Activities of Claude GRUFFAT related to 2020/2077(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
New Circular Economy Action Plan (debate)
Opinions (1)
OPINION on the new circular economy action plan
Amendments (13)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the agriculture, food and forestry sectors and rural areas are essential components of the circular economy, and that, since it is closely based on nature's cycles and processes, sustainable agriculture is fully compatible with the properly functioning circular economy which is needed to produce healthy and affordable food to sustain lives and all generations living in a given territory;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the Commission's communication, since it fully reflects the changes required of an economy as it evolves to meet the needs of the sustainable development which makes it possible to create jobs while protecting the climate, the environment and biodiversity;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
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2. Takes the view that the announcement of the action plan is a clarion call for profound change to reorient farm production models and concepts towards agro- ecology and organic farming, given the degradation and scarcity both in natural resources and in the rest of the food chainin natural resources and the need to improve production; notes that it points the way towards a more sustainable, resource-efficient, self-sufficient and resilient type of farming; stresses that the circular economy model and the changes involved will also affect the food processing and retail sectors;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
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3. Considers that the principles of the circular economy entail better oversight over inputs, the development of a collaborative economy, enabling more effective use to be made of equipment and facilities, anduse of energy resources (fuel, thermal efficiency of buildings), water (water-saving irrigation systems, recovering and recycling water, storing water in the ground) and animal feed (since the raw materials used in concentrated animal feed often come from far away); the replacement of non-renewable chemical inputs (fertilisers, synthetic pesticides) with organic, bio-sourced products derived from natural processes (biofertilisers, biostimulants and biocontrols); the development of a collaborative economy, enabling more effective use to be made of equipment and facilities and preventing the over- equipment often associated with investment management based on tax planning, and greater cooperation between stakeholders on the ground, underpinned by collective and shared commitments;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
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4. Calls for the implementation of a European protein planstrategic plan for the supply of GMO-free plant proteins advocating consumption of legumes, as crops that need no nitrogen-based fertilisers; ous amendments, as well as other grain protein and forage crops which offer a number of agronomical and environmental advantages and will reduce the huge volumes we import from distant countries, including some with no regard for the environment, biodiversity or human rights;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
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5. Sees the circular bio-economy in the renewable energy sector as an opportunity for agriculture, enabling it generate renewable energy from biodegradable farm and municipal waste and its by-products: organic fertilisers; that can enable the production of recycled organic fertilisers, as replacements for, for example, imported phosphorous, global resources of which are dwindling, or synthetic nitrogen, which is polluting and energy-intensive to produce; takes the view, however, that the production of these organic fertilisers from digestates recovered from small methanation plants attached to farms, which make use of biodegradable farm waste as well as the waste from neighbouring residential areas and businesses, absolutely must adhere to strict health and environmental standards and to rules concerning their traceability and use, set at EU level, since these fertilisers must be free from contaminants (heavy metals, pharmaceutical residues, hormones, microbial pathogens, microplastics, glass, etc.) which could irreversibly pollute soils and the whole biosphere, thereby severely affecting farming and food production;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for rules promoting the recycling and hence the re-use of waste water from closed industrial farm systems (indoor intensive farming, market gardening and horticultural greenhouses, etc.) in agricultural production;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
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6. Hopes that the circular economy will contribute to the relocation of agriculture and food production at local level by strengthening regional and local food systems and will encourage diversification and crop complementarity on and between farms;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 7
7. Supports the Commission in its efforts to better inform consumers by improving origin labelling and also on nutritional and ecological claims, and also calls for labelling of residues, particularly pesticides, present in food;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
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8. Calls for prevention measures to be stepped up in the fight against food lossa hierarchy of measures in the fight against food waste that prioritises prevention, then explores the possibilities for food waste to be donated or processed, and wlastely looks at conversion into animal feed or fuel;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
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9. Urges the use of bio-sourced and biodegradable materials in agricultural plasticsCalls for farm waste collection, sorting and recycling facilities to be set up throughout Europe, drawing on the collective responsibility of all actors, farmers, distributors and industrialists; considers also that the Commission's draft plastic waste strategy is particularly relevant to agriculture, since the challenges and costs involved in recycling agricultural plastics mean the sector still has much progress to make; calls for a ban on oxo-fragmentable plastic films and advocates the use of bio-sourced and biodegradable materials which meet European requirements on curbing waste and soil pollution in particular;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Welcomes all initiatives which seek to incorporate waste management and prevention principles into the specifications of products with EU and national quality marks;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Considers that all innovations in the area of the circular economy should be covered by EU legislation and consistent with the principles of the Green Deal, and must not be harmful to the environment, biodiversity or health, in accordance with the precautionary principle;