2013/0103(COD)

Robert STURDY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)

Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 5 – paragraph 6

~~6. If in special~~1a. Article 5, paragraph 6 shall be replaced by the following: 6. If in duly justified circumstances, it is decided to initiate an investigation without having received a written complaint by or on behalf of the ~~Community~~Union industry for the initiation of such investigation, th~~is shall be done~~e Commission shall conduct this investigation on the basis of sufficient evidence of dumping, injury and a causal link, as described in paragraph 2, to justify such initiation.

2013/12/20
Committee: INTA

Robert STURDY

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21

(21) The indication of origin supplements the basic traceability requirements concerning the name and address of the manufacturer. In particular, the indication of the country of origin helps to identify the actual place of manufacture in all those cases where the manufacturer cannot be contacted or its given address is different from the actual place of manufacture. Such information can facilitate the task of market surveillance authorities in tracing the product back to the actual place of manufacture and enable contacts with the authorities of the countries of origin in the framework of bilateral or multilateral cooperation on consumer product safety for appropriate follow up actions.deleted

2013/06/27
Committee: INTA

2013/0049(COD)

Robert STURDY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7

Article 7 Indication of the origin 1. Manufacturers and importers shall ensure that products bear an indication of the country of origin of the product or, where the size or nature of the product does not allow it, that indication is to be provided on the packaging or in a document accompanying the product. 2. For the purpose of determination of the country of origin within the meaning of paragraph 1, non-preferential origin rules set out in Articles 23 to 25 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing a Community Customs Code shall apply. 3. Where the country of origin determined in accordance with paragraph 2 is a Member State of the Union, manufacturers and importers may refer to the Union or to a particular Member State.deleted

2013/06/27
Committee: INTA

2012/2299(INI)

Robert STURDY, Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Underlines the vital role of the aviation sector to the EU economy ~~and in terms of connectivity~~, especially in terms of growth and jobs since this industry supports over 5 million European jobs and contributes with 2.4% to the EU’s GDP, and to the EU connectivity with the rest of the world, and stresses the need to maintain a strong and competitive EU aviation sector;

2013/02/28
Committee: INTA

2012/2299(INI)

Salvatore IACOLINO, Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Invites Member States, the Commission and companies to enhance the role of regional airports across the EU, for example in the Mediterranean and at the eastern border, in creating airport infrastructures with a view to facilitating the flows of passengers and goods thereby strengthening economic and trade relations with third countries, as well as to create more employment opportunities;

2013/02/28
Committee: INTA

2012/2299(INI)

Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Underlines the need to fully achieve the objectives set out in the air transport agreement with the United States and Canada, including the removal of restrictions on foreign ownership of airlines, and calls for overcoming the ongoing imbalance between EU firms’ ability to undertake cabotage in the US market and US firms’ ability to do so in Europe;

2013/02/28
Committee: INTA

2012/2149(INI)

Robert STURDY

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8

– having regard to its earlier resolutions, in particular the resolution of 1 June 2006 on EU-US transatlantic economic relations , of 22 May 2007 on Global Europe – external aspects of competitiveness, of 19 February 2008 on the EU's strategy to deliver market access for European companies , of 5 June 2008 on implementing trade policy through efficient import and export rules and procedures, of 9 July 2008 on the World Trade Organisation disputes between the European Union and the United States on alleged subsidies to Airbus and Boeing, of 5 February 2009 on enhancing the role of European SMEs in international trade, of 11 November 2010 on the forthcoming EU-US Summit and the Transatlantic Economic Council, of 6 April 2011 on the future European international investment policy, ~~of 27 September 2011 on a New Trade Policy for Europe under the Europe 2020 Strategy,~~ of 17 November 2011 on the EU- US Summit of 28 November 2011, and of 13 December 2011 on trade and investment barriers,

2012/09/21
Committee: INTA

2012/2149(INI)

Robert STURDY

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 27 September 2011 on a New Trade Policy for Europe under the Europe 2020 Strategy1, in particular paragraph 16 thereof, which called for the EU and the US to both work to develop the evolving, comprehensive 'Transatlantic Growth and Jobs Initiative',

2012/09/21
Committee: INTA

2012/2149(INI)

Robert STURDY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses the importance of continuing with the strengthening of transatlantic economic relations but without threatening EU policies, including in fields such as environmental standards, cultural diversity, social rights, public services or geographical indications, among others; emphasises that while the specific interests and sensitivities of both partners must be safeguarded in a balanced way, there are many areas where progress would be greatly beneficial, in particular as regards the removal of trade barriers, the introduction of measures to ensure better market access and appropriate investment conditions, the protection of intellectual property rights (IPR), the opening up of public procurement markets to ensure full reciprocity, and the convergence on mutual recognition of regulatory standards; considers that such an intensification of economic relations would also allow for greater alignment of EU and US approaches towards addressing global economic challenges and calls on both parties to explore the potential for harmonisation of trade preferences provided to developing countries;

2012/09/21
Committee: INTA

2012/2149(INI)

Robert STURDY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Recognises that even though the average tariffs on transatlantic trade in goods are comparatively low, the~~re is an~~ vast size of the EU- US commercial relationship means that the potential economic benefits would be far larger than any previous trade agreement and there is a strong interest in both the EU and US business communities to eliminate remaining tariffs; takes the view, however, that a tariff-only free trade agreement would not be ambitious enough given that the largest economic gains are to be had in reducing the level of non- tariff barriers; supports the goal proposed by the HLWG of eliminating all duties on bilateral trade, with the objective of achieving a substantial elimination of tariffs upon entry into force of the agreement and a phasing out of all but the most sensitive tariffs in short time-frame, which could deliver significant gains, considering that EU-US bilateral trade to a large extent consists of intra-firm trade, and enhance the global competitiveness of the EU and US companies on the world stage;

2012/09/21
Committee: INTA

2012/2149(INI)

Robert STURDY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Calls in particular for every effort to be made towards the creation of truly open and integrated transatlantic financial services and digital markets given the positive effects this would have on both sides of the Atlantic in a reasonably short time frame;

2012/09/21
Committee: INTA

2012/2149(INI)

Robert STURDY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on both parties to open up further their respective public procurement markets to each other ~~in order to ensure full reciprocity~~, and supports the goal proposed by the HLWG of enhancing business opportunities through substantially improved access to public procurement opportunities at all levels of government on the basis of national treatment; recalls the significance for transatlantic trade of open procurement markets that offer equal access to all suppliers, in particular to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); reiterates the view that EU SMEs should have the same level of advantages and possibilities as regards public tenders in the US as they enjoy inside the EU;

2012/09/21
Committee: INTA

2012/2149(INI)

Robert STURDY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. ~~Reiterat~~Underlines its full commitment to the multilateral trading system, and to the WTO as the guarantor of a rules-based trade system which must remain the basis for exchanges in the 21st Century despite the emergence of a multi-polar world; takes the view, however, that due to the persistent deadlock with regard to the original architecture and objectives of the DDA, the debate on how to strengthen the WTO, and on how to prepare it for the upcoming challenges, must be resumed as soon as possible;

2012/09/21
Committee: INTA

2012/2149(INI)

Robert STURDY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Reiterates that the multilateral trading system, embodied in the WTO, remains by far the best framework for achieving free and fair trade on a global basis; believes, nevertheless, that strengthened bilateral relations aimed at the promotion of growth and employment in the face on current economic difficulties are compatible with and supportive of future and ongoing multilateral discussions and negotiations as they too are rules based as well as being open and transparent in nature;

2012/09/21
Committee: INTA

2012/2149(INI)

Robert STURDY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. ~~Calls on the Council not to authorise the opening of eventual negotiations with the US on such agreement until the Parliament, if it so decides, has stated its~~Following careful and thorough preparation and consultation, the European Parliament calls for negotiations to be launched in the first half of 2013, to build on present posliti~~on on the proposed negotiating mandate on the basis of a report by the committee responsible~~cal momentum and support from industry to enable a swift and successful conclusion to negotiations;

2012/09/21
Committee: INTA

2012/2149(INI)

Robert STURDY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Requests that once these negotiations have been opened that all stakeholders representing the business communities should organise themselves in such a way as to provide maximum support in a coordinated, broad based manner to underpin an open a transparent dialogue to make progress on the initiative, is convinced that dialogues with consumers as well as SMEs will be of particular relevance and should be opened and coordinated without delay to build momentum across all levels behind the negotiations;

2012/09/21
Committee: INTA

2012/2098(INI)

Jan ZAHRADIL, Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Regrets that the Commission has not yet drawn up~~Notes with interest the Commission's concrete proposals on the implementation of CSR principles in EU trade policy;

2012/11/26
Committee: INTA

2012/2098(INI)

Jan ZAHRADIL, Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Commands all members of the OECD for their comprehensive work on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises as published as of 25 May 2011 that are far reaching recommendations for responsible business conduct that 44 adhering governments – representing all regions of the world and accounting for 85% of foreign direct investment – encourage their enterprises to observe wherever they operate;

2012/11/26
Committee: INTA

2012/2098(INI)

Jan ZAHRADIL, Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Asks the Commission to ~~include a CSR clau~~draw on CSR principles as defined in the latest OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises in ~~all~~relevant chapters of bilateral trade and investment agreements signed by the EU~~, on the basis of principles of CSR as~~; stresses that these OECD guidelines have been defined and acknowledged at the international level~~; suggests that this clause contain measures for~~ in order to set and maintain a level playing field, while fostering open, fair, and responsible business practices worldwide; suggests to the Commission to report annually to both the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of these ~~principl~~OECD guidelines;

2012/11/26
Committee: INTA

2012/2098(INI)

Jan ZAHRADIL, Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that all companies operating in the Single market, including transnational corporations whose subsidiaries or supply chains are located in the EU, comply with all their legal obligations at both the national and EU level in order to ensure fair competition and maximise the benefits for EU consumers; calls also on the Commission to actively promote responsible business conduct amongst EU companies operating abroad with a special focus on ensuring strict compliance with all their legal obligations stemming from either domestic laws or any bilateral or international legal obligations their business operations are subject to therein, none the least compliance with international standards and rules in the areas of human rights, labour and the environment; to this aim, suggests to the Commission to actively engage with its partners in developing and emerging countries to exchange best practices and know-how on ways and means to improve the business environment and awareness about responsible business conduct;

2012/11/26
Committee: INTA

2012/2098(INI)

Jan ZAHRADIL, Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Deplores the fact that the principles underpinning CSR have not been sufficiently well incorporated into the revised GSP and GSP+ Regulation; calls on the Commission to ensure that transnational corporations whose subsidiaries or supply chains are located in countries participating in the GSP and GSP+ comply with their national and international legal obligations in the areas of human rights, labour standards and environmental rules;deleted

2012/11/26
Committee: INTA

2012/2098(INI)

Jan ZAHRADIL, Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Reminds that for settling commercial disputes and/or seeking compensation for negative externalities of irresponsible or illegal business activity both court litigations and alternatives to court litigations already exist; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to further enhance awareness of both amongst the businesses community and the public at large; recalls that the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) provides dispute resolution services for individuals, businesses, states, state entities, and international organizations seeking alternatives to court litigation that can contribute to improve effective access to justice for victims in the event of breaches of responsible business practices causing economic, social and environmental damages in the EU and/or abroad;

2012/11/26
Committee: INTA

2012/2098(INI)

Jan ZAHRADIL, Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for a system of legal cooperation to be set up between the EU and third countries signatories to bilateral trade agreements, to ensure effective access to justice for victims in the event of breaches of social or environmental legislation by multinationals or failure to honour CSR undertakings;deleted

2012/11/26
Committee: INTA

2012/2098(INI)

Jan ZAHRADIL, Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Underlines that future bilateral investment treaties signed by the EU must guarantee a fair balance between investors' protection and the potential for State intervention, especially as regards social and environmental standards;deleted

2012/11/26
Committee: INTA

2012/2098(INI)

Jan ZAHRADIL, Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Regrets that~~Welcomes the current reform of the Transparency Directive (2004/109/EG) and of the Accounting Directive (2003/51/EG) ~~does not~~that do address the issue of corporate social responsibility ~~sufficiently; calls on the Commission to ensure that companies falling under these directives are obliged to report regularly on their~~by rightly balancing both the legitimate quest for transparency in business operations and the burden of reporting for companies concerned, especially SMEs; considers, in this regard, country-by-country reporting as a feasible and viable standard for company reporting, including on CSR activities, particularly in non-EU states.

2012/11/26
Committee: INTA

2012/2097(INI)

Jan ZAHRADIL, Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Regrets that the Commission has not yet drawn up~~Notes with interest the Commission's concrete proposals on the implementation of CSR principles in EU trade policy;

2012/11/20
Committee: INTA

2012/2097(INI)

Jan ZAHRADIL, Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Commands all members of the OECD for their comprehensive work on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises as published as of 25 May 2011 that are far reaching recommendations for responsible business conduct that 44 adhering governments – representing all regions of the world and accounting for 85% of foreign direct investment – encourage their enterprises to observe wherever they operate;

2012/11/20
Committee: INTA

2012/2097(INI)

Jan ZAHRADIL, Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Asks the Commission to ~~include a CSR clau~~draw on CSR principles as defined in the latest OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises in ~~all~~relevant chapters of bilateral trade and investment agreements signed by the EU~~, on the basis of principles of CSR as~~; stresses that these OECD guidelines have been defined and acknowledged at the international level~~; suggests that this clause contain measures for~~ in order to set and maintain a level playing field, while fostering open, fair, and responsible business practices worldwide; suggests to the Commission to report annually to both the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of these ~~principl~~OECD guidelines;

2012/11/20
Committee: INTA

2012/2097(INI)

Jan ZAHRADIL, Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that all companies operating in the Single market, including transnational corporations whose subsidiaries or supply chains are located in the EU, comply with all their legal obligations at both the national and EU level in order to ensure fair competition and maximise the benefits for EU consumers; calls also on the Commission to actively promote responsible business conduct amongst EU companies operating abroad with a special focus on ensuring strict compliance with all their legal obligations stemming from either domestic laws or any bilateral or international legal obligations their business operations are subject to therein, none the least compliance with international standards and rules in the areas of human rights, labour and the environment; to this aim, suggests to the Commission to actively engage with its partners in developing and emerging countries to exchange best practices and know-how on ways and means to improve the business environment and awareness about responsible business conduct;

2012/11/20
Committee: INTA

2012/2097(INI)

Jan ZAHRADIL, Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Deplores the fact that the principles underpinning CSR have not been sufficiently well incorporated into the revised GSP and GSP+ Regulation; calls on the Commission to ensure that transnational corporations whose subsidiaries or supply chains are located in countries participating in the GSP and GSP+ comply with their national and international legal obligations in the areas of human rights, labour standards and environmental rules;deleted

2012/11/20
Committee: INTA

2012/2097(INI)

Jan ZAHRADIL, Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Reminds that for settling commercial disputes and/or seeking compensation for negative externalities of irresponsible or illegal business activity both court litigations and alternatives to court litigations already exist; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to further enhance awareness of both amongst the businesses community and the public at large; recalls that the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) provides dispute resolution services for individuals, businesses, states, state entities, and international organizations seeking alternatives to court litigation that can contribute to improve effective access to justice for victims in the event of breaches of responsible business practices causing economic, social and environmental damages in the EU and/or abroad;

2012/11/20
Committee: INTA

2012/2097(INI)

Jan ZAHRADIL, Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for a system of legal cooperation to be set up between the EU and third countries signatories to bilateral trade agreements, to ensure effective access to justice for victims in the event of breaches of social or environmental legislation by multinationals or failure to honour CSR undertakings;deleted

2012/11/20
Committee: INTA

2012/2097(INI)

Jan ZAHRADIL, Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Underlines that future bilateral investment treaties signed by the EU must guarantee a fair balance between investors' protection and the potential for State intervention, especially as regards social and environmental standards;deleted

2012/11/20
Committee: INTA

2012/2097(INI)

Jan ZAHRADIL, Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Regrets that~~Welcomes the current reform of the Transparency Directive (2004/109/EG) and of the Accounting Directive (2003/51/EG) ~~does not~~that do address the issue of corporate social responsibility ~~sufficiently; calls on the Commission to ensure that companies falling under these directives are obliged to report regularly on their~~by rightly balancing both the legitimate quest for transparency in business operations and the burden of reporting for companies concerned, especially SMEs; considers, in this regard, country-by-country reporting as a feasible and viable standard for company reporting, including on CSR activities, particularly in non-EU states.

2012/11/20
Committee: INTA

2011/2115(INI)

Emma McCLARKIN, Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Encourages the Commission to continue its efforts to maintain an up-to- date inventory of key barriers faced by EU exporters and investors, particularly in countries where the EU has FTA’s; which would include the number and nature of the complaints made; maintains that this tool be used to assess the development of third countries’ market openess;

2011/08/31
Committee: DEVE

2011/2115(INI)

Emma McCLARKIN, Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Urges the Commission to utilise its communication channels with like- minded partners to address NTB’s and other regulatory obstacles in third countries, with a view to developing joint strategies for the removal of these barriers;

2011/08/31
Committee: DEVE

2011/2115(INI)

Robert STURDY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Requests the Commission to systematically use appropriate channels of its cooperation with like-minded partners to address NTBs and regulatory obstacles in third countries with a view to developing joint strategies for the removal of these barriers;

2011/09/27
Committee: INTA

2011/2115(INI)

Robert STURDY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Encourages the Commission to continue its efforts to maintain an up-to- date inventory of key barriers faced by EU exporters or investors in important third country markets, in particular FTA partners, including the number and nature of concerns raised by Member States and companies, as a tool for the assessment of the situation in the third countries;

2011/09/27
Committee: INTA

2011/2113(INI)

Niccolò RINALDI, Cristiana MUSCARDINI, Maria BADIA i CUTCHET, Robert STURDY

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas, thus far, the economies of SMCs have been run by undemocratic leaders to the benefit of the few, often overlooking the needs of the most vulnerable; whereas the fact that many dictators have now been deposed opens up new opportunities to open up the economies of the region and create a true market economy;

2012/03/02
Committee: INTA

2011/2113(INI)

Robert STURDY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Notes that the gains of the revolutions of the Arab Spring have not yet been fully consolidated and that the EU must act swiftly to implement its Trade for Change agenda as, aside from the immediate economic benefits, trade is an effective means to consolidate democracy and promote stability, as it helps prevent corruption, facilitates a more equitable distribution of wealth and empowers the general population;

2012/03/02
Committee: INTA

2011/2113(INI)

Robert STURDY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Recognises that the EU must enact a coordinated policy for SMCs, but cautions against a 'one-size-fits-all' approach to the Arab Spring, as although the SMCs have many similarities, they have experienced different forms of repressive government, vary in their levels of economic development and face disparate social and demographic challenges;

2012/03/02
Committee: INTA

2011/2113(INI)

Niccolò RINALDI, Cristiana MUSCARDINI, Maria BADIA i CUTCHET, Robert STURDY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Points out that the EU is the biggest consumer market in the world, to which access should only be granted if partner countries are serious about engaging in the bilateral opening of markets, if the benefits of economic reforms are enjoyed by the whole population of the partner country, including the most vulnerable, and if the appropriate political, social and environmental commitments are given and fulfilled;

2012/03/02
Committee: INTA

2011/2113(INI)

Robert STURDY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Indicates that many SMCs have huge economic potential, with some inheriting large quantities of assets and natural resources, that, if managed correctly, provide an opportunity for economic growth and development on both sides of the Mediterranean;

2012/03/02
Committee: INTA

2011/2113(INI)

Niccolò RINALDI, Cristiana MUSCARDINI, Maria BADIA i CUTCHET, Robert STURDY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Recalls that FTAs are not an end in themselves and that they should serve to benefit each country; Maintains that the trade provisions should be supported by strengthened human rights clauses with improved monitoring and implementing provisions, and an ambitious sustainable development chapter with a central role for civil society, including provisions on corporate social responsibility (CSR) which will strengthen the joint ownership of the process;

2012/03/02
Committee: INTA

2011/2113(INI)

Niccolò RINALDI, Cristiana MUSCARDINI, Robert STURDY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Welcomes the recent involvement of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in the Mediterranean region and the extra funds pledged by the EU and several individual EU Member States for the Bank's activities; urges the European Council and the European Parliament to speedily ratify the amendments to the EBRD Agreement which will help the EBRD to be fully operational in the Mediterranean region; considers that the total funds available for EBRD investment in the region should be increased and that SMEs should be major beneficiaries of these investments; encourages SMCs to demonstrate their commitment by applying the principles of democracy, pluralism and market economics so that they may have access to investment according to the Bank's Statute;

2012/03/02
Committee: INTA

2011/2113(INI)

Niccolò RINALDI, Cristiana MUSCARDINI, Robert STURDY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Calls for the imminent creation of EU Chambers of Commerce with partner countries to serve as a conduit for the promotion of joint trade activities and mutual exchanges between economic partners, including seminars and business fairs; regrets that there are no bilateral EU Chambers of Commerce in the region other than the EU-Israel Chamber of Commerce;

2012/03/02
Committee: INTA

2011/2113(INI)

Niccolò RINALDI, Cristiana MUSCARDINI, Robert STURDY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. Highlights the need for closer coordination between the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) financing instruments, such as the Neighbourhood Investment Facility, and the different EU and international and regional financial institutions in the region, including the EIB, EBRD and World Bank, so that the maximum effectiveness and coherence are guaranteed; asks the Commission to take the lead in coordinating such efforts;

2012/03/02
Committee: INTA

2011/2056(INI)

Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Supports the analysis provided by the Commission with regard to agricultural products in the context of global food security, with diminishing global food reserves and increasing ~~hunger~~population, and from a market perspective, underlining the extreme price volatility in food and feed, and the imperfections of the food and feed chains ~~and the role of financial instruments and speculative behaviour as a cause of instability~~;

2011/05/31
Committee: AGRI

2011/2056(INI)

Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. With regard to food security, ~~supports the finding of the Communication that without a Common Agricultural Policy and a direct supp~~recognises that the Common Agricultural Policy needs to be reformed to allow European farming to provide better value fort m~~echanism, European agriculture is unlikely to survive~~oney for European taxpayers and to allow European farmers to take advantage of the opportunities available on the global market; agrees, furthermore, with the findings of the Communication, that the EU does and should continue to play a role in ensuring sufficient food for a growing world population; is therefore supportive of a strategy on raw materials and commodities that is based on an integrated approach which encompasses agriculturale, financial, environmental and development policy concerns;

2011/05/31
Committee: AGRI

2011/2056(INI)

Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses the importance of legal trade in raw materials for economic growth and calls for an integrated EU strategy on raw materials ~~diplomacy~~ to be developed ~~by the EU~~, including targeted diplomacy towards strategic suppliers' countries, based on its industrial policy agenda and in line with its development and environment policy;

2011/05/30
Committee: INTA

2011/2056(INI)

Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to ensure regular and secured access to raw materials and rare earths through ~~fair~~mutually beneficial trade agreements and long-term strategic trade partnerships that will allow developing countries to diversify and industrialise their economies, create jobs and sustainable economic growth, while supplying the EU industry with vital resources; calls on the Commission in thise context ~~to incorporate compliance with ILO standards and international environmental standards into trade agre~~of these trade negotiations to actively engage with the relevant trade partners in order to ensure compliance with the best possible labour, social, and environmental standards through the ratification and enforcement of relevant international conventions and agreements or mutual recognitions of conformity (EU-equivalence) and certification procedures, or other appropriate measures, including transitional arrangements;

2011/05/30
Committee: INTA

2011/2056(INI)

Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Reaffirms its support for a system of global food reserves, under the aegis of the UN system of institutions, and believes the EU should~~ Emphasises that the access of raw materials is essential for the competitiveness of EU agriculture; noting that transparency in production and supplay ~~a leading role in promoting this initiative; is supportive of the recent efforts undertaken by the G20 towards more information excha~~chains is an essential element to the access of raw materials; reaffirms its support for the WTO, of which the EU is a leading member, that provides a rules based system to prevent its members from engaginge in ~~food production forecast~~trade restrictive measures and unfair practices;

2011/05/31
Committee: AGRI

2011/2056(INI)

Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Reiterates its commitment to tackling extreme price volatility~~, given market behaviour in the case of agricultural commodities~~; recalls the fact that the market for agricultural products is ~~structurally~~ volatile, with seasonality of production, climatic events and other factors that prevent producers from adapting to demand fluctuations in a short time; noting that this volatility is exacerbated by barriers to trade, often imposed unilaterally; recalls that agriculture is a sector of strategic interest, and that ~~its functioning may not be left only to market forces; stresses that~~ higher prices for agricultural commodities rarely result in higher incomes for farmers;

2011/05/31
Committee: AGRI

2011/2056(INI)

Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to draw ~~up rules on~~on the latest updates of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises to promote the social responsibility of European undertakings involved in the mining of raw materials in source countries; reminds in this context that all undertakings should respect the law in force in the respective host countries;

2011/05/30
Committee: INTA

2011/2056(INI)

Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. With regard to financial instruments, supports the recent Commission proposals on regulating OTC derivatives and on public consultation on the MiFID Directive; believes that ~~speculative behaviour on~~ derivatives markets for commodities should be ~~limited~~reassessed as part of the MiFID review; supports in this context the measures requiring additional information that contributes to market transparency ~~and the proposal for position limits, both aimed at limiting massive speculative behaviour~~;

2011/05/31
Committee: AGRI

2011/2056(INI)

Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Recalls that commodity derivatives markets initially fulfilled the purpose of hedging against risk, as well as providing the possibility of raising funding from the market, both of which serve the interests of farmers; notes with concern, ~~however, that most investors now have no direct link to agriculture and that the number of contracts concluded exceeds many times the global production of food, paving the way for speculative bubbles~~that the global demand for raw materials is currently not being met and is still increasing;

2011/05/31
Committee: AGRI

2011/2056(INI)

Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission ~~to further develop~~and the EU's strategic suppliers' countries to jointly develop an effective raw materials traceability systems and to introduce a mutually binding certification scheme for raw materials and their trading chains (Certified Trading Chains), so that trade ~~can be guaranteed to be fair~~in these raw materials can be guaranteed as legal and mutually beneficial;

2011/05/30
Committee: INTA

2011/2056(INI)

Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to take the necessary measures at EU and G20 level to ensure there is transparency on commodity markets, which is the most efficient way to prevent and sto ~~act against commodities speculation~~p insider dealing and market manipulation (market abuse) as defined in the Market Abuse Directive 2003/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003;

2011/05/30
Committee: INTA

2011/2056(INI)

Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses that substantial quantities of recyclable waste and waste that contains raw materials are still being exported from the EU; calls on the Commission to take all possible steps to put a stop to illegal exports and to incorporate EU-equivalent recycling standards into international agreements; calls on the Member States to significantly reinforce export control regimes, especially with respect to customs controls at the external borders of the EU; Calls also, in this context, on all EU's trading partners, especially developing countries, to adopt appropriate laws and enforce adequate control measures to prevent illegal imports of any kind of waste on their territory, and to actively fight against corruption that often enables these illegal imports to happen in the first place.

2011/05/30
Committee: INTA

2011/2056(INI)

Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the Commission to adequately fund research in the recycling of waste that contains raw materials; Stresses that recycled industrial waste should not be considered as dross, but rather as a new resource; Suggests therefore to the Commission to boost the EU's internal market in raw materials and legal exports of recycled raw materials and related products from the EU through appropriate incentives that promote the use of recycled raw materials and related products in the EU as well as trade in recycled industrial goods;

2011/05/30
Committee: INTA

2011/2048(INI)

Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. asks the Commission to ~~sec~~ensure the inclusion in the GPA of a clause allowing the EU to give preference to European producers, especially SMEs, in the award of certain public procurement contracts along the lines of such clauses already applied by other States Parties to that agreeequitable treatment of EU firms when bidding for procurement contracts both within and without the EU; in this regard, asks that the Commission ensure that GPA signatories properly and transparently implement all GPA commitments;

2011/07/20
Committee: INTA

2011/2048(INI)

Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. considers that the European market ~~can~~should not, on a unilateral basis, be open to third-country operators and calls for the Commission to ~~establish~~come forward with proposals for an effective tool to ~~introduce greater~~encourage reciprocity vis-à-vis States which do not provide ~~equivalent~~fair access to European operators.

2011/07/20
Committee: INTA

2011/2048(INI)

Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. believes that advancing the interests of EU businesses abroad requires judicious selection of policy instruments and objectives and that in the context of difficult economic times that any moves towards protectionism are unlikely to help Europe’s economic recovery.

2011/07/20
Committee: INTA

2011/2011(INI)

Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes steps agreed by the G-20 Finance Ministers Summit in Paris on 19 February 2011 to ~~measure global imbalances by a set of indicators including ‘the external imbalance composed of trade balance and net~~ reduce excessive and persistent macroeconomic imbalances and maintain countries' current account imbalances at sustainable levels by strengthening multilateral cooperation and agreeing on indicative guidelinves~~tment income flows and transfers’~~ without targets against which a set of jointly agreed indicators will be assessed;

2011/06/24
Committee: INTA

2011/2011(INI)

Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Is concerned about the persistence of dynamics of increasing imbalances at the global level as shown by rising current account deficits of the EU and the US throughout the year 2010;

2011/06/24
Committee: INTA

2011/2011(INI)

Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that global trade imbalances are partly due to and reinforced by social, environmental, fiscal and monetary mispricings, often comparable to deliberate dumping practices of governments; calls on the Commission to reflect on possible tariff and non-tariff conditions to be imposed on imports to compensate such mispricinginsufficient conditions and infrastructure for competitive market economies to generate wealth in LDCs;

2011/06/24
Committee: INTA

2011/2011(INI)

Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Is convinced that in order to target and tackle global trade imbalances ~~multilateral rules are urgently needed with regard to exchange rate setting, the role of reserve currencies, and the limitation of excessive capital flows, including forms of capital control, and~~the WTO should play a more active role and we should avoid over-regulation in certain jurisdictions which exace~~ssive price volatilities, including forms of supply-side management for particularly important product~~rbate these imbalances;

2011/06/24
Committee: INTA

2011/2011(INI)

Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Is particularly concerned about the need to curb excessive food price volatility; ~~calls on~~urges the Commission to ~~design a specific EU Commodity Futures Trading Committee on the model of the USA with a competence to set individual and aggregated position limits on all commodity futures exchange~~present the European Parliament with an independent impact assessment on the challenges posed to both consumers and producers by this trend and to suggest measures to improve supply chain and storage facilities to avoid waste during production and transportation to markets and look into the impact of low interest rates on commodity markets;

2011/06/24
Committee: INTA

2011/2011(INI)

Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Commission to raise at the next EU-USA meeting of the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) the issue of mutual cooperation on supervision of commodity derivatives in line with existing transparency and market abuse regulation;

2011/06/24
Committee: INTA

2011/2011(INI)

Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the EU to take ~~the lead in implementing~~into account G8/G20 summits' declarations, in particular with regard to ~~tackling fossil fuels subsidies, undue links between public support and agriculture in OECD agricultural and trade policies, and the instability an~~subsidies for fossil fuels and agriculture as well as OECD guidelines in this domain, including on trade in agriculture goods, food price volatility ~~in food~~ and commodities markets.;

2011/06/24
Committee: INTA

2011/0288(COD)

Julie GIRLING, James NICHOLSON, Richard ASHWORTH, Anthea McINTYRE, Robert STURDY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – paragraph 2

However, Article 91 shall not apply ~~to beneficiaries participating in the small farmers scheme referred to in Title V of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx[DP] and to~~ the beneficiaries receiving aid under Article 29(9) of Regulation (EU) No RD/xxx.

2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Richard ASHWORTH, Julie GIRLING, Anthea McINTYRE, Robert STURDY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – title

Buying-in ~~at a fixed price or~~ tendering

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Richard ASHWORTH, Julie GIRLING, Anthea McINTYRE, Robert STURDY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1

1. Where public intervention is open pursuant to point (a) of Article 12(1), buying-in shall be carried out at a fixed price within the following limits for each period referred to in Article 11: (a) for common wheat, 3 million tonnes; (b) for butter, 30 000 tonnes; (c) for skimmed milk powder, 109 000 tonnes.deleted

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Richard ASHWORTH, Julie GIRLING, Anthea McINTYRE, Robert STURDY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a

~~(a) for common wheat, butter and skimmed milk powder beyond the limits referred to in paragraph 1,~~deleted

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Richard ASHWORTH, Julie GIRLING, Anthea McINTYRE, Robert STURDY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b

~~(b) for barley, maize, paddy rice and beef and veal.~~deleted

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Richard ASHWORTH, Julie GIRLING, Anthea McINTYRE, Robert STURDY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

In special and duly justified circumstances, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, restrict tendering procedures to a Member State or region of a Member State~~, or, subject to Article 14(2), determine the buying-in prices for public intervention per Member State or region of a Member State on the basis of recorded average market prices~~. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2).

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Richard ASHWORTH, Julie GIRLING, Anthea McINTYRE, Robert STURDY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a

~~(a) the price at which products shall be bought-in under public intervention where this is done at a fixed price, or~~deleted

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Richard ASHWORTH, Julie GIRLING, Anthea McINTYRE, Robert STURDY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) the maximum price at which products eligible for public intervention may be bought-in ~~where this is done~~ by tendering.

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Richard ASHWORTH, Julie GIRLING, Anthea McINTYRE, Robert STURDY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) for common wheat, barley, maize, paddy rice and skimmed milk powder shall ~~be equal to the respective reference prices fixed in Article 7 in the case of buying-in at a fixed price and shall~~ not exceed the respective reference prices ~~in the case of buying-in by tendering;~~

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Richard ASHWORTH, Julie GIRLING, Anthea McINTYRE, Robert STURDY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) for butter shall ~~be equal to 90 % of the reference price fixed in Article 7 in the case of buying-in at a fixed price and shall not exceed 90 % of the reference price in the case of buying-in by tendering;~~not exceed 90 % of the reference price

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Richard ASHWORTH, Julie GIRLING, Anthea McINTYRE, Robert STURDY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c

~~(c) flax fibre;~~deleted

2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Richard ASHWORTH, Julie GIRLING, Anthea McINTYRE, Robert STURDY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point f

~~(f) skimmed milk powder made from cow's milk;~~deleted

2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Richard ASHWORTH, Julie GIRLING, Anthea McINTYRE, Robert STURDY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 4 – point a

(a) exceed EUR 1590 million per school year; nor

2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Richard ASHWORTH, Julie GIRLING, Anthea McINTYRE, Robert STURDY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 4 – point b

(b) exceed 75 50% of the costs of supply and related costs referred to in paragraph 1, or 9075 % of such costs in less developed regions and in the outermost regions referred to in Article 349 of the Treaty; nor

2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

James NICHOLSON, Julie GIRLING, Richard ASHWORTH, Anthea McINTYRE, Robert STURDY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56

Conformity with the general marketing 1. For the purposes of this Regulation a product complies with the ‘general marketing standard’ if it is of sound, fair and marketable quality. 2. Where no marketing standards as referred to in Subsection 3 and in Council Directives 2000/36/EC28 , 2001/112/EC29 , 2001/113/EC30 , 2001/114/EC31 , 2001/110/EC32 , 2001/111/EC33 , have been established, agricultural products which are ready for sale or delivery to the final consumer in retail as defined in point 7 of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 may only be marketed if they conform to the general marketing standard. 3. A product shall be considered as conforming to the general marketing standard where the product intended to be marketed is in conformity with an applicable standard adopted by any of the international organisations listed in Annex V.Article 56 deleted standard

2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

James NICHOLSON, Julie GIRLING, Richard ASHWORTH, Anthea McINTYRE, Robert STURDY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57

Article 57 Delegated powers Taking into account the need to address changes in the market situation, and the specificity of each sector, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 to adopt, modify and derogate from the requirements concerning general marketing standard referred to in Article 56(1), and rules on conformity referred to in Article 56(3).deleted

2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

James NICHOLSON, Julie GIRLING, Richard ASHWORTH, Anthea McINTYRE, Robert STURDY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 1

1. Marketing standards may apply for one or more of the following products and/or sectors: (a) olive oil and table olives in respect of the products referred to in point (a) of Part VII of Annex I; (b) fruit and vegetables; (c) processed fruit and vegetables; (d) bananas; (e) live plants; (f) eggs; (g) poultrymeat; (h) spreadable fats intended for human consumption; (i) hops. 1a. The products for which marketing standards by sectors or products have been laid down may be marketed in the Union only i~~n accordance with such~~f they conform to those standards.

2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Robert STURDY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 101

1. The terms for buying sugar beet and sugar cane, including pre-sowing delivery agreements, shall be governed by written agreements within the trade concluded between Union growers of sugar beet and sugar cane and Union sugar undertakings. 2. Taking into account the specificities of the sugar sector, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 on the conditions of the agreements referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.Article 101 deleted Sugar sector agreements

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Robert STURDY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 101 – paragraph 1

1. The terms for buying sugar beet and sugar cane~~, including pre-sowing delivery agreements,~~ shall be governed by ~~written~~ agreements within the trade concluded between Union growers of ~~sugar beet and sugar cane~~these raw materials and Union sugar undertakings.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Robert STURDY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 101 – paragraph 1a (new)

1a. Agreements within the trade and delivery contracts shall conform to paragraph 3 and to purchase terms to be determined by the Commission, in particular as regards the conditions governing the purchase, delivery, taking over and payment of beet.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Robert STURDY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 101 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. In delivery contracts, a distinction shall be made according to whether the quantities of sugar to be manufactured from sugar beet will be: (a) quota sugar; (b) out-of-quota sugar.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Robert STURDY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 101 – paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. Each sugar undertaking shall provide the Member State in which it produces sugar with the following information: (a) the quantities of beet referred to in point (a) of paragraph 3, for which they have concluded pre-sowing delivery contracts and the sugar content on which those contracts are based; (b) the corresponding estimated yield. Member States may require additional information.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Robert STURDY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 101 – paragraph 2 c (new)

2 c. Sugar undertakings which have not signed pre-sowing delivery contracts at the minimum price for quota beet for a quantity of beet equivalent to their quota sugar shall be required to pay at least the minimum price for quota beet for all the sugar beet they process into sugar.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Robert STURDY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 101 – paragraph 2 d (new)

Article 101 f 2 d. Subject to the approval of the Member State concerned, agreements within the trade may derogate from paragraphs 3 and 4.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Robert STURDY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 101 – paragraph 2 e (new)

2e. If no agreements within the trade exist, the Member State concerned shall take the necessary steps compatible with this Regulation to protect the interests of the parties concerned.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Robert STURDY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 158 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)

(ba) by 1 July 2018 on the development of the market situation in the sugar sector, on appropriate means of discontinuing the current quota system and on the sector's future after 2020, paying particular attention to the need to maintain a fair contractual system and a sugar price declaration system, together with any appropriate proposals;

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

Robert STURDY, Julie GIRLING, Anthea McINTYRE, Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation and to avoid unfair competition or discrimination between farmers, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission in respect of: the fix~~ation~~ing of the annual national ceiling for the basic payment scheme; the adoption of rules on applications for allocation of payment entitlements; the adoption of measures regarding the reversion of non- activated payment entitlements to the national reserve; the adoption of requirements related to the notification of transfer of payment entitlements to the national authorities and the deadlines within which such notification are to take place; the setting out of the annual ceiling for the payment for agricultural practises beneficial for the climate and the environment; the setting out of the annual ceiling for the payment for areas with natural constraints; the setting out of the annual ceiling for the payment for young farmers; the setting out of the annual ceilings for the voluntary coupled support; the adoption of rules on the procedure for the assessment and approval of decisions in the framework of the voluntary coupled support; the adoption of rules on the procedure of the authorisation and the notifications to the producers related to the authorisation of land and varieties for the purposes of the crop specific payment for cotton; the provision for rules on the calculation of the reduction of the amount of the crop specific payment for cotton; the adoption of rules concerning general notification requirements. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers.

2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

Robert STURDY, Julie GIRLING, Richard ASHWORTH, Anthea McINTYRE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33

(33) Member States should no longer be allowed to use part of their national ceilings for direct payments for coupled support in certain sectors in, except in very clearly defined cases and for a limited period of time. The resources that may be used for any coupled support should be limited to an appropriate level, while allowing such support to be granted in Member States or in their specific regions facing particular situations where specific types of farming or specific agricultural sectors are ~~particularly important~~essential for economic, environmental and/or social reasons. Member States should be allowed to use up to 5 % of their national ceilings for this support~~, or 10 % in case their level of coupled support in at least one of the years of the period 2010- 2013 exceeded 5 %. However, in~~. However, in very exceptional and duly justified cases where certain sensitive needs in a region are demonstrated, and upon approval by the Commission, Member States should be allowed to use more than 105 % of their national ceiling. Coupled support should only be granted to the extent necessary to create an incentive to maintain current levels of production in those regions. This support should also be available to farmers holding, on 31 December 2013, special payment entitlements allocated under Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and who do not have eligible hectares for the activation of payment entitlements. As regards the approval of voluntary coupled support exceeding 105 % of the annual national ceiling fixed per Member State, the Commission should further be empowered to adopt implementing acts without applying Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. The possibility of coupled support should be limited to small sectors with special needs and should not be used as a general tool. In conjunction with this, all coupled payments should be phased out as soon as possible.

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

Robert STURDY, Julie GIRLING, Anthea McINTYRE, Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35

(35) As regards support to the cotton sector, Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 considered necessary that part of it continued to be linked to the cultivation of cotton through a crop specific payment per eligible hectare to ensure against any risk of disruption to production in the cotton producing regions, taking into account all factors that influence this choice. This choice should be maintained in accordance with the objectives set out in Protocol No 4 on cotton attached to the 1979 Act of Accession.deleted

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

Robert STURDY, Julie GIRLING, Anthea McINTYRE, Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36

(36) In order to enable the efficient application of the crop-specific payment for cotton, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission for the purpose of the adoption of rules and conditions for the authorisation of land and varieties as regards the crop specific payment for cotton and of rules on the conditions for the granting of that specific payment, on the eligibility requirements and the agronomic practices, on criteria for the approval of inter-branch organisations, on obligations for producers and on the situation where the approved inter-branch organisation does not respect those criteria.deleted

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

Robert STURDY, Julie GIRLING, Anthea McINTYRE, Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point vi

~~(vi) a crop specific payment for cotton;~~deleted

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

James NICHOLSON, Richard ASHWORTH, Julie GIRLING, Vicky FORD, Robert STURDY, Anthea McINTYRE, Emma McCLARKIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11

Article 11 Progressive reduction and capping of the payment 1. The amount of direct payments to be granted to a farmer under this Regulation in a given calendar year shall be reduced as follows: – by 20 % for the tranche of more than EUR 150 000 and up to EUR 200 000; – by 40 % for the tranche of more than EUR 200 000 and up to EUR 250 000; – by 70 % for the tranche of more than EUR 250 000 and up to EUR 300 000; – by 100 % for the tranche of more than EUR 300 000. 2. The amount referred to in paragraph 1 shall be calculated by subtracting the salaries effectively paid and declared by the farmer in the previous year, including taxes and social contributions related to employment, from the total amount of direct payments initially due to the farmer without taking into account the payments to be granted pursuant to Chapter 2 of Title III of this Regulation. 3. Member States shall ensure that no payment is made to farmers for whom it is established that, as from the date of publication of the Commission proposal for this Regulation, they artificially created the conditions to avoid the effects of this Article.deleted

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

James NICHOLSON, Richard ASHWORTH, Julie GIRLING, Vicky FORD, Robert STURDY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – title

~~Pro~~Degressive ~~reduction and capping of the payment~~Modulation

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

James NICHOLSON, Richard ASHWORTH, Julie GIRLING, Vicky FORD, Robert STURDY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. The amount of direct payments to be granted to a farmer under this Regulation in a given calendar year shall be reduced ~~as follows:~~by 4 percentage points for amounts exceeding EUR 300 000.

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

James NICHOLSON, Richard ASHWORTH, Julie GIRLING, Vicky FORD, Robert STURDY, Anthea McINTYRE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. TMember states can choose to reduce the amount of direct payments to be granted to a farmer under this Regulation in a given calendar year ~~shall be reduced as follows:~~in the following manner:-

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

Robert STURDY, Julie GIRLING, Anthea McINTYRE, Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3

3. For Bulgaria, the total amount of complementary national direct payments to the crop specific payment for cotton shall not exceed the amounts set out in Annex V.C for each of the years referred to in that Annex.deleted

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

James NICHOLSON, Richard ASHWORTH, Robert STURDY, Anthea McINTYRE, Emma McCLARKIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29

~~[...]~~deleted

2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

Richard ASHWORTH, Anthea McINTYRE, Robert STURDY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29

~~[...]~~deleted

2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

James NICHOLSON, Richard ASHWORTH, Robert STURDY, Anthea McINTYRE

Proposal for a regulation
Title 3 – chapter 2 – title

~~Payment for agricultural practises beneficial for the climate and the environment~~deleted

2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

Richard ASHWORTH, Robert STURDY, Anthea McINTYRE

Proposal for a regulation
Title 3 – chapter 2 – title

~~Payment for agricultural practises beneficial for the climate and the environment~~Delete

2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

James NICHOLSON, Richard ASHWORTH, Robert STURDY, Anthea McINTYRE, Julie GIRLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. Farmers entitled to a payment under the ~~basic~~single payment scheme referred to in Chapter 1 ~~shall~~may decide to observe on their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2) at least three of the following agricultural practises beneficial for the climate and the environment:

2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

Richard ASHWORTH, Anthea McINTYRE, Robert STURDY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. Farmers entitled to a payment under the ~~basic~~single payment scheme referred to in Chapter 1 ~~shall~~may decide to observe on their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2) at least three of the following agricultural practises beneficial for the climate and the environment:

2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

James NICHOLSON, Richard ASHWORTH, Robert STURDY, Anthea McINTYRE, Vicky FORD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) to have t~~hree~~wo different crops on their arable land where the arable land of the farmer ~~covers more than 3 hectares~~exceeds the area corresponding to the average size of agricultural holdings as set out in Annex VI and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year;

2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

Richard ASHWORTH, Robert STURDY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) to have t~~hree~~wo different crops on their arable land where the arable land of the farmer ~~covers more than 3 hectares~~exceeds the area corresponding to the average size of agricultural holdings as set out in Annex VI and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year;

2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

James NICHOLSON, Richard ASHWORTH, Robert STURDY, Anthea McINTYRE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) to maintain ~~existing permanent grass~~areas of semi natural and uncultivated land on their holding; and

2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

Richard ASHWORTH, Robert STURDY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) to maintain ~~existing permanent grass~~areas of semi natural and uncultivated land on their holding; and

2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

James NICHOLSON, Richard ASHWORTH, Robert STURDY, Anthea McINTYRE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2

2. Without prejudice to paragraphs 3 and 4 and to the application of financial discipline, linear reductions in accordance with Article 7, and any reductions and penalties imposed pursuant to Regulation (EU) No […...] [HZR], Member States shall grant the additional payment referred to in this Chapter to farmers observing those of the three practises referred to in paragraph 1 that are relevant for them, and in function of their compliance with Articles 30, 31 and 32..

2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

Richard ASHWORTH, Anthea McINTYRE, Robert STURDY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2

2. Without prejudice to paragraphs 3 and 4 and to the application of financial discipline, linear reductions in accordance with Article 7, and any reductions and penalties imposed pursuant to Regulation (EU) No […...] [HZR], Member States shall grant the additional payment referred to in this Chapter to farmers observing those of the three practises referred to in paragraph 1 that are relevant for them, and in function of their compliance with Articles 30, 31 and 32..

2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

James NICHOLSON, Robert STURDY, Anthea McINTYRE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1

1. Where the arable land of the farmer ~~covers more than 3 hectares~~exceeds the area corresponding to the average size of agricultural holdings as set out in Annex VI and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year, cultivation on the arable land shall consist of at least t~~hree~~wo different crops. None of those t~~hree~~wo crops shall cover less than 5 % of the arable land and the main one shall not exceed 790 % of the arable land.

2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

James NICHOLSON, Anthea McINTYRE, Robert STURDY, Julie GIRLING, Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Farmers shall maintain a~~s permanent grassland the areas~~reas of semi natural and uncultivated land present ofn their holdings declared as such in the application made pursuant to Article 74(1) of Regulation (EU) No XXX (HZ) for claim year 2014, hereinafter referred to as ‘'reference areas ~~under permanent grass~~of semi natural and uncultivated land’.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

James NICHOLSON, Julie GIRLING, Robert STURDY, Vicky FORD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1

1. Farmers shall ensure that at least 7 2% of their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2), excluding areas under permanent grassland and semi natural and uncultivated areas, is ecological focus area such as land left fallow, terraces, landscape features, buffer strips and afforested areas as referred to in article 25(2)(b)(ii). These areas may consist of parts of the holding, deemed to be ineligible as regards Article 25(2) provided that these areas are identified on the aid application and contribute to the delivery of environmental or beneficial objectives.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

James NICHOLSON, Robert STURDY, Julie GIRLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2

2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 to further define the types of ecological focus areas and their equivalency values referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article and to add and define other types of ecological focus areas that can be taken into account for the respect of the percentage referred to in that paragraph.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

James NICHOLSON, Julie GIRLING, Richard ASHWORTH, Robert STURDY, Anthea McINTYRE, Vicky FORD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 3

3. Without prejudice to paragraph 2 and to the application of financial discipline~~, pro~~ and digressive ~~reduction and capping~~modulation, linear reduction as referred in Article 7, and any reductions and exclusions imposed pursuant to Article 65 of Regulation (EU) No […...] [HZR], the payment referred to in paragraph 1 shall be granted annually per eligible hectare situated in the areas to which Member States decided to grant a payment in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article and shall be paid upon activation of payment entitlements on those hectares held by the farmer concerned.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

Robert STURDY, Julie GIRLING, Anthea McINTYRE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Member States may grant coupled support to farmers under the conditions laid down in this Chapter. Coupled support may only be granted to:

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

Robert STURDY, Julie GIRLING, Anthea McINTYRE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2

2. ~~Coupled support may only be granted to~~ sectors or to regions of a Member State where specific types of farming or specific agricultural sectors undergo certain difficulties and are particularly important for economic and/or social and/or environmental reasons.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

Robert STURDY, Julie GIRLING, Anthea McINTYRE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42

~~Article 42 Scope Aid shall be granted to farmers producing cotton falling within CN code 5201 00 under the conditions laid down in this Chapter (‘crop specific payment for cotton’).~~deleted

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

Robert STURDY, Julie GIRLING, Anthea McINTYRE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43

Article 43 Eligibility 1. The crop specific payment for cotton shall be granted per hectare of eligible area of cotton. In order to be eligible, the area shall be located on agricultural land authorised by the Member State for cotton production, sown under authorised varieties and actually harvested under normal growing conditions. The crop specific payment for cotton shall be paid for cotton of sound, fair and marketable quality. 2. Member States shall authorise the land and the varieties referred to in paragraph 1 in accordance with the rules and conditions to be adopted pursuant to paragraph 3. 3. To ensure an efficient management of the crop-specific payment for cotton, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 concerning rules and conditions for the authorisation of land and varieties for the purposes of the crop specific payment for cotton. 4. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt rules on the procedure of the authorisation and the notifications to the producers related to this authorisation. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 56(2).deleted

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

Robert STURDY, Julie GIRLING, Anthea McINTYRE, Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44

~~[...]~~deleted

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

Robert STURDY, Julie GIRLING, Anthea McINTYRE, Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45

Article 45 Approved inter-branch organisations 1. For the purpose of this Chapter, an ‘approved inter-branch organisation’ shall mean a legal entity made up of farmers producing cotton and at least one ginner, carrying out activities such as: (a) helping to coordinate better the way cotton is placed on the market, particularly through research studies and market surveys; (b) drawing up standard forms of contract compatible with Union rules; (c) orienting production towards products that are better adapted to market needs and consumer demand, particularly in terms of quality and consumer protection; (d) updating methods and means to improve product quality; (e) developing marketing strategies to promote cotton via quality certification schemes. 2. The Member State where the ginners are established shall approve interbranch organisations that satisfy the criteria to be laid down pursuant to paragraph 3. 3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 concerning: (a) criteria for the approval of inter- branch organisations; (b) obligations for producers; (c) rules for the situation where the approved inter-branch organisation does not respect those criteria.deleted

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

Robert STURDY, Julie GIRLING, Anthea McINTYRE, Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46

Article 46 Granting of the payment 1. Farmers shall be granted the crop specific payment for cotton per eligible hectare as established in Article 44. 2. Farmers who are members of an approved inter-branch organisation shall be granted the crop specific payment for cotton per eligible hectare within the base area laid down in Article 44(1), increased by an amount of EUR 2.deleted

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0117(COD)

Robert STURDY

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19

(19) Such a tariff reduction should be sufficiently attractive, in order to motivate traders to make use of the opportunities offered by the scheme. Therefore, the ad valorem duties should generally be reduced by a flat rate of 35.5 percentage points from the ‘most favoured nation’ duty rate, while for textiles and textile goods they should be reduced by 20 5%. Specific duties should be reduced by 30 %. Where a minimum duty is specified, that minimum duty should not apply.

2012/01/23
Committee: INTA

2011/0117(COD)

Robert STURDY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2

2. Common Customs Tariff ad valorem duties on products listed in Annex V as sensitive products shall be reduced by 35.5 percentage points. For products from GSP sections XI(a) and XI(b), this reduction shall be 205 %.

2012/01/23
Committee: INTA

2011/0117(COD)

Robert STURDY

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – Table

Sensitive/ Section Chapter CN code Description non- sensitive Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ex Chapter S-2a 06 ornamental foliage, except for S 6 products under subheading 0604 91 40 S-4b 18 Chapter 18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations S Tobacco and manufactured tobacco S-4c 24 Chapter 24 S substitutes Plastics and articles thereof, except ex Chapter for products under headings 3901, S-6a 38 3902, 3903 and 3904, subheadings NS 39 3906 10 00, 3907 10 00, 3907 60 and 3907 99, headings 3908 and 3920, and subheadings ex 3921 90 10 and 3923 21 00 S-11a 52 Chapter 52 Cotton S Chapter 61 Articles of apparel and clothing S-11b S 61 accessories, knitted or crocheted Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles, except for products under subheadings ex Chapter 8516 50 00, 8517 69 39, 8517 70 15, S-16 85 NS 85 8517 70 19, 8519 20, 8519 30, 8519 81 11 to 8519 81 45, 8519 81 85, 8519 89 11 to 8519 89 19, headings 8521, 8525 and 8527, subheadings 8528 49, 8528 59 and 8528 69 to 8528 72, heading 8529 and subheadings 8540 11 and 8540 12 Section Chapter CN code Description Sensitive/non- sensitive S-2a 06 ex Chapter 6 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots S and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage, except for products under subheadings 0603 12 00 and 0604 91 40 0603 12 00 Fresh cut carnations and buds, of a kind NS suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes S-4b 18 ex Chapter 18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations, except for S products under subheading 18040000 18040000 Cocoa butter, fat and oil NS S-4c 24 ex Chapter 24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco S substitutes, except for products under subheading 24011060 24011060 Sun-Cured oriental type tobacco, NS unstemmed or unstripped S-6a 38 ex Chapter 39 Plastics and articles thereof, except for NS products under headings 3901, 3902, 3903 and 3904, subheadings 3906 10 00, 3907 10 00, 3907 60 80 and 3907 99, headings 3908 and 3920, and subheadingsex 3921 90 10 and 3923 21 00 S-11a 52 ex Chapter 52 Cotton, except for products under S subheading 5205 12 00 5205 12 00 Single cotton yarn, of uncombed fibres, NS Containing >= 85% Cotton By Weight And With A Linear Density Of 232,56 Decitex To < 714,29 Decitex "> Mn 14 To Mn 43" (Excl. Sewing Thread And Yarn Put Up For Retail Sale)") S-11b 61 ex Chapter 61 Articles of apparel and clothing S accessories, knitted or crocheted, except for products under subheading 6107 11 00, 6108 21 00 and 6108 22 00 6107 11 00 Men’s or boys’ underpants and briefs of NS cotton, knitted or crocheted 6108 21 00 Women’s or girls’ briefs and panties of NS cotton, knitted or crocheted 6108 22 00 Women’s or girls’ briefs and panties of NS man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted S-16 85 ex Chapter 85 Electrical machinery and equipment and NS parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles, except for products under subheadings 8516 50 00, 8517 69 39, 8517 70 15, 8517 70 19, 8519 20, 8519 30, 8519 81 11 to 8519 81 45, 8519 81 85, 8519 89 11 to 8519 89 19, 8521 10, headings 8525 and 8527, subheadings 8528 49, 8528 59 and 8528 69 to 8528 72, heading 8529 and subheadings 8540 11 and 8540 12

2012/01/23
Committee: INTA

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex IIb

Regulation (EC) No 428/2009
Part 3 – paragraph 4 – point 1

(1) inform the competent authorities of the Member State where he is established (as defined in Article 6(6)) of first use of the authorisation no later than 30 working days after the date of first export;

2010/10/20
Committee: INTA

2008/0249(COD)

Robert STURDY

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex IIb

Regulation (EC) No 428/2009
Part 3 – paragraph 5

5. For the purposes of this authorisation, "a low-value shipment" means items which are comprised in a single export order and are dispatched by an exporter to a named consignee in one or more consignments the aggregate value of which does not exceed €5 000. For this purpose, "value" means the price billed to the consignee; if there is no consignee or determinable price, it is the statistical value.deleted

2010/10/20
Committee: INTA

2008/0249(COD)

Robert STURDY

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