5 Amendments of Ivo HRISTOV related to 2019/2131(INI)
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the study on producer organisations and their activities in the olive oil, beef and veal, and arable crops sectors, which reaffirms the importance of these organisations and their associations in strengthening the position of primary producers in the food chain; notes with concern the finding that the lack of support from the government and from sector organisations still play an important role in the state of play of establishing of POs and APOs; notes that this remains a more prevalent trend for the ‘newer’ Member States that joined the EU in 2004 or thereafter;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Recalls that 2018 witnessed an exponential spread of diseases such as the African swine fever in the EU, which had serious effects for the industry and still poses risk for employment; notes that extreme weather conditions in 2018 had serious affects on the harvest and the yields, which caused further pressure on the producers;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Expresses very serious concern by the steady decrease of price of imported into the EU honey which in 2018 has fallen with almost 14% as compared to 2015;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Welcomes that in 2018 the EU and People's Republic of China decided to accelerate the conclusion of the agreement on mutual recognition of products with Geographical indications, which was concluded in 2019;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Strongly welcomes the steady increase in application of PDO and PGI products which has increased from 17 in 2016 to 36 in 2017 and 80 in 2018; welcomes also the interest of third countries in the schemes;