649 Amendments of Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI
Amendment 40 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Insists also that the amounts for direct payments in Heading 2 should be left untouched; points out that this is crucial for the income situation of many farmers, particularly in times of crises, and that the absorption rate per year is almost 100 %; also stresses that the process of levelling direct payments between Member States, begun in the current financial perspective, must be completed as soon as possible; differences in production size and intensity from several decades ago cannot decide the level of support for realising current and future CAP objectives; levelling direct payment rates is essential for ensuring equal competition conditions in the EU’s single market, as well as for the sustainable exploitation of agricultural resources at EU level.
Amendment 123 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Notes that in other EU policies, significant changes which influence agriculture, the food production sector and rural areas are currently being planned and introduced; those changes concern, among others, trade policy and environment and climate policy; emphasises that the new requirements for the agri-food sector for meeting non- agricultural EU objectives should, in the future, be appropriately reflected in an increased CAP budget.
Amendment 83 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the agricultural sector has been subject to frequent cycles of change aimed at enhancing agricultural productivity, which have contributed significantly to the economic development of agriculture to its current level; whereas the incorporation of the latest technologies into farming practices will bring significant benefits for all farm sizes;
Amendment 189 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights that a sizeable proportion of biotic waste istreams are already used as, for example, animal feed or base material for biofuels; considers, however, that these materials should generate even higher outputs by aiming for the most added value and by using new technologies such as biorefining, insect breeding, solid state fermentation, biogas extraction and the extraction of minerals from manure; notes the lack of economies of scale for agricultural by-products and waste streams, and encourages the Commission to support their reuse by facilitating EU-wide recognition systems and special rural development programmes, to facilitatcarry out a review of trade rules with a view to introducing solutions to rationalise the cross-border circulation of goods and services, and to improve synergy and coherence with other EU policies;
Amendment 224 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers soil quality to be of economic and ecological importance since a depletion of the ecological state would result in less productive soil, lower nutrient availability, increases in susceptibility of plants to pests and diseases, lower water holding capacity and diminished biodiversity; calls on the Commission to support innovative practices and the sharing of best practices such as crop rotation systems or fertilising with green legumes, as well as rational water management, to avoid further soil degradation; believes that the interplay between organic matter and production needs to be better understood; welcomes research into innovative practices such as the use of microbial interventions and plant-soil interactions which could lower the environmental impact and reduce the use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides; recognises the importance of a sustainable soil use that takes account of site-specific needs;
Amendment 234 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for more effortsaction to be madetaken to develop ansystems of integrated pestlant protection management system by supporting research inscientific research that gives particular preference to non- chemical alternatives and low-risk measures and pesticides which are more environment-friendlymethods that limit the risk associated with the use of plant protection products; calls on the Commission to come forward with an action plan and to set upappoint an expert group in order to work towards a more sustainable pestand integrated plant protection management system; highlights the potential of a pest managementimportance of research into all available plant protection methods that aimproves the interaction between plant breeding efforts, natural combat systems and pesticide use; notes that biological control mechanisms relating to pests and diseases could reduce the use of pesticides and may contribute to better plant resilience to discourage the development of the populations of harmful organisms and keep the use of plant protection products and other forms of intervention to levels that are economically and ecologically justified; notes that the use of all available plant protection methods can discourage the development of populations of harmful organisms, reduce the use of chemical plant protection products and minimise the dangers to human health and the environment arising from the use of pesticides;
Amendment 1 #
2015/2132(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Regrets the fact that, given the ceiling imposed by the 2014-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for Heading 2, major categories of common agricultural policy (CAP) spending are likely, in practice, to be cut in 2016, including direct payments and market measures, despite overall commitments and payments being up by 2.4% and 1.6% respectively;
Amendment 3 #
2015/2132(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets the cuts made to the budget for intervention in the agricultural markets compared with 2015; disagrees with the Commission that emergency measures related to the Russian embargo on imports from the EU of certain agricultural products be limited to 2015 only, given Russia’s expressed intention to extend the ban on imports until early 2016; is concerned that further market interventions will be necessary in 2016 as a consequence, to support EU farmers hit by the embargo, in particular in the countries adjoining Russia;
Amendment 16 #
2015/2132(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Regrets the proposed cuts of EUR 2 million for the school milk programme from EUR 77 million in the 2015 appropriation to EUR 75 million in the DB for 2016; recalls Parliament’s request for an increase of EUR 20 million a year for this scheme; welcomes the small increase in the school fruit scheme to EUR 150 million; stresses that both programmes have proven to be useful and efficient within the Member States, in particular because they teach children healthy eating habits, and underlines their importance given the current crisis and levels of child malnutrition in the Union;
Amendment 26 #
2015/2132(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that any funds allocated to the reserve for crises in the agricultural sector in the 2016 budget, which are subsequently left unspent, remain in full under Heading 2 for the following budget year for direct payments to farmers, as provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013;
Amendment 181 #
2015/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Feels that the introduction of rules at EU level would provide greater stability to producers and distributors, who are increasingly frequent actors on several markets in the Member States; feels that preparing general rules for all Member States on counteracting unfair trade practices would provide a guarantee of equal protection to producers, both in countries where effective provisions are already in force and in countries which are just at the stage of introducing appropriate legal systems;
Amendment 45 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Many small and medium enterprises, as well as mid-cap companies, across the Union require assistance to attract market financing, especially as regards investments that carry a greater degree of risk. This concerns, in particular, enterprises operating in rural areas and in areas where agricultural processing is predominant, where there is an urgent need to ensure economic growth and maintain jobs in order to prevent depopulation. The EFSI should help these businesses to overcome capital shortages by allowing the EIB and the European Investment Fund ('EIF') to provide direct and indirect equity injections, as well as to provide guarantees for high-quality securitisation of loans, and other products that are granted in pursuit of the aims of the EFSI.
Amendment 50 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The EFSI should be established within the EIB in order to benefit from its experience and proven track record and in order for its operations to start to have a positive impact as quickly as possible. The work of the EFSI on providing finance to small and medium enterprises, in particular, to enterprises operating in rural areas and in areas where agricultural processing is predominant and small mid-cap companies should be channelled through the European Investment Fund ('EIF') to benefit from its experience in these activities.
Amendment 56 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The EFSI should target projects delivering high societal and economic value. In particular, the EFSI should target projects that promote job creation, long- term growth, innovation and competitiveness, especially infrastructure measures (digital and transport). The EFSI should support a wide range of financial products, including equity, debt or guarantees, to best accommodate the needs of the individual project. This wide range of products should allow the EFSI to adapt to market needs whilst encouraging private investment in the projects. The EFSI should not be a substitute for private market finance but should instead catalyse private finance by addressing market failures so as to ensure the most effective and strategic use of public money, without adding to administrative burden or creating additional payment systems, which would undermine the efficiency of the EFSI’s objectives, so as to ensure the most effective and strategic use of public money, without introducing additional bureaucracy or payment systems that have a negative impact on the effective attainment of EFSI’s objectives. The requirement for consistency with State aid principles should contribute to such effective and strategic use.
Amendment 65 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The EFSI should target projects with a higher risk-return profile than existing EIB and Union instruments to ensure additionality over existing operations. The EFSI should finance projects across the Union, including in the countries most affected by the financial crisis, as well as in the many disadvantaged areas of Europe which are rural and areas in extremely peripheral locations in which agricultural processing is predominant. The EFSI should only be used where financing is not available from other sources on reasonable terms.
Amendment 77 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) In accordance with the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Infrastructure, research and development, and project investments supported under EFSI should be consistent with State aid rules. To that end, the Commission has announced that it will formulate a set of core principles, for the purpose of State aid assessments, which a project will have to meet to be eligible for support under the EFSI. If a project meets these criteria and receives support from the EFSI, the Commission has announced that any national complementary support, will be assessed under a simplified and accelerated State aid assessment whereby the only additional issue to be verified by the Commission will be the proportionality of public support (absence of overcompensation). The Commission has also announced that it will provide further guidance on the set of core principles with a view to ensuring an efficient use of public funds.
Amendment 2 #
2014/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
– having regard to Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly Resolution 2036 (2015) entitled ‘Tackling intolerance and discrimination in Europe with a special focus on Christians’,
Amendment 6 #
2014/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to paragraphs 129-130 of the report on the Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World 2013 and the European Union’s policy on the matter (2014/2216(INI)), in which Parliament ‘Strongly condemns attacks against Christians in several countries around the world and expresses solidarity with the victims’ families; is deeply concerned about the growing number of episodes of repression, discrimination, intolerance and violent attacks against Christian communities’,
Amendment 302 #
2014/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Deplores recent instances of anti- Semitic and, anti-Islamic and anti-Christian discrimination and violence; calls on Member States to protect freedom of religion or belief and to promote tolerance;
Amendment 324 #
2014/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that the right of parents to raise their children in accordance with their own convictions is founded in EU and international law and should be respected by the EU and the Member States in accordance with Article 14(3) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;
Amendment 347 #
2014/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Notes that all women have the right to make decisions about their work and career, including the decision to devote themselves to family and motherhood; condemns all forms of discrimination against mothers and calls on the EU and the Member States to take specific action to improve the situation of mothers in Europe;
Amendment 442 #
2014/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Strongly deplores the facPoints out that negotiations within the Council on the proposal for an anti- discrimination directive have stalled, and reiterates its in the face of strong opposition at local level in many Member States, and call tos on the Council to adopt the proposal as soon as possiblemmission to withdraw the proposal;
Amendment 460 #
2014/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the EU and the Member States to ban all discrimination on grounds of gender identity and to combat and prosecute all forms of violence and discrimination against women;
Amendment 512 #
2014/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 32 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the burden of controls is in proportion to the complexity of the CAP; calls, therefore, for complexity to be reducedits simplification in order to cut error rates, reduce the cost to the taxpayer and at the same time ensure that the budget is correctly spent;
Amendment 41 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for a less bureaucratic CAPsimplification of CAP rules with a view to reducing the error rate;
Amendment 75 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Favours an integrated approach to controls, whereby all the controls required on a given farm are carried out at the same time, so that the number of testing visits is kept lower and the concomitant cost for administrations and agriculturepaying agencies and farmers reduced;
Amendment 84 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Supports the approach of reducing controls in Member States where error rates have been extremely low over a given period; calls at the same time, however, for controls to be stepped up in Member States where the error rate is high or increasing;
Amendment 93 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for it to be made possible to reduce the sample size for on-the-spot checks to 3% for all direct payments, as otherwise potential savings init would not be possible to reduce the cost of controls would be lost;
Amendment 36 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas respect for food safety , humand humanealth and animal healthwelfare standards will be a fundamental tenet of the negotiations for European agriculture;
Amendment 103 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
b. firmly commit to the strict preservation of standards on food safety , humand human and animal healthealth, animal welfare and environmental protection, as defined under EU legislation, and ensure that fundamental values of the EU such as the precautionary principle are not undermined;
Amendment 154 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
d. secure a level playing field, treating as particularly important the question of sensitive those products for which direct competition would expose EU agricultural producers to excessive pressure, for example in cases where regulatory conditions and related costs of production in the EU diverge from those in the US;
Amendment 170 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
da. exclude from the agreement those sensitive agricultural products for which it would be impossible to secure a level playing field;
Amendment 2 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation -1 a (new)
Citation -1 a (new)
- having regard to the responsibilities of the EU states under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
Amendment 6 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation -1 b (new)
Citation -1 b (new)
- having regard to the Europe 2020 strategy including the Innovation Union and the Resource Efficient Europe
Amendment 29 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas timber should be used as a CO2 binding material for dozens of years, and forests as a CO2 retention eco-system for thousands of years;
Amendment 30 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas forests are a source of unique flora, fauna and fungi;
Amendment 55 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas European forestry is characterised by sustainable management and long-term planning, and whereas the principle of sustainability should be even more strongly emphasised in a global context in order to create jobs, protect biodiversity, mitigate climate change and combat desertification;
Amendment 106 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. stresses in this connection that any attempt to make forestry a matter of EU policy should be resisted and that the sector’s regional basis and the competence of the Member States in this area must be respected, whereas there are states where the developed sustainable forestry models may be an example for many Member States;
Amendment 138 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Gives its full support to the Commission’s efforts to promote forest- related employment and the generation of prosperity in Europe, and stresses in this connection the important role of the sustainable production of timber and other materials, such as cork, for the development of sustainable economic models and the creation of green jobs, monitoring these processes through the incidence of species important to the Natura 2000 networks;
Amendment 157 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Points out that sustainable forest management plays an important role in carbon dioxide absorption, thus protecting the soil and creating the desired biodiversity.
Amendment 211 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Takes the view that sustainable forest management must be based on generally acknowledged and accepted criteria and indicators which must always apply to the sector as a whole; strongly supports in this connection the sustainability criteria devised in the framework of Forest Europe (Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe)1, which form a pan-European basis for uniform reporting on sustainable forest management and a basis for sustainability certification based on nature indicators; __________________ 1 Forest Europe – Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe, Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a Legally Binding Agreement on Forests in Europe: http://www.foresteurope.org/
Amendment 233 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Takes the view that forest management plans can be an important strategic instrument for the implementation of concrete measures at the level of individual businesses, while supporting the principle that such measures should be voluntary, in accordance with entrepreneurial freedom; calls at the same time for a clear separation between forest management plans and the management plans under Natura 2000, in view of the need to curb excessive bureaucracy, particularly for small and medium-sized forestry undertakings; if sustainable forest management is carried out in a Natura 2000 area, the forest management plan becomes the management plan under Natura 2000 network;
Amendment 242 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls on the Commission to intensify efforts to create a legal basis for incorporating the carbon dioxide forest absorption mechanism into the European Emissions Trading System in order to protect biodiversity effectively and create jobs in rural areas;
Amendment 268 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Takes the view that research is of crucial importance to extending the forest- related knowledge basis is of crucial importance to research and that reliable information is essential for the implementation of the forest strategy; notes in this connection that national forest inventories represent a comprehensive monitoring tool for assessing forestry stocks and take into account regional considerations while responding to demands for less red tape and lower costs; welcomes in particular the Commission’s efforts to establish a European forest information system and initiatives to improve the comparability of existing data;
Amendment 300 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses that sustainable forest management can reduce the impact of climate changes and that the biodiversity thus achieved can diminish risks of forest fires, pest damage and disease;pest damage and disease while reducing the risk of forest fires.
Amendment 356 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Notes that, in view of the Commission’s list of priorities, priority should also be given in implementing the new EU forest strategy to promoting the competitiveness and sustainability of forestry, supporting the pro-environmental and protective role of forests, supporting rural and urban areas, expanding the knowledge basis and promoting coordination and communication;
Amendment 3 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Aa (new)
Recital Aa (new)
A a. whereas the 2007 reform aimed to provide greater flexibility, simplify the rules and strengthen the fruit and vegetable producer organisations by providing them with a wider range of tools to enable them to prevent and manage market crises and to limit the fluctuations in producer revenues;
Amendment 56 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas the crisis caused by the Russian ban has had significant negative effects on the F&V sectorand in the future will have an effect on the F&V sector, and F&V producers have sustained the greatest losses; whereas the importance of the existence of strong POs to collectively deal with unexpected and adverse situations must be underlined;
Amendment 61 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
O a. regrets that the extraordinary measures programme adopted by the Commission in relation to perishable fruit and vegetables in EU Regulations No 1031/2014 and No 1371/2014 did not to any extent cover the losses incurred by the producers, and the funds in that respect reached only very few farmers in the EU Member States;
Amendment 65 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
P a. Whereas the contingency reserve created out of the Common Agricultural Policy funds in the amount of over EUR 400 million was not used to mitigate the effects of the Russian ban, notwithstanding the circumstances justifying its use;
Amendment 98 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4a (new)
Paragraph 4a (new)
4 a. Points out that the level of producer organisations in the European Union varies and the organisations from the new Member States are not as numerous and strong as those in the old European Union Member States;
Amendment 187 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Urges the Commission to identify the reasons for the low take-up of crisis prevention and management (CPM) instruments and to consider how the situation, including the contingency reserve created out of the Common Agricultural Policy funds, and to consider how the situation of individual farmers and producer organisations can be improved, taking into account examples of best practice among existing POs;
Amendment 72 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. Having regard to the significant fines that have been imposed on farmers and milk producers in certain Member States for exceeding milk quotas during the last two quota years;
Amendment 77 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Recital J b (new)
Jb. having regard to the fact that the enforcement of such fines will lead to significant deterioration of the economic condition of dairy farms affected by such fines and may cause many of them to become insolvent;
Amendment 78 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J c (new)
Recital J c (new)
Jc. having regard to the fact that the imposition of fines for exceeding milk quotas in the last two quota years is economically unjustified, as the milk production quotas have not been exceeded within the European Union as a whole;
Amendment 194 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission to present a legislative initiative to cancel the fines for exceeding milk quotas in the last quota year in its entirety;
Amendment 494 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
This Regulation shall apply to agricultural products listed in Annex I to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (‘the Treaty') and to somethe following products originating from agriculture, including aquaculture, where such products are, or are intended to be, produced, prepared, distributed, placed on the Union market, or imported into or exported from the Union as organic: (a) live or unprocessed agricultural products, including seed and other plant reproductive material; (b) processed agricultural products for food; (c) feed; (d) algae and aquaculture animals; (e) wine; (f) yeast; (g) mushrooms; (h) collected wild plants and parts thereof, and to other products listed in Annex I to this Regulation, insofar as those agricultural products and those other products closely linked to agriculture are intended to be produced, prepared, distributed, placed on the market, imported or exported as organic.
Amendment 509 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Mass catering operations shall not be subject to this Regulation. Member States may apply national rules or, in the absence thereof, private standards, on labelling and control of products originating from mass catering operations, in so far as the said rules comply with Union law.
Amendment 566 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) contribution to protect landscapes, climate, habitats and humans;
Amendment 581 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 590 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) observance of a high level of animal welfare respecting species-specific needs at all stages of life, including transport and slaughter;
Amendment 630 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 (a), holding may be split up into clearly separated units or aquaculture production sites which are not all managed under organic production. As regards animals, different species shall be involved. As regards aquaculture the same species may be involved, provided that there is adequate separation between the production sites. As regards plants, different varieties that can be easily differentiated/distinguished shall be involved. Where, in accordance with the second subparagraph, not all units of a holding are used for organic production, the operator shall keep the land, animals, and products used for, or produced by, the organic units separate from those used for, or produced by, the non-organic units and keep adequate records to show the separation.
Amendment 657 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Amendment 731 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Amendment 738 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The transport of organic animals shall not only meet the requirements of Regulation (EC) 1/2005, but it shall also ensure the respect of higher animal welfare standards through additional rules limiting the duration of transport and setting conditions for the transport of organic animals. These rules shall be set in an Annex to this Regulation.
Amendment 745 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) as fertilisers, and soil conditioners and nutrients;
Amendment 752 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) as non-therapeutic medicines and products to help ensure animal health and welfare.
Amendment 811 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 a (new)
Article 20 a (new)
Article 20 a Precautionary measures to be taken in the event of suspicions and irregularities 1. The following precautionary measures shall be taken by operators: (a) where an operator suspects that a process, product or input material which has been sourced, produced or prepared does not comply with this Regulation, that operator shall separate and identify the product; (b) in order to assess cases in which non- compliance is suspected, the operator concerned shall set up a system appropriate to the type and size of the operation for the purpose of verification and assessment following procedures based on a systematic identification of critical procedural steps in accordance with the requirements laid down in points 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4 of Part IV of Annex II; (c) if, having carried out the assessment provided for in point (b), the operator concludes that the suspicion is substantiated, the operator shall withdraw the product from the market and discontinue its processing and shall immediately inform the competent authorities or control body. 2. The following measures shall be taken by competent authorities, control bodies and authorities: (a) where a control authority or control body is informed by an operator of a substantiated suspicion in accordance with point (c) of paragraph 1 or is informed that an operator intends to place on the market a product which is not in compliance with the organic production rules but which bears a reference to the organic production method, the control authority or control body may prohibit the placing of the product on the market with an indication referring to the organic production method, either for a specified period of time or until it is satisfied that the suspicion has been eliminated. The period of time between such prohibition and the confirmation of the suspicion shall be as short as possible, taking into account the durability of goods, and shall not exceed two months; (b) the control authority or control body shall confirm or eliminate the suspicion by no later than the period of time laid down under point (a). In such a case, the operator concerned shall cooperate fully with the control body or authority. Before confirming the suspicion, the control authority or control body shall allow the operator to comment; (c) where the non-compliance is confirmed, as well as in cases of repetitive, continued or fraudulent non- compliance, Article 26a shall apply; (d) where the non-compliance is not confirmed within the period of time laid down under point (a), the decision referred to therein shall be repealed not later than at the expiry of that period of time.
Amendment 819 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) in the list of ingredients and in the same visual field as the sales description, provided that: (i) the main ingredient is a product of hunting or fishing; (ii) it contains other ingredients of agricultural origin that are all organic; (iii) the food complies with the requirements in Annex II part VI.
Amendment 824 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
The terms referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall not be used for a product for which it has to be indicated in the labelling or advertising that it contains GMOs, consists of GMOs or is produced from GMOs according to Union provisions.
Amendment 945 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1
Article 35 – paragraph 1
By 31 December 20210, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the availability of organic plant reproductive material and animals for breeding purpos, feed, animals for breeding purposes, young poultry and parent animals for poultry production and aquaculture juveniles on the Union market, identifying potential gaps and the reasons for those gaps and outlining a plan and possible measures for closing those gaps, including support measures designed to stimulate the market. That report shall be based on a study including data collection and analysis in Member States.
Amendment 974 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2
Article 45 – paragraph 2
It shall apply from 1 Julanuary 20172052. __________________ 52 At least 6 months after enter into force.
Amendment 1041 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part I – point 2.1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex II – part I – point 2.1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Although mushrooms are no plants, the general production rules for plant production apply, where applicable. Above that, the following rules apply: For the production of mushrooms, substrates may be used, if they are composed only of the following components:
Amendment 1043 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.2.2
Annex II – part II – point 1.2.2
1.2.2. Conversion periods specific to the type of animal production to be applied in case of non- simultaneous conversion are set out in point 2.
Amendment 1045 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.2.4
Annex II – part II – point 1.2.4
1.2.4. Animals and animal products may be considered organic at the end of thefter a conversion period of 24 month if there is simultaneous conversion of the complete production unit, including livestock, pasturage or any land used for animal feed and if the animals are mainly fed with products from the production unit itself.
Amendment 1052 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.3.3 – point d
Annex II – part II – point 1.3.3 – point d
(d) the choice of breeds shall be appropriate to ensure a high standard of animal welfare and shall contribute to the prevention of any suffering and to avoiding the need for the mutilation of animals, such as dehorning and castration.
Amendment 1087 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.4.3.2 a (new)
Annex II – part II – point 1.4.3.2 a (new)
1.4.3.2a. Feed from own holding and other sources In the case of herbivores, except during the period each year when the animals are under transhumance subject to point 1.4.2.2, at least 60 % of the feed shall come from the farm unit itself or, where this is not feasible, shall be produced in cooperation with other organic farms in the same region. In the case of pigs and poultry, at least 20% of the feed shall come from the farm unit itself or, where this is not feasible, shall be produced in cooperation with other organic farms or feed business operators in the same region. In the case of bees, at the end of the production season hives shall be left with sufficient reserves of honey and pollen to survive the winter. The feeding of bee colonies shall only be permitted where the survival of the hives is endangered due to climatic conditions. Feeding shall be with organic honey, organic sugar syrups, or organic sugar.
Amendment 1121 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.7.7
Annex II – part II – point 1.7.7
1.7.7. Duration of transport of livestock shall be minimised to a maximum of 8 hours for mammals and 4 hours for poultry, adapted according to species- specific needs to be defined in this Annex. Other conditions for transport, such as space allowances on lorries, flooring, temperature control, access to water, social requirements and lairage conditions, shall be set in this Annex according to each species. Special attention must be paid when transporting fragile or cull animals.
Amendment 1123 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.7.8
Annex II – part II – point 1.7.8
1.7.8. Any avoidable suffering shall be kept to a minimumprevented during the entire life of the animal, including at the time of slaughtertransport and slaughter. Appropriate and humane pre-stunning at time of slaughter shall be compulsory for all animals. Well defined rules for humane slaughter shall be set in the regulation for each species. Inappropriate stunning and/or slaughter methods, such as use of live shackling and electrical waterbaths for broiler chickens and turkeys, asphyxia, and exsanguination without stunning, shall be prohibited.
Amendment 1126 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.7.8 a (new)
Annex II – part II – point 1.7.8 a (new)
1.7.8a. All people handling organic animals during transport and slaughter shall receive adequate training to ensure proper application of the rules set out in this regulation, as supported by regular inspections to ensure compliance.
Amendment 1133 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.7.9
Annex II – part II – point 1.7.9
1.7.9. Mutilation of animals, such as (but not limited to) tail docking, beak trimming in poultry, hot branding, disbudding, and avoidable castration and dehorning shall be prohibited.
Amendment 1139 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1. 7. 9 a (new)
Annex II – part II – point 1. 7. 9 a (new)
1.7.9. In order to prevent the likelihood of injuries resulting from horned breeds, breeds that are naturally polled should be chosen where practicable. Dehorning should only be allowed when necessary on welfare grounds, such as when horned animals are born in a polled breed.
Amendment 1140 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.7.10
Annex II – part II – point 1.7.10
1.7.10. AWhenever a surgical intervention is deemed necessary for veterinary reasons, any suffering to the animals shall be reduced to a minimumavoided by applying adequate anaesthesia and/or prolonged analgesia and by carrying out the operation only at the most appropriate age by qualified personnela veterinary surgeon.
Amendment 1142 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.7.10 a (new)
Annex II – part II – point 1.7.10 a (new)
1.7.10a. Any surgical procedures, when necessary, shall be carried out by a veterinary surgeon. Wherever practicable, non-surgical alternatives and advice concerning the use of appropriate breeds and keeping practices shall be applied to address specific concerns associated with raising uncastrated (entire) males and horned animals.
Amendment 1143 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.7.11
Annex II – part II – point 1.7.11
1.7.11. PhysSurgical castration shall be allowed in order to maintain the quality of products and traditional production practices but only under adequate anaesthesia or analgesia andand dehorning shall be prohibited, except when these interventions are unavoidable. When such instances occur, pain and suffering must be prevented by means of adequate anaesthesia and prolonged analgesia, The procedures shall bye carryingied out the operation only at the most appropriate age by qualified personnelonly at the most appropriate age by a veterinary surgeon. Wherever practicable, non- surgical alternatives and the use of appropriate breeds and keeping practices shall be applied to address specific concerns associated with raising uncastrated (entire) males and horned animals.
Amendment 1146 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.7.11
Annex II – part II – point 1.7.11
1. 7. 11. PhysSurgical castration shall be allowed in order to maintain the quality of products and traditional production practices but only under adequate anaesthesia or analgesia and by carrying out the operation only at the most appropriate age by qualified personnelprohibited except for individual cases where it is unavoidable. If it is unavoidable, interventions shall be carried out with anaesthesia and prolonged analgesia. Available alternative non-hormonal products and methods that avoid or reduce the use of surgical castration are allowed, including immunological prevention of boartaint, using specific genetic selections with lower boartaint traits, and feed additives. The Commission shall consider a prohibition of castration of piglets in line with the results of an impact assessment, and, accordingly, propose legislative action by 2020.
Amendment 1147 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.7.12
Annex II – part II – point 1.7.12
1.7.12. Loading and unloading of animals shall be carried out without the use of any type of electrical stimulation to coerce the animals, except in exceptional circumstances and according to the provisions of (EC) Regulation no 1099/2009 Annex III article 1.9. Mixing of unknown animals during transport or lairage and unnecessary overnight lairage shall be prevented. Social animals shall be kept in groups and shall be able to move and turn around in the pens. The use of allopathic tranquillisers, prior to or during transport, shall be prohibited.
Amendment 1164 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 2.1.3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Annex II – part II – point 2.1.3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) notwithstanding point (a) of the first subparagraph of Article 3(1) and the second subparagraph of Article 3(1) of Council Directive 2008/119/EC70, any form of single housing, including the housing of calves in individual boxes, shall be forbidden after the age of one week, unless for individual animals for a limited period of time, when and in so far as this is justified for veterinary reasons. If calves are kept in individual boxes for veterinary reasons, the box shall have a solid floor and must be provided with straw bedding. The calf should be able to turn around easily, lie down in full length (comfortably) and be able to have visual contact with other calves. If mother bonded rearing is not taking place, group keeping of young calves shall only be permitted after the age of one week. __________________ 70 Council Directive 2008/119/EC of 18 December 2008 laying down minimum standards for the protection of calves (OJ L 10, 15.1.2009, p. 7).
Amendment 1186 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 2.3.2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Annex II – part II – point 2.3.2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) at least 620 % of the feed shall come from the farm itself or in case this is not feasible, be produced in the same region in cooperation with other organic farms or feed operators;
Amendment 1191 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 2.3.3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Annex II – part II – point 2.3.3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) sows shall be kept in groups, except in the last stages of pregnancy and during the suckling period;, during which time the sow shall be able to move freely in her pen and shall only be fixated for short times when absolutely necessary. Notwithstanding additional requirements for straw, a few days before expected farrowing, sows must be provided with a sufficient quantity of straw or other suitable natural material to express nest- building behavior.
Amendment 1213 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
When a flock is constituted for the first time, renewed or reconstituted and organically reared parent production are not available in sufficient numbers, non- organically reared poultry may be brought into an organic poultry production unit, provided that the pullets for the production of eggs and poultry for meat production are less than three days old.
Amendment 1220 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) at least 620 % of the feed shall come from the farm itself or in case this is not feasible, be produced in the same region in cooperation with other organic farms or feed operators;
Amendment 1258 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.7 – paragraph 1
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.7 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1259 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.7. – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.7. – paragraph 1 a (new)
2.3.4a. The mutilation of poultry, including castration and beak trimming, shall be prohibited. Surgical procedures shall only be allowed in rare instances, on a case-by-case/individual basis and only for valid animal welfare considerations/reasons. When such instances occur pain and suffering must be prevented by means of adequate anaesthesia and prolonged analgesia. The procedures shall be carried out only at the most appropriate age by qualified personnel a veterinary surgeon. Wherever practicable, non-surgical alternatives, including the use of appropriate breeds and keeping practices, shall be applied to address specific concerns associated with raising uncastrated (entire) males.
Amendment 1260 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.7 a (new)
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.7 a (new)
2.4.7a. The mutilation of poultry, including castration and beak trimming, shall be prohibited.
Amendment 1289 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part III – point 4.1.6.6
Annex II – part III – point 4.1.6.6
4.1.6.6. Appropriate measures shall be taken to keep the duration of transport of aquaculture animals to a minimum and not to exceed 6 hours.
Amendment 1290 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part III – point 4.1.6.7
Annex II – part III – point 4.1.6.7
4.1.6.7. Any suffering shall be kept to a minimumavoided during the entire life of the animal, including at the time of slaughter. transport and slaughter. Appropriate and humane pre- stunning at time of slaughter shall be compulsory for all animals.
Amendment 1291 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part III – point 4.1.6.8
Annex II – part III – point 4.1.6.8
4.1.6.8. Slaughter techniques shallPre-stunning at time of slaughter shall be compulsory for all animals and render fish immediately unconscious and insensible to pain. Handling prior to slaughter shall be performed in a way that avoids injuries while keeping suffering and stress at a minimum. The selling of live fish is prohibited. Differences in harvesting sizes, species, and production sites must be taken into account when considering optimal slaughtering methods. Slaughter through bleeding of fish and exposure to carbon dioxide is prohibited. Crustaceans shall only be killed by methods which use electrical stunning/killing equipment. Well defined rules for humane slaughter shall be set in the regulation.
Amendment 224 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 23 a – paragraph 1 – point b
b) for milk: EUR 8150 million per school year.
Amendment 244 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
Article 23 a – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
i) the number of six- to twelven-year old children as a proportion of the population,
Amendment 262 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 23 a – paragraph 2 – point b
b) for milk: the historical use of funds under previous schemes for the supply of milk and milk products to children and objective criteria based on their proportion of six- to twelven-year old children.
Amendment 283 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
4. Without exceeding the global ceiling of EUR 2300 million resulting from the amounts referred to under points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1, Member States may transfer up to 15% of their indicative allocations for fruit and vegetables including bananas or for milk to the other sector under the conditions to be specified by the Commission by means of delegated acts adopted in accordance with Article 227.
Amendment 362 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Annex V
Annex V
8) Annex V is deleted. amended as follows: "ANNEX V LIST OF PRODUCTS EXCLUDED FROM THE DISTRIBUTION OF PROCESSED FRUIT AND VEGETABLES TO SCHOOLS IN CONNECTION WITH EDUCATIONAL MEASURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 23(5) Products containing any of the following: – added sugar; – added salt; – added sweeteners."
Amendment 365 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Annex V a (new)
Annex V a (new)
8 a) The following annex shall be inserted: "ANNEX Va LIST OF OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 23(1) – Buttermilk, curdled milk, yoghurt, kefir and other fermented or acidified milk and cream products falling within CN code 0403 excluding those containing added flavouring or non-lactic materials falling within CN codes 0403 10 51 to 99 and 0403 90 71 to 99; – cheese and curd falling under CN code 0406; – lactose-free milk consisting of natural milk whose composition has been changed with respect to its lactose content and not containing other non-lactic matter falling under CN code 0404 90."
Amendment 102 #
2013/2109(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on Member States to apply the European arrest warrant in such a way as to ensure that it does not result in the unnecessary trial and detention of people arrested outside their home countries, in particular where it is possible for them to be tried using exclusively national means, without a European arrest warrant being issued;
Amendment 112 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 128 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 134 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 153 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Is concerned by the prospect of horticultural production being transferred out of the European Union;
Amendment 12 #
2013/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas small agricultural holdings create favourable conditions for carrying out agricultural activities that are environmentally friendly and good for animal welfare;
Amendment 16 #
2013/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B e (new)
Recital B e (new)
Be. whereas small agricultural holdings tend to be more mobile and adapt more easily to crises on the market;
Amendment 51 #
2013/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J d (new)
Recital J d (new)
Jd. whereas small agricultural holdings provide, in many regions, a livelihood to families who have no opportunity to find other sources of income;
Amendment 30 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) As regards the year 2020 and thereafter, the revised Gothenburg Protocol accepted by the Council in Decision [xxxx/xxxx/EU]20 sets out new emission reduction commitments, taking the year 2005 as a base year, for each party regarding SO2, NOx, NH3, NMVOC and fine particulate matter (PM2,5), promotes emission reductions of black carbon and calls for the collection and keeping of information on the adverse effects of air pollutant concentrations and depositions on human health and the environment and participation in the effects-oriented programmes under the LRTAP Convention. __________________ 20 Council Decision 2013/xxxx/EU on the acceptance of the Amendment to the 1999 Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long- Range Transboundary Air Pollution to Abate Acidification, Eutrophication and Ground-Level Ozone (OJ L.. p,).
Amendment 53 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to reduce atmospheric NH3 and PM2,5 emissions from the main contributors, national air pollution control programmes should include measures applicable to the agricultural sector. Member States should be entitled to implement measures other than those set out in this Directive with an equivalent level of environmental performance owning to specific national circumstances.
Amendment 80 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall, as a minimum, limit their annual anthropogenic emissions of sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOX), volatile organic compounds other than methane (NMVOC), ammonia (NH3), particulate matter (PM2,5) and methane (CH4) in accordance with the national emission reduction commitments applicable from 2020 and 2030, as laid down in Annex II.
Amendment 111 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may establish adjusted annual national emission inventories for SO2, NOx, NH3, NMVOC and PM2,5 in accordance with Annex IV where non- compliance with their national emission reduction commitments or their intermediate emission levels would result from applying improved emission inventory methods updated in accordance with scientific knowledge.
Amendment 169 #
2013/0443(COD)
Pollutuants Pollutuants - SO2, NOX, NMVOC, NH3, CO - heavy metals (Cd, Hg, Pb)*, - POPs** (total PAHs and benzo(a)pyrene, benzo(b)fluoranthene, benzo(k)fluoranthene, indeno(1,2,3- cd)pyrene, dioxins/furans, PCBs, HCB) ––––––––––––––––––––– * Cd (cadmium), Hg (mercury), Pb (lead) ** POPs (persistent organic pollutants)
Amendment 171 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – table A – column 2 – row 4
Annex I – table A – column 2 – row 4
Pollutuants Pollutuants - SO2, NOX, NH3, NMVOC, PM2,5
Amendment 172 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – table C – column 2 – row 1
Annex I – table C – column 2 – row 1
Pollutuants Pollutuants - SO2, NOX, NMVOC, CO, NH3, PM10, PM2,5 - heavy metals (Cd, Hg, Pb), - POPs (total PAHs, HCB, PCBs, dioxins/furans) - BC (if available)
Amendment 173 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – table C – column 2 – row 2
Annex I – table C – column 2 – row 2
Pollutuants Pollutuants - SO2, NOX, NMVOC, CO, NH3, PM10, PM2,5 - heavy metals (Cd, Hg, Pb), - POPs (total PAHs, HCB, PCBs, dioxins/furans) - BC (if available)
Amendment 174 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – table C – column 2 – row 3
Annex I – table C – column 2 – row 3
Pollutuants Pollutuants - SO2, NOX, NH3, NMVOC, PM10, PM2,5 and BC
Amendment 181 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – table b – title
Annex II – table b – title
Table (b): Emission reduction commitments for ammonia (NH3), fine particulate matter (PM2,5) and methane (CH4). Fuels sold, base year 2005.
Amendment 182 #
2013/0443(COD)
Amendment 72 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Novel foods should be authorised and used only if they fulfil the criteria laid down in this Regulation. Novel foods should be safe and their use should not mislead the consumer. Product labelling requirements are therefore of the utmost importance, particularly if the novel food has been created using new rearing or farming methods, new materials or new production processes. Therefore, where a novel food is intended to replace another food, it should not differ from that food in a way that would be nutritionally less advantageous for the consumer.
Amendment 80 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) It is appropriate to authorise a novel food by updating the Union list subject to the criteria and the procedures laid down in this Regulation. A procedure that is efficient, time-limited and transparent should be put in place. As regards traditional foods from third countries having a history of safe use it is appropriate to provide for a faster and simplified procedure to update the Union list if no reasoned safety objections are expressed. As the updating of the Union list implies the application of criteria laid down in this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission in that respect. The Union list should be easily accessible and fully transparent.
Amendment 169 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The Union list of novel foods should be publicly available from ...*. The Union list should be published both on the Commission's internet site, and in the Official Journal of the European Union. __________________ * 24 months following the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 189 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) adding, removing or changing the conditions, specifications or restrictionspecifications, conditions of use, additional specific labelling requirements or post-market monitoring requirements associated with the inclusion of a novel food on the Union list.
Amendment 205 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The procedure for authorising the placing on the market within the Union of a novel food and updating of the Union list provided for in Article 8 shall start either on the Commission's initiative or following an application to the Commission by an applicant. The Commission should immediately make valid applications available to all Member States.
Amendment 211 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) Production process;
Amendment 221 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission mayshall request EFSA to render its opinion if the update is liable to have an effect onendanger human health.
Amendment 250 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
An applicant, who intends to place on the market within the Union a traditional food from a third country, shallmay notify that intention to the Commission.
Amendment 260 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. Within four months from the date on which the valid notification is forwarded by the Commission in accordance with paragraph 1, a Member State or EFSA may submit to the Commission reasoned safety objections, based on scientific evidencewith regard to human health, to the placing on the market within the Union of the traditional food concerned.
Amendment 274 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18
Article 18
For removing a traditional food from a third country from the Union list or for adding, removing or changing conditions, specifications or restrictionspecifications, conditions of use, additional specific labelling requirements or post-market monitoring requirements associated with the inclusion of a traditional food from a third country on the Union list, Articles 9 to 12 apply.
Amendment 287 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 2
Amendment 290 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 a (new)
Article 23 a (new)
Article 23 a Requirements concerning new information The food business operators shall forthwith inform the Commission of: a) any new scientific or technical information which might influence the evaluation of the safety in use of the novel food; b) any prohibition or restriction imposed by any third country in which the novel food is placed on the market.
Amendment 37 #
2013/0433(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
– having regard to the European Parliament’s legislative resolution of 7 July 2010 on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods, amending Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 258/97 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1852/2001,
Amendment 110 #
2013/0407(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) In Member States in which an offender can act as a witness for the state and be granted impunity in exchange for testifying against accomplices, that system may be distorted and used to make false accusations. Efforts should therefore be made to ensure that the evidence of a state’s witness is not relied upon uncritically, but that corroborating evidence is obtained. The testimony of a state’s witness should be a trail leading to other evidence, not the sole evidence in the case.
Amendment 161 #
2013/0407(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States in which an offender can act as a state’s witness shall ensure that when establishing the guilt of suspects or accused persons the testimony of any such state’s witness does not constitute the sole prosecution evidence and that it is supported by other evidence.
Amendment 162 #
2013/0407(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Member States shall ensure that in cases involving serious offences attracting severe penalties, the accused and the most important witnesses are heard at least once by an independent court or an investigating judge.
Amendment 175 #
2013/0407(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Evidence based on the explanations of an accused person who has pleaded guilty should not be treated as decisive proof of guilt if it is not supported by other evidence, in particular in proceedings where the accused pleaded guilty during the investigation and then withdrew that plea in court.
Amendment 87 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)
Recital 29 a (new)
(29a) Official controls should be performed by staff free from any conflict of interests, and in particular not engaged, directly or through a spouse, in an economic activity subject to the official controls laid down;
Amendment 142 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) have arrangements in place to ensure that staff performing official controls and other official activities are free from any conflict of interest, in particular that neither they themselves nor their spouses are engaged in an economic activity subject to the official controls laid down;
Amendment 99 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title
Title
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL On the production and making available on the market of plant reproductive material (plant reproductive material law) (Text with EEA relevance)
Amendment 163 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 194 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) exchanged in kind betweenbetween persons other than professional operators, or between professional operators and persons other than professional operators.
Amendment 196 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) exchanged in kind between persons other than professional operators.
Amendment 203 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d g (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d g (new)
(dg) produced by farmers on their own farm, on their own behalf and on their own account.
Amendment 212 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 2
Article 3 – point 2
(2) ‘plant reproductive material’ means seed and other propagating material; 'seed' means seeds of plants intended for cultivation; 'other propagating material' means parts of plant(s) capable of, and intended for, producing entire plants;
Amendment 228 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 5
Article 3 – point 5
(5) ‘making available on the market’ means the holding for the purpose of sale within the Union, including offering for sale or for any other form of transfer, and the sale, distribution, import into, and export out of, the Union and other forms of transfer, by a professional operator aimed at commercial exploitation and whether free of charge or not;
Amendment 238 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 6 – introductory part
Article 3 – point 6 – introductory part
(6) ‘professional operator’ means any natural or legal person carrying out, as a profession, at least one of the following activities with regard to plant reproductive material aimed at commercial exploitation:
Amendment 240 #
Amendment 246 #
Amendment 248 #
Amendment 249 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 6 – point d
Article 3 – point 6 – point d
Amendment 251 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 6 – point e
Article 3 – point 6 – point e
Amendment 327 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point 4
Article 10 – point 4
Amendment 331 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point 5
Article 10 – point 5
(5) ‘variety maintenance’ means the actions to ensure that a variety remains consistent with its descagronomically relevant characteripstioncs;
Amendment 363 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) they are produced or made available on the market by a significant number of professional operators in the Union;
Amendment 366 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 377 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Plant reproductive material may only be produced andOperators may take the decision to make available on the market plant reproductive material as standard material or as material undergoing certification. In the case of material undergoing certification, plant reproductive material shall be made available on the market, under one of the following categories:
Amendment 379 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 384 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Amendment 395 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Amendment 401 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Amendment 413 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the registration requirements set out in Section 2, with the exception of standard material;
Amendment 423 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. Paragraph 1 (a) and 1(b) shall not apply to production requirements of plant reproductive material referred to in Article 14(3) and Article 36.
Amendment 424 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Plant reproductive material may be produced and made available on the market only if it belongs to a variety registered in a national variety register referred to in Article 51 or in the Union variety register referred to in Article 52. or if a description of the plant reproductive material is available to the purchaser.
Amendment 437 #
Amendment 466 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15
Article 15
Amendment 474 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a Making heterogeneous material available on the market 1. Plant reproductive material may be produced and made available on the market as heterogeneous material, registered in a national variety register referred to in Article 51, on the basis of an officially recognised description. This includes inter alia a) Landraces, conservation varieties or selections thereof which do not comply with articles 60, 61 and 62 but provide a certain stability as regards their agronomic performance, b) multicomponent varieties derived from open pollination (polycross) of a defined set of parental lines which do not comply with articles 60, 61 and 62 but provide a certain stability as regards their agronomic performance, c) Open pollinated varieties and populations of completely or partially outcrossing species which do not comply with articles 60, 61 and 61 but provide a certain stability as regards their agronomic performance, d) Population crosses between open pollinated populations or open pollinated varieties with high level of heterogeneity, e) Composite cross populations derived from crosses of defined parental lines and evolved in a certain environment with a high level of heterogeneity and high plasticity needed for adaptation to changing environmental conditions. 2. Heterogeneous material is obtained through methods which respect natural crossing barriers. 3. The making available on the market of heterogeneous material shall comply with the provisions of Title III.
Amendment 481 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. Plant reproductive material undergoing official certification shall be produced in accordance with the production requirements set out in Part A of Annex II and shallmay be made available on the market only if it fulfils the quality requirements set out in Part B of Annex II.
Amendment 487 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. During processing, packaging, storage, transport or at delivery, lots of plant reproductive material may be split into two or more lots. In that case the professional operator shall keep records concerning the origin of the new lots except when there is no more than one intermediary between the producer and the user and all professional operators concerned supply the same local or regional markets.
Amendment 493 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. Pre-basic, basic or certified material shallmay be certified and identified through an official label (‘official label’).
Amendment 497 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. This article shall under no circumstances prevent the use of national or private labels and certification schemes.
Amendment 503 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. The official label and the operator's label shall contain the information set out in Part A of Annex III.
Amendment 510 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 21 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 140, setting out requirements, further to the requirements referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, for official labels and operators' labels. Those requirements shall concern one or more of the following elements:
Amendment 514 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 7
Article 21 – paragraph 7
7. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt the format(s) of the official label and operator's label. Those formats may be adopted per genera or species. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 141(3).
Amendment 541 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28
Article 28
Operators' labels shall be produced and affixed by the professional operator after verifying through its own inspections, sampling and testing, that the plant reproductive material complieis wfith the production and quality requirements as referred to in Article 16 for purpose and the properties of the plant reproductive material comply with the indications on the label.
Amendment 544 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 1
1. The official label and the operator's label shall be produced with reference to a lot. The operators' label shall be produced with reference to a lot only if the lot concerned is bigger than what is typically required to cultivate one hectare. They shall be affixed, where applicablenecessary, to individual plants or on the outside of packages, containers and bundles.
Amendment 546 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. If a lot is split into more lots, a new official label or operator's label shall be issued for each lot. If several lots are merged into a new lot, a new official label or operator's label shall be issued for that new lot. These requirements shall not apply to local circulation of plant reproductive material.
Amendment 595 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) it is made available on the market in small quantitiess first placed on the market by persons other than professional operators, or by professional operators employing no more than ten persons and whose annual turnover or balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 2 million;using in a seasonal year an area for producing plant reproductive material not larger than the area defined in Art.8 (2) of Reg. 1765/92 EC in its last day of validity, and not smaller than 5 ha.
Amendment 621 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) it complies with the provisions of Title III of this act.
Amendment 634 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 3
Article 36 – paragraph 3
Amendment 676 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 a (new)
Article 42 a (new)
Amendment 677 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43
Article 43
Amendment 683 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 a (new)
Article 43 a (new)
Article 43a Import conditions Imports to the Union of Plant reproductive material shall not be prohibited or restricted, except in one of the following cases: (a) It is prohibited by an existing trade agreement. (b) Import is explicitly prohibited by another Union act. (c) A demonstrable risk exists from plant disease, invasive species or other phytosanitary risk not already present and established in the Union. (d) A demonstrable risk of consumer fraud exists. (e) Materials are being made available on the market at subsidized prices or at a price so low it constitutes dumping, and the total commercial value exceeds 1 million Euros. (f) The PRM to be imported or its lot do not comply with the quality requirements of this Regulation for the respective species and categories and types of material.
Amendment 688 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 3
Article 46 – paragraph 3
Amendment 702 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 2
Article 48 – paragraph 2
Amendment 705 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 3
Article 48 – paragraph 3
Amendment 706 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Where the plant reproductive material concerned is not more than what is typically required to cultivate one hectare, the plant reproductive material is exempted from labelling requirements provided in this Article.
Amendment 708 #
Amendment 743 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) the official description of the variety, or, where, applicable, the officially recognised description of the variety with an indication of the region(s) where the variety has historically been grown and to which it is naturally adapted (‘region(s) of origin’);
Amendment 747 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
(ka) where applicable, the indication that the variety has been bred using non- traditional breeding methods, including an enumeration of all the methods used for obtaining that variety.
Amendment 748 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point k b (new)
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point k b (new)
(k b) The genealogical components of the variety
Amendment 753 #
Amendment 762 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – point f
Article 54 – point f
(f) where applicable, the indication that the variety to which the clone belongs has been registered with an officially recognised description, including the region of origin of that variety;
Amendment 768 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 56 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. In order to be registered in a national variety register pursuant to Chapter IV, varieties shallmay fulfil, in addition to the requirements set out in paragraph 1, the following requirements:
Amendment 770 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 56 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) in case they belong to genera or species with particular importance for the satisfactory development of agriculture in the Union, as referred to in paragraph 5, they havemay be tested for a satisfactory value for cultivation and/or use pursuant to Article 58;
Amendment 779 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 56 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) in case they belong to genera or species with particular importance for the sustainable development of agriculture in the Union, as referred to in paragraph 6, they havemay be tested for a sustainable value for cultivation and/or use pursuant to Article 59;
Amendment 795 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) in case the variety had been previously not registered in a national variety register or in the Union variety register and plant reproductive material belonging to that variety has been made available on the market before the entry into force of this Regulation;
Amendment 800 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) in case the variety had been previously registered in any national variety register or in the Union variety register on the basis of a technical examination pursuant to Article 71, but has been deleted from those registers more than five years before the submission of the current application and would not fulfil the requirements laid down in Articles 60, 61 and 62 and, where applicable, Article 58(1) and Article 59(1).
Amendment 821 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 57 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 824 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 57 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) a description of that variety is known to exist in literature or is accessible as traditional knowledge of local communities within the Union
Amendment 831 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 3
Article 57 – paragraph 3
Amendment 837 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
Article 57 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(ba) in the case of a newly bred variety, the description delivered by the applicant is examined for correctness according to the respective technical guidance by the competent authority.
Amendment 845 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 58 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The design, criteria and conditions of examination shall take into account the targeted use of the variety, in particular as regards climatic and environmental conditions and/or low input or organic farming conditions.
Amendment 855 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1
Article 60 – paragraph 1
1. For the purposes of the official description, referred to in point (a) of Article 56(2) and (3), a variety shall be deemed to be distinct, if it is clearly distinguishable, by reference to the expression of that least one characteristics that results from a particular genotype or combination of genotypes, from any other variety whose existence is commonly known on the date of the application determined pursuant to Article 70 whereas the variety type and mode of reproduction are recognised as a characteristics of distinctness.
Amendment 859 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 60 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) a description of that variety is known to exist in literature or is accessible as traditional knowledge of local communities within the Union.
Amendment 861 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61
Article 61
For the purposes of the official description, referred to in point (a) of Article 56(2) and (3), a variety shall be deemed to be uniform if, subject to the variation that may be expected from the particular features of its reproduction and type, it is sufficiently uniform in the expression of those characteristics which are included innecessary to pass the examination for distinctness, as well as in the expression of any other characteristics used for its official description.
Amendment 862 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 61 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The respective examination designs shall take into account that reference varieties must be equal to the tested variety regarding the particular features of its variety type and mode of reproduction.
Amendment 864 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62
Article 62
For the purposes of the official description referred to in point (a) of Article 56(2) and (3), a variety shall be deemed to be stable if the expression of those characteristics which are included in the examination for distinctness, as well as any other characteristics used for the variety description, remains in principle unchanged after repeated reproduction or, in the case of cycles of reproduction, at the end of each such cycle. Variations that can be attributed to the particular features of its variety type, mode of reproduction or changed environmental conditions are to be accepted.
Amendment 890 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 4
Article 64 – paragraph 4
Amendment 895 #
Amendment 907 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
(ka) where applicable, the indication that the variety has been breed using non- traditional breeding methods, including an enumeration of all the methods used for obtaining that variety;
Amendment 914 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 3
Article 67 – paragraph 3
Amendment 933 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 1
Article 71 – paragraph 1
1. The description is adapted to the variety type and mode of reproduction. Where, as a result of the formal examination, the application is found to comply with the content requirements referred to in Article 67 and the format adopted pursuant to Article 68, a technical examination of the variety shall be carried out for the purpose of establishing an official description. The modes of technical examination and of establishing an official description shall take into account the variety type and mode of reproduction.
Amendment 940 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 71 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
On request submitted by the applicant to the competent authority, the technical examination shall be carried out under specific climatic conditions in the Member State the competent authority is responsible for.
Amendment 942 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 5
Article 71 – paragraph 5
Amendment 951 #
Amendment 971 #
Amendment 974 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 75 – paragraph 1
Article 75 – paragraph 1
1. Where, in the framework of the technical examination referred to in Article 71(1), an examination of the genealogical components is necessary, the results of that examination and the description of the genealogical components shall be treated as confidential, if the applicant so requests. The genealogical composition of the variety shall only be kept confidential until the variety is registered in the Union variety register or a national variety register.
Amendment 975 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 75 – paragraph 2
Article 75 – paragraph 2
2. In the case of varieties of plant reproductive material intended exclusively for the production of agricultural raw materials for industrial purposes, and if so requested by the applicant, the results of the technical examination referred to in Article 71(1) and the intended uses of those varieties shall be treated as confidential. The result of the technical examination and the intended uses shall only be kept confidential until the variety is registered in the union variety register or a national variety register
Amendment 984 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 77 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The competent authority shall collect any complaint that a denomination has been misused. Once a complaint has been received, the competent authority shall assess if the denomination has been misused and the reasons that have oriented the choice of the applicant to misuse the denomination. Where the assessment reveals that the applicant involuntarily misused an existing denomination, the competent authority shall make this denomination unique and distinguishable from the misused one by changing or amending it. The applicant may suggest proposals for the changed or amended denomination; Where the assessment reveals that the applicant could not have been unaware that he misused an existing denomination, the competent authority shall adopt a decision deleting registration according to Article 85 (1) (a) or (g).
Amendment 1007 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
On request by the applicant or a third party, the competent authority may allow a variety deleted or expired from the national variety register in accordance to paragraph 1(b), 1(c), 1(d), 1(e), 1(f) or 1(h) to continue to be made available on the market until 30 June of the third year following the deletion from the register.
Amendment 1008 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1010 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 3
Article 85 – paragraph 3
3. After a variety is deleted from the national variety register, the competent authority shall submit a sample of that variety, and its description, and in the case of a hybrid including its parent lines, to a gene bank dedicated to the conservation of genetic resources.
Amendment 1012 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 86 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Any other person may notify the competent authority with reference to a registered variety that that person is acting as an additional maintainer.
Amendment 1022 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 87 – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 1041 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 – paragraph 2
Article 89 – paragraph 2
2. Applicants employing fewer than 10 persons and whose annual turnover or annual balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 2 millionbeing microenterprises as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC shall be exempted from the payment of the fees provided for in Article 87 and Article 88.
Amendment 1091 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 4
Article 103 – paragraph 4
4. The competent authority shall take appropriate measures to, on request, make available the information contained in the files of the national variety register to any person requesting access to this information. This access has to be granted free of charge and by electronic means. This provision shall not apply whereas long as the information must be treated as confidential pursuant to Article 75.
Amendment 1095 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 4
Article 104 – paragraph 4
4. The Agency shall take appropriate measures to make available, on request, the information contained in the files of the Union variety register to any person requesting access to that information. This access has to be granted free of charge and by electronic means. This provision shall not apply whereas long as the information must be treated as confidential under Article 75.
Amendment 1401 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part A – point 2 – point f
Annex II – Part A – point 2 – point f
Amendment 1407 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part D a (new)
Annex II – Part D a (new)
Da. Points 2(a), 2(d), 2(g) of PART A, (b), (c), (e), (h) of PART B and (b) of PART D shall not apply to heterogeneous material, and registration under officially recognised description made available on the market as standard material.
Amendment 1418 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part A – point k
Annex III – Part A – point k
(k) where relevant, references to month and year of labelling or references to month and year of last sampling;
Amendment 1420 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part A – point l
Annex III – Part A – point l
Amendment 1423 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part A – point n b (new)
Annex III – Part A – point n b (new)
Amendment 67 #
2013/0136(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to European Parliament resolution of 22 May 2008 on a new animal health strategy for the European Union 2007-2013 (2007/2260(INI))
Amendment 68 #
2013/0136(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 3 b (new)
Citation 3 b (new)
- having regard to European Parliament resolution of 12 December 2012 on the protection of animals during transport (2012/2031(INI))
Amendment 79 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) The intensification and integration of food production and the increase of transport during production and before slaughtering is the cause of many of the infectious animal diseases that have emerged in the 20th century. This Regulation provides the base for existing methods to be carefully evaluated and reviewed in order to identify the source of problems and diseases related to animals and to take adequate measures to prevent unsustainable farming methods leading to the kind of outbreaks we have seen in the recent past.
Amendment 83 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In laying down those animal health rules, it is essential that considerations are given to the link between animal health and public health, the environment, food and feed safety, animal welfare, food security, economic, social and, cultural aspects and especially animal welfare, given the interdependency of animal welfare and animal health.
Amendment 87 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) For transmissible animal diseases a disease condition is usually associated with clinical or pathological manifestation of the infection. However, for the purpose of this Regulation, which aims to control the spread of and eradicate certain transmissible animal diseases, the disease definition should be wider in order to include other carriers of the disease agent as for instance microorganisms developing resistance to antimicrobials.
Amendment 88 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) For transmissible animal diseases that are not subject to measures laid down at Union level, but which are of some economic importance for the private sector at a local level, the latter should, with the assistance of the competent authorities of the Member States, take actions to prevent or control such diseases, for instance through self-regulatory measures or the development of codes of practice or exchange of best practices.
Amendment 91 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) Action No. 5 of the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council – Action plan against the rising threats from Antimicrobial Resistance22 emphasises the preventive role of this Regulation and the consequent expected reduction of the use of antibiotics in animals. Resistance of microorganisms to antimicrobials to which they were previously responsive is increasing. This resistance complicates the treatment of infectious diseases in humans and animals. In its Resolution of 12 May 2011 on antibiotic resistanc22a, its Resolution of 27 October 2011 on the public health threat of antimicrobial resistance22b and its Resolution of 11 December 2012 on the Microbial Challenge – Rising threats from Antimicrobial Resistance22c, the European Parliament in the past repeatedly pointed to the importance of tackling antimicrobial resistance. In November 2011, the Commission adopted a Communication on an action plan against the rising threats from antimicrobial resistance22d, whereas the Council dealt with the issue in its conclusions of 22 June 201222e. As a result, microorganisms that have developed resistance to antimicrobials should be treated as if they were transmissible diseases, and thus covered by the scope of this Regulation. ___________________ 22 COM (2011) 748 COM (2011) 748 22a P7_TA(2011)0238 22b P7_TA(2011)0473 22c P7_TA(2012)0483 22d COM(2011)0748 22e http://ue.eu.int/press/press- releases/employment,-social-policy,- health-and-consumer- affairs?target=2012&infotarget=&max=0 &bid=79&lang=en
Amendment 112 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) Optimal animal health management can only be achieved in cooperation with animal keepers, operators, veterinarians, animal health professionals, other stakeholders and trading partners. To secure their support it is necessary to organise decision making procedures and the application of the measures provided for in this Regulation in a clear and transparent manner. Therefore the competent authority should take appropriate steps to keep the public informed, especially when there are reasonable grounds to suspect that animals or products may present a risk for animal or public health, food safety or the environment and when a case is of public interest.
Amendment 114 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) Early detection and a clear chain of disease notification and reporting are crucial for effective disease control. In order to achieve an efficient and quick response any suspicion or confirmation of an outbreak of certain listed diseases should be immediately notified to the competent authority. Those notification obligations should be applicable to any natural and legal person in order to ensure that no disease outbreaks remain unnoticed. Member States should ensure that operators and animal professionals are adequately informed of their obligations under this Regulation.
Amendment 122 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58
Recital 58
(58) To ensure close collaboration and exchange of information between operators and veterinarians or aquatic animal health professionals and to supplement the surveillance undertaken by operators, establishments should, as appropriate for the type and intensity of production and other relevant factors, be subject to animal health visits. In order to ensure a proportionate level of surveillance to the risks involved in different types of establishments, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission concerning the criteria and the content of such animal health visits in different types of establishments.
Amendment 124 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58 a (new)
Recital 58 a (new)
(58a) To promote sustainable, organic and biological production, and to underline the increased animal health risks of high intensive production on establishments that have a relatively high density of animals per surface level of the establishment, it is appropriate that the intensity of production and other relevant factors are taken into account when determine the frequency and type of animal health visits.
Amendment 128 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 76
Recital 76
(76) However, those control strategies may substantially vary between different listed diseases. Thus this Regulation should provide for rules on the use of veterinary medicinal products for the prevention and control of listed diseases and for harmonised criteria for consideration when determining whether or not to use and how to use vaccines, hyper-immune sera and antimicrobials. For example, routine administering of vaccines, hyper-immune sera, antimicrobials and other veterinary medicines to animals by animal keepers, operators, veterinarians and animal health professionals should only be tolerated when there are no adverse effects on public health, animal health and animal welfare, both by the practice or the consumption of products of these animals. In order to ensure a flexible approach and to address the specificities of different listed diseases and the availability of the effective treatments, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the restrictions, prohibitions or obligations to use certain veterinary medicinal products in the framework of the control of certain listed diseases. In the case of urgency and in order to address emerging risks with possible devastating implications for animal or public health, economy, society or environment, it should be possible for these measures to be adopted by the urgency procedure.
Amendment 132 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 86 a (new)
Recital 86 a (new)
(86a) Some disease control measures, although they might be necessary, have in potential a greater impact than planned. Therefore, it is appropriate that the Member State or Member States concerned should, after having heard the competent authorities, draw up an initial assessment of the impact on public health, animal health and animal welfare, the environment, the economy and other socio-economic factors, of the envisaged necessary disease control measures. For example, historical evidence has shown that the killing and disposal of large groups of animals affected by a listed disease, has, aside from the direct socio- economic impact on the operators, a vast impact on society (outrage, loss of confidence in the food chain, loss of trust in policy makers) and an often overlooked environmental impact (disposal of bodies by mass burning creating large soot plumes and permeates ground water).
Amendment 153 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii – introductory part
(iii) a reduction in the adverse effects on animal health, public health and the environment of:
Amendment 154 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii – indent 1
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii – indent 1
– certain diseases and risk factors leading up to diseases;
Amendment 162 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
(4a) 'clone' means an animal produced by means of a technique of asexual, artificial reproduction with the aim of producing an identical or nearly identical copy of an individual animal by transferring the nucleus of a cell into an enucleated oocyte which is subsequently implanted into a surrogate mother;
Amendment 163 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 b (new)
(4b) 'descendant' means an animal produced by a traditional breeding technique, where at least one of its progenitors is a clone;
Amendment 175 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 14
(14) ‘disease’ means the occurrence of infections and infestations in animals, with or without clinical or pathological manifestations, caused by one or more disease agents transmissible to animals or to humans. For the purposes of this Regulation, microorganisms that have developed resistance to antimicrobials should also be considered a 'disease';
Amendment 180 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – introductory part
(21) ‘biosecurity’ means the sum of management and physical measures designed to reduce the risk of the introduction, development and spread of diseases or microorganisms that have developed resistance to antimicrobials to, from and within:
Amendment 199 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) listed diseases listed in Annex -Ia;
Amendment 202 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) microorganisms that have developed resistance to antimicrobials;
Amendment 217 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii – indent 3 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii – indent 3 a (new)
- the risk of microorganisms developing resistance to antimicrobials due to the control measures used to combat the disease;
Amendment 219 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii – indent 4 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii – indent 4 a (new)
- the psychological and physical impact of the disease treatment and eradication on the health of the employees and workers of the sector;
Amendment 220 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) animal welfare: - the type, method and intensity of livestock farming; - the concentration of livestock farms per area; - the relative proximity between livestock farms and human settlements;
Amendment 221 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e – point ii
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e – point ii
(ii) their societal acceptance, whereby culling and disposal of animals is always to be considered as a last resort;
Amendment 276 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) the type and intensity of production.
Amendment 286 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the number, categories and species of kept animals or products under their responsibility;
Amendment 287 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the type and intensity of production;
Amendment 301 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) raising animal health and welfare awareness;
Amendment 305 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii a (new)
(iiia) encouraging the use of alternative, more environmentally friendly and sustainable animal keeping methods.
Amendment 383 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Operators shall ensure that establishments under their responsibility receive animal health visits from a veterinarian when appropriate du. Those animal health visits shall be at frequencies that are proportionate to the risks posed by the establishment,. taking into account:
Amendment 387 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) the type of food production;
Amendment 389 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the animal welfare safeguards in place at the establishment;
Amendment 390 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 394 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 397 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the detection of any signs indicative of the occurrence of listed diseases or emerging diseases and/or of risk factors leading thereto;
Amendment 405 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – point b
Article 24 – point b
Amendment 416 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) establish a programme for the eradication, preferably by vaccination or other medical treatment, of or demonstration of freedom from that listed disease, to be carried out in the animal populations concerned by that disease and covering the relevant parts of their territory or the relevant zones or compartments thereof (‘compulsory eradication programme’);
Amendment 419 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
Article 30 – paragraph 2
2. Member States which are not free or not known to be free from one or more of the listed diseases referred to in Article 8(1)(c) and which decide to establish a programme for the eradication of that listed disease, preferably by vaccination or other medical treatment, to be carried out in the animal populations concerned by it and covering the relevant parts of their territory or zones or compartments thereof (‘voluntary eradication programme’) shall submit it to the Commission for approval.
Amendment 427 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) disease control measures for the eradication of the disease agent from establishments, preferably by vaccination or other medical treatment, compartments and zones in which the disease occurs and to prevent re- infection;
Amendment 431 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – point c
Article 32 – point c
(c) a description of the disease control measures of the compulsory or voluntary eradication programme as provided for in Article 31(1) and the rules adopted pursuant to Article 31(2) and in case of vaccinations or other medical treatment, a description of the exact veterinary medicinal products or procedures used;
Amendment 468 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) third countries or territories, provided that it is primarily intended to prevent the spread of a disease into the Union.
Amendment 487 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 61 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 492 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 61 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Only after a thorough assessment of the economic, social, animal welfare and environmental impact of the use of the veterinary medicinal products compared to other available disease prevention and control strategies, the competent authority shall take a disease control measure which may result in the killing and disposal or slaughtering of animals that may be contaminated and contribute to the spread of the listed disease;
Amendment 518 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 70 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) take the necessary disease prevention and control measures to avoid the further spread of that listed disease. Only after a thorough assessment of the economic, social, animal welfare and environmental impact the competent authority shall take a disease control measure which may result in the killing and disposal of animals that may be contaminated and contribute to the spread of the listed disease.
Amendment 559 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 80 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) the disease control measures to be taken in the event of suspicion or official confirmation of a listed disease in restricted zones in kept animals pursuant to rules laid down in Sections 1 to 4 of Chapter 1 of this Title. Only after a thorough assessment of the economic, social, animal welfare and environmental impact the competent authority shall take a disease control measure which may result in the killing and disposal of animals that may be contaminated and contribute to the spread of the listed disease.
Amendment 567 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iv a (new)
Article 82 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iv a (new)
(iva) whether the establishment has the aim to use the germinal products to produce clones or has the aim to use the germinal products in processes that result in the production of clones;
Amendment 569 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 83 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 83 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall notify the Commission of any exemptions made and keep a record of all the exempted establishments on their territory. Establishments which have the aim to produce clones or take part in the production process of clones shall under no circumstances be exempted from the registration requirement.
Amendment 575 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 – paragraph 4 – point d a (new)
Article 89 – paragraph 4 – point d a (new)
(da) the welfare conditions of the animals which may influence the quality of the food safety and human health.
Amendment 580 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 94 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Where that on-site visit shows that clear progress has been made but the establishment still does not meet all of those requirements, the competent authority may prolong the conditional approval and shall provide the necessary effective guidance in order to contribute to the successful resolve of the deficiency. However, conditional approval shall not exceed a total period of six months.
Amendment 588 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 1 – point e – point ii
Article 97 – paragraph 1 – point e – point ii
(ii) the type and intensity of production;
Amendment 590 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 98 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 98 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) laboratory techniques used, making explicit mention of any laboratory techniques used which have the aim to produce clones.
Amendment 643 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 116 – point d
Article 116 – point d
(d) the type and intensity of production in the establishments where those terrestrial animals are kept;
Amendment 650 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 121 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) other risk factors.
Amendment 726 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 195 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 195 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) intentional modifications to the genome of the aquatic animals.
Amendment 728 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 195 – paragraph 2
Article 195 – paragraph 2
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 (a) and (b), the competent authority may authorise such movement or release of aquatic animals, based on an evaluation of risks, provided that the aquatic animals originate from a part of the aquaculture establishment or from the wild that is independent of the epidemiological unit where the abnormal mortalities or other disease symptoms have occurred.
Amendment 743 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 240 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 240 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba)statement whether the animals, germinal products or products of animal origin are of the origin of cloned animals or their descendents;
Amendment 2 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to Parliament's Written Declaration No 0026/2011 of 13 October 2011 on dog population management in the European Union1, __________________ 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2011)0444.
Amendment 4 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)
Citation 21 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication on Options for animal welfare labelling and the establishment of a European Network of Reference Centres for the protection and welfare of animals, COM(2009)584;
Amendment 5 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 b (new)
Citation 21 b (new)
Amendment 36 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Deplores that the Strategy has not received the financial backing which the Parliament requested in its resolution of 5 May 2010; Calls on the Commission to increase this backing by reprioritising and by ensureing a better integration of animal welfare in other EU policy areas, such as consumer policy, research programmes, and the CAP, as appropriate;
Amendment 39 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines that farmers today face multiple challenges, such as climate change, and have to meet numerous requirements, of which a good animal welfare is but one; Calls therefore on the Commission to ensure proper policy coherence in accordance with Article 7 of the Treaty of the Functioning of the EU;
Amendment 47 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Commission to include animal welfare in its trade policy and when negotiating international trade agreements, and to promote animal welfare in third countries by requiring equivalent welfare standards for imported animals and products;
Amendment 57 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets that the Strategy fails to reflect the link between the wellbeing and health of animals and public health; Calls on the Commission to apply the ‘One Health’ principle to itsthis Strategy and ensure an efficient coordination with the Animal Health Strategy, as good animal husbandry helps to prevent the spread of diseases and antimicrobial resistance; Calls on the Commission to pay proper attention to the health risks posed by wild animals;
Amendment 62 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls that the Parliament in its resolution of 12 May 2011 on antibiotic resistance stressed the need to get a full picture of when, where, how, and on which animals antimicrobials are actually used today, and believes that such data should be collected, analysed and made public by the Commission without delay;
Amendment 72 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for a report on stray animals recommending concrete solutions and including the evaluation of a system for the registration and thecompulsory permanent electronic identification of petsand registration of dogs and cats on a centralised database, to be added to the list of actions;
Amendment 77 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Urges the Commission in its 2014 study on the welfare of dogs and cats involved in commercial purposes to recommend concrete solutions to prevent dogs and cats from being bred and traded in a way which is likely to cause welfare problems;
Amendment 96 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Considers that one specific field in need of better enforcement is animal transport, which, although corresponds to only a very limited length of time in the life of an animal, needs to be improved in the light of the scientific data gathered by EFSA as required by Regulation (EC) No 1/2005;
Amendment 109 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 116 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that the Commission, and in particular the Food and Veterinary Office, must be given increased resources and powers to adequately control animal welfare inspections carried out by the Member States and to address breaches; Calls on the Member States to ensure that there are sufficient animal welfare inspectors who are adequately trained;
Amendment 118 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Draws attention to the special threat to animal welfare on farms with high animal densities and calls on the Commission and Member States to implement effective controls and enforce animal welfare rules at such farms;
Amendment 120 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recalls the obligation for the Commission to, when there is due reason for concern, undertake controls of the national inspections as regards the compliance of Directive 2010/63/EU on animal testing;
Amendment 135 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on all European major retailers to commit themselves, through the adoption of a joint public declaration, to only sell products which respect or go beyond EU animal welfare legislation;
Amendment 139 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Emphasises the importance of information and education being adapted and made available at regional and local level, by e.g. regional workshops and the use of modern technology, and that information concerning new legislation and scientific advances reach all animal handlers; Recalls the role which could be played by an EU coordinated network of animal welfare centres in this regard;
Amendment 142 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission to promote existing animal welfare guidelines and other voluntary initiatives by developing a web-based portal through which such documents, after validation, could be collected and disseminated;
Amendment 150 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Considers that animal welfare requirements should be made mandatory in the future rural development programmes; Believes furthermore that the European added value of high animal welfare should be reflected in the co- financing rates;
Amendment 167 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recalls that the Parliament considers that such a Framework Law should not prevent producers from introducing voluntary systems which go beyond EU rules, and believes that those systems should also be science based and could be promoted by certified labels;
Amendment 186 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point d
Paragraph 20 – point d
d. a certificate or other proof of competence for any unqualified, when needed, while recognising skills and knowledge already acquired through practical experience or from theoretical education, for any person handling animals in the course of their professional duties, along with adequate training requirements for specific animal welfare responsibilities when needed, and a system for pre-testing permits for the construction or reconstruction of animal premises;
Amendment 197 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point f
Paragraph 20 – point f
f. effective timely actions against those Member States who do not submit reports or do not fulfil their obligations to carry out controls and inspections;
Amendment 99 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that in relation to the weak and ineffectual system of monitoring compliance with the conditions of animal transport in Member States it seems expedient to consider the creation, in Member States, of specialised monitoring institutes that would monitor compliance with provisions governing the protection and welfare of animals, including conditions for the transport of animals; Considers that these institutes could be closely linked to, or form part of, the EU network of reference centres for animal welfare proposed by the Commission;
Amendment 131 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that during the 2005-2009 reporting period the number of animals transported between Member States increased significantly: cattle by 8 %, pigs by 70 %, sheep by 3 %, and only with horses was there a decrease of 17 %. The aim set out in Recital 5 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, namely that ‘for reasons of animal welfare the transport of animals over long journeys, including animals for slaughter, should be limited to the greatest extent possible’ has therefore not been achieved; Considers in addition that the data presented does not provide an accurate reflection of the current situation, as the number of animals transported within Member States is not included and that therefore the number of animals transported in the EU is much greater than indicated in the report;
Amendment 224 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to review existing EU legislation in order to set limits on journey times for the transport of poultry based on the latest scientific evidence;
Amendment 27 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
Amendment 33 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The likelihood of diverging regulation is further increased by concerns over tobacco products, including smokeless tobacco products, having a characterising flavour other than tobacco or menthol, which may facilitate uptake of tobacco consumption or affect consumption patterns. For example, in many countries, sales of mentholated products gradually increased even as smoking prevalence overall declined. A number of studies indicated that mentholated tobacco products can facilitate inhalation as well as smoking uptake among young people. Measures introducing unjustified differences of treatment between flavoured cigarettes (e.g. menthol and clove cigarettes) should be avoided36.
Amendment 36 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 – footnote 36
Recital 15 – footnote 36
Amendment 49 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) In order to ensure the integrity and the visibility of health warnings and maximise their efficacy, provisions should be made regarding the dimension of the warnings as well as regarding certain aspects of the appearance of the tobacco package, including the opening mechanism. The package and the products may mislead consumers, in particular young people, suggesting that products are less harmful. For instance, this is the case with certain texts or features, such as ‘low-tar’, ‘light’, ‘ultra-light’, ‘mild’, ‘natural’, ‘organic’, ‘without additives’, ‘without flavours’, ‘slim’, names, pictures, and figurative or other signs. Likewise, the size and appearance of individual cigarettes can mislead consumers by creating the impression that they are less harmful. A recent study has also shown that smokers of slim cigarettes were more likely to believe that their own brand might be less harmful. This should be addressed.
Amendment 69 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) In order to make this Directive fully operational and to keep up with technical, scientific and international developments in tobacco manufacture, consumption and regulation, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission, in particular in respect of adopting and adapting maximum yields for emissions and theiremissions measurement methods, and setting maximum levels for ingredients that increase toxicity, addictiveness or attraddictiveness, , the use of health warnings, unique identifiers and security features in the labelling and packaging, defining key elements for contracts on data storage with independent third parties, reviewing certain exemptions granted to tobacco products other than cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco and smokeless tobacco products and reviewing the nicotine levels for nicotine containing products. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and Council.
Amendment 84 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘characterising flavour’ means a distinguishable aroma orctive fruit, sweet or candy-flavoured taste other than tobacco or menthol, resulting from an additiv taste substance or combination of additives, including but not limited to fruit, spice, herb, alcohol, candy, menthol or vanillataste substances observable before or upon intended use of the tobacco product;
Amendment 85 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘characterising flavour’ means a distinguishable aroma or taste other than tobacco, resulting from an additive or combination of additives, including but not limited to fruit, spice, herb, alcohol, candy, menthol or vanilla observable before or upon intended use of the tobacco product; traditional tastes of tobacco products such as menthol are not considered to be ‘characterising flavours’;
Amendment 89 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘characterising flavour’ means a distinguishable aroma or taste other than tobacco or menthol, resulting from an additive or combination of additives, including but not limited to fruit, spice, herb, alcohol, candy, menthol or vanilla observable before or upon intended use of the tobacco product;
Amendment 100 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Amendment 112 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 121 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Amendment 168 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall, based on scientific evidence, prohibit the placing on the market of tobacco products with additives in quantities that increase in an appreciable manner at the stage of consumption the toxic or addictive effect of a tobacco product.
Amendment 170 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
However, Member States shall not, on that basis, prohibit the placing on the market of tobacco products containing menthol solely on the basis of their menthol content.
Amendment 182 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. For cigarette packets the general warning and the information message shall be printed on the lateral sides of the unit packets. These warnings shall have a width of not less than 20 mm and a height of not less than 43 mm. For roll-your-own tobacco the information message shall be printed on the surface that becomes visible when opening the unit packet. Both the general warning and the information message shall cover 50% of the surface on which they are printed.
Amendment 188 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Amendment 200 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) cover 7540 % of the external area of both the front andsurface and 50% of the external area of the back surface of the unit packet and any outside packaging;
Amendment 205 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) be positioned at the bottopm edge of the unit packet and any outside packaging, and in the same direction as any other information appearing on the packaging;
Amendment 210 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g
Amendment 218 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Amendment 225 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) define the position, format, layout, design, rotation and proportations of the health warnings;
Amendment 251 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Prohibited elements and features may include but are not limited to texts, symbols, names, trade marks, figurative or other signs, misleading colours, inserts or other additional material such as adhesive labels, stickers, onserts, scratch-offs and sleeves or relate to the shape of the tobacco product itself. Cigarettes with a diameter of less than 7.5 mm shall be deemed to be misleading.
Amendment 253 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Prohibited elements and features may include but are not limited to texts, symbols, names, trade marks, figurative or other signs, misleading colours, inserts or other additional material such as adhesive labels, stickers, onserts, scratch-offs and sleeves or relate to the shape of the tobacco product itself. Cigarettes with a diameter of less than 7.5 mm shall be deemed to be misleading.
Amendment 327 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 3(2), 3(3), 4(3), 4(4), 6(3), 6(9), 6(10), 8(4), 9(3), 10(5), 11(3), 13(3), 13(4), 14(9), 18(2) and 18(5) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from [Office of Publications: please insert the date of the entry into force of this Directive].
Amendment 333 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of powers referred to in Articles 3(2), 3(3), 4(3), 4(4), 6(3), 6(9), 6(10), 8(4), 9(3), 10(5), 11(3), 13(3), 13(4), 14(9), 18(2) and 18(5) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
Amendment 340 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 5
Article 22 – paragraph 5
5. A delegated act pursuant to Articles 3(2), 3(3), 4(3), 4(4), 6(3), 6(9), 6(10), 8(4), 9(3), 10(5), 11(3), 13(3), 13(4), 14(9), 18(2) and 18(5) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.
Amendment 2156 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The controller and the processor shallould designate a data protection officer in any case where:
Amendment 2164 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 17 #
2011/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas increased bee mortality has been reported in both the EU and other parts of the world; whereas there is a link between bee mortality and the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs); whereas science and veterinary practice cannot currently provide effective prevention or disease control against certain pests and diseases owing to insufficient research and development of new bee-health medicines in the past decades, which is the result of the limited size of the market and the consequent low interest of big pharmaceutical companies,
Amendment 33 #
2011/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas beekeepers are primarily responsible for the health and well-being of their bees, though farming methods have a role to play too, and whereas beekeepers do not receive any financial reward for the role they play in ensuring the pollination of plants in the natural environment,
Amendment 41 #
2011/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas, because active substances and medicines are not metabolised by bees and can end up in honey, because European producers rely on clean, residue-free, high- quality honey, and also because of the problem of resistance, minimal use of veterinary products and active substances is advocated, as is maintaining a healthy colony immune system,
Amendment 80 #
2011/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to set up a steering committee, together with representatives of the beekeeping sector, which will assist the Commission in establishing the annual work programme of the EU reference laboratory, covering a period of at least two years;
Amendment 88 #
2011/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States to encourage and oversee the setting up of national melliferous and polliniferous plant phenology monitoring networks;
Amendment 106 #
2011/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the need to ensure adequate training for veterinarians, as well as regular opportunities for veterinary consultation for beekeepers and the involvement of apiculture specialists in national veterinary authorities; stresses, furthermore, that in order to maintain direct contact with beekeepers a beekeeper should be appointed as full-time veterinary assistant in each area covered by a veterinary service, with inspections being carried out at least once a year at the premises of all beekeepers in that area and it being made compulsory for details of the state of the apiaries to be entered into a database every autumn;
Amendment 150 #
2011/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to consider chronic, larval and sub-lethal toxicity, and substance-pathogen and substance- substance synergies in the risk assessment of pesticides; calls on the Commission to pay special attention to specific pesticides, such as those of the family of the neonicotinoide family (Clothianidin, Thiacloprid, Imidacloprid, Thiamethoxam, Acetamiprid), phenyl-pyrazoles (Fipronil) and pyrethroids, or active substances such as Chlorpyrifos or Dimethoat, as these active substances in pesticides have a proven adverse effect on bee and colony health; application methods such as seed coating should also be considered;
Amendment 167 #
2011/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls, in a spirit of dialogue between beekeepers and agricultural stakeholders, for the setting up of a system of obligatory preliminary notification of beekeepers in all Member States in advance of pesticide applications, especially aerial chemical mosquito controls; takes the view that the cost of evacuating apiaries in the spraying area should be factored into the pest control costs;
Amendment 193 #
2011/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Calls for action to boost consumption of European honey and apiculture products, including by promoting honeys with characteristics specific to certain varieties and geographical areas;
Amendment 217 #
2011/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the Commission to rank the sugar used for bee foraging purposes as inexpensive industrial sugar, given the high sugar prices on the EU market; calls, furthermore, for bee feed syrups to be exempted from the fructose quota;
Amendment 17 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11
Citation 11
Amendment 155 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Acknowledges the need to protect Member States from any undue pressure in the area of family law;
Amendment 182 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Recalls that discriminating also means to treat equally intrinsically different situations; invites avoidance of instrumentalisation, forced interpretations or privileged treatment for any of the grounds of discrimination;
Amendment 188 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Underlines that, in the area of the fight against discrimination, it is necessary to take fully into account the specificity of discrimination on grounds of disability;
Amendment 321 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Stresses that the reform of the EU’s data protection regime should increase transparency and awareness of data protection rights and make remedies and sanctions more effective; stresses that lowering existing standards and reducing national competences, including those ofand the role of national constitutions and constitutional courts, is out of the question;
Amendment 387 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40a. Considers that in the area of the rights of the child, the primacy of the role of guidance that the mother and the father share with regard to their children and their unique and privileged position in respect of the protection of the child’s best interests, must be fully taken into account; moreover, the harmonious and full development of the personality of the child and the protection of her/his psychological integrity must receive particular attention;
Amendment 26 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas a sustainable, productive and competitive European agriculture makes a significant contribution to the EU 2020 Strategy and to meeting new political challenges such as security of supply of food, energy and industrial raw materials, climate change, the environment and biodiversity, health, support to employment in rural areas and demographic change in the EU and whereas in this context the situation brought about by the Lisbon Treaty must be taken into account,
Amendment 38 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas food is a strategic product and whereas farming, which produces our food, cannot be treated as an ordinary market-driven economic sector;
Amendment 52 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the European Parliament upholds the concept of multifunctional, broad-based agriculture spreadupporting employment throughout Europe and whereas in its resolution of 8 July 2010 on the future of the CAP after 2013 it already laid the foundations for sustainable agriculture,
Amendment 125 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas there should not be any differentiation in the treatment of farmers according to size of holding and legal form for the purpose of direct payments, although the possibility of introducingit is essential for a basic allowance for small farmers should not be excludto be introduced,
Amendment 145 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas, according to Eurostat, employment in the agriculture sector decreased of 25% between 2000 and 2009 and that the aim of maintaining agricultural employment in disadvantaged areas should not be abandoned,
Amendment 153 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas, because the world economy is becoming integrated more rapidly, trade systems are as rule being liberalised more by multilateral negotiations (the Doha Round) and whereas in relation to imports from third countries should comply with environmental, animal welfare, plant protection and consumer protection standards need to be raisedequivalent to EU level and with minimum employment standards should be complied with,
Amendment 424 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. In the case of direct farm payments, advocates moving away from historical and individual reference values and calls for a transition to a uniform area-based regional or national premium for decoupled payments, taking notably permanent and seasonal employment into account in the next financing period; recognises, however, that the situations in the individual Member States are very disparate, requiring special measures per region;
Amendment 430 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. In the case of direct farm payments, advocates moving away from historical and individual reference values and calls for a swift transition to a uniform area-based regional or national premium for decoupled payments in the next financing period; recognises, however, that the situations in the individual Member States are very disparate, requiring special measures per region;
Amendment 439 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Advocates keeping the second pillar in much the same size and form as it is today;
Amendment 443 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Amendment 444 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Takes the view that first- and second- pillar payments should be ruled out for farms engaging in intensive livestock production and all breeding activities that do not comply with animal welfare requirements;
Amendment 450 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that Member States which currently apply the simplified Single Area Payment Scheme (SAPS) should switch to the single farm paymentbe able to use it as an alternative to the system with entitlements; calls for support in making the conversionfor Member States changing system;
Amendment 470 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need for an adequate basic allowance for small farmers, which Member States can optionally determine in those Member States where these farms help to stabilise rural development; calls for these Member States to decide, in accordance with subsidiarity, what percentage of the direct payments to be incorporated in the new subsidy system should be made available to their small farmers; stresses, however, that this should be combined with a simplification of the system and must not hamper the necessary structural change;
Amendment 523 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that decoupling has essentially proved its worth, given the increased effect on income and greater autonomy in decision-making on the part of farmers and the associated simplification of the CAP, and calls for this also, in general, to apply to suckler cow and sheep premiums; recognises, however, that in certain particularly labour intensive sectors and regions such as mountain regions, where there are no alternatives to relatively labour-intensive livestock farming, there may be considerable economic and environmental drawbacks which cannot be reconciled with the aims of the Treaty; acknowledges, therefore, that production-based premiums might be defensible within a narrowly defined framework for a limited period even after 2013;
Amendment 544 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls – without casting any doubt on the results of the 2008 Health Check of the CAP – for appropriations under Article 68 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 primarily to be allocated for measures to promote territorial coherence and boost key sectors (e.g. the dairy and sheep sectors and suckler cows),, support rural employment and boost key sectors for area-based environmental measures (e.g. organic farming) which to date have not been included in the second pillar; considers that the budget for Article 68 could – subject to contrary results of an impact assessment – cover up to 10% of direct payments;
Amendment 567 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Observes that, for historical reasons, farms in the European Union have a very diverse structure as regards size, employment arrangements and legal form; is aware that direct payments are moving away from a historical basis to area-based payments and that the provision of public goods is independent of farm size; rejects, therefore, measures which discriminate against particular types of farm; takes the view, however, that capping of support for the largest farms should be considered, at least with reference to that portion of direct payments that serves as income support, and should be degressive above a given support threshold;
Amendment 653 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that resource protection should beis already directly linked to the granting of direct payments in order to attain these environmental objectives to the maximum without, which obviates the need to introduce new, bureaucratic environmental conditions into the first pillar; considers that a flat-rate income payment, as envisaged in a top-up model in the first pillar, must cover costs and income losses; is aware that good agricultural and environmental condition (GAEC) standards and other aspects of cross-compliance are not implemented in the same way in all the Member States; takes the view, accordingly, that harmonisation of GAEC standards and binding cross-compliance standards could make the first pillar greener and ensure a level playing field across the EU;
Amendment 688 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Considers therefore that any environmental advantages can be attained more effectively and directly by means of second-pillar measures adopted by the Member States, which should ideally build on existing agrienvironmental measures or should supplement measures which take into account climatic and geographical differences in the Member States; observes that resource protection programmes should be pursued everywhere by means of a priority catalogue of area-based measures in the second pillar which are subject to basic requirements, particularly in the fields of climate, environment and innovation (Annex I), and are 100% EU- financed; regards the further greening of direct payments in the first pillar as lying in the fact that any recipient of direct payments in the EU must implement at least two priority area-based resource protection programmes in order to be eligible for the complete farm paydirect payment (subject to penalties in the same way as under the cross-compliance arrangements); believes that the administration involved in these measures can be minimised by managing them in accordance with the system of the existing agrienvironmental programmes, thus avoiding duplication of monitoring and additional application and administration procedures;
Amendment 746 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Realises that, as a rule, resources from the firstsecond pillar (as for a top-up model) should be used to pay for this environmental component; believes, however, that Member States where direct payments lie below the EU average should be gihaven the option of making the payment by means of cofinancing from the first pillar or instead by means of financing entirely from the second pillar; observes that the Member States must notify the Commission of their decision on the financing by 31 July 2013; notes that individual Member States’ modulation resources should be used-pillar funds;
Amendment 759 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Advocates compensation for natural disadvantages in the secondfirst pillar and rejects a complementary payment with a view to simplifying the first pillar on account of the additional administrative work involvedCAP support system;
Amendment 842 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Considers that the health check approach should be pursued further, as these existing market instruments have also demonstrated their value as a safety net; takes the view that these market measures, and in particular intervention, should only be used as a safety net in case of price crises and potential market disruption;
Amendment 921 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
Amendment 957 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Considers rather that these measures should be promoted optionally, by decision of the Member State, in the first pillar (now Article 69) within the existing financing ceiling of the Member State concerned and that Member States should be allowed, initially, on the basis of national and regional needs, to use up to 2% of direct payments for risk management, stabilisation and prevention measuressecond pillar; considers that, in justified cases, Member States should be allowed to make additional resources available from national funds;
Amendment 976 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Calls on the Commission to examine the extent to which producer groups or sectoral associations can be extended to all production sectors, associated to market management and incorporated into the risk prevention schemes;
Amendment 1005 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
Amendment 1024 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 a (new)
Paragraph 45 a (new)
45a. States its opposition to irrational restrictions on agricultural production in the EU, such as the sugar market reform, which are undermining food security and pushing up consumer prices;
Amendment 1076 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Is aware of the importance of the second pillar, in view of its environmental, modernisation and structural improvement achievements and the need for further development of the agri-foods sector and a better quality of life in rural areas, but also for attaining political objectives, which should also benefit farmers; calls therefore for second- pillar measures to be better suited to their objectives, so that the effectiveness of growth, employment and climate measures and measures for the benefit of rural areas can be increased; considers that, in this context, particular attention should be devoted to assisting young farmers;
Amendment 1083 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Is aware of the importance of the second pillar, in view of its environmental, animal welfare, modernisation and structural improvement achievements, but also for attaining political objectives, which should also benefit farmers; calls therefore for second- pillar measures to be better suited to their objectives, so that the effectiveness of growth, employment and climate measures and measures for the benefit of rural areas can be increased; considers that, in this context, particular attention should be devoted to assisting young farmers;
Amendment 1145 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. Advocates in this connection that the compensatory allowance for disadvantaged areas be retained in the second pillar; considers that it should be ascertained what cofinancing rate appears to be appropriatefirst pillar; calls on the Commission to retain the existing criteria for demarcation of disadvantaged areas;
Amendment 1200 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
Paragraph 53
53. Calls for abrupt changes in the allocation of appropriations in the second pillar to be avoided, as Member States require certainty to enable them to plan and continuity of financing; calls, in this connection, for the current criteria for distributing funding among Member States to be retained;
Amendment 1246 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57
Paragraph 57
Amendment 58 #
2011/0369(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Initiatives in the field of non- discrimination must take into due consideration the fact that discriminating also means affording equal treatment to situations which are intrinsically different. Moreover, in the field in question, it is necessary to avoid instrumentalisations, forced interpretations or privileged treatment for any grounds of discrimination.
Amendment 72 #
2011/0369(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) The assessment of the existence of a European added value in the funded actions should refer to the highest and broadest possible extent of sharing of the proposed approach, especially in the ethical context.
Amendment 62 #
2011/0344(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Non-discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation and equality between women and menRespect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities are values common to the Member States. Combating all forms of discrimination is an ongoing goal which requires coordinated action, including by the allocation of funding.
Amendment 66 #
2011/0344(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Initiatives concerning the area of non-discrimination will have to take into due consideration the fact that discriminating also means to treat equally intrinsically different situations. Moreover, in the sector in question, it is necessary to avoid instrumentalisations, forced interpretations or privileged treatments for any of the grounds of discrimination.
Amendment 68 #
2011/0344(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 b (new)
Recital 5 b (new)
(5b) Funding efforts in the area of the fight against discrimination shall focus particularly on and take full account of the specificity of discrimination on grounds of disability.
Amendment 69 #
2011/0344(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 c (new)
Recital 5 c (new)
(5c) No funding on the basis of this Programme should concern initiatives that either directly or indirectly impact upon the area of family law.
Amendment 70 #
2011/0344(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Pursuant to Articles 8 and 10 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the Programme should support the mainstreaming of equality between women and men and anti-discrimination objectives in all its activities. Regular monitoring and evaluation should be carried out to assess the way in which gender equality between men and women and anti- discrimination issues are addressed in the Programme's activities.
Amendment 83 #
2011/0344(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) In the area of the rights of the child, the primacy of the role of guidance that the mother and the father share with regard to their children, and their unique and privileged position in respect of the protection of the child's best interests, shall be taken into full account. Moreover, the harmonious and full development of the personality of the child and the protection of his/her psychological integrity and the development of his/her personality shall receive particular attention.
Amendment 85 #
2011/0344(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Personal data should continue to be protected effectively in a context of constant technological development and globalisation. The Union's legal framework for data protection should be applied effectively and consistently within the European Union. To achieve this, the Union should be able to support the efforts of Member States to implement that legal framework. Initiatives concerning the protection of personal data will have to ensure the highest level of attention for the wide diversity of legal approaches and constitutional traditions existing in the Member States.
Amendment 91 #
2011/0344(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) This Programme should contribute to ensuring that Union policies and legislation are based on robust evidence and be relevant to the needs of, and the challenges faced by the Member States and to stimulate a true development of the person and of society.
Amendment 92 #
2011/0344(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 b (new)
Recital 11 b (new)
(11b) The funding foreseen by this Programme shall be concentrated in particular on entities that ensure quality and that genuinely pursue aims of general European interest and linked with the well being of society in its entirety.
Amendment 96 #
2011/0344(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Commission Communications ‘The EU Budget Review’ and ‘A budget for Europe 2020’ underline the importance of focusing funding on actions with clear European added value, i.e. where the Union intervention can bring additional value compared to action of Member States alone. Actions covered by this Regulation should contribute to the development of mutual trust between Member States, increasing cross-border cooperation and networking and achieving correct, coherent and consistent application of Union law. Funding activities should also contribute to achieving effective and better knowledge of Union law and policies by all those concerned and provide a sound analytical basis for the support and the development of Union legislation and policies. Union intervention allows for those actions to be pursued consistently across the Union and brings economies of scale. Moreover, the European Union is in a better position than Member States to address cross-border situations and to provide a European platform for mutual learning. The assessment of the existence of a European added value in the funded actions should refer to the highest and widest possible extent of sharing of the proposed approach, especially in the ethical context.
Amendment 136 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38 a (new)
Recital 38 a (new)
(38a) A fair system to penalise farmers for irregularities should rule out double penalties and the simultaneous application of administrative penalties under this Regulation and criminal penalties under criminal law, except in cases of intentional and deliberate fraud.
Amendment 137 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38 b (new)
Recital 38 b (new)
(38b) Any administrative penalties, including the obligation to pay back any payments obtained by the farmer, should not be based on circumstances objectively beyond the farmer’s control, and particularly not on unforeseeable events.
Amendment 421 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 61 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The control system referred to in paragraph 1 should include the possibility of lodging objections against the controls and the period for lodging and examining such objections.
Amendment 549 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – paragraph 1
Article 92 – paragraph 1
Article 91 shall apply to beneficiaries receiving direct payments under Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx[DP], payments under Articles 44 and 45 of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx[sCMO] and the annual premia under Articles 18, 22(1)(a) and (b), 29 to 32, 34 and 35 of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx[RD].
Amendment 551 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – paragraph 2
Article 92 – paragraph 2
Amendment 623 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 99 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 99 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 627 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 99 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 99 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
In duly justified cases Member States may decide that no reduction shall be applied where, given its severity, extent and duration, a case of non-compliance is to be considered as minor. However, cases of non-compliance which constitute a direct risk to public or animal health or to animal welfare shall not be considered as minor. The finding and the obligation to take remedial action shall be notified to the beneficiary.
Amendment 766 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II — Main Issue "Animal welfare" — SMR 13a (new)
Annex II — Main Issue "Animal welfare" — SMR 13a (new)
Council Directive 1999/74/EC of 19 July 1999 laying down minimum standards for the protection of laying hens (OJ L 203, 3.8.1999, p. 53-57)
Amendment 767 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II — Main Issue "Animal welfare" — SMR 13a (new) — last column
Annex II — Main Issue "Animal welfare" — SMR 13a (new) — last column
Articles 3, 4 and 6
Amendment 768 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II — Main Issue "Animal welfare" — SMR 13b (new)
Annex II — Main Issue "Animal welfare" — SMR 13b (new)
Council Directive 2007/43/CE of 28 June 2007 laying down minimum rules for the protection of chickens kept for meat production (OJ L 182, 12.7.2007, p.19-28)
Amendment 769 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II — Main Issue "Animal welfare" — SMR 13b (new) — last column
Annex II — Main Issue "Animal welfare" — SMR 13b (new) — last column
Articles 3 and 4 (point 6)
Amendment 455 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17 a) Conditions for the granting of aid with regard to white sugar: the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, taking into account the market situation, decide to grant aid for the storage of white sugar to undertakings which are allocated a sugar quota if the average price recorded in the Union for white sugar is below 115% of the reference price during a representative period and is likely to remain at that level.
Amendment 492 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 84 a (new)
Recital 84 a (new)
(84 a) To enable beet growers to complete their adaptation to the far-reaching reform carried out in the sugar sector in 2006 and to continue the efforts to become competitive undertaken since then, the present quota system should be extended until the end of the 2019-2020 marketing year. However, given the tensions on the European sugar market, there has to be an arrangement whereby, for as long as necessary, non-quota sugar can automatically be made available to the market, so as to enable the structural balance of the market to be preserved.
Amendment 506 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 84 b (new)
Recital 84 b (new)
(84 b) Before 1 July 2018, the Commission should submit a report to Parliament and the Council on the appropriate procedures for relinquishing the present quota system after 2020. This report should include any proposals needed to prepare the entire sector for the period after 2020.
Amendment 839 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17 a (new)
Amendment 1089 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 b (new)
Article 36 b (new)
Amendment 1090 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 b (new)
Article 36 b (new)
Article 36b Producer groups in the fruit and vegetables sector 1. In Member States which acceded to the European Union on 1 May 2004 or thereafter, or in the outermost regions of the Union as referred to in Article 349(2) of the Treaty, or in the smaller Aegean Islands as referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1405/2006, producer groups may be formed as a legal entity or clearly defined part of a legal entity, on the initiative of farmers who are growers of one or more products of the fruit and vegetables sector and/or of such products solely intended for processing, with a view to being recognised as a producer organisation. Such producer groups may be allowed a transitional period in which to meet the conditions for recognition as a producer organisation in accordance with Article 106. In order to qualify, those producer groups shall present a phased recognition plan to the relevant Member State, acceptance of which shall signal the start of the transitional period referred to in the second subparagraph and shall constitute a preliminary recognition. The transitional period shall be no more than five years long. 2. Before acceptance of the recognition plan, Member States shall inform the Commission of their intentions and the likely financial implications thereof.
Amendment 1091 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 c (new)
Article 36 c (new)
Article 36c Delegated powers In order to ensure an efficient and targeted use of support to producer groups in the fruit and vegetables sector, the Commission shall, by means of delegated acts, adopt rules on: (a) the thresholds and ceilings for aid and the degree of Union, Member State and beneficiary co-financing; (b) the basis for the calculation of the aid and value of the marketed production of a producer group; (c) the additional conditions relating to aid for investment; (d) the continuation of aid in the event of producer groups joining together.
Amendment 1092 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 c (new)
Article 36 c (new)
Article 36c Delegated powers In order to ensure an efficient and targeted use of support to producer groups in the fruit and vegetables sector, the Commission shall, by means of delegated acts, adopt rules on: (a) the thresholds and ceilings for aid and the degree of Union, Member State and beneficiary co-financing; (b) the basis for the calculation of the aid and value of the marketed production of a producer group; (c) the additional conditions relating to aid for investment; (d) the continuation of aid in the event of producer groups joining together.
Amendment 1093 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 d (new)
Article 36 d (new)
Article 36d Implementing powers The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt all necessary measures related to this subsection regarding: (a) the submission, content and approval of recognition plans; (b) aid applications, including payments of aid; (c) the implementation of recognition plans and changes to these plans; (d) the consequences that recognition has on aid payments.
Amendment 1094 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 d (new)
Article 36 d (new)
Article 36d Implementing powers The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt all necessary measures related to this subsection regarding: (a) the submission, content and approval of recognition plans; (b) aid applications, including payments of aid; (c) the implementation of recognition plans and changes to these plans; (d) the consequences that recognition has on aid payments.
Amendment 1191 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. In order to prevent dual support being granted for distillation, the alcohol referred to in paragraph 3 shall not be subject to the preference referred to in Article 21(2) of Directive 2009/28/EC concerning biofuels produced from wastes and their contribution towards attaining the final consumption rate for energy from renewable sources in transport being considered to be twice that made by other biofuels.
Amendment 1192 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. In order to prevent dual support being granted for distillation, the alcohol referred to in paragraph 3 shall not be subject to the preference referred to in Article 21(2) of Directive 2009/28/EC concerning biofuels produced from wastes and their contribution towards attaining the final consumption rate for energy from renewable sources in transport being considered to be twice that made by other biofuels.
Amendment 1207 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 2
Article 52 – paragraph 2
2. The Union contribution to the apiculture programmes shall not exceedbe equivalent to 50 % of the expenditure borne by Member States.
Amendment 1208 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 2
Article 52 – paragraph 2
2. The Union contribution to the apiculture programmes shall not exceedbe equivalent to 50 % of the expenditure borne by Member States.
Amendment 1420 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 100 a (new)
Article 100 a (new)
Article 100a Duration This section shall apply from the beginning of the 2015/2016 marketing year for sugar on 1 October 2015. With the exception of Article 101, paragraphs 1, subparagraph 1, 2b, 2d and 2e, and Article 101a, it shall apply until the end of the 2019/2020 marketing year for sugar on 30 September 2020.
Amendment 1430 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 101 – paragraph 1
Article 101 – paragraph 1
1. The terms for buying sugar beet and sugar cane, including pre-sowing delivery agreemencontracts, shall be governed by written agreements within the trade concluded between Union growers of sugar beet and sugar cane and Union sugar undertakingsor organisations of which they are members and which are acting on their behalf and Union sugar undertakings or organisations of which they are members and which are acting on their behalf. They shall comply with the provisions of paragraph 2a, of Annex IIId and of Annex II, Part Ia, point 11 until the end of the 2019/2020 marketing year for sugar on 30 September 2020.
Amendment 1449 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 101 d (new)
Article 101 d (new)
Amendment 1462 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 101 h (new)
Article 101 h (new)
Article 101h Quota allocation 1. The quotas for the production of sugar, isoglucose and inulin syrup at national or regional level are fixed in Annex IIIb. 2. The Member States shall allocate a quota to each undertaking producing sugar, isoglucose or inulin syrup established in its territory and approved under Article 101i. For each undertaking, the allocated quota shall be equal to the quota under Annex IIIb which was allocated to the undertaking from the marketing year 2010/2011 onwards.
Amendment 1472 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 101 l (new)
Article 101 l (new)
Amendment 1545 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 u (new)
Article 103 u (new)
Article 103u Special transfer measures 1. With a view to successfully restructuring milk production or improving the environment, Member States may, in accordance with detailed rules which they shall lay down, taking account of the legitimate interests of the parties concerned: (a) grant compensation in one or more annual instalments to producers who undertake to abandon permanently all or part of their milk production and place the individual quotas thus released in the national reserve; (b) determine on the basis of objective criteria the conditions on which producers may obtain, in return for payment, at the beginning of a twelve-month period, the re-allocation by the competent authority or a body designated by that authority of individual quotas released definitively at the end of the preceding twelve-month period by other producers in return for compensation in one or more annual instalments equal to the abovementioned payment; (c) centralise and supervise transfers of quotas without land; (d) provide, in the case of land transferred with a view to improving the environment, for the individual quota concerned to be allocated to a producer giving up the land but wishing to continue milk production; (e) determine, on the basis of objective criteria, the regions or collection areas within which the permanent transfer of quotas without transfer of the corresponding land is authorised, with the aim of improving the structure of milk production; (f) authorise, upon application by a producer to the competent authority or a body designated by that authority, the definitive transfer of quotas without transfer of the corresponding land, or vice versa, with the aim of improving the structure of milk production at the level of the holding or to allow for extensification of production. 2. Paragraph 1 may be implemented at national level, at the appropriate territorial level or in specified collection areas.
Amendment 1546 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 u (new)
Article 103 u (new)
Amendment 1926 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 130 a (new)
Article 130 a (new)
Article 130a Full-time refiners – three-month exclusive rights to import raw cane sugar 1. From the beginning of the 2015/2016 marketing year for sugar on 1 October 2015 to the end of the 2019/2020 marketing year for sugar on 30 September 2020, for the first three months of each marketing year (from 1 October to 31 December), full-time refiners, as defined in Annex II, Part Ia, shall be granted exclusive rights to import raw cane sugar for refining in quantities covered by export licences, up to 2 489 735 tonnes, expressed in white sugar. 2. Taking into account the need to ensure that imported sugar for refining is refined in accordance with this section, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 160, adopt: (a) certain definitions for the operation of the import arrangements referred to in paragraph 1; (b) the conditions and eligibility requirements that an operator has to fulfil to lodge an application for an import licence, including the lodging of a security; (c) rules on administrative penalties to be charged. 3. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts in accordance with Article 162(2), adopt the necessary rules concerning the supporting documents to be supplied in connection with the requirements and obligations applicable to importers, and in particular to full-time refiners.
Amendment 2124 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 158 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
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;
Amendment 2155 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 163 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 163 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
However, the following provisions of Regulation (EUC) No [COM(2010)799]1234/2007 shall continue to apply:
Amendment 2158 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 163 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 163 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) as regards the wine sector: as regards the sugar sector, Title I of Part II, Articles 248, 260 to 262 and Part II of Annex IIIsugar sector, all of the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and all related implementing provisions until the end of the 2014/2015 marketing year for sugar on 30 September 2015;
Amendment 2170 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 165 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 165 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
However, Articles 7, 16 and 101 and Annex Ias regards the sugar sector: (a) Articles 7, 16 and 17a and Annex III shall apply only from the beginning of the 2015/2016 marketing year for sugar on 1 October 2015; (b) Articles 106 to 108, 113b and Section 3a of Chapter III of Title II of Part II, as regards the sugar sector, shall only apply after the end of the 20149/201520 marketing year for sugar on 1 October 201520, without prejudice to Article 158(bb).
Amendment 2177 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 165 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 165 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
However, Articles 7, 16 and 101 and Annex III, as regards the sugar sector,6 shall only apply after the end of the 2014/2015 marketing year for sugar on 1 October 2015.
Amendment 2181 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part I a (new)
Annex II – part I a (new)
Amendment 205 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) Direct payments shall be distributed among Member States in such a way that each Member State receives, as a national ceiling, an amount corresponding to the number of hectares covered by direct- payment claims in 2013 multiplied by the average rate of direct payments in the whole of the European Union in 2013. Member States in which average direct payments per hectare exceed 110% of the average payments across the EU may apply additional payments from its national budget.
Amendment 206 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) Having regard to Article 18 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which prohibits discrimination on grounds of nationality, and Article 39(2) of the Treaty, which provides for the taking into account of disparities between regions and not between Member States, and Article 40(2), which prohibits discrimination between agricultural producers in the EU. In order to ensure that the system for distributing direct payments among the Member States is fair and does not discriminate against any farmers, national envelopes should be calculated on the basis of a uniform rate per hectare throughout the European Union that corresponds to the average payment per hectare for 2013.
Amendment 212 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 b (new)
Recital 21 b (new)
(21b) For Member States in which the introduction of a uniform rate results in a significant reduction in direct payments, a voluntary option should be introduced whereby supplementary payments may be made from national budgets in order to mitigate the impact of the reduction.
Amendment 363 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) "industrial farming" : intensive animal production structurally dependent on purchased feed and high energy consumption;
Amendment 377 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 2
– maintaining the agricultural area in a state which makes it suitableof preparedness for grazing or cultivation without any particular preparatory action going beyond traditional agricultural methods and machineries, or
Amendment 500 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Direct payments shall be distributed among Member States in such a way that each Member State receives, as an national ceiling, an amount corresponding to the number of hectares covered by direct-payment claims in 2013 multiplied by the average rate of direct payments in the whole of the European Union in 2013. Member States in which average direct payments per hectare, calculated on the basis of payments in 2013, exceed 110% of the average payments across the EU may apply additional payments from its national budget in an amount not exceeding two- thirds of the difference between the average amount of the direct payments in those countries and the EU average in 2013.
Amendment 527 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. For each Member State and each year, the estimated product of capping as referred to in Article 11, which is reflected by the difference between the national ceilings set out in Annex II, to which is added the amount available in accordance with Article 44, and the net ceilings set out in Annex III, is made available as Union support for measures under rural development programming financed under the EAFRD as specified in Regulation (EU) No […] [RDR]an increase in direct payments not subject to capping.
Amendment 680 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Member States may, furthermore, exclude areas belonging to farms carrying out intensive rearing.
Amendment 683 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Member States may, furthermore, exclude areas under GMO cultivation.
Amendment 861 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. Before 1 August 2013, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden and the United-Kingdom may decide to make available as direct payments under this Regulation up to 510 % of the amount allocated to support for measures under rural development programming financed under the EAFRD in the period 2015-2020 as specified under Regulation (EU) No […] [RDR]. As a result, the corresponding amount shall no longer be available for support measures under rural development programming. As a result, the corresponding amount shall no longer be available for support measures under rural development programming.
Amendment 1251 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 1
1. Farmers entitled to a payment under the basic payment scheme referred to in Chapter 1 shall observe on their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2) the following agricultural practises beneficial for the climate and the environment: Member States shall grant an annual payment for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment to farmers who are entitled to a payment under the basic payment scheme referred to in Chapter 1 if they observe on their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2) one of the following practices: (a) to use at least 10 % of the national ceiling for direct payments by Member States to finance targeted agri- environmental measures under the second pillar: over and above the existing level and 100 % EU-financed; (b)(1) ‘farmers who are green, by definition.’ Member States may select from the following criteria: - organic farming - 100 % certified sustainable agriculture, - > 50 % grassland or < 15 ha or 1/3 of the average farm size in the Member States (which may select one of the options), arable land, - farms with at least 20 % of their utilised agricultural area involved in specific agri- environmental programmes, - farms with at least 20 % of their utilised agricultural area in Natura 2000 areas, - farms which have at least 20 % of their eligible area as forest on plots no larger than 15 ha. (b)(2) Others / ‘farmers who are not green, by definition’ Member States must select at least three of the following greening measures, which will be binding for farmers. As an alternative, Member States may permit farmers to select three greening measures from a longer list to be determined by the Member States. The basic payment will be independent of the 15 % greening payment. The list should include: - ecological priority areas; areas included in the 5 % ecological priority areas: arable areas of a farm which are situated in Natura 2000 areas or other protected areas. Areas of farmland of a farm which benefit from specific agri-environmental programmes. Areas where nitrate fertilisation is not practised. Areas of farmland with landscape features (e.g. afforested areas, hedges, terraces), buffer strips, uncultivated areas (land left fallow). Areas with permanent crops should be exempt from the requirements. In order to increase the benefits to the environment and biodiversity of the ecological priority area measures, Member States may decide on a collective approach whereby the requirements are satisfied by a group of farmers at regional level. - crop diversification, - protection of permanent grassland, - 2 % of ecological priority areas on grassland - land cover/catch crops, - areas with pasture and other perennial crops - fertilisation and/or soil management plans, - certified energy efficiency (reduced input, improved resource efficiency, provision of alternative energies or renewable raw materials, - use of [less than 10 % of] the national ceiling of direct payments by the Member States to finance targeted agri- environmental measures (priorities 4 and 5 of the second pillar: over and above [the existing level] and 100 % EU-financed; (c) in cross-compliance rules, that 2 % on areas of over 50 ha is made available for environment and climate protection, taking into account the existing landscape features.
Amendment 1299 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to have threewo different crops on their arable land where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 315 hectares 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;
Amendment 1527 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 315 hectares 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 threewo different crops. None of those threeThe main crops shall not cover lessmore than 75 % of the arable land and the main crop shall not exceed 70 % of the arable land. The rest of the arable land shall be used for at least one other crop. Permanent grassland will be recognised as an agricultural crop of equal value.
Amendment 1582 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
Article 30 – paragraph 2
2. TIn order to ensure that the obligations referred to the crop diversification measure are applied in a proportionate and non-discriminatory way and lead to an enhanced environmental protection, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 laying downin order to add other type of crops to those definition of ‘crop’ anded in paragraph (1b) of this Article and to establish the rules concerning the application of the precise calculation of shares of different crops.
Amendment 1610 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1623 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 1671 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 laying down rules concerning the increase of reference areas under permanent grassland as laid down in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1, the renewal of permanent grassland, the reconversion of agricultural area into permanent grassland in case the authorised decrease referred to in paragraph 2 is exceeded, as well as the modificmaintenance of permanent grassland in particular to ensure that measures to maintain the ratio of permanent grassland, including individual obligations to be comply with, such as the reconversion of agricultural area into permanent grassland if the ration of the reference areas under permanent grassland in case of transfer of lands decreasing.
Amendment 1708 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. FarmerMember States shall ensure at the national or regional level that at least 7 3% of their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2), excluding areas under permanent grassland, is ecological focus area such as land left fallow, agricultural areas under agri-environmental schemes, areas without nitrogen fertilisation and without use of pesticides, set-aside land, agricultural area under Nature 2000 or other nature conservation area, terraces, landscape features, buffer strips and afforested areas as referred to in article 25(2)(b)(ii).
Amendment 2013 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 2035 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Coupled support may be granted to the following sectors and productions: cereals, oilseeds, protein crops, grain legumes, fodder legumes, soya, flax, hemp, rice, nuts, starch potato, milk and milk products, seeds, sheepmeat and goatmeat, beef and veal, pigs, tobacco, olive oil, silk worms, ,dried fodder, hops, sugar beet, cane and chicory, fruit and vegetables and short rotation coppice.
Amendment 2045 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Coupled support may be granted to the following sectors and productions: cereals, oilseeds, protein crops, grain legumes, flax, hemp, rice, nuts, starch potato, milk and milk products, seeds, sheepmeat and goatmeat, beef and veal, olive oil, silk worms, dried fodder, hops, tobacco, sugar beet, cane and chicory, fruit and vegetables and short rotation coppice.
Amendment 2260 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 2
Article 49 – paragraph 2
2. The amount referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be lower than EUR 500 and not be higher than EUR 1 0500. Without prejudice to Article 51(1), where the application of paragraph 1 results in an amount lower than EUR 500 or higher than EUR 1 0500, the amount shall be rounded up or down, respectively, to the minimum or maximum amount.
Amendment 2287 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II
Annex II
[To be adjusted in accordance with the adoption/rejection of Article 6(1)]
Amendment 101 #
2011/0177(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Points out the need to define budget, which takes into account the strong need to abolish discriminatory inequalities in the distribution of direct payments for some Member States.
Amendment 391 #
2011/0129(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall ensure that compensation claims brought by victims are not subject to court fees.
Amendment 431 #
2011/0129(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. For the purposes of this Directive, the following categories of victims are considered to be vulnerable due to their particular personal circumstances: (a) persons deprived of their liberty; (b) persons who for other reasons are deprived of the opportunity to determine their own destiny.
Amendment 53 #
2010/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
Amendment 70 #
2010/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas the ban on the use of animal protein in animal feed made of swillfood waste, bone and meat meal must remain in place as long as there is no guarantee that forced cannibalism or transmission of diseases can be ruled out,
Amendment 32 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to propose an approach that strikes a balance between domestic production and imports, taking into account, for each agricultural sector, the development of multilateral and bilateral trade negotiations, as well as EU environmental, social, animal welfare and safety standards;
Amendment 51 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that standards equivalent to those applied in the EU must be imposed on imports so as to ensure that EU farmers compete on a level playing field and EU citizens and their concerns regarding food safety, animal welfare and sustainable development are effectively protected; underlines the need for tighter import controls at borders;
Amendment 68 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Emphasizes the role of non-trade concerns (NTC) in the Doha Development Agenda. In the agriculture sector negotiations the economic dimension of trade must be balanced with non- economic values, such as social values, environmental concerns, human health and animal health and welfare;
Amendment 100 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Regrets that the Commission is not willing to require, in the framework of trade agreements, that equivalent standards be imposed on imported goods; considers that these agreements must provide at least for compliance with international obligations and standards (such as sanitary and phytosanitary standards), seeking always to achieve equivalence with EU standards and avoiding the undermining of EU values, such as food safety, environmental protection and animal welfare;
Amendment 4 #
2010/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that forests not only are essential to the environment, but also contribute to the achievement of social and economic objectives, for example by providing timber, improving the general living environment and protecting crops; forests are a major source of funding for rural communities, revenue being generated by activities relating to forestry, hunting and tourism;
Amendment 14 #
2010/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that agriculture is vulnerable to climate change, the manifestations of which have been increasing in number, frequency and intensity, deforestation having been taking place in numerous regions of Europe; forests also play an important role in terms of protecting the soil from water and wind erosion, watercourse regulation, water quality standards and the protection of vital springs, all of which are of relevance to agriculture;
Amendment 26 #
2010/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that active forest management is important for its contribution to rural economies and job creation, as well as EU energy strategy; the great potential of forests as a renewable source of energy is currently being underexploited; accordingly welcomes the Commission’s public consultation initiative regarding the role of agriculture and forestry in achieving climate-change objectives; calls on the Commission to propose ways of extending these strategies to include the reduction of carbon emissions and carbon sequestration by means of land use and land-use change and forestry (LULUCF);
Amendment 39 #
2010/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that agriculture and forestry can be made to function as an integrated whole; while the aspects relating to production are essential, they are not inconsistent with the protection of forests or the other benefits deriving from them; it is necessary to strike the correct balance between the two and ensure interaction between them; it is necessary to ensure interaction between the two sectors, for example through the more efficientective allocation of available funding; European forestry policy, particularly under the second pillar of the CAP, must be continued with an adequate level of funding under the post- 2013 CAP;
Amendment 75 #
2010/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that forestry is closely related to agriculture, given that most forest owners in Europe are also farmers; recognises, however, that forestry is an independent sector of the rural economy, especially in areas that are beyond the reach of agriculture or are particularly valuable for nature conservation and leisure activities;
Amendment 97 #
2010/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that the EU should support sustainable forest management through funding for forestry activities of benefit to it; special attention should be given in this respect to forestry undertakings, most of which are small or medium sized; they must be encouraged to modernise and restructure in order to meet the new challenges arising from climate change and the economic crisis; appropriate legal solutions should be sought enabling forestry to develop in a sustainable way and to fulfil its productive, protective and social functions in accordance with the expectations of advanced societies;
Amendment 101 #
2010/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates its concerns regarding forest fires, which are a serious problem, and the need to take action to prevent any deterioration in the composition of forests as a result of excessive forestation.;
Amendment 5 #
2010/2002(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4a (new)
Paragraph 4a (new)
4a. Notes that the unfair, distortive disparities between Member States as regards direct payments must be removed from the CAP after 2013; points out, furthermore, that it will be very difficult to get rid of these disparities without earmarking additional appropriations in the budget;
Amendment 73 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 94 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – subpoint i
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – subpoint i
(i) originating in a specific place, region or, in exceptional cases, country,
Amendment 110 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) To help contribute to safeguarding the quality and good name of the products, the product specification may include specific requirements aimed at protecting the natural resources or landscape of the production area or improving the welfare of farmed animals.
Amendment 154 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. A name shall be eligible for registration as a traditional speciality guaranteed where it describes a specific processed product that:
Amendment 159 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Amendment 168 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. Names registered in accordance with the requirements laid down in the first subparagraph of Article 1(1), and in Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006, including those registered pursuant to applications referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 55(1) of this Regulation, may continue to be used under the conditions provided for in Regulation (EC) No 509/2006, until 31 December 2017, unless Member States use the procedure set out in paragraphs 3 to 7.
Amendment 172 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall, no later than [31 December 2012], submit to the Commission a list of traditional specialities guaranteed registered in accordance with Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 and complying with this Regulation. Names of those traditional specialities guaranteed may be adjusted in order to comply with Article 18 paragraph 2 (b). Member States shall, where appropriate, assure the national opposition procedure. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, without the assistance of the Committee referred to in Article 54, publish the full list in the Official Journal of the European Union. Within the two months from the date of publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, a statement of opposition may be submitted to the Commission by the authorities of a Member State or of a third country or a natural or legal person having a legitimate interest and established in a third country. Articles 48 and 49 shall apply mutatis mutandis. The Commission, after the opposition procedure, shall, where appropriate, adjust the entries in the register referred to in Article 22. The corresponding specifications shall be the specifications referred to in Article 19.
Amendment 232 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 3
Article 43 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that operators willing to adhere to the rules of a quality scheme set out in Titles III and IV are able to do so and do not face obstacles to participation that are discriminatory or otherwise not objectively foundedmay exempt from the application of this Article operators who sell products directly to the final consumer or user, provided they do not produce, prepare, store other than in connection with the point of sale or import such products from a third country or have not contracted out such activities to a third party.
Amendment 3 #
2010/0326(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) In order to enable the new rules to benefit the vaccination season 2011, the Directive should enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal.
Amendment 4 #
2010/0326(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall adopt and publish, by 30 AprilJune 2011 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive. Or. en (This amendment is linked to amendment 5 with the change of date included)
Amendment 5 #
2010/0326(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
They shall apply those provisions from 1 MaJuly 2011. at the latest. Or. en (This amendment is linked to amendment 4 with the change of date included)
Amendment 6 #
2010/0326(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 3
Article 3
This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Amendment 28 #
2010/0267(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Article 2 a
Article 2 a
Amendment 31 #
2010/0267(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 33 #
2010/0267(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Amendment 45 #
2010/0267(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 65 a (new)
Article 1 – point 65 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Article 122 – paragraph 3
Article 122 – paragraph 3
(65a) In Article 122, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: ‘3. For all new Member States the single area payment scheme shall be available until 31 December 2015. New Member States shall notify the Commission of their intention to terminate the application of the scheme by 1 August of the last year of application.’
Amendment 47 #
2010/0267(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 69 a (new)
Article 1 – point 69 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Article 129
Article 129
Amendment 13 #
2010/0254(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs5, and in particular Article 7(2) and (5) thereof, should apply subject to certain conditions. It should be clearly indicated when a product is a mixture of fruit juice and fruit juice from concentrate, and, for fruit nectar, when it is obtained entirely or partly from a concentrated product. The list of ingredients in the labelling should bear the names of both the fruit juices and fruit juices from concentrate used. There should be a ban on the use of misleading or ambiguous descriptions such as ‘natural juice’, which suggest that juices have been produced directly when this is not the case.
Amendment 25 #
2010/0254(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 2001/112/EC
Article 4
Article 4
The labelling of concentrated fruit juice referred to in Annex I, Part I, point 2, not intended for delivery to the final consumer, shall bear a reference indicating the presence and quantity of added lemon juice, lime juice or acidifying agents permitted by Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives*. This reference shall appear on the packaging, on a label attached to the packaging or on an accompanying document. It shall be prohibited to use misleading or ambiguous descriptions such as ‘natural juice’, which suggest that juices have been produced directly when this is not the case.
Amendment 41 #
2010/0254(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 2001/112/EC
Article 3 - paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 3 - paragraph 6 a (new)
(1a) In article 3, the following paragraph 6a is inserted: „6a. The use of misleading or ambiguous names, such as ‘natural juice’, which give the impression that juices have been made from fresh fruit when they have not shall be prohibited.”
Amendment 46 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 1 – point 1 Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 1
Member States may adopt measures restricting or prohibiting the cultivation of all GMO or a particular group of GMOs authorised in accordance with Part C of this Directive or Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, and consisting of genetically modified varieties placed on the market in accordance with relevant EU legislation on the marketing of seed and plant propagating material, in all or part of their territory, provided that:
Amendment 50 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 1
Article 1 - point 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 - point a
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 - point a
(a) those measures are based on grounds other than those related to the assessment of the adverse effect on health and environment which might arise from the deliberate release or the placing on the market of GMOs; related to environmental or other legitimate factors which might arise from the deliberate release or the placing on the market of GMOs where those factors have not been addressed as part of the harmonised procedure foreseen in Part C of Directive 2001/18/EC or have not been sufficiently dealt with. In particular, Member States must be enabled to restrict or prohibit GMO cultivation if existing data do not allow for a proper assessment of their effects on national, regional or local environments. Grounds related to changes of land use, changes in agricultural practices or other legitimate factors may also be invoked.
Amendment 57 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 1
Article 1 - point 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 - point a a (new)
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 - point a a (new)
(aa) those measures are adopted and made publicly available to all operators concerned, including growers, at least three months prior to the start of the growing season provided that the GMOs concerned are authorised in accordance with Part C of Directive 2001/18/EC at least six months prior to the start of the growing season.
Amendment 66 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 1
Article 1 - point 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b a (new)
Article 26 b a (new)
Article 26 ba Prevention of GMO traces in conventional seeds The Commission shall assess the need for an effective prevention of GMO traces in conventional (i.e. non GM) seeds by establishing technical rules to this end.
Amendment 37 #
2009/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission and Member states to urgently address the problem of unfair distribution of profits within the food chain, especially with regard to fair incomes for farmers; recognises that to stimulate sustainable and ethical production systems farmers need to be compensated for their investments and commitments in these areas;
Amendment 56 #
2009/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to swiftly carry out the pilot project on the creation of a European farm prices and margins observatory, for which Parliament and Council adopted a EUR 1.5 million appropriation under the 2010 budget, and to include a comparison of production costs and farm gate prices for conventional and ethical products differentia in key farming sectors of different territories and social- economic situations;
Amendment 69 #
2009/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to submit a legislative proposal for introducing mandatory annual reporting by the top 20 traders, processors, wholesalers and retailers on their market shares (with data on private labels) for key food items and especially for ethical products carrying organic and animal welfare claims and on their monthly sales volumes so as to allow all market partners to estimate trends in demand, supply and price developments in the food chain, bearing in mind the considerable price distortion found on products bearing ethical claims;
Amendment 106 #
2009/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to introduce appropriate legislation to protect farmers and suppliers of agricultural products in the event of bankruptcy of those purchasing the produce;
Amendment 153 #
2009/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission and Member states to promote fair contracting based on terms negotiated with farmers" and producers" organisations so as to ensure sustainable farming practices, best product quality and fair prices, and to provide for an easily accessible system to guard against breach of contracts by buyers;
Amendment 186 #
2009/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Deplores the fact that the Commission communication disregards correlations between low farm gate prices and structural surplus production and their consequences for standards of animal welfare, sustainability, food quality and employment in disadvantaged regions;
Amendment 212 #
2009/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to modify rules on public procurement practices for catering services so as to enhance standards of animal welfare, sustainable farming practices, develop seasonal food and reduce unnecessary long distance transport of life animals as well as dependence on fossil agricultural inputs;
Amendment 220 #
2009/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Amendment 222 #
2009/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Calls on the Member States to establish proper and appropriate legal liability of operators and individuals abusing the food supply market;
Amendment 225 #
2009/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22c. Calls on the Member States to ensure there is appropriate legal protection for people providing information on such abuse;
Amendment 21 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, to date, the Common Agricultural Policy has not yet met its goals with regard to achieving better productivity in the food chain, contributing to a fair growth in the standard of living for the agricultural community, and market stabilisation andin the provision of food supplies to EU consumers at reasonable pricesEuropean Union,
Amendment 42 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. having regard to the ageing of the rural population and rural depopulation, and the fact that around one-third of this population is over the age of 65 and only around 6% of farmers are under the age of 35,
Amendment 48 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the average physical size of agricultural holdings has increased as a result of the restructuring of the sector, but small farms still remain predominant in the EU, with an average farm size of 12 hectares; whereas subsistence farms remain a critical challenge, especially in new Member States, where subsistence farming accounts for half of the total labour force; whereas small farms and the farmers who run them are particularly important in the delivery of non-production public goods,
Amendment 49 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the average physical size of agricultural holdings has increased as a result of the restructuring of the sector, but small farms still remain predominant in the EU, with an average farm size of 12 hectares; whereas subsistence farms remain a critical challenge, especially in new Member States, where subsistence farming accounts for half of the total labour force; whereas small farms and the farmers who run them are, and will continue to be, particularly important in the delivery of non-production public goods,
Amendment 57 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas price volatility in agricultural markets has increased dramatically and is expected to increase further, leading to extreme booms and busts in agricultural commodity prices on European markets; whereas between 2006 and 2008, the prices of several commodities rose considerably, some by as much as 180%, as was the case for grains; whereas, however, grain and dairy prices collapsed in 2009, falling on average by 40%;, and whereas these extreme fluctuations in prices have had detrimental consequences for producers and have not benefited consumers,
Amendment 81 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the current direct payment ceilings per hectare of agricultural land are consolidating the huge disparities between Member States, footnote: See graph 6, annexed
Amendment 82 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas a strong CAP needs appropriate funding at a level no lower than the current level,
Amendment 83 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K c (new)
Recital K c (new)
Kc. whereas the system for distributing support to the Member States set up under the production subsidy scheme is not fulfilling its role and is no longer warranted given that an area subsidy scheme is being introduced,
Amendment 84 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K d (new)
Recital K d (new)
Kd. having regard to the very big disparities in support among the Member States, ranging from over EUR 500 per hectare to under EUR 100 per hectare,
Amendment 85 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K e (new)
Recital K e (new)
Ke. whereas it will be difficult to adjust or even reduce the level of support in individual Member States without securing additional funds in the EU budget for that purpose,
Amendment 147 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that rural development is now an integral part of the CAP architecture with its focus on rural communities, improving the environment, modernising and restructuring agriculture, strengthening cohesion in the enlarged EU and improving product marketing and competitiveness;
Amendment 222 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Recognises that the CAP must take into account the differences in structure and modernisation needs of agriculture in the enlarged EU, with the aim of achieving equal levels of development and cohesion;
Amendment 571 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 – point 1
Paragraph 48 – point 1
(1) Believes that in order to reduce the disparities in the distribution of direct support funds between Member States, the hectare basis alone will not be sufficient and, therefore, calls for additional objective criteria such as a purchasing power coefficientconnected to farming conditions to be used to achieve an overall balanced distribution;
Amendment 592 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
51. Believes that direct support should move to an area basis in all Member States by 2020, allowing those that are still using the historical payments system the flexibility to phase in the difficult changes at their own speed9, without prejudice, however, to the prompt fulfilment of the objective of equalising direct support among Member States;
Amendment 600 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 52
52. Believes that Member States and regions must continue to have the flexibility to regionalise their area payments system in such a way as to reflect their specific priorities, without prejudice, however, to the standardisation of the direct support system in all Member States;
Amendment 1 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 6 May 2009 on the proposal for a Council Regulation on the protection of animals at the time of killing, 3 OJ L 303, 18.11.2009, p. 1.
Amendment 10 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas good animal health and well- being, including good livestock farming, are of decisive importance to our society, not only in the interests of animal welfare but for the sake of public health as a whole, our economy and Europe’s competitiveness,
Amendment 23 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas our high animal welfare standards are part of the ‘brand’ of European agricultural producers and other facilities that keep animals, but only on condition that the rules in force are genuinely complied with,
Amendment 74 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes with great satisfaction the progress which has been made in the Animal Welfare Quality Project, as regards new science and knowledge relating to animal health and welfare indicators;
Amendment 118 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to place a firm emphasis on the issue of animal welfare in trade relations with third countries;
Amendment 128 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that its above-mentioned resolution of 2006 already called for the existing action plan to be followed by a new one, and; stresses that the specific actions of the Animal Welfare Action Plan 2006- 2010 are still ongoing or have not been carried out; urges the Commission, therefore, to submit without delay an action plan for animal welfare 2011-2015 which, in the light of Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, should cover the fields below, backed by the required funding;
Amendment 132 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that its above-mentioned resolution of 2006 already called for the existing action plan to be followed by a new one, and urges the Commission therefore to submit without delay an action plan for animal welfare 2011-2015 which, in the light of Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and recognising that the widespread need to address the protection of all animals, including pet animals and wild animals which are kept in captivity or are submitted to a treatment which is controlled by humans, should cover the fields below, backed by the required funding;
Amendment 163 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that this general animal welfare legislation, which should be accompanied by individual legal acts concerning specific species of animal, must include suitable guidelines on responsible keeping of animals, a common system for monitoring and to gather comparable data, as well as requirements relating to basic know-how on the part of handlersthe training of animal handlers and provisions establishing the particular responsibilities of animal owners;
Amendment 327 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Member States to increase and strengthen checks on respect for animal rights carried out by specialised, independent national bodies and civil society organisations involved in animal welfare;
Amendment 328 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Also calls on the Member States to ensure that civil society organisations involved in animal welfare have appropriate powers of scrutiny;
Amendment 329 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20c. Calls on the Member States to take appropriate steps to ensure that the notion of animal protection and welfare is promoted via education;
Amendment 358 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on the Member States to take appropriate steps to prevent breaches of animal welfare regulations in the future;
Amendment 392 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Recalls that diseases are by their nature not confined within national borders and stresses that common measures are therefore needed to tackle diseazoonoses -– such as salmonellosis and rabies -– which are passed on between human beings and animals, including pettransmitted from animals to humans, due to poor animal health and welfare and/or inadequate keeping of animals;
Amendment 397 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Commission to examine threats coming from the import of exotic animals into the EU for the pet trade and to take all necessary measures to prevent the negative impact of such imports on animal health and welfare, human health and the environment;
Amendment 63 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Affirms that EU agriculture can contribute to the Union's global warming mitigation objectives by finding ways to limit and reduce its GHG emissions, promoting carbon storage in the soil and developing the production of sustainable renewable energies; emphasises that, to this end, it is essential to foster the development of a different kind of agriculture better able to reconcile economic, social and, environmental and animal welfare imperatives with the natural potential of each ecosystem;
Amendment 126 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for research on livestock feed and genetic selection of farm animals to be stepped up with a view to reducing methane emissions, provided that such mitigation measures are not adopted if they jeopardise animal health or welfare; also calls for the introduction of a food programme designed to reduce the Union's dependence on imported plant proteins for animal feed;
Amendment 7 #
2009/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the proposed eight biophysical criteria and the proposed threshold value of 66% of the area are not anticipated to be suitable in all cases for determining the actual handicap, as this partly depends on the crop grownmany factors, including those linked to biophysical constraints which interact with each other,
Amendment 44 #
2009/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Considers that the discussions and studies so far conducted by the Member States on the question of new methods of delimiting LFAs point to the need to change the definition of some criteria (e.g. soil texture) and to introduce additional biophysical criteria (e.g. soil acidity), in order to ensure that the new LFAs include all areas with natural handicaps affecting agricultural production in a manner consistent with the Council regulation;
Amendment 24 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas a new CAP should be more market- oriented and focused on reducing the excessive protectionism that hinders competitionproviding equal competition conditions for all EU farmers,
Amendment 26 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas legislation should be more flexible, in order to make the CAP adapt to recognise specific regions and territoriesapplied in general in a uniform way and with a certain degree of flexibility in cases where specific conditions of regions and territories can objectively justify such flexibility,
Amendment 79 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points out that the system of fines for farmers for errors in payment claims should be commensurate with the importance of the infringement, and that penalties should not be applied in the case of unimportant mistakes, and particularly not in the case of errors that are not the fault of the farmer;
Amendment 80 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Highlights the need to avoid penalising farmers twice for the same infringement and recognises that the imposition of an administrative fine should rule out criminal responsibility for the same infringement, except in the case of deliberate and intentional fraud;
Amendment 81 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Points out that any administrative fines, including the obligation to pay back any payments obtained by the farmer, should not be based on circumstances objectively beyond the farmer’s control, and particularly not on unforeseeable events;
Amendment 82 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Points out the problem of farmers with spouses who run separate agricultural holdings, who should therefore have separate rights and obligations with respect to claims for CAP payments;
Amendment 111 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Recognises that farmers should have the possibility to lodge objections against the controls, and that those objections should be investigated objectively without delay;
Amendment 149 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Believes that the requirement of maintaining the agricultural area in good agricultural condition on 30 June 2003 (Council Regulation (EC) 73/2009, Article 124) in order to be eligible for direct payments, applied to a new Member State other than Bulgaria and Romania, should be abolished to make the payment system used in these Member States simpler and more understandable for farmers;
Amendment 185 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Considers that the rules concerning eligibility of the VAT to be financed under Pillar II of the CAP, especially for activities performed by bodies governed by public law, should be harmonised with those used for the Structural Funds;
Amendment 189 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 h (new)
Paragraph 26 h (new)
26h. Stresses that a reduction of the administrative burden relating to monitoring and reporting imposed on producer organisations in the fruit and vegetable sector would make these organisations more attractive to farmers and encourage them to associate and act together;
Amendment 176 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Where a method of testing not involving the use of animals exists and may be used in place of a procedure, Member States shall ensure that the alternative method is used. Within the framework of this Directive, testing methods involving the use of human embryonic or foetal cells are not to be considered such an alternative.
Amendment 178 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Where a method of testing not involving the use of animals exists and may be used in place of a procedure, Member States shall ensure that the alternative method is used, provided that the alternative method is not prohibited in the Member State concerned.
Amendment 185 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
(3) the development, manufacture or testing of the quality, effectiveness and safety of drugs, food- and feed-stuffs and other substances or productmedicinal or veterinary products and devices having either of the aims referred to in point (2);
Amendment 186 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(3a) the development, manufacture or testing of the quality, effectiveness and safety of substances or products, other than those referred to in point (3), having either of the aims referred to in point (2);
Amendment 212 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall, within 12 months after the entry into force of this Directive, set up a high-level Committee, which shall include representatives of all stakeholders, to review the use of non- human primates and define replacement strategies. The Committee shall issue recommendations and report annually to the European Parliament and the Council on its activities.
Amendment 228 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that a procedure is not carried out if another scientifically satisfactory method or testing strategy of obtaining the result sought, not entailing the use of an animal, is recognised by Community legislation. In the absence of such a method, a procedure may not be carried out if a scientifically satisfactory method or testing strategy for obtaining the result sought, including computer supported, in vitro and other methodologies, not entailing the use of an animal, is reasonably and practicably available. In any case, Member States will not be obliged to abandon animal testing where the only alternative testing method implies the use of human embryonic or foetal cells.
Amendment 293 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 34 – paragraph 1
Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission mayshall undertake controls of the infrastructure and operation of national inspections in Member States. To that end, the Commission shall set up a system to monitor each Member State’s inspections and enforcement of this Directive on average every three years, to ensure harmonised practices for the use and care of animals used or intended to be used in scientific procedures.
Amendment 355 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 43 – paragraph 1
Article 43 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that the decision to grant an authorisation is taken and communicated to the user establishment at the latest within 360 days from the submission of the application. Should the Member State fail to take a decision within that period, the authorisation shall be deemed to have been granted, where the project concerned involves only procedures classified as "up to mild" and non-human primates are not used. In all other cases, no such presumption shall apply.
Amendment 362 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 43 – paragraph 2
Article 43 – paragraph 2
2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, in exceptional circumstances and where the project is non-routine, multi-disciplinary and innovative, the decision to grant an authorisation shall be taken and communicated to the user establishment within 690 days from the submission of the application.
Amendment 366 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 45
Article 45
The Commission and Member States shall contribute to the development and, financially and otherwise, to the development and, where appropriate, scientific validation of alternative approaches that couldintended to provide the same or higher level of information as that obtained in procedures using animals but that do not involve the use of animals or use fewer animals or that entail less painful procedures and shall take such other steps as they consider appropriate to encourage research in this field.
Amendment 369 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 45 a (new)
Article 45 a (new)
Article 45a European Centre for Validation of Alternative Methods 1) The Commission shall, 12 months after the entry into force of this Directive, review and strengthen the role of the European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods to facilitate the development and use of alternatives to animal procedures. The Centre referred to in paragraph 1 shall cooperate with the National Reference Centres for Alternative Methods described in Article 46 in order to: 1) develop a strategy for the implementation of the replacement, reduction and refinement approach; 2) identify what is required in order to carry out research into alternative procedures; 3) provide advice, guidance and information on replacement, reduction and refinement to competent authorities, the scientific community, the public and relevant stakeholders; 4) coordinate pre-validation and validation studies; 5) in consultation with relevant regulatory bodies, both national and international, identify new alternative methods suitable for validation as well as specific requirements for their validation; 6) facilitate the scientific endorsement and regulatory acceptance of alternatives to animal tests used for regulatory purposes.
Amendment 54 #
2008/0180(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
However, as regards fish, decapod crustaceans, cephalopods, amphibians and reptiles only Article 3(1) shall apply.
Amendment 13 #
2008/0146(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The objectives of the CAP set out in Article 33 of the Treaty include the stabilisation of markets, assuring the availability of supplies and ensuring that supplies reach consumers at reasonable prices. The provision of Community aid under a School Fruit Scheme to supply fruit and vegetable and banana products of Community origin to pupils in educational establishments would meet these objectives. Further, the Scheme should bring young consumers to appreciate fruit and vegetables and therefore should enhance future consumption thereby promoting earnings in agriculture, also an objective of the CAP. In addition, under Article 35(b) of the Treaty, provision may be made within the framework of the common agricultural policy for joint measures, such as a School Fruit Scheme, to promote consumption of certain products.
Amendment 42 #
2008/0146(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 2 – point 1 – subpoint a
Article 2 – point 1 – subpoint a
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Part II – Title I – Chapter IV – Section IVa – Subsection IIa – Article 103ga – paragraph 1
Part II – Title I – Chapter IV – Section IVa – Subsection IIa – Article 103ga – paragraph 1
1. Under conditions to be determined by the Commission, from the 2009/10 school year, Community aid shall be granted for supplying to pupils in educational establishments certain products, originating in the Community, of the fruit and vegetables, processed fruit and vegetables and bananas sectors to be determined by the Commission and may also be granted for certain related costs of logistics, distribution, equipment, communication, monitoring and evaluation.
Amendment 133 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 2, 3(2), 34(2), 36, 37, 82 and 299(2) thereof,
Amendment 134 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 2 a
Citation 2 a
Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, which recognise that there is no further justification for a lower level of agricultural subsidies for the new Member States after the end of the transitional periods,
Amendment 150 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The system applied hitherto for funding the CAP provides insufficient support for family farms, leading to the abandonment of agricultural land - especially in regions ill-suited to agriculture – and depopulation of the countryside, with the adverse social, economic and environmental effects this process entails. The criteria for funding farms therefore need to be radically overhauled.
Amendment 154 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) (6) In order to achieve a better balance between policy tools designed to promote sustainable agriculture and those designed to promote rural development, a system of compulsory progressive reduction of direct payments (“modulation”) was introduced by Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003. This system should be maintained including the exemption of payments up to EUR 510 000 from its application and the exclusion from the system of the new Member States.
Amendment 167 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The distribution of direct income support among farmers is characterised by the allocation of a large share of payments to a rather limited number of large beneficiaries. It is clear that larger beneficiaries do not require the same level of unitary support for the objective of income support to be efficiently attained. Moreover, the potential to adapt makes it easier to larger beneficiaries to operate with lower levels of unitary support. It therefore seems equitable to expect farmers with high amounts of support to make a particular contribution to the financing of rural development measures addressing new challenges. Therefore, it appears appropriate to establish a mechanism providing for an increased reduction of the highest payments the proceeds of which should also be used to deal withsupport farmers' incomes in regions and states currently suffering financial discrimination and subsequently to support measures connected relating to new challenges in the framework of rural development. To ensure the proportionality of this mechanism the additional reductions should increase progressively according to the amounts of the payments concerned. A ceiling should also be set for aid to individual farms, taking into account the number of workers they employ.
Amendment 172 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Considérant 9
Considérant 9
(9) The particular geographical situation of the outermost regions as well as its insularity, small area and mountainous terrain and climate impose additional burdens to their agricultural sectors. In order to mitigate such burdens and constrains it seems appropriate to derogaterequire farmers from the obligatse regions to apply the modulation reduction to farmers in the outermostif the level of subsidy is higher than EUR 50 000, and thus considerably higher than in other regions.
Amendment 176 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The amounts resulting from the application of 5 percentage points corresponding to modulation reductions fixed in Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 should be allocated between Member States according to objective criteriaall reductions in direct payments should be allocated between Member States according to objective criteria, while at the same time seeking to balance the level of subsidies between states and regions. However, it is appropriate to establish that a certain percentage of the amounts should remain in the Member States where they have been generated. In view of the structural adjustments resulting from the abolition of rye intervention, it is appropriate to provide for specific measures for certain rye production regions financed with part of the amounts generated by modulation. However, the amounts raised by the application of any further modulation reduction should be made available to the Member States where they have been generated.
Amendment 180 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
Amendment 182 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In order to help farmers to meet the standards of modern, high-quality agriculture, it is necessary that Member States operate a comprehensive system offering advice to commercial farms. The farm advisory system should help farmers to become more aware of material flows and on-farm processes relating to the environment, food safety, animal health and welfare without in any way affecting their obligation and responsibility to respect those standards.
Amendment 189 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The experience with the application of the single payment scheme shows that decoupled income support was in a number of cases granted to beneficiaries other than natural persons whose business purpose is not or only marginally targeted at exercising an agricultural activity. To prevent agricultural income support from being allocated to such companies and firms, and to ensure that the Community support is entirely used to ensure a fair standard of living to the agricultural community, it is appropriate to empower Member Statesintroduce criteria for authorisation, where such allocation occurs, to refrain from granting them direct payments under this Regulationat Union level.
Amendment 191 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The support schemes under the common agricultural policy provide for direct income support in particular with a view to ensuring a fair standard of living for the agricultural community. This objective is closely related to the maintenance of rural areas. In order to avoid misallocations of Community funds, no support payments should be made to farmers who have artificially created the conditions required to obtain such paymentFor this reason, priority should be given to supporting family farms.
Amendment 200 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Further to the integration of formerly coupled market support into the single payment scheme, the value of payment entitlements was, in those Member States opting for a historic implementation, based on the individual level of past support. With a growing number of years elapsing since the introduction of the single payment scheme and following the successive integration of further sectors into the single payment scheme and the enlargement of the Union, it becomes increasingly harder to justify the legitimacy of significant individual differences in the support level which are only based on past support. For this reason Member States that chose the historic implementation model should be allowed under certain conditions to review the allocated payment entitlements with a view to approximating their unit value while respecting the general principles of community law and the objectives of the Common Agricultural Policy. In this context Member States may take into account the specificities of geographical areas when fixing closer valuesa single flat-rate payment should be introduced in all Member States, while respecting the general principles of community law and the objectives of the Common Agricultural Policy. This rate should be supplemented by additional payments for areas not suitable for agriculture. The levelling of payment entitlements should take place during an adequate transition period and within a limited range of reductions in order to allow farmers to reasonably adapt to the changing levels of support. However, the levelling of payment entitlements for the new Member States should take place following the end of the transitional periods laid down for the States in the acts of accession.
Amendment 203 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
Amendment 226 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) Direct payments under the single payment scheme were based on reference amounts of direct payments that were received in the past or on regionalised per hectare amounts. Farmers in the new Member States did not receive Community direct payments and had no historical references for the calendar years 2000, 2001 and 2002. Therefore, provision was made under Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 for the single payment scheme in the new Member States to be based on regionalised per hectare amounts. Several years after the accession of the new Member States to the Community, however, the use of reference periods could be considered for those new Member States that did not yet move to the single payment scheme. With a view to facilitatif unjustified imbalances should occur ing the transition to the single payment scheme and, in particular, to avoiding speculative applications it is therefore appropriate to authorise the new Member States to take account of the areas for which historically support under the single area payment scheme was granted for the calculation of the payment entitlements under the single payment schemedistribution of direct payments, consideration should be given to introducing a flat-rate payment in all EU Member States with effect from 2014.
Amendment 227 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
Amendment 233 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) (37) As a consequence of the integration of new schemes into the single payment scheme, temporary provision should be made for the calculation of the new level of individual income support under that scheme until 2013. In the case of nuts, potato starch, flax and dried fodder and flax, such increase should be granted on the basis of the support farmers received in most recent years. However, in the case of the integration of payments that were so far partially excluded from the single payment scheme, Member states should be given the option to use the original reference periods. With effect from 2014, a single flat-rate direct payment scheme should be introduced in all Member States.
Amendment 240 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) The Act of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia and the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania provided that the farmers in the new Member States will receive direct payments, following a phasing-in mechanism. These payments should be calculated on the basis of a single flat rate in all Member States.
Amendment 241 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
Recital 44
(44) As a consequence of the phasing in of direct payments in the new Member States the Acts of Accession provided for a framework to allow new Member States to pay complementary national direct payments. These conditions for granting such payments should bmplementary payments should be abolished and the new payments calculated on the basis of a single flaid downt rate in all Member States.
Amendment 267 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 318 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
a) amounts between EUR 100 000 and 199 999, by 310 percentage points,
Amendment 321 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b
b) amounts between EUR 200 000 and 299 999, by 630 percentage points,,
Amendment 325 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c
c) amounts of EUR 300 000 or more, by 950 percentage points.
Amendment 330 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The maximum payment for beneficiaries of the direct aid provided for in Annex I shall be EUR 350 000.
Amendment 342 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to direct payments granted to farmers in the French overseas departments, in the Azores and Madeira, in the Canary and Aegean islands and to farmer in the new Member States during the period until full payments are introduced.
Amendment 349 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to Article 11, the total net amounts of direct payments which may be granted in a Member State in respect of a calendar year after application of Articles 7 and 10 of this Regulation and Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 378/2007 shall not be higher than the ceilings set out in Annex IV to this Regulation. Where necessary, Member States shall proceed to a linear reduction of direct payments in order to respect the ceilings set out in that Annex IV.
Amendment 354 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The amounts resulting from application of the reductions provided for in Article 7, in any Member State other than the new Member States, shall be available as additional Community support for measures under rural development programming financed under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) as specified in Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005,shall be available above all for levelling up aid in regions and states which are currently suffering discrimination and according to the conditions set out in the following paragraphs.
Amendment 359 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – Introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – Introductory part
(2) The amounts corresponding to the reduction by 5 percentage pointsprovided for in Article 7 shall be allocated to the Member States concerned in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 128(2) on the basis of the following criteria:
Amendment 366 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagaph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagaph 2
However, any Member State concerned shall receive at least 850% of the total amounts which modulation has generated in that Member State.
Amendment 370 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Amendment 379 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Amendment 384 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Amendment 385 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Amendment 389 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Amendment 461 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 1 – first subparagraph
Article 41 – paragraph 1 – first subparagraph
1. For each Member State, the total value of all payment entitlements shall not be higher than the national ceiling referred to in Annex VIII. The level of these entitlements, however, must be based on objective criteria and not discriminate against any Member State.
Amendment 479 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 2
Article 46 – paragraph 2
Amendment 719 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 - paragraph 4
Article 111 - paragraph 4
4. After the end of the period of application of the single area payment scheme, the direct payments shall be applied in accordance with the relevant Community rules and on the basis of the quantitative parameters, such as base area, premium ceilings and Maximum Guaranteed Quantities (MGQ), specified in the Acts of Accession for each direct payment and subsequent Community legislation. The percentage rates set out in Article 110 of this Regulation for the relevant years shall subsequently applysame single direct payment scheme shall be applied as in the other Member States.
Amendment 766 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV
Annex IV
million EUR Calendar year 2009 2010 2011 2012 Belgium 583,2 570,9 563,1 553,9 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Czech Republic p.m. p.m. p.m. 773,0p.m. Denmark 985,9 p.m. 965,3 p.m. 954,6 937,8 p.m. p.m. Germany 5 467,4 5 339,2 5 269,3 5 178,0 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Estonia p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. 88,9 Ireland 1 283,1 1 264,0 1 247,1 1 230,0 Greece 2 567,3 2 365,5 2 348,9 2 324,1 Spain 5 171,3 5 043,4 5 019,1 4 953,5 France 8 218,5 8 021,2 7 930,7 7 796,2 Italy 4 323,6 4 103,7 4 073,2 4 023,3 Cyprus p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Greece p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Spain p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. France p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Italy p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Cyprus p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. 48,2 Latvia p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. 130,5 Lithuania p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. 337,9 Luxembourg 35,2 p.m. 34,5 p.m. 34,0 33,4p.m. p.m. Hungary p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. 1 150,9 Malta p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. 4,6 Netherlands 841,5 827,0 829,4 815,9 Austria 727,7 718,2 712,1 704,9 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Austria p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Poland p.m. p.m. p.m. 2 730,5 Portugal 635,8 623,0 622,6 622,6p.m. Portugal p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Slovenia p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. 129,4 Slovakia p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. 335,9 Finland 550,0 541,2 536,0 529,8 Sweden 731,7 719,9 710,6 699,8 3 373,0 3 340,4 3 335,8 3 334,9 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Sweden p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. United Kingdom
Amendment 767 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII
Annex VIII
Amendment 275 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Annex III -Title 5 a (new)
Annex III -Title 5 a (new)
Amendment 276 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Annex III – Title 5 b (new)
Annex III – Title 5 b (new)
Amendment 15 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation − amending act
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies (EGE) stated in its opinion nr. 23 on ethical aspects of animal cloning for food supply of 16 January 2008 “considering the current level of suffering and health problems of surrogate dams and animal clones, the EGE has doubts as to whether cloning animals for food supply is ethically justified”. The EGE added that it “does not see convincing arguments to justify the production of food from clones and their offspring”. In light of the conclusions of the EGE and the provisions of Council Directive 98/58/EC of 20 July 1998 concerning the protection of animals kept for farming purposes1, food from cloned animals or their offspring should not be placed on the market in the Community.
Amendment 17 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation − amending act
Recital 6 b (new)
Recital 6 b (new)
(6b) The cloning of animals is incompatible with paragraphs 20 and 21 of the Annex to Council Directive 98/58/EC. Paragraph 20 prohibits natural or artificial breeding or breeding procedures which cause or are likely to cause suffering or injury to any of the animals concerned. Paragraph 21 prohibits the keeping of animals for farming purposes unless it can reasonably be expected that, on the basis of their genotype or phenotype, they can be kept without detrimental effect on their health or welfare. 1 OJ L 221, 8.8.1998, p. 23.
Amendment 34 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation − amending act
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6a Food from cloned animals 6a. Food from cloned animals or their offspring shall not be placed on the market in the Community.
Amendment 41 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation − amending act
Article 19 a (new)
Article 19 a (new)
Directive 98/58/EC
Annex − paragraph 20
Annex − paragraph 20
Article 19a Amendment to Council Directive 98/58/EC In the Annex to Council Directive 98/58/EC paragraph 20 shall be amended as follows: 20. Natural or artificial breeding or breeding procedures which case or are likely to cause suffering or injury to any of the animals concerned must not be practised. This provision shall not preclude the use of certain procedures likely to cause minimal or momentary suffering or injury, or which might necessitate interventions which would not cause lasting injury, where these are allowed by national provisions. Animals shall not be cloned for the purpose of breeding or the production of food.
Amendment 14 #
2007/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas a strategic approach to animal health should cover all environments in which animal health has an effect on public health, particularly as regards animals kept for commercial, experimental, sporting, entertainment and companionship purposes, wild animals and domestic animals that are allowed to roam or have been abandoned,
Amendment 20 #
2007/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that farmers, breeders and owners, as well as animal protection activists and organisations, have an essential role to play in monitoring the health of animals;
Amendment 90 #
2007/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Takes the view that the EU legal framework should clearly, and in an appropriately flexible manner, lay down the obligations of owners of animals, including animals kept for non-commercial purposes, in risk situations, in such a way as not to give rise to unwarranted conflicts and disputes; believes that appropriate rules should also be laid down for wild animals and domestic animals that are allowed to roam or have been abandoned;
Amendment 9 #
2006/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the development and use of agricultural biotechnology offers an opportunity to develop both economically and environmentally susbiotechnology is applied in four major sectors: medical (production of drugs, gene therapy and genetic testing), industrial (production of chemicals, enzyme use, production of biological weapons, manufacturing of organic products), environmental (cleaning up contaminable farming and food productionted sites) and agriculture (Marker Assisted Selection and genetic engineering),
Amendment 14 #
2006/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas biotechnology is often used to refer to genetic engineering, which represents only a minor part of the various biotechnology applications,
Amendment 22 #
2006/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas developments in biotechnologies might have the potential to yield many benefits for agriculture, such as increased yields, better product quality, reduced use of chemical fertilisers, herbicides, pesticides and fossil fuels and reduced soil erosion and pollution,
Amendment 23 #
2006/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Amendment 28 #
2006/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas advances made in biotechnology may have the potential to create new openings for agriculture and sylviculture and to contribute to the better use of all biomass from renewable sources; and whereas these innovations concern the fields of green chemistry, food and health,
Amendment 32 #
2006/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the mid-term review shows that little progress has been made towards achieving the goals set out in “Life Sciences and Biotechnology — A strategy for Europe”,
Amendment 33 #
2006/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the right to food implies the availability of food in a quantity and quality sufficient to satisfy the dietary needs of individuals, free from adverse substances, and acceptable within a given culture, according to paragraph 8 of General Comment 12 of the UN Economic and Social Committee (ECOSOC) of 12 May 1999 on the right to adequate food (Art. 11) in its series entitled "Substantive issues arising in the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights" ( file number E/C.12/1999/5),
Amendment 45 #
2006/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the use of new technologies, for example in new crops for medicinal or other non-food purposes, may offers new production opportunities, particularly in sectors where conventional production has ceased to be economically profitable, whereas, however, such opportunities must be subject to particularly firm rules and strict control systems,
Amendment 54 #
2006/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas genetically modified products for use in agriculture necessarily have to pass very pass a stringent assessment whereas the existringent assessments and the present authorisation process is slow and bureaucratic legal requirements need to be better implemented, especially as regards assessment of the long-term effects of genetically modified organisms on health and the environment,
Amendment 59 #
2006/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
Amendment 63 #
2006/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
Amendment 70 #
2006/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas 114 million hectares of genetically modified crops were grown worldwide in 2007 and this hectarage is very likely to be substantially increased in the following years, while the area under genetically modified cultivation in the EU is comparatively lowrepresent only 2.6% of crops grown on agricultural land in the world, of which 50% is grown in one country alone - the US - and 70% is grown in three countries alone– the US, Argentina and Brazil, whereas the surface area under cultivation in the EU decreased between 2007 and 2008,
Amendment 79 #
Amendment 84 #
2006/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Encourages efforts to develop biotechnologies in the EU as one way of making agriculture viable and capable of providing a living, and takes the view that these biotechnologies facilitate the development of sustainable methods of production, increased yield, higher quality and more diverse products with reduced use of fertilisers and rational use of water; underlines the need for conventional and organic agriculture to remain successful on their markets;
Amendment 92 #
2006/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers it important to acknowledge that biotechnology could present real opportunities in various fields; believes that, beyond the traditional agricultural products of food, feed and fibre, entirely novel products willmight emerge;
Amendment 94 #
2006/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 102 #
2006/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the need to work towards ensuring that, in the near future, an increased variety of better and healthier food and feedstuffs could also be produced in less favoured areas, such as in restricted climate conditions, in dry or moist conditions and on harsh soil, and notes that the correct use of biotechnology could be an important factor in these developments;
Amendment 104 #
2006/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Emphasises that, by increasing the diversity of crops and varieties in a single field, the necessary diversity and resilience to cope with rapid changes in weather conditions (e.g. droughts, floods, storms and heat waves) can be provided;
Amendment 106 #
2006/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 109 #
2006/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recognises the limited amount of biomass that can be sustainably produced; emphasises that biomass with the lowest possible level of greenhouse gas emissions should be used locally;
Amendment 120 #
2006/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to put forward a proposal establishing workable and proportionatthe lowest possible labelling thresholds for the adventitious presence of EU-approved genetically modified seeds in conventional seeds; underlines that these thresholds must guarantee freedom of choice for producers and consumers of conventional, organic and genetically modified products alike;
Amendment 128 #
2006/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes the Commission's recent2006 report on the implementation of national measures on the coexistence of genetically modified crops with conventional and organic farming and urges better harmonisation of rules and conditions within the EU; emphasises the importance of the right of farmers to choose between traditional, organic and genetically modified organism production and, therefore, the need to establish clear, uniform and transparent coexistence measures that enable farmers to coexist with neighbours using different farming methods;
Amendment 141 #
2006/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Asks for clarificationStresses the importance of establishing strict rules concerning liability for damages incurred in the growing and using of biotechnological products with regard to: who is liable, what can be claimed and under what circumstances a claim can be made;
Amendment 145 #
2006/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote research and development in the field of biotechnology as well as on sustainable agricultural practices, be they traditional or modern, other crop methods and agricultural product quality by increasing funds for work and further enhancing cooperation and coordination between public sector research and companies at European, national and regional level;
Amendment 150 #
2006/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that the existence of independent publicly funded research must be guaranteed for all farming models equally and R&D activity in small biotechnology undertakings and plant- technology centres must be supported in order to maintain maximum competitiveness at the various levels of the food production chain;
Amendment 154 #
2006/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 165 #
2006/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Also suspectStresses that thesre may be contributing tois a strong concentration of research, inventions and intellectual property rights among a few large global players, thus causing their influence and power to increase to the detriment of smaller companies, and causing countries and people to become more dependent on them;