18 Amendments of Agnès EVREN related to 2020/2260(INI)
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the Farm to Fork strategy needs to be well-balanced and taking into account environmental, economic and health aspects;
Amendment 777 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that the reduction targets of the use of chemical pesticides and fertilisers need to be accompanied by an increase in research and development of alternative plant protection products and fertilisers, as well as application methods and technologies, if the EU truly wants to become the front runner in terms of sustainable and environmentally friendly agriculture; calls on the Commission to carry out an impact assessment and the Member states to offer farmers a tool box of alternatives for plant protection and fertilization in order to ensure the security of supply with high-quality and biodiversity-friendly produced food; calls on the co-legislators to take these targets duly into consideration in the upcoming legislative initiatives;
Amendment 807 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers it imperative that active farmers receive more support or are provided with knowledge and training, technology and innovation as well as legal certainty in the transition towards more agroecological practices, and appropriate remuneration of their ecologically- friendly produced products on market;
Amendment 1323 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls, in this regard, on the Commission and the Member States to ensure equal product and production standards and effective controls of the agricultural products imported from third countries with a view to ensuring a level playing field for European food production and a high level of protection and underlines that the supply with high- quality foodstuff from EU farmers must be an overall target;
Amendment 1329 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls on the Commission for a strategy on supporting local value chains as a key element for reaching the proposed targets; stresses that small- scaled agriculture and SMEs require additional support for realising the proposed targets;
Amendment 1335 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines that robust and reliable legal frameworks for the fisheries and aquaculture sector should provide the basis for better protection measures and animal health with subsequent increases in fish populations and more clarity regarding the use of space and licenses in aquaculture, allowing for greater predictability for investments; stresses that good traceability mechanisms and high sustainability standards for all products sold on EU markets are essential to ensure transparency for consumers, the sector and the different administrations, and to achieve the targets of the Green Deal and the SDGs; stresses the importance of a clear labelling of origin with a focus on milk, milk and meat as ingredient also in processed food, as this is clearly requested by the consumer;
Amendment 1384 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Expresses its deep concern about the emergence of zoonotic diseases that are transferred from animals to humans (anthropozoonoses), such as Q fever, avian influenza and the new strain of influenza A (H1N1), which is exacerbated by anthropogenic climate change, the destruction of biodiversity, and environmental degradation, and our current food production systemsencourages the Commission to globally promote high levels of biosecurity;
Amendment 1658 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for measures to reduce the burden that highly processed foods with high salt, sugar and fat content place on public health; regrets that the introduction of nutrient profiles is greatly delayed and stresses that a robust set of nutrient profiles must be developed to restrict or prohibit the use of false nutritional claims on foods high in fats, sugars and/or salt; calls for a mandatory EU-wide front-of- pack nutrition labelling system based on independent sciencestresses that an EU-wide front-of-pack nutrition labelling system must be based on independent science and must take account of all available food data; points out that such a system must in no way discriminate against those products that cannot be reduced to a nutrient profile, where they represent a tradition and know-how compatible with a balanced diet; points out, further, that a healthy diet does not depend solely on the nutrient profile of certain foods, but also on eating in moderation and having a varied diet;
Amendment 1702 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Amendment 1712 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Welcomes the intention to examine whether labelling can be used to help consumers make more sustainable choices that will add value to our European products; calls for the harmonisation of any such labelling that is developed, so that all European consumers within the single market are fully informed;
Amendment 1717 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Amendment 1772 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the fact that the strategy rightly recognises the role and influence of the food environment in shaping consumption patterns and the need to make it easier for consumers to choose healthy and sustainable diets; reiterates the importance of promoting sustainable diets by raising consumer awareness of the impacts of consumption patterns and providing information on diets that are better for human health and have a lower environmental footprint as well as a clear label of origin; underlines that food prices must send the right signal to consumers; welcomes, therefore, the strategy’s objective that the healthy and sustainable choice should become the most affordable one; stresses the importance that is necessary to ensure a fair income for farmers;
Amendment 1835 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Reaffirms its belief that policy measures that are dependent solely on consumer choice unduly shift the responsibility to purchase sustainable products to consumers; notes that third- party certification and labelling alone are not effective in ensuring sustainable production andthe consumer choices play an essential role and their choices have to be taken into account during the transition to a more sustainable and healthy European food system; notes that state and the EU quality labels, e.g. the EU organic label, are an important opportunity to raise awareness of sustainable consumption;
Amendment 1842 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses the importance of fighting food fraud and counterfeiting in the food sector, and imposing effective penalties;
Amendment 1959 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Stresses the need to protect consumers and the European tradition of animal protein production from the development of artificial or cellular meat; calls on the Commission to study the carbon footprint of these new products and their impact on human health;
Amendment 2062 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes the proposed revision of EU rules on date marking; stresses that any change to date marking rules should be science based and should improve the use of date marking by actors in the food chain and its understanding by consumers, in particular ‘best before’ labelling, while at the same time not undermining food safety or quality; stresses that European harmonisation and any changes extending these dates on certain products would help to combat food waste;
Amendment 2138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Highlights in this regard the importance of agricultural internships supported by Erasmus+;
Amendment 2270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Underlines that all international trade agreements have to fulfil the requirements which are set by this strategy;