Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b

Directive 2000/60/EC
Article 2 – point 30

(30) ‘Priority substances’ means substances listed in Part A of Annex I to Directive 2008/105/EC, that is substances which present a significant risk to or via the aquatic environment in a high proportion of Member States.’ as determined by the Commission after public notice and consultations;

2023/04/25
Committee: AGRI

2022/0344(COD)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d

Directive 2000/60/EC
Article 2 – point 35

‘Environmental quality standard’ means the concentration of a particular pollutant or group of pollutants in water, sediment or biota not to be exceeded in order to protect human health and the environment or a trigger value for the adverse effect on human health or the environment of such a pollutant or group of pollutants measured using an appropriate effect-based method. grounded in the leading evidence of available scientific knowledge’;

2023/04/25
Committee: AGRI

2022/0344(COD)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Directive 2006/118/EC
Article 6 a (new) – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

The Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts to establish, having regard to scientific reports prepared by ECHA, a watch list of substances for which ~~Union-wide monitoring data are to be gathered by the Member States and to lay down the formats to be used by the Member States for reporting the results of that monitoring and related information~~Member States are encouraged to gather Union-wide monitoring data for voluntary reporting to the Commission. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 9(2).

2023/04/25
Committee: AGRI

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 2

~~Primidone~~deleted

2023/04/25
Committee: AGRI

2022/0344(COD)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. The protection of the registered name shall also extend to any translation of that name into a foreign language, if the producer group so specifies in the product specification. At the request of producers who wish to use a translation, the translation shall be defined by the Member State in which those producers are established and shall be notified to the Member State that applied for the registration and to the Commission. The Commission shall publish the translation in the Union Registry.

2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI

2022/0089(COD)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) the product name proposed for registration, in the appropriate language versions, or indicating that that name should also be protected in its translation into a foreign language;

2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI

2022/0089(COD)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)

(ba) demonstrates that the name is also used in another Member State or in a third country to distinguish comparable products or products with an identical or similar name.

2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI

2022/0089(COD)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 a (new)

Article 70a Producer groups and their tasks 1. Without prejudice to the specific rules on producer organisations and interbranch organisations laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, a producer group may in particular exercise the following powers and responsibilities: (a) manage its own controls to ensure that the stages of production of a product designated as a traditional speciality guaranteed comply with the product specification; (b) develop information and promotion activities aimed at informing consumers about the value-added characteristics of the product; (c) develop activities related to ensuring the compliance of a product with its specification; (d) undertake activities to improve the operation of the system, including developing economic knowledge, conducting economic analyses, disseminating economic information on the system, and providing advice to producers; (e) take measures to enhance the value of products and, if necessary, take steps to prevent or counteract any measures that are or may be detrimental to the image of such products.

2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI

2022/0089(COD)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 83 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)

(4a) In Annex I, the following point 9a is inserted: 9a. Potato spirit (a) Potato spirit is a spirit drink produced exclusively by alcoholic fermentation and distillation at less than 94.8% vol. of potato tubers, so that the distillate has an aroma and taste derived from the raw materials used. (b) The maximum methanol content of potato spirit shall be 1 000 grams per hectolitre of 100% vol. alcohol. (c) The minimum alcoholic strength by volume of potato spirit shall be 38%. (d) No alcohol, diluted or otherwise, shall be added. (e) Potato spirit shall not be flavoured. (f) Potato spirit may only contain added caramel as a means to adapt colour. (g) Potato spirit may be sweetened in order to give it its final taste. However, the final product may not contain more than 10 grams of sweetening products per litre, expressed as invert sugar.

2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI

2022/0089(COD)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 83 – paragraph 1 – point 4 b (new) Regulation (EU) 2019/787

(4b) In Annex I, the following point 13a is inserted: 13a. Bread spirit (a) Bread spirit is a spirit drink produced exclusively by alcoholic fermentation and distillation at less than 86% vol. of fresh bread, so that the resulting distillate has an aroma and taste derived from the raw materials used. (b) The minimum alcoholic strength by volume of bread spirit shall be 38%. (c) No alcohol, diluted or otherwise, shall be added. (d) Bread spirit shall not be flavoured. (e) Bread spirit may only contain added caramel as a means to adapt colour. (f) Bread spirit may be sweetened in order to give it its final taste. However, the final product may not contain more than 20 grams of sweetening products per litre, expressed as invert sugar.

2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI

2021/2254(INI)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Points out that, despite this differentiation, many of the challenges facing rural areas are universal; these include: the outflow of agricultural workers into non-agricultural sectors, the weakening bargaining position of farmers in market chains, the instability of the labour market and employment, and finally the demographic crisis and the lack of smooth generational renewal; points out that these phenomena lead to the abandonment of rural farms, a decline in productivity and the financial viability of work, and an increase in agricultural income disparity, all of which have a negative impact on the attractiveness of living and working in rural areas;

2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI

2021/2254(INI)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Highlights the central role rural areas can play in addressing societal challenges~~, by providing~~; calls, therefore, for investment projects to improve the quality of basic services in rural areas – such as education, including agricultural education, healthcare, developing social capital and improving public institutions’ actions and cultural activities – in order to make life, work and setting up businesses in the countryside more attractive; highlights, moreover, the importance of ecosystem services to mitigate the consequences of climate change and environmental deterioration, ensuring sustainable food production, preserving rural heritage, and contributing to a just, green and digital transition;

2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI

2021/2254(INI)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Points out, in this connection, that changing natural and climatic conditions are increasing the frequency of weather anomalies, natural disasters and natural catastrophes; feels, therefore, that it is necessary to develop more comprehensive agricultural risk management and water management systems, tailored to local conditions and needs;

2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI

2021/2254(INI)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Draws attention to the growing discontent among rural populations who feel their needs are insufficiently considered in political decision-making, which creates fertile ground for civic and political disengagement; considers that a specific challenge should be to involve young people in the life of local communities, including participation in decision-making and community networking, which may slow down the exodus of young people from rural areas;

2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI

2021/2254(INI)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. StExpresses concern that rural areas, which are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of crisis~~, such as the COVID pandemic and the war in Ukraine but are also capable of offering new opportunities in response to such crisis~~ and are grappling with the consequences of the COVID pandemic, will be particularly affected by the energy crisis and the war in Ukraine; considers rural areas to be capable of offering new opportunities in response to such crisis, but in order to do so, they need framework support in the form of transparent legislation, adequate funding and incentives for innovation;

2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI

2021/2254(INI)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Points out that the EU’s successive Comprehensive Free Trade Agreements with third countries represent, on the one hand, a potential increase in opportunities for expansion into external markets and for stimulating the development of the EU’s rural areas, but, on the other hand, they also cause an increase in competitive pressure on the EU’s agri-food sector; calls on the Commission, when negotiating free trade agreements, to bear in mind that liberalisation of tariff levels increases the role of non-tariff factors and the need for promotional measures on third-country markets; feels, therefore, that it is necessary to carry out an ex-ante evaluation, on an individual Member State basis, of the effects of free trade agreements on the competitiveness of the agricultural sector and on the long-term health of the EU’s rural areas;

2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI

2021/2254(INI)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

~~8. Agrees on the need for a common, EU-wide, functional definition of rural areas, and urges the Commission to quickly develop and operationalise such a definition;~~deleted

2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI

2021/2254(INI)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Insists that the potential of rural areas is first and foremost their people, and rural citizens must ~~benefit~~, like any other citizen, ~~from~~be provided with equitable conditions for achieving their professional, social and personal goals, with a particular focus on more vulnerable groups, thereby effectively upholding the European Pillar of Social Rights; ~~stresses that~~Believes that the Vision should give priority to combating rural depopulation, mitigating the effects of the ageing of the rural population and stemming the outflow of young people through targeted interventions fostering effective generational renewal ~~are essential~~;

2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI

2021/2254(INI)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Points out that the countryside needs strong measures to improve the social inclusion of persons with disabilities, older people and women, as well as to increase the availability of childcare and care services for the elderly in the countryside; calls on the Commission to provide incentives for closer cooperation between agricultural organisations and social services in rural areas;

2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI

2021/2254(INI)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

~~13. Underlines that the European Green Deal can open up new opportunities in rural areas and a new dynamic for a more resilient future, while ensuring a just and inclusive transition;~~deleted

2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI

2021/2254(INI)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Is convinced that the Long-term Vision for Rural Areas should not be held hostage to the overall objectives of the Green Deal, such achieving climate neutrality by 2050, but should be shaped from the bottom up in response to regional and local demands and expectations, and thus independently define its own goals and courses of action, striking the right balance between environmental, economic and social considerations;

2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI

2021/2254(INI)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Is convinced that, in view of the rapidly changing global context, the concept of the European Green Deal should be reviewed and the cumulative effects on rural areas analysed carefully for each Member State individually, in order to ensure that the primary role of rural areas remains that of maintaining a viable and stable agricultural economy, and the strategic objective of that agricultural economy is to ensure resilient food supply chains in EU markets;

2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI

2021/2254(INI)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Underlines the central role agriculture plays in rural areas; insists that sustainable agriculture, providing fair income to farmers, is crucial for the vitality of these territories; is concerned that the observed outflow of agricultural workers to non-agricultural sectors is one of the reasons for the slower growth rate of labour productivity in agriculture compared to the non-agricultural sectors, leading to persistent and even widening income disparity in agriculture;

2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI

2021/2254(INI)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Stresses that diversification of and innovation in the rural economy based on local potential are crucial to drawing opportunities from the digital and green transition; calls on the Member States to put in place measures to support the fair transition and diversification of the rural economy; stresses that the green transition must deliver inclusive growth, i.e. build an economy that maintains high levels of employment and ensures economic, social and territorial cohesion;

2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI

2021/2254(INI)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Regrets that the work of rural women is still not properly recognised; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take action to design and implement measures to fight gender gaps; notes that, as a result of the more frequent exodus of young women from rural areas due to their greater ambition for careers and personal development, there is also a gender disparity in terms of people of working age, which constitutes a barrier to the social development of rural areas and the sustainability of farms; expresses the view that rural areas need comprehensive measures to increase the availability of childcare services;

2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI

2021/2254(INI)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Highlights the ~~central~~ role of rural areas in the transition to a low-carbon economy; stresses that initiatives in rural areas, such as renewable energy infrastructure, must contribute effectively to the economic and social vitality of such areas; points out that the increasing pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the agri- food sector, in particular from livestock production, results in the need for costly adjustments in terms of, inter alia, the organisation of production and the technologies used, which are particularly noticeable at the level of small and medium-sized farms; is concerned, in this connection, that these over-restrictive requirements and over-ambitious reduction targets may exacerbate the relocation of agricultural activity to regions of the world with lower production standards and a high environmental and climate footprint – precisely the opposite of the effect sought by the Green Deal strategy;

2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI

2021/2254(INI)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Draws attention to the difficult situation of livestock producers in regions where larger predators, mainly wolves and bears, are present; calls for livestock producers to be supported by means of effective population management measures in order to guarantee the economic sustainability of these farms and the profitability of their agricultural production, as well as a harmonious balance between biodiversity conservation and human activities;

2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI

2021/2254(INI)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Regrets the late publication of the Commission’s communication, which has precluded its full integration into the current programming framework; ~~calls on the Commission to ensure that the rural territorial dimension is prop~~notes that most Member States have already programmed resources under the Recoverly a~~ddressed by all Member States and to assess its implementation and impact i~~nd Resilience Facility, a legislative package for cohesion policy has been published and work on the cCommon aAgricultural pPolicy ~~strategic plans, the cohesion policy programmes and the Recovery and Resilience Plans~~arrangements for the next financial perspective has been finalised; points out that implementation of the action plan will therefore require a clear indication of their sources of funding;

2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI

2021/2254(INI)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Takes the view that greater coherence must be ensured between EU strategies and policies; is concerned, for example, that the EU Forestry Strategy implies restrictions on forest management on almost 30 % of the EU’s territory, which may lead to a fall in employment levels in rural areas and small towns, thus apparently contradicting the objectives of the Long-term Vision for Rural Areas, particularly as regards combating unemployment and poverty in rural areas; expresses its concern that there are many more examples of similar inconsistencies and encourages a review of EU policies, especially in the areas of agriculture and environment;

2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI

2021/2254(INI)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Stresses the role that all EU policies and funds, both shared and those under direct management, must play in supporting rural areas; notes with concern here that the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development often finances non-agricultural expenditure, such as the building of public roads, investment in sewage systems or the setting up of non- agricultural businesses. believes that these necessary and useful investments should be financed under cohesion policy, not agricultural policy, in line with Article 174 of the Treaty, which requires cohesion policy to pay particular attention to rural areas; urges the Commission, therefore, in the framework of its Long- term Vision for Rural Areas, to carry out an appropriate and Treaty-compliant demarcation of funding for rural areas, taking into account the separate objectives of each of these policies;

2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI

2021/2254(INI)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Highlights the Commission study’s conclusions on LEADER’s effectiveness in delivering solutions for sustainable rural development; calls on Member States to support LEADER/Community-Led Local Development (CLLD), thereby facilitating and promoting multi-fund approaches; considers that the meaningful earmarking of assistance for CLLD under all relevant funds at EU level, including the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), would contribute to stronger and more sustainable territorial development; Points out that there is a need for greater coordination of grassroots activities under the LEADER approach, which should manifest itself not only in greater integration of the implementation system, but above all at the strategic level;

2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI

2021/2254(INI)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Calls for the long-term vision to be developed into a true rural strategy at EU level to be fully integrated into future programming periods and calls on ~~all~~the Member States that have not yet done so to develop rural strategies at national level;

2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI

2021/2251(INI)

Enikő GYŐRI, Tamás DEUTSCH, Andor DELI, Bogdan RZOŃCA, András GYÜRK, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights that the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) is an unprecedented instrument of solidarity and a cornerstone of the NextGenerationEU (NGEU) instrument, ending in 2026, as the main tool in the EU’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic to prepare the economies of the EU to face the new challenges; reminds that this instrument of solidarity could also be effectively used, in the current Ukrainian crisis situation, by those countries which bear the heaviest burden of the reception of refugees;

2022/03/21
Committee: BUDG ECON

2021/2251(INI)

Enikő GYŐRI, Tamás DEUTSCH, Andor DELI, Bogdan RZOŃCA, András GYÜRK, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes the fact that even if the economic effects of the RRF cannot be fully disentangled from other developments, it seems fair to conclude that, so far, the RRF has had positive effects on gross domestic product (GDP) and that its effective implementation will be key for the EU’s economic growth; recognises that the RRF has helped to cushion EU economies and citizens from the most acute impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and is positively contributing to the EU’s recovery and resilience; reminds in this regard that two countries, namely Poland and Hungary have excelled in terms of GDP growth in 2022; recognizes that Poland's GDP growth was 7,7%,while Hungary's economy grew by 7,1% in this period; highlights that this growth could be even higher, if the NRRP's of these two countries were not blocked because of political reasons;

2022/03/21
Committee: BUDG ECON

2021/2251(INI)

Enikő GYŐRI, Tamás DEUTSCH, Andor DELI, Bogdan RZOŃCA, András GYÜRK, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Is concerned, however~~Takes note, that only seven Member States have requested loans amounting to a total of EUR 166 billion out of the EUR 385.8 billion available for loans, leaving a considerable amount available should Member States require loans at a later stage; ~~is preoccupied that the limited interest for the loan component may lead to lost opportunities and prevent the RRF from reaching its full potential~~reminds in this regard, that some Member States have access to loans with better conditions from international markets;

2022/03/21
Committee: BUDG ECON

2021/2251(INI)

Enikő GYŐRI, Tamás DEUTSCH, Andor DELI, Bogdan RZOŃCA, András GYÜRK, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Tasks the Commission with analysing the reasons why the Member States have not requested loans to the full extent of their allocation; such analyses should focus on comparing the conditions of loans from international market with RRF conditions, which might be exaggerated;

2022/03/21
Committee: BUDG ECON

2021/2251(INI)

Enikő GYŐRI, Tamás DEUTSCH, Andor DELI, Bogdan RZOŃCA, András GYÜRK, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Welcomes the fact that 22 NRRPs have been approved and observes that as of early February 2022, one Member State had not yet put forward its NRRP; further notes that four NRRPs are pending assessment by the Commission; deplores the fact that the adoption of two NRRPs, namely the Polish and Hungarian, are blocked because of political reasons;

2022/03/21
Committee: BUDG ECON

2021/2251(INI)

Enikő GYŐRI, Tamás DEUTSCH, Andor DELI, Bogdan RZOŃCA, András GYÜRK, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Notes the fact that the Commission’s assessments concluded that all approved NRRPs address all six pillars of the RRF and satisfactorily fulfil all assessment criteria as set out in RRF Regulation and represent a balanced package of reforms and investments; ~~considers that Member States could have better aligned their NRRPs to the six RRF pillars and the requirements of the RRF Regulation~~reminds that these criteria are also fulfilled by the Polish and Hungarian RRP's, however their approval is pending on political blackmailing by the European left; deplores that this political blackmailing is damaging the level playing field amongst Member States' economies;

2022/03/21
Committee: BUDG ECON

2021/2251(INI)

Enikő GYŐRI, Tamás DEUTSCH, Andor DELI, Bogdan RZOŃCA, András GYÜRK, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Reminds the Commission that the rule of law conditionality mechanism is an essential component of the RRF; ~~calls on it to refrain from approving the NRRPs of Poland and Hungary as long as concerns regarding the observance of~~stresses that the situation with regard to Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic means that the rRule of lLaw ~~and the prevention and detection of and fight against fraud, conflicts of interest and corruption persist in those coun~~Conditionality Mechanism should not be applied; stries~~, and to ensure that all the measures set out in their plans comply with EU values enshrined in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union~~ses further that all remaining national plans under the Recovery and Resilience Facility should be approved as a matter of urgency;

2022/03/21
Committee: BUDG ECON

2021/2251(INI)

Enikő GYŐRI, Tamás DEUTSCH, Andor DELI, Bogdan RZOŃCA, András GYÜRK, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Urges the Commission to monitor very carefully the risks to EU financial interests in the implementation of the RRF and any breach o~~r potential breach o~~f the principles of the rule of law; notes that the CJEU has explicitly stated that the Conditionality Regulation is not intended to protect the rule of law, but to protect the EU budget;

2022/03/21
Committee: BUDG ECON

2021/2239(INI)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Krzysztof JURGIEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas Europe’s food system should deliver food and ensure food security in a way that contributes to social well-being, maintains ecosystem health a~~nd ensures a~~s well as ensures profitability of agricultural production and fair living for farmers;

2022/01/26
Committee: AGRI

2021/2239(INI)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Krzysztof JURGIEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas environmental and animal welfare standards in the EU are already among the highest in the world; whereas the new CAP introduces new ambitious measures to encourage sustainable production, including organic farming;

2022/01/26
Committee: AGRI

2021/2239(INI)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Krzysztof JURGIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Takes the view that action at EU level, including in particular the Green Deal strategy, should aim at regularly raising environmental awareness on a global scale; regrets that free trade agreements often accept glaring differences in agricultural production standards between the EU and third countries with regard to environmental protection and animal welfare - which discourages EU farmers from further environmental investments, including in organic production;

2022/01/26
Committee: AGRI

2021/2239(INI)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Krzysztof JURGIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. CStresses that agricultural products of EU origin are internationally recognised for their high quality; therefore considers that concrete action to promote exports of EU organic products is needed; requests that the Commission report regularly on forthcoming negotiations with the EU’s trading partners to inform Parliament about the potential for expansion of the organic market;

2022/01/26
Committee: AGRI

2021/2239(INI)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Krzysztof JURGIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. At the same time, it points out that organic farms, whose production is smaller in terms of volume and thus more costly, may have less bargaining power in commercial contracts and may therefore be particularly vulnerable to unfair commercial practices, especially in the form of delayed payment for perishable goods, last minute cancellations or forcing suppliers to pay for unsold and wasted products; therefore, it stresses the particular importance of supervision of this part of the supply chain by the national authorities competent for protecting fair market competition;

2022/01/26
Committee: AGRI

2021/2006(INI)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Krzysztof JURGIEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Appreciates the potential of the Horizon Europe research programme to serve as one of the tools to support the implementation of a strategy to reduce methane emissions in the agricultural sector; stresses in particular, in this context, that orienting the competition's programme towards the theme of reducing methane emissions also requires equal access for all Member States to the results of EU-funded research and a geographical balance of project participation to be ensured;

2021/06/01
Committee: AGRI

2021/2006(INI)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Krzysztof JURGIEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Considers that value-added utilisation of agricultural residues and other by-products is an important driver of the circular economy and bio-economy; ~~calls for the acceleration of European biogas production from agriculture waste, as an important tool for reducing methane emissions;~~

2021/06/01
Committee: AGRI

2021/2006(INI)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Krzysztof JURGIEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Calls for the acceleration of European biogas production from agriculture waste as an important tool for reducing methane emissions; stresses that agricultural biogas plants, which are built predominantly in rural areas, also contribute to eradicating the energy poverty that these areas often face; furthermore, by providing energy to local customers and reducing energy transmission and distribution losses, they both contribute to the improvement of the national energy system and reduce its operating costs;

2021/06/01
Committee: AGRI

2021/2006(INI)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Krzysztof JURGIEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Considers, therefore, that action in this field should be an important part of the long-term vision of rural areas and that it supports the Commission’s efforts to review the regulatory framework in order to facilitate the introduction into the gas system of gaseous fuels derived from renewable energy sources, as fuel injected into gas distribution networks as well as local distribution networks;

2021/06/01
Committee: AGRI

2021/2006(INI)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Krzysztof JURGIEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4 c. Supports the Commission’s proposal to set up a pilot project to support rural areas and farmers in building biogas installations and to facilitate access to funding to support their development;

2021/06/01
Committee: AGRI

2021/0227(BUD)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the importance of transitional common agricultural policy (CAP) measures to bridge the gap to the new legal basis ~~for a strong contribution to the European Green Deal~~in order to safeguard the legal framework for funding and ensure the economic stability of European farms; points at the possible strong repercussions of the negotiated compromises on the budget structure; welcomes the reinforcement of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) by EUR 5,7 billion from Next Generation EU (NGEU) in 2022; highlights that NGEU support is not only essential to the recovery of farmers and rural areas from the impact of the pandemic, but also crucial to the Union’s ambitious environmental targets; supports, furthermore, the implementation of the objectives of the Long-Term Vision for the Development of Rural Areas in the first phase of its implementation;

2021/07/23
Committee: AGRI

2021/0227(BUD)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights the contribution of the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and EAFRD to ~~the Union objective of mainstreaming climate and~~a range of development objectives, including on climate and protection of biodiversity, in the budget 2021-2027; highlights the preliminary estimates showing that their contribution to climate mainstreaming reaches over 20 % of the Union target while their contribution to biodiversity mainstreaming represents over 60 % of the Union objective, thus compensating for programmes which do not contribute to those goals;

2021/07/23
Committee: AGRI

2021/0227(BUD)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Recalls that Article 174 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union provides for the priority treatment of rural areas; notes, however, that rural areas are undervalued in the distribution of funds under cohesion policy and the Regional Development Fund; calls, therefore, on the Commission to give higher priority to the funding of rural areas under the Regional Development Fund and cohesion policy;

2021/07/23
Committee: AGRI

2021/0227(BUD)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Notes with concern that the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development finances certain expenses not related to agriculture, e.g. construction of public roads, investments in sewage systems, establishment of non- agricultural business activities; stresses that they should be financed as part of cohesion policy in accordance with Article 174 of the Treaty, while CAP funds should be strictly aimed at agriculture and farmers; calls on the Commission, therefore, when implementing the Long- term Vision for the Development of Rural Areas, to draw an appropriate distinction, in line with the Treaty, between funding for rural areas under agricultural policy and under cohesion policy, taking into account the specific objectives of each of these policies as set out in Articles 39 and 174 of the Treaty;

2021/07/23
Committee: AGRI

2021/0227(BUD)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the necessity to allocate a significant share of the Horizon Europe funds to the agri-food sector to support research and innovation in food, agriculture and rural development ~~in order to accommodate the ambitions of the European Green Deal~~; urges the Commission to ensure that the results reach farm level; recalls the importance of proper advisory services for farmers to integrate state-of-the-art technologies and improve the sector’s competitiveness and sustainability; stresses the need to maintain a geographical balance between all Member States as regards access to Horizon Europe funding.

2021/07/23
Committee: AGRI

2021/0214(COD)

Bogdan RZOŃCA, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Roberts ZĪLE

Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 192(12)(a) thereof,

2022/02/18
Committee: BUDG

2021/0214(COD)

Bogdan RZOŃCA, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Roberts ZĪLE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10

(10) Existing mechanisms to address the risk of carbon leakage in sectors or sub-sectors at risk of carbon leakage are the transitional free allocation of EU ETS allowances and financial measures to compensate for indirect emission costs incurred from GHG emission costs passed on in electricity prices respectively laid down in Articles 10a(6) and 10b of Directive 2003/87/EC. However, free allocation under the EU ETS weakens the price signal that the system provides for the installations receiving it compared to full auctioning and thus affects the incentives for investment into further abatement of emissions.deleted

2022/02/18
Committee: BUDG

2021/0214(COD)

Bogdan RZOŃCA, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Roberts ZĪLE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

(11) The CBAM seeks to replace these existing mechanisms by addressing the risk of carbon leakage in a different way, namely by ensuring equivalent carbon pricing for imports and domestic products. To ensure a gradual transition from the current system of free allowances to the CBAM, the CBAM should be progressivelyis supposed to be complementary to the current mechanisms. It should be phased in, while the potential withdrawal of free allowances in sectors covered by the CBAM ~~are phased out. The combined and~~ should be considered no earlier trhansitional application of EU ETS allowances allocated free of charge and of the CBAM should in no case result in more favourable treatment for Union goods compared to goods imported into the customs territory of the Un upon completion of the pilot phase of the CBAM and after carrying out a thorough analysis of the real impact of the new mechanism on the stability of the internal market and the competitiveness of Union production.

2022/02/18
Committee: BUDG

2021/0214(COD)

Bogdan RZOŃCA, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Roberts ZĪLE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 11

~~11. The Commission is empowered to adopt~~ delegated ~~acts in accordance with Article 28 to amend the lists in Annex II, Sections A or B, depending on whether the conditions in paragraphs 5, 7 or 9 are satisfied.~~

2022/02/18
Committee: BUDG

2021/0214(COD)

Bogdan RZOŃCA, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Roberts ZĪLE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1

1. Any declarant shall, prior to importing goods as referred to in Article 2, apply to the cCom~~petent authority~~mission at the place where it is established, for an authorisation to import those goods into the customs territory of the Union.

2022/02/18
Committee: BUDG

2021/0206(COD)

Bogdan RZOŃCA, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) A Social Climate (‘the Fund’) should therefore be established to provide funds to the Member States to support their policies to address the social impacts of the ~~emissions trading for buildings and road transport~~costs generated by the EU climate change policies on vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users. This should be achieved notably through temporary income support and measures and investments intended to reduce reliance on fossil fuels through increased energy efficiency of buildings, decarbonisation of heating and cooling of buildings, including the integration of energy from renewable sources, and granting improved access to zero- and low-emission mobility and transport to the benefit of vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users.

2022/03/02
Committee: BUDG

2021/0206(COD)

Bogdan RZOŃCA, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16

(16) Ensuring that the measures and investments are particularly targeted towards energy poor or vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users is key for a just transition towards climate neutrality. Support measures to promote reductions in greenhouse gas emissions should help Member States to address the social impacts arising from ~~the emissions trading for the sectors of buildings and road transport~~costs generated by the EU climate policy.

2022/03/02
Committee: BUDG

2021/0206(COD)

Bogdan RZOŃCA, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17

(17) Pending the impact of those investments on reducing costs and emissions, well targeted direct income support for the most vulnerable would help the just transition. Such support should be understood to be a temporary measure accompanying the decarbonisation of the housing and transport sectors. It would not be permanent as it does not address the root causes of energy and transport poverty. Such support should only concern direct impacts of the inclusion of building and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC, not electricity or heating costs related to the inclusion of power and heat production in the scope of that Directive. Eligibility for such direct income support should be limited in time.

2022/03/02
Committee: BUDG

2021/0201(COD)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Krzysztof JURGIEL

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)

(4a) However, achieving the increased EU target of 310 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent by 2030 should be an aspiration, based on a system of incentives for innovation.

2022/02/02
Committee: AGRI

2021/0201(COD)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Krzysztof JURGIEL

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) The Communication of 17 September 2020 on Stepping up Europe’s 2030 climate ambition33 outlined an option to combine agriculture non-CO2 greenhouse gas emissions with land use, land use change and forestry net removals, thus creating a newly regulated land sector. Such combination can promote synergies between land-based mitigation actions and enable more integrated policymaking and policy implementation at national and Union level. ~~To this end, the obligation for Member States to submit integrated mitigation plans for the land sector should be reinforced~~However, account should be taken of the limited reduction potential of both sectors, resulting from natural biological processes and from the need to ensure food security. Therefore, the reduction targets must not lead to an excessive burden on the Member States or hinder achievement of the objectives of the common agricultural policy as laid down in Article 39(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. _________________ 33 COM(2020) 562 final.

2022/02/02
Committee: AGRI

2021/0201(COD)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Krzysztof JURGIEL

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10

(10) IA major drawback of the current rules is that the potential benefits of measures to increase removals are not passed on to the landowners and land managers who take those measures. Consequently, owners and managers are not motivated to reduce emissions and increase removals. Therefore, in order to enhance greenhouse gas removals, individual farmers or forest managers need a direct incentive to store more carbon on their land and their forests. New business models based on carbon farming incentives and on the certification of carbon removals need to be increasingly deployed in the period until 2030. Such incentives and business models will enhance climate mitigation in the bio- economy, including through the use of durable harvested wood products, in full respect of ecological principles fostering biodiversity and the circular economy. Hence, new categories of carbon storage products should be introduced in addition to the harvested wood products. The emerging business models, farming and land management practices to enhance removals contribute to a balanced territorial development and economic growth in rural areas. They also create opportunities for new jobs and provide incentives for relevant training, reskilling and upskilling.

2022/02/02
Committee: AGRI

2021/0201(COD)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Krzysztof JURGIEL

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12

(12) Discontinuing the current accounting rules after 2025 creates a need for alternative provisions for natural disturbances such as fire, pest, and storms, in order to address uncertainties due to natural processes or as a result of climate change in the land use, land use change and forestry sector. A flexibility mechanism linked to increasingly frequent natural disturbances should be available to Member States in 2032, provided that they have exhausted all other flexibilities at their disposal, and put in place appropriate measures to reduce the vulnerability of their land to such disturbances ~~and that the achievement by the Union of the 2030 target for the land use, land use change and forestry sector is completed~~.

2022/02/02
Committee: AGRI

2021/0201(COD)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Krzysztof JURGIEL

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) With the setting of binding national annual targets for greenhouse gas removals based on the reported greenhouse gas emissions and removals from 2026 onwards, the rules for target compliance should be set out. The principles laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/842 should apply mutatis mutandis, with a penalty for non-compliance calculated in the following way: 108% of the gap between the assigned target and the net removals reported in the given year will be added to the greenhouse gas emission figure reported in the subsequent year by the Member State.deleted

2022/02/02
Committee: AGRI

2021/0200(COD)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Krzysztof JURGIEL

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(3) The European Green Deal31 combines a comprehensive set of mutually reinforcing measures and initiatives aimed at achieving climate neutrality in the Union by 2050, ~~and~~which represents a major challenge in terms of maintaining the competitiveness of Union production vis- à-vis third countries not participating in the EU ETS or any other adequate carbon pricing scheme, as well as for maintaining the viability of production, especially for SMEs and small rural farms. It also sets out a new growth strategy that aims to transform the Union into a fair and prosperous society, with an economy that should be modern, resource-efficient and competitive ~~economy,~~and where economic growth is decoupled from resource use. Its declared aim is also ~~aims~~ to protect, conserve and enhance the Union's natural capital, and protect the health and well-being of citizens from environment-related risks and impacts. At the same time, this transition affects women and men differently and has a particular impact on some disadvantaged groups, such as older people, persons with disabilities and persons with a minority racial or ethnic background. It must therefore be ensured that the transition is based on realistic aims, properly balancing the environmental and economic aspects, just and inclusive, leaving no one behind. __________________ 31 Commission Communication - The European Green Deal, COM(2019) 640 final of 11 December 2019.

2022/02/03
Committee: AGRI

2021/0200(COD)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Krzysztof JURGIEL

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) ~~While emissions trading will also apply to greenhouse gas emissions from road and maritime transport as well as buildings, t~~The scope of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 ~~will be~~is maintained. Regulation (EU) 2018/842 will therefore continue applying to the greenhouse gas emissions from domestic navigation, but not to those from international navigation. Greenhouse gas emissions of a Member State within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 to be taken into account for compliance checks will continue to be determined upon completion of inventory reviews in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and the Council34. __________________ 34 Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1).

2022/02/03
Committee: AGRI

2021/0200(COD)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Krzysztof JURGIEL

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8

(8) In its Communication of 17 September 202035 the Commission indicated that the increased 2030 overall target can only be achieved with the contribution of all sectors. __________________ 35 COM(2020) 562 final.deleted

2022/02/03
Committee: AGRI

Krzysztof JURGIEL, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – table – column 3

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2022/02/03
Committee: AGRI

2021/0019(COD)

Krzysztof JURGIEL, Jarosław KALINOWSKI, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
Title

Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the extension of the term of Community plant variety rights for the species asparagus and the species groups flower bulbs~~, woody small fruits and woody ornamentals~~

2021/04/28
Committee: AGRI

2021/0019(COD)

Krzysztof JURGIEL, Jarosław KALINOWSKI, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

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

(1) ‘the plant varieties concerned’ means the plant varieties of the species asparagus and the species groups flower bulbs~~, woody small fruits and woody ornamentals~~;

2021/04/28
Committee: AGRI

2021/0019(COD)

Krzysztof JURGIEL, Jarosław KALINOWSKI, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1

1. The term of the right of the plant varieties concerned shall be extended by five years. That extension shall apply to rights granted ~~before, on or~~ after 1 July 2021.

2021/04/28
Committee: AGRI

2021/0019(COD)

Krzysztof JURGIEL, Jarosław KALINOWSKI, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – subparagraph 2

It shall apply from 1 July 20213.

2021/04/28
Committee: AGRI

2021/0000(INI)

Bogdan RZOŃCA, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy 2021 assessments, the strategy’s enhanced focus on s~~ocial and environmental dimension~~trengthening the social and economic resilience of the Member States and its emphasis on the importance of combining crisis management with the transformative aspirations of the ~~Green Deal and the digital transition; underlines that the COVID-19 crisis is having an impact on the notion of reforms,~~digital transition; notes too the emphasis placed on environmental sustainability, which should be attained while respecting the long-term sustainability of public finances and while taking due account of the respective starting point of each Member State; underlines that the COVID-19 crisis draws into focus the need for structural reforms, in support of the immediate recovery and long-term resilience and ~~highlight~~notes the Portuguese Presidency’s emphasis on the European social model ~~as a valuable contribution~~ in this regard;

2021/02/03
Committee: BUDG

2021/0000(INI)

Bogdan RZOŃCA, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that the agreements on the multiannual financial framework, Next Generation EU, the own resources (OR) decision, and the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) ~~and the Rule of Law (RoL) regulation~~ constitute a viable baseline for innovative policies and is convinced that the common issuance of bonds at EU level is a sea change in EU public finances which adds value by mutualising the outstanding credit rating of the EU budget based on its OR system;

2021/02/03
Committee: BUDG

2021/0000(INI)

Bogdan RZOŃCA, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that the RRF ~~reshape~~compliments the European Semester framework and that, together with the Just Transition Fund, will ~~be an exemplary test case of how~~support the execution of structural reforms at the national level and bring greater synchronicity between EU strategic guidance and financial firepower can be synchronised with national priorities, financing tools and implementation capacities;

2021/02/03
Committee: BUDG

2021/0000(INI)

Bogdan RZOŃCA, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to complement relevant scoreboards and dashboards with indicators that better reflect the impact of the EU budget ~~as well as social, gender-related, macroeconomic and environmental impacts~~;

2021/02/03
Committee: BUDG

2021/0000(INI)

Bogdan RZOŃCA, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the need for the recovery and resilience plans to deliver public goods like pandemic prevention and to contribute to implementing ~~the European Pillar of Social Rights, the EU’s climate and biodiversity objectives, the digital and green transformation and the Gender Equality Strategy~~policies in support of shared objectives, including economic reforms, the European Pillar of Social Rights, the digital transition and measures to improve the convergence between Member States, to promote and deliver sustainable growth in all Member States across the European Union;

2021/02/03
Committee: BUDG

2021/0000(INI)

Bogdan RZOŃCA, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

~~7. Calls on the Commission to apply the RoL Regulation completely and without ambiguity.~~deleted

2021/02/03
Committee: BUDG

2020/2260(INI)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Krzysztof JURGIEL, Anna ZALEWSKA, Izabela-Helena KLOC, Elżbieta KRUK

Motion for a resolution
Citation 40 a (new)

— having regard to Directive 2019/2161 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 amending Council Directive 93/13/EEC and Directives 98/6/EC, 2005/29/EC and 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the better enforcement and modernisation of Union consumer protection rules (Text with EEA relevance),

2021/02/18
Committee: ENVI AGRI

2020/2260(INI)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Krzysztof JURGIEL, Anna ZALEWSKA, Izabela-Helena KLOC, Elżbieta KRUK

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the proposed regulations will necessitate investment in the form of large number of costly technological adaptations requiring the broad transfer of new knowledge, thus posing a particular challenge for agriculture based on small and medium-sized family farms;

2021/02/18
Committee: ENVI AGRI

2020/2260(INI)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Krzysztof JURGIEL, Anna ZALEWSKA, Izabela-Helena KLOC, Elżbieta KRUK

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. having regard to the increasing globalisation of the food market and the related increase in importance of free trade agreements between the EU and third countries;

2021/02/18
Committee: ENVI AGRI

2020/2260(INI)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Krzysztof JURGIEL, Anna ZALEWSKA, Izabela-Helena KLOC, Elżbieta KRUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the farm to fork strategy as an important step in ensuring a sustainable, fair and resilient food system, which is central to achieving the goals set out in the European Green Deal and in the SDGs; emphasises the inextricable links between healthy people, healthy societies and a healthy planet~~, encourages the Commission to translate the strategy into concrete legislative and non-legislative action as soon as possi~~; at the same time takes a negative view of the failure to present an impact assessment of the strategy at the stage of its consultation with the Member States; points out that European farmers should be better informed about the new requirements and the scope of the adjustments that will apply to them after 2020, so as to strengthen the sense among the farming community that the legal framework is secure and stable;

2021/02/18
Committee: ENVI AGRI

2020/2260(INI)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Krzysztof JURGIEL, Anna ZALEWSKA, Izabela-Helena KLOC, Elżbieta KRUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2b. Calls on the Commission to demarcate in the proposed strategy, in an appropriate manner that is compliant with the TFEU, the financing of rural areas under the common agricultural policy and the cohesion policy, taking into account the objectives of each policy, as described in Article 39 and Article 174 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU, in order to limit the financing from CAP funds of investments not directly related to agriculture;

2021/02/18
Committee: ENVI AGRI

2020/2260(INI)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Krzysztof JURGIEL, Anna ZALEWSKA, Izabela-Helena KLOC, Elżbieta KRUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

~~3. Welcomes~~Notes with concern the decision to revise the 3. directive on the sustainable use of pesticides and the reduction targets for pesticides, fertilisers, and antibiotics without clear specification of the quantitative reduction targets for individual Member States; emphasises the importance of pursuing these targets through holistic and circular approaches, such as agroecological practices; insists that each Member State should establish ~~robust~~ quantitative reduction targets, ~~accompanied by well-~~which will correspond to suitably defined support measures ensuring accountability at all levels to help reach these targets; reiterates its call for the translation into legislation of the above targets and objectives and calls on the Commission to clarify how it will deal with individual Member States’ contributions to Union-wide targets and to clarify the baselines for these targets; considers, at the same time, that the adoption of overly ambitious quantitative reduction targets over a relatively short period of 10 years may result in a different pace of adjustment across the Member States and lead to segmentation of the single food market, both of which would undermine the achievements of EU cohesion policy to date;

2021/02/18
Committee: ENVI AGRI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses the need for a specifically tailored fraud prevention system to prevent any misuse of EU agricultural funds; takes the view that anti-fraud measures should retain their high priority for the EU and the Member States; underlines that EU funds must be recovered in a timely manner and ~~that proportionate sanctions be put in place~~welcomes the provisions laid down in the CAP horizontal regulation on proportionate penalties as effective deterrents;

2021/07/28
Committee: AGRI

Czesław Adam SIEKIERSKI, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Jarosław KALINOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)

Ma. whereas there are still disparities in development between the Member States and regions, and CAP support for rural development provides opportunities to increase competitiveness, promote sustainable economies, combat depopulation, unemployment and poverty, and promote social inclusion;

2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Stanisław OŻÓG

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27

(27) A Project Team consisting of experts put at the disposal of the Commission by the implementing partners in order to provide professional expertise in financial and technical assessment of proposed financing and investment operations should score those submitted by the implementing partners to be assessed by the Investment Committee.deleted

2018/11/07
Committee: BUDG ECON

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Stanisław OŻÓG

4. Member States may grant the support as an overall amount covering the cost of cooperation and the cost of the projects and operations implemented or they may cover only the ~~cos~~support of the cooperation and use funds from other types of intervention, national or Union support instruments for project implementation.

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

2018/0216(COD)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Stanisław OŻÓG

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

The Managing Authority of the CAP Strategic Plan or other designated intermediate bodies ~~shall~~may define selection criteria or other selection methods for interventions relating to the following types of interventions: investments, installation of young farmers and rural business start-up, cooperation, knowledge exchange and information, after consultation of the Monitoring Committee referred to in Article 111. Selection criteria or other selection methods shall aim to ensure equal treatment of applicants, better use of financial resources and targeting of the support in accordance with the purpose of the interventions.

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

2018/0216(COD)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Stanisław OŻÓG

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

A maximum 4% of the total EAFRD contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex IX, as well as a maximum 1% of the total EAGF contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan, may be used to finance the actions of technical assistance at the initiative of the Member States referred to in Article 112.

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

2018/0216(COD)

Stanisław OŻÓG, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1

The indicative financial allocations for the coupled income support interventions referred to in Subsection 1 of Section 23 of Chapter II of Title III, shall be limited to a maximum of 103% of the amounts set out in Annex VII.

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

2018/0216(COD)

Stanisław OŻÓG, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3

The percentage referred to in the first subparagraph, may be increased by a maximum of 2% percentage points, provided that the amount corresponding to the percentage exceeding the 103% is allocated to the support for protein crops under Subsection 1 of Section 23 of Chapter II of Title III.

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

2018/0216(COD)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Stanisław OŻÓG

Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 1

~~1. On the basis of the information provided by Member States the Commission shall evaluate the contribution of the policy to the climate change objectives using a simple and common methodology.~~deleted

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

2018/0216(COD)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Stanisław OŻÓG

Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 2

2. The contribution to the expenditure target shall be estimated through the application of specific weightings differentiated on the basis whether the support makes a significant or a moderate contribution towards climate change objectives. These weighting shall be as follows: (a) Basic Income Support for Sustainability and the Complementary Income Support referred to in Title III, Chapter II, section II, subsections 2 and 3; (b) schemes for the climate and the environment referred to in Title III, Chapter II, section II, subsection 4; (c) interventions referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 86(2); (d) other area-specific constraints referred to in Article 66.deleted 40% for the expenditure under the 100% for expenditure under the 100% for expenditure for the 40% for expenditure for natural or

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

2018/0216(COD)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Stanisław OŻÓG

Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 2 – point a

~~(a) 40% for the expenditure under the Basic Income Support for Sustainability and the Complementary Income Support referred to in Title III, Chapter II, section II, subsections 2 and 3;~~deleted

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

2018/0216(COD)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Stanisław OŻÓG

Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 2 – point b

~~(b) 100% for expenditure under the schemes for the climate and the environment referred to in Title III, Chapter II, section II, subsection 4;~~deleted

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

2018/0216(COD)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Stanisław OŻÓG

Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 2 – point c

~~(c) 100% for expenditure for the interventions referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 86(2);~~deleted

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

2018/0216(COD)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Stanisław OŻÓG

Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 2 – point d

~~(d) 40% for expenditure for natural or other area-specific constraints referred to in Article 66.~~deleted

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

2018/0216(COD)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Stanisław OŻÓG

Proposal for a regulation
Article 90 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b

(b) up to 125% of the Member State's allocation for EAFRD in financial years 2022 – 2027 to the Member State's allocation for direct payments set out in Annex IV for calendar years 2021 to 2026.

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

2018/0216(COD)

Stanisław OŻÓG, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 2

2. The body of the Member State responsible for drawing up the CAP Strategic Plan shall ensure that the competent authorities for the environment and climate are effectively involved in the preparation of the environmental and climate aspects of the plan.deleted

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

2018/0216(COD)

Stanisław OŻÓG, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 99 – paragraph 1 – point f

~~(f) the annual planned outputs for the intervention, and where relevant, a breakdown per uniform or average unit amount of support;~~deleted

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

2018/0216(COD)

Stanisław OŻÓG, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 100 – paragraph 1

1. The target plan referred to in point (e) of Article 95(1) shall consist of a recapitulative table showing the targets as referred to in point (a) of Article 97(1)~~, indicating the break-down in annual milestones~~.

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

2018/0216(COD)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Stanisław OŻÓG

Proposal for a regulation
Article 107 – paragraph 7

7. A request for amendment of the CAP Strategic Plan may be submitted no more than ~~once~~three times per calendar year, subject to possible exceptions to be determined by the Commission in accordance with Article 109.

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

2018/0216(COD)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Stanisław OŻÓG

Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

The Member State shall set up a committee to monitor implementation of the CAP Strategic Plan ('Monitoring Committee') ~~before the submission of the CAP Strategic Plan~~.

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

2018/0216(COD)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Stanisław OŻÓG

Proposal for a regulation
Article 112 – paragraph 3

~~3. Technical assistance at the initiative of the Member States shall not finance certification bodies in the meaning of Article 11 Regulation (EU) [HzR].~~deleted

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

2018/0216(COD)

Stanisław OŻÓG, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 123

Performance bonus 1. attributed to Member States in the year 2026 to reward satisfactory performance in relation to the environmental and climate targets provided that the Member State concerned has met the condition set out in Article 124(1). 2. equal to 5% of the amount per Member State for financial year 2027 as set out in Annex IX. Resources transferred between the EAGF and the EAFRD under Articles 15 and 90 are excluded for the purpose of calculating the performance bonus.Article 123 deleted A performance bonus may be The performance bonus shall be

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

2018/0216(COD)

Stanisław OŻÓG, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 124

Attribution of the performance bonus 1. of the year 2026, the performance bonus withheld from a Member State’s allocation following the second paragraph of Article 123 shall be attributed to this Member State if the result indicators applied to the specific environmental- and climate-related objectives set out in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1) in its CAP Strategic Plan have achieved at least 90% of their target value for the year 2025. 2. months of the receipt of the annual performance report in the year 2026 adopt an implementing act without applying trticle 124 deleted Based on the performance review The Committee procedure referred to in Article 139 to decide for each Member State whether the respective CAP Strategic Plans have achieved the target values referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. 3. in paragraph 1 are achieved, the amount of the performance bonus shall be granted by the Commission to the Member States concerned and considered to be definitely allocated to financial year 2027 on the basis of the decision referred to in paragraph 2. 4. in paragraph 1 are not achieved, the commitments for financial year 2027 relating to the amount of the performance bonus of the Member States concerned shall not be granted by the Commission. 5. When attributing the performance bonus, the Commission may take into consideration cases of force majeure and serious socio-economic crises impeding the achievement of the relevant milestones. 6. implementing acts laying down the detailed arrangements to ensure a consistent approach for determining the attribution of the performance bonus to Member States. Those implementing actsssion shall within two Where the target values referred to Where the target values referred to The Commission shall be adopt~~ed in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 139(2).~~

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

2018/0213(COD)

Stanisław OŻÓG, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8

(8) Other Union instruments and programmes also provide a significant contribution to improving conditions underpinning certain investments in Member States, which can be conducive to or be part of such reforms. In particular, the Union Funds covered by Regulation (EU) No YYY/XX of the European Parliament and of the Council [CPR] link investment to enabling conditions (formerly known as ex-ante conditionalities), foresee a macroeconomic governance mechanism and may finance costs of structural reforms linked to investments in policy areas relevant for cohesion policy. However, currently, no instrument foresees direct financial support that provides incentives for the Member States to implement reforms in all policy areas, in response to challenges identified in the European Semester. Moreover, there is currently no instrument providing specific and targeted financial and technical support to Member States whose currency is not the euro in their efforts to implement reforms that are relevant for joining the euro area.