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Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45 a (new)

(45a) A local farming and direct sales scheme should be established that helps producers to market their products and to communicate the value adding attributes thereof to consumers, thereby fostering the development of the local economy.

2011/05/11
Committee: AGRI

Herbert DORFMANN, Giancarlo SCOTTÀ, Michel DANTIN, Paolo DE CASTRO, Csaba Sándor TABAJDI, Sergio Paolo Francesco SILVESTRIS, Giovanni LA VIA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 6 a (new)

(6a) 'production step' means one of the following: production, processing or preparation and labelling;

2011/05/11
Committee: AGRI

Herbert DORFMANN, Giancarlo SCOTTÀ, Csaba Sándor TABAJDI, Sergio Paolo Francesco SILVESTRIS, Giovanni LA VIA

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

(a) any direct or indirect commercial use of a registered name in respect of products not covered by the registration insofar as those products are comparable to the products registered under that name or insofar as using the name exploits the reputation of the protected name, including in cases where they are used as ingredients;

2011/05/11
Committee: AGRI

Herbert DORFMANN, Giancarlo SCOTTÀ, Csaba Sándor TABAJDI, Sergio Paolo Francesco SILVESTRIS

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

(b) any misuse, imitation or evocation, even if the true origin of the product or service is indicated or if the protected name is translated or accompanied by an expression such as ‘style’, ‘type’, ‘method’, ‘as produced in’, ‘imitation’ or similar, in so far as those products or services are comparable to the products registered under that name or in so far as the misuse, imitation or evocation of the name exploits the reputation of the protected name, including when used as an ingredient;

2011/05/11
Committee: AGRI

Csaba Sándor TABAJDI

Proposal for a regulation
Title IV a (new)

TITLE IVa LOCAL FARMING AND DIRECT SALES Article 31a Objective The objective of the local farming and direct sales scheme is to assist producers to market their products and communicate the value adding attributes of the product to consumers and thereby foster the development of the local economy. Article 31b Indication and symbol 1. A Union symbol and the indication ‘product from my farm’, designed to advertise and promote the local products marketed by direct sales, shall be established. 2. The indications listed in Annex IIa may be used throughout the Union and in any language of the Union for the labelling and advertising of products which satisfy the requirements set out or pursuant to the provisions of this Title. 3. In order to ensure appropriate consumer information, the Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, define the characteristics as to shape, colour, size and design of the related Union symbol as well as the rules for its reproduction and use. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. Article 31c Use of indication and symbol 1. Member States shall determine the conditions for use of the indication and the symbol referred to in Article 31b, taking into account the objectives of the scheme, existing farming practices and farm structures, and one or more of the following ways of marketing the product: (a) sales to consumers by direct sale on the farm or in its vicinity, including in a farmers' market or other producers common selling points; (b) sales by direct delivery to consumers of product of the farm or farms participating in the arrangement. 2. Member States may add other criteria, in particular regarding the size of the exploitation, the volume of production, or the traditional character of the product. Article 31d Operation of the scheme 1. Member States shall: – lay down and manage the procedures for the identification of producers which are covered by the local farming and direct sales scheme; – forward to the Commission a declaration that the national system meets the conditions laid down in this Title and in the provisions adopted for its implementation; – make available on a public and accessible website the relevant national list of producers using the symbol or indication, in accordance with a template provided by the Commission; – undertake checks, based on a risk analysis, to ensure products conform to the requirements of this Title and, in case of breaches, apply appropriate administrative sanctions. 2. The Commission shall set up a website providing links to the national websites referred to in the third indent of paragraph 1. 3. In order to ensure the accessibility and the harmonisation of the information on the internet, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt further detailed rules. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 52 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.

2011/05/11
Committee: AGRI

Paolo DE CASTRO, Salvatore CARONNA, Giancarlo SCOTTÀ, Lorenzo FONTANA, Csaba Sándor TABAJDI, Giovanni LA VIA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 a (new)

Article 42a 1. In the public interest, with the overall objective of ensuring an increasing level of quality of the products covered by this Regulation, and a balance between production and consumption, in order to eliminate speculative behaviour that runs counter to competition rules and is detrimental to quality, Member States may lay down rules at the production level, by way of implementing decisions taken by groups of operators handling the PDO or PGI considered. Such rules must not create obstacles to intra-European and/or international trade or violate relevant competition rules, shall be proportionate to the objective pursued and shall not: (a) allow for price fixing, including where prices are set for guidance or recommendation; (b) reduce an excessive proportion of the volume that is produced annually and normally available; (c) prevent the entry of new operators 2. The rules referred to in paragraph 1 must be brought to the attention of operators by publication in extenso in an official publication of the Member State concerned. 3. Decisions and actions taken by Member States in year n accordance with the provisions of this Article shall be notified to the Commission before 1 March of year n+1.

2011/05/11
Committee: AGRI

Csaba Sándor TABAJDI

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II a (new)

ANNEX IIa Indications referred to in Article 31b BG: … ES: Producto de mi granja CS: … DA: … DE: Erzeugnis/Produkt von meinem (Bauern-)Hof ET: … EL: προϊόν του (αγρο)κτήµατός µου EN: product from my farm FR: produit de ma ferme GA: … IT: prodotto della mia fattoria LV: … LT: produktas iš mano ūkio LU: … HU: termelıi termék MT: … NL: … PL: produkt (z) mojego gospodarstwa / produkt (z) mojej farmy PT: … RO: produs de la ferma mea SK: … SL: … FI: oman tilan tuote SV: …

2011/05/11
Committee: AGRI

Activities of Csaba Sándor TABAJDI related to 2010/0353(COD)

Plenary speeches (1)

Amendments (7)

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