or in the main company’s country of origin (the country in which it has its seat)’;
Amendment 255 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 d (new)
Paragraph 31 d (new)
31d. Proposes the creation of a public agency to supervise the activity of European corporations, with the task of analysing, investigating and inspecting the practices of transnational corporations in third countries. Its core task would be to investigate the activities of corporations in third countries, and complaints lodged by groups and organisations affected by the practices of European corporations in third countries; proposes that the agency would make its conclusions public and present them to the European Parliament; proposes that this body would be responsible for awarding the product brand referred to in the previous paragraph;
Amendment 12 #
2015/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1 f. Stresses the fact that moving towards a truly sustainable economy and that the greening of EU economies and putting at equal stand the Europe 2020 targets will contribute to achieving the Union's environmental goals, to restoring the European economy's competitive edge and to creating quality jobs; deplores the fact that the lack of a European strategy for sustainable development during the crisis has kept growth in the EU well below its potential;
Amendment 16 #
2015/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 j (new)
Paragraph 1 j (new)
1 j. Emphasises that in order that the Member States boost their employment by exploiting the employment potential of the green economy, action in required on three main fronts: boosting labour demand in eco-industries through adequate levels of investments, anticipating and managing skills needs in both green and greening sectors, and ensuring job quality for high-, medium-, and low-skill occupations; from the point of view of labour market policy, enhanced attention should be dedicated to devising adequate training programmes to tackle specific skill shortages, and to considering the dynamic interaction between skills supply and age structure of the workforce in green and traditional industries;
Amendment 52 #
2015/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 h (new)
Paragraph 5 h (new)
5 h. Underlines the fact that ensuring equal access to health care contributes to social cohesion, to social justice, to tackle social exclusion and it contributes to a sustainable development as it adds to intergenerational solidarity and can correct negative population health externalities;
Amendment 53 #
2015/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 i (new)
Paragraph 5 i (new)
5 i. Stresses the importance of the sustainability of the healthcare sector which plays an important role in the overall economy as it accounts for 8% of the total European workforce and for 10% of GDP in the European Union; for being able to provide equal access to healthcare services for the citizens, as health is an essential factor of stability, sustainability and further development of Member States and their economy;
Amendment 54 #
2015/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 j (new)
Paragraph 5 j (new)
5 j. Calls both Member States and the European Commission, in this period of economic crisis, to avoid most damaging measures like short-term savings which will lead to high costs in the mid to long- term and instead to concentrate on further development of high-quality and high-efficiency health care systems.
Amendment 15 #
2015/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the role and contribution of women are of fundamental importance in maintaining mountainous regions;
Amendment 20 #
2015/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas it is essential to secure agricultural and food production and maintain added value in these regions; whereas there is a need for access to land so as to maintain production;
Amendment 35 #
2015/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas public services are of fundamental importance in maintaining the population of and activity in mountainous regions;
Amendment 50 #
2015/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Believes it necessary to protect farmland, according priority to farming above all other activities;
Amendment 58 #
2015/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to include specific measures for mountainous regions in all policies;
Amendment 67 #
Amendment 73 #
2015/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the importance of aid under the first pillar of the CAP in maintaining agricultural production and income for farmers in mountain areas; recalls that Member States have the option of establishing specific direct aid and coupled payments to help attain these objectives; asks the Commission to take steps to make such optional measures mandatory in all Member States;
Amendment 81 #
2015/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that measures under the second pillar of the CAP must ensure the sustainability and diversification of agricultural production in mountain areas by supporting the emergence of projects that create added value, innovation projects, agricultural investment projects and farm development projects and projects to maintain processing enterprises and to support the sale of farming produce in short supply chains and local markets; stresses that these funds should be used as tools to boost the competitiveness of the regional agricultural sector and / or as a means of allowing the economic diversification of farms;
Amendment 101 #
2015/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to set up a specific, individually funded, mandatory programme concerning mountainous regions;
Amendment 108 #
2015/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the Commission to introduce specific aid for small-scale farms;
Amendment 111 #
2015/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Calls on the Commission to introduce specific measures to help people over the maximum age to be considered young farmers to return to mountainous regions as farmers;
Amendment 112 #
2015/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7d. Calls on the Commission to draw up affirmative action policies to encourage women to settle in farmland in mountainous regions and to participate in the projects listed in paragraph 6;
Amendment 113 #
2015/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 e (new)
Paragraph 7 e (new)
7e. Calls on the Commission to draw up affirmative action policies to facilitate and promote women's involvement in all areas of decision-making under equal conditions;
Amendment 114 #
2015/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 f (new)
Paragraph 7 f (new)
7f. Calls on the Commission to draw up measures to ensure that family farms are owned by both members of couples;
Amendment 115 #
2015/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 g (new)
Paragraph 7 g (new)
7g. Calls on the Commission to safeguard free, high-quality public education and healthcare as well as public social services;
Amendment 116 #
2015/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 h (new)
Paragraph 7 h (new)
7h. Calls on the Commission to act as guarantor for the maintenance, restoration and improvement of public services to support the development of farms;
Amendment 117 #
2015/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 i (new)
Paragraph 7 i (new)
7i. Calls on the Commission to guarantee public transport and public postal services in mountainous regions;
Amendment 122 #
2015/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of establishing producer groups orfarmers' organisations to strengthen the bargaining power of farmers in the food chain and in drawing up policy proposals on mountainous regions;
Amendment 140 #
2015/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission to introduce health and hygiene rules suitable for small-scale farms;
Amendment 23 #
2015/2155(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses that the Court of Auditors report adopted on 11.07.2014 states that the potential saving for the EU budget would be about 114 million EUR per year if the European Parliament centralised its activities; reiterates the call on Parliament and the Council to address, in order to create long term savings, the need for a roadmap to a single seat, as stated by Parliament in several previous resolutions;
Amendment 25 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas biodiversity is under severe pressure worldwide, which is bringing about irreversible changes that are profoundly detrimental to nature, society and the economy; mainly as result of human-induced pressures
Amendment 50 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. NoteRegrets that the general trend with regard to biodiversity continues to be cause for serious concern, and that the 2020 targets will not be achieved without substantial additional efforts; observes, at the same time, that targeted efforts genuinely produce results and that there is therefore great potential for improvement;
Amendment 103 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urgently calls on the Commission and Member States to give priority to achieving the 2020 targets; calls for a multi- stakeholder approach and stresses the vital role of regional and local actors and their full participation in this regard; stresses that greater public awareness of and support for biodiversity are also essential;
Amendment 104 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urgently calls on the Commission and Member States to give priority to achieving the 2020 targets; calls for a multi- stakeholder approach and stresses the vital role of regional and local actors and their full participation in this regard; stresses that greater public awareness of and support for biodiversity are also essential;
Amendment 125 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to improve the guidelines, which should facilitate the optimal application of the directives, in accordance with existing case-law; calls on the Commission to give higher priority to dialogue with Member States and relevant stakeholders, especially land owners and practical operators, and to encourage exchanges of best practices;
Amendment 126 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to improve the guidelines, which should facilitate the optimal application of the directives, in accordance with existing case-law; calls on the Commission to give higher priority to dialogue with Member States and relevant stakeholders, especially land owners and practical operators, and to encourage exchanges of best practices;
Amendment 152 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the Commission and Member States to continue to enforce the Nature Directives conscientiously; calls, in that context, for additional efforts to halt illegal hunting of protected birds; notes that the challenge for the future is to incorporate nature conservation into other policy areas such as agricultural policy, which is not yet happening in an optimal way;
Amendment 182 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes and rRegrets that there has not yet been a measurable improvement of the biodiversity status in agriculture; urges the Commission and Member States to monitor, assess and increase the effectiveness of greening measures and other rural development measures of the CAP; calls on the Commission to take into account its findings in the mid-term review of the CAP;
Amendment 12 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for funds to be specifically earmarked for small farms, which provide much direct employment in rural areas and are necessary to ensure that the land is tended and put to good use;
Amendment 14 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls for priority to be given to promoting and raising awareness of local markets and their contribution to the local economies;
Amendment 37 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for sufficient funds to be made available in order to implement allprioritise those elements of the CAP reform, including as regardslating to greening, biodiversity and rural development programmes and small farms;
Amendment 48 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to monitor the significantprioritise public policies eliminating the causes of price volatility of agricultural products, which occurs more frequently in a more globalised market and has adverse effects on farmers’ incomes, and to react promptly and effectively when needed;
Amendment 57 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the objectives of increasing the competitiveness and sustainability of European agriculture and asks to make resources available to meet theseis objectives;
Amendment 167 #
2015/0275(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 17 October 20131a , __________________ 1aOpinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Towards more sustainable consumption: industrial product lifetimes and restoring trust through consumer information’,
Amendment 256 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Member States should take measures to promote prevention of food waste in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 25 September 2015, and in particular its target of halving food waste by 2030. These measures should aim to prevent food waste in primary production, inat processing and, manufacturing, in retail and other distribution of food, in restaurants and food services as well as in householdconsumer levels, and food losses along the whole production and supply chain, including in primary production, transportation and storage losses. Having regard to the environmental and economic benefits of preventing food waste, Member States should establish specific food waste prevention measures and should measure progress in food waste reductionin their waste prevention programmes in order to reach a 50% food waste reduction target by 2030, compared to the baseline and should measure progress in food waste reduction. Member States should encourage the setting up of conventions enabling the food retail sector to distribute unsold products to charitable organizations. To facilitate exchange of good practice across the EU both between Member States and between food business operators, uniform methodologies for such measurement should be established. Reporting on food waste levels should take place on a biennial basis.
Amendment 286 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) The switch to a circular economy should be in line with the pillars of a sustainable development and therefore take into account its social benefits. The Social and Solidarity Economy, being historically active in the management of waste and supporting the creation of jobs for people at risk of socio economic exclusion, should be enhanced by the Member states.
Amendment 295 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 b (new)
Recital 14 b (new)
(14b) The role of the Social and Solidarity Economy stakeholders, such as associations and social enterprises, in the re-use sector needs to be acknowledged and consolidated. The member States should take the necessary measures including, when appropriate, economic instruments, social clauses in public procurement criteria, facilitated access to waste collection points, and any other appropriate economic or regulatory incentive.
Amendment 309 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) In order to ensure the reliability of the data gathered on preparation for re-use it is essential to establish common rules for reporting, taking into account not to impose excessive administrative burden on small and medium operators. Similarly, it is important to lay down more precise rules on how Member States should report what is effectively recycled and can be counted towards the attainment of the recycling targets. To that effect, as a general rule, the reporting on the attainment of the recycling targets must be based on the input to the final recycling process. In order to limit administrative burdens, Member States should be allowed, under strict conditions, to report recycling rates on the basis of the output of sorting facilities. Losses in weight of materials or substances due to physical and/or chemical transformation processes inherent to the finala recycling process should not be deducted from the weight of the waste reported as recycled.
Amendment 417 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 1b (new)
Article 3 – point 1b (new)
Amendment 429 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 4
Article 3 – point 4
4. "bio-waste" means biodegradable garden and park waste, food and kitchen waste from households, restaurants, caterers and retail premises, comparable waste from food processing plants and other waste with similar biodegradability properties through biodegradability standards compatible with home composting or local composting infrastructure, that is comparable in nature, composition and quantity;
Amendment 440 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 16
Article 3 – point 16
Amendment 455 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 16 a (new)
Article 3 – point 16 a (new)
(ea) The following point 16a is inserted: 16a. "preparing for re-use operators" are enterprises or networks of enterprises handling waste, working along the preparing for re-use process chain, respecting applicable waste and other relevant regulations in force where they operate;
Amendment 469 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 17a
Article 3 – point 17a
17a. "final recycling process" means the recycling process which begins when no further mechanical sorting operation is needis needed to select materials that are going to be recycled and waste materials enter a production process and arto be effectively reprocessed into products, materials or substances;
Amendment 491 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – Point 17b
Article 3 – Point 17b
17b. "backfilling" means any recovery operation where suitable non-hazardous construction and demolition inert waste is used for reclamation purposes in excavated areas or for engineering purposes in landscaping or construction instead of other non-waste materials which would otherwise have been used for that purpose;
Amendment 499 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f b (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 22 (new)
Article 3 – point 22 (new)
(fb) The following point 22 is inserted: 22. "litter" means any material or item that has been improperly discarded, lost or has resulted from inadequate waste management;"
Amendment 506 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f d (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f d (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 24 (new)
Article 3 – point 24 (new)
(fd) The following point 24 is inserted: 24. "food waste" means edible and inedible food removed from the supply chain or disposed of at processing, manufacturing, retail and consumer levels, and food losses along the whole production and supply chain, including primary production, transportation and storage losses."
Amendment 509 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f e (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f e (new)
(fe) The following point is inserted: 25. "decontamination" means any operation that consists of removing or treating the unwanted hazardous components or pollutants from waste or, if this is not possible from a technical or economic perspective, treating the waste in a way that destroys the pollutants."
Amendment 518 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
(2a) In Article 4 (2), the first subparagraph is replaced by the following: "When applying the waste hierarchy referred to in paragraph 1, Member States shall take measures to encourage the options that deliver the best overall environmental outcome, taking into consideration the environmental impacts of materials at end of life and when littered. This may require specific waste streams departing from the hierarchy where this is justified by life- cycle thinking on the overall impacts of the generation and management of such waste. Thus may require that certain wastes undergo a decontamination process prior to further treatment."
Amendment 519 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
(2b) In Article 4 (2), the following second subparagraph is inserted: Mixed and separately collected waste shall be sorted prior to energy recovery or to final disposal in landfill in order to support the effective extraction of recyclable materials and stabilise the remaining biodegradable fraction. In the concrete case of separately collected bio waste are allowed to be sent to composting and other processes using biodegradable waste as their exclusive input providing the quality of the separate collection is certified compatible with the requirements of the targeted installations.
Amendment 524 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. Member States shall make use of adequate economic instruments toensure that pricing of waste treatment operations provide incentives for the application of the waste hierarchy, the re-use of products and the use of secondary raw materials.
Amendment 540 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 613 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point -a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point -a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
(-a) in paragraph 1, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following: Such measures mayshall include an acceptance of returned products and of the waste that remains after those products have been used, as well as the subsequent management of the waste and financial responsibility for such activities. These measures mayshall include the obligation to provide publicly available information as to the extent to which the product is re- usable and recyclable.
Amendment 619 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Such measures mayshall also include the establishment of extended producer responsibility schemes defining specific operational and financial obligations for producers of products. Producer responsibility shall aim at covering all products placed in the market. By 2030, textiles, furniture, hazardous substances used in households, hygiene products and paper shall be covered by a relevant extended producer responsibility scheme.
Amendment 629 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a b (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
(ab) in paragraph 1, the following subparagraph is inserted: Producer responsibility shall aim at covering all products placed in the market.
Amendment 630 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a c (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 b (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 b (new)
(ac) in paragraph 1, the following subparagraph is inserted: Member States shall order the inclusion of a visible and consistent eco- contribution payment on the price labels of EEE so as to inform consumers and guarantee that the funding allocated to cover the cost of preparing WEEE for reuse and recycling is allocated in practise.
Amendment 679 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 1 – indent 2
Article 8a – paragraph 1 – indent 2
- define measurable waste management targets, in line with the waste hierarchyprevention, re-use and preparation for re- use, and recycling targets as well as minimum recycled content targets, aiming to attain at least the quantitative targets relevant for the scheme as laid down in this Directive, Directive 94/62/EC, Directive 2000/53/EC, Directive 2006/66/EC and Directive 2012/19/EU;
Amendment 692 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 1 – indent 4 a (new)
Article 8a – paragraph 1 – indent 4 a (new)
- contain clear targets for improvement of product design (eco- design) from material efficiency and optimised end-of-life perspective;
Amendment 697 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 1 – indent 4 b (new)
Article 8a – paragraph 1 – indent 4 b (new)
- ensure the eco-design of products and foster better resource efficiency, by rewarding the efforts of the producer to take into account the reusability, reparability and recyclability of products;
Amendment 702 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 1 – indent 4 c (new)
Article 8a – paragraph 1 – indent 4 c (new)
- contribute to the environmental costs of a product all along its life cycle into its price;
Amendment 770 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 4 – point a – indent 3 a (new)
Article 8a – paragraph 4 – point a – indent 3 a (new)
- costs for littering prevention and management both on land and seas;
Amendment 776 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 4 – point a – indent 3 b (new)
Article 8a – paragraph 4 – point a – indent 3 b (new)
- costs of collection, transport and treatment for non-separately collected waste covered by extended producer responsibility.
Amendment 779 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 8a – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) are modulated on the basis of the real end-of-life cost of individual products or groups of similar products, notably by taking into account their durability, repairability, re-usability and recyclability; and the presence of hazardous substances. In order to create the optimised market conditions for producers to take advantage of such a modulation, a set of criteria acting as basis for modulation and their measurement method shall be established for the European single market. No later than two years after the entry into force of this Directive, the Commission shall conduct a study and establish a multi-stakeholders platform in cooperation with Member States to define those criteria and adopt implementing acts in accordance with Article 39(2) for their implementation;
Amendment 790 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
Article 8a – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(ba) are modulated according to the eco-design and resource efficiency criteria, including the content of recycled material, reusability, ease of repair and toxicity;
Amendment 890 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 5
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 5
- reduce the total generation of food waste in primary production, inat processing and manufacturing, in retail and other, distribution of food, in restaurants and food services as well as in households, consumer and households levels and food losses along the whole supply chains, including primary production, transportation and storage by 50% by 2030, compared to 2014 baseline.
Amendment 905 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 5 b (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 5 b (new)
- reduce marine litter by 50% by 2025, with specific prevention measures on the top;
Amendment 911 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 5 c (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 5 c (new)
- by 2018 prohibit the use of solid microplastic ingredients in products reaching residential, commercial or industrial drainage systems;
Amendment 914 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 5 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 5 a (new)
- discourage the use of plastic for single-use items and for non-reusable or non-recyclable packaging;
Amendment 930 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall require notification of identified cases of planned obsolescence and take measures to discourage the marketing of such goods on their national markets.
Amendment 931 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Member States may use economic instruments to encourage producers/importers of durable goods to lease rather than sell their products.
Amendment 935 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall monitor and assess the implementation of the waste prevention measures. For that purpose, they shall use appropriate qualitative or quantitative indicators and targets, notably on the per capita quantity of municipal waste that is disposed of or subject to energy recovery. Those measures shall ensure that:
Amendment 936 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
(a) no later than 31 December 2025 the waste disposed of or subject to energy recovery shall be reduced to 125 kg per capita;
Amendment 939 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall analyse and report on the composition of the waste that is disposed of or subject to energy recovery. Their waste prevention policies shall address specifically those product most commonly present within this category of waste.
Amendment 940 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Amendment 950 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall take measures to prevent food waste generation along the whole food supply chain. The measures shall endeavour to ensure that food waste in the manufacturing, retail/distribution, food service/ hospitality and household sectors is reduced by at least 30% by 2025;
Amendment 968 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(9a) In Article 10, the following paragraph is added: 2a. Member States shall make sure that waste that has been separately collected pursuant to this Article and Article 22, is not disposed of or subject to energy recovery.
Amendment 977 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Member States shall take measures, as appropriate, to promote preparing for re-use activities, notably by encouraging the establishment of and support for re-use and repair networks andpreparation for re-use operators and repair networks, preferably run as social enterprises, by facilitating the access of such networks to waste collection points, and facilities, and by promoting the use of economic instruments, procurement criteria, quantitative objectives or other measures.
Amendment 981 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1a (new)
In order to ensure that such access to waste collection points and facilities is granted for preparing for re-use operators, Member States shall set separate quantitative targets for preparing for re-use. By 2020, the proportion of the collected municipal waste deriving primarily from waste electrical and electronic equipment, furniture and textiles shall be at least 2%. By 2030, that proportion shall be increased up to 4 %.
Amendment 988 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall take measures to promote high quality recycling and, to this end, shall set up separate collections of waste where technically, environmentally and economically practicable and appropriate to meet the necessary quality standards for the relevant recycling sectors and to attain the targets set out in paragraph 2 and establish economic incentives that promote collection, re-use and recycling. These shall include, by 2020, the establishment of deposit-refund schemes for re-use and recycling of beverage packaging.
Amendment 1052 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point d
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)
Amendment 1171 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(12a) In article 12, the following paragraph is added: 'Member States shall take specific measures to prevent the disposal of waste, both directly and indirectly, into the marine environment. Member States shall report to the Commission the measures put into place to implement this paragraph eighteen months after entry into force of this Directive and every two years following that date. The Commission shall publish a biennial report based on the information provided within six months. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts to establish modalities and indicators for the implementation of this paragraph. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 39(2).'
Amendment 1179 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 c (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 15 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 4 a (new)
(12c) In Article 15, the following paragraph is added: '4a. Member States shall take measures to ensure that the selection procedure for waste management operators carried out by local authorities and organisations set up to implement extended producer responsibility obligations on behalf of a producer of products placing goods on the market of the Union, includes social clauses with the view of supporting the role of social and solidarity enterprises.'
Amendment 1185 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 d (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 d (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
(12d) In Article 20, the following subparagraph is inserted: 'Member States shall set separate collection of hazardous waste produced by households and ensure that hazardous wastes are treated correctly and do not contaminate other municipal waste streams.'
Amendment 1205 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 22 – paragraph -1 (new)
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the organic recycling of bio-waste from municipal waste shall be increased to a minimum of 70 % by weight by 2025 and 80% by 2030. The weight of bio-waste recycled shall be understood as the weight of the input waste entering an organic recycling process in a given year.
Amendment 1211 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure the separate collection of bio-waste where technically, environmentally and economically practicable and appropriate to ensure the relevant quality standards for compost and to attain the targets set out in Article 11(2)(a), (c) and (d) and 11(3).
Amendment 1247 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point a – point ii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point a – point ii
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 28 – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 28 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) measures to combat all forms of littering and to clean up all types of litterwith specific prevention measures on the top ten items found on beaches by region, and to clean up all types of litter. These shall include market restrictions, consumer levies on single-use plastics and packaging, replacement of materials which are not reusable or recyclable and establishment of deposit-refund schemes to increase collection and prevent littering.
Amendment 1254 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17 – point a
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1274 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21 a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 37a (new)
Article 37a (new)
Amendment 61 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) A progressive reductionphasing-out of landfilling is necessary to prevent detrimental impacts on human health and the environment and to ensure that economically valuable waste materials are gradually and effectively recovered through proper waste management and in line with the waste hierarchy. This reduction should avoid the development of excessive capacity for the treatment of residual waste facilities, such as through energy recovery or low grade mechanical biological treatment of untreated municipal waste, as this could result in undermining the achievement of the Union's long-term preparation for reuse and recycling targets for municipal waste as laid down in Article 11 of Directive 2008/98/EC. Similarly, and to prevent detrimental impacts on human health and the environment, while Member States should take all necessary measures to ensure that only waste that has been subject to treatment is landfilled, compliance with such obligation should not lead to the creation of overbe compatible with the development of adequate capacities for the treatment of residual municipal waste and should not contribute to increased waste incineration capacity or an over-use of landfills. In addition, in order to ensure consistency between the targets laid down in Article 11 of Directive 2008/98/EC and the landfill reduction target defined in Article 5 of this Directive and to ensure a coordinated planning of the infrastructures and investments needed to meet those targets, Member States which may obtain additional time for the attainment of the municipal waste recycling targets should also be given additional time to attain the landfill reduction target for 2030 as laid down in this Directive.
Amendment 66 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Member States and competent authorities should promote the local treatment of waste following the principle of 0 km waste.
Amendment 68 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 c (new)
Recital 8 c (new)
(8c) The Commission should promote the coordination and exchange of information and best practices both between Member States, regional and - specially- local authorities, involving all relevant civil society organizations, including the social partner and environmental and consumer organizations.
Amendment 69 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 d (new)
Recital 8 d (new)
(8d) To adequately implement and enforce the objectives of this Directive it is necessary to ensure that the local authorities of the territories where landfills are located are recognized as relevant actors, as they suffer directly the consequences of landfilling. In this respect, public and democratic consultation should be ensured in the localities and supra-municipal areas where a landfill is going to be established beforehand and appropriated compensation should be established for the local population.
Amendment 70 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 e (new)
Recital 8 e (new)
(8e) In order to ensure the proper implementation of this regulation local platforms of control should be set, with the participation of social partners, local administrations and civil society organizations to ensure that landfilling areas respect national and EU regulation.
Amendment 71 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 f (new)
Recital 8 f (new)
(8 f) The Commission should ensure that every landfill in the EU is in full compliance with the Environmental Impact Assessment requirements, and that the latter are renewed on a regular basis, at minimum every 8 years.
Amendment 72 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 g (new)
Recital 8 g (new)
(8g) The Commission should guarantee that every landfill in the EU is audited in order to ensure the proper implementation of EU and national law.
Amendment 78 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Statistical data reported by Member States are essential for the Commission to assess compliance with waste legislation across the Member States. The quality, reliability and comparability of statistics should be improved by introducing a single entry point for all waste data, deleting obsolete reporting requirements, benchmarking national reporting methodologies and introducing a data quality check report. Reliable reporting of statistical data concerning waste management and waste landfill capacity is paramount to efficient implementation and to ensuring comparability of data among Member States. Therefore, when preparing the reports on compliance with the targets set out in Directive 19991/31/EC, Member States should be required to use the most recent methodologya harmonized methodology for data collection and processing developed by the Commission andin cooperation with the national statistical offices of the Member States.
Amendment 82 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Extended producer responsibility schemes should apply to hazardous waste. Producer of this kind of waste should be held responsible for its collection and all related environmental and public health costs.
Amendment 83 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) In order to better implement the objectives of landfills, in line with the protocol 26 of the TFEU, Member State policies should be based in public management and ownership in order to ensure that it is environmental policy objectives, and not the maximization of profit, that guides landfill policy.
Amendment 84 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Commission and Member States should ensure the development of plans for the sustainable recovery and sustainable alternative usage of landfills and landfill-damaged areas.
Amendment 91 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) the following paragraph is inserted after paragraph 2: 2a. Member States shall ban every waste on landfills that have been filled.
Amendment 102 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that by 2030 the amount of municipal waste landfilled is reduced to 105% of the total amount of municipal waste generated. This objective shall be implemented without increasing the level of waste incineration.
Amendment 128 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 7
Article 5 – paragraph 7
7. By 31 December 2024 at the latest, the Commission shall examine the target laid down in paragraph 5 with a view to reducing it and introducing restrictions to the landfilling of non-hazardous waste other than municipal waste. To this end, a report of the Commission accompanied by a proposal, if appropriate, shall be sent to the European Parliament and the Council. he Commission should introduce an additional target for the total amount of waste that can be landfilled, calculated per kilogramme per person per year. Such target would contribute to reducing the overall amount of waste generated every year and incentive the countries producing high amounts of waste and which do not landfill that much in percentage. To this end, a report of the Commission accompanied by a proposal, if appropriate, shall be sent to the European Parliament and the Council. Additionally the Commission shall assess the feasibility of introducing maximum levels of kilogramme of landfilled waste per area of authorized landfill.
Amendment 151 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 152 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 b (new)
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(4b) in Article 7, paragraph 1 the following point is inserted: “(g a) these plans shall include regeneration, reparation and alternative sustainable uses for landfills;"
Amendment 153 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 c (new)
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 8 – point a – iv a (new)
Article 8 – point a – iv a (new)
(4c) in Article 8, point a the following point is added: “(iv a) the maximum capacity has not been achieved;"
Amendment 39 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph -1 (new)
Directive 2000/53/EC
Article 1
Article 1
(-1) Article 1 is replaced by the following: "This Directive lays down measures which aim, as a first priority, at the prevention of waste from vehicles and, in addition, following the waste hierarchy steps, at the reuse, recycling and other forms of recovery of end-of life vehicles and their components so as to reduce the disposal of waste, as well as at the improvement in the environmental performance of all of the economic operators involved in the life cycle of vehicles and especially the operators directly involved in the treatment of end-of life vehicles."
Amendment 41 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph -1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph -1 a (new)
Directive 2000/53/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
(-1a) Article 6 paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that all end- of life vehicles are stored (even temporarily) and treated in accordance with the waste hierarchy priorities and the general requirements laid down in Article 4 of Directive 75/442/EEC, and in compliance with the minimum technical requirements set out in Annex I to this Directive, without prejudice to national regulations on health and environment."
Amendment 42 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph -1 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph -1 b (new)
Directive 2000/53/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Amendment 56 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 2006/66/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Amendment 57 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
Directive 2006/66/EC
Article 7
Article 7
(-1a) Article 7 is replaced by the following: "Member States shall, having regard to the environmental impact of transport, take necessary measures to ensure the practical implementation of waste hierarchy priorities, including to maximise the separate collection of waste batteries and accumulators and, to minimise the disposal of batteries and accumulators as mixed municipal waste in orderand to achieve a high level of recycling for all waste batteries and accumulators."
Amendment 59 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point -1 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point -1 b (new)
Directive 2006/66/EC
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Amendment 61 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point -1 c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point -1 c (new)
Directive 2006/66/EC
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a
(-1c) In Article 20 paragraph 1, point a is replaced by the following: "(a) the potential effects on the environment and human health of the substances used in batteries and accumulators as well as the environmental overall performance of each type of battery and accumulator throughout their entire life cycle, including its average useful life, its potential for repair and reuse and the concrete presence of hazardous substances;"
Amendment 63 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point -a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point -a (new)
Directive 2006/66/EC
Article 23 – paragraph –1 (new)
Article 23 – paragraph –1 (new)
(-a) In Article 23, before paragraph 1, the following paragraph is inserted: “(-1) Member States shall report the data concerning the implementation of Article 10, 11 and 12 for each calendar year to the Commission. They shall report this data electronically within 18 months of the end of the reporting year for which the data are collected. The data shall be reported in the format established by the Commission in accordance with this paragraph. The first report shall cover the data for the period from 1 January [enter year of transposition of this Directive + 1 year] to 31 December [enter year of transposition of this Directive + 1 year]. The data reported by the Member State in accordance with this paragraph shall be accompanied by a quality check report. The Commission shall review the data reported in accordance with this paragraph and publish a report on the results of its review. The report shall assess of the organisation of the data collection, the sources of data and the methodology used in Member States as well as the completeness, reliability, timeliness and consistency of that data. The assessment may include specific recommendations for improvement. The report shall be drawn up every three years. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts laying down the format for reporting data in accordance with this paragraph. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24.”
Amendment 69 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 4
Article 4
(-1) Article 4 is replaced by the following: "Member States shall, without prejudice to the requirements of Union legislation on the proper functioning of the internal market and on product design, including Directive 2009/125/EC, encourage cooperation between producers, repairers and recyclers and measures to promote the design and production of EEE, notably in view of facilitating repair, re-use, dismantling and recovery of WEEE, its components and materials. In this context, Member States shall take appropriate measures so that the ecodesign requirements facilitating re-use and treatment of WEEE established in the framework of Directive 2009/125/EC are applied and producers do not prevent, through specific design features or manufacturing processes, WEEE from being repaired and re-used, unless such specific design features or manufacturing processes present overriding advantages, for example, with regard to the protection of the environment and/or safety requirements."
Amendment 71 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 6 – title
Article 6 – title
Amendment 72 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 b (new)
Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
(-1b) In Article 6, in paragraph 2 subparagraph 2a added: Having regard to the waste hierarchy priorities and the environmental impact of transport and without prejudice of the application of the "producer's responsibility" principle, the access to separately collected WEEE by repair and re-use local operators shall be promoted"
Amendment 73 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 c (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 c (new)
Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
(-1c) In Article 8, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: "2. Proper treatment, other than preparing for re-use, and recovery or recycling operations according to the waste hierarchy priorities shall, as a minimum, include the removal of all fluids and a selective treatment in accordance with Annex VII."
Amendment 74 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 d (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 d (new)
Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
(-1d) In Article 8, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: "3. Member States shall ensure that producers or, third parties acting on their behalf or third operators present in the market set up systems to provide for the recovery of WEEE using best available techniques. The systems may be set up by producers individually or collectively. Member States shall ensure that any establishment or undertaking carrying out collection or treatment operations stores and treats WEEE in compliance with the technical requirements set out in Annex VIII."
Amendment 80 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 e (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 e (new)
Amendment 81 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 f (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 f (new)
Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
(-1f) In Article 11, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "1. Regarding all WEEE separately collected in accordance with Article 5 and 6 and sent for treatment in accordance with Articles 8, 9 and 10, Member States shall ensure that producers meet the minimum targets set out in Annex V."
Amendment 83 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 h (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 h (new)
Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point d
(-1h) In Article 14 paragraph 2, point d is replaced by the following: "(d) the potential effects on the environment and human health as a result of the presence of hazardous substances in EEE, as well as the environmental overall performance of each concrete EEE placed in the market throughout their entire life cycle, including its average useful life, its potential for repair and reuse and the concrete presence of hazardous substances;"
Amendment 27 #
2015/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) The Commission should always carry out a suitable impact assessment to accompany this agreement or, in the event that this is not possible, make provision for a mid-term review to study the actual impact of this measure on the European olive oil market and the situation for European producers and assess the need for compensatory measures for European producers.
Amendment 37 #
2015/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
The annual tariff quota referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation shall be made available only after the exhaustion of the volume of the annual olive oil duty free tariff rate quota provided for in Article 3(1) of Protocol 1 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement, and after an assessment of the European olive oil market in order to anticipate possible compensatory measures for European producers.
Amendment 14 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas some Member States are trying to reduce the costs of red tape by eliminating some of the smaller beneficiaries of CAP subsidies;
Amendment 17 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas controls cause a delay in the payment of aid and, if a beneficiary has requested an advance from the bank, the latter asks for it to be reimbursed;
Amendment 49 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for, with regard to small farms divided into numerous plots, a much simpler system for processing applications;
Amendment 50 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls for controls to be organised in such a way that the audit is carried out within a time frame that does not lead to late payments;
Amendment 60 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for the costs of CAP red tape and controls never to be reduced by eliminating aid to small beneficiaries;
Amendment 62 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls for a simplified auditing method for small farms, which eliminates red tape;